The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 13

Vocabulary

Điều

Điều — Thing, matter, or clause being referred to

đó

đó — That, those; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

xúc

xúc — To touch or affect emotionally; used in compounds

phạm

phạm — To violate, offend, or commit an offense

ông

ông — Mister, he; respectful pronoun for older males

cả

cả — All, entire, even; inclusive emphasis word

với

với — With, together with; preposition indicating accompaniment

tư

tư — Private, personal; used in formal compound words

cách

cách — Way, manner, method of doing something

một

một — One, a, an; the number one

luật

luật — Law, rule, regulation governing society

sư

sư — Expert, master; used in professional titles

lẫn

lẫn — Both...and, mixed with; indicates combination

người

người — Person, human being, individual

yêu

yêu — To love; feel strong affection for someone

thích

thích — To like, enjoy, be fond of something

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

khía

khía — Aspect, facet; part of a compound word

cạnh

cạnh — Side, edge; aspect when used in compounds

bình

bình — Normal, ordinary, calm, peaceful

thường

thường — Normal, usual, ordinary, common

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

quen

quen — Familiar, accustomed, used to something

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to; familiar, known well

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

cuộc

cuộc — A session, event, or period of activity

sống

sống — To live; life, living, alive

mà

mà — But, yet, while; contrastive conjunction

đối

đối — Toward, facing, opposite; used in compounds

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point being discussed

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, extraordinary, peculiar

lạ

lạ — Strange, unusual, unfamiliar, foreign

tưởng

tưởng — To think, imagine, suppose something

tượng

tượng — Image, figure; used in compound tưởng tượng (imagine)

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely, main, primary

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle creating abstract nouns

vô

vô — Without, lacking; negative prefix in compounds

liêm

liêm — Honest, incorruptible; used in moral compounds

sỉ

sỉ — Shame, disgrace; used in compound vô liêm sỉ

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting sentences or ideas

cho

cho — To give, for, allow; versatile preposition

đến

đến — To arrive, come, until, up to

nay

nay — Now, today, present time

thiếu

thiếu — To lack, be insufficient, deficient in

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, know something

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something

về

về — About, regarding, concerning; to return home

ngài

ngài — Honorific pronoun for respected or noble persons

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

làm

làm — To do, make, cause, work

dâng

dâng — To rise up, offer, surge upward

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement

cơn

cơn — A bout or episode of intense emotion or weather

phẫn

phẫn — Indignant, furious; used in compound phẫn nộ

nộ

nộ — Anger, fury, rage; used in compound phẫn nộ

trong

trong — In, inside, within; preposition of location

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; also, but

bây

bây — Now; used in compound bây giờ (right now)

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now; moment in time

qua

qua — Through, past, via, to pass by

bước

bước — Step, stride; a turning point or stage

ngoặt

ngoặt — Turn, bend; sharp change in direction

bất

bất — Unexpected, sudden; negative prefix in compounds

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect; unexpected when used in compounds

mới

mới — New, fresh, just recently occurred

nguyên

nguyên — Original, primary, fundamental cause

nhân

nhân — Cause, reason; person in compound words

Mọi

Mọi — Every, all, each without exception

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, thing that happened

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, all present

tệ

tệ — Bad, terrible, awful, poor quality

khi

khi — When, at the time of, while

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the thing referred to

tên

tên — Name; also derogatory reference to a person

chỉ

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

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility marker with không thể

tìm

tìm — To look for, search, seek something

thêm

thêm — More, additional, extra, further

được

được — To be able, to get, to achieve something

gì

gì — What, anything, something; question word

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than; comparative marker

bắt

bắt — To catch, begin, force; used in compounds

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning when used in bắt đầu

khoác

khoác — To drape on, put on loosely, don clothing

đặc

đặc — Characteristic, thick, dense, special

tính

tính — Character, nature, personality trait

đáng

đáng — Worthy of, deserving, worth something

ghê

ghê — Terrible, horrifying, disgusting, dreadful

tởm

tởm — Disgusting, revolting, nauseating, repulsive

từ

từ — From, since; word, individual character

làn

làn — Layer, wave, thin sheet of something

sương

sương — Mist, fog, dew, haze in the air

mờ

mờ — Dim, blurry, faint, hazy, unclear

ảo

ảo — Illusory, unreal, imaginary, phantom-like

ngừng

ngừng — To stop, cease, pause an activity

thay

thay — To change, replace, substitute something

đổi

đổi — To change, exchange, alter; thay đổi means change

vốn

vốn — Originally, inherently, by nature, capital

mắt

mắt — Eye, eyes; vision, sight

mịt

mịt — Dark, pitch-black, obscure, shrouded in darkness

bấy

bấy — That long, so long; used in bấy lâu (all this time)

lâu

lâu — Long time, a while, for a long duration

bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

hiện

hiện — To appear, present, manifest, emerge

hình

hình — Image, shape, form, figure appearing

ảnh

ảnh — Image, picture, photograph, visual representation

rõ

rõ — Clear, distinct, obvious, evident

ràng

ràng — Clear; used in rõ ràng meaning clearly, distinctly

đột

đột — Sudden; used in compound đột ngột (abruptly)

ngột

ngột — Stuffy; used in đột ngột meaning sudden, abrupt

ác

ác — Evil, wicked, cruel, malicious

quỷ

quỷ — Demon, devil, evil spirit

Tôi

Tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, believe, consider, reflect on

đây

đây — Here, this place; this right here

điên

điên — Crazy, insane, mad, mentally unstable

rồ

rồ — Crazy, foolish; used in compound điên rồ

nói

nói — To speak, say, tell, talk

đặt

đặt — To place, put, set down something

tờ

tờ — Sheet, classifier for paper or documents

giấy

giấy — Paper, document, sheet of paper

ghét

ghét — To hate, dislike, detest strongly

trở

trở — To return, become, turn back

lại

lại — Again, back, return; directional complement

vào

vào — Into, in, enter; directional preposition

két

két — Safe, strongbox, vault for valuables

sắt

sắt — Iron, metal; két sắt means iron safe

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person pronoun

lo

lo — To worry, be anxious, concerned about

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of something

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

ô

ô — Oh; exclamation of disgust or surprise

nhục

nhục — Shameful, disgraceful, humiliating

Nói

Nói — To say, speak; verbal action of speaking

xong

xong — Done, finished, completed; after doing

thổi

thổi — To blow air, blow out a flame

tắt

tắt — To turn off, extinguish, put out light

ngọn

ngọn — Flame, tip, classifier for flames or plants

nến

nến — Candle; wax candle used for light

mình

mình — Oneself, body, self; reflexive pronoun

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single items like clothing or vehicles

áo

áo — Shirt, garment, piece of clothing

choàng

choàng — Cloak, wrap; drape around the body

dài

dài — Long, lengthy, extended in length

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterward; indicates completion

đường

đường — Road, path, street, way to go

hướng

hướng — Direction, heading, orientation toward something

phía

phía — Side, direction, toward a location

trường

trường — Square, field, school; open space area

thành

thành — Stronghold, citadel, to become, achieve

trì

trì — Fortress; used in compound thành trì

y

y — Medical; used in compound y học (medicine)

học

học — To study, learn; learning, knowledge

nơi

nơi — Place, location, where something is

bạn

bạn — Friend, you; second-person informal pronoun

vị

vị — Honorific classifier for respected persons

bác

bác — Uncle, aunt; respectful address for older people

sĩ

sĩ — Scholar, professional; used in bác sĩ (doctor)

lừng

lừng — Famous, renowned, well-known; used in lừng danh

danh

danh — Name, fame, reputation, renown

có

có — To have, there is, to exist

nhà

nhà — House, home, building, dwelling

tiếp

tiếp — To receive, continue, welcome guests

đón

đón — To welcome, receive, greet someone

đông

đông — Many, crowded, east; large number of people

đảo

đảo — Island; used in đông đảo meaning numerous, crowded

bệnh

bệnh — Sick, illness, disease, patient

Nếu

Nếu — If; conditional conjunction for hypotheticals

ai

ai — Who, anyone, someone; question pronoun

thì

thì — Then; conditional result marker in sentences

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar to

vậy

vậy — So, like that, in that way, thus

Người

Người — Person, people; human being

quản

quản — To manage, supervise; used in compounds

gia

gia — Family, household; used in quản gia (butler)

nghiêm

nghiêm — Strict, stern, serious, grave in manner

nghị

nghị — Resolute, determined; used in nghiêm nghị

nhận

nhận — To recognize, receive, accept something

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional complement

chào

chào — To greet, say hello, salute someone

bị

bị — Passive voice marker for negative events

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, guard, retain something

ở

ở — At, in, to stay, to live somewhere

nào

nào — Which, what, any; interrogative word

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, escort someone somewhere

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, directly, upright without detour

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, entrance to a room

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber; a room in a building

ăn

ăn — To eat; phòng ăn means dining room

đang

đang — Currently doing; present progressive marker

ngồi

ngồi — To sit, be seated in a position

bên

bên — Beside, next to, side, nearby

ly

ly — Glass, cup for drinking beverages

rượu

rượu — Alcohol, wine, liquor, spirits

Đây

Đây — Here, this; demonstrative indicating nearness

quý

quý — Dear, precious, honorable, valued

nhiệt

nhiệt — Heat, warmth, enthusiasm, passionate energy

tình

tình — Feeling, love, emotion; enthusiastic in compounds

khỏe

khỏe — Healthy, strong, well, in good health

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, robust, healthy

chỉn

chỉn — Neat, tidy; used in compound chỉn chu

chu

chu — Careful, thorough; chỉn chu means neat and proper

khuôn

khuôn — Frame, mold; khuôn mặt means face

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, front side of something

đỏ

đỏ — Red, rosy; flushed color of something

hồng

hồng — Pink, rosy; healthy rosy complexion color

mái

mái — Roof; mái tóc refers to hair on head

tóc

tóc — Hair on the head

bạc

bạc — Silver, white-gray; silver-haired, aged

trắng

trắng — White, pure white color

sớm

sớm — Early, premature, too soon

tuổi

tuổi — Age, years old; one's age

phong

phong — Style, manner, bearing; used in phong thái

thái

thái — Manner, bearing, attitude; phong thái means demeanor

sôi

sôi — Boiling, lively, animated, bubbling with energy

nổi

nổi — Famous, floating; sôi nổi means vibrant, lively

quyết

quyết — Decisive, determined, resolute in action

đoán

đoán — To guess, decide; quyết đoán means decisive

Khi

Khi — When, at the time when something happens

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, see, observe, gaze at

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, notice something visually

ta

ta — We, us, he; pronoun depending on context

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, spring upward

bật

bật — To spring up, turn on, pop up suddenly

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, out of, free from something

ghế

ghế — Chair, seat to sit on