Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4

Vocabulary

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity or description

thủ

thủ — Capital; chief; head (as in capital city)

đô

đô — City; metropolis; used in 'thủ đô' meaning capital

của

của — Of; belonging to; possession marker

và

và — And; connecting two words or clauses

không

không — No; not; negation word in Vietnamese

_đó_

đó — That; there; referring to something previously mentioned

sai

sai — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; whole; used in compound words

toàn

toàn — Entirely; completely; all; whole

tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

chắc

chắc — Sure; certain; firm; probably

chắn

chắn — Certain; definite; used in 'chắc chắn' meaning certainly

vậy

vậy — So; thus; like that; therefore

Chắc

chắc — Probably; surely; likely; certain

hẳn

hẳn — Surely; certainly; definitely; must have

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

bị

bị — To be subjected to; passive voice marker (negative)

đổi

đổi — To change; to exchange; to transform

thành

thành — To become; into; resulting in a change

rồi

rồi — Already; then; done; indicates completed action

Tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

thử

thử — To try; to attempt; to test something

đọc

đọc — To read; to recite aloud

cô

cô — Miss; aunt; young woman; female pronoun

bé

bé — Small; little; young child

khoanh

khoanh — To fold; to cross; to wrap around circularly

tay

tay — Hand; arm; a person's hand

trên

trên — On; above; on top of

đùi

đùi — Thigh; upper leg of a person

như

như — Like; as; similar to; as if

thể

thể — As if; as though; body; form

đang

đang — Currently; in the process of; present tense marker

bài

bài — Lesson; piece; exercise; assignment

học

học — To study; to learn; to attend school

bắt

bắt — To start; to catch; to begin something

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start of something

lại

lại — Again; back; to return; to redo

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; conjunction showing contrast

giọng

giọng — Voice; tone; accent; manner of speaking

nghe

nghe — To listen; to hear; to sound like

khàn

khàn — Hoarse; husky; raspy sounding voice

lạ

lạ — Strange; unusual; unfamiliar; odd

lẫm

lẫm — Strange; peculiar; used in 'lạ lẫm' meaning unfamiliar

những

những — Those; the; plural marker for nouns

từ

từ — Word; from; individual word or term

ngữ

ngữ — Language; words; phrase; linguistic unit

còn

còn — Still; yet; remaining; also; furthermore

giống

giống — Similar; alike; to resemble; same as

trước

trước — Before; in front; previous; formerly

nữa

nữa — More; anymore; still; further; again

Con

con — Child; young animal; classifier for animals

cá

cá — Fish; the animal fish

sấu

sấu — Crocodile; used in 'cá sấu' meaning crocodile

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small; little; tiny; young

kia

kia — That; over there; yonder; that one

Làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to create

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful; pretty; attractive; lovely

cái

cái — The; classifier for objects; thing

đuôi

đuôi — Tail; end part of an animal

óng

óng — Shiny; glistening; silky; used in 'óng ánh'

ánh

ánh — Gleaming; glittering; ray of light

mình

mình — Body; oneself; self; one's own body

Và

và — And; connecting two words or clauses

đổ

đổ — To pour; to spill; to tip over

nước

nước — Water; liquid; country; nation

sông

sông — River; large flowing body of water

Lên

lên — Up; onto; upward direction or movement

từng

từng — Each; every; individual; once; used to

vảy

vảy — Scale; fish or reptile scale

vàng

vàng — Gold; golden; yellow color

lấp

lấp — To fill; to shimmer; used in 'lấp lánh'

lánh

lánh — Sparkling; glittering; used in 'lấp lánh' meaning shimmering

Nó

nó — It; he; she; third-person pronoun (informal)

nhe

nhe — To bare; to show teeth in a grin

răng

răng — Tooth; teeth; dental structure

cười

cười — To smile; to laugh; to grin

thật

thật — Really; truly; genuine; very; actually

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; cheerful; merry

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; manner; look; aspect

Móng

móng — Claw; nail; talon of an animal

vuốt

vuốt — Claw; talon; to smooth; to stroke

xòe

xòe — To spread out; to open wide; fan out

ra

ra — Out; outward; to go out; emerge

gọn

gọn — Neat; tidy; compact; orderly

gàng

gàng — Tidy; neat; used in 'gọn gàng' meaning neat

Chào

chào — Hello; greeting; to welcome someone

đón

đón — To welcome; to receive; to greet; await

chú

chú — Uncle; young man; male pronoun (younger)

vào

vào — Into; to enter; inward direction

Bằng

bằng — With; by means of; equal; flat

hàm

hàm — Jaw; mouth; jaws of an animal

mỉm

mỉm — To smile; used in 'mỉm cười' meaning to smile gently

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light; gentle; soft; not heavy

nhàng

nhàng — Gentle; soft; used in 'nhẹ nhàng' meaning gently

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something mentioned

phải

phải — Must; correct; right; have to; must be

đúng

đúng — Correct; right; accurate; exactly

tội

tội — Poor; pitiful; sin; crime; unfortunate

nghiệp

nghiệp — Fate; karma; profession; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning poor thing

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to talk

mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes; vision

đẫm

đẫm — Soaked; filled with; wet with tears

lệ

lệ — Tear; teardrop; tearful

khi

khi — When; at the time; as; while

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; to receive; next; followed by

tục

tục — To continue; custom; tradition; used in 'tiếp tục'

Rốt

rốt — Finally; ultimately; used in 'rốt cuộc' meaning in the end

cuộc

cuộc — Event; match; life; used in 'rốt cuộc' meaning ultimately

đến

đến — To arrive; to come; until; to reach

sống

sống — To live; alive; living; life

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear; transparent

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses; position; seat

nhà

nhà — House; home; building; family

chật

chật — Cramped; narrow; tight; crowded

hẹp

hẹp — Narrow; tight; limited; confined space

hầu

hầu — Almost; nearly; to serve; used in 'hầu như'

có

có — To have; there is; to exist; yes

đồ

đồ — Object; thing; stuff; belongings

chơi

chơi — To play; to have fun; toy

để

để — To put; to let; in order to; so that

ôi

ôi — Oh; exclamation of surprise or emotion

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of; to understand

bao

bao — How much; how many; so many; bag

nhiêu

nhiêu — Much; many; a lot; used in 'bao nhiêu'

Không

không — No; not; negation; zero

quyết

quyết — To decide; determined; resolve; used in 'quyết định'

định

định — Decision; to decide; to plan; to intend

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction in Vietnamese

ở

ở — To live; to stay; at; in; location marker

đây

đây — Here; this place; right here

dưới

dưới — Below; under; beneath; lower

này

này — This; these; referring to nearby thing

Sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

chẳng

chẳng — Not; nothing; none; negative emphatic form

ích

ích — Benefit; useful; advantageous; helpful

gì

gì — What; anything; something; nothing

họ

họ — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

cúi

cúi — To bow; to bend down; to stoop

xuống

xuống — Down; downward; to go down

đi

đi — To go; to walk; imperative particle

cưng

cưng — Dear; darling; beloved; to cherish

ơi

ơi — Hey; oh; used to call or address someone

chỉ

chỉ — Only; just; merely; to point at

ngước

ngước — To look up; to raise one's eyes upward

nhìn

nhìn — To look; to see; to gaze at

lên

lên — Up; upward; to go up; rise

Vậy

vậy — So; then; like that; therefore; well

thì

thì — Then; topic marker; so; temporal marker

ai

ai — Who; someone; anyone; whoever

Hãy

hãy — Please; let; imperative marker; go ahead

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow; to let

điều

điều — Thing; matter; issue; point; condition

thích

thích — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to perform

người

người — Person; people; human being

khác

khác — Different; other; another; else

trời

trời — Sky; heaven; God; exclamation of surprise