The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

Ông

Ông — Grandfather; respectful pronoun for older man

ta

ta — We/us; informal first-person pronoun

được

được — To receive; able to; indicates successful action

trả

trả — To pay back; to return something owed

tiền

tiền — Money; currency used for transactions

để

để — To put; in order to; so that

bầu

bầu — Gourd; round-shaped; to vote or elect

cả

cả — All; entire; both; even

ngày

ngày — Day; daytime period of twenty-four hours

Còn

Còn — Still; remaining; what about; as for

mẹ

mẹ — Mother; one's female parent

tôi

tôi — I; me; neutral first-person singular pronoun

thì

thì — Then; as for; marks topic or condition

sao

sao — Star; why; how; used in questions

Các

Các — Plural marker for nouns referring to people

bà

bà — Grandmother; respectful term for older woman

chẳng

chẳng — Not; negative particle emphasizing denial

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of something

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions and negatives

những

những — Plural marker indicating a group of things

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or young individuals

nghịch

nghịch — Naughty; mischievous; playfully disobedient

đó

đó — That; those; over there; indicates distance

lời

lời — Words; advice; speech; profit or gain

Cậu

Cậu — You; uncle; informal pronoun among peers

có

có — To have; there is; yes (affirmative particle)

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work

không

không — No; not; question particle at sentence end

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to tell someone

Vì

Vì — Because; for the reason that; due to

một

một — One; a; an indefinite article equivalent

số

số — Number; quantity; a certain amount

lý

lý — Reason; logic; principle; village unit

do

do — Reason; cause; due to; because of

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

riêng

riêng — Own; private; separate; individual; personal

cũng

cũng — Also; too; as well; likewise

muốn

muốn — To want; to desire; to wish for

xem

xem — To watch; to look at; to see

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects

Cá

Cá — Fish; aquatic animal living in water

Mập

Mập — Fat; chubby; plump; also means shark informally

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; introduces contrast

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle; walk

sau

sau — After; behind; later; following in time

giờ

giờ — Hour; time; now; o'clock

học

học — To study; to learn; school-related

Lúc

Lúc — When; at the time; moment in time

vẫn

vẫn — Still; yet; continuing unchanged state

thể

thể — Can; able to; body; form; type

như

như — Like; as; similar to; such as

bây

bây — Now; this; used in 'bây giờ' meaning now

vậy

vậy — So; thus; like that; in that case

Đồ

Đồ — Thing; stuff; used as insult prefix

ngốc

ngốc — Stupid; foolish; dumb; lacking intelligence

tội

tội — Sin; crime; guilt; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning pitiful

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma; occupation; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning poor thing

trong

trong — In; inside; within; among; clear (of water)

trẻ

trẻ — Young; child; youthful in age

kêu

kêu — To call out; to cry; to make noise

lên

lên — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to believe; to consider

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a reported clause or thought

cá

cá — Fish; aquatic vertebrate animal

to

to — Big; large; loud; great in size

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be standing upright

chờ

chờ — To wait; to await someone or something

Nó

Nó — It; he/she (informal third-person pronoun)

quay

quay — To turn; to rotate; to spin around

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; first; top of something

là

là — To be; is; equals; linking verb

thôi

thôi — Just; only; stop; that's all; enough

và

và — And; connecting words or clauses together

ai

ai — Who; someone; anyone; whoever

thêm

thêm — More; additional; to add extra amount

đâu

đâu — Where; anywhere; nowhere (in negatives)

Từ

Từ — From; since; word; character; vocabulary item

đây

đây — Here; this place; right here

đến

đến — To arrive; to; until; reaching a destination

bờ

bờ — Shore; bank; edge of water body

biển

biển — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

mất

mất — To lose; to take (time); to disappear

bao

bao — How much; how many; bag; envelope

lâu

lâu — Long time; for a long duration

chú

chú — Uncle; young man; respectful address for adult male

Rối

Rối — Puppet; tangled; confused; as in 'con rối'

hỏi

hỏi — To ask; to inquire; to question someone

Một

Một — One; a single unit or item

về

về — About; return; regarding; concerning a topic

Vậy

Vậy — So; well then; in that case

tốt

tốt — Good; fine; well; of high quality

lắm

lắm — Very; a lot; extremely; intensifier adverb

Hãy

Hãy — Please do; imperative particle for commands

trước

trước — Before; in front; previously; first

Theo

Theo — To follow; according to; in accordance with

hiệu

hiệu — Signal; sign; store; brand; command

lệnh

lệnh — Order; command; instruction given authoritatively

đám

đám — Group; crowd; a bunch of people

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small; little; young; tiny in size

kẹp

kẹp — To clip; to clamp; to tuck between

sách

sách — Book; written publication for reading

dưới

dưới — Under; below; beneath; lower position

nách

nách — Armpit; the hollow under the arm

lao

lao — To rush; to dart; to dash forward

vụt

vụt — To dart; to flash; suddenly and quickly

qua

qua — Through; past; across; to pass by

cánh

cánh — Wing; field (open area); section; flap

đồng

đồng — Field; plain; Vietnamese currency unit; copper

dẫn

dẫn — To lead; to guide; to conduct someone

chạy

chạy — To run; to flee; to operate (machine)

còn

còn — Still; remaining; and; what about

lại

lại — Again; back; to come back; remain

đuổi

đuổi — To chase; to pursue; to drive away

theo

theo — To follow; to chase after someone

nhanh

nhanh — Fast; quick; rapid; speedy movement

hết

hết — All; completely; finished; run out of

sức

sức — Strength; force; energy; power; might

Thỉnh

Thỉnh — To request; occasionally (in 'thỉnh thoảng')

thoảng

thoảng — Occasionally; sometimes; faint whiff; now and then

ngoái

ngoái — To look back; to turn one's head back

nhìn

nhìn — To look; to gaze; to observe visually

thấy

thấy — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

mình

mình — Self; oneself; body; intimate pronoun for self

đỏ

đỏ — Red; flushed; red-colored

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; aspect; front side

mệt

mệt — Tired; exhausted; weary from effort

mỏi

mỏi — Aching; sore; weary from overuse

lưỡi

lưỡi — Tongue; blade; used for taste and speech

thè

thè — To stick out; to protrude (tongue)

ra

ra — Out; to come out; directional particle outward

cười

cười — To laugh; to smile; laughter

phá

phá — To break; to destroy; to burst out laughing

thích

thích — To like; to enjoy; to be pleased by

thú

thú — Interest; pleasure; animal; amusing

bé

bé — Small; little; young child; baby

đáng

đáng — Worthy; deserving; worth something

thương

thương — To love; to pity; pitiful; dear

Giá

Giá — Price; if only; value; cost of something

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; condition; issue

khủng

khủng — Terrible; enormous; horrifying; part of 'khủng khiếp'

khiếp

khiếp — Terrifying; dreadful; used in 'khủng khiếp' meaning horrible

sắp

sắp — About to; soon; going to happen imminently

xảy

xảy — To occur; to happen; used in 'xảy ra'

với

với — With; to; for; together with someone

sự

sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs into abstract nouns

bất

bất — Non-; not; prefix indicating negation or violation

tuân

tuân — To obey; to comply; used in 'bất tuân' disobedience