The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 5

Vocabulary

Ôi

Ôi — Exclamation expressing surprise or dismay

tôi

tôi — First person singular pronoun meaning I or me

biết

biết — To know or be aware of something

điều

điều — A thing, matter, or point of fact

này

này — Demonstrative meaning this or these

rõ

rõ — Clearly, distinctly, or plainly understood

lắm

lắm — Very much, a lot, or extremely

Tôi

Tôi — First person singular pronoun meaning I or me

có

có — To have or there is or there are

thể

thể — Used with có to express ability or possibility

chứng

chứng — Evidence or proof of something

minh

minh — To prove or demonstrate clearly

đó

đó — Demonstrative meaning that or those over there

cho

cho — To give or for the benefit of someone

anh

anh — Older brother or male pronoun for peer

thấy

thấy — To see or perceive with one's eyes

Sẽ

Sẽ — Future tense marker meaning will or shall

một

một — The number one or the article a

ngày

ngày — Day or daytime period of twenty-four hours

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker meaning will or shall

khóc

khóc — To cry or shed tears from emotion

đắng

đắng — Bitter taste or bitter emotional suffering

cay

cay — Spicy or pungent; also sharp painful feeling

như

như — Like or as, used for comparison

đang

đang — Present tense marker indicating ongoing action

bây

bây — Now, used in combination bây giờ

giờ

giờ — Hour or the current time right now

nhưng

nhưng — Conjunction meaning but or however

lúc

lúc — A moment in time or when something occurs

quá

quá — Too much or excessively beyond a limit

muộn

muộn — Late in time or too late already

Nghe

Nghe — To listen or hear a sound or voice

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating several things

lời

lời — Words, speech, or lyrics of a song

thì

thì — Then or conditional connector in a sentence

thầm

thầm — Whispering softly or murmuring quietly to oneself

con

con — Child or classifier for animals and children

Rối

Rối — Confused, tangled, or in disorder mentally

càng

càng — The more, increasingly, used in comparisons

sợ

sợ — To be afraid or scared of something

hãi

hãi — Fear or dread, often paired with sợ

hơn

hơn — More than or comparative degree marker

Cậu

Cậu — You or he, informal pronoun for a young person

nhảy

nhảy — To jump or leap off a surface

xuống

xuống — Down or downward direction of movement

đất

đất — Ground, earth, or land surface below

chạy

chạy — To run or move quickly on foot

lại

lại — Again or toward, directional and repetitive marker

gần

gần — Near or close in distance to something

lừa

lừa — A donkey or mule; also to deceive someone

mà

mà — But, yet, or emphatic sentence-final particle

cậu

cậu — Informal second or third person pronoun

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

cưỡi

cưỡi — To ride on an animal or vehicle

trên

trên — On top of or above a surface

lưng

lưng — Back of a person or animal's body

và

và — And, connecting two words or clauses

cầm

cầm — To hold or grasp something in hand

lấy

lấy — To take or grab hold of something

mũi

mũi — Nose of a person or animal; tip

trong

trong — Inside or within a space or container

tay

tay — Hand or arm of a person

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or gaze upon something

chằm

chằm — To stare fixedly and intensely at something

vào

vào — Into or directed toward something or someone

nó

nó — It, he, or she third person pronoun

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative marker meaning please do or let us

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think or contemplate something in mind

xem

xem — To see or consider, try doing something

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised, used in ngạc nhiên meaning astonished

nhiên

nhiên — Natural or of course, paired with ngạc for surprise

đến

đến — To arrive at or to the degree of

mức

mức — Level, degree, or extent of something

nào

nào — Which or what, interrogative or exclamatory word

khi

khi — When or at the time that something happens

y

y — Exactly the same as, identical to something

hệt

hệt — Identical or exactly alike, used with y

bé

bé — Small or young child, little one

Này

Này — Hey or this, used to get attention

ông

ông — Grandfather or formal pronoun for older man

kêu

kêu — To call out, cry, or make a sound

lên

lên — Up or upward direction of movement

Ông

Ông — Formal address for older man or grandfather

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, or affair being discussed

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, or a period of time

lạ

lạ — Strange, unusual, or unfamiliar to someone

gì

gì — What, interrogative word asking about something

xảy

xảy — To occur or happen, used with ra

ra

ra — Out or outward, directional particle

ở

ở — To be located at or to live somewhere

đây

đây — Here, this place nearby the speaker

không

không — No, not, or question marker at sentence end

Con

Con — Child or animal classifier, affectionate address

đấy

đấy — There or that, pointing to something nearby

Kệ

Kệ — To ignore or let it be, never mind

Khi

Khi — When or at the time that something occurs

vợ

vợ — Wife or female spouse in a marriage

thời

thời — Time, period, or era of something

gian

gian — Space or time, used in thời gian meaning time

cười

cười — To smile or laugh with amusement

Có

Có — To have or there is something available

phải

phải — Must, have to, or to be correct

dạy

dạy — To teach or instruct someone a skill

nói

nói — To speak or say something to someone

Không

Không — No or not, negation word in Vietnamese

tự

tự — By oneself or self-, reflexive prefix

học

học — To study or learn something through effort

lầm

lầm — To mumble or mutter quietly to oneself

bầm

bầm — To mutter or mumble, used with lầm

vài

vài — A few or several, small number of things

chữ

chữ — Written character, letter, or word in text

sống

sống — To live or be alive; life

ba

ba — Three or father in informal speech

năm

năm — Year or the number five

với

với — With or together alongside someone or something

đàn

đàn — A herd or pack of animals; musical instrument

chó

chó — Dog, a common domestic animal

được

được — Can, to be able to, or successfully done

huấn

huấn — To train or instruct, used in huấn luyện

luyện

luyện — To train or drill, paired with huấn for training

Tội

Tội — Sin, crime, or pity as in tội nghiệp

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma or profession; tội nghiệp means poor thing

vật

vật — Animal, creature, or physical object

Thôi

Thôi — Stop, that's enough, or let it go

người

người — Person, human being, or people in general

Đàn

Đàn — Group, herd, or a musical instrument

Nhỏ

Nhỏ — Small, little, or young in size

đừng

đừng — Don't, negative imperative telling someone to stop

mất

mất — To lose something or to disappear away

vì

vì — Because or for the reason that something happened

Lên

Lên — Go up or upward directional movement

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, or rapidly in movement

chúng

chúng — We or they, plural first or third person

ta

ta — We or I, used informally or in storytelling

đi

đi — To go or imperative particle urging action

Đêm

Đêm — Night or nighttime hours of darkness

se

se — Slightly cold or chilly, mild cool feeling

lạnh

lạnh — Cold in temperature or feeling chilly

đường

đường — Road, path, or route to a destination

còn

còn — Still, yet, or remaining of something

dài

dài — Long in length or duration of time

vâng

vâng — Yes, polite affirmative response to someone elder

thêm

thêm — More, additional, or to add something extra

Chiếc

Chiếc — Classifier for single vehicles or small objects

xe

xe — Vehicle such as car, bike, or cart

tiếp

tiếp — To continue or next in a sequence

tục

tục — To continue on, used in tiếp tục

lăn

lăn — To roll forward on wheels or surface

bánh

bánh — Wheel or cake or bread-like food

Gần

Gần — Near or close to in distance or time

sáng

sáng — Morning or bright light of dawn

hôm

hôm — Day, used in hôm sau meaning the next day

sau

sau — After, behind, or the following time period

cuối

cuối — End, last, or final part of something

cùng

cùng — Together or finally, used in cuối cùng

họ

họ — They or them, third person plural pronoun

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or as well in a sentence

vùng

vùng — Region, area, or zone of land

hằng

hằng — Always or constantly, used in habitual expressions

mong

mong — To hope or wish earnestly for something

mỏi

mỏi — Tired or weary from waiting or effort

Xứ

Xứ — Land or country, a region or territory

Đồ

Đồ — Things or toys; also derogatory term for person

Chơi

Chơi — To play or engage in recreational activity

Vùng

Vùng — Region or zone, an area of land

tuyệt

tuyệt — Wonderful, excellent, used in tuyệt vời

vời

vời — Wonderful, paired with tuyệt meaning fantastic

hoàn

hoàn — Complete or whole, used in hoàn toàn

toàn

toàn — Entirely or completely, paired with hoàn

khác

khác — Different, other, or another from the rest

bất

bất — Not or un-, negative prefix in compounds

nơi

nơi — Place or location where something exists

thế

thế — World or thus, used in thế giới

giới

giới — World or realm, paired with thế for world

Dân

Dân — People or population of a place or nation

số

số — Number or amount, dân số means population

dù

dù — Even though or despite a certain condition

rất

rất — Very or extremely, intensifier before adjectives

đông

đông — Crowded, populous, or a large number of people

bộ

bộ — A set or all of something; ministry

đều

đều — All, equally, or every one without exception

là

là — To be, linking subject to a predicate

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns meaning several or many

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or young individuals

lớn

lớn — Big, large, or grown up in size

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker in Vietnamese adjectives

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately, or around a number

mười

mười — Ten, the number ten in Vietnamese

bốn

bốn — Four, the number four in Vietnamese

tuổi

tuổi — Age or years old of a person

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, or young in size or age

tám

tám — Eight, the number eight in Vietnamese