The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 8

Vocabulary

Tôi

Toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

mạo

mao — To impersonate or falsely represent someone

muội

muoi — Younger sister; used in formal or literary contexts

chỉ

chi — Only; to point out or indicate something

ra

ra — To go out; outward directional particle

cho

cho — To give; for; allowing something to happen

quý

quy — Respected; precious; honorific for esteemed person

ông

ong — Mister; grandfather; respectful term for older man

của

cua — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

tôi

toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

rằng

rang — That; used to introduce a reported clause

toàn

toan — Entire; whole; completely without exception

bộ

bo — Set; ministry; entire body or collection

vụ

vu — Case; affair; incident under investigation

việc

viec — Task; matter; work or affair to handle

trông

trong — To look; to appear; to watch over something

có

co — To have; to exist; affirmative auxiliary verb

vẻ

ve — Appearance; seeming; outward look or manner

bịa

bia — To fabricate; to make up a false story

đặt

dat — To place; to set; to invent or fabricate

và

va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

trong

trong — In; inside; within a place or time

thực

thuc — Real; actual; true in practice or fact

tế

te — Reality; practice; used in compound 'thực tế'

không

khong — No; not; negation particle in Vietnamese

ai

ai — Who; anyone; someone in questions or negation

lại

lai — Again; to come back; contrary directional particle

bước

buoc — To step; to walk; a step or pace

vào

vao — To enter; into; inward directional particle

một

mot — One; a; indefinite article equivalent in Vietnamese

cửa

cua — Door; gate; entrance to a building

hầm

ham — Cellar; tunnel; underground vault or chamber

lúc

luc — At the time; moment; when something occurs

bốn

bon — Four; the number four in Vietnamese

giờ

gio — Hour; o'clock; time of day

sáng

sang — Morning; bright; early part of the day

rồi

roi — Already; then; afterward indicating completed action

đi

di — To go; to walk; motion away from speaker

với

voi — With; together with; accompanying preposition

tờ

to — Sheet; classifier for paper documents or checks

séc

sec — Cheque; bank check used for payment

người

nguoi — Person; people; human being

khác

khac — Other; different; another person or thing

trị

tri — Value; worth; to treat or govern

giá

gia — Price; value; worth of something

gần

gan — Near; close to; approximately a quantity

trăm

tram — Hundred; one hundred in Vietnamese counting

bảng

bang — Pound sterling; board; British currency unit

Nhưng

Nhung — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

ta

ta — We; I; informal first person pronoun

khá

kha — Quite; rather; fairly good or decent

bình

binh — Calm; peaceful; level and undisturbed

thản

than — Composed; calm; used in 'bình thản' meaning serene

mỉa

mia — Sarcastic; mocking; used in 'mỉa mai'

mai

mai — Sarcasm; irony; used in compound 'mỉa mai'

Hãy

Hay — Please; imperative particle urging someone to act

yên

yen — Peaceful; calm; still and undisturbed

tâm

tam — Heart; mind; used in 'yên tâm' meaning reassured

nói

noi — To speak; to say; to talk to someone

sẽ

se — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

ở

o — To stay; to live; at a location

các

cac — Plural marker for nouns referring to multiple people

anh

anh — Older brother; you; address for young man

đến

den — To arrive; to come; until a point

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

ngân

ngan — Silver; resonant; used in 'ngân hàng' bank

hàng

hang — Row; goods; used in 'ngân hàng' meaning bank

mở

mo — To open; to start; beginning of business hours

tự

tu — Self; by oneself; autonomously doing something

mình

minh — Oneself; self; informal first person pronoun

đổi

doi — To exchange; to change; to convert currency

Vậy

Vay — So; thus; therefore indicating a conclusion

là

la — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

tất

tat — All; every; used in 'tất cả' meaning everything

cả

ca — All; entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning all

chúng

chung — They; we; plural pronoun for a group

cùng

cung — Together; also; simultaneously with others

vị

vi — Honorific classifier for respected individuals

bác

bac — Uncle; aunt; respectful term for older person

sĩ

si — Scholar; used in 'bác sĩ' meaning doctor

cha

cha — Father; dad; male parent of a child

đứa

dua — Classifier for children; kid; young person

trẻ

tre — Young; child; youthful in age

bạn

ban — Friend; you; close companion or acquaintance

trải

trai — To experience; to go through; to spread out

qua

qua — To pass through; across; over a period

phần

phan — Part; portion; section of something larger

còn

con — Still; remaining; yet to be completed

đêm

dem — Night; nighttime hours of the day

đó

do — That; there; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

tại

tai — At; because of; located at a place

phòng

phong — Room; chamber; space inside a building

ngày

ngay — Day; daytime; a calendar day

hôm

hom — Day; used in 'hôm sau' meaning the next day

sau

sau — After; behind; following in time or space

ăn

an — To eat; to consume food

xong

xong — Done; finished; completed an action

nhau

nhau — Each other; one another; mutually

đưa

dua — To give; to hand over; to escort someone

đủ

du — Enough; sufficient; adequate amount

mọi

moi — Every; all; each without exception

lý

ly — Reason; logic; used in 'lý do' meaning reason

do

do — Reason; cause; explanation for something

để

de — To; in order to; purpose marker

tin

tin — To believe; news; trust in something

giả

gia — Fake; false; counterfeit; not genuine

hoàn

hoan — Complete; to return; used in compounds

phải

phai — Must; have to; correct; on the right side

Tờ

To — Sheet; classifier for paper documents

thật

that — Real; genuine; truly authentic

Thôi

Thoi — Stop; enough; well then; expressing resignation

nào

nao — Which; any; come on; interrogative particle

thấy

thay — To see; to feel; to perceive something

cũng

cung — Also; too; as well; likewise

cảm

cam — To feel; to sense; emotion or feeling

nhận

nhan — To receive; to recognize; to perceive something

như

nhu — Like; as; similar to something else

Đúng

Dung — Correct; right; exactly true

đây

day — Here; this place; near the speaker

câu

cau — Sentence; question; classifier for sentences

chuyện

chuyen — Story; affair; matter to talk about

tồi

toi — Bad; poor quality; wicked person

tệ

te — Terrible; awful; very bad quality

Bởi

Boi — Because; due to; reason-giving conjunction

vì

vi — Because; for the sake of; reason marker

tên

ten — Name; fellow; guy; sometimes derogatory reference

đàn

dan — Group; herd; used in 'đàn ông' meaning men

kẻ

ke — Fellow; person; often used for villains

mà

ma — But; yet; relative particle; emphasis marker

muốn

muon — To want; to desire; to wish for something

dính

dinh — To stick; to be involved; entangled with

líu

liu — Entangled; involved; used in 'dính líu' meaning implicated

tới

toi — To; toward; arriving at a place

sự

su — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; affair; matter

đáng

dang — Worthy; deserving; ought to be

nguyền

nguyen — To curse; to damn; used in 'nguyền rủa'

rủa

rua — To curse; to condemn; used in 'nguyền rủa'

ký

ky — To sign; to put signature on document

phát

phat — To issue; to distribute; to emit something

bậc

bac — Level; rank; step; eminent person

mẫu

mau — Model; example; exemplary standard

mực

muc — Standard; ink; used in 'mẫu mực' meaning exemplary

về

ve — About; concerning; to return home

phẩm

pham — Quality; virtue; character of a person

hạnh

hanh — Virtue; moral conduct; good character

nổi

noi — Famous; notable; to float; outstanding

tiếng

tieng — Sound; language; famous; renowned

nữa

nua — More; anymore; further; additionally

điều

dieu — Thing; matter; point; abstract item

làm

lam — To do; to make; to work

hơn

hon — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

số

so — Number; quantity; fate or destiny

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns; those; these things

vẫn

van — Still; yet; continuing as before

gọi

goi — To call; to name; to summon someone

thiện

thien — Good; virtuous; benevolent character

Tống

Tong — To send away; to expel; a Vietnamese surname

tiền

tien — Money; currency; payment

đoán

doan — To guess; to predict; to speculate

lương

luong — Salary; wage; moral goodness

trả

tra — To pay back; to return; to repay

đắt

dat — Expensive; costly; high in price

trò

tro — Game; trick; role; student in class

bông

bong — Flower; cotton; used in 'bông đùa' meaning joking

đùa

dua — To joke; to tease; not serious

thời

thoi — Time; era; period in history

Vì

Vi — Because; for; reason-giving conjunction

nơi

noi — Place; location; somewhere specific

cái

cai — Classifier for objects; thing; the

Nhà

Nha — House; home; building; institution

Thư

Thu — Letter; correspondence; written message

Tiền

Tien — Money; currency; financial payment