The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 12

Vocabulary

Nhưng

Nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

tôi

tôi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

phải

phải — Must, have to, or to be required

nói

nói — To speak or say something

ra

ra — Out, outward direction, or to express

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

gì

gì — What; used in questions or relative clauses

cảm

cảm — To feel or sense an emotion

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, or perceive something

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and'

suy

suy — To think deeply or reflect on something

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think or consider something mentally

theo

theo — To follow, according to, or in a manner

một

một — The number one; indefinite article 'a'

cách

cách — A way, method, or manner of doing

nào

nào — Which, any, or what (question word)

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

thật

thật — Truly, really, or genuinely; truth

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light in weight or mild in feeling

nhõm

nhõm — Relieved; feeling of burden lifted

biết

biết — To know or be aware of something

bao

bao — How much, how many; expressing great degree

sự

sự — Nominalizer turning verbs or adjectives into nouns

cố

cố — To try hard or make an effort

gắng

gắng — To strive or exert effort persistently

ngày

ngày — Day; a unit of time

càng

càng — Increasingly; the more ... the more

trở

trở — To become or turn into a state

nên

nên — To become; should; therefore

lớn

lớn — Big, large, or grown up

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

Phần

Phần — Part, portion, or section of something

thời

thời — Time, period, or era

gian

gian — Space or time; used in compound words

bây

bây — Now; used in 'bây giờ' meaning right now

giờ

giờ — Hour; now; current time

lười

lười — Lazy or unwilling to make effort

biếng

biếng — Idle, sluggish; often paired with 'lười'

kinh

kinh — Terrible, horrifying; intensifier in compounds

khủng

khủng — Dreadful, enormous; intensifier of degree

nằm

nằm — To lie down or recline on a surface

xuống

xuống — Down, downward direction or movement

rất

rất — Very; intensifier used before adjectives

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

được

được — To be allowed to; to obtain or achieve

để

để — To let, allow, or in order to

mất

mất — To lose something or to spend wastefully

sức

sức — Strength, energy, or physical power

lực

lực — Force or power; used in compound words

bắt

bắt — To force, catch, or compel someone

uống

uống — To drink a liquid

dầu

dầu — Oil; liquid fat substance

gan

gan — Liver organ; also means courageous

cá

cá — Fish; aquatic animal

tuyết

tuyết — Snow; frozen precipitation

cùng

cùng — Together with; also; at the same time

loại

loại — Type, kind, or category of something

thuốc

thuốc — Medicine, drug, or medication

bổ

bổ — Nutritious, tonic; providing nourishment

thứ

thứ — Thing, item; ordinal number marker

khác

khác — Other, different, or another one

chưa

chưa — Not yet; indicating incomplete action

kể

kể — To mention, count, or tell a story

đến

đến — To arrive at; to; until; up to

bia

bia — Beer; an alcoholic beverage

rượu

rượu — Alcohol, wine, or liquor

vang

vang — Wine (rượu vang); also means to resound

thịt

thịt — Meat or flesh of an animal

tái

tái — Rare or undercooked; also means pale

yêu

yêu — To love; feeling deep affection

quý

quý — Precious, dear, or valued greatly

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

Anh

Anh — Older brother; second-person pronoun for males

ấy

ấy — That; third-person reference to someone

mực

mực — Ink; squid; also a degree or measure

thương

thương — To love tenderly; to feel compassion

muốn

muốn — To want or desire something

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating negative experience

ốm

ốm — To be sick or ill

Tôi

Tôi — First-person pronoun 'I' (capitalized form)

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

có

có — To have; there is/are; to possess

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, games, or conversations

trò

trò — Game, play, or act; used in compounds

chuyện

chuyện — Story, conversation, or matter to discuss

thực

thực — Real, true, or genuine

nghiêm

nghiêm — Strict, serious, or grave in manner

túc

túc — Serious, earnest; used in 'nghiêm túc'

hợp

hợp — Appropriate, suitable, or to combine

lý

lý — Reason, logic; rational

với

với — With; together with; preposition of accompaniment

anh

anh — Older brother; male pronoun for peers

hôm

hôm — Day; used in time expressions like yesterday

trước

trước — Before, in front of, or previously

rằng

rằng — That; introduces indirect speech or clause

ước

ước — To wish or hope for something

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow someone

phép

phép — Permission; rule; polite manner

đi

đi — To go; movement away from speaker

thăm

thăm — To visit someone, especially for care

họ

họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, or adequate amount

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; additive adverb

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility or capacity

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, or put up with

đựng

đựng — To contain or hold; to endure hardship

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

nơi

nơi — Place, location, or where something is

biện

biện — To argue or defend; used in compounds

hộ

hộ — To help or do on behalf of someone

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine in quality or behavior

mình

mình — Oneself; body; informal first-person pronoun

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; reason conjunction

khóc

khóc — To cry or weep from emotion

xong

xong — Done, finished, completed an action

Ngày

Ngày — Day; a specific day or daytime period

khó

khó — Difficult, hard, or challenging

khăn

khăn — Towel or cloth; hardship in compound words

mạch

mạch — Pulse, vein; flow or coherence

lạc

lạc — Clear, coherent; also means peanut or lost

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just; limiting adverb

nhược

nhược — Weak, feeble; deficiency in strength

thần

thần — Spirit, nerve; god; mental faculty

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity

thôi

thôi — Only, just; stop; that's all

vậy

vậy — So, thus; that's the way it is

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ôm

ôm — To hug or embrace someone warmly

vào

vào — Into, in; directional word moving inward

lòng

lòng — Heart, chest, lap; inner feelings

rồi

rồi — Already; then; after that sequence marker

bế

bế — To carry a child in one's arms

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional word moving higher

lầu

lầu — Floor, story of a building; upstairs

đặt

đặt — To place or put something down carefully

giường

giường — Bed for sleeping or resting

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down in a position

bên

bên — Beside, next to, or at the side

đọc

đọc — To read text or written material

sách

sách — Book; printed reading material

nghe

nghe — To listen or hear sounds

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning or front of something

mỏi

mỏi — Tired, aching, or sore from exertion

mệt

mệt — Exhausted or fatigued from activity

người

người — Person, human being; body of a person

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment; used in emotional compounds

an

an — Peaceful, calm, secure; safe feeling

ủi

ủi — To comfort or console someone in distress

tất

tất — All, every; used in 'tất cả' meaning all

cả

cả — All, entire; inclusive of everything

tự

tự — By oneself; self; autonomous action

chăm

chăm — To care for diligently; attentive

sóc

sóc — To take care of; squirrel (animal)

bản

bản — Original; copy; self in 'bản thân'

thân

thân — Body, self; close relationship; dear

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or maintain something

gìn

gìn — To preserve carefully; used in 'giữ gìn'

khỏe

khỏe — Healthy, strong, in good physical condition