The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 15

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

không

khong — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'

nặng

nang — Heavy; severe; used for weight or intensity

hơn

hon — More than; comparative particle in Vietnamese

chút

chut — A little; a small amount of something

nào

nao — Which; any; used in questions or negations

tôi

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

nói

noi — To speak; to say; to tell someone something

cũng

cung — Also; too; as well; likewise

chẳng

chang — Not at all; negative emphatic particle

bằng

bang — Equal to; as much as; by means of

trước

truoc — Before; in front; previously

và

va — And; connecting conjunction between clauses

cảm

cam — To feel; sense; emotion

giác

giac — Sense; perception; feeling

thèm

them — To crave; to long for food or something

ăn

an — To eat; to consume food

của

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

có

co — To have; to exist; there is/are

thể

the — Can; able to; possibility

tốt

tot — Good; well; fine; positive quality

vào

vao — Into; at a time; to enter

buổi

buoi — A period of the day such as morning or evening

tối

toi — Evening; night; dark

khi

khi — When; at the time that

anh

anh — Older brother; term for older male person

ở

o — To be at; to live; to stay somewhere

đây

day — Here; this place; right here

nhưng

nhung — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

lại

lai — Again; but instead; contrary to expectation

tệ

te — Bad; poor quality; terrible

sáng

sang — Morning; bright; light

vắng

vang — Absent; empty; quiet without people

nhà

nha — House; home; family

Thương

thuong — To love tenderly; feel affection or pity

cái

cai — Classifier for objects; thing; that

tâm

tam — Heart; mind; spirit; inner self

hồn

hon — Soul; spirit; inner essence of a person

bé

be — Small; little; young child

nhỏ

nho — Small; tiny; little in size

em

em — Younger sibling; term for younger person

quá

qua — Too; very; excessively

ấy

ay — That; those; referring to something mentioned

trong

trong — In; inside; within

ôm

om — To hug; to embrace someone warmly

chặt

chat — Tight; firmly; tightly held

lấy

lay — To take; to grab; to get something

cứ

cu — Keep on; continue; go ahead and do

muốn

muon — To want; to desire; to wish for

ốm

om — To be sick; to be ill; unwell

bao

bao — How much; how many; wrap; cover

nhiêu

nhieu — How much; how many; a lot

thì

thi — Then; conditional particle in a sentence

Nhưng

nhung — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

bây

bay — Now; this; current moment

giờ

gio — Hour; time; now

hãy

hay — Imperative particle urging action; please do

tận

tan — Until; to the fullest extent; exhaust

dụng

dung — Use; utilize; make use of

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns; these; those

quý

quy — Precious; valuable; dear; to cherish

báu

bau — Precious; treasured; valuable thing

này

nay — This; these; referring to nearby things

cách

cach — Way; method; manner of doing something

đi

di — To go; imperative softener; move

ngủ

ngu — To sleep; to rest at night

rồi

roi — Already; then; done; afterward

mai

mai — Tomorrow; the next day

chúng

chung — We; they; plural pronoun prefix

ta

ta — We; us; inclusive first person plural

sẽ

se — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

chuyện

chuyen — Story; matter; topic; talk about something

tiếp

tiep — Continue; next; to carry on doing

Và

va — And; connecting conjunction between clauses

chứ

chu — Right?; isn't it?; affirmative tag particle

hỏi

hoi — To ask; to inquire; to question someone

với

voi — With; together with; to someone

vẻ

ve — Appearance; expression; look; air

u

u — Dark; gloomy; sad; melancholy

sầu

sau — Sorrow; sadness; grief; melancholy

Sao

sao — Why; how; star; used in questions

được

duoc — Can; able; to get; to be allowed

yêu

yeu — To love; to be in love with someone

Chỉ

chi — Only; just; merely; to point at

còn

con — Still; remaining; yet; there is left

ba

ba — Three; father (informal)

tuần

tuan — Week; a period of seven days

nữa

nua — More; another; still; yet

thôi

thoi — Just; only; that's enough; stop

một

mot — One; a; an; single

chuyến

chuyen — Trip; journey; a single travel excursion

du

du — Travel; wander; tour

lịch

lich — Calendar; schedule; travel; tourism

vài

vai — A few; several; some

ngày

ngay — Day; daytime; a calendar day

dọn

don — To clean up; to tidy; to arrange

dẹp

dep — To clear away; to tidy up clutter

cửa

cua — Door; gate; entrance of a building

Thật

that — Really; truly; genuine; in truth

sự

su — Matter; fact; affair; nominalizer particle

đấy

day — There; that; emphatic demonstrative particle

đang

dang — Currently; in the process of doing

khỏe

khoe — Healthy; well; strong; in good health

Có

co — To have; there is; exists

lẽ

le — Reason; perhaps; maybe; probably

về

ve — About; return; concerning; go back

xác

xac — Body; corpse; physical body

bắt

bat — To catch; to begin; to start something

đầu

dau — Head; beginning; start

dừng

dung — To stop; to halt; to pause

đột

dot — Sudden; abrupt; unexpectedly

vì

vi — Because; for the reason that

ngồi

ngoi — To sit; to be seated

thẳng

thang — Straight; upright; directly

dậy

day — To get up; to rise; wake up

nhìn

nhin — To look; to see; to gaze at

ánh

anh — Ray; gleam; light; glimmer

mắt

mat — Eyes; look; gaze

nghiêm

nghiem — Strict; stern; serious; severe

khắc

khac — Harsh; strict; to carve; engrave

trách

trach — To blame; to reproach; to scold

móc

moc — To hook; to pick at; reproach indirectly

đến

den — To arrive; to reach; until; to come

mức

muc — Level; degree; extent; measure

thêm

them — More; additional; to add more

lời

loi — Word; speech; utterance; words spoken

Em

em — Younger sibling; term for younger person

van

van — To beg; to plead; to implore someone

con

con — Child; young; classifier for animals

như

nhu — Like; as; similar to; such as

chính

chinh — Main; self; exact; official; correct

đừng

dung — Don't; imperative negative; do not do

để

de — To let; to put; in order to

ý

y — Meaning; idea; mind; intention

nghĩ

nghi — To think; to consider; to believe

đó

do — That; there; over there; those

xâm

xam — To invade; to intrude; penetrate

nhập

nhap — To enter; to import; to join; infiltrate

trí

tri — Mind; intellect; wisdom

dù

du — Even though; although; despite; umbrella

giây

giay — Second; moment; a unit of time

Không

khong — No; not; nothing; zero

gì

gi — What; anything; something; nothing

nguy

nguy — Danger; dangerous; hazardous

hiểm

hiem — Dangerous; risky; treacherous

quyến

quyen — To attract; to charm; to entice

rũ

ru — To seduce; to allure; attractive charm

đối

doi — Opposite; toward; regarding; against

tính

tinh — Personality; nature; character; to calculate

Đó

do — That; those; referring to something mentioned

là

la — To be; is; am; are

ảo

ao — Illusory; virtual; unreal; fantasy

tưởng

tuong — To imagine; to think; illusion; fantasy

sai

sai — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; to send

lầm

lam — Mistake; error; to be mistaken

ngu

ngu — Stupid; foolish; dumb

ngốc

ngoc — Foolish; silly; stupid person

tin

tin — To believe; to trust; news; message

tư

tu — Private; personal; thought; four

bác

bac — Uncle/aunt (older than parent); doctor (informal)

sĩ

si — Specialist; professional title suffix

vậy

vay — So; thus; like that; in that case

sao

sao — Why; how; star; so; used in questions

Vì

vi — Because; for the sake of; reason

tất

tat — All; every; complete; entirely

nhiên

nhien — Natural; of course; naturally; certainly

lâu

lau — Long time; for a while; a long duration

sau

sau — After; behind; later; afterwards

đã

da — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese