Wuthering Heights — Page 1

Vocabulary

Tôi

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

vừa

Just recently completed an action

trở

To return or turn back to a place

về

To go back, return home

sau

After, behind, or following in time

chuyến

A trip, journey, or single instance of travel

thăm

To visit someone as a social call

chủ

Owner, master, or host of something

nhà

House, home, or dwelling place

người

Person, human being, or individual

hàng

Row, goods, or neighbor when combined

xóm

Neighborhood, hamlet, or small community

duy

Only, sole, used in compound 'duy nhất'

nhất

Most, number one, or only (superlative marker)

mà

Conjunction meaning 'but', 'yet', or 'that'

tôi

First person singular pronoun, 'I' or 'me'

sẽ

Future tense marker meaning 'will' or 'shall'

phải

Must, have to, or be obliged to do

bận

Busy, occupied, or concerned with something

tâm

Mind, heart, or inner concern

Đây

Here, this place, used as demonstrative

quả

Indeed, truly, used for emphasis

thực

Real, true, genuine in nature

là

To be, linking verb for identification

một

The number one, or the article 'a'

vùng

Region, area, or zone of land

đất

Land, earth, soil, or territory

tươi

Fresh, vibrant, bright in appearance

đẹp

Beautiful, pretty, or attractive in appearance

Trên

On top of, above, or throughout

khắp

Throughout, all over, everywhere in area

nước

Country, nation, or water

Anh

England or older brother depending on context

không

No, not, negation word in Vietnamese

tin

To believe, trust, or have faith

rằng

That, introducing a reported clause or belief

mình

Oneself, reflexive pronoun or intimate 'I'

có

To have, exist, or there is/are

thể

Can, able to, possibility marker

tìm

To look for, search, or seek out

được

Able to, successfully, or to obtain

nơi

Place, location, or spot

nào

Any, which, interrogative or indefinite pronoun

tách

To separate, detach, or isolate

biệt

Separate, distinct, apart from others

hoàn

Complete, whole, used in compound words

toàn

Entirely, completely, totally without exception

khỏi

Away from, free from, out of reach

sự

Nominalizer turning verbs or adjectives into nouns

náo

Noisy, bustling, used in 'náo nhiệt'

nhiệt

Heat, enthusiasm, used in 'náo nhiệt' bustle

của

Of, belonging to, possessive marker

xã

Society, commune, or administrative village unit

hội

Society, association, or gathering of people

đến

To arrive at, reach, or to such a degree

như

Like, as, similar to in comparison

vậy

So, thus, like that, such a degree

Một

One, a, an, indefinite article equivalent

thiên

Heaven, sky, celestial, used in compounds

đường

Road, path, or paradise in compounds

hảo

Good, fine, excellent in quality

dành

Reserved for, set aside, intended for someone

cho

For, to give, beneficiary marker

kẻ

Person, individual, often with negative connotation

ghét

To hate, dislike, detest strongly

đời

Life, world, existence, or lifetime

và

And, connecting two elements together

ông

Mister, sir, or grandfather pronoun

cùng

Together, also, both, jointly doing something

thật

Really, truly, very, genuinely so

cặp

Pair, couple, or matched set of two

xứng

Worthy, suited, matching well together

đôi

Pair, couple, two matched things together

để

To, in order to, for the purpose

nhau

Each other, one another, mutually

chia

To share, divide, or split between people

sẻ

To share, used in compound 'chia sẻ'

hoang

Wild, desolate, uninhabited or barren place

vắng

Quiet, deserted, empty of people

này

This, these, near demonstrative pronoun

con

Child, animal classifier, or offspring

tuyệt

Excellent, wonderful, or absolute extreme

vời

Used in 'tuyệt vời' meaning wonderful, excellent

ta

He, she, they, or I in literary use

hề

Not at all, used for negation emphasis

biết

To know, understand, or be aware of

lòng

Heart, feelings, interior emotional state

đã

Past tense marker, already, have done

ấm

Warm, comfortably heated, or heartfelt

lên

Up, upward, or directional particle upward

bao

How much, how many, ever so much

khi

When, at the time of an event

nhìn

To look at, observe, or gaze upon

thấy

To see, perceive, or notice something

mắt

Eyes, the organs of sight

đen

Black, dark in color

thu

To pull back, collect, or autumn season

lại

Again, back, returning to a state

cách

Way, manner, method, or distance apart

đầy

Full of, filled with, in a manner

nghi

To suspect, doubt, used in 'nghi ngờ'

ngờ

To doubt, suspect, used in 'nghi ngờ'

dưới

Under, below, beneath in position

lông

Hair, fur, feather, or eyebrow hair

mày

Eyebrow, or informal second person pronoun

phi

To gallop, fly, or non- as prefix

ngựa

Horse, the animal used for riding

gần

Near, close to, approaching in distance

những

Plural marker for nouns, those, these

ngón

Finger, toe, digit of hand or foot

tay

Hand or arm, body part

rút

To withdraw, pull back, or retract

vào

Into, enter, toward the inside

sâu

Deep, profound, far inside something

hơn

More than, comparative degree marker

trong

In, inside, within a space or time

chiếc

Classifier for single items like clothing

áo

Shirt, coat, or upper garment

gi-lê

Vest, waistcoat worn over a shirt

với

With, together with, having a quality

vẻ

Appearance, look, air, or expression

quyết

Determined, resolute, decisive in manner

đoán

To guess, determine, or deduce something

ghen

To be jealous, envious of others

tuông

Jealousy, used in compound 'ghen tuông'

lúc

At the time when, moment, instant

xưng

To identify oneself, introduce or proclaim

tên

Name, given name of a person

hỏi

To ask, inquire, or pose a question

Câu

Sentence, question, or classifier for phrases

trả

To answer, return, or pay back

lời

Word, words, or a verbal response

chỉ

Only, merely, just, nothing more than

cái

Classifier for objects, or 'the' article

gật

To nod, tilt downward in agreement

đầu

Head, top, beginning of something

Thưa

Respectful address meaning 'Dear' or 'Sir'

thuê

To rent, hire, or lease something

mới

New, recently, just, or for the first time

hân

Joyful, delighted, used in 'hân hạnh'

hạnh

Happiness, honor, used in 'hân hạnh'

sớm

Early, soon, at an early time

bày

To express, display, or lay out

tỏ

To show, express, or make clear

hy

Hope, used in compound 'hy vọng'

vọng

Hope, wish, used in compound 'hy vọng'

làm

To do, make, or perform an action

phiền

To bother, annoy, or cause inconvenience

vì

Because, for the sake of, reason marker

kiên

Persistent, firm, used in 'kiên trì'

trì

Perseverance, used in 'kiên trì' persistent

việc

Work, task, matter, or affair

xin

To request, ask for, or please

Hôm

Day, used in 'hôm qua' yesterday

qua

Past, yesterday, to pass through

nghe

To hear, listen to something spoken

nói

To speak, say, or talk about

vài

A few, several, some small number

suy

To think, reflect, used in 'suy nghĩ'

nghĩ

To think, used in compound 'suy nghĩ'

thưa

Respectful address, sparse, or to report

ngắt

To interrupt, cut off someone speaking

nhăn

To wrinkle, frown, crumple the face

mặt

Face, surface, or front side of something

khó

Difficult, hard, or expressing discomfort

chịu

To endure, accept, or tolerate something

bất

Not, un-, prefix of negation in compounds

kỳ

Any, strange, used in 'bất kỳ' meaning any

ai

Who, anyone, somebody as pronoun

nếu

If, conditional conjunction in sentences

ngăn

To prevent, stop, block, or hinder

mời

To invite, welcome, or offer politely

thốt

To blurt out, utter suddenly and sharply

ra

Out, outward, directional particle outward

hàm

Jaw, teeth row, or to contain meaning

răng

Teeth, the hard structures in the mouth

nghiến

To grind or clench teeth tightly together

chặt

Tight, firmly, tightly clenched or shut

chứa

To contain, hold, or be filled with

ý

Meaning, intention, idea, or thought

nghĩa

Meaning, significance, or definition of word

Đi

To go, leave, or move away from

khuất

Out of sight, hidden, or vanished away