The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1

Vocabulary

Không

Không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

có

có — To have; to exist; yes (affirmative)

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions and negatives

đáng

đáng — Worth; deserving; worthy of something

ghét

ghét — To hate; to dislike strongly

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

sự

sự — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns and events

khôn

khôn — Clever; wise; intelligent

ngoan

ngoan — Well-behaved; obedient; good (of a person)

thái

thái — Extreme degree; manner; attitude; used in compounds

quá

quá — Too; excessively; very much

Tại

Tại — At; in; because of (preposition)

ngay

ngay — Right away; immediately; straight; directly

sau

sau — After; behind; later in time or space

khi

khi — When; at the time that

trời

trời — Sky; heaven; weather; God (informal)

tối

tối — Dark; nighttime; evening darkness

vào

vào — To enter; into; at (a time)

một

một — One; a/an (indefinite article equivalent)

buổi

buổi — A session or period of time; part of day

gió

gió — Wind; breeze

mạnh

mạnh — Strong; powerful; forceful

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear (of water)

mùa

mùa — Season; harvest time

thu

thu — Autumn; fall season

năm

năm — Year; the number five

tôi

tôi — I; me (first-person singular pronoun)

đang

đang — Currently; progressive aspect marker

tận

tận — To the fullest; utmost; all the way to

hưởng

hưởng — To enjoy; to receive; to benefit from

thú

thú — Pleasure; interest; amusement; animal

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; fun; entertaining

kép

kép — Double; dual; twofold

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

suy

suy — To think deeply; to decline; to ponder

tư

tư — To think; private; thought; the number four

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

tẩu

tẩu — Pipe (for smoking); to flee

thuốc

thuốc — Medicine; tobacco; drug

cùng

cùng — Together with; also; same; at the same time

với

với — With; together with; to (someone)

người

người — Person; people; human being

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (peer address)

là

là — To be; is/am/are (copula verb)

thư

thư — Letter; correspondence; library (in compounds)

viện

viện — Institute; hall; library (in compounds)

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small; little; young; tiny

phía

phía — Side; direction; toward

ông

ông — He/him (respectful); grandfather; sir

hay

hay — Or; interesting; often; good (colloquial)

còn

còn — Still; yet; remaining; also

gọi

gọi — To call; to name; to summon

phòng

phòng — Room; chamber; to prevent

sách

sách — Book; written publication

số

số — Number; fate; destiny

Trong

Trong — In; inside; within (preposition)

ít

ít — Few; little; not much in quantity

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker; number one

giờ

giờ — Hour; o'clock; now (colloquial)

đồng

đồng — Same; Vietnamese currency; bronze; field

hồ

hồ — Lake; lake (geographical); paste (glue)

chúng

chúng — We/us; they/them (plural pronoun)

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already; have done

giữ

giữ — To keep; to hold; to maintain

im

im — Silent; quiet; still

lặng

lặng — Silent; calm; still; quiet

sâu

sâu — Deep; profound; deeply (adverb)

sắc

sắc — Sharp; keen; color; acute tone marker

đó

đó — That; there; that one (demonstrative)

đối

đối — Toward; facing; opposite; to respond

bất

bất — Any; un-; not (negative prefix in compounds)

kỳ

kỳ — Any; strange; period; term (in compounds)

quan

quan — Official; to observe; to concern (in compounds)

sát

sát — To observe closely; next to; to kill (in compounds)

vô

vô — Without; lacking; to enter (Sino-Vietnamese prefix)

tình

tình — Feeling; love; sentiment; situation

nào

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

mỗi

mỗi — Each; every (distributive determiner)

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; seem (as in 'vẻ như')

như

như — Like; as; such as; seem

chăm

chăm — Attentive; diligent; hardworking

chú

chú — To focus on; uncle (father's younger brother)

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; whole; to return (in compounds)

toàn

toàn — Entirely; completely; all; whole

bị

bị — Passive voice marker; to suffer; to be affected

cuốn

cuốn — To roll; to sweep up; to be engrossed in

hút

hút — To suck; to attract; to smoke (cigarette)

bởi

bởi — By; because of; due to

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those; these

vòng

vòng — Circle; ring; loop; round

xoáy

xoáy — Spiral; swirl; whirlpool; vortex

khói

khói — Smoke; fumes

uốn

uốn — To bend; to curl; to wave (hair or smoke)

lượn

lượn — To glide; to drift; to meander

bao

bao — To cover; how much; bag; envelope

trùm

trùm — To cover over; to envelop; boss; chief

không

không — No; not; zero; air (lowercase usage)

khí

khí — Air; gas; atmosphere; spirit (in compounds)

căn

căn — Apartment; room; unit; root (in compounds)

Tuy

Tuy — Although; even though; despite (conjunction)

nhiên

nhiên — However; natural; nevertheless (in compounds)

về

về — About; regarding; to return; toward

phần

phần — Part; portion; share; section

mình

mình — Self; oneself; body; we (intimate)

thầm

thầm — Quietly; secretly; silently in one's mind

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to consider; to reflect

chủ

chủ — Owner; host; main; subject (in compounds)

đề

đề — Topic; subject; theme; to propose

từng

từng — Each; once; used to; former (past experience)

tài

tài — Talent; skill; ability; talented

trò

trò — Game; role; student; trick

chuyện

chuyện — Story; conversation; matter; topic

giữa

giữa — Middle; between; among; center

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; first; top

ý

ý — Idea; opinion; meaning; intention

vụ

vụ — Case; affair; incident; matter

án

án — Case; legal case; sentence (judicial)

đường

đường — Street; road; path; sugar

bí

bí — Secret; mysterious; pumpkin (in compounds)

ẩn

ẩn — Hidden; mysterious; to hide (in compounds)

xung

xung — Around; surrounding; impulse (in compounds)

quanh

quanh — Around; surrounding; nearby

giết

giết — To kill; to murder; to slay

Do

Do — Because; due to; owing to (conjunction)

coi

coi — To consider; to watch; to regard as

trùng

trùng — Coincidence; to overlap; duplicate; insect

hợp

hợp — To combine; suitable; to fit; coincide

ngẫu

ngẫu — Random; accidental; by chance (in compounds)

cửa

cửa — Door; entrance; gate; opening

hộ

hộ — Household; apartment unit; to help

mở

mở — To open; to turn on; to start

tung

tung — To fling open; to spread; widely

ra

ra — Out; to exit; outward direction

đón

đón — To welcome; to pick up; to greet

quen

quen — Familiar; to know someone; acquainted with

cũ

cũ — Old; former; used; not new

Tổng

Tổng — General; total; chief; head (in compounds)

trưởng

trưởng — Chief; head; leader; senior

cảnh

cảnh — Police; scenery; scene; landscape

Chúng

Chúng — We/us; they/them (plural pronoun, capitalized)

chào

chào — To greet; hello; goodbye

ấy

ấy — That; that person; him/her (demonstrative pronoun)

nồng

nồng — Warm; intense; fervent; strong (of smell/feeling)

nhiệt

nhiệt — Heat; warmth; enthusiasm (in compounds)

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; since

con

con — Child; offspring; animal classifier; this

này

này — This; these (demonstrative pronoun)

gần

gần — Near; close; almost; nearby

vừa

vừa — Just (recently); just right; to fit; both...and

giải

giải — To solve; to explain; to relieve; prize

trí

trí — Intelligence; mind; wisdom (in compounds)

khinh

khinh — To look down on; to despise; light (weight)

thường

thường — Often; ordinary; normal; usually

gặp

gặp — To meet; to encounter; to come across

nhiều

nhiều — Many; much; a lot of

ngồi

ngồi — To sit; to be seated

bóng

bóng — Shadow; shade; ball; reflection

lúc

lúc — Moment; time; when; at the time

đứng

đứng — To stand; to stop; upright

dậy

dậy — To get up; to rise; to wake up

mục

mục — Purpose; section; column; item

đích

đích — Goal; target; purpose; destination

thắp

thắp — To light (a candle or lamp)

đèn

đèn — Lamp; light; lantern

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet (conjunction)

lại

lại — Again; to come back; however; but

xuống

xuống — To go down; downward; to descend

mà

mà — But; yet; so that; emphatic particle

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to act

vậy

vậy — So; like that; therefore; that way

lên

lên — To go up; upward; to rise; to speak up

tiếng

tiếng — Sound; voice; language; word; reputation