The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 4

Vocabulary

chạy

chạy — To run or move quickly on foot

đến

đến — To arrive at or come to a place

chỗ

chỗ — A place, spot, or location

ông

ông — Mister, grandfather, or older male pronoun

ta

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

và

và — And; used to connect words or clauses

leo

leo — To climb up a surface or structure

như

như — Like, as, or similar to something

một

một — The number one; a single unit

con

con — Classifier for animals; also means child

sóc

sóc — A squirrel, a small tree-climbing rodent

lên

lên — To go up or move upward

bộ

bộ — A set or classifier for beard, suit, etc.

râu

râu — Beard or whiskers on a person's face

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

đen

đen — Black in color

cậu

cậu — You or he; informal pronoun for young males

hôn

hôn — To kiss someone affectionately

đầu

đầu — Head; the top part of the body

mũi

mũi — Nose; the facial organ for smelling

của

của — Of; indicating possession or belonging

Người

Người — Person, human being, or people

Ăn

Ăn — To eat food

Lửa

Lửa — Fire; flames or burning heat

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; also means thing

trìu mến

trìu mến — Affectionate, tender, and loving in manner

Tôi

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

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

được

được — To receive, obtain, or be allowed to

tha thứ

tha thứ — To forgive or pardon someone's wrongdoing

chưa

chưa — Not yet; asks if action has happened yet

chú

chú — Uncle; also used for younger adult males

tội nghiệp

tội nghiệp — Poor thing; expressing pity or sympathy

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question

bằng

bằng — By means of; equal to; using something

giọng

giọng — Voice tone or manner of speaking

nói

nói — To speak or say something

hầu

hầu — Almost, nearly; also to serve someone

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; to point at something

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

hơi thở

hơi thở — Breath; the air inhaled and exhaled

trả lời

trả lời — To answer or respond to a question

vừa

vừa — Just, recently; also fitting or moderate

lắc

lắc — To shake or wave something back and forth

thêm

thêm — More, additionally; to add something extra

Thôi

Thôi — Alright, enough; used to conclude or concede

tối nay

tối nay — Tonight; this evening

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

phải

phải — Must, have to; also means right or correct

ăn

ăn — To eat food or a meal

thịt

thịt — Meat or flesh of an animal

cừu

cừu — Sheep; a woolly domesticated farm animal

nấu

nấu — To cook food using heat

chín

chín — Cooked, ripe; also the number nine

nửa

nửa — Half; one of two equal parts

nhưng

nhưng — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

hãy

hãy — Imperative marker; please do something

coi chừng

coi chừng — Be careful, watch out for danger

lần

lần — Time, instance; occurrence of an event

sau

sau — After, next; behind in time or space

các

các — Plural marker for nouns referring to people

rối

rối — Puppet; also means tangled or confused

Khi

Khi — When; at the time that something happens

nghe

nghe — To hear or listen to something

tin

tin — News, information; also to trust or believe

sân khấu

sân khấu — Stage; the performance area in a theater

bật

bật — To turn on lights or a switch

tất cả

tất cả — All, everyone, everything included together

đèn

đèn — Light or lamp used for illumination

chúng

chúng — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

nhảy múa

nhảy múa — To dance joyfully with movement and energy

ca hát

ca hát — To sing songs; vocal musical performance

cho

cho — To give; for, so that something happens

tận

tận — Until, up to; all the way to the end

bình minh

bình minh — Dawn, sunrise; the beginning of day