The Prince — Page 13

Vocabulary

Năm

Năm — Year; a unit of time measurement

các

các — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

thương

thương — Trade, commerce; relating to merchants

nhân

nhân — Person, people; human being

lại

lại — Again; returning; coming back to something

nhờ

nhờ — To rely on; to ask for help from someone

đến

đến — To come to; to arrive at a place

để

để — In order to; for the purpose of doing

giải

giải — To solve; to resolve or explain something

quyết

quyết — To decide; to determine or resolve firmly

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple things or people

khó

khó — Difficult; hard to do or understand

khăn

khăn — Difficulty; hardship when combined with khó

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

với

với — With; together with; in relation to

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast

năm

năm — Year; five when used as a number

này

này — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

chủ

chủ — Main; primary; chief or owner

yếu

yếu — Important; mainly when combined with chủ yếu

đáng

đáng — Worthy of; deserving attention or notice

chú

chú — To pay attention; to note carefully

ý

ý — Attention; meaning or intent in context

vì

vì — Because; for the reason that something happened

sự

sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs or adjectives into nouns

trở

trở — To return; to come back to a place

ông

ông — He, him; respectful term for older man

trong

In, inside; within a space or group

giới

giới — World, circle, realm; a community or sphere

văn

văn — Literature; relating to writing and culture

học

học — Learning, study; academic or scholarly field

nơi

nơi — Place, location; where something exists or happens

được

được — To receive; able to; indicating successful action

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much; a large quantity of something

người

người — Person, people; human being in general

tìm

tìm — To search, to look for something or someone

kiếm

kiếm — To seek, to earn; often used with tìm

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses

cũng

cũng — Also, too; indicating something additional or similar

ra

ra — To come out; to emerge or be published

đời

đời — Life; to be born; to come into existence

tác

tác — Work, composition; relating to creative output

phẩm

phẩm — Work, product; a created piece or composition

Nghệ

Nghệ — Art, craft; skill or artistic discipline

thuật

thuật — Art, technique; method or skill applied practically

chiến

chiến — War, battle; relating to warfare or conflict

tranh

tranh — War; to compete or struggle; painting

Cũng

Cũng — Also, too; indicates addition or similarity

đó

đó — That, there; referring to something previously mentioned

nhận

nhận — To receive, to accept; to take on a task

một

một — One; a single unit or item

nhiệm

nhiệm — Duty, responsibility; assigned task or mission

vụ

vụ — Task, mission; an assigned duty or case

theo

theo — According to; to follow; based on something

đề

đề — To propose, suggest; a topic or request

nghị

nghị — Proposal, request; to suggest or recommend something

Hồng

Hồng — Red; also used in Catholic title Hồng y

y

y — Cardinal (Catholic); used in title Hồng y

viết

viết — To write; to compose text or documents

Lịch

Lịch — History; calendar; relating to historical records

sử

sử — History; historical records or chronicles

công

công — Public, official; work or merit

việc

việc — Work, task, matter; a job or affair

chiếm

chiếm — To occupy, to take over; to dominate time

thời

thời — Time, era; a period or moment in time

gian

gian — Space, time; used in thời gian meaning time

cho

cho — For, to give; indicating beneficiary or purpose

Sự

Sự — Nominalizer creating abstract nouns from other words

lòng

lòng — Heart, feeling; inner sentiment or goodwill

dân

dân — People, citizens; the general population of a country

có

có — To have; there is; existence of something

thể

thể — Can, may; possibility when used with có

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

khiến

khiến — To cause, to make someone do something

nhà

nhà — House, home; also refers to a ruler or expert

định

định — To intend, to plan; to decide on something

trao

trao — To hand over, to give; to entrust something

xưa

xưa — Old, ancient; relating to the past or former times

xét

xét — To consider, to examine; to evaluate carefully

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a reported speech or thought

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely; main or political

khách

khách — Guest; statesman when in chính khách

tài

tài — Talent, skill; gifted ability in some field

năng

năng — Ability, capacity; often paired with tài

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

thất

thất — To lose, to fail; unemployed in thất nghiệp

nghiệp

nghiệp — Career, occupation; job or livelihood

giống

giống — Similar to; like; resembling something else

như

như — Like, as; used for comparisons

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some nouns

cá

cá — Fish; aquatic animal used as food

voi

voi — Elephant; large land animal

khổng

khổng — Enormous, gigantic; used in khổng lồ

lồ

lồ — Huge, massive; part of khổng lồ meaning giant

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

cố

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

gắng

gắng — To strive, to endeavor; effort and determination

lật

lật — To flip over, to overturn; to capsize

úp

úp — To turn upside down; to capsize or overturn

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, vessel; a small watercraft for travel

trừ

trừ — Except, unless; to subtract or exclude something

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the thing in question

thùng

thùng — Barrel, container; a large cylindrical vessel

rỗng

rỗng — Empty, hollow; containing nothing inside

chơi

chơi — To play; to engage in fun or leisure

đùa

đùa — To joke, to play around; lighthearted activity

Khi

Khi — When; at the time that an event occurs

hoàn

hoàn — To complete, to finish; fully done

thành

thành — To complete; to become; city or fortress

mang

mang — To carry, to bring; to take something somewhere

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person singular pronoun

dâng

dâng — To offer, to present; to dedicate to someone

lên

lên — Up, upward; to go up or present to superior

bảo

bảo — To protect; patron in bảo trợ

trợ

trợ — To support, to assist; help or patronage

giáo

giáo — Religion; pope in giáo hoàng

hoàng

hoàng — Emperor, king; used in giáo hoàng meaning pope

danh

danh — Name, title; fame or reputation

hiệu

hiệu — Title, name; a designation or brand name

Điều

Điều — Thing, point; a matter or clause to note

khá

khá — Quite, rather; moderately or fairly interesting

là

là — To be; the copular verb in Vietnamese

vào

vào — Into, in; entering a place or time period

_Quân

Quân — Prince, ruler; part of title The Prince

vương_

vương — King, ruler; prince in political context

hướng

hướng — Direction; to guide or be intended for someone

dẫn

dẫn — To guide, to lead; a manual or instruction

sau

sau — After, later; behind in time or space

vừa

vừa — Just, recently; having just completed an action

giành

giành — To win, to seize; to gain through struggle

quyền

quyền — Power, right; authority or legal entitlement

lực

lực — Force, power; strength or authority

ở

ở — At, in; to live or be located somewhere

thì

thì — Then; conditional or temporal connector in sentences

tặng

tặng — To give as a gift; to present to someone

đứng

đứng — To stand; to head or lead a group

đầu

đầu — Head; leader; beginning of something

gia

gia — Family, clan; relating to household or dynasty

tộc

tộc — Clan, tribe; family lineage or ethnic group

đúng

đúng — Correct, right; exactly at the right time

lúc

lúc — Moment, time; at the time when something happens

sụp

sụp — To collapse, to fall; destruction or downfall

đổ

đổ — To collapse, to pour; to fall down or fail

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of; present tense marker

cận

cận — Near, close; approaching or imminent

kề

kề — Close to, next to; right beside something

Trong

Trong — In, inside; within a period or place

trận

trận — Battle, match; a military engagement or fight

phá

phá — To destroy, to break; to demolish something

hủy

hủy — To destroy, to cancel; to annihilate something

thống

thống — To rule, to unify; domination or control

trị

trị — To rule, to govern; to control or dominate

Pháp

Pháp — France; French; relating to France

Ý

Ý — Italy; Italian; relating to Italy

tù

tù — Prisoner; captive; to be imprisoned or captured

tay

tay — Hand; in the hands of someone or someone's grip

đối

đối — Opposite, against; facing or rival

thủ

thủ — Rival, opponent; adversary in competition or war

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great; significant in size or importance