The Scarlet Letter — Page 11

Vocabulary

Và

Va — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.

tại

tai — At, in; indicates location or place.

đây

day — Here; refers to this place nearby.

vào

vao — Into, at; indicates entering or a point in time.

khoảng

khoang — Approximately, about; indicates an estimated amount.

sáu

sau — The number six.

tháng

thang — Month; one of twelve divisions of a year.

trước

truoc — Before, previously; indicates earlier time or position.

đi

di — To go, to walk; basic verb of motion.

lại

lai — Again, back; indicates repetition or return.

từ

tu — From; indicates starting point of time or place.

góc

goc — Corner, angle; a point where two sides meet.

này

nay — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

sang

sang — To move across to another place or side.

khác

khac — Other, different; not the same as before.

hoặc

hoac — Or; presents an alternative choice between options.

ngả

nga — To lean, tilt, or fall to one side.

lưng

lung — Back; the rear part of the human body.

trên

tren — On, above; indicates position higher than something.

chiếc

chiec — Classifier for single objects like vehicles or furniture.

ghế

ghe — Chair, seat; furniture used for sitting.

cao

cao — High, tall; having great vertical extent.

chân

chan — Leg, foot; lower limb used for standing and walking.

với

voi — With; indicates accompaniment or means.

khuỷu

khuyu — Elbow; the joint in the middle of the arm.

tay

tay — Hand, arm; upper limb used for grasping.

tựa

tua — To lean or rest against something for support.

lên

len — Up, onto; indicates upward direction or movement.

bàn

ban — Table, desk; flat surface used for working or eating.

và

va — And; conjunction linking two elements together.

đôi

doi — Pair, couple; two matching items together.

mắt

mat — Eye; organ of sight used for seeing.

lướt

luot — To glide, skim, or scan quickly over something.

qua

qua — Through, past, across; movement beyond a point.

các

cac — Plural marker for nouns; indicates multiple items.

cột

cot — Column, pillar; vertical structure or newspaper column.

của

cua — Of, belonging to; indicates possession or association.

tờ

to — Classifier for flat items like newspapers or papers.

báo

bao — Newspaper; printed publication of news and information.

buổi

buoi — Session, period of day; morning, afternoon, or evening.

sáng

sang — Morning; the early part of the day.

có lẽ

co le — Perhaps, maybe; expresses possibility or uncertainty.

bạn

ban — Friend; also used to address the reader directly.

đã

da — Past tense marker; indicates completed action.

nhận ra

nhan ra — To recognize, to realize; to identify something familiar.

thưa

thua — Respectful address term used before speaking to someone.

độc giả

doc gia — Reader; person who reads books, newspapers, or publications.

đáng kính

dang kinh — Respectable, worthy of respect and admiration.

chính là

chinh la — Is exactly, precisely is; used for emphasis.

người

nguoi — Person, human being; classifier for people.

chào đón

chao don — To welcome, greet warmly upon arrival.

căn

can — Classifier for rooms, apartments, or enclosed spaces.

phòng

phong — Room; enclosed space within a building.

làm việc

lam viec — To work; to perform one's job or tasks.

nhỏ

nho — Small, little; of limited size or extent.

xinh xắn

xinh xan — Cute, pretty, charming in a neat pleasant way.

mình

minh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or informal first-person pronoun.

nơi

noi — Place, location; a specific spot or area.

ánh nắng

anh nang — Sunlight, rays of sunshine; light from the sun.

mặt trời

mat troi — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

lấp lánh

lap lanh — To glitter, sparkle, shimmer with reflected light.

thật

that — Really, truly; used for emphasis or sincerity.

dễ chịu

de chiu — Pleasant, comfortable, agreeable; easy to enjoy.

những

nhung — Plural marker indicating multiple items or people.

cành

canh — Branch, bough; a limb growing from a tree.

liễu

lieu — Willow; a type of graceful weeping tree.

ở

o — To live at, to be located at a place.

phía tây

phia tay — West; the direction toward the setting sun.

Nhưng

Nhung — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.

bây giờ

bay gio — Now, at this moment; the current point in time.

nếu

neu — If; introduces a conditional clause or supposition.

đến

den — To arrive at, to come to a place.

đó

do — There, that; refers to something previously mentioned.

để

de — In order to, to; indicates purpose or intention.

tìm

tim — To search for, to look for something or someone.

ông

ong — He, him; respectful term for an older male.

sẽ

se — Future tense marker; indicates action yet to occur.

hỏi thăm

hoi tham — To ask about, to inquire after someone's well-being.

vô ích

vo ich — Useless, futile, in vain; producing no result.

về

ve — About, regarding; also means to return home.

vị

vi — Classifier for respected persons or officials.

Thanh Tra

Thanh Tra — Inspector; official who inspects or investigates matters.

ấy

ay — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.

Chiếc

Chiec — Classifier for a single item; here used emphatically.

chổi

choi — Broom; tool used for sweeping floors clean.

cải cách

cai cach — Reform; changes made to improve a system.

quét

quet — To sweep; to clean with a broom.

khỏi

khoi — Away from, out of; indicates removal or escape.

chức vụ

chuc vu — Position, post, official role in an organization.

một

mot — One; the number one or an indefinite article.

kế nhiệm

ke nhiem — Successor; person who takes over a position.

xứng hơn

xung hon — More worthy, more suitable for a role.

mang lấy

mang lay — To carry, take on; to assume something for oneself.

phẩm giá

pham gia — Dignity, honor; personal worth and moral standing.

bỏ túi

bo tui — To pocket; to put money into one's pocket.

khoản

khoan — Amount, sum; a portion of money or funds.

thù lao

thu lao — Remuneration, fee, payment for services rendered.

Thị trấn

Thi tran — Town; a small urban settlement or municipality.

cổ

co — Ancient, old; relating to olden times or antiquity.

quê hương

que huong — Homeland, native land; place where one was born.

tôi

toi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

dù

du — Although, even though; concessive conjunction.

sống

song — To live, to be alive; to reside somewhere.

xa

xa — Far, distant; at a great distance from something.

nó

no — It, him, her; third-person pronoun for things or people.

nhiều

nhieu — Many, much, a lot; indicates large quantity.

cả

ca — Both, all, even; inclusive particle covering everything.

thời

thoi — Time, era, period; a span or age in life.

niên thiếu

nien thieu — Youth, childhood years; the early years of life.

lẫn

lan — As well as, both; conjunction linking two elements.

năm

nam — Year; a period of twelve months.

trưởng thành

truong thanh — Adulthood, maturity; state of being fully grown.

nắm giữ

nam giu — To hold, grasp, retain; to maintain control of.

hay

hay — Or; also means interesting or often in context.

từng

tung — Each, once; indicates past experience or individual items.

sức hút

suc hut — Attraction, pull; the power to draw things closer.

đối

doi — Toward, against; indicates direction of feeling or action.

tình cảm

tinh cam — Feeling, emotion, affection; emotional attachment to something.

mà

ma — But, yet; also a relative clause connector.

mạnh

manh — Strong, powerful; having great force or intensity.

chưa

chua — Not yet; indicates action has not yet occurred.

bao giờ

bao gio — Ever, when; used in questions or negations about time.

trong

trong — In, inside, within; indicates location inside something.

mùa

mua — Season; one of the divisions of the year.

thực sự

thuc su — Really, actually, genuinely; in reality or truth.

cư trú

cu tru — To reside, dwell; to live in a place officially.

Thật vậy

That vay — Indeed, truly so; confirms or acknowledges a statement.

xét

xet — To examine, consider; to look at carefully and judge.

diện mạo

dien mao — Appearance, looks; the outward physical aspect of something.

vật chất

vat chat — Material, physical; relating to tangible or physical things.

bề

be — Surface, aspect, side; the outward appearance of something.

bằng phẳng

bang phang — Flat, level, even; without hills or notable features.

đơn điệu

don dieu — Monotonous, dull, uniform; lacking variety or interest.

chủ yếu

chu yeu — Mainly, primarily, chiefly; most importantly or predominantly.

phủ đầy

phu day — Covered with, filled with; completely covered by something.

ngôi nhà

ngoi nha — House, home; a building where people live.

gỗ

go — Wood, timber; material made from trees.

ít

it — Few, little; a small amount or number.

không

khong — No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese.

cái nào

cai nao — Which one, any one; asking which item among many.

vẻ đẹp

ve dep — Beauty; the quality of being attractive or pleasing.

kiến trúc

kien truc — Architecture; design and construction of buildings.

kể

ke — To count, tell; also used as 'worth mentioning'.

lộn xộn

lon xon — Messy, disorderly, chaotic; in a state of confusion.

phải

phai — Must, have to; indicates obligation or right side.

như

nhu — Like, as; used for comparison or similarity.

tranh vẽ

tranh ve — Painting, drawing; artwork created with paint or pencil.

cũng

cung — Also, too; indicates something applies equally.

chẳng

chang — Not at all; stronger negation emphasizing absence.

duyên dáng

duyen dang — Graceful, charming, elegant; having natural beauty and appeal.

chỉ

chi — Only, just, merely; limits to a single thing.

tẻ nhạt

te nhat — Dull, boring, bland; lacking interest or excitement.

con phố

con pho — Street, road; a public thoroughfare in a town.

dài

dai — Long; having great length in space or time.

uể oải

ue oai — Listless, sluggish, weary; lacking energy or enthusiasm.

kéo

keo — To pull, drag, extend; to stretch something out.

mệt mỏi

met moi — Tired, exhausted, weary; lacking physical or mental energy.

suốt

suot — Throughout, all along; from beginning to end.

chiều

chieu — Length, direction; also means afternoon or to indulge.

bán đảo

ban dao — Peninsula; land surrounded by water on three sides.

đầu

dau — Head; the top part of the body or beginning.

khung cảnh

khung canh — Scene, scenery, setting; the overall visual environment.

tế bần

te ban — Poverty, destitution; state of extreme poor conditions.

kia

kia — That, over there; refers to something farther away.

đặc điểm

dac diem — Characteristic, feature; a distinguishing quality of something.

thị

thi — Town, city; urban area or administrative unit.

hình

hinh — Shape, form, image; the visual appearance of something.

gắn bó

gan bo — To be attached to, bonded; close emotional connection.

hợp lý

hop ly — Reasonable, logical, rational; making sense and sound.

kém

kem — Less than, inferior; lacking in quality or quantity.

gì

gi — What, anything; question word or indefinite pronoun.

cờ

co — Flag, banner; cloth symbol representing a nation.

bị

bi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives an action.

xáo trộn

xao tron — To stir up, disrupt, mix chaotically; cause disorder.