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Vocabulary

Các

các — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

điểm

điểm — Point, spot, or score

đang

đang — Currently doing; present tense marker

được

được — To be able to; passive voice marker

đề

đề — To raise, propose, or mention a topic

cập

cập — To reach, mention, or refer to something

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a subordinate clause

viết

viết — To write; compose written text

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; used in compound words

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, all of something

tại

tại — At, in; indicates location or place

và

và — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

lấy

lấy — To take, get, or obtain something

cảm

cảm — To feel; emotion or sensation

hứng

hứng — Inspiration; mood or enthusiasm for something

từ

từ — From; preposition indicating origin or source

nơi

nơi — Place, location, or spot

hiện

hiện — Present, current, now existing

nay

nay — Now, nowadays, at present

gọi

gọi — To call, name, or summon someone

ở

ở — At, in, to live or stay somewhere

Bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, or edge of water

Tây

tây — West; western direction or region

cả

cả — Both, all, even; inclusive particle

về

về — About, concerning; to return home

cảnh

cảnh — Scene, scenery, or landscape view

lẫn

lẫn — Both...and; mixed together with something

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

khi

khi — When, while; indicating time or moment

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple items

chuyến

chuyến — Trip, journey, or voyage taken

hành

hành — To travel, act, or carry out something

trình

trình — Journey, process, or level of something

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ông

ông — He, him; respectful term for older man

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

tầm

tầm — Reach, range, or scope of something

với

với — With; together with someone or something

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, not difficult

dàng

dàng — Easily; used with dễ meaning effortlessly

tự

tự — Self; by oneself, independently

giải

giải — To explain, solve, or resolve something

mình

mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun, I or we informally

thành

thành — To become; into, city or achievement

một

một — One; the number one, a single thing

cuộc

cuộc — A round, match, or event classifier

vòng

vòng — Circle, loop, or round trip

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, circling something

đảo

đảo — Island; a land surrounded by water

thực

thực — Real, actual, true, in reality

tế

tế — Practical, realistic; used in compound words

trở

trở — To return, become, or turn back

lại

lại — Again, back; indicates repetition or return

qua

qua — Through, past, via; to pass by something

các

các — Plural marker indicating multiple items

eo

eo — Strait, narrow passage; waist of body

biển

biển — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water

Rằng

rằng — That; introduces a reported speech clause

bài

bài — Lesson, article, poem, or written piece

thơ

thơ — Poem, poetry; literary verse form

bởi

bởi — By, because of; indicates cause or agent

người

người — Person, human being, people

phụ

phụ — Female, auxiliary, secondary; to assist

nữ

nữ — Female, woman; feminine gender

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful; not old in age

sống

sống — To live, be alive; raw or uncooked

đưa

đưa — To bring, give, or escort someone somewhere

bản

bản — Version, copy, self; document or text

thân

thân — Body, self; close, intimate relationship

vào

vào — Into, enter; going inside something

tác

tác — Work, creation; used in compound words

phẩm

phẩm — Work, product, piece of creation

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath something

cái

cái — Thing; classifier for objects and concepts

tên

tên — Name; the title given to a person

lập

lập — To establish, set up, or found something

luận

luận — Argument, reasoning, thesis, or discussion

chính

chính — Main, primary, official, correct

mà

mà — But, that, which; relative or contrastive particle

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

dựa

dựa — To rely on, lean on, base upon

để

để — In order to; to place or allow something

ra

ra — Out, outward; to come out or emerge

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, first, top of something

tiên

tiên — First; fairy or immortal being

số

số — Number, quantity, fate or destiny

có

có — To have; there is, to exist

phần

phần — Part, portion, section of a whole

gây

gây — To cause, create, or provoke something

kinh

kinh — To startle, shock; relating to capital city

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; used in kinh ngạc meaning astonished

này

này — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

nêu

nêu — To raise, present, or highlight a point

bật

bật — To turn on; to stand out prominently

nhắc

nhắc — To remind, mention, or bring up again

đi

đi — To go; movement away from speaker

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously

công

công — Public, labor, work; official or collective

chúng

chúng — The public, they, them; general audience

Anh

Anh — England, English; older brother pronoun

Ý

Ý — Italy; thought or idea

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, or recount a story

xuất

xuất — To export, emerge, publish, or produce

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

lời

lời — Words, speech, lyrics, or response

phản

phản — To oppose, counter, or go against something

bác

bác — To refute, reject; uncle or aunt honorific

trên

trên — On, above, on top of something

tờ

tờ — Sheet of paper; newspaper or document

ngày

ngày — Day; date in the calendar

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve calendar divisions

năm

năm — Year; the number five

Cả

cả — Both, all, entire; inclusive particle

hai

hai — Two; the number two

đều

đều — Both, all, equally, evenly

thúc

thúc — To urge, push, or encourage action

đẩy

đẩy — To push, drive forward, or promote

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; addition particle

kỳ

kỳ — Term, period, semester; strange or unusual

học

học — To study, learn; academic or school related

Mùa

mùa — Season of the year; harvest time

Chay

chay — Lent; vegetarian; fasting period

Mười

mười — Ten; the number ten

cùng

cùng — Together with; same, at the same time

đó

đó — That, there; far demonstrative pronoun

Không

không — No, not; negation or zero

điều

điều — Thing, matter, issue, or condition

gì

gì — What, anything; question or indefinite word

cần

cần — To need, require, must have something

phải

phải — Must, have to; correct or right side

hồi

hồi — To return, recall; a period or episode

đến

đến — To arrive at, come to, reach somewhere

tai

tai — Ear; hearing organ of the body

bất

bất — Any, not; negative prefix in compounds

phía

phía — Side, direction, part of something

nào

nào — Which, any; question or indefinite word

biết

biết — To know, understand, be aware of

lo

lo — To worry, be concerned about something

lắng

lắng — To worry; to settle, calm down

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort; late, deceased

gắng

gắng — To strive, try hard, make great effort

tìm

tìm — To look for, search, seek something

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning

xem

xem — To see, watch, look; to check or consider

liệu

liệu — Whether; to prepare or manage something

sai

sai — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken

sót

sót — Omission, oversight, missing something

bắt

bắt — To catch, grab, begin, or force something

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, feel, or perceive something

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news or information

nếu

nếu — If; introduces a conditional clause

tồn

tồn — To exist, remain, survive, persist

thì

thì — Then; marks result clause in conditionals

ít

ít — Few, little, not much in quantity

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something or someone

đây

đây — Here, this place; near demonstrative

rồi

rồi — Already, then, done; completion marker