The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

Bạn

bạn — You (friend); second person pronoun for peers

có

có — To have; auxiliary verb indicating existence or possession

phiền

phiền — To bother; to trouble or inconvenience someone

lắm

lắm — Very; much; intensifier placed after adjectives

không

không — No; not; negation word or yes/no question marker

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clauses

tôi

tôi — I; me; first person singular pronoun (formal)

đi

đi — To go; to walk; also used as imperative particle

qua

qua — To pass; to go through or across something

Cậu

cậu — You (informal); friendly second person pronoun among peers

chờ

chờ — To wait; to await someone or something

đợi

đợi — To wait; to wait for someone or something patiently

một

một — One; the number one; indefinite article equivalent

dấu

dấu — Sign; mark; symbol or indication of something

hiệu

hiệu — Signal; sign; indicator conveying a message

nào

nào — Which; any; interrogative or indefinite determiner

đó

đó — That; there; distal demonstrative pronoun or adverb

trả

trả — To return; to pay back or give back something

lời

lời — Word; reply; spoken response to something said

cho

cho — To give; for; preposition indicating recipient or purpose

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

câu

câu — Sentence; question; classifier for sentences or questions

hỏi

hỏi — To ask; to question someone about something

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

mình

mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun; also informal 'I' or 'we'

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; conjunction showing contrast between clauses

đến

đến — To arrive; to come to; to reach a place or point

Trái

trái — Contrary; opposite; left side; fruit (context-dependent)

lại

lại — Again; back; contrary; directional or aspectual particle

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; offspring of parents

Rắn

rắn — Snake; a reptile; also means 'hard' or 'firm'

xanh

xanh — Green; blue; color of nature, sky, or water

vốn

vốn — Originally; naturally; capital; by nature or default

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; seeming quality or aspect of something

lúc

lúc — Moment; time; at the time when something happens

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; whole; component of compound words meaning fully

toàn

toàn — Entirely; fully; completely; used in compound 'hoàn toàn'

tỉnh

tỉnh — Alert; awake; conscious; province (context-dependent)

táo

táo — Alert (in tỉnh táo); also means apple (as separate word)

và

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

tràn

tràn — To overflow; to be full to overflowing with something

đầy

đầy — Full; filled; brimming with a substance or quality

sức

sức — Strength; energy; physical or mental power capacity

sống

sống — Life; to live; alive; raw (context-dependent adjective)

bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly occurring event

nhiên

nhiên — Sudden (in bỗng nhiên); natural; of course (compounds)

trở

trở — To become; to return; to turn into a new state

nên

nên — Should; therefore; to become; resultative conjunction

rất

rất — Very; extremely; intensifier placed before adjectives

yên

yên — Quiet; peaceful; still; calm and undisturbed state

lặng

lặng — Silent; still; motionless; completely quiet and calm

bất

bất — Not; un-; prefix negating meaning in compound words

động

động — Move; motion; to stir; to be moved or animated

Mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes; the organ of sight on the face

nó

nó — It; he; she; third person pronoun (informal usage)

nhắm

nhắm — To close (eyes); to shut; to aim at a target

đuôi

đuôi — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal's body

ngừng

ngừng — To stop; to cease; to pause an ongoing action

bốc

bốc — To rise; to emit (smoke, steam); to pick up

khói

khói — Smoke; fumes; gaseous product of burning something

Không

không — No; not; negation or zero; also 'sky' in compounds

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of facts or information

chết

chết — To die; dead; death; cessation of life

rồi

rồi — Already; done; then; indicates completed action or sequence

chưa

chưa — Not yet; have you yet?; asks about incomplete actions

nhỉ

nhỉ — Right?; isn't it?; tag question seeking listener's agreement

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to talk to someone

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; cheerful; feeling pleasure or delight

xoa

xoa — To rub; to massage; to stroke hands or surface gently

hai

hai — Two; the number two; second in sequence

tay

tay — Hand; arm; classifier for people with a skill

vào

vào — Into; to enter; directional particle indicating inward motion

nhau

nhau — Each other; together; reciprocal pronoun for mutual actions

chần

chần — To hesitate; to waver; component of 'chần chừ'

chừ

chừ — To hesitate; to delay; component of 'chần chừ'

giây

giây — Second (time); moment; a very short unit of time

cậu

cậu — You (informal); friendly second person pronoun among peers

bắt

bắt — To catch; to begin; to force; to start doing something

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start of something (bắt đầu = to begin)

bước

bước — Step; to step; a single stride while walking

vừa

vừa — Just; both; simultaneously; just finished doing something

nhấc

nhấc — To lift; to raise something slightly off a surface

chân

chân — Foot; leg; lower limb used for walking

lên

lên — Up; upward; to rise; directional particle moving upward

thì

thì — Then; at that point; conditional or temporal conjunction

bật

bật — To spring up; to flick on; to suddenly jump up

dậy

dậy — To rise; to get up; to stand up from lying position

như

như — Like; as; such as; comparative conjunction in sentences

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing; general noun classifier

lò

lò — Oven; furnace; stove; a heating or cooking device

xo

xo — Spring (coil); elastic coil that stores mechanical energy

Rối

rối — Tangled; confused; chaotic; in a jumbled disorderly state

ngã

ngã — To fall; to tumble down; to collapse from standing position

nhào

nhào — To tumble; to dive; to fall headlong forward heavily

ra

ra — Out; outward; directional particle indicating outward motion

phía

phía — Side; direction; toward a particular spatial direction

sau

sau — After; behind; back; rear position in space or time

cách

cách — Way; manner; distance; method of doing something

vụng

vụng — Clumsy; awkward; unskilled; lacking grace or dexterity

về

về — About; to return; regarding; homeward directional particle

mức

mức — Level; degree; extent; to the degree of something

cắm

cắm — To plunge; to stick into; to insert head-first downward

xuống

xuống — Down; downward; to descend; directional particle going down

bùn

bùn — Mud; muddy earth; soft wet soil or sludge

cứ

cứ — Just; keep on; go ahead; persist in doing an action

thế

thế — So; like that; thus; in that manner or situation

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be upright; standing position

với

với — With; together with; preposition indicating accompaniment

thẳng

thẳng — Straight; upright; directly; without bending or curving

trời

trời — Sky; heaven; weather; God (in exclamations)

Trước

trước — Before; in front; prior to in time or space

cảnh

cảnh — Scene; scenery; situation; view or visual spectacle

đạp

đạp — To kick; to pedal; to trample with the foot

vùng

vùng — Region; area; to struggle; to thrash about wildly

vẫy

vẫy — To wave; to flap; to thrash limbs in struggle

cơn

Fit; bout; spell; classifier for storms or episodes

lốc

lốc — Whirlwind; tornado; spinning storm of air or water

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small; little; young; diminutive in size or age

cười

cười — To laugh; to smile; expressing amusement or happiness

to

to — Loud; big; large; great in volume or size

mãi

mãi — Always; forever; continuously; keeps on doing something

cuối

cuối — Last; final; end; the last part of something

cùng

cùng — Together; same; also; final; at the end (cuối cùng)

bị

bị — To suffer; passive marker for undesirable actions done to subject

vỡ

vỡ — To burst; to break; to rupture or shatter suddenly

mạch

mạch — Vein; pulse; flow; blood vessel or continuous flow

ngay

ngay — Right away; immediately; straight; exactly at that point

tại

tại — At; because; at a specific location or due to cause

chỗ

chỗ — Place; spot; location; a specific point or position

thoát

thoát — To escape; to get free; to flee from confinement

khỏi

khỏi — Out of; free from; away from a difficult situation

tư

tư — Thought; private; four (number); position or posture

khó

khó — Difficult; hard; not easy; challenging to deal with

xử

xử — To handle; to deal with; to judge or manage a situation

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; to receive; to follow on; next in sequence

tục

tục — Continue (in tiếp tục); custom; vulgar (context-dependent)

chạy

chạy — To run; to operate; to flee quickly on foot

để

để — To let; in order to; to put; purpose conjunction

nhà

nhà — House; home; building where people live or work

Nàng

nàng — She; her; elegant third person pronoun for young women

Tiên

tiên — Fairy; celestial being; fairy (as in Nàng Tiên = Fairy)

trước

trước — Before; prior to; in front; earlier in time or space

khi

khi — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction in clauses

tối

tối — Dark; night; evening; darkness of night approaching

Trong

trong — In; inside; within; preposition indicating interior location

đau

đau — Pain; hurt; ache; to feel physical or emotional pain

đói

đói — Hungry; hunger; feeling the need to eat food

ngày

ngày — Day; daytime; a 24-hour period; date on calendar

càng

càng — Increasingly; more and more; comparative intensifier particle

mạnh

mạnh — Strong; powerful; intense; vigorous in force or feeling

thể

thể — Can; body; able to; possibility marker in Vietnamese

chịu

chịu — To endure; to bear; to tolerate pain or hardship

đựng

đựng — To contain; to hold; to endure (chịu đựng = to tolerate)

được

được — Can; to be able to; to obtain; achievable or permitted

nhảy

nhảy — To jump; to leap; to dance; to spring upward

cánh

cánh — Wing; field; classifier for open areas or wings

đồng

đồng — Field; plain; copper coin; same; open flat land

hái

hái — To pick; to harvest; to pluck fruit or plants

vài

vài — A few; several; a small indefinite number of things

chùm

chùm — Bunch; cluster; a group of fruit hanging together

nho

nho — Grape; a small sweet fruit growing in clusters

đang

đang — Currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

cám

cám — To tempt; to entice; bran; component of 'cám dỗ'

dỗ

dỗ — To coax; to tempt; to lure (cám dỗ = to tempt)

Khốn

khốn — Wretched; miserable; poor unfortunate; in dire straits

khổ

khổ — Suffering; hardship; miserable; experiencing great difficulty

thay

thay — Instead; alas; what a pity; exclamatory intensifier particle

Vừa

vừa — Just; both; simultaneously; only just completed something

mới

mới — New; just; recently; only just did something

bụi

bụi — Dust; bush; shrub; fine particles of dry matter

rắc

rắc — To sprinkle; crackle; snap sound; to scatter something

kêu

kêu — To cry out; to make a sound; to call or shout

Con

con — Classifier for animals; child; small living creature

tội

tội — Poor; pitiful; crime; sin; feeling sorry for someone

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma; occupation; fate; destiny (tội nghiệp = poor thing)

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker indicating completed action

mắc

mắc — To get caught; to be stuck; to contract an illness

bẫy

bẫy — Trap; snare; a device for catching animals or people

do

do — Due to; because of; caused by; indicating reason or cause

người

người — Person; people; human being; classifier for humans

Nông

nông — Agricultural; shallow; farmer (nông dân = farmer)

dân

dân — People; citizen; farmer (nông dân); common folk

đặt

đặt — To place; to set; to put something in a position

ở

ở — At; in; to live; to be located at a place

mấy

mấy — Several; a few; how many; small indefinite quantity

Chồn

chồn — Weasel; ferret; small carnivorous mammal in Vietnam

vẫn

vẫn — Still; yet; continues to; unchanged state persisting

mỗi

mỗi — Each; every; each individual unit of a group

đêm

đêm — Night; nighttime; the dark hours after sunset

ăn

ăn — To eat; to consume food; to ingest for nourishment

trộm

trộm — To steal; theft; a thief; secretly taking others' property

gà

gà — Chicken; hen; domestic poultry bird kept for eggs

ông

ông — Grandfather; Mr.; elderly man; respectful male pronoun