The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

Anh

Anh — You (addressing an older male); elder brother

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

mua

mua — To buy or purchase something

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

để

để — To put, place; in order to, so that

hại

hại — To harm, damage, or injure someone

giết

giết — To kill or slay a person or animal

làm

làm — To do, make, or work on something

mặt

mặt — Face; surface or side of something

trống

trống — Empty, vacant; drum (musical instrument)

bằng

bằng — Made of; equal to; by means of

da

da — Skin; leather or hide of an animal

Đúng

Đúng — Correct, right, accurate, or exact

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that; that way

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

bây

bây — Now; used in compound bây giờ (now)

giờ

giờ — Hour; time; now (in bây giờ)

ta

ta — We, us; I (informal or royal first person)

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker; will or shall

tìm

tìm — To look for, search, or seek something

đâu

đâu — Where; anywhere; negation intensifier

ra

ra — Out, outward; to produce or yield something

một

một — One; the number one; a/an (article)

tấm

tấm — Sheet, piece (classifier for flat objects)

khác

khác — Different, other, another; else

Không

Không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

sao

sao — Why; star; how; so what

thưa

thưa — Respectful address term; to respectfully speak to

chủ

chủ — Owner, master, host of something

nhân

nhân — Person; human; factor (in compounds)

Trên

Trên — On, above, over; upper position

đời

đời — Life; world; era or generation

này

này — This; these; demonstrative pronoun near speaker

có

có — To have; there is/are; yes (affirmative)

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

bao

bao — How many, how much; so many

nhiêu

nhiêu — How much, how many; so much

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects

lừa

lừa — Donkey; to deceive or cheat someone

Nói

Nói — To say, speak, or talk about something

nghe

nghe — To listen, hear; sounds like

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or contemptuous for people

ranh

ranh — Mischievous, cunning (often in ranh con)

láo

láo — Insolent, rude, disrespectful, impudent

xược

xược — Arrogant, insolent, disrespectful in manner

kia

kia — That, those; over there; the other

câu

câu — Sentence; clause; to fish (with rod)

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, issue, topic, or affair

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

mày

mày — You (informal/rude); your (impolite address)

kết

kết — To end, conclude; to tie or connect

thúc

thúc — To end, conclude; urge or push forward

ở

ở — To live, stay at; at, in (location)

đây

đây — Here, this place; right here

rồi

rồi — Already; then, afterwards; done

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at

thêm

thêm — More, additional; to add more of something

lời

lời — Word, speech; profit (in business context)

nữa

nữa — More, another, again, furthermore

thôi

thôi — Just, only; stop; that's enough

rối

rối — Tangled, confused, chaotic, disordered

trả

trả — To return, pay back, or repay something

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

Sau

Sau — After; behind; later in time

khi

khi — When; at the time of an event

anh

anh — Older brother; you (to older male)

đưa

đưa — To give, hand over, or bring something

đến

đến — To arrive, come to; until; to

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; contrasting conjunction

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; due to

thương

thương — To love, feel affection; to feel sorry for

buộc

buộc — To tie, bind; to force or compel someone

hòn

hòn — Classifier for stones, rocks, islands

đá

đá — Stone, rock; to kick; ice (water)

vào

vào — Into, in; to enter; toward inside

cổ

cổ — Neck; ancient, old; antique

ném

ném — To throw, toss, or hurl something

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; to go or come down

đáy

đáy — Bottom, floor, base of a container

biển

biển — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

Thật

Thật — Really, truly, indeed; genuine, real

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, well; kind-hearted

bụng

bụng — Stomach, belly; heart (metaphorical feelings)

từ

từ — From; since; word (vocabulary item)

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, or desire something

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, tolerate something difficult

đựng

đựng — To contain, hold, or endure suffering

càng

càng — The more…the more; increasingly

ít

ít — Few, little, not much in quantity

đau

đau — Pain, ache; to hurt or feel pain

khổ

khổ — Suffering, misery, hardship, distress

mãi

mãi — Always, forever; continuously, persistently

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss someone or something

Nàng

Nàng — She, her (literary, for young woman)

Tiên

Tiên — Fairy, celestial being; divine spirit

chăm

chăm — Diligent, attentive; to care for someone

sóc

sóc — To care for, look after; squirrel

dù

dù — Even though, although, despite; umbrella

cho

cho — To give; for, so that; allow

Cô

Cô — She, you (young woman); aunt (father's sister)

là

là — To be; is, am, are (linking verb)

ai

ai — Who, whom; anyone, someone

Bà

Bà — She, you (older woman); grandmother

ấy

ấy — That, those; that one (referring back)

mẹ

mẹ — Mother, mom; female parent

giống

giống — Similar to, like, resembling; breed, species

như

như — Like, as, such as; similar to

tất

tất — All, entire (used in tất cả)

cả

cả — All, entire, whole; even (inclusive)

những

những — Those, these (plural marker for nouns)

bà

bà — Older woman; grandmother; she/her (formal)

yêu

yêu — To love; love; affectionate toward someone

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing; female (animals)

chưa

chưa — Not yet; have not done yet

rời

rời — To leave, depart, separate from something

mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes (body part for seeing)

khỏi

khỏi — Away from; recovered from; off of

không

không — No, not; negation word; zero

xứng

xứng — Worthy, deserving, suitable for something

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving; worth doing something

với

với — With; to; together with someone

điều

điều — Thing, matter, issue; condition or point

đó

đó — That, there; that thing over there

hôm

hôm — Day (used in hôm nay, hôm qua)

nay

nay — Today, now; current (in hôm nay)

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately; straight, upright

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, feel; perceive something

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of; progressive marker

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear (water/voice)

nguy

nguy — Danger, peril; dangerous situation

cơ

cơ — Opportunity, chance; risk (in nguy cơ)

chết

chết — To die, dead; death

đuối

đuối — Drowning; to drown in water

phái

phái — To send, dispatch; faction, group, gender

ngàn

ngàn — Thousand; ten thousand (regional usage)

cá

cá — Fish (aquatic animal); individual (classifier)

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, location; room, space

nằm

nằm — To lie down; to be located somewhere

Chúng

Chúng — They, them; those (plural pronoun)

tưởng

tưởng — To think, believe, imagine, suppose something

thực

thực — Real, actual, true; reality (in thực sự)

sự

sự — Matter, affair; nominalizer for abstract concepts

bắt

bắt — To catch, grab, arrest; to begin (bắt đầu)

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, start; first

ăn

ăn — To eat; to consume food or meals

thịt

thịt — Meat, flesh; body (of animals or people)

cắn

cắn — To bite with teeth; to gnaw something

miếng

miếng — Piece, bite, chunk of food or material

thật

thật — Really, truly; real, genuine, authentic

to

to — Big, large, loud; of great size

Một

Một — One; a/an (indefinite article equivalent)

mất

mất — To lose; to disappear; to die (euphemism)

tai

tai — Ear; misfortune, disaster (tai họa)

mũi

mũi — Nose; tip, point of something

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker (first, second); thing, kind

ba

ba — Three; father, dad (informal)

bờm

bờm — Mane of a horse; tuft of hair