The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 13

Vocabulary

Khi

When; used to indicate a point in time

những

Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

đứa

Classifier for children or informal persons

trẻ

Young; child; referring to youth

hư

Naughty; misbehaved; badly behaved child

trở

To turn; to become; to return to state

nên

To become; should; therefore; as a result

tốt

Good; kind; of good quality or character

bụng

Belly; stomach; inner feelings or heart

và

And; connecting words or clauses together

hiền

Gentle; kind; meek; good-natured person

lành

Wholesome; gentle; good; harmless in nature

chúng

They; them; plural pronoun for people/things

có

To have; to possess; there is/are

sức

Strength; energy; power; physical or mental force

mạnh

Strong; powerful; forceful in nature

làm

To do; to make; to perform an action

cho

For; to give; to allow; beneficiary marker

ngôi

Classifier for houses, buildings, or stars

nhà

House; home; family dwelling place

của

Of; belonging to; possessive marker in Vietnamese

mình

Oneself; one's own; reflexive pronoun

vui

Happy; joyful; cheerful; fun and pleasant

vẻ

Appearance; look; aspect; used in compounds

tươi

Fresh; bright; radiant; lively and vibrant

mới

New; fresh; recently; just happened

với

With; together with; alongside someone

hạnh

Fortune; happiness; used in compound words

phúc

Blessing; happiness; good fortune; luck

Tôi

I; me; first-person singular pronoun

tự

Self; by oneself; on one's own

hỏi

To ask; to question; to inquire

gỗ

Wood; timber; material made from trees

cũ

Old; used; worn; not new anymore

đó

That; there; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

đã

Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

trốn

To hide; to escape; to run away secretly

ở

To be at; to live; location preposition

đâu

Where; which place; interrogative location word

Kìa

Look there; exclamation pointing something out

nó

It; he; she; third-person singular pronoun

trả

To answer; to return; to pay back

lời

Word; reply; answer; spoken response

Và

And; also; connecting sentences or clauses

ông

He; grandfather; formal term for older man

chỉ

To point; only; merely; to indicate direction

vào

Into; to enter; directional particle inward

một

One; a; an; the number one

con

Classifier for animals or small objects

Rối

Puppet; tangled; a marionette or doll

lớn

Big; large; grown up; of great size

đang

Currently; in the process of; present tense marker

tựa

To lean against; to rest upon something

chiếc

Classifier for single objects like vehicles or furniture

ghế

Chair; seat; furniture for sitting

đầu

Head; top; beginning; first part of something

nghiêng

To tilt; to lean; to slant to side

sang

To move across; toward; noble; elegant

bên

Side; beside; next to; near something

tay

Hand; arm; person skilled at something

buông

To let go; to drop; to release grip

thõng

Hanging limply down; dangling loosely downward

chân

Foot; leg; base; lower limb of body

vắt

To cross legs; to wring; to drape over

chéo

Crossed; diagonal; intersecting at an angle

dưới

Below; under; beneath; lower position

Sau

After; behind; later; following in time

hồi

A while; a period of time; episode

nhìn

To look; to gaze; to observe visually

thật

Really; truly; genuine; actual and honest

lâu

Long time; for a long duration

nhủ

To tell oneself; to remind; to mutter internally

lòng

Heart; mind; inner feelings; interior of something

vô

Extremely; without; to enter; negation prefix

cùng

Together; extremely; utmost; at the same time

mãn

Satisfied; fulfilled; content; fully gratified

nguyện

Wish; desire; to fulfill a vow or wish

Ta

I; me; archaic or formal first-person pronoun

khi

When; at the time of; while something happened

còn

Still; yet; remaining; to still be something

là

To be; am; is; are; linking verb

ta

I; me; we; informal first-person pronoun

biết

To know; to be aware of something

bao

How much; how many; ever; a bag or cover

giờ

Hour; time; now; at this moment

đây

Here; this place; now; current location

thành

To become; to turn into; city; succeed

cậu

You; boy; young male; informal address

bé

Small; little; baby; young child

sự

Matter; thing; nominalizer for abstract concepts

Hết

Finished; ended; all gone; the end

cuốn

Volume; book; classifier for books or rolls

Sách

Book; printed or written reading material

Điện

Electric; electricity; palace; used in compounds

Những

Plural marker; those; these; used before nouns

Cuộc

Classifier for events, trips, or competitions

Phiêu

To drift; wander; part of adventure compound

Lưu

To roam; flow; part of adventure compound

bởi

Because; by; due to; authored by someone