The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

thực

thực — Real, actual, genuine; used in compound words

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle indicating an abstract noun or matter

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, glad

mừng

mừng — Glad, pleased, delighted about something

lập

lập — To establish or set up; also used in 'immediately'

tức

tức — Immediately; also means angry in other contexts

đi

đi — To go, to walk toward a destination

đến

đến — To arrive at, to come to a place

bàn

bàn — Table, desk; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

làm

làm — To do, to make, to work on something

việc

việc — Work, task, job, matter to be done

của

của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own; reflexive pronoun

để

To put, to place; also means 'in order to'

lấy

lấy — To take, to get, to fetch something

khúc

khúc — A piece or section, often of wood or music

gỗ

gỗ — Wood, timber used for construction or crafts

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating a completed action

khiến

khiến — To cause, to make someone do or feel something

ông

ông — He/him (formal); grandfather; respectful term for older man

hoảng

hoảng — Frightened, startled, panicked

sợ

sợ — To be afraid, to fear something or someone

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that; sentence-final particle

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

khi

khi — When, at the time that something happens

sắp

sắp — About to, on the verge of doing something soon

trao

trao — To hand over, to give, to pass something to someone

nó

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

cho

cho — To give; for; preposition indicating recipient

người

người — Person, human being, people

bạn

bạn — Friend, companion; also second person pronoun

bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

giật

giật — To jerk, to snatch, to pull suddenly

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, forceful, powerful

trượt

trượt — To slip, to slide, to lose grip

khỏi

khỏi — Out of, away from; to escape or recover from

tay

tay — Hand, arm; body part used for holding

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

đập

đập — To hit, to strike, to smash something

vào

vào — Into, onto; indicates direction or entry

đôi

đôi — A pair of; two matching things together

chân

chân — Foot, leg; lower limb of a person

gầy

gầy — Thin, skinny, lean in body

guộc

guộc — Bony, scrawny; used in compound 'gầy guộc'

tội

tội — Poor, pitiful; crime, sin; feeling of pity

nghiệp

nghiệp — Fate, karma; profession; in 'tội nghiệp' means pitiful

Á

á — Exclamation of surprise or mild pain, 'Oh!'

Đây

đây — Here, this place; this (demonstrative pronoun)

có

có — To have; auxiliary verb for yes/no questions

phải

phải — Must, should; correct, right; to be

là

là — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

tặng

tặng — To give as a gift, to present something to someone

quà

quà — Gift, present given to someone

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light in weight; gentle, soft

nhàng

nhàng — Gently, softly; used in compound 'nhẹ nhàng'

anh

anh — Older brother; second person pronoun for older male

không

không — No, not; negation word or question particle

Anh

anh — You (addressing an older male); older brother

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

suýt

suýt — Almost, nearly did something undesirable

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating an undesirable action suffered

què

què — Lame, crippled; unable to walk properly

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

thề

thề — To swear, to vow, to make an oath

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or target

Thì

thì — Then, well; discourse particle connecting clauses

đương

đương — Currently, in the process of; used in 'of course'

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; in 'đương nhiên' means of course, naturally

rồi

rồi — Already, done; sentence-final completion marker

Đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

lỗi

lỗi — Fault, error, mistake; to be at fault

này

này — This, here; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to tell something

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, accurate

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

hãy

hãy — Imperative particle used to form polite commands

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, to miss someone or something

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing a reported speech clause

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely; main, principal, oneself

ném

ném — To throw, to toss, to hurl an object

Đồ

đồ — Thing, stuff; insulting prefix meaning 'you worthless'

dối

dối — To lie, to deceive; dishonest

đừng

đừng — Don't; negative imperative particle in commands

xúc

xúc — To offend; in 'xúc phạm' means to insult someone

phạm

phạm — To violate, to offend; in 'xúc phạm' to insult

thì

thì — Then; topic marker connecting condition and result

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

gọi

gọi — To call, to name, to summon someone

đấy

đấy — There, that; emphatic sentence-final particle

ngốc

ngốc — Stupid, foolish, dumb

lừa

lừa — Donkey; also to cheat or deceive someone

khỉ

khỉ — Monkey; used as an insult meaning foolish person

xấu

xấu — Ugly, bad, unpleasant in appearance

xí

xí — Ugly; in 'xấu xí' emphasizes ugliness

Khi

khi — When, at the moment that something happens

nghe

nghe — To hear, to listen to something or someone

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence of an event

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number marker meaning 'the nth'

ba

ba — Three; also means father in informal speech

nổi

nổi — To float; in 'nổi giận' means to flare up in anger

giận

giận — Angry, furious, upset at someone

mất

mất — To lose; completely (intensifier); to be gone

kiểm

kiểm — To check, to control; in 'kiểm soát' means control

soát

soát — To inspect; in 'kiểm soát' means to control oneself

lao

lao — To rush, to dash toward something quickly

thợ

thợ — Craftsman, worker, artisan in a trade

mộc

mộc — Wood, wooden; carpenter in 'thợ mộc'

Ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight; right at

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, instance when something happens

đó

đó — That, there; refers to something just mentioned

hai

hai — Two; the number 2

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun

một

một — One; the number 1; a, an (indefinite article)

trận

trận — Battle, match, bout; classifier for fights

đòn

đòn — A blow, a hit; a beating or physical strike

ra

ra — Out, outward; to come out; resultative particle

trò

trò — Show, act, trick; in 'ra trò' means 'for real'

Sau

sau — After, behind, later in time or position

đánh

đánh — To hit, to fight, to strike someone

thêm

thêm — More, additional, extra amount added

vết

vết — Mark, scar, trace left on a surface

xước

xước — Scratch, scrape mark on a surface

trên

trên — On, above, on top of a surface

mũi

mũi — Nose; tip or point of an object

còn

còn — Still, remaining; and also, moreover

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual items like clothing or vehicles

cúc

cúc — Button on clothing; chrysanthemum flower

áo

áo — Shirt, coat, garment worn on the upper body

khoác

khoác — Coat, jacket; to drape or wear loosely

thanh

thanh — To settle, clear; in 'thanh toán' means to settle payment

toán

toán — Math, calculation; in 'thanh toán' to settle accounts

xong

xong — Done, finished, completed an action

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each without exception

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, thing, issue, affair

như

như — Like, as, similar to something else

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

bắt

bắt — To catch, to seize, to arrest someone

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine in quality or character

hết

hết — All gone, finished, completely used up

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or life journeys

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, existence of a person

cầm

cầm — To hold, to grasp something in the hand

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, good-looking

cảm

cảm — To feel, to sense; in 'cảm ơn' means to thank

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace; in 'cảm ơn' means thank you

khập

khập — Limping; in 'khập khiễng' means to walk with a limp

khiễng

khiễng — Lame; in 'khập khiễng' describes uneven limping gait

về

về — To return, to go back home or origin

nhà

nhà — House, home, building where one lives