Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 1

Vocabulary

Truyện

Truyện — Story or tale, a narrative work

Cổ

Cổ — Ancient, old, traditional

Tích

Tích — Tale or legend, often traditional story

Bởi

Bởi — By or because of, indicates cause or agent

và

và — And, used to connect words or phrases

GHI

Ghi — To note or record something in writing

CHÚ

Chú — Note or annotation; also uncle (father's brother)

CỦA

Của — Of or belonging to, possessive particle

NGƯỜI

Người — Person, human being, people

BIÊN

Biên — To compile or edit; border, edge

SOẠN

Soạn — To compile, compose, or prepare a text

Văn

Văn — Literature, writing, or text

bản

Bản — Version or copy of a document or text

được

Được — To be able to; passive marker indicating completion

dựa

Dựa — To be based on or rely upon something

trên

Trên — On, above, or upon a surface or basis

các

Các — Plural marker for nouns, meaning 'the various'

dịch

Dịch — To translate from one language to another

từ

Từ — From; also word or vocabulary item

tác

Tác — To create or author; part of 'tác phẩm'

phẩm

Phẩm — Work or product, often literary or artistic

của

Của — Of or belonging to, possessive particle

nhà

Nhà — House, home; also used for professionals or experts

bởi

Bởi — By or because of, indicates cause or agent

MỤC

Mục — Section, item, or category in a list

LỤC

Lục — Table or record; part of 'mục lục' (table of contents)

CON

Con — Child or young animal; classifier for animals

CHIM

Chim — Bird, any feathered flying animal

VÀNG

Vàng — Gold or golden; yellow color

MAY

May — Lucky or fortunate; also to sew

MẮN

Mắn — Fortunate or lucky, often used with 'may'

VÀ

Và — And, used to connect words or phrases

NHỮNG

Những — Plural marker indicating multiple items or people

NHẠC

Nhạc — Music or musical; relating to sound and melody

SĨ

Sĩ — Professional or skilled person in a field

LỮ

Lữ — To travel or journey; wandering traveler

HÀNH

Hành — To travel or act; action or journey

GIÀ

Già — Old, elderly, aged person or thing

CỌNG

Cọng — Stalk or straw, thin stem of a plant

RƠM

Rơm — Straw, dried stalks of grain plants

THAN

Than — Coal or charcoal; also to complain

HẠT

Hạt — Seed, grain, or small round object

ĐẬU

Đậu — Bean or legume; also to land or stop

HOA

Hoa — Flower or blossom; also Chinese (ethnic)

HỒNG

Hồng — Pink or rose color; also rose flower

GAI

Gai — Thorn or prickle on a plant

CHÓ

Chó — Dog, common domestic animal

SẺ

Sẻ — Sparrow, a small common bird

MƯỜI

Mười — Ten, the number 10

HAI

Hai — Two, the number 2

NÀNG

Nàng — She or her, referring to a young woman

CÔNG

Công — Merit or work; part of 'công chúa' (princess)

CHÚA

Chúa — Lord or master; part of 'công chúa' (princess)

KHIÊU

Khiêu — To dance or leap; part of 'khiêu vũ' (dancing)

VŨ

Vũ — Dance or feather; part of 'khiêu vũ' (dancing)

NGƯ

Ngư — Fish or fisherman; relating to fishing

PHỦ

Phủ — Prefecture or household; part of 'ngư phủ' (fisherman)

VỢ

Vợ — Wife, female spouse in a marriage

LIỄU

Liễu — Willow tree, a graceful drooping tree

GẤU

Gấu — Bear, large wild animal

HOÀNG

Hoàng — Royal or imperial; part of 'hoàng tử' (prince)

TỬ

Tử — Son or child; part of 'hoàng tử' (prince)

ẾCH

Ếch — Frog, small amphibian living near water

MÈO

Mèo — Cat, common domestic feline animal

CHUỘT

Chuột — Mouse or rat, small rodent animal

CHUNG

Chung — Together or shared, in common with others

SỐNG

Sống — To live or be alive; raw (for food)

CÔ

Cô — Young woman; aunt (father's sister)

GÁI

Gái — Girl or young female person

CHĂN

Chăn — To herd or tend animals; blanket

NGỖNG

Ngỗng — Goose, a large waterfowl bird

CUỘC

Cuộc — A journey, event, or contest; classifier for events

PHIÊU

Phiêu — To wander or drift; part of 'phiêu lưu' (adventure)

LƯU

Lưu — To stay or flow; part of 'phiêu lưu' (adventure)

LÀM

Làm — To do or make, perform an action

THẾ

Thế — How or like that; world; situation

NÀO

Nào — Which or how, interrogative word in questions

HỌ

Họ — They or them, third person plural pronoun

LÊN

Lên — To go up or climb upward

NÚI

Núi — Mountain or hill, large landform

ĂN

Ăn — To eat, consume food

DẺ

Dẻ — Chestnut, a type of edible nut

ĐI

Đi — To go or walk, movement verb

THĂM

Thăm — To visit someone, pay a social call

ÔNG

Ông — Grandfather or mister, respectful term for older man

CHÀNG

Chàng — Young man or fellow, referring to a male person

THỢ

Thợ — Craftsman or worker in a skilled trade

NHỎ

Nhỏ — Small or little in size or age

DŨNG

Dũng — Brave or courageous, showing great bravery

CẢM

Cảm — Feeling or sense; part of 'dũng cảm' (brave)

CÂY

Cây — Tree or plant; classifier for tall plants

XÚC

Xúc — To scoop or shovel; part of 'xúc xích' (sausage)

XÍCH

Xích — Chain or link; part of 'xúc xích' (sausage)

MẸ

Mẹ — Mother, female parent

MŨ

Mũ — Hat or cap worn on the head

ĐỎ

Đỏ — Red, the color red

BÉ

Bé — Small child or baby; tiny in size

QUÀNG

Quàng — To wrap or drape around the shoulders or neck

KHĂN

Khăn — Cloth, scarf, or towel worn or used

RỂ

Rể — Son-in-law, husband of one's daughter

CƯỚP

Cướp — To rob or steal by force; robber

NGÓN

Ngón — Finger or toe on hand or foot

TAY

Tay — Hand or arm of a person

CÁI

Cái — Thing or object; general classifier; female (animals)

KHÔN

Khôn — Clever, wise, or shrewd person

NGOAN

Ngoan — Well-behaved, good, or obedient (person)

LÃO

Lão — Old man or elderly person

CHÁU

Cháu — Grandchild, niece, or nephew

TRAI

Trai — Boy or young male person

NÔNG

Nông — Agricultural or farming; shallow in depth

DÂN

Dân — People or citizens of a community

TÌNH

Tình — Love, feeling, or romantic affection

BÔNG

Bông — Flower blossom; cotton or fluffy material

TUYẾT

Tuyết — Snow, frozen precipitation falling from sky

CẨM

Cẩm — Brocade or embroidered; part of floral compound name

CHƯỚNG

Chướng — Carnation flower; also offensive or improper

KẺ

Kẻ — Person (often negative), someone who does something bad

THAM

Tham — Greedy or covetous, wanting more than enough

LAM

Lam — Blue color; also to be greedy (with tham)

TRONG

Trong — In, inside, or within a place or thing

BỤI

Bụi — Bush or shrub; also dust or dirt

RẬM

Rậm — Dense or thick, of vegetation or hair

RẮN

Rắn — Snake, a legless reptile; also hard/firm

TRẮNG

Trắng — White, the color white

SÓI

Sói — Wolf, a wild canine predator animal

BẢY

Bảy — Seven, the number 7

DÊ

Dê — Goat, a horned domesticated farm animal

ONG

Ong — Bee, an insect that makes honey

TIỂU

Tiểu — Small or little; also primary level

YÊU

Yêu — To love; also demon or monster

ĐÓNG

Đóng — To close, nail, or make; to play a role

GIÀY

Giày — Shoe, footwear worn on the feet

cây

Cây — Tree or plant; classifier for tall plants