The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2

Vocabulary

Và

Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.

cậu

Informal second-person pronoun meaning 'you' or 'friend'.

nhớ

To remember or miss someone or something.

ra

Directional particle meaning outward or away from speaker.

rằng

Conjunction meaning 'that', introducing a reported clause.

mặc

To wear clothing; also used in concessive phrases.

dù

Even though; despite; concessive conjunction.

cái

Classifier for objects; also means 'thing' generally.

máy

Machine or mechanical device of any kind.

bơm

To pump; a pump device for fluid or air.

chỉ

Only; merely; to indicate limitation or restriction.

cách

Way, method; distance or manner of doing something.

đó

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'there'.

có

To have; to exist; affirmative marker in sentences.

một

The number one; also used as indefinite article.

trăm

One hundred; used in counting and numbers.

năm

The number five; also means 'year'.

mươi

Tens digit marker used in numbers eleven through ninety-nine.

thước

Unit of measurement; meter or ruler.

chưa

Not yet; indicates an action has not happened yet.

bao

How much/many; used in question words like 'bao giờ'.

giờ

Hour; time; o'clock; current moment.

mang

To carry or bring something to a place.

về

To return home; about; regarding a topic.

xô

A bucket or pail for carrying liquid.

nước

Water; also means country or nation.

trong

Inside; within; clear or transparent.

vòng

Circle, ring, loop; within a span of time.

dưới

Below, under, beneath a surface or level.

tiếng

Sound; language; classifier for languages or sounds.

đồng

Vietnamese currency unit; also means same or bronze.

hồ

Lake; also part of 'đồng hồ' meaning clock/watch.

và

Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.

ngay

Right away; immediately; even; straight.

cả

All, even, both; inclusive particle in sentences.

lúc

Moment, time, when; used for points in time.

thì

Then; topic marker linking condition and result.

thường

Usually, normally, ordinarily; common or typical.

cũng

Also, too, as well; inclusive adverb.

phải

Must, have to; correct; right side direction.

người

Person, human being; classifier for people.

đi

To go; imperative particle encouraging action.

tìm

To search for or look for something or someone.

ta

First-person pronoun meaning 'I', 'we', or 'us'.

nói

To speak or say something to someone.

Này

Hey; this; attention-getting word or demonstrative.

tao

Informal first-person pronoun 'I', used bluntly.

sẽ

Future tense marker indicating something will happen.

lấy

To take, get, or obtain something; to marry.

nếu

If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis.

mày

Informal second-person pronoun 'you', used bluntly.

chịu

To agree, endure, or accept a condition or task.

quét

To sweep or paint over a surface thoroughly.

vôi

Lime, whitewash used for painting walls.

lắc

To shake or wiggle side to side.

đầu

Head; beginning; first part of something.

Không

No; not; negation word in Vietnamese sentences.

được

To be able to; allowed; successfully accomplished.

đâu

Where; emphatic negation particle at sentence end.

ơi

Vocative particle used when calling out to someone.

Bà

Grandmother; respectful title for older women.

chủ

Owner, master, host; the one in charge.

già

Old, elderly; describing an aged person or thing.

bà

Grandmother; polite pronoun for older women.

ấy

That; that one; third-person reference pronoun.

bảo

To tell, instruct, or order someone to do something.

con

Child; classifier for animals and some objects.

chứ

Particle expressing assertion, emphasis, or rhetorical question.

đừng

Don't; imperative negation telling someone not to act.

la

To scold or shout at someone loudly.

cà

To loiter or dawdle; eggplant as a food item.

chơi

To play, have fun, or spend time leisurely.

với

With; together with; preposition for accompaniment.

ai

Who; someone; anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

đoán

To guess or predict something without full knowledge.

nhờ

To ask a favor; thanks to; due to someone's help.

nên

Should; therefore; so; expressing advice or consequence.

cứ

Just go ahead; continue regardless; insistently doing something.

thẳng

Straight, direct; upright without bending or detour.

mà

But; yet; emphatic or contrastive discourse particle.

lo

To worry; to be concerned about something.

việc

Work, task, matter, affair; something to be done.

của

Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

mình

Oneself; reflexive pronoun; informal first-person 'I'.

Ồ

Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or sudden realization.

bận

Busy; occupied with a task; also means time/occasion.

tâm

Mind, heart, spirit; core concern or attention.

đến

To arrive at; until; to; toward a destination.

những

Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items.

gì

What; anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

nào

Which; any; interrogative or indefinite adjective.

vậy

So, then, like that; discourse particle of conclusion.

thôi

That's it; just; stop; finalizing particle in sentences.

Đưa

To hand over or give something to someone.

đây

Here; this place; near the speaker.

không

No, not; negation word; also means 'zero' or 'free'.

lâu

Long time; for a long duration of time.

phút

Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

chẳng

Not at all; emphatic negation adverb in sentences.

biết

To know; to be aware of facts or skills.

dám

To dare; to have courage to do something risky.

lột

To peel, strip, or skin off an outer layer.

da

Skin; hide; leather of an animal or person.

mất

To lose; to be gone; intensifier meaning completely.

Thật

Truly, really; genuine; expressing sincerity or emphasis.

đấy

There; that; assertive particle confirming a statement.

ạ

Polite sentence-final particle showing respect to elders.

à

Oh really? Sentence particle expressing mild surprise.

đánh

To hit, strike, beat; to play certain instruments or games.

gõ

To knock or tap on a surface to make sound.

lên

Upward direction; to go up; onto a surface.

bằng

By means of; made of; equal to; as flat as.

đê

Dike, levee; embankment holding back water.

khâu

To sew; a step or stage in a process.

thèm

To crave or desire something strongly, especially food.

quan

Official, mandarin; to care or be concerned about.

ghê

Terrible, awful; intensifier meaning very much so.

lắm

Very, a lot; intensifier placed after adjectives or verbs.

nhưng

But; however; adversative conjunction contrasting two clauses.

đau

To hurt, ache, be in pain physically or emotionally.

sao

Why; how; star; used in questions about manner.

khóc

To cry or weep due to sadness or pain.

cho

To give; for the benefit of; so that.

viên

Classifier for small round objects like pills or marbles.

bi

Marble (toy); small glass ball used in games.

Tao

Informal blunt first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

trắng

White; the color white; pale in appearance.

bắt

To catch, seize, or capture someone or something.

do

Due to; because of; caused by a reason.

dự

To hesitate; to participate; used in 'do dự' meaning hesitate.

Viên

Classifier for small round objects; marble or pill.

là

To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate.

bắn

To shoot a projectile from a weapon or finger.

tuyệt

Excellent, wonderful, superb; extremely good quality.

Đó

That; there; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.

đẹp

Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance or quality.

vời

Used in 'tuyệt vời' meaning wonderful or magnificent.

thật

Really, truly; genuine; emphasizing truth of a statement.

Nhưng

But; however; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas.

sợ

To be afraid or scared of something or someone.

hơn

More than; comparative marker in adjective comparisons.

nữa

More, anymore, further; additional quantity or continuation.

xem

To watch, look at, or view something; let's see.

ngón

Finger or toe; digit of the hand or foot.

chân

Foot, leg; base of an object; genuine or true.