The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

người

Person, human being

không

No, not, negation word

hiểu

To understand, to comprehend something

gì

What, anything, something

trong

In, inside, within a place

tất

All, entire, used in tất cả

cả

All, whole, entire amount

những

Those, plural marker for nouns

lời

Word, words, speech, statement

lẽ

Reason, sense, logic behind something

lộn

Mixed up, confused, turned upside down

xộn

Messy, disorderly, used in lộn xộn

đó

That, those, over there

ngoại trừ

Except for, excluding, apart from

việc

Task, matter, affair, thing to do

con

Child, young one, classifier for animals

Rối

Puppet, tangled; here refers to Pinocchio

đang

Currently doing, present tense marker

đói

Hungry, feeling hunger

cảm

To feel, to sense, emotion

thấy

To see, to feel, to perceive

thương hại

To feel pity or sympathy for someone

cho

To give, for, to allow

nó

It, he, she, third person pronoun

và

And, connecting two items or clauses

móc

To hook out, to reach into and pull

ra

Out, outward directional particle

ba

Three, the number three

quả

Fruit, classifier for round fruit

lê

Pear, a type of sweet fruit

từ

From, word, since a point in time

túi

Pocket, bag, pouch for carrying things

của

Of, belonging to, possessive particle

mình

Oneself, myself, yourself, reflexive pronoun

đưa

To hand over, to give, to pass something

nói

To speak, to say, to talk

rằng

That, introducing a quoted statement

Ba

Father, dad; also the number three

này

This, these, near demonstrative pronoun

là

Is, are, to be, linking verb

để

To, in order to, for the purpose of

ăn

To eat, to consume food

sáng

Morning, bright, light of day

ta

I, we, first person pronoun, informal

nhưng

But, however, introducing a contrast

vui lòng

Please, to be willing, kindly do something

chúng

They, them, plural third person pronoun

Hãy

Please do, imperative marker for commands

đi

To go, imperative softener particle

thôi

Just, only, that's enough, stop

khóc

To cry, to weep, to sob

Nếu

If, conditional conjunction introducing a clause

ông

Grandfather, Mr., formal male pronoun

muốn

To want, to desire, to wish for

xin

Please, to request, to ask politely

hãy

Please, imperative particle for polite commands

gọt

To peel, to pare fruit or vegetables

vỏ

Skin, peel, shell, outer covering

Gọt

To peel, pare skin off fruit

à

Oh, ah, sentence-final surprise particle

hỏi

To ask, to question, to inquire

rất

Very, extremely, intensifier adverb

ngạc nhiên

Surprised, astonished, feeling sudden amazement

Ta

I, we, first person pronoun, slightly formal

chưa

Not yet, haven't done something yet

bao giờ

Ever, when, at any time

nghĩ

To think, to believe, to consider

cậu bé

Young boy, little boy, lad

thân mến

Dear, beloved, term of affection

lại

Again, to come back, contrary expectation

kén chọn

Picky, choosy, selective about preferences

khó tính

Hard to please, fussy, difficult in temperament

về

About, regarding, to return home

chuyện

Story, matter, issue, topic of conversation

uống

To drink, to consume liquid

đến

To come, to arrive, until, to

vậy

So, like that, in that manner

Xấu

Bad, ugly, not good quality

lắm

Very, a lot, intensifier at end of sentence

Trên

On, above, on top of something

đời

Life, world, existence, one's lifetime

dù

Even though, although, despite something

còn

Still, yet, remaining, to have left

trẻ

Young, youthful, not old in age

cũng

Also, too, as well, even

phải

Must, have to, correct, right side

tập

To practice, to train, to get used to

quen

Accustomed to, familiar, used to

mọi

Every, all, each one of something

thứ

Thing, stuff, ordinal number marker

vì

Because, for the reason that

biết

To know, to be aware of something

cuộc sống

Life, lifestyle, the way one lives

sẽ

Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

dành

To reserve, to set aside, to save for

điều

Thing, matter, fact, condition

Ông

You (respectful), grandfather, elderly man

có thể

Can, may, to be able to

đúng

Correct, right, accurate, true

trả

To return, to pay back, to respond

nếu được

If possible, if allowed, if it can be

Con

Child speaking to parent, I (child pronoun)

thích

To like, to enjoy, to be fond of

Và

And, connecting two clauses or items

già

Old, elderly, aged in years

tốt bụng

Kind-hearted, good-natured, generous person

lấy

To take, to get, to pick up

một

One, a, an, the number one

dao xếp

Penknife, folding knife, pocket knife

mảnh

Piece, fragment, slice, thin piece

thành

Into, to become, to form something

hàng

Row, line, goods, merchandise

trên

On, above, on top of something

bàn

Table, desk, to discuss something

nháy mắt

To blink, to wink, in a flash

bắt đầu

To begin, to start doing something

ném

To throw, to toss, to fling something

lõi

Core, pit, center of a fruit

giữ

To keep, to hold, to retain something

tay

Hand, arm, a person's hand

Ồ

Oh! exclamation of surprise or realization

đừng

Don't, imperative negative for prohibition

Mọi

Every, all, each thing or person

đều

All, equally, every one without exception

ích

Useful, beneficial, of use to someone

đôi chút

A little bit, slightly, a small amount

Nhưng

But, however, introducing a contrasting idea

cái

Classifier for objects, thing, the one

thì

Then, topic marker, as for something

kêu lên

To cry out, to exclaim, to shout

bằng

By means of, equal to, using something

giọng

Voice, tone, accent, manner of speaking

tức giận

Angry, furious, feeling strong displeasure

Biết đâu

Who knows, maybe, perhaps unexpectedly

bình tĩnh

Calm, composed, not agitated or upset

nhắc

To remind, to mention again, to prompt

sau

After, behind, later, next in time

đặt

To place, to put down, to set something

bên cạnh

Beside, next to, alongside something

đã

Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

hết

Finished, all gone, completely used up

hay hơn

Better, more preferable, superior in quality

nuốt

To swallow, to gulp down food

chửng

Whole, entirely, used in nuốt chửng