The Prince — Page 2

Vocabulary

VỀ

về — About, concerning, or returning to a place

VIỆC

việc — Work, task, or matter to be done

NÊN

nên — Should, ought to; therefore, so

TRÁNH

tránh — To avoid or evade something undesirable

BỊ

bị — Passive marker indicating an undesirable action suffered

KHINH

khinh — To look down on; to despise or belittle

THƯỜNG

thường — Usually, commonly; ordinary or normal

VÀ

và — And; connecting words or clauses together

THÙ

thù — Hatred, enmity; to bear a grudge against

GHÉT

ghét — To hate or strongly dislike someone or something

CHƯƠNG

chương — Chapter of a book or document

NHỮNG

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these (things)

THÀNH

thành — To become; city, fortress, or achievement

LŨY

lũy — Rampart, fortification, or defensive wall structure

NHIỀU

nhiều — Many, much, a large quantity of something

THỨ

thứ — Ordinal number marker; rank or order position

KHÁC

khác — Different, other, another; distinct from before

MÀ

mà — But, yet; relative or contrast conjunction

CÁC

các — Plural definite marker for multiple specific nouns

QUÂN

quân — Army, troops, military forces; soldier

VƯƠNG

vương — King, prince, or royal ruler of a territory

SỬ

sử — History; historical records or chronicles

DỤNG

dụng — To use, employ, or make use of something

CÓ

có — To have, possess, or exist; there is

LỢI

lợi — Benefit, advantage, profit, or favorable outcome

HAY

hay — Or; interesting, good; often, frequently

HẠI

hại — Harm, damage, or detrimental effect on someone

MỘT

một — One; the number one; a, an (article)

CƯ

cư — To reside, dwell, or live in a place

XỬ

xử — To handle, deal with, or judge a matter

NHƯ

như — Like, as, similar to something else

THẾ

thế — Thus, so; situation, position, or posture

NÀO

nào — Which, what; interrogative word asking for specification

ĐỂ

để — In order to; to place or put something

ĐẠT

đạt — To achieve, attain, or reach a goal

ĐƯỢC

được — To obtain, succeed; passive marker for positive outcome

DANH

danh — Name, reputation, fame, or renown

TIẾNG

tiếng — Sound, language; fame or reputation

THƯ

thư — Letter, written correspondence; secretary (in compounds)

KÝ

ký — To sign; secretary; to record or note down

CỦA

của — Possessive marker meaning belonging to someone

LÀM

làm — To do, make, or perform an action

KẺ

kẻ — Person (often with negative connotation); one who does

NỊNH

nịnh — To flatter, fawn over, or ingratiate oneself

HÓT

hót — To chirp; to flatter excessively, sycophantically praise

TẠI

tại — At, in (a location); because of, due to

SAO

sao — Why; star; how come (interrogative)

Ý

ý — Idea, meaning, intention, or thought

ĐÃ

đã — Past tense marker; already completed action

ĐÁNH

đánh — To hit, beat, fight, or strike someone

MẤT

mất — To lose; to die; gone, missing

LÃNH

lãnh — To receive, lead; territory or domain governed

ĐỊA

địa — Land, territory, ground, or geographical area

MÌNH

mình — Oneself, myself; body; intimate pronoun between spouses

VẬN

vận — Fate, fortune, luck, or destiny of someone

MAY

may — Lucky, fortunate; to sew or stitch clothing

THỂ

thể — Body; can, able to (possibility marker)

TÁC

tác — To act upon; used in compound words for effect

ĐỘNG

động — To move, affect; cave; dynamic or action

ĐẾN

đến — To come to, arrive at; until, up to

ĐỜI

đời — Life, lifetime, era, or generation of people

CHỐNG

chống — To resist, oppose, or fight against something

LẠI

lại — Again, back; to come back; furthermore

NÓ

nó — It, he, she (informal third person pronoun)

LỜI

lời — Words, speech, statement, or verbal expression

KÊU

kêu — To call out, cry, or make a sound

GỌI

gọi — To call, name, or summon someone

GIẢI

giải — To solve, explain, free, or liberate something

PHÓNG

phóng — To release, free, launch, or let go

NƯỚC

nước — Water; country, nation, or state

KHỎI

khỏi — Away from, free from; to recover from illness

MAN

man — Barbarian, savage, uncivilized (used in compounds)

RỢ

rợ — Barbarian, savage, uncivilized peoples or behavior

MÔ

mô — To describe, depict; model or pattern (in compounds)

TẢ

tả — To describe, depict, or portray in words

PHƯƠNG

phương — Direction, method, region, or cardinal point

PHÁP

pháp — Method, law, France; way of doing something

CÔNG

công — Duke, merit, work, public; prince or lord

TƯỚC

tước — Title of nobility; to strip or deprive of

KHI

khi — When, at the time of an event

SÁT

sát — To kill; close to, near; murder

THƯỢNG

thượng — Upper, high, superior; above in rank or position

NGHỊ

nghị — To deliberate, discuss; council member or senator

SĨ

sĩ — Scholar, officer, gentleman; member of a profession

CUỘC

cuộc — Event, campaign, match, or undertaking; classifier noun

XỨ

xứ — Land, region, country, or territory

sinh

sinh — To be born; to give birth; life

tại

tại — At, in a specific location or place

ngày

ngày — Day; date of the month or calendar

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve calendar divisions

năm

năm — Year; the number five; five (colloquial)

Từ

từ — From; since; word, vocabulary (in compounds)

đến

đến — To; until; to arrive at a place

giữ

giữ — To hold, keep, maintain, or preserve something

một

một — One; the number one; indefinite article

chức

chức — Position, title, post, or official role

vụ

vụ — Affair, case, matter; harvest season

chính

chính — Main, official, political; correct or primary

thức

thức — Official, formal; to be awake; type or form

bao

bao — To include, cover; bag; how many (question)

gồm

gồm — To include, consist of, comprise something

các

các — Plural definite article for multiple specific items

nhiệm

nhiệm — Task, duty, mission; term of office

ngoại

ngoại — Foreign, external, outside; diplomatic (in compounds)

giao

giao — To hand over, deliver; diplomatic relations

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a large number or amount

triều

triều — Dynasty, royal court, or reign period

đình

đình — Court, palace, communal hall; to halt

châu

châu — Continent, region; pearl; administrative division

Âu

Âu — Europe; European (used in compound châu Âu)

Bị

bị — Passive marker for undesirable actions suffered

giam

giam — To imprison, detain, or confine someone

cầm

cầm — To hold, grasp; to detain; to pawn

sau

sau — After, behind, later; subsequent in time

đó

đó — That, there; referring to something previously mentioned

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating an undesirable action suffered

lưu

lưu — To stay, preserve, exile; flow (in compounds)

đày

đày — To exile or banish someone from their home

và

và — And; connecting words or clauses together

trở

trở — To return, turn, become; to flip over

về

về — To return to; about, concerning a topic

Mất

mất — To die, pass away; to lose something

GIỚI

giới — World, realm, boundary; to introduce (in compounds)

THIỆU

thiệu — To introduce or present someone or something

Ông

ông — He, him (respectful); grandfather; Mr., sir

là

là — To be; linking subject with predicate

người

người — Person, human being, people

con

con — Child, offspring; small animal classifier

trai

trai — Boy, son, male child or young man

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker; rank, order, or sequence number

hai

hai — Two; the number two

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone

luật

luật — Law, rule, regulation; legal profession

sư

sư — Teacher, master, expert; used in professions

có

có — To have, possess; there is or are

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, language; fame, reputation, well-known

tăm

tăm — Toothpick; trace, sign (in tiếng tăm: reputation)

vợ

vợ — Wife, spouse (female partner in marriage)

ông

ông — He, him (respectful); grandfather; Mr.

Cả

cả — All, both; oldest child; entire

bậc

bậc — Level, rank, step; esteemed person or elder

phụ

phụ — Father; assistant, secondary; to assist

huynh

huynh — Elder brother; parent (in phụ huynh: parents)

đều

đều — All, both, equally; without exception

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to; to know by heart; to be part of

tầng

tầng — Floor, story, layer; stratum or social class

lớp

lớp — Class, layer, stratum; classroom or social group

quý

quý — Precious, noble, esteemed; to value highly

tộc

tộc — Clan, tribe, race, or ethnic group

lâu

lâu — Long time, a while; for a long duration

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, generation, era or age

Cuộc

cuộc — Event, undertaking, campaign; classifier for events

tự

tự — Self, oneself; by itself; character or letter

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; nature (in tự nhiên: naturally, of course)

chia

chia — To divide, share, split into parts

thành

thành — Into, becoming; city; to become or form

ba

ba — Three; father (informal); the number three

giai

giai — Stage, phase, period; used in giai đoạn

đoạn

đoạn — Segment, section, passage, or phase of something

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every (individual item or person)

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; distance or separation

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, remarkable; period or term

lạ

lạ — Strange, unusual, unfamiliar, or surprising

tạo

tạo — To create, form, make, or produce something

thời

thời — Time, era, period, or season

đại

đại — Great, large; era, generation; big (prefix)

riêng

riêng — Own, separate, private, individual; distinct

biệt

biệt — Distinct, separate; to distinguish or part from

quan

quan — Official, mandarin; important; to observe, relate to

trọng

trọng — Important, significant, weighty, or serious

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

lịch

lịch — Calendar; elegant, refined; history (in lịch sử)

sử

sử — History; historical records or chronicles