Peter Pan — Page 7

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

đoán

doan — To guess or make a conjecture

bạn

ban — Friend; second person pronoun for peers

sẽ

se — Future tense marker indicating something will happen

thấy

thay — To see, feel, or perceive something

bà

ba — Grandmother; respectful term for older woman

ấy

ay — That; refers to a previously mentioned person or thing

quỳ

quy — To kneel down on one or both knees

gối

goi — Pillow; also refers to the knee

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, or cheerful in mood

vẻ

ve — Appearance, manner, or aspect of something

lần

lan — Time, instance, or occurrence of an action

lượt

luot — Turn, round, or pass in a sequence

xem

xem — To watch, view, or examine something carefully

qua

qua — To pass through or go across something

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

thứ

thu — Thing, item, or ordinal marker in sequences

trong

trong — Inside, within, or in a place or time

tâm

tam — Mind, heart, or center of consciousness

trí

tri — Intellect, mind, or mental faculty

tự

tu — Self, oneself; to do something independently

hỏi

hoi — To ask a question or inquire about something

rằng

rang — That; conjunction introducing a reported clause

trên

tren — On top of, above, or upon a surface

đời

doi — Life, lifetime, or the world of existence

này

nay — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

đã

da — Past tense marker indicating completed action

nhặt

nhat — To pick up small objects from the ground

ở

o — To live, stay, or be located somewhere

đâu

dau — Where; question word asking about a location

khám

kham — To examine medically or explore and discover

phá

pha — To destroy, break, or discover by exploring

ra

ra — Out, outward; resultative particle after verbs

điều

dieu — Thing, matter, or point being discussed

ngọt

ngot — Sweet in taste or tone; pleasant sounding

ngào

ngao — Fragrant or sweetly scented; used with ngọt

và

va — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

không

khong — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

mấy

may — A few, several; how many in questions

áp

ap — To press against or apply pressure to something

cái

cai — Classifier for objects; thing or item

vào

vao — Into, to enter or go inside something

má

ma — Cheek; also an informal word for mother

như

nhu — Like, as, similar to something else

thể

the — Body; form; as in as if or like

nó

no — It, he, she; third person informal pronoun

dễ

de — Easy, simple, or not difficult to do

chịu

chiu — To endure, bear, or find comfortable or acceptable

một

mot — One; the number one or a single item

chú

chu — Uncle; classifier for young male animals

mèo

meo — Cat; the common domestic feline animal

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and small objects

rồi

roi — Already, then, afterward; indicates completed action

vội

voi — Hurried, rushed, or in a great hurry

vàng

vang — Gold; golden color; also means yellow

cất

cat — To put away, store, or hide something

giấu

giau — To hide or conceal something from others

kia

kia — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

đi

di — To go; imperative particle urging action

khỏi

khoi — Away from, out of; to recover from illness

tầm

tam — Range, reach, or scope of vision or ability

mắt

mat — Eye; eyes as organs of sight

Khi

Khi — When; conjunction introducing a time clause

thức

thuc — To wake up or be awake and conscious

dậy

day — To get up or rise from sleep or bed

buổi

buoi — Period of the day such as morning or evening

sáng

sang — Morning; bright or light in illumination

nghịch

nghich — Naughty, mischievous, or playfully unruly

cảm

cam — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

xúc

xuc — Emotion or feeling; used in cảm xúc

xấu

xau — Bad, ugly, or unpleasant in quality or appearance

xa

xa — Far, distant, or remote in space or time

mà

ma — But, yet; particle adding contrast or emphasis

mang

mang — To carry, bring, or bear something along

theo

theo — To follow, according to, or along with

lúc

luc — Time, moment, or point in time when

ngủ

ngu — To sleep or be in a sleeping state

được

duoc — To be able to; indicates successful outcome

gấp

gap — To fold; urgent or in a hurry

lại

lai — Again; back; resultative or continuative particle

thật

that — Really, truly, genuinely; very or extremely

nhỏ

nho — Small, little, or young in size or age

đặt

dat — To place, set, or put something down carefully

xuống

xuong — Down, downward; to go or put something down

tận

tan — All the way to; deep down at the bottom

đáy

day — Bottom or lowest point of a container or place

còn

con — Still, remaining, yet; also or in addition

cùng

cung — Together with; same or also at the same time

thông

thong — Open, clear, communicating freely through a space

thoáng

thoang — Airy, breezy, or briefly glimpsed moment

tươi

tuoi — Fresh, bright, or lively in appearance or mood

mát

mat — Cool and refreshing in temperature or feeling

là

la — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

suy

suy — To think deeply or reflect on something

nghĩ

nghi — To think, consider, or reflect on something

đẹp

dep — Beautiful, pretty, or attractive in appearance

hơn

hon — More than; comparative marker in comparisons

của

cua — Of, belonging to; possessive marker in Vietnamese

trải

trai — To spread out, lay flat, or experience something

sẵn

san — Ready, prepared, or already available for use

sàng

sang — Ready; used in sẵn sàng meaning prepared and willing

để

de — To put, let, or in order to do something

khoác

khoac — To drape or put on a garment loosely

lên

len — Up, upward; to go or put something up

mình

minh — Oneself, body; informal first person pronoun

biết

biet — To know a fact or how to do something

liệu

lieu — Whether; to wonder or manage with resources

có

co — To have or exist; affirmative existential verb

bao

bao — How much, how many; ever in bao giờ

giờ

gio — Hour, time, or o'clock in telling time

nhìn

nhin — To look at or gaze upon something

bản

ban — Copy, version, or original document or map

đồ

do — Map, diagram, or tool used for navigation

người

nguoi — Person, human being, or people in general

chưa

chua — Not yet; indicates action has not occurred

Các

Cac — Plural marker for people or groups of things

bác

bac — Uncle or aunt; respectful term for older person

sĩ

si — Professional title as in bác sĩ meaning doctor

đôi

doi — Pair, couple; a set of two matching things

khi

khi — When, at the time of a particular moment

vẽ

ve — To draw or paint a picture or diagram

bộ

bo — Set, collection, or ministry; classifier for suits

phận

phan — Part, organ, or fate assigned to someone

khác

khac — Different, other, or another distinct thing

cơ

co — Muscle; opportunity or chance in some contexts

chính

chinh — Main, principal, or official and authoritative

trở

tro — To return, become, or turn into something

nên

nen — Should; therefore; to become as a result

vô

vo — Without, lacking; to enter in some contexts

thú

thu — Interest, fun, or an animal; interesting thing

vị

vi — Taste, flavor; position or classifier for people

nhưng

nhung — But, however; adversative conjunction in sentences

hãy

hay — Imperative particle urging someone to do something

thử

thu — To try, attempt, or test something out

họ

ho — They, them; third person plural pronoun

cố

co — To try hard, make effort, or strive to

gắng

gang — To strive or make effort; used in cố gắng

đứa

dua — Classifier for children or young people informally

trẻ

tre — Young, youthful; child or young person

chỉ

chi — Only, just, merely; to point or indicate direction

rối

roi — Tangled, confused, or chaotic in a situation

cứ

cu — To keep doing, go ahead, or insist on

xoay

xoay — To spin, rotate, or turn around repeatedly

vòng

vong — Circle, round, or loop; to go around something

mãi

mai — Forever, continuously, or always without stopping

ngừng

ngung — To stop, halt, or cease an ongoing action

Trên

Tren — On, above, or on top of a surface

đó

do — There, that; refers to something nearby or known

đường

duong — Road, path, street, or route from place to place

giống

giong — Similar to, resembling, or the same as something

hệt

het — Exactly alike; used in giống hệt meaning identical

nhiệt

nhiet — Heat, warmth, or thermal energy and temperature

độ

do — Degree, level, or unit of measurement

tấm

tam — Classifier for flat objects like cards or boards

thẻ

the — Card, tag, or identification card of any type

lẽ

le — Reason, logic; ought to or should in reasoning

hòn

hon — Classifier for islands, rocks, or small round objects

đảo

dao — Island; a land mass surrounded by water

vì

vi — Because, for the reason that; causal conjunction

Xứ

Xu — Land, country, or region as a named place

Không

Khong — No, not; negation; also means never in context

Bao

Bao — Ever, how much; used in Không Bao Giờ never

Giờ

Gio — Hour or time; ever when used with bao giờ

luôn

luon — Always, constantly, or continuously without exception

nhiều

nhieu — Many, much, a lot of in quantity or degree

hay

hay — Or; interesting, good; often or frequently

ít

it — Few, little, not much in quantity or degree

cũng

cung — Also, too, as well; even in some contexts

với

voi — With, together with, or to someone or something

mảng

mang — Patch, area, or section of a larger surface

màu

mau — Color, hue, or shade of any visible color

sắc

sac — Color, sharpness, or vividness of hue or tone

kinh

kinh — Scripture; also used in kinh ngạc meaning astonished

ngạc

ngac — Surprise; used in kinh ngạc meaning amazed or astonished

rải

rai — To scatter, sprinkle, or spread things around

rác

rac — Trash, garbage; rải rác means scattered around

đây

day — Here, this place; nearby demonstrative of location

rạn

ran — Reef; to crack or develop fissures in surface

san

san — Coral; used in rạn san hô meaning coral reef

hô

ho — Coral in san hô; also to shout or call out

thuyền

thuyen — Boat, small vessel used for water travel

trông

trong — To look, appear, or watch over someone carefully

phóng

phong — To release, launch, or move freely and boldly

túng

tung — Free, unrestrained; phóng túng means carefree or loose

phía

phia — Direction, side, or toward a particular direction

man

man — Wild, savage; used in man dã meaning primitive

dã

da — Wild, barbaric; used in man dã meaning savage

hang

hang — Cave, den, or hollow shelter in a hillside

ổ

o — Nest, lair, or den of an animal

hiu

hiu — Lonely, desolate; hiu quạnh means lonely and deserted

quạnh

quanh — Desolate, solitary; used in hiu quạnh meaning lonely

phần

phan — Part, portion, section, or share of something

lớn

lon — Big, large, great, or grown up in size

thợ

tho — Craftsman, worker, or artisan skilled in a trade

may

may — To sew; lucky or fortunate in other contexts

động

dong — Cave; to move or be moved; dynamic action

dòng

dong — Flow, stream, current, or line of text

sông

song — River; a large natural flowing body of water

chảy

chay — To flow or run as liquid moves along

hoàng

hoang — Royal, imperial; used in hoàng tử meaning prince

tử

tu — Son, prince; death in some compound words

sáu

sau — Six; the number six in Vietnamese counting

anh

anh — Older brother; respectful pronoun for older male

túp

tup — Hut, shack; classifier for small simple shelters

lều

leu — Hut, tent, or small simple temporary shelter

đang

dang — Currently, in the process of doing something now

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, or rapidly done in speed

chóng

chong — Quickly, rapidly; nhanh chóng means quickly and swiftly

mục

muc — To rot or decay; section or item in a list

nát

nat — Rotten, decayed, or completely deteriorated material

lão

lao — Old man; prefix indicating old or aged person

rất

rat — Very, extremely; intensifier before adjectives and verbs

bé

be — Small, little, tiny; young child or baby

mũi

mui — Nose; tip or point of something like a needle

khoằm

khoam — Hooked, curved downward like a hook or beak