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

Vocabulary

thức

thức — To be awake; to stay awake

dậy

dậy — To get up; to rise from sleep

ở

ở — To be at; to live at a place

giữa

giữa — In the middle of; between two things

dòng

dòng — Line of text; a stream or current

Quyển

Quyển — Volume or book; classifier for books

từ

từ — From; since a particular point in time

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something mentioned

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; to receive or follow on

tục

tục — To continue; custom or practice

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; reaching a point

cuối

cuối — End; last; final part of something

Trong

Trong — Inside; within; in a particular context

Nữ

Nữ — Female; woman; feminine gender indicator

tác

tác — To create; to author; used in compounds

giả

giả — Author; creator of a written work

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

viết

viết — To write; to compose text

việc

việc — Work; task; matter; thing to do

đưa

đưa — To bring; to hand over; to introduce

vào

vào — Into; to enter; directional particle inward

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; various; the

và

và — And; connecting two words or clauses

cùng

cùng — Together with; along with; same

với

với — With; together with; to; alongside

một

một — One; a; an indefinite article equivalent

hội

hội — Assembly; council; association; meeting

đồng

đồng — Same; together; council member; copper coin

thần

thần — God; deity; divine being or spirit

linh

linh — Spirit; divine; supernatural; sacred

mới

mới — New; recent; just; newly created

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start of something

để

để — In order to; so that; to allow

thay

thay — To replace; to substitute; instead of

thế

thế — Thus; so; in that way; position

cho

cho — To give; for; allowing; so that

được

được — To be able to; to get; successfully

chuyển

chuyển — To transfer; to move; to shift something

sang

sang — To cross over; to transfer to another

là

là — To be; is; am; are; linking verb

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; idea; condition

duy

duy — Only; sole; unique; used in compounds

nhất

nhất — Most; first; number one; superlative marker

thực

thực — Real; actual; truly; to eat; food

hiện

hiện — Present; to appear; to realize; current

tạo

tạo — To create; to make; to produce something

ra

ra — Out; to produce; outward directional particle

dù

dù — Even though; although; despite; umbrella

chỉ

chỉ — Only; merely; just; to point at

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; aspect; seeming quality

bề

bề — Surface; side; aspect; outward appearance

ngoài

ngoài — Outside; exterior; outward; beyond something

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; matter; affair

thống

thống — Unity; to unify; to govern; coherence

đề

đề — Topic; theme; to propose; subject matter

án

án — Plan; project; case; scheme

cũ

cũ — Old; used; former; outdated

che

che — To cover; to hide; to shade something

giấu

giấu — To hide; to conceal; to keep secret

thật

thật — True; real; truth; genuinely; honestly

rằng

rằng — That; introducing a reported speech clause

nàng

nàng — She; her; poetic third-person feminine pronoun

Thơ

Thơ — Poetry; poem; verse; lyrical writing

sau

sau — After; behind; later; subsequent

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

yêu

yêu — To love; to like; affection; loving

cầu

cầu — To request; bridge; to pray; ball

hát

hát — To sing; singing; vocal performance

về

về — About; concerning; to return home; regarding

chủ

chủ — Owner; master; main; host; principal

lại

lại — Again; to come back; furthermore; still

dành

dành — To dedicate; to reserve; to set aside

hai

hai — Two; the number two

phần

phần — Part; portion; section; share

ba

ba — Three; the number three; father informally

thời

thời — Time; period; era; moment; season

gian

gian — Space; room; period; wicked; used in compounds

mình

mình — Oneself; body; self; one's own

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; to return; whole; used in compounds

toàn

toàn — Entirely; completely; whole; all; total

khác

khác — Different; other; another; else

đỉnh

đỉnh — Peak; summit; top; highest point

điểm

điểm — Point; score; spot; feature; detail

mà

mà — But; yet; which; that; connective particle

không

không — No; not; without; zero; negation word

ai

ai — Who; anyone; someone; whoever

Bởi

Bởi — Because; due to; owing to a reason

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; since

Trở

Trở — To return; to become; to turn back

chiếm

chiếm — To occupy; to take up; to seize

khoảng

khoảng — About; approximately; around; space; interval

tám

tám — Eight; the number eight

còn

còn — Still; remaining; yet; whereas; left over

Chàng

Chàng — He; young man; masculine pronoun in literary usage

hôn

hôn — To kiss; a kiss; marriage related term

mười

mười — Ten; the number ten

sáu

sáu — Six; the number six

Tôi

Tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun formal

tin

tin — To believe; news; information; message

này

này — This; these; referring to nearby thing

cơ

cơ — Base; basic; muscle; fundamental; mechanism

bản

bản — Version; copy; original; fundamental; basic

chính

chính — Main; correct; official; precisely; political

xác

xác — Accurate; exact; corpse; to confirm; precise

Cuối

Cuối — Final; last; at the end of something

cập

cập — To update; to reach; to access; attain

rất

rất — Very; extremely; quite; intensifier adverb

quan

quan — Important; to observe; official; related to

trọng

trọng — Important; significant; heavy; to respect

nhận

nhận — To receive; to recognize; to acknowledge

thấy

thấy — To see; to feel; to notice; to find

ấn

ấn — Edition; print; to press; publication; stamp

năm

năm — Year; five; the number five

khiến

khiến — To cause; to make someone do something

kết

kết — To end; to tie; to conclude; result

thúc

thúc — To urge; to end; to conclude; finish

bằng

bằng — By means of; with; equal to; flat

dấu

dấu — Mark; sign; punctuation; tone mark; trace

phẩy

phẩy — Comma; to flick; punctuation mark

Dấu

Dấu — Mark; sign; punctuation symbol in text

câu

câu — Sentence; clause; to fish; grammatical unit

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number marker; rank; type; second

có

có — To have; there is; to exist; possess

niên

niên — Year; age; annual; used in compounds

đại

đại — Era; great; large; generation; used in compounds

gần

gần — Near; close; nearby; almost; approximately

đây

đây — Here; this place; right here; nearby

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker; greater than

nhiều

nhiều — Many; much; a lot; numerous; plenty

so

so — To compare; compared to; in comparison

mức

mức — Level; degree; extent; standard; threshold

dường

dường — Seems; appears; as if; seemingly; apparently

như

như — Like; as; such as; similar to; as if

ý

ý — Meaning; idea; intention; thought; wish

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning; significance; definition; sense

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear; transparent

tuân

tuân — To obey; to comply; to follow rules

theo

theo — To follow; according to; in accordance with

văn

văn — Literature; writing; text; language; culture

vấn

vấn — Question; matter; issue; to ask; problem

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small; little; young; minor; tiny

vậy

vậy — So; thus; like that; therefore; anyway

tuy

tuy — Although; though; even though; despite

nhiên

nhiên — However; nature; natural; used in compounds

xuất

xuất — To export; to originate; to emerge; output

phát

phát — To emit; to issue; to originate; develop

tinh

tinh — Pure; refined; essence; spirit; precise

bảo

bảo — To tell; to say; to advise; conservative

thủ

thủ — To guard; conservative; hand; head; keeper

thuần

thuần — Pure; purely; simple; unadulterated; solely

túy

túy — Pure; solely; drunk; used in compounds

vẫn

vẫn — Still; yet; as before; continuing state

thích

thích — To like; to enjoy; to prefer something

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to act

Tại

Tại — At; because; due to; located at a place

sao

sao — Why; how; star; to copy; what reason

Tiếng

Tiếng — Language; sound; voice; tongue; spoken word

Hy

Hy — Greek; hope; used in Hy Lạp meaning Greece

Lạp

Lạp — Used in Hy Lạp meaning Greece; wax; month