The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 8

Vocabulary

Thế

Thế — So, thus; used for emphasis or comparison

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction contrasting two clauses

sự

sự — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from verbs

kinh

kinh — Horrifying, terrifying; used in compound expressions

tởm

tởm — Disgusting, revolting, causing nausea or disgust

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive preposition

cậu

cậu — You/he (informal pronoun for young males or friends)

như

như — Like, as; comparison conjunction

thế

thế — Like that, such; demonstrative adverb

nào

nào — Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun

khi

khi — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

nếm

nếm — To taste, to sample food or drink

thử

thử — To try, to attempt something experimentally

thức

thức — Type, kind; classifier for food and drinks

ăn

ăn — To eat, to consume food

phát

phát — To discover, to emit; used in compound verbs

hiện

hiện — To appear, to reveal; discover (in phát hiện)

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional complement indicating revelation

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing a reported clause

bánh

bánh — Cake, bread, pastry; general term for baked goods

mì

mì — Wheat noodles or bread; bánh mì means baguette/bread

được

được — To be made/allowed; passive marker or ability marker

làm

làm — To make, to do, to work

bằng

bằng — Made of, by means of; material preposition

phấn

phấn — Chalk, powder; fine white powdery substance

thịt

thịt — Meat, flesh; animal protein used in cooking

gà

gà — Chicken; common poultry used in Vietnamese cuisine

bìa

bìa — Cardboard, cover; stiff board material

cứng

cứng — Hard, stiff, rigid; not soft or flexible

và

và — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

trái

trái — Fruit; also means left side or opposite

cây

cây — Tree, plant; classifier for long objects

lộng

lộng — Splendid, dazzling; used in lộng lẫy (magnificent)

lẫy

lẫy — Brilliant, magnificent; part of compound lộng lẫy

thạch

thạch — Plaster, stone, gypsum; mineral substance

cao

cao — High, tall; thạch cao means plaster/gypsum

màu

màu — Color, colored; hue of an object

Cậu

Cậu — You/he (informal); friendly second or third person pronoun

muốn

muốn — To want, to desire something

khóc

khóc — To cry, to weep tears

buông

buông — To let go, to release, to drop something

mình

mình — Oneself, body; reflexive pronoun or informal I/you

vào

vào — Into, enter; directional preposition

tuyệt

tuyệt — Absolute, extreme; used in compounds like tuyệt vọng

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation; tuyệt vọng means despair/hopelessness

ném

ném — To throw, to hurl an object

cái

cái — Classifier for inanimate objects; the (article-like)

khay

khay — Tray, flat container for carrying items

tất

tất — All, entire; used in tất cả meaning everything/everyone

cả

cả — All, whole; tất cả means everything or all of it

mọi

mọi — Every, all; mọi thứ means everything

thứ

thứ — Thing, item; ordinal marker (second, third, etc.)

trên

trên — On, above, on top of; spatial preposition

đó

đó — There, that; demonstrative pointing to something nearby

đi

đi — To go; also imperative particle or directional complement

Thay

Thay — Instead, to replace; thay vì means instead of

dù

dù — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal preposition

đau

đau — Pain, painful, to hurt physically or emotionally

đớn

đớn — Anguish; đau đớn means intense pain or suffering

hay

hay — Or; also means interesting or often

kiệt

kiệt — Exhausted, depleted; kiệt sức means completely exhausted

sức

sức — Strength, energy, force

ngã

ngã — To fall down, to collapse

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; directional complement

sàn

sàn — Floor, ground surface of a room

ngất

ngất — To faint, to lose consciousness

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; hoàn toàn means completely/entirely

toàn

toàn — Entirely, totally; used in hoàn toàn (completely)

Khi

Khi — When; temporal conjunction beginning a clause

tỉnh

tỉnh — To regain consciousness, to wake up; also province

lại

lại — Again, back; directional or aspectual particle

thấy

thấy — To see, to notice, to perceive

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of; progressive aspect marker

nằm

nằm — To lie down, to be in a horizontal position

dài

dài — Long, stretched out; also nằm dài means lying stretched

một

một — One; the number one, also indefinite article

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles or furniture

ghế

ghế — Chair, seat; furniture for sitting

nàng

nàng — She, her (literary); elegant third person female pronoun

Tiên

Tiên — Fairy, immortal being; supernatural female spirit

ngồi

ngồi — To sit, to be seated

gần

gần — Near, close to; spatial proximity

Lần

Lần — Time, instance, occurrence; classifier for repeated actions

này

này — This; near demonstrative pronoun or adjective

ta

ta — I, we (formal/literary); first person pronoun

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; additive adverb

tha

tha — To forgive, to pardon, to spare someone

cho

cho — To give, for, to allow; benefactive preposition

con

con — Child, young one; also classifier for animals

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to talk

với

với — With, to; preposition indicating accompaniment

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

hãy

hãy — Please, let's; imperative particle for commands

cẩn

cẩn — Careful; cẩn thận means to be careful or cautious

thận

thận — Cautious; cẩn thận means careful, prudent

đừng

đừng — Don't; negative imperative particle

để

để — To let, to allow, to put; purposive preposition

gây

gây — To cause, to create (usually trouble or problems)

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, issue

nghịch

nghịch — Mischievous, naughty; to play pranks

ngợm

ngợm — Naughty behavior; nghịch ngợm means mischievous/playfully bad

nữa

nữa — More, anymore, again; additive or continuative particle

hứa

hứa — To promise, to make a commitment

sẽ

sẽ — Will, going to; future tense marker

chăm

chăm — Diligent, hardworking; chăm chỉ means studious/diligent

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; also diligent in compound chăm chỉ

học

học — To study, to learn

hành

hành — To act, to do; học hành means to study and behave

cư

cư — To reside, to behave; cư xử means to behave/conduct

xử

xử — To handle, to behave; cư xử means conduct/behavior

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, proper

mực

mực — Measure, standard; đúng mực means appropriately/properly

Và

Và — And; conjunction linking clauses or sentences

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker; indicates completed action

giữ

giữ — To keep, to hold, to maintain

lời

lời — Word, speech, promise; giữ lời means keep one's word

trong

trong — In, inside, within; spatial or temporal preposition

suốt

suốt — Throughout, all through; trong suốt means throughout

phần

phần — Part, portion, section

còn

còn — Still, remaining; còn lại means the rest/remaining

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

Vào

Vào — At, into, entering; temporal or directional preposition

cuối

cuối — End, last, final; cuối năm means end of year

đứng

đứng — To stand; đứng đầu means to top or lead

đầu

đầu — Head, top, beginning; đứng đầu means ranked first

các

các — The (plural); definite plural marker for nouns

kỳ

kỳ — Period, exam session; kỳ thi means examination

thi

thi — To take an exam, examination, test

bạ

bạ — Report card, school record book

tốt

tốt — Good, well, excellent

đến

đến — To arrive at, until, to the point that

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, glad

mừng

mừng — To rejoice, to celebrate; vui mừng means joyful/happy

Ngày

Ngày — Day; unit of time

mai

mai — Tomorrow; the following day

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point; abstract noun classifier

ước

ước — To wish, to desire; điều ước means a wish/desire

thành

thành — To become, to achieve; thành thật means sincere

thật

thật — Real, true, sincere; thành thật means honest

là

là — Is, are, to be; Vietnamese copula verb

gì

gì — What; interrogative pronoun

vậy

vậy — So, then; sentence-final particle seeking confirmation

không

không — No, not; negation word

rối

rối — Confused, tangled, chaotic; không rối means not confused

trở

trở — To return, to become; trở thành means to become

bé

bé — Small, little; also informal word for child

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of

ở

ở — To live, to be at; locative preposition

đâu

đâu — Where; interrogative of place

Tất

Tất — All; tất cả means all, everything, everyone

bạn

bạn — Friend; also informal second person pronoun (you)

bè

bè — Friends, group; bạn bè collectively means friends

đều

đều — All, equally, without exception; adverb of totality

phải

phải — Must, have to; also right/correct

mời

mời — To invite, to offer politely

kiện

kiện — Event, case; sự kiện means event/occasion

trọng

trọng — Important, significant; trọng đại means momentous

đại

đại — Great, major; trọng đại means very important/significant

Nàng

Nàng — She (literary/elegant); graceful female third person pronoun

chuẩn

chuẩn — Standard, to prepare; chuẩn bị means to prepare

bị

bị — To prepare; also passive marker indicating bad outcome

hai

hai — Two; the number two

trăm

trăm — Hundred; the number one hundred

tách

tách — Cup (for tea or coffee); small drinking vessel

cà

cà — Coffee (in cà phê); also eggplant

phê

phê — Coffee; cà phê is the Vietnamese word for coffee

sữa

sữa — Milk; dairy liquid; cà phê sữa is milk coffee

bốn

bốn — Four; the number four

lát

lát — Slice; classifier for thin flat pieces of food

nướng

nướng — Toasted, grilled, roasted; bánh mì nướng is toast

phết

phết — To spread (butter, jam) on bread

bơ

bơ — Butter; dairy fat spread

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, aspect; hôm nay has different meaning

hôm

hôm — Day; hôm nay means today, hôm đó means that day

hẹn

hẹn — To arrange a meeting, to have an appointment

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

tươi

tươi — Fresh, bright, cheerful; tươi hạnh phúc means radiantly happy

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, virtue; hạnh phúc means happy/happiness

phúc

phúc — Blessing, fortune; hạnh phúc means happiness

Thật

Thật — Truly, really; intensifying adverb

may

may — Lucky, fortunate; thật may means how fortunate

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, games, journeys, or life

đời

đời — Life, lifetime; cuộc đời means one's life

luôn

luôn — Always, ever; luôn có means always has/have

có

có — To have, to exist; existential verb

chữ

chữ — Word, letter, character; written word

NHƯNG

NHƯNG — BUT (capitalized for emphasis); strong adversative conjunction

khả

khả — Ability, capability; khả năng means ability/possibility

năng

năng — Energy, ability; khả năng means capability/potential

phá

phá — To destroy, to break, to ruin

hỏng

hỏng — Broken, spoiled, ruined; phá hỏng means to ruin something