The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 1

Vocabulary

Phù

Phù — Magic, spell; used in compound words for wizard

Thủy

Thủy — Water; used in names and compound words

Tuyệt

Tuyệt — Excellent, wonderful, outstanding, superb

Vời

Vời — Far, distant; used in 'tuyệt vời' meaning wonderful

Xứ

Xứ — Land, region, country, place

bởi

bởi — Because, by, due to; causal preposition

Cuốn

Cuốn — Volume, book; classifier for books and rolls

sách

sách — Book; written or printed literary work

này

này — This, these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

được

được — To be able to; passive marker; to receive

dành

dành — To dedicate, reserve, or set aside for someone

tặng

tặng — To give as a gift, dedicate, present to someone

cho

cho — To give; for; preposition indicating recipient

người

người — Person, people; human being

bạn

bạn — Friend; second-person pronoun for peers

tốt

tốt — Good, kind, virtuous, well

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction joining elements

đồng

đồng — Together, same; used in compound words for companion

hành

hành — To travel, act; used in compounds like companion

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

Người

Người — Person, people; human being

Vợ

Vợ — Wife, spouse (female partner in marriage)

Lời

Lời — Words, speech; used in 'lời giới thiệu' meaning foreword

Giới

Giới — World, realm; to introduce or present

Thiệu

Thiệu — To introduce, present; part of 'giới thiệu'

Chương

Chương — Chapter of a book or document

Cơn

Cơn — Classifier for storms, fits, spells of weather

Lốc

Lốc — Whirlwind, cyclone, tornado

Xoáy

Xoáy — Swirling, spinning; whirlpool or cyclone motion

Cuộc

Cuộc — Classifier for events, meetings, competitions

Họp

Họp — To meet, gather, have a meeting

với

với — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment

Đã

Đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

Cứu

Cứu — To rescue, save someone from danger

Bù

Bù — Compensate; used in 'bù nhìn' meaning scarecrow

Nhìn

Nhìn — To look, stare; in 'bù nhìn' means scarecrow

Như

Như — Like, as, such as; comparative conjunction

Thế

Thế — So, like that, in that way, thus

Nào

Nào — How, which; interrogative or exclamatory word

Con

Con — Classifier for animals, roads, children

Đường

Đường — Road, path, street; sugar

Xuyên

Xuyên — To cross through, traverse, penetrate

Rừng

Rừng — Forest, jungle, woods

Giải

Giải — To free, rescue, solve; prize or award

Tiều

Tiều — Woodcutter; used in 'tiều phu' meaning woodsman

Phu

Phu — Laborer, worker; used in 'tiều phu' woodcutter

Thiếc

Thiếc — Tin, the metal; used for the Tin Woodman

Sư

Sư — Lion; teacher; used in 'sư tử' meaning lion

Tử

Tử — Young one; death; used in 'sư tử' meaning lion

Nhút

Nhút — Timid, cowardly; used in 'nhút nhát'

Nhát

Nhát — Cowardly, timid, afraid; fearful character trait

Hành

Hành — To travel, journey; action or conduct

Trình

Trình — Journey, process, level; to present formally

Đến

Đến — To arrive, reach, go to a destination

Gặp

Gặp — To meet, encounter someone or something

Vĩ

Vĩ — Great, magnificent; used in 'vĩ đại' meaning great

Đại

Đại — Great, large, big; used in many compounds

Cánh

Cánh — Wing, petal; classifier for fields and wings

Đồng

Đồng — Field, plain; copper; same, together

Hoa

Hoa — Flower, blossom; also means Chinese or flowery

Anh

Anh — Poppy (in 'anh túc'); older brother; English

Túc

Túc — Poppy plant; used in 'hoa anh túc' poppy flower

Chết

Chết — To die, dead; deadly, fatal

Chóc

Chóc — Quickly, instantly; used in 'chết chóc' meaning death

Nữ

Nữ — Female, woman; feminine gender marker

Hoàng

Hoàng — Queen, king, royal; yellow color

Những

Những — Those, the (plural marker for nouns)

Chuột

Chuột — Mouse, rat; small rodent animal

Gác

Gác — To guard, watch over; upper floor or loft

Cổng

Cổng — Gate, entrance gateway to a place

Thành

Thành — City, citadel; to become, to succeed

Phố

Phố — Street, town; used in 'thành phố' meaning city

Ngọc

Ngọc — Jade, gem, precious stone; jewel

Lục

Lục — Green color; six; used in 'ngọc lục bảo' emerald

Bảo

Bảo — Treasure, jewel; to tell or instruct someone

Tìm

Tìm — To search, look for, seek something

Kiếm

Kiếm — To seek, earn; sword; find through effort

Độc

Độc — Evil, wicked, poisonous, toxic

Ác

Ác — Evil, wicked, cruel, bad (morally)

Khỉ

Khỉ — Monkey; used informally as mild exclamation

Có

Có — To have, there is/are; existence marker

Khám

Khám — To discover, examine, search, inspect

Phá

Phá — To destroy, break; discover in 'khám phá'

Ra

Ra — Out, outward; to reveal or discover something

Kẻ

Kẻ — Person (often negative); a certain individual

Đáng

Đáng — Worthy, deserving of something; considerable

Sợ

Sợ — To fear, be afraid; frightening, scary

Nghệ

Nghệ — Art, craft, skill; turmeric plant

Thuật

Thuật — Art, technique, skill; method or craft

Ma

Ma — Ghost, demon; magic in compound expressions

Tên

Tên — Name; a person (often derogatory context)

Lừa

Lừa — To deceive, cheat, trick; a donkey

Đảo

Đảo — Island; to flip, overturn; fraud in 'lừa đảo'

Chiếc

Chiếc — Classifier for single objects like vehicles, boats

Khinh

Khinh — Light (weight); to look down on; used in balloon

Khí

Khí — Air, gas, atmosphere; spirit or energy

Cầu

Cầu — Ball; bridge; to pray or request something

Được

Được — To receive, be allowed; passive voice marker

Thả

Thả — To release, let go, set free

Bay

Bay — To fly, soar through the air

Lên

Lên — To go up, rise, ascend upward

Về

Về — To return home; about, regarding; toward

Phương

Phương — Direction, cardinal point; region or area

Nam

Nam — South; male gender; a common Vietnamese name

Bị

Bị — Passive marker indicating negative experience

Cây

Cây — Tree, plant; classifier for stick-like objects

Chiến

Chiến — War, battle, fight; to struggle against

Đấu

Đấu — To fight, compete, struggle against someone

Tấn

Tấn — To attack, assault; metric ton unit

Công

Công — To attack; work, labor; credit or merit

Vùng

Vùng — Region, area, zone, territory

Đất

Đất — Earth, land, soil, ground

Đồ

Đồ — Item, thing; porcelain or ceramic objects

Sứ

Sứ — Porcelain, ceramic; ambassador or envoy

Tinh

Tinh — Fine, refined, delicate; essence, spirit

Tế

Tế — Delicate, subtle, refined; ritual sacrifice

Trở

Trở — To return, become; used in 'trở thành' to become

Chúa

Chúa — Lord, master, God; ruler or sovereign

Tể

Tể — Ruler, controller; used in 'chúa tể' meaning lord

Muôn

Muôn — Ten thousand; all, every; countless things

Loài

Loài — Species, kind, type of living creature

Tốt

Tốt — Good, kind, virtuous, beneficial

Bụng

Bụng — Stomach, belly; heart or inner feelings

Thực

Thực — Real, true, actual; to eat in some contexts

Hiện

Hiện — To appear, realize, fulfill; present time

Điều

Thing, matter, condition; a particular point

Ước

Ước — To wish, desire; a hope or dream

Nhà

Nhà — House, home; family; used as 'expert' prefix

Văn

Văn — Literature, writing, culture; literary arts

học

học — To study, learn; academic or scholarly

dân

dân — People, folk, citizen, population

gian

gian — Folk, common people; wicked in other contexts

truyền

truyền — To pass on, transmit, spread; tradition

thuyết

thuyết — Legend, theory; to explain or narrate

thần

thần — God, spirit, deity; divine, supernatural

thoại

thoại — Mythology, tale; speech or dialogue

truyện

truyện — Story, tale, novel, narrative fiction

cổ

cổ — Ancient, old; neck; antique or classical

tích

tích — Tale, story; to accumulate; historical account

đã

đã — Already, previously; past tense marker

cùng

cùng — Together, along with; same, also

tuổi

tuổi — Age, years old; period of one's life

thơ

thơ — Childhood; poetry; innocent youthful period

qua

qua — Through, past, across; to pass by something

bao

bao — Many, how many, so many; cover or bag

thế

thế — Generation, century, world; like that, so

kỷ

kỷ — Century, era, epoch; discipline or record

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every, per; individual items in a group

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or individuals (informal)

trẻ

trẻ — Young, child; youthful person

khỏe

khỏe — Healthy, strong, well, in good health

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, vigorous, robust

đều

đều — All, each, equally; uniformly without exception

có

có — To have, there is; to possess something

một

một — One; a, an; indefinite article equivalent

tình

tình — Love, feeling, emotion; sentiment or affection

yêu

yêu — To love; love, affection for someone or something

lành

lành — Healthy, wholesome, safe, benign, kind

bản

bản — Original, innate; copy, version; native

năng

năng — Instinct, ability; used in 'bản năng' meaning instinct

đối

đối — Toward, regarding, facing; opposite side

những

những — Those, the (plural marker); several of something

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase; classifier for sentences and stories

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, thing; topic of conversation

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, wonderful, magical; period or term

ảo

Illusory, magical, fantastical, unreal

diệu

diệu — Wonderful, marvelous, magical, miraculous

rõ

rõ — Clear, evident, obvious, plain to see

ràng

ràng — Clearly, obviously; used in 'rõ ràng' meaning clearly

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

không

không — Not, no; zero; negation word in Vietnamese

thật

thật — Real, true, genuine, authentic, honest

nàng

nàng — She, her (for young women); maiden, lady

tiên

tiên — Fairy, immortal being; celestial or divine person

cánh

cánh — Wing, petal; classifier for wings and fields

mang

mang — To bring, carry, bear something to someone

lại

lại — Again, back; to bring; indicating repetition

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment; used in 'niềm vui' meaning joy

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, virtue; used in 'hạnh phúc' happiness

phúc

phúc — Happiness, blessing, fortune, good luck

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, soul; center or core of something

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit; essence of a person's being

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot, numerous

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than; comparative marker

bất

bất — Any, not; prefix meaning un- or any in compounds

sáng

sáng — Bright, light; morning; to create or compose

tạo

To create, make, form; creative work or art

nào

nào — Any, which, what; interrogative or indefinite word

khác

khác — Other, different, another, else

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects