The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 5

Vocabulary

Nếu

Nếu — If; introduces a conditional clause

chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun prefix

ta

ta — We, us; first person plural pronoun

để

để — To let, allow, or in order to

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and small objects

rối

rối — Tangled, confused, chaotic

tội

tội — Crime, sin; used in pity expressions

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma, occupation; often paired with tội

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

tay

tay — Hand; arm; person doing an action

hắn

hắn — He, him; refers to a male with contempt

có

có — To have; existential verb meaning there is

thể

thể — Can, able to; expresses possibility or ability

xé

xé — To tear, rip something apart

nó

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

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional particle away from speaker

từng

từng — Each, every; once, formerly did something

mảnh

mảnh — Piece, fragment, shard of something broken

Họ

Họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

nói

nói — To say, speak, tell someone something

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; to the extent of

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent of something

cuối

cuối — End, last, final part of something

cùng

cùng — Together, same; used in cuối cùng meaning finally

viên

viên — Classifier for officers, officials, and round objects

Cảnh

Cảnh — Police, scenery; used in Cảnh binh meaning officer

binh

binh — Soldier, officer; military personnel

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already completed an action

giải

giải — To solve, resolve, explain; free from something

quyết

quyết — To decide, resolve; determinedly do something

mọi

mọi — Every, all; refers to all things or people

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, issue to discuss

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal to, by way of

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

thả

thả — To release, let go, set free

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

lôi

lôi — To drag, pull forcefully toward somewhere

vào

vào — Into, enter; directional particle going inward

tù

tù — Prison, jail; imprisonment as punishment

Người

Người — Person, people; classifier for human beings

đàn

đàn — Group; used in đàn ông meaning men

ông

ông — Old man; grandfather; respectful male pronoun

già

già — Old, elderly; aged in years

không

không — Not, no; negation word in Vietnamese

biết

biết — To know, to know how to do something

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform an action

thế

thế — So, thus, that way; world, situation

nào

nào — Which, what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, autonomously do something

bào

bào — To defend; used in bào chữa meaning defend oneself

chữa

chữa — To repair, cure, defend; fix something wrong

mà

mà — But, yet; contrastive or emphatic conjunction

chỉ

chỉ — Only, merely, just; limiting adverb

khóc

khóc — To cry, weep, shed tears

than

than — To complain, lament, express sorrow aloud

thở

thở — To breathe; sigh with sadness or relief

như

như — Like, as, similar to something else

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or people, sometimes contemptuous

trẻ

trẻ — Young, child; youthful in age

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterward; completion marker

giữa

giữa — Middle, amid, between two things or sounds

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise, language, voice of something

Đứa

Đứa — Kid, brat; classifier with somewhat negative connotation

bội

bội — Ungrateful, disloyal; used in bội bạc meaning ingrate

bạc

bạc — Silver; ungrateful; pale; used in bội bạc

Nghĩ

Nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect on something

xem

xem — To look, see, watch; consider carefully

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort, strive persistently

gắng

gắng — To strive, endeavor; used with cố meaning try hard

hết

hết — All, completely, finished, used up entirely

sức

sức — Strength, energy, force, power of someone

cho

cho — For, give, let; benefactive or causative particle

mày

mày — You; informal or rude second person pronoun

trở

trở — To become, return; used in trở thành meaning become

thành

thành — To become; city wall; succeed in becoming something

ngoan

ngoan — Well-behaved, obedient, good-mannered child

ngoãn

ngoãn — Obedient, docile; paired with ngoan for emphasis

Tuy

Tuy — Although, though, even though; concessive conjunction

nhiên

nhiên — However, nevertheless; used with tuy meaning however

xứng

xứng — Worthy, deserving, suitable for something

đáng

đáng — Deserve, worth, appropriate for a situation

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer or undergo something

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that; discourse particle

Lẽ

Lẽ — Reason, logic; used in lẽ ra meaning should have

phải

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

suy

suy — To think deeply, ponder; decline, weaken

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider; used with suy meaning reflect

kỹ

kỹ — Carefully, thoroughly, in detail

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative degree marker

về

về — About, regarding; return to a place

này

này — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

Những

Những — Those, these; plural marker before nouns

gì

gì — What; interrogative or relative pronoun

xảy

xảy — To happen, occur; used in xảy ra meaning happen

sau

sau — After, later, behind in time or space

là

là — Is, are, am; copula linking subject and predicate

câu

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

gần

gần — Near, close, almost; proximity in space or degree

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news, message, information

được

được — To be able to, manage to; passive benefactive marker

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

các

các — Plural definite marker for people or things

em

em — Younger sibling; younger person; humble I

đọc

đọc — To read text or written material

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, young; soft in volume

thân

thân — Dear, close, intimate; body; trunk of tree

mến

mến — To be fond of, dear, affectionate toward someone

ơi

ơi — Hey, oh; vocative particle calling someone's attention

chương

chương — Chapter of a book or document

tiếp

tiếp — Next, continuing, following; to receive or continue

theo

theo — To follow, according to; next in sequence