Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 3

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

ฉัน

chǎn — I; first-person pronoun used by females or informally

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

บอก

bòok — To tell or inform someone something

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ว่า

wâa — That; conjunction introducing reported speech or clauses

รู้

rúu — To know; to have knowledge or awareness of something

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past or successful action

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way or manner

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch of people; plural marker for people

พบ

phóp — To meet or encounter someone or something

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action marker

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ภายใน

phaai nai — Within; inside a time period or space

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — Week; a period of seven days

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; one's place of residence

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; back; also classifier for buildings

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object

และ

láe — And; conjunction linking words or clauses

พิสูจน์

phí-sùut — To prove; to demonstrate truth of something

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to live at a location

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant object

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions

เธอ

thooe — She; her; you (informal, often feminine)

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve months

เลย

looei — At all; ever; so; then; emphasizing particle

ตกลง

tok long — To agree; to settle; okay; agreed

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ต้องการ

tâawng gaan — To want; to need; to require something

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; used in questions or indefinitely

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or person

มากกว่า

mâak gwàa — More than; greater in quantity or degree

แค่

khâae — Just; only; merely; nothing more than

คำพูด

kham phûut — Words; speech; something that is spoken

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possession marker in Thai

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire something strongly

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

สาบาน

sǎa-baan — To swear an oath; to vow solemnly

ต่อ

tàaw — To; toward; per; continuing; against

พระคัมภีร์

phrá kham-phii — The Bible; holy scripture; sacred religious text

คนอื่น

khon ùun — Other people; someone else; another person

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; expressing happiness through facial expression

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; page; next

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

อย่าง

yàang — Like; as; in the manner of; type

น่ารัก

nâa rák — Cute; adorable; lovely in appearance or manner

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; so; connective or concessive particle

รังเกียจ

rang-gìat — To dislike; to be disgusted or object to something

ปิด

pìt — To close; to shut; to turn off

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building

ลั่น

lân — To click shut; to lock; to make a snapping sound

กลอน

glaawn — Door bolt or latch; also means poem or verse

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; by means of

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; subsequently following an event

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversal of direction

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to take a seat

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional marker

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for occurrences

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative negation telling someone not to act

ส่งเสียง

sòng sǐiang — To make a sound; to emit noise or voice

ร้อง

ráawng — To cry; to shout; to sing or make a sound

นิ่งๆ

nîng nîng — Quietly; still; motionless; without making noise

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); that thing; third person informal

หนักแน่น

nàk nâen — Firm; resolute; steadfast; determined in attitude

ต้อง

tâawng — Must; have to; required to do something

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; reality; the true nature of something

เตรียมใจ

triam jai — To prepare oneself mentally; brace for news

ไว้

wái — To keep; to hold; to set aside for later

เพราะ

phráw — Because; due to; the reason that something happens

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to have a condition

เรื่อง

rûuang — Matter; story; issue; topic; affair

ร้าย

ráai — Bad; evil; wicked; harmful or terrible

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably; still remains so

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do or understand

แต่

tàae — But; however; yet; conjunction showing contrast

ช่วย

chûai — To help; to assist someone with something

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; that's not right; used to deny or correct

ลุง

lung — Uncle; respectful address for older male relative

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

โกง

goong — To cheat; to deceive; dishonest in actions

คู่

khûu — Pair; couple; partner; classifier for paired things

หัวขโมย

hǔa khà-mooi — Thief; a person who steals things from others

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

แหละ

làe — Exactly; that's it; emphatic particle for confirmation

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this moment; at the present time (formal)

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular pronoun

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass; to go through; to pass by something

ส่วน

sùan — Part; portion; section; as for (conjunctive use)

เลวร้าย

leeo ráai — Terrible; wretched; very bad or morally wrong

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most; superlative marker meaning the extreme degree

เหลือ

lǔua — To remain; to be left over; remaining amount

นัก

nák — Very; much; a lot; intensifier after verbs or adjectives