The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 2

Vocabulary

Với

Với — With; used to indicate accompaniment or means

cú

cú — A strike, blow, or sudden movement

nhảy

nhảy — To jump or leap

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker; rank or type

ba

ba — Three; also means father informally

cậu

cậu — You (familiar); also means uncle (maternal)

đáp

đáp — To land; to respond or answer

xuống

xuống — Down; to descend or go downward

sân

sân — Yard, court, or open ground area

khấu

khấu — Stage (as in sân khấu, theater stage)

Thật

Thật — Truly, really; emphasizes truth or sincerity

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility or capability

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

diễn

diễn — To perform, act, or stage a show

tả

tả — To describe or depict something in words

được

được — To be able to; indicates successful action

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, voice; also language or reputation

reo

reo — To cheer, shout joyfully, or ring out

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful in mood

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; a thing or item

ôm

ôm — To hug or embrace someone warmly

ấm

ấm — Warm; cozy and comfortable feeling

áp

áp — To press against; warm and close feeling

vỗ

vỗ — To pat or clap with the hand

vai

vai — Shoulder; also a role in performance

và

và — And; connects words or phrases together

lời

lời — Word, saying, or spoken expression

chào

chào — To greet; a hello or farewell greeting

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question or inquire

thân

thân — Friendly, close, intimate; body or self

thiện

thiện — Good, kind, benevolent in nature

mà

mà — But, yet; also emphasizes a prior statement

đoàn

đoàn — Troupe, group, or organization of people

viên

viên — Member of a group or organization

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, unusual, or extraordinary

lạ

lạ — Strange, odd, unfamiliar to someone

ấy

ấy — That, those; refers to something previously mentioned

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already done or completed

dành

dành — To reserve, set aside, or dedicate for

để

để — To put; in order to, for the purpose

đón

đón — To welcome, receive, or pick someone up

Đó

Đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun pointing out something

là

là — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

một

một — One; indefinite article meaning a or an

cảnh

cảnh — Scene, scenery, or a visual spectacle

tượng

tượng — Image, statue; used in cảnh tượng meaning scene

xúc

xúc — To touch emotionally; to move someone's feelings

động

động — Moving, touching; emotionally stirring

đến

đến — To arrive at; to the point of reaching

tan

tan — To melt, dissolve, or break apart completely

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, inner feelings or emotions

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

khán

khán — Audience-related; spectator (as in khán giả)

giả

giả — Audience, spectator; also means fake or pretend

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, or perceive something

vở

vở — A play, theatrical performance, or notebook

bị

bị — Passive voice marker; to suffer or undergo

gián

gián — Interrupted (as in gián đoạn, disruption)

đoạn

đoạn — Section, segment; interruption in gián đoạn

liền

liền — Immediately, right away, without delay

nổi

nổi — To rise up; to become angry or float

giận

giận — Angry, upset, furious at something

bắt

bắt — To catch, begin, or force something

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning (bắt đầu means to start)

la

la — To shout, yell, or scold loudly

hét

hét — To scream or shout very loudly

Diễn

Diễn — To perform or continue acting on stage

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; next or to receive someone

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun for a group

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, or desire something

xem

xem — To watch, view, or look at something

Tiếng

Tiếng — Sound, noise; also language or voice

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, likewise

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; strong negation in spoken Vietnamese

ích

ích — Benefit, use, advantage or profit

gì

gì — What; anything, something in questions or negatives

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that

các

các — Plural marker for people or specific nouns

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and small things

rối

rối — Puppet; also means tangled or confused

thay

thay — To replace, change, or substitute something

tục

tục — Custom, tradition; also vulgar or to continue

màn

màn — Curtain; act of a play or screen

lại

lại — Again; to come back or in return

ồn

ồn — Noisy, loud, making a lot of sound

ào

ào — Rushing, loud noise (ồn ào means noisy)

gấp

gấp — Urgent; times as much, or to fold

đôi

đôi — Double, pair; twice as much

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, when something happens

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously

nhấc

nhấc — To lift or raise something upward

bổng

bổng — High up in the air; suddenly elevated

lên

lên — Up, upward; to rise or go up

khiêng

khiêng — To carry or lift something heavy together

diễu

diễu — To parade or march in a procession

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, in a circle

trong

Inside, within; also means clear or pure

chiến

chiến — War, battle; to fight or compete

thắng

thắng — To win, victory, or triumph over something

Đúng

Đúng — Correct, right, exactly at that moment

ông

ông — Mr., gentleman; grandfather or elderly male

Giám

Giám — Director, supervisor (as in giám đốc)

đốc

đốc — Director (giám đốc means company director)

bước

bước — Step, stride; to step or walk forward

ra

ra — Out, outward; to come out or emerge

từ

từ — From; since a time or place of origin

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber, or office space

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

mình

mình — Oneself, own; also an intimate pronoun

ta

ta — He, she, they (informal); we or oneself

có

có — To have; there is or to possess

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, or outward expression

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, external, outward appearance

đáng

đáng — Worth, deserving, worthy of something

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of something scary

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent of something

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; to point at something

cần

cần — To need; necessary or required

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or gaze upon something

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence of an event

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (informal address to peer)

kinh

kinh — To be terrified; horrified (kinh hãi)

hãi

hãi — Frightened, terrified, horror-stricken

Bộ

Bộ — Set, suit, or classifier for beards and hair

râu

râu — Beard, mustache, or facial hair

đen

đen — Black; dark in color

như

như — Like, as; similar to something else

hắc

hắc — Dark, pitch-black (as in hắc ín, tar)

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

trải

trải — To spread out or extend over an area

cằm

cằm — Chin, the lower part of the face

tận

tận — All the way to; reaching the very end

chân

chân — Foot, leg; base or bottom of something

Miệng

Miệng — Mouth; the opening of the face

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious in size

lò

lò — Furnace, stove, oven or kiln

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame, burning heat

răng

răng — Tooth, teeth in the mouth

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single objects like teeth or shoes

nanh

nanh — Fang, tusk, sharp pointed tooth

vàng

vàng — Yellow; gold or golden color

mắt

mắt — Eye, eyes on the face

hai

hai — Two; the number two

hòn

hòn — Classifier for stones, rocks, or coals

than

than — Coal, charcoal; also to complain

đỏ

đỏ — Red in color; bright red hue

rực

rực — Blazing, glowing, brightly burning or lit

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a space or group

bàn

bàn — Table; hand (bàn tay); to discuss

tay

tay — Hand, arm; skilled person

to

to — Big, large, loud in size or sound

lớn

lớn — Large, big, grown up in size

đầy

đầy — Full, filled, covered with something

lông

lông — Hair (body), feather, or fur

lá

lá — Leaf; classifier for flat thin objects

roi

roi — Whip or cane used for striking

làm

làm — To do, make, or work at something

rắn

rắn — Snake; also means hard or firm

xanh

xanh — Green or blue in color

đuôi

đuôi — Tail of an animal or end part

mèo

mèo — Cat, domestic feline animal

xoắn

xoắn — Twisted, coiled, or wound together

chém

chém — To slash, hack, or cut with a weapon

qua

qua — Through, across, past something

trung

trung — Middle, center; loyal (trung thành)

cách

cách — Way, method; distance or to separate

nguy

nguy — Danger, peril (nguy hiểm means dangerous)

hiểm

hiểm — Dangerous, treacherous, hazardous situation

Trước

Trước — Before, in front; preceding in time or space

sự

sự — Nominalizer for events or abstract concepts

xuất

xuất — To appear, emerge, or come out

hiện

hiện — To appear, present; current or now

bất

bất — Un-, not; sudden or unexpected prefix

ngờ

ngờ — Unexpected, surprising, to suspect someone

ai

ai — Who, anyone, someone in questions

dám

dám — To dare, have the courage to do

thở

thở — To breathe, take a breath

Người

Người — Person, people; human being

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something

cả

cả — All, entire; even (emphasis particle)

ruồi

ruồi — Fly, housefly insect

bay

bay — To fly; movement through the air

Những

Những — Those; plural marker emphasizing multiple things

tội

tội — Poor, pitiful; crime or sin

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma, fate; profession or occupation

tất

tất — All, every, entirely (tất cả means everyone)

trừ

trừ — Except, excluding, to subtract or deduct

run

run — To tremble, shiver, shake from fear

rẩy

rẩy — Trembling, shaking (run rẩy means to tremble)

cơn

cơn — Classifier for storms, fits, or bouts

bão

bão — Storm, typhoon, violent weather event