Unit 2: Birth, Marriage and Deadth

born (adj/v) /bɔːrn/

được sinh ra | To come into existence; used in "was born" | delivered

weigh (v) /weɪ/

cân nặng | To have a particular weight; e.g. "He weighed 3 kg" | measure

single (adj) /ˈsɪŋɡ.əl/

độc thân | Not having a romantic partner or spouse | unmarried, unattached

married (adj) /ˈmær.id/

đã kết hôn | Having a husband or wife; in a legal marriage | wed

widowed (adj) /ˈwɪd.əʊd/

góa vợ / góa chồng | Having lost a husband or wife through death | bereaved

separated (adj) /ˈsep.ər.eɪ.tɪd/

ly thân | Living apart from a spouse but not yet legally divorced | estranged

divorced (adj) /dɪˈvɔːrst/

ly hôn | Having legally ended a marriage | split up

wedding (n) /ˈwed.ɪŋ/

đám cưới | The ceremony at which two people get married | marriage ceremony

bride (n) /braɪd/

cô dâu | A woman on her wedding day or just married | wife-to-be

groom (n) /ɡruːm/

chú rể | A man on his wedding day; also called bridegroom | bridegroom

honeymoon (n) /ˈhʌn.i.muːn/

tuần trăng mật | A holiday taken by a newly married couple after the wedding | newlywed trip

funeral (n) /ˈfjuː.nər.əl/

đám tang | A ceremony held after someone dies, often before burial | burial service

die (v) /daɪ/

chết | To stop living; e.g. "He died last year" | pass away, perish

dead (adj) /ded/

đã chết | No longer alive; used as adjective, e.g. "He is dead" | deceased, lifeless

death (n) /deθ/

cái chết | The event or state of no longer being alive; noun form | passing, demise

heart attack (n) /ˈhɑːrt əˌtæk/

cơn đau tim | A serious medical event when blood supply to the heart is blocked | cardiac arrest

get married (v) /ɡet ˈmær.id/

kết hôn | To enter into marriage; e.g. "They got married in 2001" | marry, wed

have a baby (v) /hæv ə ˈbeɪbi/

sinh em bé | To become a parent by giving birth; e.g. "Anna had a baby" | give birth

call someone after (v)

đặt tên theo ai | To give a name in honor of another person; e.g. "named after his grandfather" | name after

engaged (adj) /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/

đính hôn | Having agreed to marry; e.g. "They got engaged" | betrothed

engagement (n) /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/

lễ đính hôn | The period or event when two people agree to marry | betrothal

anniversary (n) /ˌæn.ɪˈvɜː.sər.i/

ngày kỷ niệm | A date celebrated yearly to mark a past event, e.g. wedding anniversary | commemoration

pregnant (adj) /ˈpreɡ.nənt/

có thai | Carrying a developing baby inside the body | expecting

give birth to (v) /ɡɪv bɜːrθ tuː/

sinh ra | To produce a baby from the body; e.g. "She gave birth to twins" | deliver

pass away (v) /pæs əˈweɪ/

qua đời (lịch sự) | A polite expression for dying; softer than "die" | depart, die

ceremony (n) /ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/

lễ nghi / buổi lễ | A formal event marking an important occasion, e.g. wedding ceremony | ritual, service

burial (n) /ˈber.i.əl/

lễ chôn cất | The act of putting a dead body into the ground | interment

cemetery (n) /ˈsem.ɪ.ter.i/

nghĩa trang | A place where dead people are buried | graveyard

newborn (n/adj) /ˈnjuː.bɔːrn/

trẻ sơ sinh | A baby that has very recently been born | infant

birthday (n) /ˈbɜːrθ.deɪ/

ngày sinh nhật | The day each year that is the anniversary of the day you were born | date of birth