The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 3

Vocabulary

Do

do — Because of, due to (causal preposition)

đó

đó — That, there (demonstrative pronoun/adverb)

không

không — No, not (negation word)

một

một — One, a (number and indefinite article)

phút

phút — Minute (unit of time)

giả

giả — Fake, pretend, false

vờ

vờ — To pretend, feign, act as if

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect on something

rằng

rằng — That (subordinating conjunction after verbs)

các

các — Plural marker for nouns (the, those)

học

học — To study, learn, acquire knowledge

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk

chung

chung — General, common, shared among all

đồng

đồng — To agree, same, together

ý

ý — Opinion, idea, thought, meaning

với

với — With, together with (preposition)

những

những — Those, these (plural marker for nouns)

kết

kết — To conclude, connect, result

luận

luận — Conclusion, argument, reasoning

của

của — Of, belonging to (possessive particle)

tôi

tôi — I, me (first person singular pronoun)

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall (future tense marker)

hành

hành — To act, perform, carry out action

động

động — Action, move, motion

suy

suy — To deduce, reason, think deeply

họ

họ — They, them (third person plural pronoun)

ít

ít — Few, little, not much

có

có — To have, there is/are

khả

khả — Capable, possible, able to

năng

năng — Ability, capacity, energy

phản

phản — To oppose, counter, refute

bác

bác — To refute, reject, rebut an argument

đến

đến — To arrive, reach, until (preposition)

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent, standard

phải

phải — Must, have to, right side

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning, duty, obligation, righteousness

vụ

vụ — Duty, task, affair, obligation

trả

trả — To return, pay back, respond

lời

lời — Word, reply, answer, speech

và

và — And (coordinating conjunction)

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely (limiting adverb)

giới

giới — World, boundary, limit, sphere

hạn

hạn — Limit, restrict, deadline, boundary

bản

bản — Copy, version, original, self

thân

thân — Body, self, person, close/intimate

trong

trong — In, inside, within (preposition)

việc

việc — Task, work, matter, affair

dịch

dịch — To translate, render into another language

cho

cho — For, give, allow (preposition/verb)

độc

độc — Reader, poison, toxic, alone

người

người — Person, people, human being

Anh

Anh — England, English (language or nationality)

kèm

kèm — To accompany, include alongside something

theo

theo — According to, follow, along with

chú

chú — Note, annotation, uncle (paternal)

thích

thích — To like, annotate, explain in notes

mà

mà — But, yet, while (contrastive conjunction)

là

là — To be (linking verb/copula)

hữu

hữu — Useful, right side, friend, possess

ích

ích — Beneficial, useful, profitable

Trong

trong — In, inside, among (preposition)

số

số — Number, quantity, fate, among

đặc

đặc — Special, particular, thick, dense

biệt

biệt — Special, separate, distinguish, farewell

muốn

muốn — To want, desire, wish for something

lưu

lưu — To note, retain, preserve, flow

ở

ở — At, in, to live/stay (preposition/verb)

chương

chương — Chapter (of a book or text)

câu

câu — Sentence, verse, line of text

Lãnh

lãnh — Lord, leader, territory, to lead

chúa

chúa — Lord, master, god, ruler

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker (perfective aspect)

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, pleased, cheerful

lòng

lòng — Heart, willingness, feelings, kindness

phép

phép — Permission, polite manner, rule

công

công — Public, work, effort, merit

bố

bố — Father, to announce, publish

Tôi

tôi — I, me (first person singular pronoun)

lặp

lặp — To repeat, reiterate, do again

lại

lại — Again, return, but (adverb/particle)

hình

hình — Image, picture, shape, figure

minh

minh — Bright, clear, illustrate, bright

họa

họa — Illustration, disaster, painting, draw

được

được — Can, able to, obtained, passive marker

sử

sử — History, to use, employ

dụng

dụng — To use, apply, employ something

Nữ

nữ — Female, woman, feminine gender

tác

tác — Author, work, create, produce

thêm

thêm — More, additional, to add extra

hai

hai — Two (the number 2)

hy

hy — Hope, sacrifice (used in compounds)

vọng

vọng — Hope, wish, distant view, expect

thể

thể — Can, able to, body, form

đưa

đưa — To bring, give, take somewhere

sân

sân — Yard, courtyard, outdoor area

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, exterior, beyond (preposition)

ngôi

ngôi — House, throne, grammatical person, position

nhà

nhà — House, home, building, family

hiện

hiện — Present, appear, current, visible

ra

ra — Out, appear, emerge (directional particle)

sinh

sinh — Vivid, lively, born, life

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative degree marker

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previous

mắt

mắt — Eye, in front of one's eyes

giải

giải — To explain, solve, release, award

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle, matter, affair, fact

xuất

xuất — To appear, emerge, export, publish

đàn

đàn — Group, herd, musical instrument

ông

ông — Mister, grandfather, he (formal/elderly)

con

con — Child, animal classifier, small thing

chó

chó — Dog (domestic animal)

ngẫu

ngẫu — Random, accidental, chance, coincidental

nhiên

nhiên — Natural, of course, spontaneous

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, acknowledge, accept

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, condition

khi

khi — When, while, at the time of

rửa

rửa — To wash, develop (photo film), clean

tấm

tấm — Sheet, plate, piece, classifier for photos

phim

phim — Film, movie, photographic negative

âm

âm — Sound, negative (photo), yin, shade

phần

phần — Part, section, portion, share

phụ

phụ — Supplementary, auxiliary, secondary, appendix

lục

lục — Appendix, green, six, record

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well (adverb)

in

in — To print, publish, press onto paper

đoạn

đoạn — Paragraph, passage, segment, section

về

về — About, concerning, return to (preposition)

đồ

đồ — Object, tool, map, furniture, stuff

cùng

cùng — Together, same, along with (adverb)

Độc

độc — Reader, reading (as in readership)

khuyến

khuyến — To encourage, recommend, advise

nghị

nghị — Recommendation, discussion, resolution

nghiên

nghiên — To research, study, investigate thoroughly

cứu

cứu — To research, save/rescue, study

này

này — This, these (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

cách

cách — Way, method, manner, distance

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, center, soul