War and Peace — Page 6

Vocabulary

Bà

Bà — Polite term for an older woman or grandmother

nói

nói — To speak or say something

thêm

thêm — To add or additionally, more

rằng

rằng — That, used to introduce a reported statement

Hoàng

Hoàng — Royal, imperial; part of titles for royalty

thượng

thượng — Upper, superior; used in honorific imperial titles

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

hạ

hạ — To lower; inferior; graciously condescend

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort, strive

tỏ

tỏ — To show, express, or display a feeling

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, inner feelings or sentiment

đối

đối — Toward, facing; used in prepositional phrases

với

với — With, toward; preposition linking people or things

Nam

Nam — South; also a common Vietnamese male name

tước

tước — Aristocratic title or rank, noble title

và

và — And, conjunction connecting words or phrases

khuôn

khuôn — Frame, mold; used in khuôn mặt meaning face

mặt

mặt — Face, surface of a person's head

bà

bà — She, her; polite pronoun for older woman

lại

lại — Again, moreover; reversal or continuation marker

phủ

phủ — To cover or spread over a surface

một

một — One, a, an; the number one

nét

nét — Feature, line, stroke; facial expression or trait

buồn

buồn — Sad, sorrowful, feeling unhappy or melancholic

Vị

Vị — Classifier for people of rank or position

công

công — Duke; public; labor or effort

im

im — Silent, quiet, making no sound

lặng

lặng — Still, calm, quiet; used with im for silence

có

có — To have, to exist, there is

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, seeming expression or manner

thờ

thờ — Indifferent, apathetic; also to worship

ơ

ơ — Indifferent; used in thờ ơ meaning apathetic

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

sự

sự — Nominalizer turning verbs or adjectives into nouns

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid in action or movement

nhạy

nhạy — Sensitive, sharp, quick to react or perceive

khéo

khéo — Skillful, deft, clever in doing things

léo

léo — Agile, nimble; used in khéo léo meaning skillful

vừa

vừa — Just, both, at the same time, fitting

nữ

nữ — Female, woman, feminine gender

tính

tính — Nature, character, personality trait

mang

mang — To carry, bear, bring along something

phong

phong — Style, manner, bearing, air of elegance

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

cung

cung — Palace, royal court; also a musical note

đình

đình — Court, communal house; cung đình means royal court

quen

quen — Familiar, accustomed, used to something

thuộc

thuộc — Belong to; to be familiar with, accustomed

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own; reflexive or intimate pronoun

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, or desire something

quở

quở — To scold, reprimand, rebuke someone

trách

trách — To blame, reproach someone for wrongdoing

ông

ông — He, him; polite term for older man

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

dám

dám — To dare, to have the audacity to do

như

như — Like, as, such as; comparative conjunction

vậy

vậy — So, like that, in that way or manner

về

về — About, regarding; also to return home

người

Person, people, human being

được

được — To be able to; to receive or obtain something

tiến

tiến — To advance, progress, put forward

cử

cử — To nominate, appoint, or recommend someone

lên

lên — Up, upward; to go up or increase

hậu

hậu — Queen consort; rear, behind, generous

an

an — Peaceful, calm; used in an ủi meaning comfort

ủi

ủi — To comfort, console; also to iron clothes

nên

nên — So, therefore; should, ought to

Bây

Bây — Now; used in bây giờ meaning right now

giờ

giờ — Hour, time; now in bây giờ

gia

gia — Family, household; used in nhiều gia đình

Ông

Ông — You; polite pronoun for elder man

biết

biết — To know, be aware of, understand

từ

từ — From, since; word, vocabulary item

khi

khi — When, at the time that something happens

con

con — Child, offspring; classifier for animals

gái

gái — Girl, daughter, female child

ra

ra — To go out, come out, emerge outward

mắt

mắt — Eye; ra mắt means to debut or be introduced

xã

xã — Society, commune; used in xã hội meaning society

hội

hội — Society, association, gathering of people

mọi

mọi — Every, all, everyone without exception

đều

đều — All, equally, every one of them

say

say — Drunk, infatuated; say mê means fascinated

mê

mê — Infatuated, deeply fond of something or someone

cô

cô — Miss, young woman; aunt on father's side

ấy

ấy — That, that one; used as a third-person reference

không

không — No, not; question particle at sentence end

Người

Người — Person, people; subject pronoun in formal speech

ta

ta — We, us; one, people in general

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance

đến

đến — To arrive, to the point of, until

kinh

kinh — Shocking, astonishing; used in kinh ngạc

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised, astonished; kinh ngạc means amazed

cúi

cúi — To bow, bend down the head respectfully

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, first; to bow one's head

để

để — In order to, to allow, to put down

bày

bày — To display, show, arrange, express outwardly

kính

kính — Respect, reverence; eyeglasses

trọng

trọng — Respect, esteem; important, weighty

ơn

ơn — Grace, favor, gratitude; kindness received

Tôi

Tôi — I, me; first-person singular formal pronoun

thường

thường — Often, usually, normally, commonly

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect on something

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive, connect, carry on

tục

tục — To continue; custom, tradition, habit

sau

sau — After, behind, later in time or position

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately; a span of time or space

dừng

dừng — To pause, stop, halt momentarily

ngắn

ngắn — Short, brief in length or duration

gần

gần — Near, close, nearby in distance

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons; taste, flavor

mỉm

mỉm — To smile slightly; used in mỉm cười

cười

cười — To smile, laugh, grin

thân

thân — Close, intimate, friendly; body or self

thiện

thiện — Kind, goodhearted, benevolent

thể

thể — Body; form; as if, seemingly

cho

cho — To give, for, allow, in order to

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, perceive, notice something

những

những — Those, the; plural marker for nouns

chủ

chủ — Main, principal, master, owner

đề

đề — Topic, subject, theme of discussion

chính

chính — Main, principal, political, official

trị

trị — Politics; to govern, rule, treat illness

kết

kết — To end, conclude, tie together

thúc

thúc — To end, finish; kết thúc means to conclude

lúc

lúc — At the time, moment, when something occurs

trò

trò — Role, game; trò chuyện means conversation

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, conversation, topic

mật

mật — Secret, confidential, intimate; honey

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sense of; used with abstract emotions

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, fun, cheerful

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, lives, trips

sống

sống — To live, life, alive, raw

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple; a few, some

phân

phân — To distribute, divide, share out equally

chia

chia — To share, divide, distribute among others

bất

bất — Un-, in-, not; negation prefix in compounds

bao

bao — How much, how many; to cover, wrap

Tại

Tại — At, because of, due to a reason

sao

sao — Why, star; tại sao means why

số

số — Number, fate, destiny, lot in life

phận

phận — Fate, lot, destiny assigned to a person

ban

ban — To grant, bestow, give as a gift

hai

hai — Two, the number two

tuyệt

tuyệt — Excellent, wonderful, superb, extraordinary

vời

vời — Wonderful; tuyệt vời means marvelous or excellent

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or informal reference to people

út

út — Youngest child in a family

thích

thích — To like, enjoy, be fond of something

cậu

cậu — Young man, you; maternal uncle

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal, as much as, with

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, accent in speaking

phép

phép — Politeness, rule, permission, method

phản

phản — To oppose, counter, betray, go against

bác

bác — To refute, reject an argument or claim

nhướng

nhướng — To raise or arch the eyebrows expressively

mày

mày — Eyebrow; also informal second-person pronoun

Hai

Hai — Two; eldest child; a common Vietnamese name

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving, worth something

yêu

yêu — To love; cute, adorable, loveable

Vậy

Vậy — So, that being the case, like that

mà

mà — But, yet, however; emphatic particle

thực

thực — Actually, truly, real, genuine

là

là — To be; linking verb for identity or description

ít

ít — Few, little, not much in quantity

trân

trân — To treasure, cherish, value highly

họ

họ — They, them; family clan or surname

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative marker in Vietnamese

ai

ai — Who, anyone, someone in questions or statements

hết

hết — All, completely, run out of, finished

thế

thế — So, thus, like that, in that manner

xứng

xứng — Worthy, deserving, suitable, well-matched

Và

Và — And; conjunction joining clauses or phrases

nụ

nụ — Bud; nụ cười means a smile

ngây

ngây — Enchanting, naive; ngây ngất means ecstatic

ngất

ngất — Overwhelmed, ecstatic, faint with emotion

làm

làm — To do, make, cause, work at something

khác

khác — Different, other, another, else

hẳn

hẳn — Certainly, definitely, surely, clearly so

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

thiếu

thiếu — To lack, be missing, insufficient

cái

cái — Thing, item; classifier for objects

thiên

thiên — Heaven, natural; inborn, innate talent

bẩm

bẩm — Innate, inborn, natural from birth

tình

tình — Love, feeling, emotion, sentiment

phụ

phụ — Father; secondary, auxiliary, to assist

tử

tử — Child, son; death; used in compounds

Đừng

Đừng — Don't, do not; negative imperative command

đùa

đùa — To joke, kid, play around, tease

nghiêm

nghiêm — Strict, stern, serious, solemn in manner

túc

túc — Serious, earnest; nghiêm túc means serious