Ulysses — Page 2

Vocabulary

hắn

hắn — Third person pronoun, often referring to a male

nói

nói — To speak or say something

một

một — The number one; a/an (indefinite article)

cách

cách — Way, method, or manner of doing something

nghiêm

nghiêm — Strict, stern, or serious in manner

nghị

nghị — Resolute, determined; also relates to deliberation

Hắn

hắn — He/him, often with slightly negative connotation

thêm

thêm — To add; additionally, more of something

vào

vào — Into, in; to enter or add to something

bằng

bằng — By means of; equal to; using a material or tool

giọng

giọng — Tone of voice, accent, or vocal quality

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone

nhà

nhà — House, home; also a prefix for professions

thuyết

thuyết — To preach, lecture; a theory or doctrine

giáo

giáo — Teaching, religion; relates to education or faith

Bởi

bởi — Because of, due to; a causal conjunction

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

đây

đây — Here, this place; used as a demonstrative pronoun

hỡi

hỡi — O! Hey! A vocative exclamation to address someone

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

người

người — Person, people; human being

thân

thân — Close, dear; body; intimate relationship

mến

mến — To be fond of; affectionate, beloved

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely; main, official, rightful

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

chân

chân — True, real; foot or leg of a person

thật

thật — True, real, genuine, honest

xác

xác — Body, corpse; the physical form of a being

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

linh

linh — Spirit, soul; supernatural or divine essence

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit of a person or being

máu

máu — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies

huyết

huyết — Blood (formal/literary); vital fluid of the body

bản

bản — Essence, original; copy or version of something

thể

thể — Body, form; can, to be able to

Xin

xin — Please; to request or ask politely

hãy

hãy — Imperative particle urging someone to do something

mở

mở — To open or turn on something

nhạc

nhạc — Music; musical sound or composition

chậm

chậm — Slow, slowly; not fast in pace

Nhắm

nhắm — To close (eyes); to aim at a target

mắt

mắt — Eye(s); the organ used for seeing

lại

lại — Again; to come back; directional or resultative particle

các

các — Plural marker for people or entities (formal)

quý

quý — Honorable, dear, precious; respectful address

ông

ông — Mister, sir; older male or grandfather

Một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

chút

chút — A little bit, a small amount

thôi

thôi — Only, just; stop; that's enough

Có

có — To have; there is/are; yes (colloquial)

rắc

rắc — To sprinkle; part of compound meaning trouble

rối

rối — Complicated, tangled; confused or messy

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

bạch

bạch — White; pure; used in medical/biological terms

cầu

cầu — To request, pray; bridge; ball (in sports)

ấy

ấy — That, those; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

Im

im — Silent, quiet; to be still and make no noise

lặng

lặng — Silent, calm, still; quiet atmosphere

tất

tất — All, entire; necessarily, must

cả

cả — All, entire, whole; even (inclusive)

liếc

liếc — To glance sideways quickly at something

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to gaze upon something

lên

lên — Up, upward; to go up or rise

phía

phía — Direction, side, toward a particular area

bên

bên — Side, next to; beside something or someone

cạnh

cạnh — Beside, next to; the side of an object

huýt

huýt — To whistle; sharp blowing sound through lips

sáo

sáo — Flute; also whistling sound

gọi

gọi — To call, to summon someone by name

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, voice, language; classifier for sounds

dài

dài — Long (in length or duration)

rồi

rồi — Already, then; indicating completed action

dừng

dừng — To stop, to halt movement or action

lúc

lúc — Moment, time; at a particular point in time

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear or transparent

trạng

trạng — State, condition, situation of something

thái

thái — Attitude, state; condition or manner

chú

chú — To pay attention; uncle (younger than parent)

ý

ý — Idea, meaning, intention, thought

mê

mê — Entranced, obsessed; to be fascinated by something

mải

mải — Absorbed in, engrossed in an activity

hàm

hàm — Jaw; to contain or imply something

răng

răng — Tooth, teeth of a person or animal

trắng

trắng — White; the color white or pale

đều

đều — Even, all, equally; uniformly distributed

lấp

lấp — To fill up, cover; to glitter or flash

lánh

lánh — To glitter, sparkle; to avoid or evade

đó

đó — That, there; a demonstrative pronoun or adverb

điểm

điểm — Point, spot, score; a specific location or mark

vàng

vàng — Gold; the color yellow or golden

Hai

hai — Two; the number two

the

the — Shrill, sharp, high-pitched (sound quality)

thé

thé — High-pitched, shrill; a piercing vocal sound

vang

vang — To resound, echo, ring out loudly

đáp

đáp — To reply, respond; to answer a question

bầu

bầu — Atmosphere; gourd; to elect or vote for

không

không — No, not; air, zero, empty

khí

khí — Air, atmosphere, energy; spirit or aura

yên

yên — Peaceful, calm, quiet, undisturbed

tĩnh

tĩnh — Still, tranquil, silent; at rest

Cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; gratitude or emotion

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, favor, grace; thank you (in cảm ơn)

bạn

bạn — Friend; second person pronoun for peers

ơi

ơi — Hey; vocative particle to address someone

kêu

kêu — To cry out, call, yell; to make a sound

lanh

lanh — Quick, alert, clever, sharp-minded

lợi

lợi — Benefit, advantage; sharp or clever

Thế

thế — So, thus; world; position or posture

được

được — To be able to; okay, acceptable, achieved

Tắt

tắt — To turn off, extinguish; to switch off something

dòng

dòng — Flow, current, line, stream of something

điện

điện — Electricity; electric power or lightning

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

nhé

nhé — Okay? Right? Softening particle seeking agreement

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, or dance

khỏi

khỏi — Off, away from; to recover from illness

bệ

bệ — Platform, pedestal, base of something elevated

súng

súng — Gun, firearm, weapon that shoots projectiles

trang

trang — Page; to dress up or decorate; equipped

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing something

quan

quan — To observe, regard; official or government

sát

sát — To observe closely; to kill; adjacent to

mình

mình — Oneself, body, self; intimate second person pronoun

thu

To gather, collect; autumn season

nếp

nếp — Fold, crease; glutinous rice; habit or custom

gấp

gấp — To fold; urgent; times multiplied (e.g., gấp đôi)

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious, ample

thùng

thùng — Loose and baggy; barrel or container

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual items like clothing or vehicles

áo

áo — Shirt, jacket, garment worn on upper body

choàng

choàng — Cloak, robe; to drape or wrap around body

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding; encircling something

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple; two of something matching

Khuôn

khuôn — Mold, frame; shape of something like a face

mặt

mặt — Face; surface of an object

tròn

tròn — Round, circular in shape

bóng

bóng — Shadow, shade; shiny; ball in sports

tối

tối — Dark, darkness; tonight or evening

quai

quai — Strap, handle; jaw (quai hàm)

dục

dục — Desire, urge; to bathe; sexual desire

cau

cau — To frown; betel palm tree

có

có — To have; there is/are; affirmative particle

gợi

gợi — To evoke, suggest, or remind of something

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss someone or something

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; toward a place or time

chủ

chủ — Owner, master, host; main or primary

bảo

bảo — To tell, instruct; to protect or preserve

trợ

trợ — To assist, support, aid someone

nghệ

nghệ — Art, craft, skill; turmeric plant

thuật

thuật — Art, technique, skill, method

thời

thời — Time, era, period, season

trung

trung — Middle, central; loyal, faithful

cổ

cổ — Ancient, old; neck of the body

nụ

nụ — Bud (flower); classifier for smiles

cười

cười — To smile or laugh; a smile or laugh

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, not difficult

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear; pleasant (dễ chịu = comfortable)

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light (in weight); gentle, mild

nhàng

nhàng — Gentle, graceful; part of nhẹ nhàng (gently)

nở

nở — To bloom, blossom; to break into a smile

trên

trên — On, above, on top of something

môi

môi — Lips; ladle or spoon

Thật

thật — Truly, really; genuine, honest, real

trò

trò — Game, trick, performance; student (trò học)

nhạo

nhạo — To mock, ridicule, make fun of someone

báng

báng — To ridicule, slander; gun stock

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, fun, cheerful

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, expression, manner

Cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the thing (emphasis)

tên

tên — Name of a person or thing

lố

lố — Ridiculous, absurd, excessive, over the top

bịch

bịch — Ridiculous, absurd; bag or sack

anh

anh — Older brother; male pronoun for peer or elder

Hy

Hy — Greek (as in Hy Lạp); to hope or anticipate

Lạp

Lạp — Part of Hy Lạp (Greece); wax or candle

đại

đại — Large, great, big; prefix meaning grand

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; to point at; thread or string

ngón

ngón — Finger or toe; digit of hand or foot

tay

tay — Hand, arm; person with a skill

đùa

đùa — To joke, tease, play around

thiện

thiện — Good, virtuous, kind-hearted, benevolent

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, edge of water or wall

tường

tường — Wall of a building or room

tự

tự — Self, by oneself; freely; to be proud of

khúc

khúc — Section, piece; musical piece; to chuckle

khích

khích — To giggle; part of khúc khích (giggling sound)

bước

bước — Step, pace; to step or walk forward

mệt

mệt — Tired, exhausted, weary from effort

mỏi

mỏi — Aching, fatigued (limbs); weary feeling

theo

theo — To follow, accompany; according to

nửa

nửa — Half, halfway, semi-

đường

đường — Road, path, way; sugar

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down; to be in a seated position

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; to descend or go down

mép

mép — Edge, rim, corner of mouth or surface

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; continuing state unchanged

khi

khi — When, while; at the time of an event

tựa

tựa — To lean against; like, resembling something

gương

gương — Mirror; example or model to follow

nhúng

nhúng — To dip, immerse briefly in a liquid

cọ

cọ — Brush; to scrub or rub against something

bát

bát — Bowl used for eating food or soup

phết

phết — To spread, smear; quite (colloquial intensifier)

bọt

bọt — Foam, bubble, lather, froth

xà

xà — Snake; part of xà phòng (soap)

phòng

phòng — Room; to prevent; soap (xà phòng)

má

má — Cheek; mother (southern Vietnamese dialect)

Giọng

giọng — Voice tone, accent, manner of speaking

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; to receive or welcome someone

tục

tục — To continue; vulgar or common custom

Tên

tên — Name; also a pronoun for a male (derogatory)

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, likewise

hai

hai — Two; the number two

âm

âm — Sound, tone; yin; phonetic syllable

tiết

tiết — Syllable; section; season; to save or economize

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however; a contrasting conjunction

nó

nó — It, he, she (informal/familiar third person pronoun)

mang

mang — To carry, bear, bring; to have a quality

hưởng

hưởng — To enjoy, receive benefit; resonance or tone