The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 1

Vocabulary

Câu

Câu — Sentence, phrase, or fishing-related term

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, or matter to discuss

về

về — About, concerning, or to return home

và

và — And, used to connect words or clauses

Con

Con — Child, animal classifier, or humble first-person pronoun

Dế

Dế — Cricket, a small chirping insect

Biết

Biết — To know, to be aware of something

Nói

Nói — To speak, to talk, to say

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

người

người — Person, people, human being

ta

ta — We, us, or informal first-person pronoun

thấy

thấy — To see, to feel, to perceive something

rằng

rằng — That, used to introduce a reported clause

những

những — Plural marker for nouns, indicating multiple items

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or individuals, often informal

trẻ

trẻ — Young, child, or youthful person

hư

hư — Naughty, spoiled, or broken and defective

không

không — No, not, negation word in Vietnamese

thích

thích — To like, to enjoy, to be fond of

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating an unpleasant action received

sửa

sửa — To fix, repair, or correct something

dạy

dạy — To teach, to instruct, to educate someone

bởi

bởi — By, because of, due to a cause

biết

biết — To know, to understand, to be aware

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a large amount of something

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative degree marker

chúng

chúng — They, them, referring to a group

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just, merely indicating limitation

mất

mất — To lose, to take time, to be gone

rất

rất — Very, extremely, intensifier for adjectives

ít

ít — Few, little, a small amount

thời

thời — Time, period, era or moment

gian

gian — Space, time span, or duration

để

để — To, in order to, for the purpose of

đưa

đưa — To bring, to take, to lead someone somewhere

lão

lão — Old man, used somewhat informally or disparagingly

tội

tội — Sin, crime, or pitiable and unfortunate situation

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma, profession, or fate accumulated over time

vào

vào — Into, to enter, indicating direction inward

tù

tù — Prison, jail, captivity or imprisonment

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a space or period

khi

khi — When, while, at the time of

tên

tên — Name, or derogatory classifier for a person

ranh

ranh — Cunning, sly, mischievous, used for tricky people

mãnh

mãnh — Fierce, cunning, or sly in character

lúc

lúc — At the time, moment, or instance when

này

này — This, these, referring to something nearby

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

thoát

thoát — To escape, to flee, to break free from

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, out of, free from something

tay

tay — Hand, arm, or grasp of someone

binh

binh — Soldier, military; 'hiến binh' means gendarmerie officer

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing something

chạy

chạy — To run, to move quickly on foot

điên

điên — Crazy, mad, wildly out of control

cuồng

cuồng — Frenzied, wild, fanatically intense behavior

qua

qua — Through, across, to pass by something

các

các — Plural definite marker for multiple specific nouns

cánh

cánh — Wing, field expanse, or a broad open area

đồng

đồng — Field, plain, or open flat land

cỏ

cỏ — Grass, weed, or small ground-level plant

liên

liên — Connected, continuous, linked together repeatedly

tục

tục — Continuously, vulgar, or customary tradition

chọn

chọn — To choose, to select, to pick out

con

con — Classifier for animals, roads, or children

đường

đường — Road, path, street, or sugar

tắt

tắt — Shortcut, or to turn off a device

nhà

nhà — House, home, building, or family

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or journeys

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, to leave, to give up

loạn

loạn — Chaos, disorder, rebellion, or turmoil

cậu

cậu — You (informal), young boy, or uncle

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, to leap, to dance

bụi

bụi — Bush, dust, or a clump of plants

gai

gai — Thorn, spike, or prickle on a plant

rậm

rậm — Dense, thick, bushy vegetation or growth

băng

băng — To cross over, ice, or a bandage

suối

suối — Stream, brook, small flowing body of water

ao

ao — Pond, small body of still water

như

như — Like, as, similar to something else

thể

thể — As if, body, form, or physical state

là

là — To be, is, linking subject and predicate

một

một — One, a, an indefinite article in Vietnamese

dê

dê — Goat, a common domesticated farm animal

hay

hay — Or, interesting, often, or frequently

thỏ

thỏ — Rabbit, a small fluffy hopping animal

chó

chó — Dog, a common domesticated canine animal

săn

săn — To hunt, to chase after prey

đuổi

đuổi — To chase, to pursue, to drive away

Khi

Khi — When, at the time that something happens

đến

đến — To arrive, to reach, to come to

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, entrance to a place

mở

mở — To open, to unlock, to begin something

hé

hé — Slightly open, ajar, barely parted opening

Cậu

Cậu — Informal second-person pronoun, young boy or uncle

lén

lén — Secretly, stealthily, sneaking without being noticed

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber, or to prevent something

khóa

khóa — To lock, key, or a locking mechanism

lại

lại — Again, back, or to stay in place

nằm

nằm — To lie down, to be positioned horizontally

vật

vật — To fall heavily, object, or to wrestle

xuống

xuống — Down, downward, to descend or go lower

sàn

sàn — Floor, the flat surface inside a room

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, feeling good

mừng

mừng — Glad, delighted, joyfully celebrating something

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that something happened

được

được — To be able to, to get, to receive

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however, indicating contrast or exception

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment, inner joy or emotion

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely, nothing more than

kéo

kéo — To pull, to drag, to last or extend

dài

dài — Long, to last, extended in length or time

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight, or honest

nghe

nghe — To hear, to listen to something or someone

ai

Who, someone, anyone, referring to a person

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to tell something

Ai

Ai — Who, whoever, asking about a person's identity

gọi

gọi — To call, to summon, to name something

vậy

vậy — So, like that, thus, in that way

hỏi

hỏi — To ask, to question, to inquire about

vô

vô — To enter, without, extremely, or into something

cùng

cùng — Together, extremely, same, or at the end

sợ

sợ — To fear, to be scared of something

hãi

hãi — Frightened, terrified, feeling intense fear

Tôi

Tôi — I, me, formal first-person singular pronoun

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here nearby

quay

quay — To turn around, to rotate, to spin

dế

dế — Cricket, a small chirping insect

lớn

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

bò

bò — To crawl, or a cow/ox animal

chậm

chậm — Slow, not fast, moving at low speed

chạp

chạp — Slowly (paired with chậm for emphasis)

lên

lên — Up, upward, to rise or go higher

tường

tường — Wall, the vertical surface of a room

cho

cho — For, to give, to allow someone something

ơi

ơi — Hey, oh, used to address or call someone

mày

mày — You, informal and sometimes rude second-person pronoun

Ta

Ta — I, we, informal or self-important first-person pronoun

sống

sống — To live, to be alive, or raw uncooked

căn

căn — Classifier for rooms, houses, or apartments

trăm

trăm — Hundred, the number one hundred

năm

năm — Year, or the number five

rồi

rồi — Already, then, indicating completion of action

Tuy

Tuy — Although, though, even though introducing contrast

nhiên

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

hôm

hôm — Day, used in 'hôm nay' meaning today

nay

nay — Now, today, used in 'hôm nay' meaning today

rối

rối — Confused, tangled, disordered, or puppet theater

nếu

nếu — If, conditional word introducing a hypothetical

muốn

muốn — To want, to desire, to wish for something

giúp

giúp — To help, to assist, to support someone

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, or job to do

hãy

hãy — Please, imperative marker urging someone to act

cút

cút — Get out, go away, rude dismissal command

ra

ra — Out, outward, to exit or come out

bây

bây — Now, used in 'bây giờ' meaning right now

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now in 'bây giờ'

đừng

đừng — Don't, negative imperative telling someone to stop

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning, top, or start of something

dù

dù — Even though, despite, umbrella, or regardless of

lần

lần — Time, instance, occasion of doing something

từ

từ — From, since, word, or to refuse gently

chối

chối — To deny, to refuse, to reject a claim

rời

rời — To leave, to depart, to move away from

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, position, or seat somewhere

trả

trả — To return, to pay back, to answer

lời

lời — Word, speech, reply, or words spoken

sự

sự — Nominalizer turning verbs/adjectives into abstract nouns

thật

thật — Truth, true, real, genuine or honestly

quan

quan — Important, official, or relating to significance

trọng

trọng — Important, significant, heavy, or weighty matter

Vậy

Vậy — So, then, well, in that case therefore

thì

thì — Then, topic marker, or conditional result marker

đi

đi — To go, imperative particle urging action

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapidly, moving at speed