Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 14

Vocabulary

ไอ้โง่

âi ngô — Stupid person; insulting term for a fool

แก่

gàe — Old; aged; mature in years

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something over there

ไป

bpai — To go; move away from current location

ค้าขาย

káa khǎai — To trade; engage in buying and selling goods

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker

ได้

dâai — To get; to be able to; to obtain

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; financial currency

สี่สิบ

sìi sìp — Forty; the number 40

ดอลลาร์

don-lâa — Dollar; unit of US currency

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just right amount

เรา

rao — We; us; first person plural pronoun

เจอ

joer — To meet; encounter someone or something

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

ร้านเหล้า

ráan lâo — Bar; tavern; shop selling alcoholic drinks

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch; a collective set of people

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

เกียจคร้าน

gìat khrâan — Lazy; unwilling to work or make effort

ก็

gôr — Also; then; a connective particle in sentences

พนัน

phá-nan — To gamble; bet money on an uncertain outcome

โยน

yohn — To throw; toss something through the air

เหรียญ

rǐan — Coin; metal piece used as currency

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (for nouns)

จน

jon — Poor; lacking money; until a certain point

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

เซ็นต์

sent — Cent; one hundredth of a dollar

เหลือ

lǔea — To remain; be left over; have remaining

แต่

dtàe — But; however; only; a contrasting conjunction

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ใช้

chái — To use; employ something for a purpose

ซื้อ

súue — To buy; purchase something with money

วิสกี้

wít-sà-gîi — Whiskey; strong distilled alcoholic beverage

ฉัน

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

พา

phaa — To take along; lead someone somewhere

กลับ

glàp — To return; go back to a previous place

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; dwelling place

ดึก

dùek — Late at night; the deep hours of night

คืน

khuuen — Night; evening; also means to return something

ที่แล้ว

thîi láew — Last; previous; referring to time just past

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action

พบ

phóp — To find; meet; discover someone or something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

แพ

phae — Raft; floating platform made of wood

หาย

hǎai — To disappear; go missing; recover from illness

พูด

phûut — To speak; talk; say words aloud

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

ไอ้หนู

âi nǔu — Little rascal; informal address for a young boy

เลว

leow — Bad; wicked; morally corrupt person

ขโมย

kha-mooi — Thief; to steal; take without permission

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive marker particle

ทิ้ง

thîng — To abandon; throw away; leave behind carelessly

หนี

nǐi — To flee; escape; run away from danger

ลง

long — To go down; descend; move downward

แม่น้ำ

mâe nám — River; large natural flowing body of water

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ทาส

thâat — Slave; person owned and controlled by another

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; by what manner

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions

เป็น

bpen — To be; to have a condition or status

เดียว

diao — Only; alone; single; one and no more

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

โลก

lôok — World; earth; the entire globe

ทรัพย์สิน

sáp-sǐn — Property; assets; owned material possessions

ชิ้น

chín — Piece; item; classifier for objects or things

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have never done something before

คิด

khít — To think; consider; reflect on something mentally

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; arrive at; about; regarding

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; issue being discussed

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; an emphasis particle

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; reality; the true state of affairs

คือ

khue — Is; means; to be; equals or defines something

ถือ

thǔue — To hold; carry; consider; regard as something

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

ใช่แล้ว

châi láew — That's right; yes exactly; correct affirmation

อย่าง

yàang — Type; kind; manner; way of doing something

พระเจ้า

phrá jâo — God; lord; divine supreme being

รู้ดี

rúu dii — To know well; be well aware of something

ลำบาก

lam-bàak — Difficult; hardship; suffering or troublesome situation

มาก

mâak — Many; much; a lot; very; highly

แค่ไหน

khâe nǎi — How much; to what extent or degree

เพราะ

phró — Because; due to; as a result of reason

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore; so; thus; for that reason

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to visually perceive

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not; do not have; none existing

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; road; direction to go

อื่น

ùuen — Other; another; different from the current one

นอกจาก

nôok jàak — Except; besides; other than what is mentioned

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; required to do something

ลอง

long — To try; attempt; test something out

แสดง

sà-daeng — To perform; show; demonstrate before an audience

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another time or amount

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; classifier for occurrences or events

ดิ้นรน

dîn ron — To struggle; strive hard to survive or succeed

ตั้งแต่

dtâng dtàe — Since; from a particular starting point in time

แห้งแล้ง

hâeng láeng — Dry; arid; drought-like condition without moisture

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

กระบอก

grà-bòk — Cylinder; tube; also classifier for tube-shaped objects

ดินปืน

din puuen — Gunpowder; explosive powder used in firearms

สิบ

sìp — Ten; the number 10

อยู่

yùu — To stay; live; be located somewhere

ที่ไหน

thîi nǎi — Where; what place; asking about a location

ส่ง

sòng — To send; deliver; pass something to someone

ให้

hâi — To give; for; allowing someone to do something

ที

thii — Time; once; a time or turn doing something

พอสมควร

pho sǒm khuan — Fairly; reasonably; moderately appropriate amount

ขอร้อง

khǒr róng — To beg; plead; earnestly request from someone

เอา

ao — To take; get; want; bring something along

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; nourishment eaten for sustenance

กิน

gin — To eat; consume food or drink

แบ่ง

bàeng — To divide; share; split into portions

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; a portion or part of something

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire total amount

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; asking about an unknown thing

เมื่อวาน

mûea waan — Yesterday; the day before today

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle for verbs

สักครู่

sàk khrûu — A moment; a short while; briefly wait

หัน

hǎn — To turn; rotate; face a different direction

หา

hǎa — To look for; search; seek something or someone

แก

gae — You; informal second person pronoun for peers

ฟ้อง

fóng — To sue; report; accuse someone formally or legally

ถ้า

thâa — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction

ทำ

tham — To do; make; perform an action or task

เชือด

chûeat — To slaughter; cut the throat; kill an animal

หรือ

rǔue — Or; either; a disjunctive question particle