Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4

Vocabulary

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (informal first person pronoun)

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

มัน

man — It; informal third person pronoun for things or animals

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

ราว

raao — About, approximately; around a certain amount

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts

ชั่วโมง

chua moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as a certain amount

ที่

thii — At, which; place or relative pronoun marker

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ยืนหยัด

yuuen yat — To stand firm; to persist or persevere resolutely

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action

แต่

tae — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

ก็

go — Also, then; discourse particle showing continuation or concession

ขุด

khut — To dig; to excavate earth or ground

หลุม

lum — Hole, pit; a hollow dug in the ground

พอสมควร

pho som khuan — Fairly, moderately; to a reasonable or adequate degree

เลย

loei — At all, so, then; intensifier or resultative particle

ทีเดียว

thii diao — Quite, indeed; intensifier meaning very much or entirely

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

ฉัน

chan — I, me; polite first person pronoun used by women

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

บน

bon — On, above; a preposition indicating upper position

ชั้นบน

chan bon — Upper floor, upstairs; the higher level of a building

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze or direct one's eyes

ออก

ok — Out, to exit; directional particle meaning outward

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction; a route or passage

หน้าต่าง

naa taang — Window; an opening in a wall with glass

และ

lae — And; a conjunction linking words or clauses together

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive something with one's eyes

พยายาม

pha yaa yaam — To try, to attempt; to make an effort

อย่าง

yaang — Like, in the manner of; a way or type

สุด

sut — Most, extreme; the utmost extent or limit

ความสามารถ

khwaam saa maat — Ability, capability; the power to do something

กับ

gap — With, and; together with someone or something

สายล่อฟ้า

saai lo faa — Lightning rod; a rod that attracts and redirects lightning

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun for people

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives a reason or cause for something

มือ

muu — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

ของ

khoong — Of, belonging to; indicates possession or association

เจ็บ

jep — To hurt, to be in pain; feeling physical pain

มาก

maak — Very, much, a lot; indicates a large degree

ใน

nai — In, inside; a preposition indicating interior location

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most, the most; superlative marker in Thai

พูด

phuut — To speak, to talk; to express words verbally

ว่า

waa — That, say; introduces reported speech or a clause

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is no; indicates absence or nonexistence of something

ประโยชน์

pra yoot — Benefit, use, advantage; the value or usefulness of something

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completion or sequence of events

หรอก

rok — Particle softening a negative statement; not really, you know

เธอ

thoe — You, she; second or third person pronoun, often feminine

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or have a thought

ควร

khuan — Should, ought to; indicates advisability or recommendation

อย่างไร

yaang rai — How, in what way; asks about manner or method

ดี

dii — Good, well; positive quality or favorable condition

วิธี

wi thii — Method, way; a procedure or manner of doing something

อื่น

uuen — Other, another; different from what was mentioned

หรือ

ruue — Or; a conjunction offering alternatives or asking questions

สิ

si — Particle urging or emphasizing a suggestion or command

ไม่ค่อย

mai khoi — Not very, not often; to a lesser degree than expected

ถูกต้อง

thuuk tong — Correct, right; accurate and proper according to standards

นัก

nak — Very, quite; intensifier following a verb or adjective

บันได

ban dai — Stairs, ladder; steps used to climb between levels

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker

ทำที

tham thii — To pretend, to fake; acting as if doing something

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to a noun or adjective

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant things

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

รุ่งขึ้น

rung khuen — The next day; the following morning or day after

ขโมย

kha mooi — To steal; a thief or act of taking illegally

ช้อน

chon — Spoon; a utensil used for eating or stirring

ดีบุก

dii buk — Tin; a silvery metallic element used in alloys

เชิงเทียน

choeng thian — Candlestick; a holder designed to support a candle

ทองเหลือง

thong lueang — Brass; a yellow alloy of copper and zinc

บ้าน

baan — House, home; a dwelling place where one lives

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of; indicates goal

นำ

nam — To lead, to bring; to carry or take somewhere

ปากกา

paak kaa — Pen; a writing instrument using ink

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning to let or allow

เทียนไข

thian khai — Candle; a wax stick with a wick that is burned

หก

hok — Six; the number 6

เล่ม

lem — Classifier for books, candles, and bladed objects

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, section; a piece of a larger whole

เฝ้า

fao — To guard, to watch over; to keep watch or wait

แถว

thaeo — Row, line, area; near a place or in a row

กระท่อม

kra thom — Hut, shack; a small simple shelter or dwelling

คน

khon — Person, people; a human being; classifier for people

ผิวดำ

phiu dam — Dark-skinned; having dark or black skin complexion

รอ

ro — To wait; to remain until something or someone arrives

โอกาส

o kaat — Opportunity, chance; a favorable time or circumstance

จาน

jaan — Plate, dish; a flat vessel used for serving food

สังกะสี

sang ka sii — Zinc; a bluish-white metallic element or galvanized material

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves or plates

บอก

bok — To tell, to inform; to communicate information to someone

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates an ongoing or continuing state

ไม่

mai — Not, no; general negation marker in Thai

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient; just right or adequate amount

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone; asks about or refers to a person

โยน

yoon — To throw, to toss; to fling something through the air

ทิ้ง

thing — To discard, to throw away; to abandon or drop

ตก

tok — To fall, to drop; to descend from a higher position

ลง

long — Down; directional particle indicating downward movement

กอง

koong — Pile, heap; a mound or collection of things stacked

หญ้า

yaa — Grass; low green plants covering fields or lawns

วัชพืช

wat cha phuet — Weeds; unwanted wild plants growing among cultivated plants

ใต้

tai — Under, below, beneath; at a lower position than something

รู

ruu — Hole; a small opening or cavity in a surface

เอา

ao — To take, to get; to obtain or bring something

กลับ

klap — To return, to go back; to reverse direction homeward

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ something for a purpose

อีก

iik — More, again, another; additionally or once more

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied, content; pleased with a result or situation

ทีนี้

thii nii — Now then, at this point; transitional phrase marking a shift

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object; an item or matter of any kind

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation

คือ

khuu — Is, that is; defines or explains what something is

ส่ง

song — To send, to deliver; to dispatch something to someone

พวก

phuak — Group, gang; a collective pronoun for people or things

นี้

nii — This, these; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby things

เข้า

khao — To enter; directional particle indicating inward movement

เสร็จ

set — Finished, done, complete; having completed a task