The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 4

Vocabulary

Có

Có — To have; indicates existence or possession

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, or seeming quality

như

như — Like, as, such as

trong

trong — In, inside, within

khoảng

khoảng — Approximately, about, around a period

thời

thời — Time, era, period

gian

gian — Space or span of time

giữa

giữa — Between, among, in the middle of

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence of an action

xuất

xuất — To come out, emit, publish

bản

bản — Edition, version, copy of a document

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses

Dịch

Dịch — To translate; translation of a work

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

thay

thay — To change, replace, substitute something

đổi

đổi — To change, exchange, alter

quan

quan — View, perspective, official position

điểm

điểm — Point, viewpoint, score

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own, reflexive pronoun

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that

trường

trường — School, field, case

hợp

hợp — Case, instance, to fit or match

đầu

đầu — Head, first, beginning

tiên

tiên — First, fairy, preceding all others

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle denoting an abstract matter

so

so — To compare, measure against

sánh

sánh — To compare, liken to something else

là

là — To be, linking subject and predicate

một

một — One, a, an indefinite article

cái

cái — Classifier for objects, thing

bụng

bụng — Belly, stomach, abdomen

đầy

đầy — Full, filled, complete

còn

còn — Still, remaining, while, whereas

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number marker, rank, second

hai

hai — Two, the number two

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

người

người — Person, people, human being

đảo

đảo — Island; also to reverse or overturn

Sự

Sự — Nominalizing particle for abstract nouns

có

có — To have, exist, there is

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, perhaps, probably

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, condition

mà

mà — But, that, which, relative particle

nhà

nhà — House, home, expert in a field

thơ

thơ — Poetry, poem, poet

vĩ

vĩ — Great, grand, magnificent

đại

đại — Great, large, grand, major

thể

thể — Can, able to, possible; body, form

thực

thực — Real, actual, truly, to carry out

hiện

hiện — To appear, realize, present, current

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a space or time

quá

quá — Too, excessively; process, past

trình

trình — Process, course, to present formally

đưa

đưa — To bring, take, hand over to someone

các

các — Plural marker for definite multiple items

tác

tác — Work, to create, authorship

phẩm

phẩm — Work, product, piece of creation

qua

qua — Through, past, via, to go through

in

in — To print, publish printed material

tôi

tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, recognize

được

được — To obtain, be able to, successfully

hỗ

hỗ — To support, assist, mutual aid

trợ

trợ — To assist, support, aid someone

vô

vô — Without, into, invaluable, immense

giá

giá — Price, value, priceless, invaluable

ông

ông — He, Mr., grandfather, respectful address

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to, be affiliated with

Thư

Thư — Letter, library; first part of compound

viện

viện — Institute, library, hall, institution

Đại

Đại — Great, large, university level

học

học — To study, learn; school, academic

Thành

Thành — Member, city, to become, succeed

viên

viên — Member, pill, staff member

Tôi

Tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

xin

xin — To politely request, please, ask humbly

gửi

gửi — To send, deliver, entrust to someone

lời

lời — Word, speech, words of an expression

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense, emotion, gratitude

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace, favor, kindness

chân

chân — Foot, leg, genuine, sincere

thành

thành — Sincere, city, to become, wall

nhất

nhất — Most, number one, superlative marker

đến

đến — To arrive, come to, until, toward

cả

cả — All, both, even, entire

bạn

bạn — Friend, you, companion, peer

này

này — This, these, referring to nearby thing

tận

tận — Devoted, dedicated, thorough, to the end

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, dedication, center

kỹ

kỹ — Careful, skillful, thorough, meticulous

năng

năng — Skill, ability, capacity, talent

họ

họ — They, them, their, third-person plural

Ông

Ông — He, Mr., grandfather, respectful male address

dành

dành — To devote, dedicate, set aside for

cho

cho — For, to give, allow, directed at

công

công — Work, labor, public, contribution

việc

việc — Work, task, job, matter to handle

kiểm

kiểm — To check, inspect, verify

tra

tra — To check, investigate, look up

sửa

sửa — To fix, correct, repair, revise

chữa

chữa — To repair, treat, correct an error

tất

tất — All, every, entire, complete

trích

trích — To quote, excerpt, extract a passage

dẫn

dẫn — To cite, lead, guide, reference

từ

từ — From, since, word, vocabulary item

tham

tham — To refer to, consult, participate

chiếu

chiếu — To refer, project, shine, royal decree

tin

tin — To believe, trust, news, information

rằng

rằng — That, introducing a reported clause or belief

không

No, not, negation marker

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine, positive quality

hơn

hơn — More than, better than, comparative marker

biết

biết — To know, be aware of, understand

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sense, sentiment, inner emotion

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, fun

đối

đối — Toward, facing, opposite, against

với

với — With, together with, toward someone

ấy

ấy — That, those, referring to mentioned thing

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, equally

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker

nếu

nếu — If, conditional conjunction

đang

đang — Currently, progressive aspect marker

chăm

chăm — Diligent, to care for, attentive

sóc

sóc — To care for, look after, tend to

bởi

bởi — Because of, by, due to

con

con — Child, offspring, classifier for animals

trai

trai — Son, boy, male child

cũ

cũ — Old, former, used, previous

nửa

nửa — Half, semi, one half of something

thế

thế — World, generation, so, thus, position

kỷ

kỷ — Century, era, discipline, record

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously

cùng

cùng — Together, also, same, jointly with

tại

tại — At, located at, because of

Trường

Trường — School, institution, long, prolonged

Nghệ

Nghệ — Art, craft, skill, artistry

thuật

thuật — Art, technique, method, skill

ở

ở — At, in, to live, to be located

Phố

Phố — Street, road, urban street

Ngày

Ngày — Day, date, daytime

tháng

tháng — Month of the year

năm

năm — Year; also the number five