The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 4

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

biết

To know or be aware of something

rất

Very; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

rõ

Clear, distinct, or well understood

và

Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases

cậu

Informal second person pronoun; you (casual)

ta

We or I; informal first or collective pronoun

thực

Real, true, or actual; genuine

sự

Nominalizing particle indicating a fact or matter

là

To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

một

The number one; indefinite article 'a' or 'an'

đứa

Classifier for children or young individuals

hư

Naughty, spoiled, or badly behaved

hỏng

Broken, ruined, or morally corrupted

lười

Lazy; unwilling to work or make effort

biếng

Idle or sluggish; often paired with lười

bất

Negative prefix meaning 'un-' or 'dis-'

tuân

To obey or comply with rules or orders

thay

Instead of; to replace or substitute something

vì

Because; for the sake of; conjunction of reason

đến

To arrive at or go to a place

trường

School; an institution for learning and education

thì

Then; conditional or temporal connective particle

lại

Again; or contrary to expectation particle

bỏ

To abandon, drop, or give up something

trốn

To hide, escape, or skip out on duty

cùng

Together with; along with someone or something

các

Plural marker for nouns referring to multiple things

bạn

Friend; also informal second person pronoun

để

In order to; for the purpose of doing something

vui

Happy, joyful, or fun

chơi

To play or engage in recreational activity

Sau

After; behind; following in time or space

lời

Words, speech, or lyrics of a song

nói

To speak or say something

đó

That; demonstrative pronoun for distant reference

chiếc

Classifier for single objects like vehicles or items

mũi

Nose; also tip or point of an object

của

Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

trở

To return or revert to a previous state

kích

Size or dimension; often used in kích thước

thước

Measure or ruler; unit of size measurement

bình

Normal, ordinary, or calm

thường

Normal, usual, or ordinary

Tại

At; because of; used in questions with sao

sao

Why; star; used in question words

tái

To turn pale; also means rare (meat)

mặt

Face; surface of something

như

Like, as, or similar to something

vậy

Like that; so; used for comparison or emphasis

ông

Elderly man; grandfather; formal 'you' for older males

lão

Old man; elderly person (sometimes informal)

đột

Sudden; abrupt; used in đột nhiên (suddenly)

nhiên

Natural; spontaneous; used in compound adverbs

hỏi

To ask a question or inquire about something

kể

To tell, narrate, or recount a story

cho

To give; for; benefactive preposition

nghe

To listen or hear something

Vô

Unintentional; without; negative prefix in compounds

tình

Feeling or sentiment; also 'accidental' in vô tình

thôi

Only; just; that's all; softening particle

đã

Past tense marker indicating completed action

cọ

To rub or scrub against a surface

người

Person, human being, or body

vào

Into; to enter; directional preposition

bức

Classifier for paintings, walls, or flat objects

tường

Wall of a building or room

mới

New; recently; just done

sơn

Paint; to paint a surface

dối

To lie or deceive someone

xấu

Bad, ugly, or shameful

hổ

Ashamed; embarrassed; also means tiger

không

No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

dám

To dare to do something

thú

To confess or admit; also means animal

nhận

To receive or acknowledge; to admit

rằng

That; complementizer introducing a reported clause

suýt

Almost, nearly; narrowly avoiding something

bị

Passive marker for undesirable or negative events

chảo

Frying pan or wok used for cooking

chiên

To fry food in oil

làm

To do or make something

gì

What; interrogative pronoun for things or actions

với

With; together with; preposition of accompaniment

áo

Shirt, jacket, or upper garment

khoác

To drape or wear loosely; jacket or coat

mũ

Hat or cap worn on the head

quần

Pants or trousers worn on the legs

gặp

To meet or encounter someone

bọn

Group or gang; collective noun, often negative

trộm

Thief; to steal secretly

chúng

They or them; third person plural pronoun

cướp

To rob or steal by force

hết

All gone; finished; completely used up

Thưa

Respectful address used before speaking to someone

có

To have; there is/are; affirmative marker

thể

Can, able to; possibility marker in có thể

bộ

Set or suit of clothing; classifier for sets

nhỏ

Small, little, or young

về

To return; about; regarding something

nhà

House, home, or building

Này

This; hey; attention-getting particle

bé

Small; little one; young child

chỉ

Only, just; to point at something

cái

General classifier for objects; thing

túi

Bag, pocket, or pouch

đựng

To contain or hold items inside

hoa

Flower; blossom

bia

Beer; also gravestone or target

Nếu

If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

muốn

To want or desire something

cứ

Go ahead; just do it; persistent action

lấy

To take or grab something

Đây

Here; this place; near demonstrative

chờ

To wait for someone or something

lần

Time, instance, or occurrence of an event

nữa

More, again, another time or instance

vốn

Originally; capital; by nature or default

đang

Progressive aspect marker; currently doing something

trống

Empty, hollow, or vacant

rỗng

Empty inside; hollow; void

khi

When; at the time of an event

khoét

To carve out, hollow out, or gouge a hole

lỗ

Hole or opening in a surface

lớn

Big, large, or grown up

ở

At, in, to live somewhere; locative preposition

phía

Side, direction, or area

trên

Above, on top of, or upper area

hai

The number two

bên

Side; beside; on a particular side

chui

To crawl through or squeeze into a space

trong

Inside, within, or in

Dù

Although, even though; concessive conjunction

ăn

To eat food

mặc

To wear clothing; despite

sơ

Simple, plain, or rough

sài

Shabby or meager; used in sơ sài

vẫn

Still, yet; continuing unchanged

lên

Up, upward; to go up or increase

đường

Road, path, or street

làng

Village or rural community

đi

To go; imperative particle; walk

cảm

To feel or sense an emotion

thấy

To see or feel; to perceive something

bồn

Restless; used in bồn chồn (anxious, restless)

chồn

Uneasy; restless; paired with bồn

lo

To worry or be concerned about something

lắng

Worried; to settle; used in lo lắng

Thực

Actually, truly, in reality

ra

Out; actually; to go out; resultative particle

buồn

Sad, sorrowful, or gloomy

bã

Dejected; listless; used in buồn bã

mức

Level, degree, or extent of something

bước

Step, pace; to step forward or walk

tiến

To advance or move forward

lùi

To step back or retreat

tự

Self; by oneself; autonomous

nhủ

To tell oneself; to remind or urge oneself

bản

Original; self; version or copy

thân

Body; self; intimate; used in bản thân

Làm

To do or make; what to do

đối

Toward; opposite; in relation to someone

cô

Young woman; aunt; formal 'you' for females

Tiên

Fairy; celestial being; fairy godmother

tốt

Good, kind, or well

bụng

Stomach; heart; kindness in tốt bụng

đây

Here; this; near demonstrative pronoun