Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 8

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something occurred

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — they; third-person plural pronoun

ยืม

yʉʉm — to borrow something from someone

ยาเส้น

yaa sên — loose-strand tobacco used for chewing or smoking

มา

maa — to come; to move toward the speaker

เคี้ยว

khîao — to chew food or substance with teeth

มัก

mák — usually; tend to do something habitually

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai

ไม่

mâi — not; negation word in Thai sentences

ตัด

tàt — to cut something with a tool

มัน

man — it; third-person pronoun for objects or animals

ด้วย

dûay — also; with; by means of something

มีด

mîit — knife; a sharp cutting utensil

แต่

tàe — but; however; used to contrast ideas

เอา

ao — to take; to get; to want something

ก้อน

gɔ̂n — lump; chunk; a solid piece of something

ยาสูบ

yaa sùup — tobacco; plant material smoked in cigarettes

วาง

waang — to place; to put something down somewhere

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — between; during; in the middle of something

ฟัน

fan — teeth; the hard structures inside the mouth

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — already; then; indicating completion of action

ใช้

chái — to use; to employ something for a purpose

กัด

gàt — to bite; to grip with the teeth

และ

lɛ́ — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

มือ

mʉʉ — hand; the body part at the end of the arm

ดึง

dʉng — to pull; to draw something toward oneself

จน

jon — until; so much that; up to a point

กว่า

gwàa — more than; used in comparisons between things

ขาด

khàat — to break apart; to snap; to be severed

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — out; to exit; to come or go outward

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as something; to become

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — two; the number 2

ท่อน

thɔ̂n — piece; section; a segment of something

จาก

jàak — from; away from a place or person

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

บางครั้ง

baang khráng — sometimes; occasionally; not always happening

คน

khon — person; people; human being

ที่

thîi — place; at; relative pronoun or location marker

เจ้าของ

jâo khɔ̌ɔng — owner; the person who possesses something

ก็

gɔ̂ — also; then; a discourse particle linking clauses

มอง

mɔɔng — to look at; to gaze toward something

สีหน้า

sǐi nâa — facial expression; the look on one's face

หม่นหมอง

mòn mɔɔng — gloomy; sullen; having a downcast expression

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — to receive; to get something given to you

คืน

khʉʉn — to return something; to give back

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐang — tone of voice; manner in which one speaks

ประชด

prà-chòt — to speak sarcastically; to taunt someone indirectly

นี่

nîi — this; here; referring to something nearby

ฉัน

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

แก

gɛɛ — you; informal second-person pronoun in Thai

เหลือ

lʉ̌a — remaining; left over; to have something left

ไป

pai — to go; to travel away from the speaker

เถอะ

thə̀ — come on; a particle urging or suggesting action

ถนน

thà-nǒn — road; street; a paved path for vehicles

ตรอกซอกซอย

trɔ̂ɔk sɔ̂ɔk sɔɔi — narrow alleys and lanes in a neighborhood

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each without exception

แห่ง

hàeng — place; location; classifier for places

มี

mii — to have; there is; to exist

โคลน

khloon — mud; wet sticky earth mixed with water

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is none; to not have something

อะไร

à-rai — what; anything; used in questions or statements

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — other; another; different from what was mentioned

เลย

ləəi — at all; so; past; used for emphasis

นอกจาก

nɔ̂ɔk jàak — except for; besides; other than something

ดำ

dam — black; the darkest color

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — like; similar to; resembling something else

ยางมะตอย

yaang má-tɔɔi — asphalt; tar; black road-paving material

ลึก

lʉ́k — deep; extending far down or inward

เกือบ

gʉ̀ap — almost; nearly; not quite reaching a point

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — one; the number 1

ฟุต

fút — foot; unit of length equal to 12 inches

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or thing

บาง

baang — some; thin; a small number of things

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — or; whether; used to offer alternatives

สาม

sǎam — three; the number 3

นิ้ว

níu — finger; inch; digit of the hand

พวก

phûak — group; gang; a collective of people or things

หมู

mǔu — pig; pork; a domestic farm animal

เดิน

dəən — to walk; to move on foot

เตร่

trèe — to wander; to roam aimlessly around

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to deliver; to transmit something

เสียง

sǐang — sound; voice; noise produced by something

คราง

khraang — to groan; to moan; a low rumbling sound

อยู่

yùu — to be at; to stay; to reside somewhere

ทั่ว

thûa — throughout; all over; everywhere in a place

หน

hǒn — direction; way; side toward which one faces

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

เห็น

hěn — to see; to perceive visually something

แม่หมู

mâe mǔu — sow; a female adult pig

เลอะ

lə̀ — dirty; messy; smeared with something unclean

ฝูง

fùung — herd; flock; a group of animals together

ลูกหมู

lûuk mǔu — piglet; a young baby pig

เฉื่อยชา

chʉ̀ai chaa — sluggish; slow-moving; lacking energy or vigor

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; in pursuit of

นอน

nɔɔn — to lie down; to sleep; to rest horizontally

ลง

long — down; to descend; to go downward

กลาง

glaang — middle; center; the central area of something

ทาง

thaang — path; way; direction toward a destination

ดื้อๆ

dʉ̂ʉ dʉ̂ʉ — stubbornly; obstinately; refusing to comply easily

บังคับ

bang-kháp — to force; to compel; to command someone strictly

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — must; have to; obliged to do something

อ้อม

ɔ̂ɔm — to go around; to detour; to take a roundabout path

เหยียด

yìat — to stretch out; to extend a limb fully

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals

หลับตา

làp taa — to close one's eyes; to shut the eyelids

กระดิก

grà-dìk — to wag; to wiggle a small body part

หู

hǔu — ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

ขณะ

khà-nà — while; moment; during a particular point in time

ลูกๆ

lûuk lûuk — children; young offspring; the babies of an animal

ดูด

dùut — to suck; to draw liquid through suction

นม

nom — milk; breast; mammary secretion for nursing young

ดู

duu — to watch; to look at; to observe something

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — happiness; joy; a state of contentment

ราวกับ

raao gàp — as if; just like; appearing to resemble something

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; a complementizer in Thai

เงินเดือน

ngən dʉan — monthly salary; wages paid each month

ไม่นาน

mâi naan — not long; shortly; a brief period of time

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — to hear; to perceive sound with the ears

เกียจคร้าน

gìat khráan — lazy; idle; unwilling to work or make effort

ตะโกน

tà-goon — to shout; to yell loudly at someone

หัว

hǔa — head; the top part of the body

วิ่ง

wîng — to run; to move quickly on foot

หนี

nǐi — to flee; to run away from something

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — to cry out; to call; to make a loud sound

แหลม

lǎem — sharp; shrill; pointed; piercing in sound or shape

น่า

nâa — worthy of; likely to cause a feeling

สยอง

sà-yɔɔng — horrifying; creepy; causing fear or dread

โดย

dooi — by; through; by means of an agent

สุนัข

sù-nák — dog; a domesticated canine animal

ห้อย

hɔ̂ɔi — to hang down; to dangle from something

โหน

hǒon — to hang on; to swing while holding something

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone or something

แต่ละ

tàe là — each; every individual one of a group

ข้าง

khâang — side; beside; next to something or someone

อีก

ìik — more; again; another; additionally

สี่

sìi — four; the number 4

สิบ

sìp — ten; the number 10

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — all; everything; the entire total amount

ลุก

lúk — to rise; to get up from a lying position

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

จ้อง

jɔ̂ɔng — to stare; to gaze fixedly at something

ลับ

láp — secret; to sharpen; hidden from others

สายตา

sǎai taa — eyesight; gaze; the direction one looks

หัวเราะ

hǔa rɔ́ — to laugh; to express amusement with laughter

ความสนุก

khwaam sà-nùk — fun; enjoyment; the feeling of having a good time

พอใจ

phɔɔ jai — satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

อึกทึก

ʉ̀k thʉ́k — noisy; loud; chaotic with much commotion