The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1

Vocabulary

Hình

Hình — Image, picture, or illustration

minh

minh — Illustrate or clarify visually

họa

họa — Drawing or illustration accompanying text

bởi

bởi — By or because of something

được

được — To be able to or to receive

chuyển

chuyển — To transfer, convert, or adapt something

thể

thể — Form, version, or type of something

thành

thành — Into or to become something

văn

văn — Literature, writing, or language style

xuôi

xuôi — Prose writing as opposed to poetry

tiếng

tiếng — Language or sound of a language

Anh

Anh — English language or England

để

để — In order to, for the purpose of

phục

phục — To serve or restore something

vụ

vụ — Service, task, or matter

những

những — Those, plural marker for nouns

ai

ai — Who or anyone, interrogative pronoun

không

không — No, not, negation word

đọc

đọc — To read written text

bản

bản — Version, copy, or edition of text

gốc

gốc — Original, root, or source version

Mục

Mục — Section, item, or table entry

lục

lục — Index or catalogue of contents

LỜI

LỜI — Words, speech, or introductory statement

TỰA

TỰA — Preface or foreword of a book

CHO

CHO — For, to give something to someone

LẦN

LẦN — Time, instance, or occurrence of event

XUẤT

XUẤT — To publish or issue something officially

BẢN

BẢN — Edition, version, or printed copy

ĐẦU

ĐẦU — First, head, or beginning of something

TIÊN

TIÊN — First in order or sequence

THỨ

THỨ — Ordinal number marker indicating sequence

HAI

HAI — Two, the number two

QUYỂN

QUYỂN — Volume or book in a series

CHÚ

CHÚ — Note or annotation explaining something

THÍCH

THÍCH — Annotation or explanatory footnote in text

KÍNH

KÍNH — Respectfully dedicated or offered to someone

TẶNG

TẶNG — To dedicate or gift to someone

GIÁO

GIÁO — Education or teaching profession

SƯ

SƯ — Teacher or professor, respected educator

NGƯỜI

NGƯỜI — Person, human being, or people

ĐỒNG

ĐỒNG — Together, fellow, or allied with someone

MINH

MINH — Ally or alliance partner

QUÝ

QUÝ — Precious, valued, or esteemed person

GIÁ

GIÁ — Value, price, or worth of something

TÁC

TÁC — Author or creator of work

GIẢ

GIẢ — Author or writer of a work

BIẾT

BIẾT — To know or be aware of something

ƠN

ƠN — Gratitude or thankfulness to someone

Bản

Bản — Version, copy, or edition of work

dịch

dịch — To translate from one language to another

này

này — This, referring to nearby noun

nhằm

nhằm — To aim at or intend to do

bổ

bổ — To supplement or add to something

sung

sung — Supplement, complement, or enrich something

cho

cho — For, to give or provide something

một

một — One, a single item or thing

tác

tác — Work or creation by an author

phẩm

phẩm — Literary or artistic work, creation

có

có — To have or possess something

tựa

tựa — Title of a book or work

đề

đề — Title, topic, or subject heading

Nữ

Nữ — Female, woman, or feminine

giả

giả — Author or creator of a work

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

mà

mà — Which, that, relative conjunction

tôi

tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

xuất

xuất — To publish or release a work

vào

vào — In, into, or during a time

năm

năm — Year or the number five

Tôi

Tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

đưa

đưa — To give, bring, or present something

toàn

toàn — Entire, whole, or complete amount

bộ

bộ — Entire set or complete collection

cuốn

cuốn — Volume or copy of a book

sách

sách — Book, written publication

đó

đó — That, referring to something mentioned

khiến

khiến — To cause or make something happen

nó

nó — It, third-person singular pronoun

trở

trở — To become or turn into something

nên

nên — Should, ought to, or therefore

cồng

cồng — Bulky, cumbersome, unwieldy object or text

kềnh

kềnh — Unwieldy or excessively bulky

vì

vì — Because or for the reason that

vậy

vậy — So, therefore, or in that case

tóm

tóm — To summarize or condense information

lược

lược — Summary or abridged version of work

mình

mình — Oneself, reflexive pronoun in Vietnamese

vốn

vốn — Originally, by nature, or capital

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, finished, or fully done

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses

nay

nay — Now, at the present time

đầy

đầy — Full, complete, or filled with something

đủ

đủ — Sufficient, enough, or complete amount

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

tranh

tranh — To argue, compete, or discuss something

luận

luận — To debate or discuss an argument

ở

ở — At, in, or located somewhere

đây

đây — Here, at this place or point

về

về — About, regarding, or concerning something

hai

hai — Two, the number two

điểm

điểm — Point, aspect, or key item

chính

chính — Main, principal, or key point

cập

cập — To address or mention in writing

trong

trong — In, inside, or within something

vừa

vừa — Just, recently, or just mentioned

nêu

nêu — To raise, mention, or present a point

gì

gì — What, anything, interrogative pronoun

thêm

thêm — More, additional, or to add something

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or as well

rút

rút — To withdraw, retract, or draw from

lại

lại — Again, back, or to return

từ

từ — From, since, or individual word

viết

viết — To write text or compose something