The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 2

Vocabulary

Ta

ta — I, me; first person pronoun, informal

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

sai

sai — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken

khi

khi — When, at the time of

không

không — No, not; negation word

vâng

vâng — Yes; polite affirmative response

lời

lời — Word, statement, speech, words spoken

Cha

cha — Father, dad

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

bỏ

bỏ — To leave, abandon, drop something

trốn

trốn — To hide, run away, escape from

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, out of, to recover from

nhà

nhà — House, home, building

Nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction

ông

ông — He/him (respectful); grandfather; Mr.

ấy

ấy — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

ở

ở — To be at, to live at, to stay

đây

đây — Here, this place

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, at the time of

này

này — This, these; demonstrative adjective

ta

ta — I, me; informal first person pronoun

đói

đói — Hungry, feeling hunger

đến

đến — To arrive, to come, to reach

vậy

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

Ôi

ôi — Oh! exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, indeed

khủng

khủng — Terrible, dreadful, enormous (used in compounds)

khiếp

khiếp — Terrifying, frightening; to be scared

phải

phải — Must, have to; right, correct

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, tolerate, accept

Bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; used in compounds like bỗng nhiên

cậu

cậu — You (informal/friendly); young man; uncle

nhìn

nhìn — To look, to see, to observe

thấy

thấy — To see, to notice, to feel, perceive

trong

trong — In, inside, within

đống

đống — A pile, heap, stack of things

rác

rác — Trash, garbage, waste, rubbish

một

một — One; a, an (indefinite article)

góc

góc — Corner, angle of a room or space

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber in a building

thứ

thứ — Thing, item; ordinal number marker

gì

gì — What; something, anything

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun

tròn

tròn — Round, circular in shape

trắng

trắng — White, pale in color

trông

trông — To look like, appear; to watch over

rất

rất — Very, extremely, quite; intensifier

giống

giống — Similar to, resembling, to look like

quả

quả — Fruit; classifier for round objects

trứng

trứng — Egg

gà

gà — Chicken, hen

Chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely

chớp

chớp — To blink, flash; lightning flash

mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes

nhào

nhào — To rush, dash, dive toward something

tới

tới — To come to, reach, arrive at

vồ

vồ — To pounce on, grab, snatch suddenly

lấy

lấy — To take, grab, get something

nó

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

Đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative reference word

là

là — To be; is, are, am

Niềm

niềm — Feeling, sense of (used in compounds)

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

chú

chú — Uncle; young man; he (respectful)

Rối

rối — Confused, tangled, chaotic

có

có — To have, there is/are, to exist

giới

giới — World, realm, boundary, limit

hạn

hạn — Limit, boundary, deadline

Thật

thật — Really, truly, genuinely, indeed

thể

thể — Can, able to; body, form

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative/indefinite word

diễn

diễn — To perform, express, describe, depict

tả

tả — To describe, depict, portray in words

được

được — To be able to, can; successfully done

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (informal address)

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, independently

mình

mình — Oneself, myself, yourself; body, self

hình

hình — Image, shape, picture, form

dung

dung — To imagine, visualize; appearance, form

thôi

thôi — Just, only; that's all, enough

Tưởng

tưởng — To think, imagine, suppose, assume

chừng

chừng — Seemingly, about, approximately, as if

như

như — Like, as, similar to

đang

đang — Currently doing; present tense marker

mơ

mơ — To dream; a dream

lật

lật — To flip, turn over, overturn

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle; away

lại

lại — Again, back, to come back; furthermore

tay

tay — Hand, arm

nâng

nâng — To lift, raise, hold up gently

niu

niu — To cherish, hold tenderly, care for

hôn

hôn — To kiss

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, topic; to chat about

với

với — With, together with, to (someone)

Bây

bây — Now (used in bây giờ); this (time)

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now (bây giờ = right now)

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

nấu

nấu — To cook, to boil food

mày

mày — You (very informal/rude); I address peer

thế

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

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform

tráng

tráng — To coat, rinse; make a thin crepe-like dish

nhé

nhé — Okay? right? sentence-final softening particle

Không

không — No, not; negation word

chiên

chiên — To fry in oil or pan

chảo

chảo — Frying pan, wok

thì

thì — Then; topic/conditional marker in sentences

hơn

hơn — More, better than; comparative marker

Hay

hay — Or; interesting; often, frequently

uống

uống — To drink

sống

sống — Raw, uncooked; to live, be alive

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine, excellent

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, continuing as before

Mày

mày — You (very informal); peer or rude address

ngon

ngon — Delicious, tasty, good-tasting

Nói

nói — To say, speak, tell, talk

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight, directly

Cậu

cậu — You (friendly/informal); young man; uncle

đặt

đặt — To place, put down, set, position

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing, item

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, tiny

lên

lên — Up, onto, upward direction

trên

trên — On, above, on top of

lò

lò — Stove, furnace, oven, kiln

sưởi

sưởi — To warm oneself; heating stove

chân

chân — Foot, leg; base, bottom part

đầy

đầy — Full, filled with, complete

than

than — Coal, charcoal; to complain

hồng

hồng — Pink, rosy; glowing red (as embers)

Vào

vào — To enter, go into; into, in

thay

thay — Instead of, to replace, to change

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

dầu

dầu — Oil (cooking); fuel

hay

hay — Or; interesting; often, frequently

bơ

bơ — Butter

đổ

đổ — To pour, spill, dump out

vào

vào — Into, in; to enter

ít

ít — A little, few, not much, small amount

nước

nước — Water; country, nation

Ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straightaway

bắt

bắt — To catch, begin, start, arrest

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, start

sôi

sôi — To boil, bubble; boiling hot

tách

tách — To separate, split apart; a cup

đập

đập — To hit, strike, crack, break open

vỡ

vỡ — To crack, shatter, break open

vỏ

vỏ — Shell, skin, peel, outer covering

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind; inner part, yolk (egg)

đỏ

đỏ — Red in color; lucky (in some contexts)

Gà

gà — Chicken, hen, rooster

Con

con — Child; classifier for animals; young one

vàng

vàng — Gold, golden; yellow color

xù

xù — Fluffy, puffed up, disheveled feathers/hair

lông

lông — Feather, fur, body hair

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, expression, air

mỉm

mỉm — To smile slightly; used in mỉm cười

cười

cười — To smile, laugh, grin

bay

bay — To fly, soar through the air

thoát

thoát — To escape, get free, break out

ra

ra — Out, outward; to come out, exit

từ

từ — From, since; word, character

Cúi

cúi — To bow, bend down, lower one's head

chào

chào — To greet, say hello, bow in greeting

lịch

lịch — Polite, courteous; calendar

sự

sự — Polite, courteous; matter, affair, thing

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; feeling, emotion

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, favor; cảm ơn means thank you

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

thưa

thưa — Respectful address word; sparse, few

ngài

ngài — Sir, Your Excellency; respectful third person

giúp

giúp — To help, assist, aid someone

tôi

tôi — I, me; formal first person pronoun

phá

phá — To break, destroy, smash, crack open