The Prince — Page 5

Vocabulary

Rồi

Rồi — Then, already; indicates completion or sequence of events

khi

khi — When; a conjunction indicating time

viết

viết — To write; to compose text

về

về — About, concerning; also means to return home

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

người

người — Person, people; human being

bảo

bảo — To tell, instruct, or advise someone

trợ

trợ — To assist, support; aid (often used in compounds)

mới

mới — New, recent; just (as in just happened)

ông

ông — He/him (formal); mister; grandfather

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; to receive or greet someone

tục

tục — To continue; custom or tradition (in compounds)

Điều

Điều — Thing, matter, clause; refers to a specific point

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun pointing to nearby thing

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

mang

mang — To bring, carry; to bear or convey something

lại

lại — Again; back; additionally (versatile particle)

kết

kết — To result, conclude; to tie or connect (in compounds)

quả

quả — Result, outcome; fruit (literal or figurative)

tốt

tốt — Good, well; positive quality or outcome

cho

cho — For, to give; a preposition indicating recipient

con

con — Child, offspring; also a pronoun for younger persons

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; a conjunction showing contrast

cần

cần — To need, must; necessity or requirement

phải

phải — Must, have to; correct or right side

học

học — To study, learn; to acquire knowledge

hành

hành — To act, practice; conduct or action (in compounds)

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

vậy

vậy — So, therefore; thus (used in conclusions)

kể

kể — To count from; to tell or narrate

từ

từ — From; since; a preposition of origin or time

nay

nay — Now, today, the present time

không

không — No, not; negation in Vietnamese

còn

còn — Still, remaining; yet to happen or exist

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the (definite article equivalent)

cớ

cớ — Excuse, pretext; reason given to justify something

bệnh

bệnh — Illness, disease; sickness affecting the body

tật

tật — Defect, ailment; physical or habitual flaw

nữa

nữa — More, anymore, again; additional emphasis particle

hãy

hãy — Please, let's; imperative mood marker in Vietnamese

cố

cố — To try hard, strive; to make an effort

gắng

gắng — To strive, endeavor; to push oneself with effort

chữ

chữ — Letter, character, script; written word or symbol

và

và — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

nhạc

nhạc — Music; musical sound or composition

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, feel; to perceive something

đấy

đấy — There, that; emphatic demonstrative or filler particle

ta

ta — I, we; first-person pronoun (informal or literary)

kính

kính — To respect, revere; to hold in high regard

trọng

trọng — To value, respect; important or weighty (in compounds)

cha

cha — Father, dad; male parent

như

như — Like, as; a comparison conjunction

thế

thế — Such, like that; situation or world (in compounds)

nào

nào — Which, what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; to point at or indicate

nhờ

nhờ — Thanks to, due to; to rely on someone's help

chút

chút — A little, a bit; small amount of something

tài

tài — Talent, ability; skill or natural gift

mà

mà — But, yet, so; conjunction or emphasis particle

có

có — To have, there is/are; existence or possession

Vì

Vì — Because, for; causal preposition or conjunction

trai

trai — Boy, son, male; young man or male child

ơi

ơi — Oh, hey; vocative particle for calling attention

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction in Vietnamese

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, desire something

làm

làm — To do, make, work; to perform an action

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, pleased; feeling of happiness

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, feelings; inner emotions or will

thành

thành — To become, achieve; success or city (in compounds)

công

công — Work, achievement, success; merit or labor

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; additive adverb

danh

danh — Fame, name, reputation; renown or title

dự

dự — To participate; to anticipate (in compounds)

bản

bản — Original, self, copy; classifier for documents

thân

thân — Body, self, person; close or intimate

điều

điều — Thing, matter; a point or item being discussed

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, accurate; to be exactly right

chăm

chăm — Diligent, hardworking; to care for attentively

bởi

bởi — Because of, due to; causal preposition

khác

khác — Different, other, another; distinct from others

giúp

giúp — To help, assist, aid someone

tự

tự — Self, by oneself; autonomous action

chính

chính — Main, primary, correct; oneself (in tự chính mình)

mình

mình — Oneself, me, self; first-person intimate pronoun

CHỨC

CHỨC — Title, position, rank in office or organization

VỤ

VỤ — Affair, duty, task; department (in compounds)

Tuổi

Tuổi — Age, years old; measure of a person's age

Giai

Giai — Stage, phase, period; handsome (in other contexts)

đoạn

đoạn — Segment, period, phase; section of time or text

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker (second, third); rank or type

hai

hai — Two; the number two

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear or transparent

cuộc

cuộc — Event, life, match; classifier for extended activities

đời

Life, lifetime; existence or the world

được

được — To be able to, to get; indicates achieved or permitted action

trải

trải — To experience, undergo; to spread out over

qua

qua — Through, past, over; to pass through something

sự

sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs/adjectives into abstract nouns

phục

phục — To serve, submit, recover; admire (in compounds)

vụ

vụ — Task, affair, case; service or duty

nền

nền — Foundation, background; regime or base

Cộng

Cộng — Communal, shared; communist or republican (in compounds)

hòa

hòa — Peace, harmony; republic (in Cộng hòa)

do

do — Due to, because of; caused by

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

cộng

cộng — Together, plus; communal (in compound words)

thịnh

thịnh — Prosperous, thriving; flourishing condition

vượng

vượng — Flourishing, thriving; prosperous (often in thịnh vượng)

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

đề

đề — To mention, propose, write on; topic or theme

cập

cập — To mention, refer to; to reach or attain

ở

ở — At, in, live at; location or residence

trên

trên — Above, on top, upper; previously mentioned

dòng

dòng — Line, stream, lineage; a flow or family line

họ

họ — They, them; family name or clan

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating undesirable action suffered

xuất

xuất — To exit, export, expel; outward movement

vào

vào — Into, to enter; directional particle inward

năm

năm — Year; the number five

đến

đến — To arrive, come to, until; reaching a destination

trở

trở — To return, become; used in trở lại (return)

Sau

Sau — After, behind, later; temporal or spatial position

bốn

bốn — Four; the number four

tại

tại — At, in; located at a specific place

các

các — Various, the (plural); definite plural marker

sở

sở — Office, bureau, department; place of work

bổ

bổ — To appoint, supplement; nutritious (in other contexts)

nhiệm

nhiệm — Appointment, duty, responsibility; to assign a role

Thủ

Thủ — Head, chief; first or capital (in compounds)

tướng

tướng — General, prime minister; military or political leader

Thư

Thư — Letter, secretary; written correspondence

ký

ký — Secretary; to sign; to record (in compounds)

Phủ

Phủ — Government office, prefecture; official administrative body

Hai

Hai — Two; second (as in Second Chancery)

tức

tức — That is, namely; also means angry

Hội

Hội — Council, association, society; gathering or meeting

đồng

đồng — Together, agree; Vietnamese currency unit dong

Mười

Mười — Ten; the number ten

Tự

Tự — Self; freely, autonomously (in compounds)

Hòa

Hòa — Peace, harmony; to reconcile or make peace

bình

bình — Peace, calm; flat or ordinary (in compounds)

Ở

Ở — At, in, to live; indicates location or residence

đây

đây — Here, this place; near demonstrative of location

chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun for a group

đứng

đứng — To stand; upright or to hold a position

tảng

tảng — Foundation, base; large rock or slab

vững

vững — Stable, firm, steady; solid ground or basis

chắc

chắc — Certain, firm, solid; sure or confident

xử

xử — To handle, deal with, judge; to process matters

lý

lý — Reason, logic; to manage (in compounds)

kiện

kiện — Case, lawsuit, affair; a matter to be handled

thời

thời — Time, era, period; temporal context

gian

gian — Time span, space; period of time (in thời gian)

đóng

đóng — To play (a role), close, contribute; to shut

vai

vai — Role, shoulder; part played in an activity

trò

trò — Role, part; student or actor's part

chủ

chủ — Main, primary, owner; master or host

đạo

đạo — Leading, guiding; way, path, or religion

việc

việc — Work, task, matter; thing that needs doing

sắc

sắc — Decree, edict; sharp, color (by context)

lệnh

lệnh — Order, command, decree; official directive

hồ

hồ — Lake; file or dossier (in hồ sơ)

sơ

sơ — File, record, initial; preliminary (in compounds)

văn

văn — Writing, literature, culture; written document

nó

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

để

để — In order to, to allow; purpose or permission marker

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, cite; to direct or introduce

tác

tác — Work, creation, author; used in tác phẩm (work)

phẩm

phẩm — Work, product, quality; piece of art or writing

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just; to point or indicate

điểm

điểm — Point, score, spot; a specific location or grade

vài

vài — A few, several; small indefinite number

giao

giao — To exchange, hand over, interact; transaction

dịch

dịch — Transaction, translation, epidemic; to translate

với

với — With, to, together; preposition of accompaniment

khách

khách — Guest, customer, visitor; foreign or outside party

binh

binh — Soldier, troops, military; armed forces

sĩ

sĩ — Soldier, scholar, person of status; military rank

đó

đó — That, there; distal demonstrative pronoun

hình

hình — Image, form, picture; shape or appearance

dung

dung — To imagine, envision; appearance or countenance

khá

khá — Quite, rather, fairly; moderately good

rõ

rõ — Clear, evident, obvious; easy to understand

ràng

ràng — Clear (in rõ ràng); to tie or bind

hoạt

hoạt — Active, lively; to operate (in hoạt động)

động

động — Activity, movement; to move or be active

cung

cung — To supply, provide; palace or bow (by context)

cấp

cấp — To provide, supply, level; rank or grade

những

những — Those, the (plural); plural marker for nouns

nguồn

nguồn — Source, origin; wellspring of resources or information

tư

tư — Private, personal, thought; intellectual (in compounds)

liệu

liệu — Material, data, resource; information or supplies

rút

rút — To draw out, withdraw, extract; to derive from

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional particle moving away

kinh

kinh — Experience, scripture, capital; to undergo (in compounds)

nghiệm

nghiệm — Experience, experiment; to test or verify

nhân

nhân — Person, character, human; because of (in compounds)

vật

vật — Character, object, creature; a figure in a story

minh

minh — Illustrious, bright, to illustrate; enlightened

họa

họa — To illustrate, draw; disaster (different tone context)

_Quân Vương_

_Quân Vương_ — The Prince; Machiavelli's famous political treatise title