không lời – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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mắt /mɐt/ A1 |
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lời /ləːj/ A1 |
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yêu /iə̯w/ A1 |
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ngày /ŋɐj/ A1 |
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cảm /kɐːm/ A2 |
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tình /tïŋ/ A2 |
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lớn /ləːn/ A1 |
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đau /ɗɐw/ A2 |
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buồn /ɓuən/ A2 |
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xa /saː/ A2 |
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đường /ɗɨəŋ/ A1 |
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dài /zaːj/ A2 |
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tên /ten/ A1 |
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hiểu /hiə̯w/ A2 |
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giận /zɐŋ/ B1 |
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tội /toj/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ánh mắt ta nói thay lời yêu vào ngày hôm ấy,
➔ Using "thay" (instead of) to express substitution.
➔ The eyes "speak" instead of words of love. "thay" indicates that something is acting in place of something else (words).
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Chỉ cần có thế là mình đã biết tình cảm này đang lớn lên...
➔ Use of "chỉ cần... là" (only need... then) to express sufficient condition.
➔ "Only" with that was enough to know that the feeling was growing. "chỉ cần có thế là" sets the minimum requirement for the following action to happen.
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Mà đó có phải là yêu?
➔ Use of "có phải là" (is it) for confirmation question.
➔ Asking for confirmation whether "that" is love. This phrase is commonly used to check if something is true or to seek agreement.
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Hay cũng chỉ là một cảm giác do chính em tự hiểu?
➔ The conjunction "hay" (or) introduces an alternative. Use of "chính...tự" (self) for emphasis.
➔ Questioning if it's love or "just" a feeling that "only" she understands. "chính em tự hiểu" emphasizes the personal and subjective nature of the understanding.
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Yêu hết mình rồi thôi, dù đau hết mình rồi thôi
➔ Use of "hết mình" (with all one's heart/fully) to describe the intensity of the action and "rồi thôi" (then it's over/and then that's it) to express acceptance.
➔ Love fully, and "then it's over," even if it hurts fully, "then it's over." "rồi thôi" implies a resignation to the outcome.
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Còn hơn cứ hoài lửng lơ, để ta mãi…
➔ "Còn hơn" (better than) to introduce a preferred alternative. "Cứ hoài" (continuously, persistently) modifies "lửng lơ" (ambiguous, uncertain).
➔ Better than to continuously be in an ambiguous state, leaving us forever... It expresses the preference for a definitive outcome over prolonged uncertainty.
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Không lời khẳng định, không lời tỏ tình, không cả lời chia tay
➔ Repetition of "không lời" (no word/without saying) + noun for emphasis. The "không cả" emphasizes the absence of even a basic farewell.
➔ No word of affirmation, no word of confession, not even a word of goodbye. Highlights the complete lack of communication.
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Chỉ tội là đoạn đường sai…
➔ Use of "chỉ tội là" (it's just a pity that) to express regret or acknowledgment of an unfortunate circumstance.
➔ It's just a pity that it was the wrong path. Expresses sadness over the direction the relationship took.
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