The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 1

Vocabulary

trở

trở — To return or become something

về

về — To go back, return to a place

nhà

nhà — House, home, or dwelling place

của

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

Nàng

nàng — She, her; used for elegant or fairy-tale females

Tiên

tiên — Fairy, celestial being, or magical spirit

và

và — And; conjunction linking words or clauses

nàng

nàng — She, her; feminine third-person pronoun

hứa

hứa — To promise or make a commitment

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or direction

cậu

cậu — You/him; informal pronoun for a young male

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing reported speech or thought

vào

vào — Into, to enter; preposition indicating movement inward

ngày

ngày — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

hôm

hôm — Day; used with time words like hôm nay (today)

sau

sau — After, next, behind; indicating time or position

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

còn

còn — Still, yet; indicating continuation of a state

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

Con

con — Classifier for animals or children

Rối

rối — Puppet; tangled or confused

nữa

nữa — More, anymore, again; adds continuation or negation

mà

mà — But, yet; contrastive or emphatic conjunction

thành

thành — To become; to turn into something

bé

bé — Small child; little, tiny

Một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

bữa

bữa — Meal; a specific time for eating food

tiệc

tiệc — Party, feast, banquet, or celebratory meal

tuyệt

tuyệt — Wonderful, excellent, superb; extremely good

vời

vời — Used in 'tuyệt vời' meaning wonderful or magnificent

cà

cà — Used in 'cà phê' meaning coffee

phê

phê — Used in 'cà phê' meaning coffee

sữa

sữa — Milk; dairy liquid from animals

để

để — To, in order to; indicating purpose

chào

chào — To greet, welcome; hello or goodbye

mừng

mừng — To celebrate, to be happy about something

sự

sự — Nominalizer turning verbs/adjectives into abstract nouns

kiện

kiện — Event, case, matter of importance

trọng

trọng — Important, significant, weighty

đại

đại — Great, major, grand; indicating large importance

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object

Nhớ

nhớ — To remember, to miss someone or something

lại

lại — Again, back; indicates repetition or return

những

những — Those, the; plural marker for nouns

gì

gì — What; interrogative or relative pronoun

người

người — Person, people; classifier for humans

Ngư

ngư — Fish; used in 'Ngư Phủ' meaning fisherman

Phủ

phủ — Used in 'Ngư Phủ' meaning fisherman

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

nói

nói — To speak, say, or tell something

biết

biết — To know, to understand or be aware

mọi

mọi — Every, all; indicating totality without exception

hy

hy — Used in 'hy vọng' meaning hope or wish

vọng

vọng — Used in 'hy vọng' meaning hope or expectation

được

được — To be able to, to receive or obtain something

cứu

cứu — To rescue, save someone from danger

thoát

thoát — To escape, to get free from danger

tan

tan — To dissolve, melt away, disappear completely

biến

biến — To disappear, vanish; to change or transform

Cậu

cậu — He, you; informal pronoun for young male

nhắm

nhắm — To close eyes; to aim at a target

mắt

mắt — Eye; the organ used for seeing

chờ

chờ — To wait for someone or something

đợi

đợi — To wait, to await expectantly

khoảnh

khoảnh — Used in 'khoảnh khắc' meaning moment or instant

khắc

khắc — Used in 'khoảnh khắc' meaning a brief moment

cuối

cuối — Last, final, end of something

cùng

cùng — Together, same; also the end or final point

Bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly, all of a sudden unexpectedly

nhiên

nhiên — Used in 'bỗng nhiên' meaning suddenly or abruptly

con

con — Classifier for animals; child or offspring

Chó

chó — Dog; common domestic animal

lớn

lớn — Large, big, grown-up

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating something unpleasant happened

thu

thu — To attract, collect; also means autumn

hút

hút — To attract, suck in; drawn toward something

bởi

bởi — By, because of; indicates cause or agent

mùi

mùi — Smell, odor, scent of something

dầu

dầu — Oil; cooking oil or engine oil

sôi

sôi — Boiling, sizzling, bubbling with heat

chạy

chạy — To run, to move quickly on foot

ùa

ùa — To rush, surge, burst suddenly into a place

trong

trong — In, inside, within; also means clear or transparent

hang

hang — Cave, den, lair of an animal

Cút

cút — Get out! Go away! Rude command to leave

ra

ra — Out, outward; go out or come out

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, out; exterior of a place

quát

quát — To shout, yell, scold loudly and angrily

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement indicating upward action

đầy

đầy — Full of, filled with; completely or thoroughly

đe

đe — Used in 'đe dọa' meaning to threaten someone

dọa

dọa — To threaten, to intimidate someone

khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction indicating time

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; indicating continuation of action or state

giữ

giữ — To hold, keep, maintain possession of something

chặt

chặt — Tightly, firmly; to grip or hold firmly

phủ

phủ — To cover, coat, spread over a surface

bột

bột — Flour, powder; fine ground substance

mì

mì — Wheat noodles; wheat flour

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however; contrastive conjunction

tội

tội — Sin, crime; used in 'tội nghiệp' meaning poor thing

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma, occupation; 'tội nghiệp' means poor or pitiful

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

đói

đói — Hungry; feeling the need for food

rên

rên — To moan, groan in pain or discomfort

rỉ

rỉ — Used in 'rên rỉ' meaning to whimper or moan

vẫy

vẫy — To wave, wag; as in wagging a tail

đuôi

đuôi — Tail of an animal; end or tail of something

nó

nó — It, he, she; third-person informal pronoun

cố

cố — To try hard, make an effort to do

gắng

gắng — To strive, make effort; used in 'cố gắng'

Cho

cho — To give, to allow, to let someone have

tôi

tôi — I, me; formal first-person pronoun

miếng

miếng — Piece, bite, chunk of food

cá

cá — Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food

đi

đi — To go; also imperative particle softening commands

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately; straight or directly

tao

tao — I, me; rude or very informal first-person pronoun

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative indicating something nearby

nhắc

nhắc — To remind, mention, bring up a topic

Và

và — And; basic coordinating conjunction

ông

ông — He, him; respectful term for older man

ta

ta — He/she (informal); we; used with 'ông ta' meaning he

co

co — To pull back, draw in; contract a limb

chân

chân — Foot, leg; lower limb used for walking

đá

đá — To kick; also means stone or rock

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the, a thing

Rồi

rồi — Then, already, done; indicates completion or sequence

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

đang

đang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

thực

thực — Really, truly; used in 'thực sự' meaning really

chịu

chịu — To endure, accept, bear; to put up with

chấp

chấp — To accept, acknowledge; used in 'chấp nhận'

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, recognize; 'chấp nhận' means accept

từ

từ — From; preposition indicating origin or starting point

chối

chối — To deny, refuse; 'từ chối' means to refuse

tức

tức — Angry, irritated; also means immediately

giận

giận — Angry, upset; feeling of anger

quay

quay — To turn, rotate, face another direction

phía

phía — Direction, side; toward a certain direction

nhe

nhe — To bare teeth, show teeth in a threatening way

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like teeth or vehicles

răng

răng — Tooth; hard structure used for biting food

nanh

nanh — Fang, canine tooth; sharp pointed tooth

đáng

đáng — Worthy of, deserving; used before adjectives

sợ

sợ — Scary, fearful; to be afraid of something

mình

mình — Oneself, body; informal first or second person pronoun

lúc

lúc — Moment, time when; temporal word

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, accent when speaking

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, soft; low in volume or size

thương

thương — To love, pity, feel compassion for someone

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, feel; sensory perception verb

Cứu

cứu — Save, rescue; imperative to help someone

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for older male

chiên

chiên — To fry food in oil; deep-fry

mất

mất — To lose, to be gone, lost forever

lập

lập — To establish; used in 'lập tức' meaning immediately

Nó

nó — It, he, she; informal third-person pronoun

vô

vô — To enter; also used as prefix meaning 'without'

ngạc

ngạc — Used in 'ngạc nhiên' meaning surprised or astonished

phát

phát — To detect, discover; to emit or issue something

hiện

hiện — To discover, appear; 'phát hiện' means to discover

gói

gói — Package, parcel, bundle; to wrap something up

cầm

cầm — To hold, grasp something in the hand

trên

trên — On, above, on top of something

tay

tay — Hand, arm; used for holding or doing things

Vậy

vậy — So, therefore, like that; discourse connector

thì

thì — Then; conditional or topic marker particle

làm

làm — To do, make, work; general action verb