The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 5

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating a completed action

nói

nói — To speak or say something

với

với — Preposition meaning 'with' or 'to'

bạn

bạn — Friend; also used as second person pronoun

rằng

rằng — Conjunction meaning 'that', introducing reported speech

hứa

hứa — To promise or make a commitment

Tiên

tiên — Fairy or celestial being in Vietnamese folklore

nữ

nữ — Female; woman; feminine gender

tốt

tốt — Good, kind, or of high quality

bụng

bụng — Belly; heart; inner feelings or intentions

của

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

mình

mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or intimate 'I/you'

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker indicating something will happen

xử

xử — To behave or handle; deal with a situation

đàng

đàng — Proper, decent; used in 'đàng hoàng' meaning respectable

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or maintain something

lời

lời — Word, speech, or promise

đó

đó — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

Vậy

vậy — So, thus; discourse marker indicating consequence

thì

thì — Then; conditional or topic marker in sentences

tạm

tạm — Temporary, provisional; used in 'tạm biệt' meaning goodbye

biệt

biệt — To part, separate; used in farewell expression

hãy

hãy — Imperative marker meaning 'please' or 'let's'

nhớ

nhớ — To remember or miss someone or something

gửi

gửi — To send or deliver something to someone

đến

đến — To arrive at; preposition meaning 'to' or 'until'

các

các — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple entities

trường

trường — School or educational institution

tiểu

tiểu — Small, elementary; used in 'tiểu học' meaning primary school

học

học — To study or learn; school-related word

trung

trung — Middle; used in 'trung học' meaning secondary school

thậm

thậm — Even; used in 'thậm chí' meaning 'even' or 'moreover'

cả

cả — All, even, including everything or everyone

đại

đại — Large, great; used in 'đại học' meaning university

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

gặp

gặp — To meet or encounter someone

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

trên

trên — On, above, or along a surface or path

đường

đường — Road, path, or street

Tạm biệt

tạm biệt — Goodbye; common farewell expression in Vietnamese

Đèn

đèn — Lamp or light source

Chúc

chúc — To wish someone something good; used in greetings

có

có — To have; existential verb meaning 'there is'

một

một — One; the number one or an indefinite article

chuyến

A trip, journey, or single travel instance

đi

đi — To go; directional verb indicating movement

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, or fun

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, aspect; used in compound adjectives

tận

tận — To the fullest extent; utmost, thorough

hưởng

hưởng — To enjoy or relish an experience

thỉnh thoảng

thỉnh thoảng — Sometimes, occasionally, from time to time

bè

bè — Friend, companion; informal term for close friend

Nói

nói — To say or speak; verbal communication

xong

xong — Finished, done; indicates completion of an action

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these things

chú

chú — Uncle; used to address younger adult males

Rối

rối — Puppet; tangled; confused or disordered

bắt

bắt — To catch, begin, or start doing something

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start of something

lên

lên — To go up; upward directional particle

về

về — To return; about, regarding a topic

nhà

nhà — House, home, or household

Quay

quay — To turn around or rotate direction

lại

lại — Again; back; directional particle indicating return

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or gaze upon something

lần

lần — Time, instance, or occasion of doing something

cậu

cậu — You; informal second person pronoun for peers

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question

Nhưng

nhưng — But; conjunction showing contrast or exception

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain; probably, likely

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

ở

ở — To be located at; to live or stay somewhere

đất

đất — Land, earth, soil, or territory

nước

nước — Water; country or nation

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every; referring to individual items

tuần

tuần — Week; a period of seven days

gồm

gồm — To include or consist of certain elements

sáu

sáu — The number six

ngày

ngày — Day; a 24-hour period

Thứ

thứ — Ordinal number prefix; used for days of the week

Bảy

bảy — The number seven; Saturday in Vietnamese

Chủ

chủ — Main, owner; used in 'Chủ Nhật' meaning Sunday

Nhật

nhật — Sun, day; used in 'Chủ Nhật' meaning Sunday

Chắc chắn

chắc chắn — Certainly, definitely, absolutely sure

lắm

lắm — Very, extremely; intensifier at end of sentence

kỳ

kỳ — Period, term; strange or special occasion

nghỉ

nghỉ — To rest or take a holiday break

từ

từ — From; preposition indicating starting point

mồng

mồng — Ordinal prefix for days of the month

tháng

tháng — Month; a calendar month

Giêng

giêng — January; first month of the lunar calendar

kết

kết — To end, conclude, or tie together

vào

vào — Into, at; preposition indicating entry or time

ba

ba — Three; the number three

mươi

mươi — Tens digit marker in numbers from 20 to 90

mốt

mốt — One, in compound numbers like 21 or 31

Mười

mười — Ten; also used in December 'Mười Hai'

Hai

hai — Two; the number two

Thật

thật — Really, truly; emphasizing something is genuine

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

tuyệt

tuyệt — Excellent, wonderful, fantastic

tuyệt vời

tuyệt vời — Wonderful, amazing, excellent, fantastic

lặp

lặp — To repeat or do something over again

phân vân

phân vân — To be hesitant or undecided about something

biết

biết — To know or be aware of something

phải

phải — Must, should; right or correct

làm

làm — To do or make something

gì

gì — What; interrogative word asking about things

Rồi

rồi — Then, already; indicates completion or sequence

quyết

quyết — To decide, resolve; part of 'quyết tâm' meaning determined

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind; center; part of 'quyết tâm' meaning resolve

quyết tâm

quyết tâm — Determination, resolve, firm decision to do something

bất

bất — Sudden; negative prefix; part of 'bất ngờ' meaning unexpected

bất ngờ

bất ngờ — Sudden, unexpected, surprising

vội

vội — In a hurry, hastily, rushed

cuối

cuối — End, last, final part of something

may

may — Lucky; to sew; used in 'may mắn' meaning lucky

may mắn

may mắn — Lucky, fortunate; good luck

Bao

bao — How much, when, how long; interrogative word

giờ

giờ — Hour, o'clock, time; now

Trong

trong — Inside, within; in a period of time

vòng

vòng — Round, circle; within a span of time

hai

hai — Two; the number two

tiếng

tiếng — Language; sound; hour in spoken time

Tiếc

tiếc — To regret or feel sorry about something

quá

quá — Too, very; intensifier indicating excess

Nếu

nếu — If; introduces a conditional hypothetical clause

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; limiting word

còn

còn — Still, remaining; yet, left over

thôi

thôi — Only, that's all; sentence-ending particle

thể

thể — Can, able to; used in 'có thể' meaning possibly

đợi

đợi — To wait for someone or something

Còn

còn — Still; and what about; remaining

sao

sao — Star; why; how; interrogative particle

Đằng

đằng — Direction, side; part of 'đằng nào' meaning anyway

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite word

cũng

cũng — Also, too, anyway; inclusivity marker

trễ

trễ — Late, delayed, not on time

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in adjectives

hay

hay — Or; interesting, good; often

kém

kém — Less than, inferior, poor quality

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; negative particle for emphasis

khác

khác — Different, other, another

mấy

mấy — How many; a few; not much

Tội

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

tội nghiệp

tội nghiệp — Poor thing, pitiful, worthy of sympathy

mắng

mắng — To scold or reprimand someone

Ồ

ồ — Oh! Exclamation of surprise or realization

cứ

cứ — Just go ahead; continue regardless of obstacles

để

để — To let, allow; in order to

bà

bà — Grandmother; respectful address for older women

ấy

ấy — That; used to specify a particular person or thing

Khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction in a sentence

chán

chán — Bored, fed up, tired of something

lúc

lúc — When, at the time; a moment or point in time

màn

màn — Curtain, screen; used in 'màn đêm' meaning night veil

đêm

đêm — Night; nighttime period

càng

càng — The more; increasingly, comparative intensifier

tối

tối — Dark; night; evening

Bỗng

bỗng — Suddenly, all of a sudden

bỗng nhiên

bỗng nhiên — Suddenly, all at once, unexpectedly

phía

phía — Direction, side, area in a direction

xa

xa — Far, distant, far away

ánh

ánh — Ray, gleam, or beam of light

sáng

sáng — Light, bright; morning

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, tiny, little

le lói

le lói — Faint glimmer, flickering light barely visible