The Souls of Black Folk — Page 2

Vocabulary

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a space or context

chương

chương — Chapter of a book or document

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker indicating order or rank

ba

ba — The number three

tôi

tôi — First-person singular pronoun meaning I, me

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

chỉ

chỉ — To point out, indicate, or only

ra

ra — Out, outward direction or to reveal

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns or events

trỗi

trỗi — To rise up, emerge prominently

dậy

dậy — To rise, get up, stand up

chậm

chậm — Slow, not fast in speed or pace

chạp

chạp — Slow, sluggish; often paired with chậm

của

của — Possessive particle meaning of, belonging to

lãnh

lãnh — To lead, receive; part of leadership compound

đạo

đạo — Way, path, doctrine; part of leadership compound

cá

cá — Individual, personal; also means fish

nhân

nhân — Person, individual; human element

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, direct, frank in manner

thắn

thắn — Frank, candid; paired with thẳng for frankness

phê

phê — To critique, criticize something or someone

bình

bình — To comment, evaluate, review critically

người

người — Person, people, human being

đang

đang — Present tense marker indicating ongoing action

gánh

gánh — To carry a burden, bear responsibility

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, accept something difficult

nặng

nặng — Heavy, burdensome, serious in weight

chính

chính — Main, principal, correct; own self

chủng

chủng — Race, species, ethnic group

tộc

tộc — Clan, ethnic group, tribe

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own body or self

ngày

ngày — Day, daytime period

nay

nay — Now, present time, nowadays

Sau

Sau — After, behind, following in time

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

trong

trong — In, inside, within

hai

hai — The number two

khác

khác — Other, different, another one

phác

phác — To sketch, outline roughly

thảo

thảo — Draft, sketch; to draft a document

một

một — The number one, a, an

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid in pace

chóng

chóng — Quick, soon; often paired with nhanh

thế

thế — World, situation, so, thus

giới

giới — World, realm, domain, boundary

bên

bên — Side, beside, next to something

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, exterior, beyond a boundary

Tấm

Tấm — Sheet, veil, layer; also a character name

Màn

Màn — Curtain, veil, screen blocking view

từ

từ — From, word, since a point in time

đi

đi — To go, move, walk away

đến

đến — To arrive at, reach, until

vấn

vấn — Issue, question, matter to address

đề

đề — Topic, subject, issue to discuss

trung

trung — Central, middle, center point

tâm

tâm — Heart, center, core of something

là

là — To be, is, am, are

đào

đào — To train, cultivate, develop skills

tạo

tạo — To create, form, build, train

con

con — Child, offspring; classifier for animals

cho

cho — For, to give, to allow someone

cuộc

cuộc — Event, life, match, classifier for events

sống

sống — Life, to live, to be alive

Đi

Đi — To go, proceed, move forward

sâu

sâu — Deep, in depth, thoroughly examining

hơn

hơn — More, comparative marker, exceeding something

vào

vào — Into, enter, go inside something

chi

chi — Detail, branch, part of something

tiết

tiết — Detail, section, particular aspect

dành

dành — To dedicate, reserve, set aside for

để

để — To, in order to, for purpose of

nghiên

nghiên — To research, study in depth

cứu

cứu — To research, study; also to rescue

những

những — Plural marker for nouns, those things

đấu

đấu — To struggle, fight, compete against

tranh

tranh — Struggle, painting, compete for something

hàng

hàng — Row, goods, millions; counter for quantity

triệu

triệu — Million, a very large number

nông

nông — Agricultural, farmer, shallow

dân

dân — People, citizen, farmer, folk

da

da — Skin, complexion, leather material

đen

đen — Black, dark color; Black race

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort, strive

gắng

gắng — To strive, make effort to achieve

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform action

rõ

rõ — Clear, clarify, make something evident

mối

mối — Relationship, tie, connection between things

quan

quan — Relation, official, concern, regard

hệ

hệ — System, relationship, connection between entities

hiện

hiện — Present, current, existing now

tại

tại — At, present, currently located here

giữa

giữa — Between, among, in the middle

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the, that thing

chủ

chủ — Master, owner, host, main person

nô

nô — Slave, servant, bonded person

lệ

lệ — Slave, custom, rule, precedent

Rời

Rời — To leave, depart, separate from something

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, leave behind, drop

trắng

trắng — White color; white race

bước

bước — Step, pace, to step forward

vén

vén — To lift, pull aside a curtain

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person pronoun

lên

lên — Up, upward, to rise or lift

bạn

bạn — Friend, you; second person address

có

có — To have, exist, there is something

thể

thể — Can, able to, body, form

nhìn

nhìn — To look, see, observe visually

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, notice something

mờ

mờ — Dim, faint, blurry, indistinct

nhạt

nhạt — Faint, pale, bland, lacking intensity

góc

góc — Corner, angle, hidden spot

khuất

khuất — Hidden, obscured, out of sight

ý

ý — Meaning, idea, intention, thought

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning, significance, righteousness

tôn

tôn — To honor, revere; religious in compound

giáo

giáo — Religion, teaching, doctrine

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, emotional pain, sorrow noun marker

đau

đau — Pain, hurt, ache, suffering

đớn

đớn — Anguish, intense pain; paired with đau

buồn

buồn — Sad, sorrowful, melancholic feeling

loại

loại — Type, kind, category, sort

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit, essence of being

vĩ

vĩ — Great, grand, magnificent in scale

đại

đại — Great, large, major, significant

Tất

Tất — All, entire, complete totality

cả

cả — All, entire, even including everything

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, condition

này

này — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

kết

kết — To conclude, end, connect, tie

thúc

thúc — End, conclude, finish, urge forward

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal to, flat surface

câu

câu — Sentence, story, line of text

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, matter, conversation

được

được — To be able, passive marker, obtained

kể

kể — To tell, narrate a story

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence of action

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet contrasting conjunction

hiếm

hiếm — Rare, scarce, seldom occurring

khi

khi — When, time, occasion, moment

viết

viết — To write, pen down in text

về

về — About, concerning, return to place

bài

bài — Lesson, article, song, piece of work

ca

ca — Song, to sing, musical piece

Một

Một — One, a, an; the number one

số

số — Number, some, a few, quantity

suy

suy — To think, reflect, contemplate deeply

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect upon

từng

từng — Each, once, having done before

công

công — Public, work, labor, contribution

bố

bố — To publish, announce; also means father

trước

trước — Before, previously, in front of

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath a surface

hình

hình — Form, shape, image, picture

thức

thức — Form, format, manner, to stay awake

Vì

Vì — Because, for the reason that

vui

vui — Happy, pleased, joyful feeling

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, willingness, inside feeling

đồng

đồng — To agree, consent, together, copper coin

phép

phép — Permission, rule, politeness, courtesy

tái

tái — To redo, republish, again repeat

bản

bản — Version, edition, original copy

chúng

chúng — They, them, these things plural

ở

ở — At, in, live at a place

sửa

sửa — To revise, edit, repair, correct

đổi

đổi — To change, exchange, alter something

mở

mở — To open, expand, broaden scope

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, expanded in scope

phải

phải — Must, have to, right side, correct

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense, emotion, feeling

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace, favor, thankfulness

các

các — Plural marker for people or groups

nhà

nhà — House, home, expert in a field

xuất

xuất — To publish, export, issue, produce

Trước

Trước — Before, in front, prior to something

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every individual one

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar to

in

in — To print, publish in written form

bây

bây — Now, this moment; part of bây giờ

giờ

giờ — Hour, now, current time moment

đoạn

đoạn — Passage, section, paragraph, excerpt

nhạc

nhạc — Music, melody, musical piece

Những

Những — Plural marker, those, these multiple things

Bài

Bài — Song, lesson, article, piece of work

Ca

Ca — Song, to sing a musical piece

Sầu

Sầu — Sorrow, grief, deep sadness feeling

Muộn

Muộn — Late, sorrowful; used in melancholy compounds

âm

âm — Sound, tone, audio, musical note

vang

vang — To resound, echo, ring loudly

nào

nào — Which, what, any; interrogative pronoun

giai

giai — Melody, tune; part of giai điệu

điệu

điệu — Melody, tune, style, manner

ám

ám — To haunt, obsess, darken with shadow

ảnh

ảnh — Haunting, shadow, image, photograph

Mỹ

Mỹ — America, American, beautiful

duy

duy — Only, sole, unique, exclusively

nhất

nhất — Most, number one, superlative marker

trào

trào — To well up, surge, overflow with emotion

dâng

dâng — To rise up, surge, offer reverently

quá

quá — Too, very, past, excessively

khứ

khứ — Past, gone, departed time; part of quá khứ

tăm

tăm — Dark, obscure; toothpick; part of tăm tối

tối

tối — Dark, night, evening, gloomy