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 a reason

việc

việc — Work, task, or matter

thu

thu — To collect, gather, or reduce

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little in size

kích

kích — To stimulate; used in compounds like size

thước

thước — Measurement unit; ruler tool

trang

trang — Page of a book or document

nên

nên — Should, therefore, so as a result

cần

cần — To need, require something

phải

phải — Must, have to do something

rút

rút — To shorten, withdraw, or pull out

ngắn

ngắn — Short in length or duration

một

một — One, a single unit

số

số — Number, quantity, or some of

tiêu

tiêu — Title, heading; also to spend

đề

đề — Topic, subject, or heading

và

và — And, connecting words or phrases

ở

ở — To be at, located somewhere

đây

đây — Here, this place nearby

đã

đã — Past tense marker for completed actions

tận

tận — To fully use, exhaust completely

dụng

dụng — To use, employ for a purpose

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

sửa

sửa — To fix, repair, or correct

chữa

chữa — To repair, cure, or correct

bổ

bổ — To supplement, add to something

sung

sung — To add, supplement; fig tree

khác

khác — Different, other, another kind

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another

đối

đối — Toward, regarding, facing something

với

với — With, together, in relation to

các

các — Plural marker for nouns

ghi

ghi — To note, record, or write down

chú

chú — Note, annotation; also uncle

bên

bên — Side, beside, next to something

lề

lề — Margin of a page or road

mà

mà — But, yet, relative clause marker

thực

thực — Actually, truly, in reality

hiện

hiện — To implement, carry out, appear

trong

trong — Inside, within, clear/transparent

bản

bản — Copy, version of a document

sao

sao — Copy; star; why; how come

của

của — Belonging to, possessive marker

chính

chính — Himself, main, official, correct

ông

ông — He, him, Mr., grandfather

về

về — About, regarding, return home

hai

hai — Two, the number two

cuốn

cuốn — Volume, book, rolled item

sách

sách — Book, written publication

Phần

phần — Part, section, portion of something

lớn

lớn — Large, big, grown-up

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every individual item

hình

hình — Image, picture, shape, figure

minh

minh — Illustrate; bright; used in compounds

họa

họa — Illustration, drawing, painting

chiếm

chiếm — To occupy, take up space

khi

khi — When, at the time of

ấn

ấn — To print, press; edition of publication

gốc

gốc — Original, root, source of something

chúng

chúng — They, them, those things

thường

thường — Usually, often, ordinary

xuất

xuất — To appear, emerge, export

trên

trên — On, above, upper position

Cần

cần — To need; also place name Cần Thơ

đồ

đồ — Object, tool, furniture, equipment

Ngôi

ngôi — Position, rank; classifier for houses

nhà

nhà — House, home, building

Ở

ở — At, in, located at a place

Nữ

nữ — Female, woman, feminine gender

tác

tác — To create, author, compose work

giả

giả — Author, creator of a work

viết

viết — To write, pen something down

Không

không — No, not, none, zero

thơ

thơ — Poem, poetry, verse

vĩ

vĩ — Great, grand, magnificent

đại

đại — Great, large, grand scale

nào

nào — Which, any, whichever one

lại

lại — Again, return, yet, however

so

so — To compare, measure against something

sánh

sánh — To compare, match alongside

anh

anh — Older brother, he/him, hero

hùng

hùng — Hero, brave, heroic person

mình

mình — Oneself, body, myself, yourself

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing

bụng

bụng — Stomach, belly, abdomen

đầy

đầy — Full, filled to capacity

máu

máu — Blood, vital fluid in body

mỡ

mỡ — Fat, grease, lard

đang

đang — Currently doing, present tense marker

nướng

nướng — To grill, roast over fire

trước

trước — Before, in front of, prior

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame, burning heat

Đoạn

đoạn — Passage, paragraph, section of text

văn

văn — Literature, prose, written text

này

này — This, these nearby things

không

không — Not, no, does not

được

được — To be allowed, able to do

đưa

đưa — To bring, include, put into

vào

vào — Into, enter, to go inside

phần

phần — Part, section, portion

tóm

tóm — To summarize, grasp, condense

tắt

tắt — Summary; to turn off, abbreviate

Câu

câu — Sentence, phrase, fishing hook

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, matter, conversation

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning, start of something

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet contrast marker

Dịch

dịch — To translate, interpret between languages

thuật

thuật — Skill, technique, art of doing

nó

nó — It, he, she third person pronoun

những

những — Those, these plural marker

từ

từ — Word; from, since a time

ngữ

ngữ — Language, words, vocabulary, phrasing

sau

sau — After, behind, following in order

Như

như — Like, as, similar to something

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that therefore

tự

tự — Self, oneself, on one's own

trách

trách — To blame, scold, reproach someone

mắng

mắng — To scold, rebuke harshly

trái

trái — Heart; fruit; left side; opposite

tim

tim — Heart, the organ pumping blood

kìm

kìm — To restrain, hold back, suppress

nén

nén — To suppress, compress, hold down

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns

kiên

kiên — Patient, steadfast, persevering

nhẫn

nhẫn — Patience, endurance, ring jewelry

trằn

trằn — To toss, turn restlessly in bed

trọc

trọc — To toss and turn, restless

như

như — Like, as, resembling something

người

người — Person, human being, people

lật

lật — To flip, turn over quickly

đống

đống — Pile, heap, stack of things

nóng

nóng — Hot, burning, heated temperature

làm

làm — To do, make, work on

tiên

tiên — First; fairy, immortal being

rồi

rồi — Already, then, after that

kia

kia — That over there, the other

để

để — To put, place; in order to

có

có — To have, there is, exist

thể

thể — Can, able to, possible

chín

chín — Ripe, cooked; number nine

càng

càng — The more, increasingly so

sớm

sớm — Early, soon, in advance

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine quality

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well

lăn

lăn — To roll, tumble around

trở

trở — To turn, return, become

sang

sang — To cross over, turn to side

suốt

suốt — Throughout, all along, entire duration

thời

thời — Time, period, era, season

gian

gian — Time span, space, period

suy

suy — To think deeply, ponder, decline

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect

rằng

rằng — That, saying that, reported speech

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely

thế

thế — So, like that, such

tìm

tìm — To search, look for something

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing

giết

giết — To kill, slay, murder someone

đám

đám — Group, crowd, gathering of people

đông

đông — Crowded, numerous; east direction

đảo

đảo — Island; to stir, overturn

kẻ

kẻ — Person, fellow, someone undesirable

cầu

cầu — To request, seek; bridge structure

hôn

hôn — To kiss; marriage suitor

xấu

xấu — Bad, ugly, wicked, poor quality

xa

xa — Far, distant, remote place