Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 1

Vocabulary

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses

VỀ

về — About; concerning; or to return to a place

NGHĨA

nghĩa — Meaning; duty; righteousness

VỤ

vụ — Matter; affair; duty; also a farming season

BẤT

bất — Prefix meaning 'not' or 'un-', negating a quality

TUÂN

tuân — To obey; to comply with rules or orders

DÂN

dân — People; citizens; civilian population

SỰ

sự — Nominalizing particle; matter; affair; event

bởi

bởi — Because; by; due to a cause or reason

Mục

mục — Section; item; category; table of contents entry

lục

lục — To list; record; also means 'six' or 'green'

Kinh

kinh — Economy; scripture; capital city; to be shocked

tế

tế — Economy; ritual; to save or aid someone

Nơi

nơi — Place; location; where something exists or happens

Tôi

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

Sống

sống — To live; to be alive; raw or uncooked

Lý

lý — Reason; logic; principle; a common surname

Do

do — Reason; cause; because of; due to

Đọc

đọc — To read written text or books

sách

sách — Book; written publication for reading

Âm

âm — Sound; audio; negative/dark (yin); shade

thanh

thanh — Sound; voice; tone; also means clear or green

Sự

sự — Nominalizing particle indicating an abstract matter or event

cô

cô — Alone; isolated; also aunt or young woman

đơn

đơn — Single; alone; simple; a form or document

Khách

khách — Guest; visitor; customer; stranger

đến

đến — To come; to arrive; to reach a place

thăm

thăm — To visit; to call on someone; to check on

Ruộng

ruộng — Rice field; agricultural paddy land

Đậu

đậu — Beans; legumes; to pass an exam; to land

Ngôi

Classifier for houses, stars; grammatical person

Làng

làng — Village; rural community; traditional settlement

Những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

Cái

cái — General classifier for objects; thing; female (animals)

Ao

ao — Pond; small body of standing water

Trang

trang — Page; farm; to decorate; elegant

Trại

trại — Farm; camp; ranch; settlement

Luật

luật — Law; rule; legal regulation or principle

Cao

cao — High; tall; superior; elevated in rank or position

Hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker indicating greater degree

Người

người — Person; human being; people; classifier for humans

Hàng

hàng — Row; goods; merchandise; neighboring (in compounds)

Xóm

xóm — Hamlet; neighborhood; small community cluster

Thú

thú — Animal; pleasure; interesting; to confess

Vật

vật — Object; thing; animal; to wrestle

Lễ

lễ — Ceremony; ritual; courtesy; polite etiquette

Tân

tân — New; guest; a celestial stem; newcomer

Gia

gia — Family; home; to add; household

Cư

cư — To reside; to live in a place

Dân

dân — People; citizens; inhabitants of a place

Cũ

cũ — Old; former; used; not new anymore

Thăm

thăm — To visit; to pay a call; to check on someone

Mùa

mùa — Season; harvest time; period of the year

Đông

đông — Winter; east; crowded; many people

Động

động — Cave; to move; to stir; dynamic

Vào

vào — To enter; into; in; toward the inside

Xuân

xuân — Spring season; youth; a common Vietnamese name

Kết

kết — To conclude; to tie; to result in something

luận

luận — Conclusion; to discuss; to argue; verdict

không

không — No; not; zero; negation in Vietnamese sentences

định

định — To intend; to plan; fixed; determined

viết

viết — To write; to compose text or documents

một

một — One; a; an indefinite article equivalent

bài

bài — Lesson; article; essay; piece of writing or music

thơ

thơ — Poem; poetry; verse; literary art form

tụng

tụng — To chant; to recite; to praise through verse

ca

ca — Song; to sing; to praise; a musical piece

về

về — About; concerning; to return home

sự

sự — Abstract noun marker; matter; affair; occurrence

chán

chán — Bored; fed up; tedious; uninteresting feeling

nản

nản — Discouraged; disheartened; losing motivation

mà

mà — But; while; yet; contrast conjunction in sentences

là

là — To be; is; am; are; linking verb in Vietnamese

để

để — In order to; to put; to allow; purpose marker

khoe

khoe — To boast; to show off; to brag about something

khoang

khoang — Compartment; space; section inside a vehicle

mạnh

mạnh — Strong; powerful; vigorous; healthy

như

như — Like; as; similar to; such as

con

con — Child; classifier for animals; small creature

gà

gà — Chicken; hen or rooster; poultry animal

trống

trống — Male (animal); drum; empty; vacant space

vào

vào — Into; to enter; at a specific time

buổi

buổi — Period of day; session; time of day

sáng

sáng — Morning; bright; light; clear and luminous

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be upright; to stop moving

trên

trên — On; above; on top of; upper position

chuồng

chuồng — Animal pen; cage; barn; enclosure for animals

của

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

nó

nó — It; he; she; third-person pronoun in Vietnamese

dù

dù — Even though; although; despite; umbrella

chỉ

chỉ — Only; merely; just; to point at something

đánh

đánh — To hit; to beat; to strike; to play (instrument)

thức

thức — To wake up; to be awake; aware; type or kind

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple people or things

người

người — Person; people; human being; classifier for humans

hàng

hàng — Row; line; goods; neighboring (in compounds)

xóm

xóm — Hamlet; small neighborhood; local community

tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

dậy

dậy — To get up; to rise; to wake and stand up

Khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

trang

trang — Page of a book; farm; to decorate

sau

sau — After; behind; later; following in time

đây

đây — Here; this place; used to indicate proximity

hay

hay — Or; interesting; often; good or well-done

đúng

đúng — Correct; right; accurate; exactly true

hơn

hơn — More; comparative particle indicating greater degree

phần

phần — Part; portion; section; share of something

lớn

lớn — Large; big; grown up; major in size

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear or transparent

số

số — Number; quantity; fate; a figure or digit

đó

đó — That; there; those; demonstrative pronoun

sống

sống — To live; alive; raw; existing in a place

mình

mình — Oneself; body; self; intimate pronoun for self

rừng

rừng — Forest; jungle; woodland; wild natural area

cách

cách — Way; method; distance; manner of doing something

xa

xa — Far; distant; far away from a reference point

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each; every single item or person

dặm

dặm — Mile; unit of distance measurement

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses and stars; grammatical person

nhà

nhà — House; home; building where people live

tự

tự — Self; by oneself; autonomous; independently

tay

tay — Hand; arm; person skilled at something

xây

xây — To build; to construct a structure or building

dựng

dựng — To erect; to set up; to establish something upright

bờ

bờ — Shore; bank; edge of water; border

hồ

hồ — Lake; large body of fresh water

ở

ở — To live at; to be located at; at a place

kiếm

kiếm — To earn; to seek; to obtain money or livelihood

bằng

bằng — By means of; using; equal to; flat surface

sức

sức — Strength; energy; physical power or capacity

lao

lao — To labor; to rush; dart forward; work hard

động

động — To move; action; cave; dynamic; to stir

đôi

đôi — Pair; couple; two matching items together

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

hai

hai — Two; the number two

năm

năm — Year; five; the number five

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve calendar periods

Hiện

hiện — Present; current; to appear; to manifest now

tại

tại — At; present; currently located at a place

lại

lại — Again; to come back; furthermore; resumptive marker

kẻ

kẻ — Person; fellow; individual, often with negative connotation

tạm

tạm — Temporary; provisional; for the time being

trú

trú — To reside temporarily; to take shelter somewhere

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, life, journeys

văn

văn — Literature; culture; writing; civil as opposed to military

minh

minh — Civilization; bright; clear; enlightened

cần

cần — To need; necessary; must; require something

phải

phải — Must; have to; correct; right side

đưa

đưa — To give; to hand over; to bring to someone

chuyện

chuyện — Story; matter; issue; conversation topic

ra

ra — Out; to come out; to produce; outward direction

trước

trước — Before; in front of; prior to an event

mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes; vision; in front of someone

độc

độc — To read; toxic; alone; solitary reader

giả

giả — Reader; fake; pretend; person who reads

nhiều

nhiều — Many; much; a lot of; in large quantity

vậy

vậy — So; thus; therefore; like that; in that way

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

có

có — To have; there is/are; to exist; yes (possession)

câu

câu — Sentence; question; to fish; classifier for sentences

hỏi

hỏi — To ask; to question; interrogative tone marker

rất

rất — Very; extremely; intensifier for adjectives

cụ

cụ — Specific; concrete; elderly person; great-grandparent

thể

thể — Body; form; specific; to be able to; physical

từ

từ — From; since; word; each; gentle in manner

cùng

cùng — Together; same; with; at the end; extreme

thị

thị — Town; market; city; to look at; Miss (surname)

trấn

trấn — Town; to suppress; to guard; small settlement

với

với — With; together with; to; toward someone

điều

điều — Thing; matter; condition; point of discussion

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action

gọi

gọi — To call; to name; to summon; to refer to as

thiếu

thiếu — To lack; insufficient; missing; not enough of something

lịch

lịch — Polite; calendar; refined; courteous manner

chúng

chúng — They; them; we; plural pronoun for group

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; semblance; outward expression

chút

chút — A little; a bit; small amount of something

nào

nào — Which; any; what; interrogative or indefinite word

xét

xét — To examine; to consider; to review carefully

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; to return; whole; entirely done

cảnh

cảnh — Circumstance; scenery; situation; condition

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; of course; spontaneous; part of tự nhiên

thích

thích — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of something

hợp

hợp — Suitable; appropriate; to fit; to combine

Một

một — One; a single; the number one

ăn

ăn — To eat; to consume food; to win (in games)

gì

gì — What; anything; interrogative word for things

liệu

liệu — To wonder if; material; to manage; whether

cảm

cảm — To feel; emotion; sense; to catch a cold

thấy

thấy — To see; to feel; to perceive; to notice something

sợ

sợ — To fear; to be afraid of; scared of something

hãi

hãi — Frightened; terrified; part of sợ hãi meaning fearful

tương

tương — Future; mutual; soy sauce; resembling each other