Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 8

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something happened

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (informal first-person pronoun)

ได้

dâi — can; to be able to; indicates past action

อยู่

yùu — to be located; to stay; to live somewhere

คน

khon — person; people; human being

เดียว

diao — alone; single; only one

ก็

gôr — also; then; particle indicating consequence

เริ่ม

rôem — to begin; to start doing something

ครุ่น

khrûn — to brood; to think deeply and persistently

คิด

khít — to think; to consider; to ponder

เรื่อง

rûeang — story; matter; topic; issue

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby or mentioned

อย่าง

yàang — way; manner; type; kind of

ถี่ถ้วน

thîi-thûan — thoroughly; carefully; in great detail

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

เอง

eeng — oneself; by oneself; used for emphasis

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; introduces reported speech

ควร

khuan — should; ought to; it is appropriate to

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

ไป

bpai — to go; to travel away from here

หา

hǎa — to look for; to seek; to visit someone

หมอ

mǒr — doctor; physician; medical professional

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

แบบ

bàep — style; pattern; type; in the manner of

ลับๆ

láp-láp — secretly; in a covert or hidden manner

แล้ว

láew — already; then; after that; done

แฉ

chǎe — to expose; to reveal a secret or scandal

พวก

phûak — group; gang; those people; classifier for groups

นัก

nák — expert; one who does; intensifier meaning very

ต้ม

tôm — to boil; to swindle; to con someone

ตุ๋น

tǔn — to swindle; to deceive someone for money

ดี

dii — good; fine; well; of high quality

ไหม

mǎi — question particle; silk; used to ask yes/no

ไม่

mâi — no; not; negation particle in Thai

นั่น

nân — that (over there); that thing yonder

คง

khong — probably; likely; presumably will happen

ผล

phǒn — result; outcome; fruit; consequence

เขา

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

อาจ

àat — might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

บอก

bòok — to tell; to inform; to say to someone

ใคร

khrai — who; whoever; anyone; which person

เป็น

bpen — to be; to become; can do something

มา

maa — to come; directional particle toward speaker

แจ้ง

jâeng — to inform; to report; to notify authorities

พระราชา

phrá-râat-chaa — king; a royal monarch ruling a kingdom

และ

láe — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ดยุค

dá-yúk — duke; a high-ranking European nobleman

ทำ

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

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; for; causative marker

ได้รับ

dâi-ráp — to receive; to obtain; to get something

ความ

khwaam — noun-forming prefix indicating abstract concept

ลำบาก

lam-bàak — difficult; hardship; troublesome; suffering inconvenience

หรือ

rǔue — or; whether; question particle for alternatives

ส่วนตัว

sùan-tua — personal; private; relating to oneself personally

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâi — cannot; did not; unable to do something

กล้า

glâa — to dare; brave; courageous; bold enough to

สีหน้า

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

ของ

khǒong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thooe — she; her; you (informal, usually to females)

การ

gaan — noun-forming prefix for actions or processes

ใบ้

bâi — to hint; mute; unable to speak; mime gesture

แน่นอน

nâe-nɔɔn — certainly; definitely; of course; for sure

มัน

man — it; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

เอา

ao — to take; to get; to want; to use

เงิน

ngoen — money; silver; currency used for transactions

หลบหนี

lòp-nǐi — to flee; to escape; to run away secretly

พร้อม

phróom — ready; prepared; together; along with

ถ้า

thâa — if; in the event that; conditional conjunction

ขอ

khǒr — to ask for; to request; to beg

ช่วยเหลือ

chûai-lǔea — to help; to assist; to lend aid to someone

ถูก

thùuk — cheap; correct; passive marker; to be hit

ดึง

dueng — to pull; to drag; to draw something toward

เข้า

khâo — to enter; into; inward directional particle

พัวพัน

phua-phan — to be entangled; involved; mixed up in something

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — before; first; prior to something else

ที่

thîi — at; place; which; relative pronoun or location marker

จบ

jòp — to end; to finish; to conclude something

ลง

long — down; to descend; downward directional particle

มี

mii — to have; there is; there are; to possess

ทาง

thaang — way; path; direction; means of doing something

นอกจาก

nôok-jàak — except; besides; other than; in addition to

ต้อง

tôong — must; have to; need to; obligated to do

ขโมย

khà-mooi — to steal; a thief; someone who takes illegally

ไม่ว่า

mâi-wâa — no matter; regardless of; whether or not

ด้วย

dûai — also; too; with; by means of

วิธี

wí-thii — method; way; procedure; technique for doing something

ใด

dai — any; which; whatever; used in questions or conditions

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — to suspect; to doubt; to be curious about

นี่

nîi — here; this (emphatic); this right here

ยอม

yɔɔm — to yield; to accept; to give in; to consent

จาก

jàak — from; away from; departing a place

จน

jon — until; poor; up to the point that

กว่า

gwàa — more than; rather than; comparative particle

หลอก

lɔ̀ok — to deceive; to trick; to fool someone

ครอบครัว

khrôop-khrua — family; household; one's relatives living together

เมือง

mueang — city; town; country; territory or state

หมด

mòt — all gone; finished; used up; nothing remaining

เนื้อ

núea — meat; flesh; substance; content of something

ดังนั้น

dang-nán — therefore; thus; so; consequently as a result

โอกาส

oo-gàat — opportunity; chance; occasion to do something

ทัน

than — in time; to catch up; to be timely

ท่วงที

thûang-thii — timing; the right moment; timeliness of action

ซ่อน

sôn — to hide; to conceal something from others

ไว้

wái — to keep; to place; to store for later use

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — to continue; next; against; per unit of

ล่องเรือ

lɔ̂ng-ruea — to sail; to travel by boat along water

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; along; to chase

แม่น้ำ

mâe-nám — river; a large natural flowing body of water

เขียน

khǐan — to write; to compose text or letters

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — letter; written correspondence sent to someone

ไหน

nǎi — where; which one; used in questions about location

แต่

tàe — but; however; only; introducing a contrast

เก็บ

gèp — to collect; to keep; to store; to pick up

คืน

khuuen — night; to return something; to give back

เพราะ

phróe — because; since; due to; giving a reason

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also; continuing state or action

ถอย

thɔ̌ɔi — to retreat; to back away; to step backward

มาก

mâak — many; much; a lot; very; to a great degree

แก

gae — you; he/she (informal); old person; to solve

ท่า

thâa — posture; gesture; manner; pier; dock

ตกใจ

tòk-jai — to be startled; to be shocked or frightened suddenly

หนี

nǐi — to flee; to run away; to escape from danger

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — to exit; to go out; outward directional particle

จึง

jueng — therefore; so then; as a result; consequently

ค้น

khón — to search; to investigate; to look through something

ห้อง

hɔ̂ong — room; chamber; enclosed space inside a building