The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

Tôi

Toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

đang

dang — Progressive aspect marker indicating ongoing action

khóc

khoc — To cry or weep with tears

kêu

keu — To call out, shout, or make a sound

lên

len — Directional particle meaning upward or to rise

ngẩng

ngang — To raise or lift one's head upward

đầu

dau — Head, the top part of the body

về

ve — Toward, about, or returning to a place

phía

phia — Direction or side toward something

tiếng

tieng — Sound, voice, or a spoken language

nói

noi — To speak or say something verbally

và

va — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses

dụi

dui — To rub gently, especially eyes with hands

mắt

mat — Eye, the organ used for seeing

bằng

bang — Using or by means of something

tay

tay — Hand or arm of a person

áo

ao — Shirt, garment or piece of clothing

Hãy

Hay — Imperative particle used to give commands or requests

cho

cho — To give or allow someone something

tôi

toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

biết

biet — To know a fact or have knowledge

Chim

Chim — Bird, a feathered winged animal

Bồ

Bo — Part of compound noun referring to dove or pigeon

Câu

Cau — Part of compound noun; also means sentence or question

hỏi

hoi — To ask a question or inquire about something

có

co — To have or exist; also a yes/no question word

phải

phai — Must, have to, or to be correct

tình

tinh — Feeling, sentiment, or circumstance in context

cờ

co — Part of 'tình cờ' meaning by chance or coincidence

bạn

ban — Friend or second person informal pronoun 'you'

một

mot — The number one or the article 'a/an'

con

con — Classifier for animals and some objects

Rối

Roi — Puppet or marionette controlled by strings

tên

ten — Name of a person or thing

là

la — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

không

khong — No, not, or negation in Vietnamese

Bạn

Ban — Friend or second person informal pronoun 'you'

đáp

dap — To respond, answer, or reply to something

lại

lai — Again or back; directional and aspectual particle

nhảy

nhay — To jump or leap into the air

bổ

bo — To dive or swoop down quickly

dậy

day — To get up or rise from a position

Ủa

Ua — Exclamation expressing surprise or realization; 'Oh!'

chính

chinh — Exactly, precisely, or the very one itself

Nghe

Nghe — To hear or listen to something

câu

cau — Sentence, phrase, or a fishing classifier

trả

tra — To return, pay back, or give an answer

lời

loi — Word, answer, or spoken reply

đó

do — That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

bay

bay — To fly through the air

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, or rapidly

xuống

xuong — Downward directional particle meaning to go down

đất

dat — Ground, earth, or land surface

Nó

No — Third person pronoun meaning 'it' or 'he/she' informally

to

to — Big, large, or great in size

hơn

hon — More than, comparative marker in Vietnamese

gà

ga — Chicken, common domestic poultry bird

tây

tay — West or turkey when combined with 'gà'

rất

rat — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

nhiều

nhieu — Many, much, or a lot of something

Vậy

Vay — So, thus, or in that case then

thì

thi — Then, topic marker or conditional conjunction

cũng

cung — Also, too, or likewise

ông

ong — Grandfather, elderly man, or formal 'he/you'

ấy

ay — That one; third person pronoun or demonstrative

Ông

Ong — Grandfather, elderly man, or formal 'he/you'

cha

cha — Father or dad in Vietnamese

người

nguoi — Person, human being, or people

tội

toi — Poor, pitiful; also crime or sin

nghiệp

nghiep — Part of 'tội nghiệp' meaning pitiful or unfortunate

thân

than — Dear, close, or the body; intimate

yêu

yeu — To love or beloved; dear

của

cua — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

Có

Co — To have or exist; yes/no question marker

lẽ

le — Part of 'có lẽ' meaning perhaps or probably

đã

da — Past tense marker indicating completed action

với

voi — With, together with someone or something

thể

the — Part of 'có thể' meaning can or be able to

đưa

dua — To bring, take, or lead someone somewhere

đến

den — To arrive at or come to a place

gặp

gap — To meet or encounter someone

vẫn

van — Still, yet; indicating continuation of state

còn

con — Still, remaining, or yet to happen

sống

song — To live or be alive

chứ

chu — Sentence final particle seeking confirmation or emphasis

làm

lam — To do, make, or work on something

ơn

on — Favor or grace; used in 'làm ơn' meaning please

rời

roi — To leave, depart, or separate from a place

ba

ba — Three; also means father informally

ngày

ngay — Day, daytime, or a calendar day

trước

truoc — Before, in front of, or previously

trên

tren — On, above, or on top of something

bờ

bo — Shore, bank, or edge of water

vùng

vung — Region, zone, or area of land

biển

bien — Sea, ocean, or large body of saltwater

rộng

rong — Wide, broad, or spacious

lớn

lon — Large, big, or grown up

gì

gi — What; interrogative word asking about things

vậy

vay — So, thus, like that; discourse particle

đóng

dong — To close, build, or construct something

chiếc

chiec — Classifier for vehicles, boats, and single objects

thuyền

thuyen — Boat, small vessel for traveling on water

nhỏ

nho — Small, little, or tiny in size

để

de — In order to, so that; purpose conjunction

vượt

vuot — To cross over or overcome an obstacle

đại

dai — Great, large; part of 'đại dương' meaning ocean

dương

duong — Ocean; part of 'đại dương' meaning vast ocean

Trong

Trong — In, inside, or within a time or space

bốn

bon — The number four

tháng

thang — Month, a unit of time in calendar

qua

qua — Past, through, or over a period of time

đàn

dan — Flock, herd, or group of animals

lang

lang — Part of 'lang thang' meaning to wander aimlessly

thang

thang — Part of 'lang thang' meaning roaming or wandering

khắp

khap — Throughout, all over, everywhere

châu

chau — Continent or region; part of 'châu Âu'

Âu

Au — Europe; used in 'châu Âu' meaning European continent

tìm

tim — To search for or look for something

Vì

Vi — Because, due to; causal conjunction

chưa

chua — Not yet; negation for incomplete actions

thấy

thay — To see or perceive something visually

quyết

quyet — Determined, resolute; part of 'quyết tâm'

tâm

tam — Heart, mind; part of 'quyết tâm' meaning determination

ở

o — To live at, be located at a place

Tân

Tan — New; part of 'Tân Thế Giới' New World

Thế

The — World; part of 'Tân Thế Giới' meaning New World

Giới

Gioi — World or realm; part of 'Tân Thế Giới'

tận

tan — All the way to, as far as; extreme end

bên

ben — Side, beside, or on the other side

kia

kia — Over there, that far place; distal demonstrative

Từ

Tu — From a starting point in time or space

đây

day — Here, this place; proximal location word

xa

xa — Far, distant, or far away

bao

bao — How much/many; used in questions about quantity

nhiêu

nhieu — How much or how many in questions

lo

lo — To worry or be anxious about something

lắng

lang — Part of 'lo lắng' meaning worried or anxious

Hơn

Hon — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

năm

nam — Five; also means year

mươi

muoi — Ten; used in compound numbers like fifty

dặm

dam — Mile, a unit of distance measurement

Năm

Nam — Five or year; number and time unit

Ôi

Oi — Oh! Exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

mến

men — To be fond of, dear, or affectionate toward

ước

uoc — To wish for or dream of something

đôi

doi — A pair of; classifier for paired things

cánh

canh — Wing of a bird or insect

như

nhu — Like, as, similar to something

Nếu

Neu — If; conditional conjunction introducing hypothetical clause

muốn

muon — To want or desire something

đi

di — To go; also directional particle away from speaker

sẽ

se — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

theo

theo — To follow or accompany someone

Bằng

Bang — By means of, using, or equal to

cách

cach — Way, method, or manner of doing something

nào

nao — Which or what; interrogative word for selection

Cưỡi

Cuoi — To ride on the back of an animal

lưng

lung — Back, the rear part of body or object

nặng

nang — Heavy in weight

lắm

lam — Very, a lot; intensifier placed after adjective

Nặng

Nang — Heavy in weight

ư

u — Sentence final particle expressing mild surprise or doubt

Không

Khong — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

chút

chut — A little bit, a small amount

nhẹ

nhe — Light in weight, not heavy

lông

long — Feather, fur, or body hair

vũ

vu — Feather; part of 'lông vũ' meaning feather

thôi

thoi — Only, just; also sentence final softening particle

Rất

Rat — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

tốt

tot — Good, well, excellent in quality