The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 1

Vocabulary

Bức

bức — Classifier for paintings, pictures, or walls

Tranh

tranh — Painting or picture artwork

Của

của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

bởi

bởi — By or because of; indicates cause or authorship

Mục

mục — Section, category, or item in a list

Lục

lục — Table or record; used in 'mục lục' meaning table of contents

LỜI

lời — Words, speech, or a preface statement

TỰA

tựa — Preface or foreword of a book

CHƯƠNG

chương — Chapter of a book or document

Nghệ

nghệ — Art or craft; used in compounds like 'nghệ thuật'

sĩ

sĩ — Suffix denoting a person of skill or profession

là

là — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

người

người — Person, human being, or people

tạo

tạo — To create, make, or produce something

ra

ra — Out or forth; directional particle indicating creation

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple things

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or affair in an abstract sense

tươi

tươi — Fresh, bright, or vibrant in appearance

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, or aesthetically pleasing

Phô

phô — To display, show off, or reveal openly

bày

bày — To display or arrange; often paired with 'phô'

nghệ

nghệ — Art; component of 'nghệ thuật' meaning art

thuật

thuật — Technique or skill; combined to mean 'art'

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

che

che — To cover, hide, or conceal something

giấu

giấu — To hide or conceal something secretly

chính

chính — Main, primary, or the very thing itself

mục

mục — Purpose, aim, or goal of an action

đích

đích — Target or destination; used in 'mục đích' meaning purpose

của

của — Of or belonging to; possessive particle

Nhà

nhà — House, home; also prefix for a professional person

phê

phê — To criticize; component of 'phê bình' meaning criticism

bình

bình — To comment or critique; used in 'phê bình'

có

có — To have or there is; existential or possessive verb

thể

thể — Can or able to; modal indicating possibility

chuyển

chuyển — To transfer, convert, or shift something

hóa

hóa — To transform or change into something else

ấn

ấn — Impression or stamp; used in 'ấn tượng'

tượng

tượng — Image or impression; 'ấn tượng' means impression

mình

mình — Oneself, myself, or one's own self

về

về — About, regarding, or returning to a place

sang

sang — To transfer over to or across to something

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

phong

phong — Style or manner; used in 'phong cách'

cách

cách — Style, way, or method; 'phong cách' means style

khác

khác — Different, other, or another distinct thing

hoặc

hoặc — Or; conjunction indicating an alternative choice

chất

chất — Material, substance, or quality of something

liệu

liệu — Material or medium; 'chất liệu' means material

mới

mới — New or recently introduced; opposite of old

Hình

hình — Form, shape, or image of something

thức

thức — Form or mode; 'hình thức' means form or format

cao

cao — High, tall, or elevated in degree

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative suffix meaning the highest degree

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or as well; additive adverb

như

như — Like, as, or such as; comparison particle

thấp

thấp — Low, short, or inferior in level or height

đều

đều — All, both, or equally; inclusive adverb

dạng

dạng — Form, type, or variant of something

tự

tự — Self or auto; reflexive prefix

truyện

truyện — Story or narrative fiction; also autobiography

Những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple items or people

ai

ai — Who or whoever; interrogative or relative pronoun

tìm

tìm — To look for or seek something out

thấy

thấy — To find or see; to perceive or notice

ý

ý — Meaning, idea, or intention behind something

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning or significance; 'ý nghĩa' means meaning

xấu

xấu — Bad, ugly, or morally corrupt in nature

xa

xa — Far or distant; 'xấu xa' means wicked or vile

trong

trong — In, inside, or within a place or thing

kẻ

kẻ — Person with negative connotation; a certain individual

sa

sa — To fall into; used in 'sa đọa' meaning depraved

đọa

đọa — Depraved or fallen; 'sa đọa' means moral corruption

mà

mà — But, yet, or which; contrastive conjunction

không

không — No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese

hề

hề — At all; intensifies negation, meaning 'not at all'

sức

sức — Strength, power, or force of something

cuốn

cuốn — To captivate or pull in; also a book volume

hút

hút — To attract or draw in; 'cuốn hút' means captivating

Đây

đây — Here or this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

lỗi

lỗi — Error, fault, or mistake made by someone

lầm

lầm — Mistake or error; 'lỗi lầm' means fault or mistake

học

học — To study or learn; also indicates field of study

Với

với — With or together with; accompaniment preposition

này

này — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby objects

vẫn

vẫn — Still or yet; indicates continuation of a state

còn

còn — Still remaining or yet; also 'còn lại' meaning leftover

hy

hy — Hope; component of 'hy vọng' meaning hope

vọng

vọng — Hope or expectation; 'hy vọng' means to hope

Họ

họ — They or them; third person plural pronoun

được

được — To be allowed, able, or to receive something

chọn

chọn — To choose or select from available options

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or relation

họ

họ — They or them; third person plural pronoun

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, or merely; limiting adverb

mang

mang — To carry, bear, or bring something along

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, or outward beauty

thôi

thôi — Only, that's all; particle ending a limiting statement

Không

không — No or not; primary negation word in Vietnamese

cái

cái — Thing or object; general classifier for items

gọi

gọi — To call or name something; to refer to as

sách

sách — Book; a printed or written literary work

đạo

đạo — Moral, ethical, or a way or path

đức

đức — Virtue or morality; 'đạo đức' means morality

hay

hay — Or; also means good or interesting colloquially

phi

phi — Non- or un-; prefix meaning against or without morality

Sách

sách — Book; a written or printed literary publication

viết

viết — To write; the act of composing text

dở

dở — Poorly done, mediocre, or badly written

Chỉ

chỉ — Only or just; limiting or restrictive adverb

vậy

vậy — That's it, so, or thus; conclusive particle

Sự

sự — Nominalizer turning verbs or adjectives into nouns

chán

chán — Bored, fed up, or disgusted with something

ghét

ghét — To hate or dislike someone or something strongly

chủ

chủ — Main, primary owner; used in 'chủ nghĩa'

hiện

hiện — Present, current, or to appear; used in compounds

thực

thực — Real or reality; 'hiện thực' means realism

thế

thế — World or century; used in 'thế kỷ' meaning century

kỷ

kỷ — Period or century; 'thế kỷ' means century

mười

mười — Ten; the number ten in Vietnamese

chín

chín — Nine; also means ripe; here used as nineteen

cơn

cơn — Fit or bout of intense emotion or weather

thịnh

thịnh — Intense or flourishing; used in 'thịnh nộ' meaning rage

nộ

nộ — Anger or rage; 'thịnh nộ' means furious anger

khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction indicating a time or moment

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or gaze upon something

khuôn

khuôn — Face or mold; 'khuôn mặt' means face

mặt

mặt — Face or surface; 'khuôn mặt' means one's face

gương

gương — Mirror; a reflective surface showing one's image

lãng

lãng — Romantic or wandering; used in 'lãng mạn'

mạn

mạn — Romantic; 'lãng mạn' means romanticism or romantic

Cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, lives, or extended activities

sống

sống — Life or to live; the act of being alive

con

con — Child or classifier for animals and some objects

thành

thành — To become or city; used in various compounds

phần

phần — Part, portion, or section of a whole

đề

đề — Topic, subject, or to propose; used in compounds

nhưng

nhưng — But or however; adversative conjunction

tính

tính — Character, nature, or to calculate something

nằm

nằm — To lie down or be located at a place

ở

ở — At, in, or to live somewhere; locative preposition

việc

việc — Work, task, or matter; nominalizes verb phrases

sử

sử — History or to use; 'sử dụng' means to use

dụng

dụng — To use or apply; 'sử dụng' means to use

hoàn

hoàn — Complete or perfect; used in 'hoàn hảo'

hảo

hảo — Perfect or excellent; 'hoàn hảo' means perfect

phương

phương — Direction or method; used in 'phương tiện'

tiện

tiện — Convenient; 'phương tiện' means means or vehicle

nào

nào — Which or any; interrogative or indefinite adjective

muốn

muốn — To want or desire something or to do something

chứng

chứng — Proof or evidence; 'chứng minh' means to prove

minh

minh — To prove or demonstrate; used in 'chứng minh'

gì

gì — What or anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

Ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, or even; emphatic adverb

cả

cả — Even or all; inclusive particle for emphasis

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, or accurate; opposite of wrong

thật

thật — True, real, or genuine; 'đúng thật' means truly correct