The Scarlet Letter — Page 4

Vocabulary

Lần

Lần — Time, occurrence, instance of an event

đầu

đầu — First, head, beginning of something

tiên

tiên — First, preceding all others in order

là

là — To be, linking verb in Vietnamese

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

đây

đây — Here, this place, this point in time

ba

ba — Three, the number three

hay

hay — Or, interesting, often used as conjunction

bốn

bốn — Four, the number four

năm

năm — Year, or the number five

khi

khi — When, at the time that something occurs

tôi

tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

một

một — One, a, an indefinite article or number

không

không — Not, no, negation word in Vietnamese

thể

thể — Can, able to, expressing possibility or ability

tha

tha — To forgive, pardon, let go of wrongdoing

thứ

thứ — Forgiveness, ordinal marker, type or kind

được

được — Can, able, obtained, successfully accomplished something

và

và — And, conjunction joining words or clauses

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of, reason conjunction

lý

lý — Reason, logic, principle behind something

do

do — Reason, cause, due to something

trần

trần — Worldly, mundane, earthly realm of existence

thế

thế — World, thus, so, in that manner

nào

nào — Which, what, any, interrogative or indefinite pronoun

mà

mà — But, yet, that, relative or contrast conjunction

người

người — Person, people, human being

đọc

đọc — To read, act of reading written text

khoan

khoan — To be lenient, slow down, wait a moment

dung

dung — To tolerate, contain, be lenient toward others

tác

tác — Author, creator, work-related prefix

giả

giả — Author, fake, person who creates or pretends

xen

xen — To interject, insert oneself into a situation

vào

vào — Into, to enter, directional word indicating inward movement

có

có — To have, there is, exists

hình

hình — Image, shape, form, appearance of something

ra

ra — Out, to go out, directional or resultative particle

mô

mô — To describe, model, tissue in medical context

tả

tả — To describe, depict, left side

cho

cho — For, to give, benefactive preposition in Vietnamese

độc

độc — Reader, alone, poison depending on context

về

về — About, concerning, to return to a place

sống

sống — To live, life, living, alive

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

trong

trong — In, inside, within, clear or transparent

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle turning verbs into nouns

tĩnh

tĩnh — Still, quiet, calm, peaceful state of being

lặng

lặng — Silent, quiet, hushed, without noise or movement

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound, far down below surface

thẳm

thẳm — Very deep, profound, far and remote distance

Ngôi

Ngôi — Classifier for houses, churches, buildings, structures

Nhà

Nhà — House, home, building, place of residence

Thờ

Thờ — To worship, church, place of religious worship

Cũ

Cũ — Old, worn, not new, used previously

Và

Và — And, conjunction joining clauses or words together

bây

bây — Now, this, used in compound time expressions

giờ

giờ — Hour, now, time, o'clock

vượt

vượt — To surpass, overcome, go beyond a limit

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, beyond, external, exceeding a boundary

những

những — Those, the, plural marker for nouns

gì

gì — What, anything, something, interrogative pronoun

xứng

xứng — Worthy, deserving, suitable, fitting for something

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving, worth doing or having

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, recognize, acknowledge something

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount of something

may

may — Lucky, fortunate, to sew clothing

mắn

mắn — Lucky, fortunate, blessed with good fortune

để

để — To, in order to, so that, purpose marker

tìm

tìm — To find, search for, look for something

hai

hai — Two, the number two

lắng

lắng — To listen carefully, settle, calm down quietly

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen, pay attention to sound

dịp

dịp — Occasion, opportunity, favorable moment to do something

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previous, earlier time

lại

lại — Again, back, return, repeat an action

lần

lần — Time, occurrence, instance of repeated action

nữa

nữa — More, again, another, additionally, once more

nắm

nắm — To grasp, hold, seize, understand firmly

lấy

lấy — To take, get, obtain, marry someone

công

công — Public, work, labor, contribution or effort

chúng

chúng — They, them, we, group of people collectively

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, recount a story or event

kinh

kinh — Experience, scripture, capital city, surprising

nghiệm

nghiệm — Experience, to verify, examine, test something

tại

tại — At, in, located at a specific place

Hải

Hải — Sea, ocean, used in proper names

Quan

Quan — Customs, official, port, relating to government post

Tấm

Tấm — Classifier for flat objects, a Vietnamese fairy tale name

gương

gương — Mirror, example, model of behavior to follow

nhân

nhân — Person, character, human, cause or reason

vật

vật — Character, object, thing, creature in a story

nổi

nổi — Famous, to float, prominent, standing out clearly

tiếng

tiếng — Famous, sound, language, word, reputation

Thư

Thư — Letter, secretary, written correspondence document

Ký

Ký — Secretary, to sign, record keeper in office

Giáo

Giáo — Religion, education, parish, teaching related term

Xứ

Xứ — Parish, region, land, territorial administrative area

này

này — This, these, referring to nearby person or thing

chưa

chưa — Not yet, indicating incomplete or pending action

bao

bao — Ever, how much, bag, wrapping, never in negation

noi

noi — To follow, imitate, model after someone else

theo

theo — To follow, according to, in accordance with

trung

trung — Loyal, middle, faithful, central position

thành

thành — Faithful, sincerely, city, to become something

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative marker for adjectives

Tuy

Tuy — Although, even though, concessive conjunction

nhiên

nhiên — However, nevertheless, natural, used in conjunctions

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, honest, actually

dường

dường — Seems, appears, seemingly, as if something is true

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar to something

tung

tung — To toss, throw, scatter, release into air

trang

trang — Page, to dress up, decorated, a written page

viết

viết — To write, pen, act of writing text

mình

mình — Oneself, self, body, one's own self

gió

gió — Wind, breeze, air movement in atmosphere

ông

ông — He, him, grandfather, respectful term for older man

phải

phải — Must, have to, right side, correct

đang

đang — Currently, present progressive tense marker

ngỏ

ngỏ — To express, convey, open, voice one's feelings

lời

lời — Words, speech, statement, what someone says

với

với — With, to, toward, together with someone

đám

đám — Crowd, group, gathering of many people

đông

đông — Crowded, many people, east direction, winter

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

ném

ném — To throw, toss, hurl something away forcefully

cuốn

cuốn — Volume, book, roll, classifier for books

sách

sách — Book, written publication, volume of text

sang

sang — Over to, across, elegant, to the other side

bên

bên — Side, beside, next to, alongside something

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, alternative conjunction between options

cầm

cầm — To hold, grasp, pick up an object

nó

nó — It, he, she, third-person pronoun for objects

lên

lên — Up, to go up, upward directional particle

số

số — Number, quantity, issue number, fate

ít

ít — Few, little, small amount, not many

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, grasp the meaning

cả

cả — All, even, both, the whole of something

phần

phần — Part, portion, section, share of something

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great, major, grown up

bạn

bạn — Friend, you, companion, informal second-person pronoun

học

học — To study, learn, acquire knowledge or skills

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, generation, the world of living

Một

Một — One, a single, an indefinite article

thực

thực — Real, true, actual, genuine, in reality

vậy

vậy — So, thus, that way, therefore in conclusion

còn

còn — Still, yet, remain, furthermore, also

đi

đi — To go, walk, travel, move from place

xa

xa — Far, distant, remote, far away from here

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, fact, subject of discussion

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot, large quantity

đắm

đắm — To sink, immerse, deeply absorbed in something

tầng

tầng — Layer, floor, level, stratum of something

bí

bí — Secret, mysterious, hidden, concealed from others

mật

Secret, honey, confidential, hidden from public knowledge

bộc

bộc — To reveal, express, disclose inner thoughts openly

bạch

bạch — To confess, reveal, white, disclose something honestly

đến

đến — To arrive, reach, come to a place or degree

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent, measure of something

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely, to point at something

phù

phù — Suitable, fitting, to match, appropriate for context

hợp

hợp — Suitable, appropriate, to combine, fitting together

duy

duy — Only, sole, unique, exclusively one thing

nhất

nhất — Most, number one, superlative marker in Vietnamese

quyền

quyền — Right, power, authority, privilege to do something

trái

trái — Heart, fruit, left side, opposite direction

tim

tim — Heart, the cardiac organ, center of emotions

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, soul, center of consciousness

trí

trí — Mind, intellect, intelligence, wisdom and reason

đồng

đồng — To agree, same, together, copper, field

cảm

cảm — Feeling, emotion, sympathy, to feel or sense

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, perfect, whole, fully accomplished

hảo

hảo — Perfect, excellent, good, ideal state of something

in

in — To print, publish, press text onto paper

giới

giới — World, realm, boundary, limit, category

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious, expansive, large area

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm, solid, definitely true

chắn

chắn — Certain, to block, obstruct, used in compounds

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, perceive, feel something

mảnh

mảnh — Fragment, piece, thin, slender piece of something

ghép

ghép — To join, attach, piece together, combine parts

tách

tách — To separate, detach, split apart from whole

rời

rời — Separate, detached, apart, no longer connected

bản

bản — Nature, copy, original, version, self

chất

chất — Quality, nature, substance, essence of something

chính

chính — Main, primary, exact, correct, government

nhà

nhà — House, home, writer, expert, professional person

văn

văn — Literature, writing, culture, literary arts

thiện

thiện — Good, virtuous, kind, benevolent, morally right

vòng

vòng — Circle, ring, loop, round, cycle

tròn

tròn — Round, circular, complete, perfectly shaped

tồn

tồn — To exist, survive, remain, continue to be

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal to, flat, diploma

đưa

đưa — To give, bring, hand over, take somewhere

hòa

hòa — Peace, harmony, to blend, reconcile differences

khó

khó — Difficult, hard, not easy to do

lịch

lịch — Polite, calendar, history, cultured manner

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk, express verbally

tất

tất — All, every, complete, entirely without exception

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each one, without exception

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight, directly, honest

ta

ta — We, us, I, informal first-person pronoun

thiên

thiên — Heaven, inclined toward, biased, celestial

vị

vị — Biased, flavor, position, to favor one side

cá

cá — Fish, individual, personal, used in compounds