Vocabulary 20 Flashcards
gym equipment
máy tập thể dục
weight, such as a weight you’d lift for exercise, like a barbell
tạ
lift weights
cử tạ
the sport of lifting weights
môn thể thao cử tạ
murky, dim, cloudy, nebulous
âm u
Banyan Tree
cây đa
look at, face, look after
trông
adopt
nhận nuôi
sorry, regret; not for what you did, but you regret something that happened to someone, like a friend dying.
tiếc
gone / passed away / dead
đi rồi
I’m sorry that he has gone (passed away)
tôi rất tiếc vì anh ấy đã đi rồi
when (but only used in a question)
lúc nào
when (in a statement)
khi nào
when
bao giờ
“when” - if answering a question about when something happened, you use this word, not lúc nào
thì
at (a particular time,
lúc or vào lúc
at (for specifying a time, can be used whether it’s an hour, week, month, year, season)
vào; vì du: vào mùa hè; in the summer
the children; the kids (if there are only two)
các con
the children (any plural number)
nhũng con
lost in the sense of losing your way; can’t use for losing your wallet
lạc
lose something forever (or, with time, “waste”) time
mất
cut or bruise
đứt
suffer a broken arm
bi đứt tay
shining
sáng
It’s getting dark
Trời đang tối (they use tối to mean both night and dark)
moon
trăng
shine
sáng
night
đêm (or tối)
the night is bright (as because of a full moon).
đêm (or tối) nay trăng sáng”
tonight the the moon is bright
đêm (or tối) nay trăng sáng”
lose something
sẩy
aunt
dì
breastfeed / suckle
bú
old fashioned saying about family bonds: if you lose your father, you still have an uncle; if you lose your mother, your aunt will breastfeed you
sẩy cha còn chú; sẩy mẹ bú dì
