Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 13

Vocabulary

Sức

Sức — Strength, energy, or physical capacity

khỏe

khỏe — Healthy, in good physical condition

của

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

tôi

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

không

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

được

được — Indicates ability or successful outcome; 'can' or 'okay'

tốt

tốt — Good, well, or satisfactory in quality

lắm

lắm — Very much, a lot; intensifier at sentence end

mùa

mùa — Season of the year, e.g., spring or winter

đông

đông — Winter season; also means 'east' or 'crowded'

thì

thì — Topic marker or conditional particle meaning 'then'

lạnh

lạnh — Cold in temperature

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and'

mưa

mưa — Rain; to rain

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, or a large amount

một

một — The number one; indefinite article 'a'

cách

cách — Way, method, or manner of doing something

bất

bất — Prefix meaning 'un-', 'not', or 'abnormal'

thường

thường — Normal, usual, or ordinary

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; also means 'thing'

quán

quán — Small shop, inn, or eatery

trọ

trọ — To lodge or stay temporarily as a boarder

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, or young in size

mà

mà — Contrastive conjunction meaning 'but' or 'yet'

ở

ở — To live, stay, or be located somewhere

lại

lại — To stay back; again; directional particle

gần

gần — Near, close in distance

mặt

mặt — Face; surface of something

nước

nước — Water; also means 'country' or 'nation'

đến

đến — To arrive at; to reach; until

mức

mức — Level, degree, or extent of something

ban

ban — Period of time; committee or board

đêm

đêm — Night, nighttime hours

giấc

giấc — Classifier for sleep or dreams

ngủ

ngủ — To sleep

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker meaning 'will'

bị

bị — Passive voice marker for negative experiences

quấy

quấy — To disturb, annoy, or cause trouble

rầy

rầy — To scold or disturb; paired with quấy for disruption

nếu

nếu — Conditional conjunction meaning 'if'

biển

biển — Sea, ocean

động

động — Rough, stormy; to move or be agitated

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns indicating 'these' or 'those'

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; part of compound words like 'circumstances'

cảnh

cảnh — Scene, scenery, or circumstances

này

này — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'these'

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, or solid

chắn

chắn — To block; used in 'chắc chắn' meaning certainly

là

là — Linking verb meaning 'to be'

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, all of something

trái

trái — Opposite, contrary; also means fruit

ngược

ngược — Opposite, reverse, or contrary direction

với

với — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment

thuận

thuận — Favorable, convenient, or smooth

lợi

lợi — Advantageous, beneficial; profit or advantage

thế

thế — So, thus; that way; power or position

nhưng

nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

chấp

chấp — To accept, overlook, or disregard something

tất

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

cả

cả — All, entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning all of

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple items or people

điều

điều — Matter, thing, or abstract subject

đó

đó — Demonstrative meaning 'that' or 'those' (distal)

như

như — Like, as, such as; comparison particle

thể

thể — Body; form; as if; used in 'như thể' meaning as if

để

để — In order to; to put or place something

minh

minh — To prove, demonstrate; also means bright or clear

chứng

chứng — Evidence, proof, or to witness

cho

cho — For, to give; benefactive preposition

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment, or inner emotion

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news or information

rằng

rằng — Complementizer meaning 'that' after verbs of saying

mọi

mọi — Every, all; referring to every member of a group

thứ

thứ — Thing; ordinal number marker; rank or type

mang

mang — To carry, bear, or bring something

tính

tính — Nature, character; to calculate; having the quality of

quyết

quyết — To decide, determine; resolute

định

định — To determine, plan; fixed or settled

đều

đều — All, equally, every one without exception

nảy

nảy — To arise, spring up, or emerge suddenly

sinh

sinh — To be born, arise, or come into existence

trở

trở — To return; to become; used in 'trở ngại' obstacle

ngại

ngại — Obstacle, hindrance; to feel reluctant or hesitant

chính

chính — Main, principal; exactly, right; politics

trong

trong — Inside, within; clear or transparent

giữa

giữa — In the middle of, between, among

tác

tác — Work, creation; part of 'tác phẩm' meaning literary work

phẩm

phẩm — Work, product; quality or grade of something

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

ra

ra — Directional particle meaning outward; to come out

đời

đời — Life, existence; to be born or come into being

Vào

Vào — Into, at; preposition indicating entry or time

buổi

buổi — Period of day, such as morning or afternoon

sáng

sáng — Morning; bright, light

xuất

xuất — To go out, depart; to export or produce

phát

phát — To depart, emit, or start; broadcast

theo

theo — To follow, along; according to

hướng

hướng — Direction, orientation; to face toward

nam

nam — South; male gender

lên

lên — To go up, rise; upward directional particle

con

con — Classifier for roads, rivers, animals; child

đường

đường — Road, path, or street

tuyệt

tuyệt — Excellent, superb; absolutely wonderful

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, or attractive

uốn

uốn — To bend, curve, or wind along a path

cao

cao — High, tall in height

xuyên

xuyên — To pass through, penetrate, or traverse

qua

qua — To pass, go through; across

rừng

rừng — Forest, jungle

thông

thông — Pine tree; to be clear or unobstructed

người

người — Person, people; classifier for humans

ta

ta — We, us; informal first-person pronoun

tầm

tầm — Range, scope, or level of vision or reach

nhìn

nhìn — To look, see, or observe

xa

xa — Far, distant in space

chiều

chiều — Afternoon or evening; direction; to indulge

cứ

cứ — Continuing to do something regardless; keeps doing

khi

khi — When, at the time of

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

sức

sức — Strength, energy, physical power

phép

phép — Permission; rule or method; magic spell

đi

đi — To go, walk; directional particle away from speaker

bộ

bộ — On foot; set or ministry; classifier for suits

vòng

vòng — To go around; circle, loop, or round

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding an area

vịnh

vịnh — Bay or gulf of water

từ

từ — From; word or vocabulary item

tận

tận — All the way to, up to the very end

phía

phía — Side, direction, or area toward something

bên

bên — Side, beside; next to

kia

kia — That over there; distal demonstrative

Địa

Địa — Place, land; part of 'địa điểm' meaning location

điểm

điểm — Point, spot, or location; score or grade

càng

càng — The more...; increasingly; comparative intensifier

nên

nên — Should, ought to; therefore; to become

thú

thú — Interesting, amusing; animal; pleasure

vị

vị — Taste, flavor; classifier for persons of status

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker

đối

đối — Toward, facing; opposite or in relation to

bởi

bởi — Because of; due to; causal preposition

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

nó

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

Hoàng

Hoàng — Emperor; imperial; yellow color

đế

đế — Emperor; base or sole of shoe

yêu

yêu — To love; to be fond of

mến

mến — To be fond of, to like affectionately

hết

hết — All, completely, to the fullest extent

mực

mực — Ink; to the utmost; squid

thu

thu — Autumn season; to collect or gather

năm

năm — Year; the number five

tình

tình — Love, feeling, sentiment; situation or circumstance

cờ

cờ — Flag; chess; part of 'tình cờ' meaning accidentally

có

có — To have, exist, or possess something

lần

lần — Time, instance, or occurrence of an event

nữa

nữa — More, again, another time or amount

ông

ông — Grandfather; respectful pronoun for older male

đang

đang — Progressive aspect marker meaning currently doing

thăm

thăm — To visit, pay a call on someone

giới

giới — World, realm, or domain of existence

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, virtue, or good fortune

phúc

phúc — Happiness, blessing, or good fortune

bé

bé — Small, little; baby or young child

lãng

lãng — Romantic, leisurely; part of 'lãng quên' to forget

quên

quên — To forget something

cuối

cuối — Last, final, at the end

cùng

cùng — Together; final; same; used in 'cuối cùng' finally

Chính

Chính — Main, principal, exactly; right or correct

trên

trên — On top of, above, on a surface

hai

hai — The number two

bản

bản — Copy, version, original; classifier for documents

thân

thân — Body, self; close or intimate

kiểu

kiểu — Style, type, or pattern of something

hình

hình — Shape, form, image, or figure

nói

nói — To speak, say, or tell

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, accurate

ý

ý — Idea, thought, meaning, or intention

tưởng

tưởng — To think, imagine; idea or thought

phục

phục — To ambush; to admire; to serve

kích

kích — To attack, incite; part of 'phục kích' meaning ambush