Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 9

Vocabulary

ราวๆ

raao raao — approximately, about, around a certain amount

รุ่งสาง

rung saang — dawn, the early morning just before sunrise

ของ

khaawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เช้า

chaao — morning; early part of the day

วัน

wan — day; a 24-hour period

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

กษัตริย์

ga-sat — king; a male monarch ruling a kingdom

และ

lae — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ดยุค

da-yuk — duke; a high-ranking European nobleman

ได้

dai — can; to be able to; to obtain

ขึ้น

khueen — up; to rise or increase in direction

มา

maa — to come; movement toward the speaker

ที่

thii — at; place; relative clause marker

ห้อง

haawng — room; an enclosed space inside a building

ใต้

tai — under; below; beneath something

หลังคา

lang khaa — roof; the top covering of a building

ปลุก

pluk — to wake someone up; rouse from sleep

ฉัน

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

ก็

gaw — also; then; particle indicating continuation or result

เห็น

hen — to see; to visually perceive something

จาก

jaak — from; away from a place or source

สีหน้า

sii naa — facial expression; look on someone's face

พวกเขา

phuak khao — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

ว่า

waa — that; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

มี

mii — to have; there is; to exist

เรื่อง

rueang — matter; story; topic; issue

ยุ่งยาก

yung yaak — complicated; troublesome; difficult to deal with

เกิดขึ้น

geet khueen — to happen; to occur; to take place

กล่าว

glaao — to say; to state; formal verb of speaking

เจ้า

jao — you; lord; informal or archaic pronoun

อยู่

yuu — to be; to stay; to reside somewhere

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place

ข้า

khaa — I; me; archaic or humble first-person pronoun

เมื่อ

mueua — when; at the time that something occurred

คืน

khueen — night; nighttime; also means to return

ก่อน

gaawn — before; previously; prior to something

หรือ

ruue — or; a word presenting alternatives

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — is not; that's not it; negating identity

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; a relative pronoun connector

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as; linking verb

วิธี

wi-thii — method; way; manner of doing something

เรียก

riak — to call; to name; to summon someone

เสมอ

sa-moe — always; consistently; every time

ใคร

khrai — who; whoever; an interrogative pronoun

นอกจาก

naawk jaak — except; besides; other than something mentioned

พวก

phuak — group; gang; plural marker for people

เรา

rao — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

แถว

thaeo — row; area; vicinity; around a place

วาน

waan — yesterday; the day before today

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; indicating completion of action

พูด

phuut — to speak; to talk; to say something

ความจริง

khwaam jing — truth; reality; the true state of things

อย่า

yaa — don't; prohibition particle used in commands

โกหก

goo-hok — to lie; to tell a falsehood; deceive

สาบาน

saa-baan — to swear; to take an oath solemnly

ด้วย

duay — also; with; too; by means of

เกียรติ

giat — honor; prestige; dignity; reputation

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa pha jao — I; me; formal and respectful first-person pronoun

ไม่ได้

mai dai — cannot; did not; negating ability or past action

เข้าใกล้

khao glai — to approach; to come near something or someone

เลย

loei — at all; so; then; particle for emphasis

นับตั้งแต่

nap tang tae — since; starting from a particular point in time

พา

phaa — to take someone along; to lead someone

ไป

pai — to go; movement away from the speaker

ชม

chom — to praise; to admire; to watch or view

เคย

khoei — used to; ever; indicating past experience

คน

khon — person; people; human being

อื่น

ueen — other; another; different from this one

เข้า

khao — to enter; to go into; inward direction

เท่า

thao — equal to; as much as; same amount

จำได้

jam dai — to remember; to be able to recall something

คิด

khit — to think; to consider; to ponder something

หยุด

yut — to stop; to halt; to cease an action

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

สักครู่

sak khruu — for a moment; a short while; briefly

โอกาส

oh-gaat — opportunity; chance; occasion to do something

ตัวเอง

tua eng — oneself; yourself; by one's own self

อ้อ

oo — oh; I see; exclamation of realization or understanding

หลาย

laai — many; several; numerous

ครั้ง

khrang — time; instance; occasion; counter for occurrences

ทั้ง

thang — both; all; entire; including everything

สอง

saawng — two; the number 2

สะดุ้ง

sa-dung — to be startled; to flinch from surprise

เล็กน้อย

lek nawy — a little; slightly; a small amount

เหมือน

muean — like; similar to; resembling something else

คาดหวัง

khaat wang — to expect; to hope for a certain outcome

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; something abstract or concrete

ไว้

wai — to keep; to place; to retain for later

อะไร

a-rai — what; anything; interrogative pronoun for things

นะ

na — softening particle; right?; seeking agreement or softening

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all; everything; the entire amount or group

อย่างน้อย

yaang nawy — at least; a minimum of; not less than

คราว

khraao — time; occasion; instance; a particular period

เดียวกัน

diao gan — the same; identical; together at the same time

คือ

khue — is; means; that is; defining or identifying

ออก

awk — out; to exit; to go outward from inside

พร้อมกัน

phraawm gan — together; simultaneously; at the same time

ยกเว้น

yok wen — except; excluding; to make an exception for

แค่

khae — just; only; merely; nothing more than

เดียว

diao — alone; single; only one; just one

โอ้โห

oh hoo — wow; oh my; exclamation of surprise or admiration

ไหร่

rai — when; how much; used in questions informally

มัน

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

จัด

jat — to arrange; to organize; to set something up

งานศพ

ngaan sop — funeral; a ceremony for burying the dead

ตอน

tawn — when; at the time; episode; period of time

มาก

maak — very; much; a lot; to a great degree

นัก

nak — very; quite; intensifier following adjectives

เพราะ

phraw — because; since; due to a reason

นอนหลับ

naawn lap — to sleep; to be asleep; to rest overnight

เกิน

goen — too much; exceeding; beyond a limit

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently; in the process of; present continuous marker

จะ

ja — will; going to; future tense marker

ลง

long — down; to descend; movement downward

บันได

ban-dai — stairs; staircase; ladder

พอดี

phaw dii — just right; exactly; perfectly fitting

ดีแล้ว

dii laeo — good already; that's fine; all right then

ต่อไป

taw pai — continue; next; from now on; going forward

ทำ

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