The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 3

Vocabulary

Rồi

rồi — Then, already; indicates completed action or sequence

Nàng

nàng — She, her; refers to a young woman

Tiên

tiên — Fairy, immortal being in Vietnamese folklore

Tóc

tóc — Hair, referring to hair on the head

Xanh

xanh — Blue or green; a cool color

Da

da — Skin, the outer covering of the body

Trời

trời — Sky, heaven; also an exclamation of surprise

đã

đã — Past tense marker; indicates a completed action

sai

sai — Wrong, incorrect; to send someone on an errand

xe

xe — Vehicle, car, or bicycle used for transportation

ngựa

ngựa — Horse, a large domesticated mammal for riding

đến

đến — To come, arrive, or reach a destination

cứu

cứu — To rescue, save someone from danger or harm

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

các

các — Plural marker for nouns referring to multiple people

bác

bác — Uncle, aunt; respectful address for older people

sĩ

sĩ — Scholar, professional; used in compound words

sau

sau — After, behind; indicates time or position

khi

khi — When; conjunction indicating a point in time

nhìn

nhìn — To look, gaze, or observe something visually

nói

nói — To speak, say, or tell something to someone

Nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

cậu

cậu — You; informal second-person pronoun among peers

chưa

chưa — Not yet; indicates an action not completed yet

chết

chết — To die, be dead; loss of life

thì

thì — Then; connects condition to result in sentences

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain; probably, likely to be true

chắn

chắn — To block, bar; used in compound chắc chắn (certain)

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; indicates continuation of a state

còn

còn — Still, remaining; also, yet, or furthermore

sống

sống — To live, be alive; existence of living beings

rồi

rồi — Already, then; indicates completion or sequence

dối

dối — To lie, deceive; being dishonest or untruthful

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the, a thing

mũi

mũi — Nose; the facial organ for smelling and breathing

bắt

bắt — To catch, seize, grab; to force someone to do

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, start of something

dài

dài — Long; having great length or duration

ra

ra — Out, outward; to come out or emerge

Nó

nó — It, he, she; third-person singular pronoun

cứ

cứ — Keep on, continue; insists on doing something

mãi

mãi — Forever, continuously; keeps on without stopping

cho

cho — To give, allow; for someone's benefit

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility or capability

thò

thò — To stick out, poke through a small opening

nó

nó — It, him, her; third-person singular pronoun

qua

qua — Through, past, across; to pass something

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, entrance to a room or building

phòng

phòng — Room; a space within a building for a purpose

được

được — Can, able; indicates ability or successful action

nữa

nữa — More, again, anymore; additional or further

Và

và — And; conjunction linking two elements together

đi

đi — To go, walk; move toward a destination

cùng

cùng — Together, with; accompanying someone somewhere

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and small objects

Cáo

cáo — Fox; a cunning wild animal in fables

Mèo

mèo — Cat; a common domesticated feline animal

Cánh

cánh — Wing; a flat surface enabling flight

Đồng

đồng — Field, plain; flat open land area

Kỳ

kỳ — Strange, wonderful, miraculous; extraordinary quality

Diệu

diệu — Marvelous, magical; wonderfully extraordinary quality

để

để — To, in order to; purpose or placement

chôn

chôn — To bury, inter something underground

những

những — Those, some; plural marker for nouns

đồng

đồng — Coin; Vietnamese currency unit or copper

tiền

tiền — Money, currency; used for buying and selling

vàng

vàng — Gold; precious yellow metal, also means golden

Con

con — Child; classifier for animals or small things

Vẹt

vẹt — Parrot; a colorful bird that mimics speech

cười

cười — To laugh, smile; expressing amusement or joy

nhạo

nhạo — To mock, ridicule, make fun of someone

thay

thay — Instead of, to replace; substituting something else

vì

vì — Because, for; indicating reason or cause

hai

hai — Two; the number 2

nghìn

nghìn — Thousand; the number 1000

chẳng

chẳng — Not, nothing; emphatic negation word

tìm

tìm — To search, look for something or someone

thấy

thấy — To see, find, perceive through the senses

gì

gì — What, anything; used in questions and negatives

cả

cả — All, everything; emphasizes totality or entirety

Khi

khi — When; conjunction indicating a point in time

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons; taste, flavor

Quan

quan — Official, magistrate; government authority figure

Tòa

tòa — Court, tribunal; official judicial building or body

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen; perceiving sound with ears

tin

tin — News, message; to believe or trust something

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating something bad happened

cướp

cướp — To rob, steal; a robber or bandit

ông

ông — He, him; respectful term for older man

ta

ta — We, I; first person pronoun in certain contexts

tống

tống — To throw, send away; to lock someone up

vào

vào — Into, in; movement directed inward or entering

tù

tù — Prison, jail; place of confinement for criminals

làm

làm — To do, make, work; perform an action

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, pleased; positive emotional state

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, feelings; inner emotional state

bọn

bọn — Gang, group; pejorative term for a group

trộm

trộm — Thief, to steal; taking things secretly illegally

rời

rời — To leave, depart, separate from a place

một

một — One; the number 1, a single item

chùm

chùm — Cluster, bunch; a group of fruits or flowers

nho

nho — Grape; small round fruit growing in clusters

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance

trĩu

trĩu — Heavy and drooping; weighed down by abundance

trên

trên — On, above, upon; indicating higher position

cây

cây — Tree, plant; a woody perennial plant

Cái

cái — The; classifier for general objects and things

bẫy

bẫy — Trap, snare; a device for catching animals

chụp

chụp — To snap shut, grab; to clap down on

lấy

lấy — To take, grab, get; to marry someone

người

người — Person, human being; people in general

Nông

nông — Farming, agricultural; shallow in depth

Dân

dân — People, citizen; common folk or farmer

đeo

đeo — To wear, carry; put on accessories or bags

vòng

vòng — Ring, circle, collar; a circular band or loop

cổ

cổ — Neck; the part connecting head to body

biến

biến — To transform, disappear, change completely

thành

thành — To become, turn into; city wall, fortress

chó

chó — Dog; a common domesticated canine animal

canh

canh — To guard, watch; keeping watch over something

Ông

ông — Mr., grandfather; respectful term for older man

phát

phát — To discover, issue, emit; distribute or send out

hiện

hiện — To appear, discover; present, current time

vô

vô — Innocent, without; to enter (Southern dialect)

tội

tội — Crime, guilt, sin; wrongdoing or offense

Chồn

chồn — Weasel, ferret; a small cunning wild animal

thả

thả — To release, let go, set free

Rắn

rắn — Snake; a legless reptile; also means hard/firm

với

với — With, together; alongside someone or something

đuôi

đuôi — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

bốc

bốc — To emit, rise up; smoke or steam rising

khói

khói — Smoke; gas produced by burning something

mạch

mạch — Vein, pulse, blood vessel; flow of blood

máu

máu — Blood; red fluid circulating in the body

trong

trong — Inside, within; clear, transparent appearance

ngực

ngực — Chest, breast; the front of the upper body

vỡ

vỡ — To break, shatter, burst; something broken apart

thế

thế — So, thus; that way, in that manner

là

là — To be; links subject to description or identity

quay

quay — To turn, rotate, return; spinning motion

trở

trở — To return, go back; to become

lại

lại — Again, back; returning to a previous state

nhà

nhà — House, home; a place where one lives

của

của — Of, belonging to; possession marker

Bồ

bồ — Dove (in Bồ Câu); also means lover informally

Câu

câu — Sentence; to fish; part of Bồ Câu (dove)

khóc

khóc — To cry, weep; shedding tears from sadness

Ta

ta — I, we; first person pronoun, slightly formal

cha

cha — Father, dad; male parent in a family

đang

đang — Currently, in progress; present continuous marker

đóng

đóng — To build, close, nail; construct or shut something

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for vehicles, boats, and single items

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, small vessel used for water travel

ở

ở — At, in, to live; indicating location or residence

châu

châu — Continent, region; jewel or pearl

Mỹ

mỹ — America (USA); also means beautiful

Ôi

ôi — Oh! An exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

giá

giá — Price, cost; if only (in hypothetical expressions)

mà

mà — But, yet; emphasizes contrast or condition

có

có — To have, there is; indicates existence or possession

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple; a set of two matching things

cánh

cánh — Wing; flat appendage enabling birds to fly

Cậu

cậu — You; informal second-person pronoun among friends

muốn

muốn — To want, desire, wish for something

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter someone in person

Có

có — To have; there is; affirmative response word

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, perhaps; used in có lẽ meaning maybe

vậy

vậy — So, that way, like that; thus or therefore

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

bằng

bằng — By means of, by; equal to, made of

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

nào

nào — Which, what; used in questions about choice