Peter Pan — Page 9

Vocabulary

Khi

When; used to indicate a point in time

bạn

Friend; also used as second-person pronoun

chơi

To play; to engage in recreational activity

trò

Game, trick, or act; often used with 'chơi'

đó

That; refers to something previously mentioned

vào

Into; to enter; indicates direction or time

ban

Period or part of a day; also a group

ngày

Day; a unit of time lasting 24 hours

với

With; together with; used to connect nouns

những

Plural marker for nouns; indicates multiple things

chiếc

Classifier for individual objects like chairs or vehicles

ghế

Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting

và

And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

tấm

Classifier for flat sheet-like objects

khăn

Cloth, towel, or scarf; a piece of fabric

trải

To spread out; to lay flat on a surface

bàn

Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

nó

It; third-person pronoun for things or children

không

No, not; negation word in Vietnamese sentences

hề

At all; used to emphasize negation strongly

đáng

Worth; deserving of something; to merit

sợ

To fear; to be scared of something

chút

A little; a small amount of something

nào

Any; which; used in questions or negation

nhưng

But; however; conjunction showing contrast

trong

In, inside, within; a preposition of location

hai

Two; the number 2 in Vietnamese

phút

Minute; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

trước

Before; in front of; prior to something

khi

When; at the time that something happens

đi

To go; to move toward a destination

ngủ

To sleep; to rest in a sleeping state

trở

To turn, become; used in directional compounds

nên

Should; therefore; to become as a result

rất

Very; extremely; intensifier before adjectives

thật

Really, truly; genuine; used as intensifier

Đó

That; that is; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

là

Is, are, am; linking verb equivalent to 'to be'

lý

Reason, logic; used in compound words

do

Reason, cause; due to; because of

tại

At; because of; used in explaining reasons

sao

Why; star; used in questions about reason

có

To have; there is/are; indicates existence

đèn

Lamp, light; a device that produces light

Thỉnh

Occasionally; part of 'thỉnh thoảng' meaning sometimes

thoảng

Sometimes; part of 'thỉnh thoảng' meaning occasionally

lần

Time, instance; a counter for occurrences

khám

To examine, explore; to discover or investigate

phá

To break, destroy; used in compound 'khám phá'

tâm

Mind, heart; inner mental or emotional state

trí

Mind, intellect; cognitive mental capacity

các

Plural marker; used before nouns for groups

con

Child; classifier for animals and children

bà

Grandmother; respectful address for older women

tìm

To search, look for; to seek something

thấy

To see, find; to perceive or discover

điều

Thing, matter; an abstract item or issue

thể

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

hiểu

To understand; to comprehend meaning or ideas

được

Can, able; indicates ability or successful completion

số

Number; quantity; fate or destiny

khó

Difficult, hard; not easy to do or understand

nhất

Most; superlative marker placed after adjectives

chính

Main, chief, primary; exactly, precisely

từ

From; word; since a point in time

Bà

She (formal); grandmother; elderly woman pronoun

biết

To know; to be aware of something

cả

All, even, both; inclusive totality marker

thế

So, thus; like that; the world or situation

mà

Yet, but; emphatic conjunction showing contrast

cái

Classifier for objects; that thing; the

tên

Name; the word used to identify someone

lại

Again; to come back; contrary to expectation

xuất

To appear, emerge; to export; to come out

hiện

To appear; present; to show or manifest

rải

To scatter, spread; to distribute loosely

rác

Trash, garbage; scattered randomly

của

Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

bắt

To catch, start; used in 'bắt đầu' meaning begin

đầu

Head; beginning; to start something new

viết

To write; to compose text or letters

đầy

Full; filled with; completely covered by

cậu

Uncle; informal pronoun for a young male

ấy

That; that one; refers to a specific person

Cái

The thing; classifier emphasizing a specific object

nổi

Outstanding, prominent; to float or stand out

bật

To stand out; to turn on; to spring up

chữ

Letter, character, word; written script

đậm

Bold, dark, thick; strong in color or tone

hơn

More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

bất

Any; prefix meaning 'un-' or 'any' in compounds

kỳ

Any; strange; period; used in 'bất kỳ' meaning any

khác

Other, different; another; unlike something else

nhìn

To look at, gaze; to observe something visually

chăm

Attentively, diligently; to care for carefully

chú

Attentively; uncle; to pay close attention

cảm

To feel; to sense; emotion or feeling

vẻ

Appearance, look; an outward visible quality

ngoài

Outside, exterior; outward appearance of something

kiêu

Proud, arrogant; showing haughty self-importance

ngạo

Arrogant, conceited; used with 'kiêu' for pride

một

One; the number 1; a, an (article equivalent)

cách

Way, manner, method; how something is done

lạ

Strange, unusual, unfamiliar; oddly different

Vâng

Yes; polite affirmative response in Vietnamese

khá

Quite, rather, fairly; moderately good or much

thừa

To admit; excess; surplus; used in 'thừa nhận'

nhận

To receive, admit, recognize; to acknowledge

tiếc

To regret; to feel sorry about something

nuối

Regret; used with 'tiếc' meaning to feel nostalgic

Mẹ

Mother; mom; maternal parent

cô

Aunt; young woman; Miss; female pronoun

bé

Small, little; young child; baby

đã

Past tense marker; already; indicates completed action

đang

Currently, in progress; present continuous marker

hỏi

To ask; to inquire about something

Nhưng

But; however; introduces a contrasting statement

ai

Who; someone; anyone; interrogative pronoun

vậy

So, thus; like that; then; used for emphasis

yêu

To love; dear; affectionate feeling toward someone

Cậu

You (informal to young male); boy; young man

mẹ

Mother; mom; informal word for one's mother

Lúc

At the time; moment; point in time

sau

After, later; behind; subsequent in time

hồi

To recall; a period of time; episode

tưởng

To recall, imagine; to think or suppose

thời

Time, era, period; a span of historical time

thơ

Childhood; poetry; innocent and young

ấu

Young, infant; early childhood stage

mới

New; just; only then; recently

nhớ

To remember; to miss someone or something

ra

Out; to come out; to recall or figure out

cho

For; to give; to allow; benefactive preposition

sống

To live; to be alive; life itself

cùng

Together, along with; same; jointly doing something

nàng

She, her; poetic/literary third-person female pronoun

tiên

Fairy, immortal; magical supernatural being

Có

There is/are; to have; indicates existence

câu

Sentence; classifier for sentences or questions

chuyện

Story, matter, affair; a tale or conversation

về

About, concerning; to return home; regarding

chẳng

Not at all; negative emphatic particle

hạn

Limit; used in 'chẳng hạn' meaning for example

như

Like, as; similar to; such as

đứa

Classifier for children; kid; used informally

trẻ

Young; child; youthful in age

qua

To pass, go through; over; across

đời

Life, lifetime; the world; one's existence

sẽ

Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

đoạn

Segment, section, passage; a stretch of road

đường

Road, path, way; a route to travel

chúng

They, them; plural third-person pronoun

để

To put; in order to; so that; to allow

bị

Passive marker; to suffer; to be affected negatively

hãi

Frightened; scared; used in 'kinh hãi' for terror

từng

Once, used to; each; formerly did something

tin

To believe; news; trust in something

giờ

Now, hour; at this moment in time

đây

Here, this; indicates nearby location or time

lập

To establish, set up; to found something

gia

Family; household; used in compound words

đình

Family; communal house; used in 'gia đình'

nghi

To doubt; to suspect; to be uncertain about

ngờ

To doubt, suspect; used with 'nghi' for suspicion

liệu

Whether; material; used to introduce uncertainty

người

Person, people; human being; classifier for people

tồn

To exist; to remain; to survive or persist

hay

Or; whether; interesting; often or habitually

Hơn

More than; beyond; comparative degree marker

nữa

More, furthermore, also, anymore; additional

nói

To speak, say, tell; to express verbally

đến

To arrive at; to reach; until; up to

lúc

At the time; moment; when something happens

này

This; these; near demonstrative in Vietnamese

hẳn

Surely, certainly; definitely; must have

lớn

Big, large, grown up; great in size or age

rồi

Already; then; done; indicates completed action