Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 13

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

บอก

bòk — To tell or inform someone about something

รูปร่าง

rûp-râang — Shape or form of a person or object

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

แม่น้ำ

mâe-náam — River; a large natural flowing body of water

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Did not; unable to; negates past or ability

และ

láe — And; connecting word joining clauses or items

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze toward something

ไม่

mâi — Not; general negation particle in Thai

เห็น

hěn — To see or perceive visually

ระยะทาง

rá-yá-taang — Distance; the measured space between two points

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; any at all; used for emphasis in negation

เลย

loei — At all; not at all; emphatic particle

ดึก

dèuk — Late at night; deep into the night hours

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; intensifier or quantifier

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet; silent; free from noise

สงัด

sà-ngàt — Still; deeply silent; utterly quiet and deserted

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicating completion of action

ก็

gôr — Then; also; connective particle showing sequence

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist

เรือ

ruea — Boat; vessel used for water transportation

กลไฟ

gon-fai — Steamship; a steam-powered boat or vessel

แล่น

lâen — To sail or move swiftly through water

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward direction or movement

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ตาม

taam — To follow; along; according to

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

จุด

jùt — Point; spot; to light or ignite something

ตะเกียง

dtà-giang — Lantern; oil lamp used for providing light

คิด

khít — To think; to consider or contemplate something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or thought

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun or location marker

ทวน

thuan — Against the current; upstream; to go upriver

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid; used in many compound words

มัก

mák — Usually; tend to; often does something habitually

ค่อย

khôi — Gradually; slowly; gently; little by little

เข้า

khâo — To enter; inward; toward inside something

ใกล้

glâi — Near; close; not far from something

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch; a collective of people or things

ออก

òk — Out; to exit; outward direction or movement

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

สันดอน

sǎn-don — Sandbar; shallow sandy bank in a river

หา

hǎa — To look for; to search or seek something

ราบ

râap — Flat; level; smooth and even surface

เรียบ

rîap — Smooth; neat; calm and even in surface

ใต้

dtâi — Under; below; southern direction or beneath something

แนว

naeo — Line; row; direction or alignment of things

โขด

khòt — Rocky outcrop; cluster of rocks in water

หิน

hǐn — Rock; stone; hard mineral material

แต่

dtàe — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or context

คืน

khuuen — Night; nighttime; the dark hours after sunset

แบบ

bàep — Type; style; kind or manner of something

นี้

níi — This; near demonstrative pronoun in Thai

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversing direction

ตรง

dtrong — Straight; direct; exactly at a point or direction

ร่อง

rông — Channel; groove; deep navigable path in water

สวน

sǔan — Against; to go against or opposite direction

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

กระแส

grà-sǎe — Current; flow; stream of water or electricity

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

สาย

sǎai — Line; stream; string; also means late morning

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise heard by the ears

กระหึ่ม

grà-hùm — Rumbling; booming; loud resonant continuous sound

ตลอด

dtà-lòt — Throughout; all along; continuously from start to end

ชัด

chát — Clear; distinct; sharp and easy to perceive

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; poor (context-dependent)

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — Until; even; up to a certain point in time

บ่อย

bòi — Often; frequently; happening many times

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; a single occurrence of an event

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

นั้น

nán — That; distant demonstrative; referring to something mentioned

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort toward something

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something visually

แค่

khâe — Only; just; merely; limiting to a small degree

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative for location or choice

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of some method

ชน

chon — To collide; to bump into; a collision

กัน

gan — Each other; together; mutual reciprocal action

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few; of little thickness

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves, sails

พัด

phát — To blow; a fan; wind blowing something

ตัด

dtàt — To cut; to sever; to slice through something

ไม้

máai — Wood; tree; timber material or wooden object

พาย

phaai — Oar; paddle; to row or paddle a boat

ขาด

khàat — To break; to lack; torn or severed apart

นาย

naai — Master; mister; boss; title for adult males

ท้าย

tháai — Stern; rear; the back end of a vessel

โผล่

plòi — To emerge; to pop out; to appear suddenly

หัว

hǔa — Head; top; front end of something

ตัว

dtua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; emphatic self-reference

เก่ง

gèng — Skilled; talented; good at doing something

คง

khong — Probably; likely; must be; expressing likelihood

เฉียด

chìat — To graze; to narrowly miss; pass very closely

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

เบี่ยง

bìang — To swerve; to deviate; to dodge sideways

แม้

máe — Even if; even though; despite the fact that

นิด

nít — A little; a tiny bit; a small amount

เดียว

diao — Single; only; alone; just one instance

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats and aircraft; hull of vessel

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance

อย่าง

yàang — Like; as; in a manner of; type of

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — Fast; rapid; quick in movement or action

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; by means of something

ก้อน

gôn — Lump; chunk; mass; classifier for solid round objects

เมฆ

mêek — Cloud; mass of water vapor in the sky

ดำ

dam — Black; dark-colored; to dive underwater

แถว

thǎeo — Row; line; area or vicinity of something

หิ่งห้อย

hìng-hôi — Firefly; small insect that emits bioluminescent light

ล้อม

lóm — To surround; to encircle; to besiege something

รอบ

rôp — Around; surrounding; one round or circuit

ทันใด

than-dai — Suddenly; all at once; at that very instant

ใหญ่โต

yài-dtoo — Huge; enormous; very large in size or stature

น่า

nâa — Should; worthy of; prefix meaning deserving a feeling

หวาดกลัว

wàat-glua — Terrified; fearful; feeling of dread and fright

พร้อม

phróm — Ready; prepared; complete with everything needed

ยาว

yaao — Long; lengthy; extended in length or duration

ประตู

bprà-dtuu — Door; gate; entryway into a room or building

เตา

dtao — Furnace; stove; oven used for heating or cooking

เผา

phǎo — To burn; to incinerate; to set fire to something

เปิด

bpòet — To open; to turn on; to start operating something

กว้าง

gwâang — Wide; broad; spacious in horizontal measurement

ส่อง

sòng — To shine; to illuminate; to beam light somewhere

แสง

sǎeng — Light; beam; illumination from a light source

ฟัน

fan — Teeth; tooth; also means to slash or strike

ร้อน

rón — Hot; warm; high in temperature

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

ราว

raao — About; approximately; around a certain number

ตก

dtòk — To fall; to drop; to descend downward

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size; dimension; the measurement of something

มหึมา

má-hǔe-maa — Gigantic; immense; extraordinarily large in size

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside at a place

เหนือ

nǔea — Above; north; over; higher than something

แทบ

thâep — Almost; nearly; just about to the point of

สนิท

sà-nìt — Close; intimate; tight; completely sealed or close