Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 13

Vocabulary

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — To understand; to comprehend something

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

ฉัน

chǎn — I; first-person pronoun used informally

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used to define or identify

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

เธอ

thəə — She, her, or you (informal, friendly)

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; used as a discourse connector

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional or intensifying particle

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a state or condition

ไร

rai — Anything; nothing (used in negative phrases)

หรอก

rɔ̀ɔk — Particle softening negation or denial

เรียก

rîak — To call; to name; to summon someone

ป้า

pâa — Aunt; older woman; respectful address term

เถอะ

thə̀ — Just do it; softening particle for suggestions

ชิน

chin — Accustomed to; used to something familiar

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; essential; must be done

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — Must; have to; obligated to do something

เปลี่ยน

plìan — To change; to switch; to alter something

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm-ráp — To accept; to admit; to acknowledge something

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third-person pronoun

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; means to do something

อื่น

ùen — Other; another; different from current one

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably will happen

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; used in questions or statements

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; since; reason for something

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

สนุก

sà-nùk — Fun; enjoyable; entertaining and pleasurable

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific purpose or person

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; location marker

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; to get or obtain something

ปริศนา

prì-sà-nǎa — Mystery; puzzle; something unknown or puzzling

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix; indicates an action or process

ผจญภัย

phà-jon-phai — Adventure; to face danger or exciting challenges

พอใจ

phɔɔ-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner; in the way of

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like something else

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

แกล้ง

glɛ̂ɛng — To tease; to pretend; to act deliberately mischievous

ทำ

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

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort; to attempt

ให้

hâi — To give; to let; causative or beneficiary marker

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy; simple; not difficult to do

เท่า

thâo — Equal to; as much as; same amount

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; right; or to be acted upon (passive)

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; subject being discussed

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who; nominal prefix for people

เฒ่า

thâo — Old; elderly; aged person

ปล่อย

plòi — To release; to let go; to free someone

อิสระ

ì-sà-rà — Free; independent; having freedom or liberty

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

พินัยกรรม

phí-nai-gam — Will; testament; legal document for inheritance

แน่นอน

nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn — Certainly; of course; definitely true

ทีเดียว

thii-diaw — Indeed; quite; used to emphasize a statement

ลงมือ

long-mue — To begin; to take action; start doing something

เหนื่อยยาก

nùeai-yâak — Laborious; exhausting and difficult to accomplish

วุ่นวาย

wûn-waai — Chaotic; complicated; causing trouble or confusion

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or group

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ทาส

thâat — Slave; a person owned by another person

อยู่

yùu — To stay; to live; to be located somewhere

เคย

khəəi — Used to; ever; previously did something before

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to another event

เลย

ləəi — At all; so; then; intensifying or conclusive particle

จน

jon — Until; so much that; up to a point

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — Until; even; up to and including a point

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; unit of time equal to sixty seconds

สนทนา

sǒn-tha-naa — To converse; to have a conversation with someone

ช่วย

chûai — To help; to assist; to aid someone

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; asking about a person's identity

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; asking about manner

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entirety of a group or set

ได้รับ

dâi-ráp — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

เลี้ยงดู

líang-duu — To raise; to nurture; to care for someone

นั่น

nân — That; that one; pointing to something nearby

แหละ

lɛ̀ — Exactly; that's it; emphatic or conclusive particle

เขียน

khǐan — To write; to compose text or letters

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

ปลอดภัย

plɔ̀ɔt-phai — Safe; free from danger or harm

ดี

dii — Good; fine; of high quality or virtue

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

สิ

sì — Particle urging action; go on; come on

น่า

nâa — Should; worth; likely to be a certain way

คาด

khâat — To expect; to anticipate; to predict something

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate without certain knowledge

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle away from speaker

โดย

dooi — By; via; through a means or agent

คอย

khɔɔi — To wait; to await; to stay in anticipation

ดูแล

duu-lɛɛ — To take care of; to look after someone

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn-níi — Now; at this moment; currently happening

เดินทาง

dəən-thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ตลอด

tà-lɔ̀ɔt — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

แนว

nɛɛw — Line; style; direction; genre or category

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats or rivers; waterway

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid; river or body of water

ระยะทาง

rá-yá-thaang — Distance; the length between two points

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

พัน

phan — Thousand; the number one thousand

ร้อย

rɔ́ɔi — Hundred; the number one hundred

ไมล์

mai — Mile; unit of distance measurement

สัตว์ประหลาด

sàt-prà-làat — Monster; strange creature; unusual frightening animal

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals; individual unit

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive marker

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occurrence of an event

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something close by

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

หา

hǎa — To find; to look for; to seek something

คำตอบ

kham-tɔ̀ɔp — Answer; response; solution to a question

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a place

เกี่ยวกับ

gìaw-gàp — About; concerning; related to a topic