Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1

Vocabulary

ยัง

yang — still, yet; indicates ongoing state or action

เหลือ

leua — to remain, to be left over

เวลา

we-la — time; a period or moment in time

เกือบ

kueap — almost, nearly; not quite reaching a point

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

ชั่วโมง

chua-mong — hour; a unit of sixty minutes

กว่า

kwa — more than; used in comparisons

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

ถึง

theung — to reach, arrive at; until

อาหาร

a-han — food; something eaten for nourishment

เช้า

chao — morning; the early part of the day

เรา

rao — we, us; first person plural pronoun

จึง

jueng — therefore, thus; indicates result or consequence

ออก

ok — to go out, exit; move outward

เดิน

doen — to walk; move on foot

ลง

long — to go down, descend; downward direction

ไป

pai — to go; move away from current location

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or thing

ป่า

pa — forest, jungle; wild wooded area

เพราะ

phro — because; gives reason or cause

บอก

bok — to tell, say, inform someone of something

ว่า

wa — that; introduces reported speech or a clause

ต้อง

tong — must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

มี

mi — to have, there is/are; indicates existence

แสง

saeng — light; illumination or rays of light

สัก

sak — a little, some; softens quantity or request

หน่อย

noi — a little bit; small amount or softener

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of

ได้

dai — can, able to; indicates ability or achievement

มอง

mong — to look at, gaze at something

เห็น

hen — to see, perceive visually

ตอน

ton — time period, episode; a section of time

ขุด

khut — to dig; excavate the ground

และ

lae — and; connects words, phrases, or clauses

ตะเกียง

ta-kiang — lantern, lamp; portable light source

ให้

hai — to give; causes or allows an action

มาก

mak — much, many, a lot; high degree or quantity

เกินไป

koen pai — too much, excessively; beyond acceptable limit

อาจ

at — might, may; expresses possibility or probability

ทำให้

tham hai — to cause, make something happen to someone

เดือดร้อน

dueat ron — to be troubled, in distress or difficulty

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object; a general non-specific item

ที่

thi — that, which; relative pronoun or place marker

ต้องการ

tong kan — to want, need, require something

คือ

khue — is, means; defines or identifies something

เศษ

set — scrap, fragment, leftover piece of material

ไม้

mai — wood, tree; material from trees

ผุ

phu — rotten, decayed; describes deteriorated wood or material

เรียก

riak — to call, name; address or summon someone

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

สว่าง

sa-wang — bright, luminous; emitting or reflecting light

อ่อนๆ

on on — softly, gently, faintly; mild or weak degree

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something happened

นำ

nam — to lead, bring, carry; take something somewhere

วาง

wang — to place, put down; set something somewhere

มืด

muet — dark; absence of light

เก็บ

kep — to collect, keep, pick up something

มา

ma — to come; move toward the speaker

เต็ม

tem — full, filled completely; maximum capacity reached

แขน

khaen — arm; upper limb of the human body

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; indicates completion or sequence

ซ่อน

son — to hide, conceal something from view

ไว้

wai — to keep, retain; placed or kept for later

พง

phong — thicket, dense undergrowth; overgrown vegetation area

หญ้า

ya — grass; low green ground-covering plant

นั่ง

nang — to sit; rest in a seated position

พักผ่อน

phak phon — to rest, relax; take a break from activity

พูด

phut — to speak, talk; express words verbally

ขึ้น

khuen — to go up, rise; upward movement or increase

ด้วย

duay — also, too, with; accompanies or adds information

ท่าทาง

tha thang — manner, appearance, gesture; body language or demeanor

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai

พอใจ

pho jai — satisfied, content; pleased with a situation

ชั่ง

chang — expresses resigned indifference; oh well, whatever

มัน

man — it; third person pronoun for things or informally people

เถอะ

thoe — just do it; softens a suggestion or command

เรื่อง

rueang — matter, story, topic; subject being discussed

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all, everything, the whole amount

นี้

ni — this; refers to something nearby or just mentioned

ง่าย

ngai — easy, simple; not difficult to do

งุ่มง่าม

ngum ngam — clumsy, awkward; lacking coordination or grace

อย่าง

yang — way, manner, type; how something is done

ที่สุด

thi sut — the most, extremely; superlative degree marker

เลย

loei — at all, ever; emphasizes negation or result

นั่น

nan — that; refers to something farther away

ยาก

yak — difficult, hard; not easy to accomplish

น่า

na — worthy of, should; expresses expectation or feeling

หัวร้อน

hua ron — hot-headed, easily angered, short-tempered person

คิด

khit — to think, consider; use the mind to reason

แผนการ

phaen kan — plan, scheme; organized strategy to achieve something

ยุ่งยาก

yung yak — complicated, troublesome; causing difficulty or hassle

ยาม

yam — guard, watchman; person keeping watch

วางยา

wang ya — to drug someone; administer medicine secretly

ทั้งที่

thang thi — even though, despite the fact that

ควร

khuan — should, ought to; expresses recommendation or obligation

อยู่

yu — to be, stay, live; indicates location or state

เสีย

sia — broken, ruined; lost or wasted away

แม้แต่

mae tae — even; emphasizes inclusion of an extreme case

สุนัข

su-nak — dog; domestic canine animal

ยา

ya — medicine, drug; substance used for treatment

นอนหลับ

non lap — to sleep; be in a state of sleep

ก็

ko — also, then, well; connects or softens statements

ถูก

thuk — correct; passive marker; inexpensive

ล่าม

lam — to chain, tether; restrain with a chain

โซ่

so — chain; linked metal rings used for restraint

ขา

kha — leg; lower limb of the body

ข้างหนึ่ง

khang nueng — one side; on one of two sides

ยาว

yao — long; having great length or duration

สิบ

sip — ten; the number 10

ฟุต

fut — foot; unit of length equal to twelve inches

ติด

tit — attached, stuck to; connected or fastened

กับ

kap — with, and; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment

เตียง

tiang — bed; furniture for sleeping or resting

ทำ

tham — to do, make; perform an action

แค่

khae — only, just; limits to a small degree

ยก

yok — to lift, raise; move something upward

ดึง

dueng — to pull, tug; exert force toward oneself

ลุง

lung — uncle; older male relative or respectful address

ไว้ใจ

wai jai — to trust, rely on someone with confidence

ทุกคน

thuk khon — everyone, everybody; all people without exception

ส่ง

song — to send, deliver; dispatch to a destination

กุญแจ

kun-jae — key; device for locking or unlocking

ทาส

that — slave; person owned and controlled by another

หัว

hua — head; top part of the body

ฟักทอง

fak thong — pumpkin; large orange gourd vegetable

คน

khon — person, people; human being

นั้น

nan — that, those; refers to something previously mentioned

ใคร

khrai — who, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เฝ้า

fao — to guard, watch over; keep surveillance

สามารถ

sa-mat — able to, capable of; expresses ability

จาก

jak — from; indicates origin or departure point

ช่อง

chong — gap, opening, channel; space through something

หน้าต่าง

na tang — window; opening in a wall with glass

ตั้ง

tang — to set up, establish; place upright

นาน

nan — long time; extended duration

เพียงแต่

phiang tae — only, merely; nothing more than this

การ

kan — action, process; nominalizer for activities or events

เดินทาง

doen thang — to travel, journey; move from place to place

โดย

doi — by, via; indicates means or agent

ประโยชน์

pra-yot — benefit, use, advantage; value gained from something

อะไร

a-rai — what; interrogative pronoun asking for identity

แหม

mae — oh my, gosh; exclamation of surprise or mild frustration

ช่าง

chang — how (exclamatory); expresses amazement or dismissal

เป็น

pen — to be; links subject with description or state

จัดการ

jat kan — to manage, handle, deal with a situation

โง่

ngo — stupid, foolish; lacking intelligence or sense

เท่า

thao — equal to, as much as; comparison of quantity

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person singular pronoun (informal)

เคย

khoei — used to, ever; indicates past experience

แก

kae — you, he/she; informal pronoun for familiar address

สร้าง

sang — to build, create, construct something

ความ

khwam — nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

ยากลำบาก

yak lam-bak — hardship, difficulty; strenuous and troublesome situation

เอง

eng — oneself, itself; emphasizes doing something personally