Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore — Page 11

Vocabulary

Thú

thú — Animal; also means interest or hobby

săn

săn — To hunt, pursue wild animals

bắn

bắn — To shoot, fire a weapon

đặc

đặc — Special, thick, or concentrated

biệt

biệt — Special, separate, distinct from others

đặc biệt

đặc biệt — Especially, particularly, special

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

hươu

hươu — Deer, a common forest animal

nai

nai — Deer, large forest deer species

hươu nai

hươu nai — Deer and stag; general term for deer

và

và — And, conjunction connecting words or phrases

gà

gà — Chicken, common poultry bird

rừng

rừng — Forest, jungle, woodland area

gà rừng

gà rừng — Wild jungle fowl, forest chicken

cùng

cùng — Together with, along with, same

với

với — With, together with, preposition

cá

cá — Fish, aquatic animal used as food

được

được — To be able to; passive marker; obtained

bổ sung

bổ sung — To supplement, add to, complement existing supply

vào

vào — Into, to enter, directional preposition

nguồn

nguồn — Source, origin, supply of something

thực phẩm

thực phẩm — Food, foodstuff, edible products

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

nhà

nhà — House, home, household

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, conjunction showing contrast

lương

lương — Salary, staple grain, food ration

chính

chính — Main, principal, primary, official

dường như

dường như — It seems, apparently, seemingly

lúa

lúa — Rice plant, paddy rice crop

nương

nương — Hillside field, upland farm plot

lúa nương

lúa nương — Upland rice grown on hillside fields

Đậu

đậu — Bean, legume plant used as food

dừa

dừa — Coconut, tropical palm fruit

cam

cam — Orange, citrus fruit

mía

mía — Sugarcane, tall grass plant for sugar

cau

cau — Betel nut, areca palm fruit

thuốc lá

thuốc lá — Tobacco, cigarette, leaf used for smoking

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, likewise

trồng trọt

trồng trọt — Farming, cultivation, growing crops

Trang phục

trang phục — Clothing, attire, outfit worn by people

tuy

tuy — Although, though, despite, concessive conjunction

ít ỏi

ít ỏi — Very little, meager, scanty amount

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, continuing state unchanged

chú trọng

chú trọng — To pay attention to, emphasize, prioritize

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

Những

những — Plural marker for nouns, those things

người

người — Person, people, human being

đàn ông

đàn ông — Man, men, adult male person

nghèo

nghèo — Poor, lacking money or resources

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker in Vietnamese

mặc

mặc — To wear, put on clothing

khố

khố — Loincloth, traditional minimal cloth covering

bằng

bằng — Made of, by means of, equal to

chuối

chuối — Banana, tropical fruit or plant

phụ nữ

phụ nữ — Women, adult female persons

khi

khi — When, at the time that

có

có — To have, there is, to exist

nguy cơ

nguy cơ — Risk, danger, threat of harm

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating negative experience

bắt

bắt — To catch, capture, arrest someone

khoác

khoác — To drape, wear loosely over shoulders

váy

váy — Skirt, women's lower garment

làm

làm — To make, do, work, create

vỏ cây

vỏ cây — Tree bark, outer layer of tree

hầu hết

hầu hết — Most, nearly all, the majority of

các

các — Plural marker, various, several things

dịp

dịp — Occasion, opportunity, special moment

ta

ta — We, us, one; informal first person

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, perceive something

một

một — One, a, an; number one

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like clothing

vải

vải — Fabric, cloth material for clothing

màu

màu — Color, shade, hue of something

phía

phía — Side, direction, area around something

trên

trên — Above, on top of, upper position

thắt lưng

thắt lưng — Waist, belt, waistband area of body

sáng

sáng — Bright, light, morning; radiant color

chất liệu

chất liệu — Material, fabric type, substance used

còn

còn — Still, remaining, and also, moreover

lễ nghi

lễ nghi — Ceremony, ritual, formal occasion etiquette

anh

anh — Older brother; male pronoun for men

thể

thể — Can, able to; body, form

thêm

thêm — To add more, additionally, extra

áo ngắn

áo ngắn — Short shirt or blouse, cropped top

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, alternative conjunction

Một

một — One, a single item or unit

băng

băng — Band, strip, bandage, headband

đầu

đầu — Head, top, beginning of something

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple, two matching items

vàng

vàng — Gold, golden color or material

giữ

giữ — To hold, keep, maintain in place

mái tóc

mái tóc — Hair, one's head of hair

dài

dài — Long, lengthy in size or time

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

gọn gàng

gọn gàng — Neat, tidy, well-organized appearance

những

những — Those, plural marker for nouns

trang trí

trang trí — To decorate, adornment, decoration

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every individual item or person

sợi

sợi — Thread, strand, string classifier

hạt

Bead, seed, small round object

hạt cườm

hạt cườm — Glass bead used for decorative jewelry

Váy

váy — Skirt, traditional women's wrap garment

trải

trải — To spread, extend, stretch across area

từ

từ — From, since, preposition of origin

eo

eo — Waist, the narrow part of body

đến

đến — To reach, arrive at, until

gối

gối — Knee; also means pillow

hai

hai — Two, the number two

cánh tay

cánh tay — Arm, upper limb of human body

bao phủ

bao phủ — To cover, wrap around, envelop completely

lớp

lớp — Layer, level, class, coat of material

này

này — This, these, near demonstrative pronoun

chồng

chồng — Husband; to stack or pile up

lên

lên — Up, upward, onto, directional particle

khác

khác — Other, different, another, else

chuỗi

chuỗi — String, chain, series of beads

mã não

mã não — Agate, semi-precious stone used in jewelry

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, encircling something

cổ

cổ — Neck, collar; also means ancient

giúp

giúp — To help, assist, aid someone

Vào

vào — Into, during, at a time

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, very much

thường

thường — Usually, often, ordinary, common

búi

búi — Bun, tied knot of hair

giả

giả — False, fake, artificial, imitation

đánh giá

đánh giá — To evaluate, assess, value highly

rất

rất — Very, extremely, intensifier adverb

cao

cao — High, tall, highly valued or priced

Đồ sức

đồ sức — Jewelry, accessories, decorative ornaments worn

tai

tai — Ear; also earring in context

nhẫn

nhẫn — Ring, finger ring worn as jewelry

đề cập

đề cập — To mention, refer to, bring up

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence of something

câu chuyện

câu chuyện — Story, tale, narrative account of events

cho

cho — For, to give, to allow

chúng

chúng — They, them, those plural pronoun

cái nhìn

cái nhìn — A look, glance, perspective or view

thoáng qua

thoáng qua — A brief glimpse, fleeting glance at

về

về — About, concerning, regarding, return home

cuộc sống

cuộc sống — Life, daily living, existence

hàng ngày

hàng ngày — Daily, everyday, each day routine

buổi sớm

buổi sớm — Early morning, the morning time period

không khí

không khí — Air, atmosphere, ambiance of a place

lạnh lẽo

lạnh lẽo — Cold and bleak, chilly and desolate

núi

núi — Mountain, hill, large elevated landform

đẩy

đẩy — To push, drive, force out something

mọi

mọi — Every, all, everyone, everybody

rời

rời — To leave, depart, separate from place

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, out of, to recover

chiếu

chiếu — Mat, woven mat for sleeping or sitting

ra

ra — Out, outward, to go outside

sân

sân — Yard, courtyard, outdoor ground area

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot, where something happens

họ

họ — They, them, third person plural pronoun

ngồi

ngồi — To sit, be seated

xổm

xổm — To squat, crouch down low

ngồi xổm

ngồi xổm — To squat down on haunches

đống

đống — Pile, heap, stack of things; bonfire

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame, burning combustion

đống lửa

đống lửa — Bonfire, campfire, pile of burning wood