Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 14

Vocabulary

เอาล่ะ

ao la — An expression meaning 'alright' or 'okay then'

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'

นักเทศน์

nak thet — A preacher or minister who delivers sermons

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will or going to

หลอกลวง

lok luang — To deceive or trick someone dishonestly

เสมียน

sa-mian — A clerk or office worker handling paperwork

เรือกลไฟ

ruea kon fai — A steamship powered by a steam engine

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also indicates past tense

หรือ

rue — Or; used to form questions or give options

เขา

khao — He, she, or him; third person pronoun

เรือ

ruea — A boat or ship used on water

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of

ให้

hai — To give; causes or lets someone do something

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They or them; third person plural pronoun

ยอม

yom — To accept, yield, or agree reluctantly

มิส

mit — Miss; honorific title for an unmarried woman

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; rise; also a direction particle

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Right now; at this present moment

เธอ

thoe — You (informal, often female); she or her

ก็

ko — Also; then; a connective particle in sentences

รู้

ru — To know or be aware of something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking about things

ล่ะ

la — Particle adding emphasis or mild questioning tone

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; asking for a reason or cause

น่ะ

na — Particle adding emphasis or seeking confirmation softly

พูด

phut — To speak or say something aloud

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates a state or identity

เรื่อง

rueang — A matter, story, topic, or issue

น่าเสียดาย

na sia dai — A pity; unfortunate or regrettable situation

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

กิจการ

kit-ja-kan — Affairs, business, or organizational activities

โบสถ์

bot — A church or religious sanctuary building

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first person pronoun, often female

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expresses obligation or necessity

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry out, or conduct something

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue; carry on going forward

ดี

di — Good; well; positive quality or condition

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative degree modifier

เท่าที่

thao thi — As much as; to the extent that

ทำได้

tham dai — Can do; able to accomplish something

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives a reason or cause

หลานสาว

lan sao — A niece or granddaughter in the family

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something given

เชื้อโรค

chuea rok — A germ or pathogen causing disease

คางทูม

khang thum — Mumps; a contagious viral illness with swelling

อัน

an — A classifier for small objects; one item

น่ากลัว

na klua — Scary, frightening, or causing fear

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; as a result of that

จึง

jueng — Therefore; consequently; so then

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty, responsibility, or assigned role

ที่

thi — At; which; that; a relative pronoun or place marker

นั่ง

nang — To sit down; be in a seated position

รอ

ro — To wait for someone or something

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; existence marker

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; at this place or location

สามเดือน

sam duean — Three months; a period of time

ดู

du — To look at or watch something

ติดเชื้อ

tit chuea — To be infected with a disease or germ

ไม่เป็นไร

mai pen rai — Never mind; it's okay; no problem

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause

คิด

khit — To think or consider something mentally

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone of something

ลุง

lung — Uncle; older male relative or respectful address

ไม่เอาล่ะ

mai ao la — No thanks; expression of refusal or rejection

แถวๆ

thaeo thaeo — Around; in the vicinity of an area

นี้

ni — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned

เล่นๆ

len len — Playfully; casually; not seriously

ทั้งที่

thang thi — Even though; despite the fact that

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first person pronoun

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone; all people without exception

น่าจะ

na ja — Should probably; likely; expressing reasonable expectation

สนุกสนาน

sa-nuk sa-nan — Fun, enjoyable, or entertaining in an activity

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England or English; referring to Britain or language

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ขณะที่

kha-na thi — While; at the time that something happens

เปล่า

plao — No; empty; used to deny or negate

นี่

ni — This; here; used to point out something nearby

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

คนโง่

khon ngo — A foolish or stupid person

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes a negative or result

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or adding politeness

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yang-rai ko tam — However; nevertheless; regardless of the situation

บางที

bang thi — Sometimes; perhaps; possibly on some occasions

เพื่อนบ้าน

phuean ban — A neighbor; someone living nearby

บางคน

bang khon — Someone; some people; a certain person

ก็ได้

ko dai — That's fine; okay; acceptable option or choice

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear something attentively

นั่น

nan — That; indicating something farther away

สิ

si — Particle urging or emphasizing a suggestion

โง่

ngo — Stupid, foolish, or lacking intelligence

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chat — Nature; the natural world or innate character

สุดๆ

sut sut — Extremely; to the utmost degree; very intense

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional particle away

บอกต่อ

bok to — To pass on information; spread the word

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is no; to not have something

ทางอื่น

thang uen — Another way; an alternative path or option

นอกจาก

nok jak — Except for; besides; other than something

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; asking about a person

สักคน

sak khon — Someone; some particular person (unspecified)

พูดถูก

phut thuk — To speak correctly; say the right thing

ใช่

chai — Yes; that's right; affirming something is correct

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; emphasizes sincerity or truth

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or come out of something

สักพัก

sak phak — For a while; a short period of time

เป็นห่วง

pen huang — To be worried or concerned about someone

อยากให้

yak hai — To want someone else to do something

อย่างนั้น

yang nan — Like that; in that way or manner