The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 3

Vocabulary

Nó

nó — Third person pronoun: it, he, or she

nằm

nằm — To lie down; to be situated or located

gần

gần — Near, close to in distance

như

như — Like, as; similar to something

ngay

ngay — Right, directly, immediately at a place

dưới

dưới — Below, under, beneath something

đường

đường — Road, path, line; also means sugar

xích

xích — Chain; to chain or link together

đạo

đạo — Way, path, religion; moral doctrine

trải

trải — To spread out, extend over an area

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

dọc

dọc — Along, lengthwise; in a vertical direction

theo

theo — To follow, according to, along with

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, edge of water body

biển

biển — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

khoảng

khoảng — Approximately, about; a space or period

dặm

dặm — Mile, a unit of distance measurement

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

lại

lại — Again; on the other hand; to come back

chạy

chạy — To run; to extend or stretch into

sâu

sâu — Deep, far into; profound in depth

vào

vào — Into, to enter; going inward

vùng

vùng — Region, zone, area of land

nội

nội — Inner, interior, internal; paternal side

địa

địa — Land, earth, territory; ground area

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

châu

châu — Continent; also means pearl or province

Phi

Phi — Africa; short form for châu Phi

đến

đến — To arrive, reach; until, up to

một

một — One; a, an indefinite article equivalent

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; distance from something

mà

mà — But, yet; relative/emphatic conjunction particle

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news, information

là

là — To be; linking verb equating subject

cho

cho — To give; for, until; to allow

nay

nay — Now, present time; nowadays currently

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negates completed action

có

có — To have, there is/are; to exist

nhà

nhà — House, home; person of profession

thám

thám — To explore, investigate; spy, detective

hiểm

hiểm — Dangerous, perilous, treacherous;险 character

nào

nào — Any, which, what; interrogative pronoun

khám

khám — To discover, examine, inspect closely

phá

phá — To break, destroy, violate; explore

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction joining elements

dường

dường — It seems, apparently; as if seemingly

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at

kết

kết — To tie, conclude, form; connect together

thúc

thúc — To end, conclude; urge, push forward

ở

ở — At, in, to live somewhere; located

đế

đế — Emperor, empire; supreme ruler's title

quốc

quốc — Nation, country, state; national level

điểm

điểm — Point, spot, score; a specific location

khởi

khởi — To begin, start, initiate an action

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, start of something

Vương

Vương — King, royal; kingdom or royal domain

này

này — This, these; proximal demonstrative pronoun

được

được — To be able to; passive marker; receive

chia

chia — To divide, share, split among parties

thành

thành — Into, to become; city, fortress wall

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

tỉnh

tỉnh — Province; administrative division of country

hay

hay — Or; interesting, good; often, frequently

quận

quận — District, county; administrative subdivision

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot where something is

xa

xa — Far, distant, remote in space

xôi

xôi — Sticky rice; in xa xôi means remote

màu

màu — Color; màu mỡ means fertile, rich

mỡ

mỡ — Fat, grease; fertile when paired with màu

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker; number one

số

số — Number; fate, destiny; some of

đó

đó — That, there; distal demonstrative pronoun

gọi

gọi — To call, name, summon someone

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

sinh

sinh — To be born, live; life, birth

ra

ra — Out, outward; to come out, produce

năm

năm — Year; the number five

thung

thung — Valley; part of thung lũng (valley)

lũng

lũng — Valley; low land between hills

đầy

đầy — Full of, filled with; plentiful amount

hoa

hoa — Flower, blossom; Chinese, ornate

trái

trái — Fruit; left side; opposite, contrary

quyến

quyến — To attract, charm; entice someone toward

rũ

rũ — To shake off; alluring in quyến rũ

mang

mang — To carry, bring, bear a name

tên

tên — Name; a person's given name

từ

từ — From, since; word, character in text

kinh

kinh — Capital city; scripture; to be frightened

đô

đô — Capital city; large city, metropolis

hẳn

hẳn — Surely, certainly, must be; definitely

phải

phải — Must, have to; right side; correct

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

đáng

đáng — Worth, worthy of; considerable, significant

kể

kể — Considerable; to tell a story, count

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; since

bao

bao — How much/many; ever; bag, wrap

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now; bao giờ means ever

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk about

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

người

người — Person, people; human being

da

da — Skin; leather; da trắng means white-skinned

trắng

trắng — White, light-colored; pale skin

Âu

Âu — Europe; European; châu Âu is Europe

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; likewise

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; negative emphatic particle

cả

cả — All, even; eldest; entirety included

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; matter, affair

phục

phục — To submit, obey; admire; restore

tùng

tùng — To follow, comply; pine tree

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for people

đối

đối — Toward, facing, opposite; regarding someone

với

với — With, together; toward in some contexts

vua

vua — King, monarch; ruler of a kingdom

hơn

hơn — More than, rather than; comparative marker

gì

gì — What, anything; interrogative/indefinite pronoun

trên

trên — On, above, upon; upper level

danh

danh — Name, fame, reputation; nominal

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning; righteousness; danh nghĩa means nominal

mọi

mọi — Every, all; each without exception

công

công — Public, work, labor; merit, effort

việc

Work, task, matter, affair, job

chính

chính — Main, chief, political; correct, proper

quyền

quyền — Power, authority, rights; governance

quan

quan — Official, mandarin; to observe, concern

sát

sát — To observe closely; adjacent, near

hạn

hạn — Limit, boundary, deadline; restricted scope

hẹp

hẹp — Narrow, limited, restricted in scope

đều

đều — All, equally, every one; uniformly

do

do — Due to, by, because of; cause

các

các — Plural marker for definite nouns; various

tộc

tộc — Clan, tribe, ethnic group; family

trưởng

trưởng — Chief, head, elder of group

bậc

bậc — Level, rank, step; respected person

lão

lão — Old, elderly; elder person of respect

phương

phương — Direction, local area; locality, region

điều

điều — Matter, thing, condition; to regulate

hành

hành — To act, conduct, carry out; journey

Phong

Phong — Custom, manner, style; wind poetically

tục

tục — Custom, tradition, practice; vulgar

dân

dân — People, citizens, population, folk

ít

ít — Few, little, not much in quantity

giao

giao — To exchange, trade, interact; intersect

thương

thương — Trade, commerce; to love, pity

nước

nước — Water; country, nation, state

khác

khác — Other, different, another; else

thường

thường — Usually, normally, ordinary, common

đơn

đơn — Simple, single, plain; form, document

giản

giản — Simple; đơn giản means simple, uncomplicated

lịch

lịch — Calendar; refined, polite, elegant

sử

sử — History; lịch sử means history

diễn

diễn — To perform, unfold, narrate events

gia

gia — Family, home, expert; specialist person

đình

đình — Family household; village communal house

làng

làng — Village, hamlet; rural community unit

xã

xã — Commune, township; social, society

thể

thể — Body, form; can, able to; style

hình

hình — Shape, form, image, figure; criminal

mẫu

mẫu — Model, pattern, sample, example; mother

tiêu

tiêu — Typical, standard; pepper; to spend

biểu

biểu — Representative, typical; to express, show

Cha

Cha — Father, dad; paternal parent figure

đề

đề — To mention, refer to; topic, subject

cập

cập — To mention, reach; đề cập means mention

hiệu

hiệu — Title, sign, mark; brand, signal

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss; recall from memory

ý

ý — Idea, meaning, intention, thought

phân

phân — To distinguish, divide, differentiate; minute

biệt

biệt — To distinguish, separate; special, particular

cao

cao — High, tall, noble; elevated in status

quý

quý — Noble, precious, valuable, honorable

ngôn

ngôn — Word, speech, language; verbal expression

ngữ

ngữ — Language, tongue; ngôn ngữ means language

dấu

dấu — Mark, sign, trace; tone mark in Vietnamese

sang

sang — Noble, elegant, wealthy; to cross over