Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 11

Vocabulary

ปู่ทวด

puu thuat — great-grandfather, male ancestor two generations above grandfather

ของ

khɔɔng — of, belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally

ซึ่ง

sɯ̂ng — which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เป็น

pen — to be; linking verb indicating identity or state

บุตรชาย

bùt chaai — son; male child of a parent

คนโต

khon too — eldest child; oldest person in a group

ดยุค

dà-yúk — duke; high-ranking European noble title

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — of, from; particle indicating place or origin

ได้

dâi — can, could; auxiliary indicating ability or past action

หนี

nǐi — to flee, to escape from a place or person

มา

maa — to come; directional verb toward the speaker

ยัง

yang — still, yet; also used to indicate continuation

ประเทศ

prà-thêet — country, nation; sovereign state

นี้

níi — this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

เมื่อ

mɯ̂a — when, at the time of a past event

ราว

raaw — approximately, around; indicating rough estimate

ปลาย

plaai — end, tip; latter part of a period or object

ศตวรรษ

sà-tà-wát — century; a period of one hundred years

ที่

thîi — at, which; place marker or relative pronoun

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛw — already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

เพื่อ

phɯ̂a — in order to, for the purpose of doing something

สูด

sùut — to inhale, to breathe in deeply

อากาศ

aa-kàat — air, atmosphere; the gaseous environment around us

บริสุทธิ์

bɔɔ-rì-sùt — pure, clean; free from contamination or corruption

เสรีภาพ

sěe-rîi-phâap — freedom, liberty; right to act without restriction

แต่งงาน

tɛ̀ng-ngaan — to marry, to get married to someone

นี่

nîi — this, here; demonstrative pronoun used informally

และ

lɛ́ — and; conjunction joining words or clauses together

เสียชีวิต

sǐia chii-wít — to die, to pass away; formal term for death

ลง

long — down; directional particle indicating downward movement

โดย

dooi — by, via; indicates agent or method of action

ทิ้ง

thíng — to abandon, to throw away or leave behind

ไว้

wái — to keep, to leave in place; resultative particle

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nɯ̀ng — one; the number one or a single unit

ใน

nai — in, inside, within; preposition of location

เวลา

wee-laa — time; a point or period of time

ไล่เลี่ย

lâi lîia — around the same time; roughly similar in timing

กัน

kan — each other, together; reciprocal or collective particle

กับ

kàp — with, and; preposition indicating accompaniment

บิดา

bì-daa — father; formal or literary word for one's father

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third-person personal pronoun

เอง

eeng — oneself, by oneself; emphatic reflexive particle

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — also, then; connective particle showing continuation

เช่นกัน

chên kan — likewise, as well; same as previously mentioned

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — two; the number two

ผู้

phûu — person who; prefix indicating a person or agent

ล่วงลับ

lûang láp — deceased, passed away; formal term for the dead

ฉวย

chǔai — to snatch, to seize an opportunity quickly

เอา

ao — to take, to get; common verb for taking something

บรรดาศักดิ์

ban-daa-sàk — noble title; rank of aristocracy or nobility

ที่ดิน

thîi din — land, property; plot of ground owned by someone

ไป

pai — to go; directional verb away from the speaker

ส่วน

sùan — part, portion; as for; section of something larger

ตัวจริง

tua jing — the real one; genuine person or true identity

ทารก

thaa-rók — infant, baby; a very young child

นั้น

nán — that; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to; passive marker or correct

เพิกเฉย

phə̂ək chəəi — to ignore, to disregard; paying no attention deliberately

คือ

khɯɯ — is, means; equating verb linking subject and complement

สืบสายโลหิต

sɯ̀ep sǎai loo-hìt — direct bloodline descendant; lineage by blood relation

โดยตรง

dooi trong — directly, straight; without intermediary or deviation

จาก

jàak — from; preposition indicating origin or separation

ชอบธรรม

chɔ̂ɔp tham — legitimate, rightful; lawful and morally justified

วันนี้

wan níi — today; the current day

โดดเดี่ยว

dòot dìiao — alone, isolated; lonely without companions or support

พราก

phrâak — to separate, to take away from; forceful removal

ฐานันดร

thǎa-nan-dɔɔn — social rank, aristocratic order; class of nobility

อัน

an — a, the; general classifier for various objects

สูงส่ง

sǔung sòng — high, lofty; elevated in status or prestige

ผู้คน

phûu khon — people, folks; people in general as a group

ไล่ล่า

lâi lâa — to chase, to hunt down; pursue someone relentlessly

โลก

lôok — world, earth; the entire world or society

เย็นชา

yen chaa — cold, indifferent; emotionally cold and unresponsive

ดูถูก

duu thùuk — to look down on; to belittle or disrespect someone

ขาดรุ่งริ่ง

khàat rûng rîng — ragged, tattered; wearing torn and worn-out clothes

อิดโรย

ìt rooi — weary, exhausted; physically worn out and fatigued

หัวใจ

hǔa jai — heart; center of emotion or the physical heart

แตกสลาย

tɛ̀ek sà-laai — shattered, broken apart; completely destroyed emotionally

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — must, have to; obligation or necessity

ตกต่ำ

tòk tàm — to decline, to fall low; reduced in status

คลุกคลี

khlúk khlii — to associate closely with; mix or mingle with people

พวก

phûak — group, gang; a set of people together

อาชญากร

àat-chá-yaa-kɔɔn — criminal; a person who commits crimes

บน

bon — on, above, on top of something

แพ

phɛɛ — raft; a flat floating structure on water

สงสาร

sǒng sǎan — to feel sorry for; to pity someone's misfortune

มาก

mâak — very, much, a lot; indicating high degree or quantity

เลย

ləəi — at all, so; intensifier or result particle

เรา

rao — we, us, I; first-person singular or plural pronoun

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — to try, to make an effort; attempt to do something

ปลอบใจ

plɔ̀ɔp jai — to comfort, to console; soothe someone's sadness

แต่

tɛ̀ — but, however; conjunction showing contrast

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — to tell, to say; communicate information to someone

ว่า

wâa — that; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought

ไม่

mâi — not; negative particle for present and future

ค่อย

khɔ̂ɔi — rather, gradually; not very much or only slightly

มี

mii — to have, there is; indicating possession or existence

ประโยชน์

prà-yòot — benefit, use, advantage; usefulness of something

เท่าไหร่

thâo rài — how much, how many; question about quantity or degree

อาจ

àat — might, may; expressing possibility or probability

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — to receive, to obtain; get something given or granted

การ

kaan — action, process; nominalizer for verbs and activities

นัก

nák — very, quite; intensifier used after adjectives

หาก

hàak — if, in case; conditional conjunction

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — to intend, to be determined; focus one's mind

จะ

jà — will, going to; future tense marker

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm ráp — to accept, to acknowledge; admit or recognize something

นั่น

nân — that; demonstrative pointing to something at a distance

มากกว่า

mâak kwàa — more than; comparative indicating greater quantity or degree

สิ่งอื่นใด

sìng ɯ̀ɯn dai — anything else; any other thing whatsoever

จึง

jɯng — therefore, so; indicates result or logical consequence

ทำ

tham — to do, to make; general action verb

อย่างไร

yàang rai — how, in what way; question about manner or method

ควร

khuan — should, ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

โค้งคำนับ

khóong kham náp — to bow respectfully; gesture of reverence or greeting

พูด

phûut — to speak, to talk; produce spoken words

หรือ

rɯ̌ɯ — or; conjunction offering an alternative choice

ว่าอะไร

wâa à-rai — say what, call what; asking what to say or name

เรียก

rîiak — to call, to address; refer to by a name

ตรงๆ

trong trong — straight, directly, honestly; plainly without pretense

อยู่ดี

yùu dii — anyway, regardless; still the same despite circumstances

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — is not, no; negation of identity or classification

ชื่อ

chɯ̂ɯ — name; what someone or something is called

พวกเรา

phûak rao — we, us; first-person plural including the speaker

รับใช้

ráp chái — to serve, to wait on; attend to someone's needs

โต๊ะอาหาร

tó aa-hǎan — dining table; table used for eating meals

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, matter; a general abstract or physical item

เล็กน้อย

lék nɔ́ɔi — a little, slightly; small in amount or degree

ต่างๆ

tàang tàang — various, different; referring to multiple kinds of things

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ng kaan — to want, to need; desire or require something

ให้

hâi — to give; causative or benefactive particle

แค่นั้น

khɛ̂ɛ nán — just that, only that; nothing more than this

ไม่ยาก

mâi yâak — not difficult, easy; lacking challenge or complexity

อะไร

à-rai — what; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ตาม

taam — to follow, according to; in accordance with something