The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 5

Vocabulary

Tính

Tính — To calculate or compute a mathematical value

toán

toán — Mathematics or arithmetic calculation

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or subject being discussed

đó

đó — That, referring to something previously mentioned

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs

đơn

đơn — Simple, single, or uncomplicated in nature

giản

giản — Simple, easy; often paired with đơn for simplicity

con

con — Classifier for animals; also means child or offspring

Cáo

Cáo — Fox; a cunning animal often in Vietnamese fables

trả

trả — To return, pay back, or respond to something

lời

lời — Words, speech, or profit from an action

Ồ

Ồ — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or realization

bạn

bạn — Friend; second-person pronoun for peers

có

có — To have, possess, or exist; affirmative marker

thể

thể — Can, able to; expresses possibility or capability

tính

tính — To calculate; also refers to one's character or nature

nhẩm

nhẩm — To calculate mentally without writing anything down

trên

trên — On, above, or upon a surface or object

ngón

ngón — Finger or toe; a digit of the hand or foot

tay

tay — Hand or arm; body part used for grasping

Giả

Giả — Fake, false; to pretend or assume something hypothetically

sử

sử — History; also used in giả sử meaning suppose or assume

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every; referring to individual items in a group

đồng

đồng — Vietnamese currency unit; also means copper or together

tiền

tiền — Money, currency; general term for financial resources

cho

cho — To give, allow, or for the benefit of someone

năm

năm — Five; also means year in Vietnamese

trăm

trăm — Hundred; the number one hundred in Vietnamese

nhân

nhân — To multiply; also means person or human being

với

với — With, together; connecting two elements in a sentence

Sáng

Sáng — Morning; also means bright or light in appearance

hôm

hôm — Day; used in time expressions like hôm nay today

sau

sau — After, behind, or next in sequence of time

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action

tìm

tìm — To search for, look for, or seek something

thấy

thấy — To see, find, or perceive through the senses

hai

hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese counting

nghìn

nghìn — Thousand; the number one thousand in Vietnamese

vàng

vàng — Gold; the precious yellow metal or its color

mới

mới — New, fresh; just recently occurred or obtained

lấp

lấp — To fill up, cover; used in lấp lánh meaning glittering

Tuyệt

Tuyệt — Excellent, wonderful, superb; expresses high admiration

vời

vời — Wonderful; paired with tuyệt meaning fantastic or great

reo

reo — To cheer, shout joyfully, or exclaim with excitement

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement indicating rising action

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, or dance with energetic movement

múa

múa — To dance, especially with graceful arm movements

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful; feeling of positive emotion

mừng

mừng — To rejoice, celebrate; feeling glad about good news

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately; also means straight or honest

khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction referring to a point in time

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese

chúng

chúng — They, them; third-person plural pronoun for people

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or retain something in one's possession

lại

lại — Again; directional particle meaning back or remaining

bản

bản — Version, copy; also classifier for documents or maps

thân

thân — Body, self; also means close friend or intimate relation

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction linking sentence elements

còn

còn — Still, remaining; also means and, or furthermore

Một

Một — One; the number one or an indefinite article

món

món — A dish, item, or gift; classifier for food or presents

quà

quà — Gift, present; something given to another person

kêu

kêu — To cry out, shout, or call; to complain loudly

giả

giả — To pretend, feign; fake or false in behavior

vờ

vờ — To pretend, fake; act as if something is true

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating something negative happened to subject

xúc

xúc — To touch emotionally; used in xúc phạm meaning to offend

phạm

phạm — To violate, offend; paired with xúc meaning to insult

tất

tất — All, entire; used in tất cả meaning everything or everyone

nhiên

nhiên — Naturally; used in tất nhiên meaning of course certainly

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject with predicate

không

không — No, not; negation word or question marker in Vietnamese

Tất

Tất — All, entire; beginning of phrase tất cả or tất nhiên

Mèo

Mèo — Cat; a domestic feline animal kept as a pet

nhắc

nhắc — To remind, mention, or bring up a topic again

Chúng

Chúng — We, they; first or third person plural pronoun

làm

làm — To do, make, or work; general action verb

việc

việc — Work, task, job; matter or affair to be done

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

lợi

lợi — Benefit, profit, advantage; gain from an action

ích

ích — Benefit, use; paired with lợi meaning profit or advantage

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; limiting adverb restricting scope of statement

để

để — To, in order to; purpose marker or to place something

giàu

giàu — Rich, wealthy; having abundant financial resources

người

người — Person, people; classifier for human beings

khác

khác — Other, different; another person or thing besides this

Để

Để — In order to; purpose conjunction introducing goal clause

Thật

Thật — True, real, genuine; actually or truly in emphasis

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

tốt

tốt — Good, kind, well; positive quality or characteristic

bụng

bụng — Stomach, belly; tốt bụng means kind-hearted or generous

tự

tự — Self, by oneself; reflexive pronoun indicating independent action

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, or reflect on something mentally

quên

quên — To forget; failing to remember something important

đi

đi — To go; directional verb or softening particle in commands

cha

cha — Father, dad; male parent in a family relationship

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single items like clothing or vehicles

áo

áo — Shirt, jacket, garment; upper body clothing item

khoác

khoác — To wear loosely over shoulders; a coat or jacket

cuốn

cuốn — Classifier for books or rolled items; a volume

sách

sách — Book; printed or written work containing knowledge

vỡ

vỡ — To break, shatter; also means primer in vỡ lòng

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind; inner feelings or a beginner primer

cả

cả — All, entire; inclusive of everything or everyone mentioned

quyết

quyết — Determined, resolute; to decide firmly on a course

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind; center of emotion or determination

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive; pleasing to the senses

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive marker in Vietnamese

mình

mình — Oneself, myself; reflexive pronoun or intimate first person

cậu

cậu — You; informal second-person pronoun among close friends

nói

nói — To speak, say, or tell; basic verb of communication

ta

ta — I, we; first-person pronoun often implying authority

hãy

hãy — Let us, please; imperative marker for suggestions or commands

thôi

thôi — Stop, enough; sentence-final particle softening or ending

Tôi

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

cùng

cùng — Together, along with; doing something jointly with others

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; all of a specific group