The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

Nhưng

nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

vẫn

vẫn — Still, continuing a previous state or action

cứng

cứng — Hard, rigid, or stiff in texture

đầu

đầu — Head; also used in stubborn expressions

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

thường

thường — Usually, normally, as is common

lệ

lệ — Custom, rule, or established practice

Anh

anh — Older brother; polite pronoun for a man

có

có — To have; affirmative particle

điếc

điếc — Deaf, unable to hear sounds

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

vậy

vậy — So, thus; question or confirmation particle

Chờ

chờ — To wait for someone or something

đấy

đấy — There; emphatic particle in speech

chàng

chàng — Young man, often used in literary contexts

trai

trai — Male, boy, or young man

trẻ

trẻ — Young in age, youthful

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for people

ta

ta — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

lấy

lấy — To take, get, or obtain something

nó

nó — It, he, she; third-person pronoun

từ

từ — From; a preposition indicating origin or source

mày

mày — You; informal or rude second-person pronoun

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

nháy

nháy — To blink or wink quickly

mắt

mắt — Eye; the organ of sight

Một

một — One; the number one

tên

tên — Name; also a noun classifier for people

nắm

nắm — To grasp, hold tightly in hand

mũi

mũi — Nose; the facial organ for smelling

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and small objects

Rối

rối — Puppet; also means tangled or confused

còn

còn — Still, remaining; also means 'and' linking clauses

kia

kia — That, over there; distal demonstrative

thì

thì — Then; topic or conditional marker

cằm

cằm — Chin; the lower part of the face

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, or stretch something

qua

qua — Through, across, to pass over

lại

lại — Again; back; directional complement toward speaker

một

một — One; indefinite article equivalent in Vietnamese

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

tàn

tàn — Cruel, brutal; also means remnant or ash

nhẫn

nhẫn — Cruel, ruthless; also means ring or endurance

để

để — To, in order to; purpose preposition

buộc

buộc — To force, compel, or tie something

há

há — To open wide, as in a mouth

miệng

miệng — Mouth; the opening for eating and speaking

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional complement

Tất

tất — All, every; used in tất cả meaning everything

cả

cả — All, entire, whole amount or group

đều

đều — All, equally; applies to entire subject group

vô

vô — Without, lacking; prefix meaning ineffective or useless

ích

ích — Benefit, use; vô ích means useless

Đôi

đôi — Pair, couple; classifier for paired objects

môi

môi — Lips; the fleshy parts of the mouth

dường

dường — Seemingly, apparently, as if something

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

bị

bị — To suffer, undergo; passive voice marker

đóng

đóng — To close, shut, or nail something

đinh

đinh — Nail; a metal fastener used in construction

với

với — With, together; preposition indicating accompaniment

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun

Chúng

chúng — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker; also means number one

định

định — Determined, intend to do something

chịu

chịu — To endure, accept, or agree reluctantly

mở

mở — To open, unlock, or turn on

Trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or period

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, while something is happening

tuyệt

tuyệt — Absolute, extreme; used in tuyệt vọng meaning desperate

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation; vọng used with tuyệt means despair

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, young in size

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative marker in Vietnamese

hai

hai — Two; the number two

Sát

sát — Close, adjacent; also means to kill

Nhân

nhân — Person; Sát Nhân means murderer or killer

rút

rút — To pull out, withdraw, or extract

dao

dao — Knife; a bladed cutting tool

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

túi

túi — Pocket, bag; container for carrying items

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort, attempt

dùng

dùng — To use, employ, make use of

Nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid in movement

chớp

chớp — Flash of lightning; lightning-fast speed

cắm

cắm — To stick into, insert, or plant

răng

răng — Tooth; hard structures in the mouth

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound; also means worm or insect

vào

vào — Into, entering; directional complement inward

bàn

bàn — Table; also used as classifier for hands or feet

tay

tay — Hand, arm; body part used for grasping

cắn

cắn — To bite with the teeth

đứt

đứt — To be cut off, severed, or broken

rồi

rồi — Already, then; indicates completion of action

nhổ

nhổ — To spit out; to pull out by root

Hãy

hãy — Please, let's; imperative marker for commands

tưởng

tưởng — To imagine, think, or suppose something

tượng

tượng — Statue, image; tưởng tượng means to imagine

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle for abstract nouns

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; ngạc nhiên means astonishment

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; ngạc nhiên means surprised or astonished

khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, or feel something

đó

đó — That, there; near demonstrative pronoun

phải

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

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

mà

mà — But, yet; emphatic or contrastive particle

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles, shoes

chân

chân — Foot, leg; lower limb of a body

mèo

mèo — Cat; a common domestic feline animal

Được

được — Can, able to; indicates success or permission

khích

khích — To encourage, stimulate, or provoke action

bởi

bởi — By, because of; causal preposition

chiến

chiến — Battle, war, fight; used in compounds

thắng

thắng — To win, victory over an opponent

tiên

tiên — First, initial; fairy or immortal being

này

này — This; proximal demonstrative adjective or pronoun

thoát

thoát — To escape, flee, get free from

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, free from; out of danger

móng

móng — Claw, nail; sharp tip on animal paws

vuốt

vuốt — Claw; to stroke or smooth with hand

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

kẻ

kẻ — Person, individual; often used negatively

tấn

tấn — To attack, advance toward aggressively

công

công — Attack; also means labor or merit

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, or dance

các

các — Plural determiner for multiple items or people

bụi

bụi — Bush, shrub; also means dust or dirt

cây

cây — Tree, plant; classifier for plants and sticks

dọc

dọc — Along, lengthwise; beside something extended

đường

đường — Road, path, way; also means sugar

chạy

chạy — To run, to flee quickly

băng

băng — To cross quickly; also means ice or bandage

cánh

cánh — Wing; field or expanse of open land

đồng

đồng — Field, plain; also currency or copper

Những

những — Plural marker for general nouns in Vietnamese

truy

truy — To chase, pursue, investigate someone

đuổi

đuổi — To chase, pursue, or dismiss someone

lập

lập — Immediately; to establish or set up

tức

tức — Immediately, at once; also means angry

bám

bám — To cling to, stick to, follow closely

theo

theo — To follow, according to, along with

chó

chó — Dog; common domestic canine animal

thỏ

thỏ — Rabbit; small furry long-eared animal

Sau

sau — After, behind; following in time or space

được

được — To achieve, manage to do successfully

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately; a rough distance or amount

bảy

bảy — Seven; the number seven

dặm

dặm — Mile; unit of distance measurement

gần

gần — Near, close to; almost in quantity

kiệt

kiệt — Exhausted, depleted; used in kiệt sức

sức

sức — Strength, energy, physical power

Thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, or notice something

mình

mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or intimate first-person

cùng

cùng — Together with; also means corner or end

trèo

trèo — To climb up a tree or surface

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement upward

thông

thông — Pine tree; also means to communicate clearly

khổng

khổng — Enormous; used in khổng lồ meaning gigantic

lồ

lồ — Huge; khổng lồ means giant or enormous

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down in a resting position

quan

quan — To observe, watch; official or mandarin

sát

sát — Close, near; to closely observe or kill

xung

xung — Around, surrounding; used in xung quanh

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding area nearby

Hai

hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; additive adverb

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; contrastive conjunction

trượt

trượt — To slip, slide, or fail an exam

ngã

ngã — To fall down, topple over

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; directional complement downward

Thay

thay — Instead of, to replace or substitute

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of something

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, give up, or discard

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or journeys

điều

điều — Thing, matter, issue, condition

càng

càng — The more, increasingly; comparative intensifier

thúc

thúc — To urge, push, or drive forward

đẩy

đẩy — To push something or someone forward

gom

gom — To gather, collect, pile together

bó

bó — Bundle, bunch; to tie into a bundle

củi

củi — Firewood; wood used for burning fuel

chất

chất — To stack, pile up; also means substance

đống

đống — Pile, heap of accumulated objects

ở

ở — At, in, to live or stay somewhere

gốc

gốc — Base, root, trunk of a tree

châm

châm — To light, ignite; to sting or prick

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame; combustion producing heat and light

đốt

đốt — To burn, set on fire intentionally