Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 15

Vocabulary

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completed action or 'then/and then'

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third person pronoun

วางแผน

waang phǎen — To plan or make plans for something

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

อะไร

à-rai — What; used in questions asking about things

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

หลบหนี

lòp nǐi — To flee, escape, or run away from something

สำเร็จ

sǎm-rèt — To succeed or accomplish a goal

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to; indicates capability or possibility

ปลดปล่อย

plòt plòi — To liberate, release, or set free

คน

khon — Person, people; human classifier in Thai

ผิวดำ

phǐw dam — Black-skinned; referring to dark-skinned people

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; place or relative clause marker

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to status or identity

อิสระ

ìt-sà-rà — Free, independent; having freedom or liberty

อยู่

yùu — To be located; continuous aspect marker

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; past tense or ability marker

บอก

bòok — To tell or inform someone of something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object; general noun for things

ไว้

wái — To keep, put aside; retentive aspect marker

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

หัว

hǔa — Head; also used in various compound words

ตั้งแต่

tâng tàe — Since, from a certain point in time

ต้น

tôn — Beginning, origin; also means tree or trunk

หาก

hàak — If, in case; formal conditional conjunction

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun

พา

phaa — To lead, take, or bring someone somewhere

ออก

òok — To exit, come out, or go out

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward speaker

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; type or kind of way

ปลอดภัย

plòot phai — Safe, secure; free from danger or harm

คือ

khuu — Is, namely; used to define or equate things

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker meaning 'let' or 'have'

ล่อง

lông — To float or drift downstream along water

แม่น้ำ

mâe náam — River; large natural flowing body of water

บน

bon — On top of, above a surface or place

แพ

phae — Raft; a flat floating vessel on water

ผจญภัย

phà-jon phai — To adventure; seeking exciting or dangerous experiences

ไป

pai — To go; directional verb away from speaker

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means poor

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; up to a point

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; also refers to the mouth of a river

จึง

jueng — Then, therefore; indicates consequence or result

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to a previous place

บ้าน

bâan — Home, house; one's place of residence

เรือ

ruea — Boat, ship; a water vessel for transport

กลไฟ

gon fai — Steamboat; a boat powered by steam engine

สง่างาม

sà-ngàa ngaam — Elegant, stately, dignified in appearance or manner

จ่าย

jàai — To pay money for goods or services

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

ชดเชย

chót choei — To compensate, make up for a loss

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or moment in time

เสีย

sǐa — Lost, wasted; also means broken or bad

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or transmit something

ข่าว

khàao — News, information; report of recent events

ล่วงหน้า

lûang nâa — In advance; beforehand, ahead of scheduled time

แถว

thǎew — Row, line, area; vicinity or neighborhood

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

พวก

phûak — Group of people; a collective or gang

เดิน

dooen — To walk; move on foot from place to place

ขบวน

khà-buan — Procession, parade, convoy moving together

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go into a place or space

เมือง

mueang — City, town; an urban settlement or district

พร้อม

phróom — Ready, prepared; together with or complete

แสง

sǎeng — Light; rays emitted from a source

คบเพลิง

khóp phloeng — Torch; a handheld burning light source

วง

wong — Circle, band, group; a musical band

ดนตรี

don-tree — Music; the art of sound and melody

วีรบุรุษ

wii-rá-bù-rùt — Hero; a brave and admired person

ก็

gôr — Also, then, well; discourse and emphasis particle

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; used for giving examples

กัน

gan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle

แต่

tàe — But, however; contrasting conjunction between clauses

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first person pronoun, typically feminine

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have an opinion

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ดี

dii — Good, fine; positive quality or condition

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to, in accordance with

ปลด

plòt — To remove, unfasten, or release from restraint

โซ่ตรวน

sôo truan — Chains, shackles; restraints binding a prisoner

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

นาน

naan — Long time; duration extending over a period

เมื่อ

mûea — When; refers to a past time or moment

ป้า

pâa — Aunt; older sister of parent or older woman

ลุง

lung — Uncle; older brother of parent or older man

รู้

rúu — To know, be aware of facts or information

ช่วย

chûai — To help, assist, or aid someone

หมอ

mǒo — Doctor, physician; a medical professional

พยาบาล

phá-yaa-baan — Nurse; healthcare worker who cares for patients

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

ใด

dai — Any, which; used in questions or indefinite reference

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; seat of emotion and intention

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot; high degree or quantity

จัดการ

jàt-gaan — To manage, handle, or deal with something

กิน

gin — To eat or consume food or drink

อยาก

yàak — To want or desire something strongly

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer for abstract nouns like feelings or states

สุข

sùk — Happiness, well-being; a state of contentment

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation