The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 7

Vocabulary

Vậy

Vậy — So, therefore; used to connect ideas

thì

thì — Then; conditional or topic marker particle

hãy

hãy — Please do; imperative marker for requests

đi

đi — To go; also imperative softening particle

đến

đến — To come to; to arrive at a place

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; general noun classifier

giếng

giếng — A well for drawing water from ground

kia

kia — That, over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

mà

mà — But, yet; contrastive or emphatic particle

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for older male

thấy

thấy — To see, to feel, to perceive something

đằng

đằng — Direction, side; used with directional words

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction linking elements

kéo

kéo — To pull, to drag something toward oneself

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement meaning upward

một

một — One; the number one, a single unit

trăm

trăm — Hundred; the number one hundred

xô

xô — A bucket or pail for carrying liquid

nước

nước — Water; also means country or nation

Được

Được — Okay, can do; expressing agreement or ability

thôi

thôi — That's enough; stop; softening final particle

Sau

Sau — After, behind; indicating time or position

khi

khi — When; used in time clauses and phrases

làm

làm — To do, to make, to work on something

xong

xong — Finished, done; completion aspect marker

tôi

tôi — I, me; neutral first-person singular pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

cho

cho — To give; for, so that; benefactive marker

ly

ly — A glass or cup for drinking beverages

sữa

sữa — Milk; dairy liquid from animals or plants

ngọt

ngọt — Sweet; having a sugary or pleasant taste

ấm

ấm — Warm; pleasantly heated, not too hot

đồng ý

đồng ý — To agree; to consent to something proposed

Bác

Bác — Uncle/aunt; respectful term for older adults

nông dân

nông dân — Farmer; a person who works agricultural land

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, to guide someone somewhere

con rối

con rối — A puppet; a figure controlled by strings

chỉ

chỉ — To point out; only; to show how something

cách

cách — Way, method; distance; how to do something

bắt tay vào

bắt tay vào — To start working on; begin a task

hết sức

hết sức — With all one's strength; to try one's utmost

mình

mình — Oneself; body; intimate first or second person

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; contrastive conjunction

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negation for incomplete actions

được

được — To be able; accomplished; passive marker

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

kiệt sức

kiệt sức — Exhausted; completely drained of energy

mồ hôi

mồ hôi — Sweat; perspiration produced by the body

nhễ nhại

nhễ nhại — Drenched in sweat; soaking wet with perspiration

bao giờ

bao giờ — When; ever; at any time in life

việc

việc — Work, task, matter; something to be done

vất vả

vất vả — Hard, laborious; requiring great effort and toil

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear; preposition of location

cuộc đời

cuộc đời — Life; one's lifetime and personal journey

hôm nay

hôm nay — Today; the current day

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to tell someone

lừa

lừa — Donkey; also means to deceive or trick

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive preposition

vẫn

vẫn — Still, as before; continuative aspect marker

vật

vật — Animal, creature; thing; to struggle physically

tội nghiệp

tội nghiệp — Poor thing; feeling pity or compassion for someone

đó

đó — That, there; medial demonstrative pronoun

đang

đang — Currently; present progressive aspect marker

hấp hối

hấp hối — Dying; in the final moments before death

có

có — To have; there is/are; affirmative marker

cháu

cháu — Niece/nephew/grandchild; young person pronoun

xem

xem — To look at, watch, see; to check something

không

không — No, not; question particle at sentence end

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question; to inquire about something

Sẵn lòng

Sẵn lòng — Willing, glad to; ready and happy to help

Ngay

Ngay — Right away, immediately; straight, upright

bước

bước — To step, walk; a step or stride forward

chuồng ngựa

chuồng ngựa — A stable; shelter where horses are kept

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to gaze at something

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little; young; quiet in volume

nằm

nằm — To lie down; to be located horizontally

trên

trên — On, above, on top of; upper location

đệm rơm

đệm rơm — A straw mattress; bedding made from hay

ở

ở — To live at; in, at; locative preposition

góc

góc — Corner, angle; a corner of a room

vì

vì — Because, due to; causal conjunction

đói

đói — Hungry; feeling the need to eat food

quá

quá — Too, very, extremely; intensifier adverb

lúc

lúc — Moment, time when; a point in time

lâu

lâu — Long time; for a prolonged period

tự nhủ

tự nhủ — To tell oneself; to think quietly to oneself

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

gặp

gặp — To meet, to encounter someone or something

trước đây

trước đây — Before now; previously; in the past

cúi

cúi — To bend down, to bow one's head

thấp

thấp — Low, short in height; not tall or high

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; directional complement meaning downward

gần

gần — Near, close to; not far in distance

Mày

Mày — You; informal or impolite second-person pronoun

là

là — To be; copula linking subject and predicate

ai

ai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about person

Nghe

Nghe — To hear, to listen to something or someone

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase; classifier for sentences

mở

mở — To open; to turn on; to start something

đôi mắt

đôi mắt — A pair of eyes; both eyes together

mệt mỏi

mệt mỏi — Tired, weary, fatigued from exertion

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional complement going outward

trả lời

trả lời — To answer, to reply to a question

bằng

bằng — By means of; equal to; using, in a language

cùng

cùng — Same, together; also, likewise; shared

ngôn ngữ

ngôn ngữ — Language; a system of communication used

Tao

Tao — I, me; informal or impolite first-person pronoun

Đèn

Đèn — Lamp, light; a device producing illumination

Rồi

Rồi — Then, already, done; completion or sequence marker

nhắm

nhắm — To close eyes; to aim at a target

lại

lại — Again; back; directional returning complement

chết

chết — To die; dead; death as a state

Ôi

Ôi — Oh! An exclamation of surprise or sadness

giọng

giọng — Voice tone, accent; manner of speaking

yếu ớt

yếu ớt — Feeble, weak; lacking strength or vigor

lau

lau — To wipe, to clean a surface with cloth

mấy

mấy — Several, a few; how many; some number of

cọng

cọng — A strand, stalk; classifier for thin flexible items

nhặt

nhặt — To pick up small objects from the ground

dưới

dưới — Below, under, beneath; lower position or level

đất

đất — Ground, earth, soil; land or territory