The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 6

Vocabulary

Ngay

Ngay — Right away; immediately; directly

cả

cả — All; even; entire; both

gần

gần — Near; close to; approximately

đây

đây — Here; this place

vượt

vượt — To exceed; to surpass; to overcome

quá

quá — Too; excessively; very much

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those; these

gì

gì — What; anything; something

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already

được

được — To be able to; to receive; passive marker

định

định — To intend; to destine; to plan

sẵn

sẵn — Ready; already available; predisposed

lấy

lấy — To take; to marry; to get

người

người — Person; people; human being

vợ

vợ — Wife; one's female spouse

cưới

cưới — To marry; wedding; to wed

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

con

con — Child; offspring; classifier for animals

trai

trai — Boy; male; son

về

về — To return; about; concerning; toward home

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow

mình

mình — Oneself; one's own self; body

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

giết

giết — To kill; to murder; to slay

chết

chết — To die; dead; death

chúa

chúa — Lord; master; ruler; God

nàng

nàng — She; her; young woman; lady

khi

khi — When; at the time of

ông

ông — Mr.; grandfather; he (formal/elderly male)

ta

ta — We; I; one; third person informal

trở

trở — To return; to turn; to become

điều

điều — Thing; matter; issue; point

đó

đó — That; there; those (demonstrative)

với

với — With; together with; to

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; affair; matter

diệt

diệt — To destroy; to exterminate; to annihilate

vong

vong — Destruction; ruin; death; perishing

hiển

hiển — Clear; manifest; evident; glorious

hiện

hiện — To appear; present; manifest; current

trước

trước — Before; in front of; previously

mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes; sight; vision

hắn

hắn — He; him (negative or contemptuous connotation)

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; due to

chúng

chúng — They; them; those; plural pronoun

cảnh

cảnh — Scene; scenery; circumstance; warning

báo

báo — To warn; to report; to inform

qua

qua — Through; via; to pass; across

sứ

sứ — Envoy; messenger; ambassador; emissary

giả

giả — Messenger; fake; pretend; disguised person

tinh

tinh — Sharp; clever; astute; refined spirit

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often derogatory); fellow; individual

rằng

rằng — That (complementizer); to say that

không

không — No; not; negative particle

đàn

đàn — Musical instrument; herd; group; flock

cũng

cũng — Also; too; as well; either

tán

tán — To flirt; to court; to scatter

tỉnh

tỉnh — To woo; province; to wake up; sober

Vì

Vì — Because; for; since (causal conjunction)

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker

thù

thù — Revenge; hatred; enmity; to avenge

bởi

bởi — By; because of; due to

tay

tay — Hand; arm; skilled person

ngay

ngay — Immediately; right; straight; honest

chàng

chàng — Young man; he; him (literary)

trưởng

trưởng — Elder; chief; to grow up; senior

thành

thành — To become; city; wall; succeed

khao

khao — To crave; to yearn; to long for

khát

khát — Thirsty; to crave; to thirst for

quê

quê — Hometown; homeland; native place

hương

hương — Fragrance; incense; homeland; village

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to talk

như

như — Like; as; such as; similar to

vậy

vậy — So; thus; like that; therefore

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; nevertheless

vẫn

vẫn — Still; yet; continue to; as before

thể

thể — Can; able to; body; form; style

thuyết

thuyết — To persuade; theory; explanation; doctrine

phục

phục — To persuade; to submit; to conquer

lòng

lòng — Heart; mind; feelings; inner self

dù

dù — Although; even though; despite; umbrella

tất

tất — All; must; certainly; entirely

thiện

thiện — Good; kind; virtuous; benevolent

chí

chí — Will; ambition; determination; intent

giờ

giờ — Hour; now; time; o'clock

phải

phải — Must; have to; right side; correct

trả

trả — To pay back; to return; to repay

một

một — One; a; single; one (number)

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing; item

giá

giá — Price; cost; value; worth

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting clauses

nữ

nữ — Female; woman; feminine; girl

thần

thần — God; deity; spirit; divine being

xám

xám — Gray; grey; ashen in color

đáp

đáp — To reply; to answer; to land

lại

lại — Again; back; to return; furthermore

Ôi

Ôi — Oh! exclamation of surprise or lament

cha

cha — Father; dad; priest; paternal figure

ngự

ngự — To reside royally; to sit upon throne

trên

trên — On; above; upon; upper

ngai

ngai — Throne; royal seat; high seat

cao

cao — High; tall; elevated; lofty

nhất

nhất — Most; number one; superlative marker

chắc

chắc — Sure; certain; firm; probably; solid

chịu

chịu — To bear; to endure; to accept

xứng

xứng — Worthy; deserving; fitting; suitable

đáng

đáng — Worthy; deserve; worth; merit

thì

thì — Then; if-then marker; topic particle

hãy

hãy — Let; please; imperative softening particle

để

To let; to allow; to put; in order to

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to act

việc

việc — Work; task; matter; affair; job

cùng

cùng — Together; also; same; all; with

Nhưng

Nhưng — But; however; yet (sentence initial)

đau

đau — Pain; painful; to hurt; ache

xót

xót — To feel sorry; to ache with pity

khôn

khôn — Wise; clever; smart; cunning

ngoan

ngoan — Well-behaved; obedient; clever; good

bất

bất — Un-; not; negative prefix for adjectives

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness; fortune; luck; virtue

xa

xa — Far; distant; away; remote

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (informal); companion

bè

bè — Friends; raft; group; companions

từ

từ — From; since; word; vocabulary

lâu

lâu — Long time; for a long while

mà

mà — But; yet; while; and yet

đựng

đựng — To contain; to hold; to endure

khổ

khổ — Suffering; hardship; miserable; pain

hòn

hòn — Classifier for islands, stones, balls

đảo

đảo — Island; to invert; to overturn

biển

biển — Sea; ocean; large body of water

bao

bao — To surround; how many; bag; envelope

quanh

quanh — Around; surrounding; encircling; nearby

nơi

nơi — Place; location; where; site

là

là — To be; is; are; am (copula)

rốn

rốn — Navel; belly button; center; hub

có

có — To have; there is; yes; exist

rừng

rừng — Forest; jungle; woods; wilderness

đang

đang — Currently; present tense marker; in the midst

cư

cư — To reside; to dwell; to inhabit

ngụ

ngụ — To reside; to stay; to lodge

gái

gái — Girl; female; woman; daughter

phù

phù — Magic; charm; talisman; to help

thủy

thủy — Water; witch; beginning; aquatic

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of; to understand

chiều

chiều — Depth; direction; afternoon; to indulge

sâu

sâu — Deep; profound; deeply; depth

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each and every

vùng

vùng — Region; area; zone; district

chính

chính — Exactly; main; very; correct; self

chống

chống — To support; to prop; to resist; against

đỡ

đỡ — To support; to hold up; to help

cột

cột — Column; pillar; pole; to tie

trụ

trụ — Pillar; post; to remain; to stand firm

vút

vút — To soar; to shoot up; to rise high

giữ

giữ — To keep; to hold; to guard; to maintain

đất

đất — Earth; land; ground; soil

trời

trời — Sky; heaven; weather; God (informal)

rời

rời — To leave; to separate; to depart from

nhau

nhau — Each other; one another; together

Chính

Chính — Exactly; it is precisely; main; self

giam

giam — To imprison; to confine; to detain

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear; transparent

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling; grief; emotion; sort of sorrow

buồn

buồn — Sad; sadness; melancholy; bored

mãi

mãi — Forever; always; continuously; ever

lời

lời — Word; speech; words; utterance

êm

êm — Soft; gentle; smooth; soothing; calm

dịu

dịu — Gentle; tender; mild; sweet; soothing

xảo

xảo — Cunning; crafty; skillful; artful

quyệt

quyệt — Cunning; sly; crafty; deceitful

dụ

dụ — To lure; to entice; to seduce; to tempt

dỗ

dỗ — To coax; to cajole; to entice gently

quên

quên — To forget; to neglect; to lose memory

đi

đi — To go; directional particle; away