# Read Vietnamese, Lesson 24 # by Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Library of Congress Card Catalog No.66-18965 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) xanh : green or blue đỏ : red trắng : white tím : purple vàng : yellow đen : black nâu : brown xanh da trời : blue xanh lá cây : green bạo động : to be violent; violence, force bèn : instantly, immediately cáu kỉnh : to be furious chạy : to run (of people of vehicles) chiêu : (late) afternoon, early evening [CL buổi] chục : group of ten hai chục : a score, twenty cứu : to save, rescue đàn : flock, herd, band đàn bà : woman, women đàn ông : man, men định : to decide, determine, fix đột nhập : to break into, burst into đúng : to be accurate, exact, precise; exactly, precisely gái : female giai : male hiếp dâm : to rape Hoa-Việt : Sino-Vietnamese hừu nghị : friendship [CL tình] kêu : to shout, call kêu cứu : to call for help khá giả : to be well-off khả ái : to be lovable khả ố : to be detestable lẻn : to sneak into luôn : often; all at the same time, in one operation luôn luôn : very often, constantly lưu huyết : to shed blood; bloodshed [CL vụ] lưu ý : to pay attention (đến - to) ngang : (to act) rudely, arrogantly; without fuss, ceremony, or consideration for others ngang nhiên : rudely, arrogantly ngắm : to behold, view, gaze at or upon; to take aim nhả : to let fall from one's mouth, belch, spit (smoke, bullet) quân lính : soldiers, trôps rút : to draw (a pistol), pull out (a wallet,handkerchief); to recede (of water), to withdraw (of a crow) tên : [CL for individuals] thành : to succeed thiệt mạng : to lose one's life thuộc : to belong to, to know by heart tỉnh ngộ : to wake up tri hô : to shout (for help) trò : game, trick, feat, act, stunt vài : a few, two or three một vài : one or two or three vài ba : two or three or four xóm : hamlet hàng xóm : hamlet after hamlet người hàng xóm : neighbor xong : to finish xong rồi : afterwards, then # end