Piccolissima — Page 11

Vocabulary

trả

trả — To answer, return, or pay back something

lời

lời — Word, speech, or reply in conversation

với

với — With, together with, or in the manner of

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, expression, or manner of looking

mà

mà — But, yet; conjunction expressing contrast or emphasis

con

con — Classifier for animals; also means child

ruồi

ruồi — Housefly; a small common flying insect

có

có — To have, to exist, or there is/are

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, likelihood; used in 'có lẽ' meaning perhaps

cho

cho — To give; for, in order to; let, allow

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity or category

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese sentences

mấy

mấy — How many; few, not very much or many

khôn

khôn — Clever, wise, intelligent in behavior or thinking

ngoan

ngoan — Well-behaved, obedient, good-natured especially for children

vì

vì — Because, since; conjunction indicating reason or cause

vậy

vậy — So, thus, therefore; indicating consequence or summary

khinh

khinh — To look down on, despise, treat with contempt

nhún

nhún — To shrug, bounce slightly, or move with a bob

cánh

cánh — Wing of a bird or insect; also a group of people

phải

phải — Must, have to; right side; to be correct

lên

lên — To go up, rise; directional complement meaning upward

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterwards; indicates completed action

quay

quay — To turn around, rotate, or spin in direction

lại

lại — Again; back; directional complement meaning returning

que

que — Stick, rod; thin elongated object like a stick

kẹo

kẹo — Candy, sweet confection eaten as a treat

đường

đường — Sugar; road, street; path or way forward

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person informal pronoun

Sau

sau — After, behind, later; indicating time or position

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, when; point in time reference

suy

suy — To think deeply, ponder; used in 'suy nghĩ'

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect on something mentally

cô

cô — Aunt; Miss; young woman; second person pronoun

bé

bé — Small, little; young child, baby or little one

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, gaze, observe with one's eyes

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; directional complement indicating descent

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence; a turn or attempt

nữa

nữa — More, again, another; additional occurrence of something

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, notice, or acknowledge something

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, perceive; to notice or realize

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine; used for emphasis or truth

kinh

kinh — Shocking, terrifying; used in 'kinh ngạc' meaning astonished

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; used in 'kinh ngạc' meaning greatly amazed

trên

trên — On, above, on top of; upper position indicator

màu

màu — Color, hue; shade or tint of something visible

hổ

hổ — Tiger; amber-colored; used in 'hổ phách' meaning amber

giọt

giọt — Drop, droplet of liquid such as water or rain

nước

nước — Water; country, nation; liquid in general usage

Tuy

tuy — Although, even though; concessive conjunction in sentences

nhiên

nhiên — However, nevertheless; used in 'tuy nhiên' meaning however

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm; probably, likely in Vietnamese

chắn

chắn — Certain; to block; used in 'chắc chắn' meaning definitely

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing reported speech or thought

mình

mình — Self, oneself; body; informal first or second person pronoun

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker indicating completed action

cư

cư — To reside, live; used in 'cư xử' meaning behave

xử

xử — To handle, deal with; used in 'cư xử' meaning behave

lịch

lịch — Polite, refined; calendar; used in 'lịch sự' meaning polite

sự

sự — Polite, courteous; matter, affair; nominalizer particle

lũ

lũ — Flood; group or bunch of people or creatures

nhường

nhường — To yield, give way, let others go first politely

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for third person group

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously; earlier in time

Vậy

vậy — So, then, therefore; summary or consequential conjunction

thì

thì — Then; topic marker; conditional result clause particle

tại

tại — At, in; because of; used in 'tại sao' meaning why

sao

sao — Why; star; how come; used in questions for reason

ướt

ướt — Wet, damp, soaked with liquid or moisture

tự

tự — Self, by oneself; automatically; used in reflexive expressions

hỏi

hỏi — To ask, question; to inquire about something

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction expressing contrast between clauses

dám

dám — To dare, have courage to do something bold

thêm

thêm — To add more, additionally; extra or further amount

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase; to fish; classifier for sentences

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at or indicate

được

được — Can, able to; received; indicating successful completion

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, voice, language; classifier for languages or sounds

thô

thô — Rude, coarse, rough, crude in manner or texture

lỗ

lỗ — Rude, impolite; hole; used in 'thô lỗ' meaning rude

Vì

vì — Because, since; causal conjunction explaining a reason

chống

chống — To prop up, lean on, resist or oppose something

hai

hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese counting

khuỷu

khuỷu — Elbow joint of the arm; bend in a joint

tay

tay — Hand, arm; person with a skill; side direction

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, tiny; young; soft in volume

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, first; top of something or someone

gối

gối — Knee; pillow; to rest or lean one's head

đặt

đặt — To place, put, set down something somewhere carefully

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles or furniture

bàn

bàn — Table, desk; to discuss, deliberate about a topic

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive, welcome; next in sequence

tục

tục — To continue; custom, habit; used in 'tiếp tục' meaning continue

quan

quan — To observe, relate to; official; used in 'quan sát'

sát

sát — To observe closely; close to; used in 'quan sát' meaning observe

Đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative indicating something already mentioned

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing; female animal classifier

mũi

mũi — Nose; tip, point; cape of land formation

khẽ

khẽ — Softly, gently, quietly; doing something with light touch

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk; express something verbally

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier modifying adjectives or adverbs

hiếm

hiếm — Rare, scarce, uncommon; not happening very often

khi

khi — When, time, moment; used in temporal expressions

ai

ai — Who, someone, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

để

để — To put, place; in order to; to let, allow

trò

trò — Game, play, trick; student; used in 'trò chuyện'

chuyện

chuyện — Story, conversation, matter; used in 'trò chuyện' meaning chat

quen

quen — Familiar with, accustomed to, to know someone well

thò

thò — To stick out, protrude, extend outward from something

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional complement indicating movement out

như

như — Like, as, such as; comparison conjunction in Vietnamese

ta

ta — I, we; us; first person pronoun informal usage

Ta

ta — I, we; first person pronoun often used formally

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to; to obey or follow advice

cha

cha — Father, dad; priest; male elder or authority figure

vật

vật — Object, thing, creature; to wrestle; animal or beast

to

to — Big, large, great in size or volume

lớn

lớn — Large, big, grown-up; great in size or importance

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot; large quantity of something

người

người — Person, people, human being; classifier for people

gọi

To call, name, summon; to refer to as something

voi

voi — Elephant; large land mammal with a trunk

dùng

dùng — To use, utilize, employ something for a purpose

đưa

đưa — To give, hand over, take someone somewhere, lead

tất

tất — All, entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning all, everything

cả

cả — All, entire, whole; even; eldest sibling in family

thức

thức — Food; to stay awake; type, kind; used in 'thức ăn'

ăn

ăn — To eat; to consume food or meals

vào

vào — Into, in, to enter; directional complement inward

miệng

miệng — Mouth; opening of a container or vessel

ấy

ấy — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for something mentioned

vòi

vòi — Trunk of an elephant; faucet, nozzle, hose

Có

có — To have, there is/are; yes; affirmative particle

đây

đây — Here, this place; near the speaker demonstrative

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to, be part of; to memorize well

họ

họ — They, them; family clan, surname; relatives group

hàng

hàng — Row, line; goods, merchandise; relative, kin

nhà

nhà — House, home, family; our, my (referring to family)

vừa

vừa — Just, recently; both; fitting, suitable in size

thốt

thốt — To blurt out, exclaim, utter suddenly or unexpectedly

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple, duo; classifier for paired objects

râu

râu — Beard, mustache, whiskers; antenna of an insect

dài

dài — Long in length or duration; extended in space

thường

thường — Usually, normally, often; ordinary, common, regular

lệ

lệ — Tear, teardrop; custom, rule; used in 'thường lệ'

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of; present progressive marker

hướng

hướng — Direction, way; to face or point toward something

về

về — About, regarding; to go home; toward, concerning

phía

phía — Side, direction, toward; indicating spatial orientation

hay

hay — Or; often; interesting, good; conjunction offering alternatives

bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly, all of a sudden; unexpected occurrence

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, dance; move suddenly upward

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something; to order

giật

giật — To jerk, startle, snatch; sudden sharp movement

run

run — To shake, tremble, shiver from fear or cold

bắn

bắn — To shoot, fire; to scatter or spring suddenly