The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 1

Vocabulary

Tờ

Tờ — Classifier for flat sheets like paper

Giấy

Giấy — Paper, a thin flat writing material

Dán

Dán — To paste or stick something onto a surface

Tường

Tường — Wall, a vertical structure dividing spaces

Màu

Màu — Color or hue of something

Vàng

Vàng — Yellow color or gold material

Tác

Tác — Part of compound meaning 'author' or 'work'

giả

giả — Author or creator of a work

Hiếm

Hiếm — Rare, not commonly occurring

khi

khi — When, a conjunction indicating time

nào

nào — Any or which, used in questions and negations

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

người

người — Person or people, human being

bình

bình — Ordinary, normal, common

thường

thường — Usual, ordinary, often occurring

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

và

và — And, a conjunction connecting words or clauses

tôi

tôi — I, first-person singular pronoun

lại

lại — Again or unexpectedly, contrastive particle

thuê

thuê — To rent or hire something

được

được — To be able to, successfully accomplish something

một

một — One, the number one or indefinite article

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses or buildings

nhà

nhà — House, home, building for living

cổ

cổ — Ancient, old, antique in style

kính

kính — Stately, dignified, respectful in manner

để

để — To, in order to, for the purpose of

nghỉ

nghỉ — To rest or take a break

hè

hè — Summer season of the year

Một

Một — One, used to introduce a single item

dinh

dinh — Mansion or official residence building

thự

thự — Villa or large impressive residence

thời

thời — Time period or era in history

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to or be colonized

địa

địa — Land, territory, or place

điền

điền — Field, farmland, or estate grounds

trang

trang — Estate, page, or farmstead

gia

gia — Family, household, or clan

truyền

truyền — To pass down through generations

dám

dám — To dare or have the courage to

nói

nói — To say or speak words

đó

đó — That, referring to something previously mentioned

là

là — To be, linking subject and predicate

ma

ma — Ghost, spirit, supernatural entity

ám

ám — To haunt or obsessively affect someone

đạt

đạt — To reach or achieve a goal

đến

đến — To arrive at or reach a place

đỉnh

đỉnh — Peak, summit, highest point

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated in position

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive marker

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness or virtue, often in compounds

phúc

phúc — Blessing, happiness, good fortune

lãng

lãng — Romantic, dreamy, part of compound

mạn

mạn — Romantic, part of 'lãng mạn' meaning romantic

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, a contrasting conjunction

vậy

vậy — So, thus, in that way

đòi

đòi — To demand or require something

hỏi

hỏi — To ask or question someone

quá

quá — Too, excessively, more than enough

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a large amount

ở

ở — To live at, be located at

số

số — Number, fate, or destiny

phận

phận — Fate, destiny, one's lot in life

Dù

Dù — Although, even though, regardless

sao

sao — Star or why, depending on context

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, voluntarily

hào

hào — Proud, part of 'tự hào' meaning proud

tuyên

tuyên — To declare or announce officially

bố

bố — To announce, or father informally

rằng

rằng — That, introducing a reported clause

có

có — To have or there is something

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or something abstract

gì

gì — What, something, anything

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, unusual, extraordinary

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, odd

về

về — About, regarding, or to return home

nơi

nơi — Place, location, a specific spot

này

này — This, referring to something nearby

Nếu

Nếu — If, introducing a conditional clause

không

không — Not, no, negation word

tại

tại — At, because of, due to

nó

nó — It, he, or she, third person pronoun

cho

To give or for the benefit of

với

với — With, together with someone

giá

giá — Price, cost of something

rẻ

rẻ — Cheap, inexpensive, low cost

Và

Và — And, connecting two clauses or items

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon or leave something behind

trống

trống — Empty, vacant, unoccupied space

lâu

lâu — Long time, for a lengthy duration

thế

thế — Like that, such, in that way

cười

cười — To laugh or smile

nhạo

nhạo — To mock or ridicule someone

dĩ

dĩ — Part of 'dĩ nhiên' meaning of course

nhiên

nhiên — Natural, part of 'dĩ nhiên' of course

rồi

rồi — Already, done, then afterward

ta

ta — We, I, informal first person pronoun

vẫn

vẫn — Still, continuing a previous state

hay

hay — Or, often, or interesting/good

gặp

gặp — To meet or encounter someone

trong

trong — In, inside, within something

hôn

hôn — Marriage or kiss, depending on context

nhân

nhân — Person or human, part of compounds

thực

thực — Real, actual, practical

tế

tế — Practical, part of 'thực tế' meaning reality

cực

cực — Extremely, very, extreme degree

đoan

đoan — Extreme, part of 'cực đoan' meaning extremist

Ông

Ông — Mr., grandfather, respectful male pronoun

chút

chút — A little, a small amount

kiên

kiên — Patient, persistent, part of 'kiên nhẫn'

nhẫn

nhẫn — Patient, enduring, part of 'kiên nhẫn'

đức

đức — Virtue, moral quality, or faith

tin

tin — To believe or trust in something

vô

vô — Without, lacking, infinite

cùng

cùng — Together, extremely, or together with

ghê

ghê — Terrible, dreadful, intensely awful

sợ

sợ — To fear or be afraid of something

mê

mê — Superstitious belief or obsessed with something

tín

tín — Belief, faith, part of 'mê tín'

dị

dị — Superstition, part of 'mê tín dị đoan'

ông

ông — He, him, grandfather, respectful male pronoun

công

công — Public, openly, or merit/work

khai

khai — To declare or open, as in public

chế

chế — To ridicule or mock openly

bất

bất — Un-, not, negative prefix in compounds

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, trips, or affairs

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, or topic of conversation

thứ

thứ — Thing, type, or ordinal marker

thể

thể — Can, able to, possibility marker

cảm

cảm — To feel or sense emotionally

nhận

nhận — To receive or recognize something

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or observe something

thấy

thấy — To see or perceive something

ghi

ghi — To write down or record something

chép

chép — To copy or write down notes

thành

thành — To become, into, successfully

con

con — Child, animal classifier, or offspring

bác

bác — Uncle, aunt, or senior person

sĩ

sĩ — Doctor, professional, part of 'bác sĩ'

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic, perhaps in expressions

ai

ai — Who, anyone, someone

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here

tờ

tờ — Flat sheet, classifier for paper documents

giấy

giấy — Paper, material for writing on

tri

tri — Knowledge, knowing, part of compounds

nguồn

nguồn — Source, origin of something

an

an — Peace, comfort, safe and calm

ủi

ủi — Comfort, console, part of 'an ủi'

lớn

lớn — Big, large, great in size

tâm

tâm — Mind, heart, inner self

trí

trí — Intelligence, mind, intellect

lý

lý — Reason, logic, rationale

do

do — Reason, cause, because of

khiến

khiến — To cause or make someone do something

hồi

hồi — To recover, return, or episode

phục

phục — To recover or restore to previous state

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid in speed

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative marker

Bạn

Bạn — Friend, or you, second person pronoun

đấy

đấy — There, that, emphatic particle

ấy

ấy — That, the one mentioned previously

đang

đang — Currently doing, present tense marker

bệnh

bệnh — Sick, ill, disease or illness

thì

thì — Then, marks condition or topic

biết

biết — To know or be aware of something

làm

làm — To do or make something

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons or taste

còn

còn — Still, remaining, or moreover

chồng

chồng — Husband, a woman's spouse

mình

mình — Oneself, body, or intimate 'we'

khẳng

khẳng — Part of 'khẳng định' meaning to affirm

định

định — To affirm, decide, or intend

bạn

bạn — Friend, companion, or you informally

bè

bè — Friends, part of 'bạn bè' meaning friends

thân

thân — Close, intimate, dear friend or body

ra

ra — Out, go out, result in something

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all, nothing, negative emphatic

vấn

vấn — Issue, problem, part of 'vấn đề'

đề

đề — Issue, topic, part of 'vấn đề' problem

cả

cả — All, both, even, entirely

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely

chứng

chứng — Symptom, syndrome, condition

suy

suy — To decline, weaken, or deteriorate

nhược

nhược — Weakness, debility, part of 'suy nhược'

thần

thần — Nerve, spirit, divine,神

kinh

kinh — Nerve, scripture, part of 'thần kinh'

tạm

tạm — Temporary, for the time being

khuynh

khuynh — Tendency, inclination, part of compound

hướng

hướng — Direction, tendency, inclination toward

cuồng

cuồng — Hysterical, frenzied, mad behavior

loạn

loạn — Chaos, disorder, hysteria

Anh

Anh — Older brother or you, male pronoun

trai

trai — Boy, male, young man

anh

anh — Older brother or respectful male pronoun

tương

tương — Future or mutual, part of compounds