The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 4

Vocabulary

Sau

sau — After, behind, following in time or place

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something previously mentioned

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons, position or flavor

quan

quan — Official, magistrate, government authority figure

tòa

tòa — Court, tribunal, building for legal proceedings

chỉ

chỉ — To point at, indicate, or only, merely

tay

tay — Hand, arm; also informal term for a person

vào

vào — To enter, go into, directed inward

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk to someone

bằng

bằng — By means of, using, equal to, in a language

một

một — One, the number one, a single item

giọng

giọng — Voice tone, accent, manner of speaking

rất

rất — Very, extremely, used to intensify adjectives

nghiêm

nghiêm — Strict, stern, serious in manner or expression

trang

trang — Solemn, dignified; also page of a book

Tên

tên — Name; also derogatory classifier for a person

ngốc

ngốc — Foolish, stupid, lacking intelligence or sense

nghèo

nghèo — Poor, lacking money or resources

khổ

khổ — Miserable, suffering, in a wretched state

này

này — This, these, referring to something nearby

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating undesirable action suffered

cướp

cướp — To rob, steal by force; a robber

mất

mất — To lose, be lost, disappear completely

bốn

bốn — Four, the number four

đồng

đồng — Vietnamese currency unit; copper coin historically

vàng

vàng — Gold, golden color or the metal gold

Vậy

vậy — So, therefore, thus, in that case

hãy

hãy — Imperative marker, please do, let's do

bắt

bắt — To catch, arrest, seize someone or something

hắn

hắn — He, him used contemptuously for that person

và

và — And, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

tống

tống — To throw into, shove, send forcefully somewhere

tù

tù — Prison, jail, imprisonment, to be jailed

Con

con — Child, young creature, classifier for animals

Rối

rối — Puppet, tangled, confused; part of Pinocchio's name

khi

khi — When, at the time that something happens

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something or someone

bản

bản — Copy, version, document, original text

án

án — Sentence, verdict, legal judgment in court

được

được — To receive, be able to, passive benefactive marker

tuyên

tuyên — To declare, announce officially, proclaim publicly

đối

đối — Toward, facing, against, in relation to

với

với — With, together with, toward someone

mình

mình — Oneself, myself, yourself, one's own self

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole, fully; part of compound words

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, whole; used in compounds

sững

sững — Stunned, frozen in shock or surprise

sờ

sờ — Dumbfounded, stunned; also to touch or feel

Hắn

hắn — He, him, used with contempt or distance

cố

cố — To try hard, make an effort, attempt

phản

phản — To protest, object, counter, oppose something

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet, introducing a contrast

hai

hai — Two, the number two

tên

tên — Name; derogatory classifier for male persons

cai

cai — Guard, overseer, supervisor of prisoners

ngục

ngục — Prison, jail, dungeon for holding prisoners

úp

úp — To cover face downward, clap over mouth

lên

lên — Up, upward, to go up or increase

miệng

miệng — Mouth, opening of the mouth or face

lôi

lôi — To drag, haul, pull someone forcefully along

đến

đến — To arrive at, come to, reach a place

nhà

nhà — House, home, building, place of residence

giam

giam — To imprison, confine, detain in custody

Ở

ở — To live at, be located at, stay somewhere

phải

phải — Must, have to, be required to do

ở

ở — To stay, live, be at a location

lại

lại — Again, to stay, remain, come back

suốt

suốt — Throughout, the entire duration of time

tháng

tháng — Month, a period of approximately thirty days

dài

dài — Long in length or duration of time

đằng

đằng — Direction, side; used in reduplicated time expressions

mệt

mệt — Tired, weary, exhausted from effort or time

mỏi

mỏi — Fatigued, aching, worn out from prolonged use

Và

và — And, connecting two clauses or ideas together

nếu

nếu — If, supposing that, conditional conjunction

không

không — No, not, negation word in Vietnamese

có

có — To have, there is, exist, possess something

cơ

cơ — Opportunity, chance; part of compound words

may

may — Lucky, fortunate, by good fortune or chance

mắn

mắn — Lucky, fortunate; used in compound may mắn

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic; perhaps, probably in compounds

lâu

lâu — Long time, for a long duration of time

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative degree marker

Bởi

bởi — Because of, due to, by reason of

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of, due to

các

các — Plural marker for multiple people or things

em

em — Younger sibling, younger person, term of address

thân

thân — Dear, close, intimate, body, oneself

mến

mến — To be fond of, dear, beloved

biết

biết — To know, be aware of, understand something

rằng

rằng — That, complementizer introducing a reported clause

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight, honest

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, when at a particular instant

hoàng

hoàng — Royal, imperial; part of emperor or king title

đế

đế — Emperor, king, supreme ruler of a kingdom

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful, of a young age

trị

trị — To rule, govern, treat medically, manage

Thành

thành — City, town, to become, succeed in doing

phố

phố — Street, town, urban area, city district

Những

những — Plural marker for nouns, those, these things

Kẻ

kẻ — Person, individual, often used with negative connotation

Ngốc

ngốc — Fool, stupid person, lacking wisdom or sense

giành

giành — To win, gain, seize, compete for something

chiến

chiến — War, battle, fight, combat against enemies

thắng

thắng — To win, victory, defeat the opposing side

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, manner, glorious aspect

vang

vang — Resounding, glorious, echoing with fame

trước

trước — Before, in front of, prior to something

kẻ

kẻ — Enemy, person, individual with negative implication

thù

thù — Enemy, foe, hatred, enmity toward someone

để

để — To put, place, in order to, so that

mừng

mừng — To celebrate, rejoice, be happy about something

ông

ông — He, grandfather, mister, elderly respected man

ra

ra — To go out, come out, outward direction

lệnh

lệnh — Order, command, decree from an authority

thắp

thắp — To light, ignite a candle or lamp

đèn

đèn — Lamp, light, lantern, source of illumination

chiếu

chiếu — To shine, illuminate, project light onto something

sáng

sáng — Bright, light, morning, to illuminate an area

bắn

bắn — To shoot, fire a gun or fireworks

pháo

pháo — Firecracker, cannon, fireworks for celebration

hoa

hoa — Flower; pháo hoa means fireworks display

tổ

tổ — Nest, group, organize; part of tổ chức

chức

chức — To organize, arrange; position or title held

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, all kinds of, various

loại

loại — Type, kind, category, sort of something

biểu

biểu — To show, display, perform, demonstrate publicly

diễn

diễn — To perform, act, stage a show or event

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, well, of good quality

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker, number one, best

là

là — To be, is, am, are, equals

mở

mở — To open, turn on, unfold something closed

toang

toang — Wide open, flung open completely, fully open

tất

tất — All, every, entire; part of tất cả

cả

cả — All, every, whole; tất cả means everything

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, entrance to a building

Nếu

nếu — If, conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

những

những — Those, plural marker preceding nouns

người

người — Person, people, human being, individual

khác

khác — Other, different, another person or thing

tôi

tôi — I, me, first person singular pronoun

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, similarly

Không

không — No, not, negation, zero, nothing at all

anh

anh — Older brother, you for older male, he

trả

trả — To return, repay, give back something owed

lời

lời — Word, reply, answer; trả lời means to answer

Anh

anh — You, he, older brother, male address term

trong

trong — In, inside, within, clear, transparent

Xin

xin — Please, to ask politely, request humbly

lỗi

lỗi — Fault, error, mistake; xin lỗi means sorry

ngắt

ngắt — To interrupt, cut off, break into speech

Tôi

tôi — I, me, first person singular pronoun

trộm

trộm — Thief, to steal, theft done secretly

Trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or group

trường

trường — School, field, case; trường hợp means case

hợp

hợp — Case, instance, to combine, suitable, fit

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, freedom, autonomy

do

do — Freedom, liberty, because of, due to

Bỏ

bỏ — To remove, take off, abandon, leave behind

mũ

mũ — Hat, cap, headwear worn on the head

ta

ta — We, us, I in royal or informal use

cúi

cúi — To bow, bend down the head respectfully

chào

chào — To greet, say hello, bow in greeting

thấp

thấp — Low, short in height, deep bow downward

chạy

chạy — To run, move fast on foot quickly

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, exterior, beyond a boundary or place

đi

đi — To go, walk, move away from here

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, directly, without turning or stopping

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence, one single time

ngoái

ngoái — To turn back and look, glance behind

nhìn

nhìn — To look, gaze, see, observe something visually

phía

phía — Direction, side, toward a particular direction

sau

sau — Behind, after, back, following in position