The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 11

Vocabulary

Thứ

Thứ — Ordinal marker; also means 'rank' or 'order'

hai

hai — The number two

mỗi

mỗi — Each; every individual item or instance

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

tôi

tôi — I; first-person singular pronoun (formal)

dùng

dùng — To use; to make use of something

bữa

bữa — A meal; a sitting for eating food

ở

ở — At; in; to be located somewhere

đó

đó — There; that place or thing previously mentioned

luôn

luôn — Always; continuously without exception

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating negative experience

đối

đối — To face; toward; regarding (used in compounds)

xử

xử — To treat; to handle or deal with someone

như

như — Like; as; similar to something else

một

một — One; the number one; a single thing

thành

thành — To become; member (used in compounds)

viên

viên — Member; pill; round object (used in compounds)

trong

trong — In; inside; within a space or group

gia

gia — Family; household (used in compounds)

đình

đình — Family; home (used in 'gia đình')

và

và — And; connecting two words or clauses

xếp

xếp — To arrange; to seat; to stack neatly

ngồi

ngồi — To sit; to be in a seated position

cùng

cùng — Together; with; at the same time

bàn

bàn — Table; desk used for dining or working

hoặc

hoặc — Or; either one of two options

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

không

không — No; not; negation word in Vietnamese

có

có — To have; there is/are something present

người

người — Person; human being; people in general

phụ

phụ — Female; auxiliary; secondary (used in compounds)

nữ

nữ — Woman; female gender

nào

nào — Any; which; used in questions or negatives

ba

ba — Three; also means 'father' colloquially

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of something

rất

rất — Very; extremely; intensifier for adjectives

rõ

rõ — Clear; clearly; distinctly understood

bà

bà — Grandmother; Mrs.; elderly woman title

ấy

ấy — That; referring to a previously mentioned person/thing

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

cạnh

cạnh — Beside; next to; adjacent to something

ai

ai — Who; someone; anyone in questions

tối

tối — Evening; night; dark time of day

nay

nay — Today; now; the current time

Bà

Bà — Mrs.; title for a woman (formal)

tán

tán — To flirt; to court someone romantically

tỉnh

tỉnh — To woo; province; to be awake/alert

chồng

chồng — Husband; one's male spouse

mình

mình — Oneself; one's own; reflexive pronoun

qua

qua — Through; via; to pass by something

ăn

ăn — To eat; to consume food

Điều

Điều — Thing; matter; clause; point of discussion

thật

thật — Real; truly; genuinely; indeed

thú

thú — Interesting; amusing; pleasure or interest

vị

vị — Flavor; taste; position (used in compounds)

chút

chút — A little; a small amount of something

Thật

Thật — Truly; really; emphasizes truth of statement

vậy

vậy — So; thus; is that so? (confirmation)

điều

điều — Thing; matter; an idea or subject discussed

thậm

thậm — Even; extremely (used in 'thậm chí')

chí

chí — Even; will; ambition (used in compounds)

còn

còn — Still; remaining; even; furthermore

đứng

đứng — To stand; upright; proper (in compounds)

đắn

đắn — Proper; decent; respectable (in 'đứng đắn')

nữa

nữa — More; anymore; additionally; either

loại

loại — Type; kind; category of something

hành

hành — Action; conduct; behavior (used in compounds)

vi

vi — Behavior; conduct (used in 'hành vi')

đang

đang — Currently; progressive tense marker in Vietnamese

ngày

ngày — Day; daily; increasingly (in compounds)

càng

càng — More and more; increasingly (comparative)

tăng

tăng — To increase; to rise; to grow in amount

cách

cách — Way; method; manner of doing something

đáng

đáng — Worth; deserving; notably; considerably

kể

kể — To tell; to count; notably (in compounds)

Số

Số — Number; quantity; figure or amount

lượng

lượng — Amount; quantity; volume of something

chính

chính — Main; official; correct; exactly

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns and events

tai

tai — Ear; misfortune (used in compounds)

tiếng

tiếng — Sound; language; reputation; fame

Trông

Trông — To look; to appear; to seem visually

xấu

xấu — Bad; ugly; shameful appearance

hổ

hổ — Ashamed; tiger; embarrassed (in 'xấu hổ')

Đó

Đó — That; there; referring to mentioned thing

đơn

đơn — Simple; single; alone; form/document

giản

giản — Simple; easy (used in 'đơn giản')

việc

Task; work; matter; affair to handle

đem

đem — To bring; to carry something somewhere

chuyện

chuyện — Story; matter; affair; conversation topic

riêng

riêng — Private; personal; separate; individual

tư

tư — Private; personal; four (used in compounds)

ra

ra — Out; outward; to emerge or produce

phơi

phơi — To expose; to air out; to lay bare

bày

bày — To display; to spread out publicly

trước

trước — Before; in front of; previous

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; in front of someone

thiên

thiên — Heaven; sky; world (used in compounds)

hạ

hạ — Below; world; everyone (in 'thiên hạ')

Hơn

Hơn — More than; greater than; exceeding something

giờ

giờ — Hour; time; now (colloquial)

đây

đây — Here; this place; now (demonstrative)

anh

anh — Older brother; you (addressing older male)

tín

tín — Believer; faithful; trust (used in compounds)

đồ

đồ — Follower; disciple; thing (used in compounds)

hiệu

hiệu — Effect; signal; shop; name (used in compounds)

đương

đương — Current; present; facing (used in compounds)

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; of course (in 'đương nhiên')

muốn

muốn — To want; to desire something

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to talk

với

với — With; to; together with someone

về

về — About; regarding; to return home

Tôi

Tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

cho

cho — For; to give; to allow something

các

các — Plural marker for nouns and pronouns

quy

quy — Rule; regulation; to return (compounds)

tắc

tắc — Rule; principle; blockage (in 'quy tắc')

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; entirely (used in compounds)

toàn

toàn — Completely; entirely; whole (in 'hoàn toàn')

phải

phải — Must; right; correct; have to do

Nếu

Nếu — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

chấp

chấp — To accept; to tolerate; to compete with

nhận

nhận — To accept; to receive; to acknowledge

khai

khai — To declare; to open; to register officially

tử

tử — Death; child; son (used in compounds)

trai

trai — Boy; young male; male child

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to consider; to reflect

ta

ta — We; I (informal); us (inclusive)

dù

dù — Although; even though; despite something

sao

sao — Why; star; how; 'dù sao' means anyway

đi

đi — To go; imperative softener; go ahead

tỏ

tỏ — To show; to appear; to express visibly

hơi

hơi — Slightly; a bit; somewhat; vapor

quá

quá — Too; excessively; very (intensifier)

quan

quan — To be concerned; official; important (compounds)

tâm

tâm — Heart; mind; care (used in compounds)

đến

đến — To arrive; to; until; toward something

khá

khá — Quite; rather; fairly; moderately good

phiền

phiền — Troublesome; annoying; to bother someone

phức

phức — Complex; complicated (in 'phiền phức')

Vì

Vì — Because; for the sake of; reason

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon; to quit; to give up

Và

Và — And; connecting two clauses or ideas

thực

thực — Real; truly; in fact; genuinely

khuyên

khuyên — To advise; to recommend; to counsel someone

nên

nên — Should; ought to; therefore; so

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work on something

tương

tương — Similar; mutual; future (used in compounds)

tự

tự — Self; oneself; similar (in 'tương tự')

ông

ông — Mr.; grandfather; he (for older males)

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (addressing peers or friends)

ốm

ốm — Sick; ill; unwell in health

yếu

yếu — Weak; frail; feeble in strength

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the; that thing

tên

tên — Name; title; to be named something

ngớ

ngớ — Silly; foolish (used in 'ngớ ngẩn')

ngẩn

ngẩn — Stupid; dazed (in 'ngớ ngẩn' = silly)

Không

Không — No; not; negation in Vietnamese

gì

gì — What; anything; something (interrogative/indefinite)

thể

thể — Can; able to; body (used in compounds)

khiến

khiến — To cause; to make someone do something

từ

từ — From; since; word; to give up

nếu

nếu — If; conditional word for hypothetical clauses

lấy

lấy — To take; to marry; to get something

vợ

vợ — Wife; female spouse in a marriage

mà

mà — But; yet; while; contrastive conjunction

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; seeming; manner

cực

cực — Extremely; very; pole; extreme degree

kỳ

kỳ — Strange; extraordinary (in 'cực kỳ' = extremely)

khó

khó — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

xảy

xảy — To occur; to happen (in 'xảy ra')

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; fun; cheerful feeling