The Souls of Black Folk — Page 11

Vocabulary

Cuối

Cuối — End, final, last in a sequence

cùng

cùng — Together, also, same, or extreme end

con

con — Child, offspring, or classifier for animals/paths

đường

đường — Road, path, street, or way

núi

núi — Mountain, hill, large elevated landform

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, direct toward something

đến

đến — To arrive at, reach, go to

dường

dường — Seemingly, apparently, as if

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

được

được — To be able to, received, allowed

tìm

tìm — To search for, look for, seek

ra

ra — Out, outward, to emerge or discover

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than, comparative marker

lớn

lớn — Big, large, great in size or importance

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to

Giải

Giải — To release, liberate, solve, or explain

phóng

phóng — To free, release, launch, or emancipate

và

và — And, connecting two words or clauses

luật

luật — Law, rule, regulation, legal principle

pháp

pháp — Law, method, French (in compounds)

dốc

dốc — Steep slope, incline, tilted surface

đứng

đứng — To stand upright, vertical position

gồ

gồ — Bumpy, uneven, raised surface element

ghề

ghề — Rough, rugged, uneven terrain surface

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet, contrasting conjunction

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, direct, upright, not curved

tắp

tắp — Perfectly straight, completely direct path

lên

lên — Up, upward, to rise or go up

những

những — Plural marker for nouns, indicating multiple

đỉnh

đỉnh — Peak, summit, top of a mountain

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated in position

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount

để

để — To, in order to, for the purpose

nhìn

nhìn — To look, see, observe, gaze at

bao

bao — To encompass, how much, surround

quát

quát — To shout, or overview, survey broadly

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, journeys, life situations

đời

đời — Life, existence, generation, lifetime

Theo

Theo — To follow, according to, in accordance

mới

mới — New, recent, just, only then

đội

đội — Team, group, squad, to carry on head

tiên

tiên — First, foremost, pioneer, fairy

phong

phong — Style, manner, wind, vanguard (in compounds)

lao

lao — Labor, to rush, throw oneself into

động

động — To move, motion, action, cave

khổ

khổ — Suffering, hardship, difficult, painful

cực

cực — Extreme, extremely, hardship, pole

chậm

chậm — Slow, not fast, late, sluggish

chạp

chạp — Slow and sluggish (paired with chậm)

nặng

nặng — Heavy, serious, burdensome, weighty

nề

nề — Heavy-handed, ponderous (used in compounds)

kiên

kiên — Steadfast, firm, persistent, resolute

trì

trì — To persist, maintain, hold steadfastly

chỉ

chỉ — Only, merely, just, to point at

ai

ai — Who, someone, anyone, whoever

quan

quan — To observe, official, relate to, concern

sát

sát — To observe closely, near, kill (compounds)

dắt

dắt — To lead by hand, guide someone along

bước

bước — Step, footstep, to step forward

chân

chân — Foot, leg, base, genuine, real

run

run — To tremble, shake, quiver from fear or cold

rẩy

rẩy — To tremble, shiver (paired with run)

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, soul, center of being

trí

trí — Intelligence, mind, intellect, wisdom

mờ

mờ — Dim, blurry, unclear, faint

mịt

mịt — Pitch dark, obscure, utterly unclear

tuệ

tuệ — Wisdom, insight, enlightened understanding

học

học — To study, learn, acquire knowledge

trò

trò — Student, pupil, actor, trick

da

da — Skin, leather, complexion

đen

đen — Black, dark-colored, unlucky

nơi

nơi — Place, location, where something occurs

các

các — Plural marker for definite multiple nouns

trường

trường — School, institution, field, arena

này

này — This, these, nearby demonstrative pronoun

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

rằng

rằng — That, complementizer introducing a clause

người

người — Person, people, human being

dân

dân — People, citizens, populace, folk

ấy

ấy — That, those, referring to previously mentioned

cố

cố — To try hard, strive, deceased (elder)

gắng

gắng — To make effort, strive, endeavor

hỏi

hỏi — To ask, inquire, question someone

thành

thành — To become, city, achieve, accomplish

khốn

khốn — Miserable, wretched, in dire straits

nhường

nhường — To yield, concede, give way to

nào

nào — Which, any, what (interrogative/indefinite)

Đó

Đó — That, there, referring to something distant

là

là — To be, is, linking verb equating subjects

công

công — Work, labor, public, merit, effort

việc

việc — Work, task, job, affair, matter

mệt

mệt — Tired, weary, exhausted, fatigued

mỏi

mỏi — Aching, fatigued, sore from exertion

Nhà

Nhà — House, home, expert professional in field

thống

thống — Statistics, to govern, unify, control

kê

kê — To list, statistics, enumerate records

lạnh

lạnh — Cold, cool, emotionally cold, indifferent

lùng

lùng — Cold and indifferent (in lạnh lùng)

ghi

ghi — To record, write down, note something

lại

lại — Again, back, to return, however

từng

từng — Each, every, once, individual unit

tấc

tấc — Inch, small unit of measurement or progress

tiến

tiến — To advance, progress, move forward

bộ

bộ — Progress, ministry, set, to walk

kia

kia — That, there, over there, the other

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, even

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, acknowledge, accept

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, seat, position somewhere

mà

mà — But, yet, and, relative clause marker

đây

đây — Here, this place, nearby location

đó

đó — There, that place, that thing

một

một — One, a, single unit

bàn

bàn — Table, desk, to discuss, to slide (in context)

trượt

trượt — To slip, slide, fail an exam

hay

hay — Or, often, interesting, good, or whether

có

có — To have, there is, exist, yes

ngã

ngã — To fall down, tumble, collapse

xuống

xuống — Down, downward, to descend or fall

Đối

Đối — Toward, facing, opposite, regarding something

với

với — With, to, toward, preposition of relation

leo

leo — To climb, scale, ascend a height

trời

trời — Sky, heaven, weather, God, nature

luôn

luôn — Always, constantly, continuously, at once

tối

tối — Dark, night, dim, evening

tăm

tăm — Completely dark, obscure (in tối tăm)

sương

sương — Fog, mist, dew, morning haze

mù

mù — Blind, foggy, dense mist, obscure

thường

thường — Usually, often, ordinary, common

thì

thì — Then, topic marker, tense indicator particle

mãi

mãi — Forever, always, continuously, still persisting

nhạt

nhạt — Faint, bland, pale, vague, insipid

xa

xa — Far, distant, remote, far away

vời

vời — Distant, remote, out of reach

Tuy

Tuy — Although, even though, concessive conjunction

nhiên

nhiên — However, natural, nevertheless (in tuy nhiên)

nếu

nếu — If, conditional conjunction for hypothetical

tầm

tầm — Range, scope, level, reach of vision

mở

mở — To open, expand, broaden, unlock

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, continuing state unchanged

chưa

chưa — Not yet, indicating incomplete action

mục

mục — Goal, item, section, category, aim

tiêu

tiêu — Goal, objective, target, to spend

không

không — No, not, zero, negation particle

nghỉ

nghỉ — To rest, take a break, stop working

ngơi

ngơi — To rest, pause from activity (in nghỉ ngơi)

chút

chút — A little, a bit, small amount

tâng

tâng — To flatter, praise excessively, boost up

bốc

bốc — To flatter, pick up, evaporate, praise

trích

trích — To excerpt, quote, criticize, extract

hành

hành — Journey, action, to travel, conduct

trình

trình — Journey, process, present, level, route

ít

ít — Few, little, not much, scarce

nhất

nhất — Most, first, superlative marker, at least

mang

mang — To carry, bring, bear something along

thời

thời — Time, era, period, season, opportunity

gian

gian — Time span, space, compartment (in compounds)

suy

suy — To reflect, think deeply, decline, weaken

ngẫm

ngẫm — To ponder, reflect deeply, contemplate

tự

tự — Self, oneself, by oneself, automatically

xét

xét — To examine, consider, assess, investigate

mình

mình — Oneself, body, self, intimate pronoun

nó

nó — It, he, she (informal third person)

biến

biến — To transform, change, disappear, turn into

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or persons (informal)

thanh

thanh — Young, clear, sound, tone, green

niên

niên — Year, youth, young person (in compounds)

ý

ý — Idea, meaning, intention, will, sense

thức

thức — Consciousness, awareness, to stay awake

lòng

lòng — Heart, feelings, interior, inside, mind

trọng

trọng — Respect, important, heavy, to value

vừa

vừa — Just, both, fit, moderate, recently

hé

hé — To open slightly, hint, crack open

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within, clear, transparent

khu

khu — Area, zone, district, region

rừng

rừng — Forest, jungle, woods, wild area

u

u — Dark, gloomy, tumor, dim (in compounds)

ám

ám — Dark, haunted, obscure, gloomy shadow

nỗ

nỗ — Effort, striving (used in nỗ lực)

lực

lực — Force, strength, power, effort

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit, ghost, essence of being

anh

anh — Older brother, you (male address), he

ta

ta — We, I, us, one (inclusive pronoun)

hiện

hiện — To appear, present, current, manifest

trước

trước — Before, in front, ahead, previously

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, front, aspect

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, perceive, notice

chính

chính — Exactly, main, correct, self, political

qua

qua — Through, past, across, via, pass by

tấm

tấm — Sheet, piece, layer, classifier for flat objects

màn

màn — Curtain, veil, screen, cover

dẫu

dẫu — Even though, although, despite, concessive

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that, therefore

trong

trong — In, inside, clear, within a space

bản

bản — Self, copy, version, original, document

thân

thân — Body, self, intimate, close relationship

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract concepts, affair, matter

mặc

mặc — To wear, despite, revelation (in compounds)

khải

khải — Revelation, to reveal, triumph (in compounds)

về

về — About, regarding, to return home

sức

sức — Strength, power, capacity, force

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, healthy, vigorous

sứ

sứ — Mission, envoy, ambassador, calling

mệnh

mệnh — Mission, destiny, fate, life command

Anh

Anh — Older brother, he, England (capitalized)

bắt

bắt — To catch, seize, begin, start doing

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning, start, first

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense, emotion, feeling

giác

giác — Sense, feeling, perception, awareness

mơ

mơ — To dream, vague, hazy, unclear

hồ

hồ — Lake, vague, unclear (in mơ hồ)

đạt

đạt — To achieve, attain, reach a goal

vị

vị — Position, rank, taste, classifier for people

trên

trên — Above, on top of, upper, over

thế

thế — World, position, power, thus, posture

phải

phải — Must, should, right, correct, obligated

chứ

chứ — Surely, of course, right? emphatic particle

khác

khác — Different, other, another, else