The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 7

Vocabulary

Ở

ở — at, in; preposition indicating location

phía

phía — direction, side, toward a certain direction

Đông

đông — east; one of the four cardinal directions

không

không — no, not; negation word in Vietnamese

xa

xa — far, distant; describing great physical distance

đây

đây — here; refers to the current location

lắm

lắm — very, too much; intensifier at sentence end

một

một — one; the number one or indefinite article

người

người — person, people; classifier for human beings

nói

nói — to speak, to say, to tell

có

có — to have, to exist; affirmative particle

sa mạc

sa mạc — desert; a large dry barren land area

rộng

rộng — wide, broad, spacious in area or size

lớn

lớn — large, big, great in size or importance

và

và — and; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses

ai

ai — who, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

thể

thể — can, able to; used in 'có thể' meaning ability

sống sót

sống sót — to survive, to remain alive after danger

để

để — to, in order to; indicates purpose or placement

băng qua

băng qua — to cross over, to pass through something

nó

nó — it, he, she; third-person pronoun for objects/people

Nam

nam — south; one of the four cardinal directions

cũng

cũng — also, too, as well; additive adverb

vậy

vậy — so, thus, like that; used for comparison or conclusion

khác

khác — different, other, another; distinguishing from something else

vì

vì — because, for; causal conjunction explaining reason

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

đã

đã — already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

từng

từng — once, ever; indicates past experience or each one

đến

đến — to arrive at, to go to a place

đó

đó — there, that; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

tận

tận — with one's own (eyes); all the way to

mắt

mắt — eye; the organ used for seeing

chứng kiến

chứng kiến — to witness, to see firsthand with one's eyes

Phía

phía — direction, side; used before cardinal direction words

là

là — is, are, am; linking verb equating subject and predicate

vùng

vùng — region, area, zone; a defined geographical territory

đất

đất — land, earth, soil; ground or territory

của

của — of, belonging to; possessive preposition

được

được — to be able to, to receive; passive or ability marker

nghe

nghe — to hear, to listen; perceiving sound

đàn ông

đàn ông — man, men; adult male human beings

thứ ba

thứ ba — third; ordinal number indicating position three

cho

cho — to give, to allow; benefactive preposition

biết

biết — to know, to be aware of something

rằng

rằng — that; conjunction introducing a reported clause

ở

ở — at, in, to live at a location

Tây

tây — west; one of the four cardinal directions

như

như — like, as, such as; comparison conjunction

nơi

nơi — place, location, spot where something happens

sinh

sinh — to be born, to live; relating to life origin

bị

bị — to be subjected to; passive marker (negative connotation)

cai trị

cai trị — to rule over, to govern with authority

bởi

bởi — by, because of; indicates agent or cause

Phù thủy

phù thủy — witch, wizard; a person practicing magic

Độc ác

độc ác — wicked, evil, cruel in nature or behavior

phương

phương — direction, region; used with compass directions

sẽ

sẽ — will, shall; future tense marker

biến

biến — to transform, to turn into something else

bạn

bạn — you, friend; second-person pronoun or companion

thành

thành — into, become; indicates transformation or result

nô lệ

nô lệ — slave; a person owned and controlled by another

bà

bà — she, her, madam; respectful term for older woman

ta

ta — she/he (informal), we; pronoun used by authority figure

nếu

nếu — if; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

đi

đi — to go, to walk; basic verb of movement

lãnh địa

lãnh địa — territory, domain; land under someone's control

Bắc

bắc — north; one of the four cardinal directions

quê hương

quê hương — homeland, hometown; one's place of origin

cụ

cụ — elderly person; respectful term for old people

rìa

rìa — edge, border, rim of something

bao quanh

bao quanh — to surround, to encircle on all sides

Đất

đất — land, earth; territory or ground

này

này — this; demonstrative adjective for nearby objects

e

e — I fear, I'm afraid; expresses concern or worry

cháu

cháu — niece/nephew/grandchild; young person addressing elder

thân mến

thân mến — dear, beloved; affectionate term of address

phải

phải — must, have to; indicates obligation or necessity

cùng

cùng — together with, along with someone

chúng

chúng — they, them, we; plural pronoun for a group

thôi

thôi — only, just, stop; sentence-final softening particle

bắt đầu

bắt đầu — to begin, to start something

nức nở

nức nở — to sob, to cry with heaving breath

khi

khi — when; temporal conjunction indicating a time

điều

điều — thing, matter, fact; abstract noun classifier

cô bé

cô bé — little girl; affectionate term for a young female

cảm thấy

cảm thấy — to feel, to sense an emotion or sensation

đơn

đơn — alone, single; feeling solitary (short for đơn độc)

giữa

giữa — in the middle of, among, between

những

những — those, these; plural marker for nouns

lạ

lạ — strange, unfamiliar, foreign to one's experience

Nước

nước — water; also means country or nation

dường

dường — seems, appears; indicates appearance or likelihood

làm

làm — to do, to make, to cause something

đau lòng

đau lòng — heartbroken, saddened, to cause grief

tốt bụng

tốt bụng — kind-hearted, generous, good-natured person

họ

họ — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

lập tức

lập tức — immediately, at once, right away

lấy

lấy — to take, to grab, to get something

khăn tay

khăn tay — handkerchief; small cloth used to wipe face

ra

ra — out, outward; directional complement moving away

khóc

khóc — to cry, to weep tears from sadness

theo

theo — to follow, along with; in the same manner

Còn

còn — still, as for, remaining; transitional word

nhỏ

nhỏ — small, little; describes small size or youth

thì

thì — then; topic marker or conditional connector

tháo

tháo — to remove, to take off, to disassemble

chiếc

chiếc — classifier for individual objects like hats, vehicles

mũ

mũ — hat, cap; head covering worn as clothing

đặt

đặt — to place, to put, to set something down

chóp

chóp — tip, top, peak of a pointed object

cân bằng

cân bằng — to balance, equilibrium; keeping something steady

trên

trên — on, above, on top of something

mũi

mũi — nose; the facial organ for smelling and breathing

trong

trong — in, inside, within; preposition of location

đếm

đếm — to count, to enumerate numbers in sequence

Một

một — one; the first counting number

hai

hai — two; the second counting number

giọng

giọng — voice, tone; the quality of someone's speech

trang nghiêm

trang nghiêm — solemn, serious, dignified in manner or tone

Ngay

ngay — immediately, right at; indicating directness or immediacy

tấm

tấm — classifier for flat objects like boards, sheets

bảng

bảng — board, sign, panel; flat surface for writing

đá

đá — stone, rock; hard mineral material

viết

viết — to write; to form letters or text

nét

nét — stroke, line; a mark made in writing

phấn trắng

phấn trắng — white chalk; writing tool used on blackboards

to

to — large, big, loud; describing size or volume

HÃY

hãy — let, please; imperative particle for commands

THÀNH PHỐ

thành phố — city, town; an urban populated settlement

NGỌC LỤC BẢO

ngọc lục bảo — emerald; a precious green gemstone

Bà

bà — she, madam, grandmother; respectful female pronoun

khỏi

khỏi — away from, recovered from; indicating departure or cure

sau

sau — after, behind, later; indicates time or position

đọc

đọc — to read; to look at and understand written text

chữ

chữ — letter, character, written word or text

hỏi

hỏi — to ask, to question someone about something

Cháu

cháu — I (used by young person to elder); child/niece/nephew

tên

tên — name; the word used to identify a person