The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 5

Vocabulary

Và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

trước

trước — Before; in front of something in time or space.

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens.

ta

ta — We, us, or I; informal first-person pronoun.

cho

cho — To give; to allow; preposition indicating recipient.

phép

phép — Permission; rule; polite manner or custom.

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for male peer or superior.

cưới

cưới — To marry; relating to a wedding ceremony.

cô

cô — Young woman; aunt; pronoun for younger female.

ấy

ấy — That; refers to a previously mentioned person or thing.

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese.

phải

phải — Must; have to; right side; to be correct.

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work or perform an action.

sáng

sáng — Bright; morning; clear or luminous in appearance.

tỏ

tỏ — To clarify; to reveal; to make something clear.

toàn

toàn — Entire; whole; completely or all of something.

bộ

bộ — Set; entire collection; ministry or department.

vấn

vấn — Issue; matter; used in compound 'vấn đề' (problem).

đề

đề — Topic; subject; used in compound 'vấn đề' (problem).

về

về — About; concerning; to return to a place.

Rung

rung — To ring; to shake or cause vibration, as a bell.

chuông

chuông — Bell; a device that rings to signal something.

Anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun addressing a male peer.

muốn

muốn — To want; to desire or wish for something.

nói

nói — To speak; to say or talk about something.

gì

gì — What; interrogative word asking about a thing.

vậy

vậy — So; like that; used for emphasis or conclusion.

nhắc

nhắc — To mention; to remind someone of something.

đến

đến — To arrive at; to come to; until a point.

Tôi

tôi — I; me; formal first-person singular pronoun.

không

không — Not; no; negation word in Vietnamese.

quen

quen — To be acquainted with; familiar; to know someone.

ai

ai — Who; anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

tên

tên — Name; the word used to identify a person or thing.

cả

cả — All; even; also; inclusive particle in Vietnamese.

bước

bước — Step; to walk or move by stepping forward.

vào

vào — To enter; into; indicating movement inside something.

Hãy

hãy — Imperative particle; please do; used for commands.

mang

mang — To bring; to carry something to a location.

tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese.

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the; a specific thing.

hộp

hộp — Box; container; a small enclosed storage object.

thuốc

thuốc — Medicine; drug; tobacco or cigarette substance.

lá

lá — Leaf; classifier for flat thin objects like leaves.

mà

mà — But; yet; connective particle with mild contrast.

ông

ông — Mister; grandfather; formal pronoun for older male.

để

để — To put; to leave; in order to; so that.

quên

quên — To forget; to fail to remember something.

trong

trong — Inside; in; within a space or container.

phòng

phòng — Room; a space within a building for a purpose.

hút

hút — To smoke; to inhale; to suck or draw in.

lần

lần — Time; occasion; instance of something occurring.

cuối

cuối — Last; final; at the end of a sequence or time.

dùng

dùng — To use; to employ something for a purpose.

bữa

bữa — Meal; mealtime; a session of eating food.

ở

ở — To be at; to live; preposition indicating location.

đây

đây — Here; this place; indicating a nearby location.

Vâng

vâng — Yes; a polite affirmative response to a superior.

thưa

thưa — Respectful address; to speak humbly to someone.

ngài

ngài — Sir; Your Excellency; respectful title for a superior.

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action.

ra

ra — Out; outward; to exit or move away from center.

Ý

ý — Idea; meaning; intention behind a thought or action.

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker indicating completed action.

giữ

giữ — To keep; to hold onto; to retain something.

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese.

suốt

suốt — Throughout; all along; during an entire period.

thời

thời — Time; period; era in which something occurs.

gian

gian — Space; period; used in compound 'thời gian' (time).

này

này — This; referring to something near the speaker.

sao

sao — Why; how come; star; interrogative or exclamatory word.

thực

thực — Real; true; actual; genuinely the case.

sự

sự — Fact; matter; nominalizer for abstract concepts.

ước

ước — To wish; to hope for something not yet achieved.

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of a fact or person.

viết

viết — To write; to compose text using a writing instrument.

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese.

bức

bức — Classifier for letters, paintings, or framed objects.

thư

thư — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

tuyệt

tuyệt — Excellent; extreme; used in 'tuyệt vọng' (desperate).

vọng

vọng — Hope; expectation; used in 'tuyệt vọng' (desperate, hopeless).

gửi

gửi — To send; to deliver something to a recipient.

chuyện

chuyện — Story; matter; issue or topic of conversation.

gần

gần — Near; close to; almost; approximately.

như

như — Like; as; similar to; resembling something.

treo

treo — To hang; to post up; to suspend something.

thưởng

thưởng — Reward; prize; to offer a bonus for something.

một

một — One; a single; indefinite article equivalent in Vietnamese.

khoản

khoản — Sum; amount; a portion of money or funds.

tiền

tiền — Money; currency; financial payment or amount.

lớn

lớn — Large; big; great in size or magnitude.

Thì

thì — Then; well; discourse particle marking a comment.

đấy

đấy — There; that; emphatic particle indicating a fact.

Dạo

dạo — Lately; recently; during a recent period of time.

túng

túng — Short of; lacking; financially strapped or tight.

thiếu

thiếu — To lack; insufficient; missing a needed amount.

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative particle indicating greater degree.

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each one without exception.

Treo

treo — To hang; to post up; to offer as a reward.

bây

bây — Now; this; used in 'bây giờ' meaning right now.

giờ

giờ — Hour; time; now; used in 'bây giờ' (right now).

cũng

cũng — Also; too; likewise; similarly in another case.

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; negative emphatic particle in Vietnamese.

ích

ích — Benefit; use; usefulness or advantage gained.

nữa

nữa — More; anymore; any further; additional occurrence.

đồ

đồ — Object; item; thing; stuff; belongings or goods.

vật

vật — Object; thing; physical item in the world.

được

được — To be able to; to get; passive or resultative marker.

tìm

tìm — To search; to look for; to seek something out.

thấy

thấy — To see; to find; to perceive through the senses.

rồi

rồi — Already; then; indicating completion of an action.

theo

theo — According to; to follow; in accordance with something.

đặt

đặt — To place; to put down; to set something somewhere.

trên

trên — On; above; upon a surface or elevated position.

khay

khay — Tray; a flat container for carrying or presenting items.

lấy

lấy — To take; to get; to pick up something.

nó

nó — It; he or she; third-person pronoun for things or people.

ngay

ngay — Immediately; right away; straight; directly.

lập

lập — Immediately; to establish; used in 'ngay lập tức'.

tức

tức — Immediately; angry; used in 'ngay lập tức' (right away).

rằng

rằng — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; abstract item or concern.

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something already mentioned.

thật

thật — Really; truly; genuine; very much the case.

keo

keo — Stingy; glue; used in 'keo kiệt' meaning miserly.

kiệt

kiệt — Exhausted; stingy; used in 'keo kiệt' (stingy, miserly).

Mở

mở — To open; to unfold; to start or begin something.

và

và — And; conjunction connecting two elements together.

xem

xem — To look at; to watch; to examine or inspect.

xét

xét — To examine; to inspect; to review carefully.

Tuy

tuy — Although; though; concessive conjunction in Vietnamese.

nhiên

nhiên — However; nevertheless; used in 'tuy nhiên' (however).

quan

quan — Important; official; used in 'quan trọng' (important).

trọng

trọng — Important; significant; used in 'quan trọng' (important).

vì

vì — Because; for; since; causal conjunction in Vietnamese.

nhìn

nhìn — To look at; to gaze; to observe something visually.

dòng

dòng — Line; row; stream; a line of text or writing.

chữ

chữ — Letter; character; written word or script.

khắc

khắc — To engrave; carved inscription on a surface.

bên

bên — Side; beside; on the side of something.

phát

phát — To discover; to emit; to distribute or issue.

hiện

hiện — To discover; to appear; used in 'phát hiện' (to discover).

món

món — Dish; item; classifier for food or gift items.

Đương

đương — Currently; at present; in the process of doing.

Tiến

tiến — To advance; to move forward; to progress.

phía

phía — Direction; side; toward a particular direction.

cầm

cầm — To hold; to grasp something in the hand.

hàng

hàng — Goods; row; hundreds; merchandise or a line.

trăm

trăm — Hundred; the number one hundred.

có

có — To have; there is; to exist or possess something.

bất

bất — Any; un-; used in 'bất kỳ' meaning any or whatever.

kỳ

kỳ — Period; any; used in 'bất kỳ' meaning any whatsoever.

quyền

quyền — Right; authority; power to do something.

đọc

đọc — To read; to recite text aloud or silently.