The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 2

Vocabulary

Hôm

Used in time expressions referring to a specific day.

nay

Today; the current day.

tôi

I; first-person singular pronoun.

sẽ

Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese.

đi

To go; to walk or travel somewhere.

theo

To follow; to go along with someone.

tiếng

Sound; language; also a unit of tone.

sáo

Flute; a traditional Vietnamese wind instrument.

và

And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ngày

Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

mai

Tomorrow; the day after today.

học

To study; to learn something new.

Lúc

At the time when; a moment in time.

nào

Which; any; used in questions about time or choice.

cũng

Also; always; used to indicate universality.

có

To have; to exist; there is or are.

đủ

Enough; sufficient; having an adequate amount.

thời

Time; period; used in compound time words.

gian

Space; time; used in compound words like thời gian.

để

To; in order to; indicating purpose.

đứa

Classifier for children or young individuals.

bé

Small; little; a young child.

tinh

Sharp; clever; used in compound adjectives.

nghịch

Mischievous; naughty; playfully disobedient.

cuối

End; last; the final part of something.

cùng

Together; same; final; used in many compounds.

quyết

To decide firmly; to resolve to do something.

định

To decide; to plan; to determine an action.

nhún

To shrug; to bounce or bob lightly.

vai

Shoulder; role; part in a performance.

Nói

To speak; to say; to talk.

là

To be; linking verb indicating identity or description.

làm

To do; to make; to perform an action.

ngay

Immediately; right away; straight; directly.

Cậu

You; he/she; informal pronoun for a young person.

phóng

To dash; to rush; to move at high speed.

xuống

Down; downward; to descend or go down.

phố

Street; town; an urban road or neighborhood.

chạy

To run; to move quickly on foot.

nhanh

Fast; quick; rapidly moving or acting.

như

Like; as; similar to something else.

gió

Wind; moving air; breeze.

cứ

To keep on; to continue doing regardless.

mãi

Continuously; forever; keep on without stopping.

trống

Drum; empty; hollow.

càng

The more; increasingly; used in comparisons.

to

Large; big; loud in volume.

hơn

More; than; comparative degree marker.

Bỗng

Suddenly; all at once; unexpectedly.

nhiên

Natural; used in compounds like bỗng nhiên (suddenly).

cậu

He; you; informal pronoun for a young male.

thấy

To see; to feel; to perceive something.

mình

Oneself; body; informal first-person pronoun.

đang

Currently; progressive aspect marker in Vietnamese.

đứng

To stand; to be in an upright position.

ở

At; in; to be located somewhere.

một

One; a single unit or item.

quảng

Wide; broad; used in quảng trường (square/plaza).

trường

School; field; plaza; open space.

rộng

Wide; spacious; broad in area.

lớn

Large; big; great in size or importance.

đông

Crowded; east; many people present.

nghịt

Packed; jammed; extremely crowded with people.

người

Person; people; human being.

trước

Before; in front of; previously.

tòa

Building; court; classifier for large structures.

nhà

House; home; building.

gỗ

Wood; timber; made of wooden material.

nhỏ

Small; little; tiny in size.

được

To be able to; obtained; passive marker.

sơn

To paint; lacquer; paint applied to a surface.

những

Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese.

màu

Color; hue; shade of a color.

sắc

Sharp; color; vivid; used in màu sắc (colors).

rực

Brilliant; blazing; glowing with brightness.

rỡ

Bright; radiant; used in rực rỡ (brilliant colors).

Ngôi

Classifier for houses, buildings, or stars.

đó

That; there; referring to something nearby.

gì

What; something; used in questions.

vậy

So; like that; used for emphasis or conclusion.

hỏi

To ask; to inquire about something.

gần

Near; close; not far away.

Đọc

To read; to read aloud or silently.

tấm

Classifier for flat objects like boards or signs.

bảng

Board; sign; signboard with written text.

hiệu

Sign; signal; store name or brand.

thì

Then; conditional or temporal connector.

biết

To know; to be aware of something.

Tôi

I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

muốn

To want; to desire something.

đọc

To read; to decipher written text.

lắm

Very much; a lot; intensifier at end of sentence.

nhưng

But; however; conjunction showing contrast.

hôm

Day; used in time expressions like hôm nay.

sao

Star; why; how; used in questions.

không

No; not; negation word in Vietnamese.

Ồ

Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization.

thật

Really; truly; genuine; indeed.

Vậy

So; well then; in that case.

cho

To give; for; to allow someone something.

bạn

Friend; you; informal second-person pronoun.

nghe

To listen; to hear a sound or story.

Hãy

Please do; imperative marker for commands.

rằng

That; used to introduce a quoted or reported clause.

viết

To write; to inscribe words on a surface.

bằng

By means of; equal; made of a material.

chữ

Letter; character; written word or script.

lửa

Fire; flame; burning light.

từ

Word; from; since; a vocabulary item.

này

This; these; referring to something nearby.

NHÀ

House; home; building (uppercase for sign text).

HÁT

To sing; singing (uppercase for sign text).

CON

Child; animal classifier; puppet (sign text).

RỐI

Puppet; tangled; used in con rối (puppet).

VĨ

Great; grand; magnificent (uppercase sign text).

ĐẠI

Great; large; grand in scale or importance.

Buổi

Session; period of day; event or show.

diễn

Performance; to perform or act on stage.

bắt

To catch; to start; to begin something.

đầu

Head; beginning; the start of something.

khi

When; at the time that an event occurs.

Nó

It; he; she; third-person informal pronoun.

bây

Now; used in bây giờ (right now).

giờ

Hour; now; the current time.

vào

To enter; into; to go inside.

cửa

Door; gate; entrance to a place.

phải

Must; right; to have to do something.

trả

To pay; to return something owed.

bao

How much; how many; envelope; bag.

nhiêu

How much; how many; used in questions about quantity.

tiền

Money; currency; payment.

Bốn

Four; the number 4.

xu

Cent; coin; a small unit of currency.

tò

Curious; nosy; used in tò mò (curious).

mò

To grope; curious; used in tò mò (curious).

bên

Side; beside; next to something.

trong

Inside; within; clear and transparent.

ra

Out; to go out; to emerge from somewhere.

chuyện

Story; matter; affair; issue to discuss.

đã

Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese.

bỏ

To abandon; to drop; to give up something.

hết

All; completely; to run out of something.

tự

Self; by oneself; on one's own.

trọng

Respect; important; used in tự trọng (self-respect).

nói

To say; to speak; to tell someone something.

với

With; to; together with someone.

cách

Way; method; manner of doing something.

trơ

Shameless; bare; used in trơ trẽn (brazen).

trẽn

Brazen; shameless; used in trơ trẽn.

Bạn

Friend; you; informal address to a peer.

thể

Can; able to; possibility marker.

mượn

To borrow; to temporarily use something.

bốn

Four; the number 4.

đến

To arrive; to come to; until.

rất

Very; extremely; intensifier adverb.

vui

Happy; joyful; cheerful.

lòng

Heart; mind; willingness; inner feeling.

kia

That; over there; referring to distant thing.

lời

Word; speech; remark made by someone.

chế

To mock; to make; used in chế nhạo (ridicule).

nhạo

To mock; to ridicule; used in chế nhạo.

lúc

Moment; time; at a particular point in time.

Với

With; by means of; together with.

giá

Price; value; cost of something.

bán

To sell; to offer something for money.

cái

Classifier for objects; thing; item.

áo

Shirt; jacket; garment worn on the upper body.

khoác

To drape; jacket; to wear loosely over shoulders.

của

Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

Nếu

If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations.

trời

Sky; heaven; weather; God in some contexts.

mưa

Rain; to rain; rainy weather.

chiếc

Classifier for individual items like vehicles or accessories.

giấy

Paper; document; made of paper material.

hoa

Flower; floral; patterned with flowers.

cởi

To take off; to undress; to remove clothing.

nó

It; him; her; informal third-person pronoun.

nữa

More; anymore; still; also; in addition.