Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 15

Vocabulary

Tôi

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

rất

Adverb meaning 'very' or 'extremely'

vui

Happy, joyful, cheerful feeling or emotion

lòng

Heart, mind, inner feelings or willingness

nói

To speak, say, or talk to someone

nhưng

Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

vì

Conjunction or preposition meaning 'because' or 'for'

anh

Older brother; pronoun for male peer or superior

tốt

Good, kind, or of high quality

bụng

Stomach, belly; also used to indicate inner kindness

với

Preposition meaning 'with' or 'to'

tôi

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

như

Like, as, similar to something

vậy

So, thus, like that, in that manner

phải

Must, have to; also means 'right' or 'correct'

cho

To give; preposition meaning 'for' or 'to'

biết

To know, to be aware of something

một

The number one; also means 'a' or 'an'

điều

A thing, matter, or point of information

sẽ

Future tense marker meaning 'will' or 'shall'

vất

Part of compound 'vất vả' meaning difficult or laborious

vả

Part of compound 'vất vả' meaning hardship or toil

lắm

Very, a lot, extremely; intensifier at sentence end

khi

When, at the time of an event

kéo

To pull, drag, or draw something along

lê

To drag or shuffle along with effort

số

Number, fate, destiny; also used in compounds

bạc

Silver; also means ungrateful or unlucky fate

đó

That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

theo

To follow, accompany, or go along with

bên

Side, beside, next to a person or place

mình

Oneself, body; informal first person pronoun

Tuy

Although, even though; concessive conjunction

nhiên

Used in 'tuy nhiên' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'

người

Person, human being, people

kỵ

Relating to horse riding; part of 'kỵ mã'

mã

Horse; used in compound 'kỵ mã' meaning horseman

xuống

To go down, descend, or dismount

ngựa

Horse, the animal used for riding

lấy

To take, get, or obtain something

giúp

To help, assist, or aid someone

lên

To go up, rise, or mount something

đưa

To hand over, give, or pass something to someone

ta

We, I; informal or literary first person pronoun

dây

Rope, string, cord, or wire

cương

Reins; used in 'dây cương' meaning bridle reins

vào

Into, in, to enter a place or hand to someone

tay

Hand, arm; part of the body

và

And, conjunction connecting words or clauses

roi

Whip, riding crop used to urge a horse

kia

That, over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

rồi

Already, then, done; indicates completed action

Khi

When, at the time of an event

muốn

To want, desire, or wish for something

đi

To go, walk, or travel somewhere

thật

Really, truly, genuinely; also means 'truth'

nhanh

Fast, quick, rapid in movement or speed

hãy

Imperative particle meaning 'please do' or 'let's'

chép

To smack lips; also means to copy or write

miệng

Mouth, the opening of the face for speaking or eating

to

Big, large, loud in size or sound

hét

To shout, yell, or scream loudly

vô

To enter; also used in 'vô cùng' meaning extremely

cùng

Together, same, utmost; used in 'vô cùng' meaning extremely

thích

To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

thú

Interest, pleasure, fun; also means animal

ngồi

To sit down on a surface or seat

trên

On, above, on top of something

lưng

Back of the body; also means the back of an animal

thẳng

Straight, upright, direct in posture or direction

dang

To spread or extend arms or wings outward

rộng

Wide, broad, spacious in area or extent

khuỷu

Elbow, the joint of the arm

chĩa

To point, aim, or stick out in a direction

mũi

Nose; also means tip, point, or toe of shoe

chân

Foot, leg; lower limb of the body

ra

Out, outward; directional particle away from center

ngoài

Outside, exterior, outward direction

vung

To swing, wave, or brandish something energetically

phi

To gallop at full speed on horseback

vẻ

Appearance, manner, look or air of something

lúc

Time, moment, a point or period in time

thì

Then, at that time; topic or conditional marker

huýt

To whistle; part of 'huýt sáo' meaning to whistle

sáo

Flute; in 'huýt sáo' means to whistle a tune

giai

Melody, tune; part of 'giai điệu' meaning melody

điệu

Tune, melody, rhythm of a song

tươi

Fresh, bright, cheerful in appearance or mood

cất

To raise, lift up; also to store away

tiếng

Sound, voice, language, or tone

hát

To sing a song or melody

Chẳng

Not, negation particle indicating absence of something

lo

To worry, be anxious or concerned about something

chẳng

Not, negation particle indicating absence of something

buồn

Sad, melancholy, feeling of unhappiness

Kệ

Never mind, ignore it, let it be

ngày

Day, daytime period of twenty-four hours

mai

Tomorrow, the day after today

đến

To arrive, come, reach a place or time

Ta

We, I; informal or literary first person pronoun

cười

To laugh or smile at something

Hát

To sing a song or melody

vang

To resound, echo, ring out loudly

rộn

Bustling, lively, cheerfully noisy

ràng

Used in 'rộn ràng' meaning lively, vibrant, cheerful

Một

The number one; also means 'a' or 'an'

sau

After, behind, later in time or position

nghĩ

To think, consider, or reflect on something

hơn

More than, comparative particle in Vietnamese

chút

A little, a bit, small amount of something

Con

Child; classifier for animals; pronoun for young speaker

lập

Immediately; part of 'lập tức' meaning at once

tức

Immediately; used in 'lập tức' meaning right away

nước

Water; country; in 'nước đại' means full gallop

đại

Great, large; in 'nước đại' means full gallop speed

trước

Before, in front, prior in time or position

kịp

In time, to manage to do something in time

hiểu

To understand, comprehend something clearly

chuyện

Story, matter, affair, thing that happened

gì

What, anything; question word for objects or events

xảy

To occur, happen, take place; part of 'xảy ra'

đã

Past tense marker indicating completed action

bị

Passive marker indicating negative experience or action

hất

To toss off, flick, or throw someone off balance

văng

To be flung, hurled, or thrown off forcefully

nằm

To lie down on a surface

ngửa

Face up, lying on one's back

vệ

Side; in 'vệ đường' means roadside or edge of road

đường

Road, path, street, or way

suýt

Almost, nearly; narrowly avoided something bad

bỏ

To leave, abandon, drop, or give up something

chạy

To run, flee, or move quickly

mất

To lose, disappear; also indicates completed loss

nếu

If, conditional conjunction introducing a condition

không

No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

có

To have, exist, there is or are

chăn

To herd, tend livestock; also means blanket

cừu

Sheep, the woolly farm animal

đang

Progressive marker indicating ongoing action currently

ngang

Across, horizontal, passing by a place

qua

To pass by, go through, or across

lùa

To herd, drive animals in a group

con

Classifier for animals and children; child

bò

Cow, cattle; also means to crawl

thời

Time, era, period; also used as 'at that time'

chặn

To block, stop, or intercept someone or something

lại

Again, back; directional particle toward speaker

chóng

Quickly, soon, rapidly; also means dizzy

tỉnh

To regain consciousness, wake up; also means province

đứng

To stand, be in upright position

dậy

To get up, rise from lying or sitting position

được

To be able to, can; indicates successful outcome

bực

Annoyed, irritated, vexed by something

bội

Used in 'bực bội' meaning frustrated or annoyed

Chuyện

Story, matter, affair, thing that happened

cưỡi

To ride on an animal like a horse

này

This, these; proximal demonstrative pronoun

đùa

To joke, play around, not serious

xui

Unlucky, ill-fated, having bad luck

xẻo

Used in 'xui xẻo' meaning very unlucky or unfortunate

vật

Thing, object; to wrestle; used as intensifier

thế

So, like that, in such a way or manner

mà

But, yet; discourse particle showing contrast or emphasis

vấp

To trip, stumble over something underfoot

ngã

To fall down, topple over from standing

thể

Can, able to; used in 'có thể' meaning possibly

bẻ

To bend, snap, or break something rigid

gãy

Broken, snapped; result of fracturing something rigid

cổ

Neck; also means ancient, old-fashioned