Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 8

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, meaning 'I' or 'me'

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing something; present continuous marker

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; 'will' or 'going to'

พูด

phuut — To speak or talk

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a clause or quotation

ใช่

chai — Yes; that's correct; affirmative response

แต่

dtae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

เธอ

thoe — You; she; second or third person pronoun

ก็

gaw — Also; then; particle indicating consequence or addition

แทรก

saek — To insert, interrupt, or squeeze into something

ขึ้น

khueen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward motion

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating motion toward speaker

เกี่ยวกับ

giao-gap — About; regarding; concerning a topic

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking for identification

เหรอ

roe — Question particle expressing mild surprise or inquiry

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion

วิธี

wi-thee — Method; way; procedure for doing something

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for locations

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

อย่าง

yaang — Thing; type; kind; manner of something

สิ

si — Particle urging or emphasizing a suggestion or command

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

มี

mii — To have; there is; there are

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely; nothing more than

เดียว

diao — Only one; alone; single; just one

เรา

rao — We; us; I; first person pronoun

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; let go; set free

ทาส

thaat — Slave; a person owned by another

หนี

nii — To flee; to run away; escape

ให้

hai — To give; for; causative verb marker

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb

อิสระ

it-sa-ra — Freedom; independence; free from control

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone

ลูก

luuk — Child; offspring; also a general classifier

พระเจ้า

phra-jao — God; Lord; a divine supreme being

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; young person

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; to; arriving at

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening statements

โอ้โห

o-ho — Wow; exclamation of surprise or amazement

เพ้อ

phoe — To rave; to babble incoherently; to fantasize

คลั่ง

khlang — Crazy; frenzied; fanatically obsessed with something

อีก

iik — More; again; another; additionally

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completed action marker

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — No; that is not correct; negation of identity

ไม่ได้

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

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; positive quality

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; genuinely; used for strong emphasis

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something

แผน

phaen — Plan; scheme; strategy for achieving a goal

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — To succeed; to accomplish; completed successfully

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to obtain

เยี่ยม

yiam — Excellent; great; outstanding; to visit someone

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; as well

เริ่ม

roem — To start; to begin an action or process

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease doing something

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; past a point

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated

จ้อง

jong — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to observe

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside; ongoing action marker

เฉยๆ

choei-choei — Indifferently; neutrally; just staying still or passive

ต่อ

tto — To continue; next; against; per unit

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is none; to not have; absence of something

ประโยชน์

pra-yoot — Benefit; usefulness; advantage; practical value

เข้า

khao — To enter; inward; into; directional particle

คุณป้า

khun-paa — Aunt; respectful term for older woman

คะ

kha — Polite particle used by female speakers

มัน

man — It; he; she; informal third person pronoun

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ; to make use of

แรงงาน

raeng-ngaan — Labor; workforce; physical work effort

มาก

maak — Many; much; a lot; very

หลาย

laai — Many; several; multiple items or instances

สัปดาห์

sap-da — Week; a period of seven days

ชั่วโมง

chua-mong — Hour; a unit of sixty minutes

คืน

khueen — Night; to return something; nighttime

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ขณะ

kha-na — While; moment; at the time of something

นอน

noon — To sleep; to lie down

หลับ

lap — To be asleep; to fall asleep

ขโมย

kha-moi — To steal; thief; one who steals

เทียน

thian — Candle; a wax stick used for light

ผ้า

phaa — Cloth; fabric; textile material

ปู

puu — To spread out; crab; grandfather (in some dialects)

เสื้อ

suea — Shirt; blouse; upper body garment

ชุด

chut — Outfit; set; uniform; a complete ensemble

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle; things

ช้อน

choon — Spoon; a utensil used for eating

จาน

jaan — Plate; dish; a flat vessel for food

มีด

miit — Knife; a sharp cutting instrument

พก

phok — To carry; to keep on one's person

กระทะ

gra-tha — Frying pan; wok; cooking vessel

อุ่น

un — Warm; to warm up food or drink

อาหาร

aa-haan — Food; meal; something to eat

หิน

hin — Stone; rock; hard mineral material

ลับ

lap — To sharpen; secret; to hone a blade

แป้ง

paeng — Flour; powder; starch used in cooking

สาร

saan — Substance; matter; chemical compound

พัด

phat — Fan; to fan; a handheld or electric fan

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; item; something abstract or physical

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; presumably

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to ponder

ไม่ออก

mai-ok — Cannot produce or figure out; unable to express

หรอก

rok — Particle dismissing or softening a negative statement

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size; dimension; scale of something

ไหน

nai — Where; which; used in questions of location

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix; the act of doing something

เลื่อย

lueai — Saw; a tool used for cutting wood

ปากกา

paak-gaa — Pen; a writing instrument using ink

จารึก

jaa-ruek — To inscribe; engrave; carve writing onto a surface

นึก

nuek — To think of; to recall; to imagine something

ไม่ถึง

mai-thueng — Not reaching; unable to attain or think of

สนุก

sa-nuk — Fun; enjoyable; entertaining; having a good time