The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 2

Vocabulary

Vậy

vậy — So, thus; used for emphasis or conclusion

thì

thì — Then; conditional or topic marker particle

cô

cô — Aunt; polite address for young woman

đang

đang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

làm

làm — To do, to make, to work

gì

gì — What; interrogative word for things

ở

ở — At, in; to be located somewhere

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, entrance

sổ

sổ — Window (as in cửa sổ); notebook

vậy

vậy — So, like that; sentence-final emphasis particle

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

chờ

chờ — To wait for someone or something

tài

tài — Talent, skill; part of 'quan tài' meaning coffin

đến

đến — To come, to arrive, to reach

đưa

đưa — To give, to take, to escort someone

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

Sau

sau — After, behind, following in time

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these

lời

lời — Words, speech, utterance

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun

bé

bé — Small child; little, tiny

biến

biến — To disappear, to vanish, to change

mất

mất — To lose, to disappear, to be gone

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction

khép

khép — To close, to shut gently

lại

lại — Again; back; directional complement

không

không — No, not; negation word

một

một — One; a, an (indefinite article equivalent)

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise; language; a unit of time

động

động — Motion, movement; to move or stir

Ôi

ôi — Oh! exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

Thiếu

thiếu — Young; lacking, insufficient

Nữ

nữ — Female, woman, girl

Xinh

xinh — Pretty, cute, attractive in appearance

Đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, good-looking, attractive

với

với — With, together with; and

Mái

mái — Roof; mái tóc means head of hair

Tóc

tóc — Hair on the head

Xanh

xanh — Blue or green color

Biếc

biếc — Bright blue, vivid azure color

kêu

kêu — To cry out, to call, to shout

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement

hãy

hãy — Please do; imperative auxiliary verb

mở

mở — To open, to turn on

van

van — To beg, to plead for mercy

Hãy

hãy — Please; imperative marker urging action

thương

thương — To have pity, to love, to feel compassion

xót

xót — To feel sorry, pity, sympathy for someone

cậu

cậu — You (to a peer); boy, young male

tội

tội — Sin, crime; tội nghiệp means poor, pitiful

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma, fate; part of tội nghiệp meaning pitiful

bị

bị — To suffer, passive voice marker for bad events

hai

hai — Two; the number 2

tên

tên — Name; fellow, guy (sometimes derogatory)

Cậu

cậu — You (peer address); young boy

chưa

chưa — Not yet; question particle for completion

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to talk

xong

xong — Finished, done, completed

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that

bàn

bàn — Table; to discuss; bàn tay means hand

tay

tay — Hand, arm

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, forceful

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker

túm

túm — To grab, to seize, to clutch tightly

lấy

lấy — To take, to grab; resultative complement

cổ

cổ — Neck; ancient, old

cùng

cùng — Together with; also, both; same

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, accent

ghê

ghê — Terrible, horrifying, disgusting

tởm

tởm — Disgusting, revolting, nauseating

gầm

gầm — To roar, to growl menacingly

đe

đe — To threaten; anvil (in smithing context)

dọa

dọa — To threaten, to intimidate someone

Bây

bây — Now (bây giờ); these (bây people)

giờ

giờ — Hour, time; now (bây giờ)

chúng

chúng — They, them; we (inclusive)

ta

ta — We, us; I (informal, confident)

tóm

tóm — To catch, to grab, to nab someone

được

được — To be able to; to get, to obtain

mày

mày — You (rude/informal); second-person pronoun

Chú

chú — Uncle; address for younger adult male

Rối

rối — Puppet; tangled, confused

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to see, to observe

thấy

thấy — To see, to feel, to perceive

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing

chết

chết — Death; to die

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, to dance, to leap

múa

múa — To dance, to perform dance movements

trước

trước — Before, in front of, ahead

mặt

mặt — Face, surface; in front of

run

run — To tremble, to shake with fear or cold

rẩy

rẩy — To tremble, to shiver (run rẩy = trembling)

dữ

dữ — Fierce, intense, violent

dội

dội — Intense, powerful; to echo, to reverberate

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent

các

các — Plural marker; all (for people or things)

khớp

khớp — Joint (of body); to fit, to match

chân

chân — Foot, leg

đồng

đồng — Copper coin; bronze; field, together

tiền

tiền — Money, currency

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath

lưỡi

lưỡi — Tongue; blade of a knife

Thế

thế — So, like that; world; position

nào

nào — Which, what; interrogative word

Nhân

nhân — Person; to multiply; human

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question

có

có — To have; yes; existence marker

miệng

miệng — Mouth, oral cavity

ra

Out, outward; to come out

Mày

mày — You (rude/informal second-person pronoun)

trả

trả — To pay back, to return something

Được

được — Okay, alright; to obtain or succeed

rồi

rồi — Already; then, and then, okay

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence

này

này — This, these; near demonstrative

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

phải

phải — Must, have to; right side; correct

Rút

rút — To pull out, to withdraw, to draw

con

con — Classifier for animals and objects; child

dao

dao — Knife, blade

dài

dài — Long, lengthy in dimension

sắc

sắc — Sharp; bright color; acute tone mark

bén

bén — Sharp, keen-edged (of a blade)

giáng

giáng — To strike down, to deliver a blow

nhát

nhát — A stroke or blow; timid, cowardly

nặng

nặng — Heavy, serious, severe

vào

vào — Into, in; to enter

lưng

lưng — Back (of the body)

chú

chú — Uncle; younger adult male address term

May

may — Lucky, fortunate; to sew

mắn

mắn — Fortunate (may mắn = lucky, fortunate)

thay

thay — Instead; exclamation of surprise; to replace

cho

cho — For, to give; benefactive marker

bằng

bằng — Made of; equal to; by means of

loại

loại — Type, kind, category

gỗ

gỗ — Wood, timber

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

cứng

cứng — Hard, rigid, stiff

vỡ

vỡ — To break, to shatter, to crack open

thành

thành — Into, to become; city wall; city

nghìn

nghìn — Thousand (1,000)

mảnh

mảnh — Fragment, piece, shard

Những

những — Plural marker; those, these (multiple items)

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another

kinh

kinh — Horrified, scared; scripture; capital city

hoàng

hoàng — Panic-stricken (kinh hoàng = terrified, horrified)

cầm

cầm — To hold, to grasp in the hand

cán

cán — Handle of a tool; to roll over

còn

còn — Still, remaining; and (connecting clauses)

Tao

tao — I, me (rude/very informal first person)

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, to comprehend

kia

kia — That, over there; other, another

bây

bây — Now (bây giờ); these ones

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; distance

khác

khác — Different, other, another

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, external; besides, except

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, affair

treo

treo — To hang up, to suspend from above

nó

nó — It, he, she (informal third person)

Treo

treo — To hang, to suspend from something above

nhắc

nhắc — To remind; to lift; to repeat

Chúng

chúng — They, them; plural third-person pronoun

trói

trói — To tie up, to bind someone's hands

sau

sau — After, behind, later

vai

vai — Shoulder; role in a play

luồn

luồn — To thread through, to slip something through

Ném

ném — To throw, to toss, to hurl

sợi

sợi — Strand, thread, string, fiber

dây

dây — Rope, string, wire, cord

qua

qua — Through, across, past; to pass by

cành

cành — Branch of a tree

cao

cao — High, tall; height

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

cây

cây — Tree, plant; classifier for plants

khổng

khổng — Enormous (khổng lồ = gigantic, huge)

lồ

lồ — Giant (khổng lồ = enormous, gigantic)

kéo

kéo — To pull, to drag, to draw

khi

khi — When, while, at the time of

lơ

lơ — Suspended, floating (lơ lửng = dangling midair)

lửng

lửng — Dangling, suspended midair (lơ lửng)

trên

trên — On top of, above, upper

trung

trung — Middle, central; loyal; part of compound words