The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 5

Vocabulary

Nó

Nó — Third person pronoun: it, he, or she

chạy

chạy — To run or move quickly

khắp

khắp — All over, everywhere, throughout a place

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber inside a building

lúc

lúc — A moment or point in time

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, or location

này

này — This, referring to something nearby

kia

kia — That, referring to something farther away

sủa

sủa — To bark, as a dog does

vang

vang — To resound, echo, or ring out loudly

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; contrasting conjunction

vẫn

vẫn — Still, continuing as before unchanged

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down in a position

yên

yên — Calm, still, quiet, at peace

lặng

lặng — Silent, hushed, motionless and quiet

trên

trên — On top of, above a surface

sàn

sàn — Floor, the flat ground surface inside

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction joining elements

chờ

chờ — To wait for someone or something

xem

xem — To watch, see, or look at

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, or event

gì

gì — What; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

xảy

xảy — To occur, happen; used with 'ra'

ra

ra — Out; directional complement indicating outward motion

Có

Có — To have; there is/are existential verb

một

một — One; the number one or an article

lần

lần — Time, instance, occasion of an event

lại

lại — Again; or directional toward the speaker

gần

gần — Near, close to in distance

cái

cái — Classifier for inanimate objects and things

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, or entrance opening

bẫy

bẫy — Trap; trapdoor used to catch things

đang

đang — Currently, presently; ongoing action marker

mở

mở — To open, as a door or lid

quá

quá — Too, excessively; or very, extremely

bị

bị — Passive voice marker for negative outcomes

ngã

ngã — To fall down, tumble accidentally

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; directional complement

đầu

đầu — Head; or the beginning of something

cô

cô — She, young woman; polite female pronoun

bé

bé — Small, little; used for young children

tưởng

tưởng — To think, believe, or imagine mistakenly

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

mình

mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or intimate 'I'

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

mất

mất — To lose something; to be gone

nó

nó — It, him, her; third person pronoun

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

chẳng

chẳng — Not, negative adverb with emphatic tone

bao

bao — How much/many; used in time expressions

lâu

lâu — Long time; a lengthy duration

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, or perceive something

tai

tai — Ear; the hearing organ on the head

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

nhô

nhô — To protrude, stick out, or emerge

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement

qua

qua — Through, past, or across something

lỗ

lỗ — Hole, opening, or gap in a surface

hổng

hổng — Gap, hollow opening; empty space

vì

vì — Because, due to; causal conjunction

áp

áp — Pressure; to press against something

suất

suất — Rate, pressure; used in compound nouns

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

khí

khí — Air, gas; atmospheric element

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, forceful in nature

giữ

giữ — To hold, keep, or maintain something

lơ

lơ — Floating vaguely; part of 'lơ lửng'

lửng

lửng — Suspended mid-air; part of 'lơ lửng'

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility modal word

rơi

rơi — To fall, drop down from above

được

được — Can, able to; or to receive/get

Cô

Cô — She; polite pronoun for young woman

bò

bò — To crawl on hands and knees

đến

đến — To arrive at, reach a destination

túm

túm — To grab, clutch tightly with hand

lấy

lấy — To take, grab, or get something

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag toward oneself

trở

trở — To return; used with 'vào' meaning back in

vào

vào — Into, inward; directional complement

sau

sau — After, behind; later in time or space

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative or anaphoric pronoun

đóng

đóng — To close, shut a door or lid

để

để — So that, in order to; purpose marker

còn

còn — Still, remaining; or also, furthermore

nạn

nạn — Disaster, danger, calamity, misfortune

nào

nào — Any, which; interrogative or negative pronoun

có

có — To have; there is existential verb

nữa

nữa — More, anymore, again, further

Giờ

Giờ — Hour; now, at this moment in time

giờ

giờ — Hour; moment, time unit of sixty minutes

khác

khác — Other, different, another one

trôi

trôi — To drift, flow, or pass by gradually

dần

dần — Gradually, slowly, little by little

vượt

vượt — To overcome, surpass, cross over something

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, sense of an emotion within

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of something

hãi

hãi — Frightened; used in 'sợ hãi' meaning fear

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense an emotion; feeling

khá

khá — Quite, rather, fairly; moderately good

đơn

đơn — Alone, single, lonely; simple

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise; language or voice

gió

gió — Wind; moving air outside

rít

rít — To shriek, whistle, hiss loudly

to

to — Loud, big in size or volume

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent of something

xung

xung — Around; part of 'xung quanh' meaning surrounding

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding; part of 'xung quanh'

như

như — Like, as if; comparative conjunction

điếc

điếc — Deaf; unable to hear sounds

Lúc

Lúc — At the time when; temporal conjunction

tự

tự — Self, by oneself; reflexive marker

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question, inquire

liệu

liệu — Whether; used in wondering or speculating

tan

tan — To dissolve, break apart, disintegrate

xác

xác — Body, corpse; to smash to pieces

khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses or buildings

nhà

nhà — House, home, building to live in

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these

mà

mà — But, yet; contrastive or emphatic conjunction

điều

điều — Thing, matter, fact; abstract noun classifier

khủng

khủng — Terrible, horrifying; part of 'khủng khiếp'

khiếp

khiếp — Terrifying; part of 'khủng khiếp' meaning dreadful

thôi

thôi — Just, only, that's enough; stop worrying

lo

lo — To worry, be anxious about something

lắng

lắng — Anxious; part of 'lo lắng' meaning worrying

quyết

quyết — Determined, resolved; part of 'quyết tâm'

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind; part of 'quyết tâm' meaning resolve

bình

bình — Calm, peaceful; part of 'bình tĩnh'

tĩnh

tĩnh — Still, quiet; part of 'bình tĩnh' meaning calm

đợi

đợi — To wait, await patiently for something

tương

tương — Future; part of 'tương lai' meaning future

lai

lai — Coming; part of 'tương lai' meaning future

mang

mang — To bring, carry, bear toward somewhere

Cuối

Cuối — End, final; part of 'cuối cùng' meaning finally

cùng

cùng — Together; or final as in 'cuối cùng'

lắc

lắc — To shake, rock, sway back and forth

lư

lư — To sway gently; part of 'lắc lư'

giường

giường — Bed, the furniture for sleeping on

nằm

nằm — To lie down, recline on a surface

đi

đi — To go; or directional aspect marker

theo

theo — To follow, go along with something

rồi

rồi — Already, then; indicating completed action

bên

bên — Side, beside, next to something

cạnh

cạnh — Beside, next to, adjacent to something

Mặc

Mặc — Despite, regardless of; concessive preposition

cho

cho — For, to give; or despite in context

than

than — To complain, lament, moan about something

vãn

vãn — To whine; part of 'than vãn' meaning lamenting

sớm

sớm — Early, soon; before the expected time

nhắm

nhắm — To close one's eyes; to aim at

mắt

mắt — Eyes; the organs used for seeing

chìm

chìm — To sink, submerge; to fall deeply into

giấc

giấc — Sleep, a bout or period of sleeping

ngủ

ngủ — To sleep, to be in sleeping state

say

say — Deep, sound; deeply asleep or drunk