Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 12

Vocabulary

เหล่า

lao — group or collection of people or things

สาว

saao — young woman or girl

น้อย

noi — little, few, or small in amount

ผู้

phuu — person; prefix indicating a person who does something

น่า

naa — prefix expressing that something is worth feeling or doing

สงสาร

song-saan — to feel pity or sympathy for someone

ต่าง

taang — different, various, or each one separately

เกาะ

ko — island; also to cling or grip onto something

กุม

gum — to hold or grip tightly in one's hand

กษัตริย์

ga-sat — king or member of the royal family

และ

lae — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ร้อง

rong — to cry out, shout, sing, or call aloud

ไห้

hai — to weep or shed tears from sadness

อยู่

yuu — to be located; to live or stay somewhere

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

ใน

nai — in, inside, or within a place or time

ทันใด

than-dai — suddenly or immediately at that very moment

หมอ

mo — doctor or physician who treats patients

ก็

go — then, also, or used as a discourse connector

ลุก

luk — to stand up or rise from a seated position

ขึ้น

khuên — to go up, rise, or increase in level

หัน

han — to turn or rotate one's head or body

มา

maa — to come toward the speaker or a place

ต่อ

to — to continue, connect, or direct toward something

ว่า

waa — that; used to introduce reported speech or thought

พวก

phuak — group, gang, or bunch of people

เขา

khao — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

กล่าว

glaao — to say or state something formally

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first-person pronoun, informal

เคย

khoei — used to, have ever done something before

เป็น

pen — to be; indicates identity, state, or condition

เพื่อน

phuean — friend or companion in daily life

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive particle

พ่อ

pho — father or dad

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun or title

ขอ

kho — to ask for, request, or beg something

เตือน

tuan — to warn or remind someone about something

ฐานะ

thaa-na — status, position, or financial standing in society

ที่

thii — place, location; relative pronoun 'that/which'

ซื่อสัตย์

suê-sat — honest, faithful, and trustworthy in character

ต้องการ

tong-gaan — to want, need, or desire something

ปกป้อง

pok-pong — to protect or defend someone from harm

พา

phaa — to take or lead someone somewhere

ให้

hai — to give; causative particle meaning 'to let or make'

พ้น

phon — to be free from or past a danger or obstacle

จาก

jaak — from; indicating origin or separation

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — danger, hazard, or threat to safety

ปัญหา

pan-haa — problem, issue, or difficulty to be solved

หลัง

lang — after; behind; the back of something

กับ

gap — with; together with; and (connecting nouns)

คน

khon — person or people; human being

พาล

phaan — ruffian, bully, or troublesome person

อย่า

yaa — don't; used to give a negative command

ได้

dai — can, able to; to get or obtain something

ยุ่ง

yung — busy; to be involved or entangled with something

เกี่ยว

giao — related to or involved with something

ไม่

mai — no, not; negation particle in Thai

รู้

ruu — to know or be aware of something

ภาษา

phaa-saa — language or tongue used for communication

กรีก

griik — Greek; relating to Greece or its language

โง่

ngô — stupid, foolish, or lacking intelligence

ๆ

(mai yamok) — repetition mark indicating the preceding word is repeated

อ้าง

aang — to claim, cite, or refer to as evidence

เช่น

chen — for example, such as, like

นัก

nak — intensifier meaning very; expert or enthusiast

ต้มตุ๋น

tom-tun — to swindle, con, or deceive someone for money

ชนิด

cha-nit — type, kind, or variety of something

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — clear, obvious, and easy to understand

ที่สุด

thii-sut — the most; superlative suffix in Thai

นี่

nii — this; pointing to something close to the speaker

พร้อม

phrom — ready, prepared, or complete with everything needed

ชื่อ

chuê — name of a person, place, or thing

ข้อเท็จจริง

kho-thet-jing — fact or truthful piece of information

อัน

an — classifier for small or general objects; one item

ไร้สาระ

rai-saa-ra — nonsensical, meaningless, or worthless content

มากมาย

maak-maai — a great deal; lots and lots of something

เก็บ

gep — to collect, keep, save, or store something

ไหน

nai — where; which place or which one

สักแห่ง

sak-haeng — somewhere; some unspecified place

เอา

ao — to take or get; casual verb of obtaining

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, or item in general

หลักฐาน

lak-thaan — evidence or proof supporting a claim

ถูก

thuuk — correct; cheap; passive marker indicating being acted on

หลอก

lok — to trick, deceive, or fool someone

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself; by yourself or themselves

โดย

doi — by means of; by a person or method

นี้

nii — this; pointing to something nearby

ควร

khuan — should or ought to do something

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

ดี

dii — good, fine, or beneficial in quality

กว่า

gwaa — more than; comparative particle in Thai

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — to know or be acquainted with someone or something

เห็น

hen — to see or notice something visually

แก่

gae — old in age; to; for (indirect object marker)

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals, clothing, and letters

ด้วย

duai — also, too; with; by means of

ตอน

ton — time period, episode, or section of something

ฟัง

fang — to listen to sounds or speech attentively

พูด

phuut — to speak or talk to someone

ไล่

lai — to chase away or dismiss someone

เลว

leo — bad, evil, or morally wicked person or action

ออก

ok — to go out, exit, or leave a place

ไป

pai — to go away from the speaker's location

ขอร้อง

kho-rong — to plead or beg someone earnestly for something

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

ไหม

mai — question particle used at end of yes/no questions

เงย

ngoei — to raise or lift one's face or head upward

หน้า

naa — face; front; next; page

ตั้ง

tang — to set up, place, or establish something upright

ตรง

trong — straight, direct, or exactly at a point

โอ้โห

o-ho — wow; exclamation of surprise or admiration

เธอ

thoe — she, her, or you (informal, usually female)

ช่าง

chaang — how very; skilled worker; expresses emphasis on quality

งดงาม

ngot-ngaam — beautiful, lovely, and aesthetically pleasing

เสีย

siia — broken, lost, wasted; particle adding finality to verbs

คือ

khuê — is, means, or that is to say

คำตอบ

kham-top — answer or response to a question

ยก

yok — to lift, raise, or pick up something

ถุง

thung — bag or sack used for carrying things

เงิน

ngoen — money; silver; currency used for transactions

วาง

waang — to place or put something down somewhere

ไว้

wai — to keep, store, or set aside for later

มือ

muê — hand; used in many compound words

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; indicates completed action

หก

hok — six; the number 6

พัน

phan — thousand; one thousand units

ดอลลาร์

don-laa — dollar; unit of currency used internationally

ลงทุน

long-thun — to invest money in a business or venture

น้อง

nong — younger sibling or younger person

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; along with

ใบเสร็จ

bai-set — receipt given as proof of payment

เรา

rao — we, us, or I (informal first-person)

โอบ

op — to embrace or wrap arms around someone

แขน

khaen — arm; the limb from shoulder to wrist

รอบ

rop — around; surrounding; a round or cycle

ด้าน

daan — side, aspect, or face of something

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

ปาก

paak — mouth; opening of a container or river

เดียวกัน

diao-gan — the same one; together; identical

อีก

iik — more, again, another, or additionally