Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 3

Vocabulary

ฉัน

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

ไม่

mai — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

อยาก

yàak — To want or desire something strongly

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; for (someone to do)

เขา

khǎo — Third person pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'they'

ลอง

laawng — To try or attempt doing something

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

บอก

bàawk — To tell, say, or inform someone

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a reported statement

อาจ

àat — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ตื่น

tʉ̀ʉn — To wake up or become alert

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up, rise, or increase

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

ออก

àawk — To go out, exit, or move outward

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; also marks past completion

แต่

tàae — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

เสี่ยง

sìang — To risk or take a chance on something

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or observe something

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so; indicating result or consequence

ลอบ

lâawp — To do something secretly or stealthily

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in; directional particle inward

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ข้างใน

khâang nai — Inside; the interior part of something

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up or grab something with fingers

เทียน

thian — A candle used for light or ceremony

สาม

sǎam — The number three

เล่ม

lêm — Classifier for books, candles, and bladed objects

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicating completion of action

ก็

gâaw — Also, then; connecting or emphasizing a clause

วาง

waang — To place or put something down somewhere

เหรียญ

rǐan — A coin or medal used as currency

ห้า

hâa — The number five

เซนต์

sent — Cent; a small unit of currency

ไว้

wái — To keep, retain; places object for future reference

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

โต๊ะ

tó — A table or desk used for various purposes

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to; for the purpose of something

จ่าย

jàai — To pay money for goods or services

เงิน

ngən — Money; also the color silver

รีบ

rîip — To hurry or rush doing something quickly

หนี

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

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the point of something

เหงื่อ

ngʉ̂a — Sweat or perspiration from the body

แตก

tàaek — To break, crack, or burst open

ยอม

yaawm — To yield, accept, or give in to something

ต้อง

tâawng — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

คลาน

khlaan — To crawl on hands and knees

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the part of the body at wrist

เข่า

khào — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; until a point

ที่

thîi — At, place; relative clause marker in Thai

นอน

naawn — To lie down or sleep

อยู่

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

แกล้ง

klâaeng — To pretend; to tease or bother someone deliberately

อะไร

arai — What; used in questions asking about things

บางอย่าง

baang yàang — Something; an unspecified thing or matter

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

รอคอย

raaw khaawi — To wait or anticipate something with patience

รู้สึก

rúu sʉ̀k — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, resembling something else

นาน

naan — Long time; for a prolonged duration

มาก

mâak — A lot, very, much; indicating high degree

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; referring to each one without exception

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, way; classifier for things or methods

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet, silent; lacking sound or noise

สงัด

sà-ngàt — Very still and quiet; utterly silent and calm

เปล่าเปลี่ยว

plào plìao — Lonely, desolate, and empty feeling

เหลือ

lʉ̌a — To remain, be left over; surplus remaining

เกิน

gəən — To exceed, too much, beyond a limit

ทันที

than thii — Immediately, at once, without any delay

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to a previous place

วิ่ง

wîng — To run at speed on foot

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along a path

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, road, or direction

อ้อม

âawm — To go around or take a roundabout route

รั้ว

rúa — A fence or barrier surrounding a property

สวน

sǔan — A garden or orchard of plants

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space or area

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most; superlative marker in Thai

ยอด

yâawt — Top, peak, tip; also meaning excellent

ชัน

chan — Steep; having a sharp incline or slope

อีก

ìik — More, again, another; additional amount or time

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect, face of something

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — The number one; a single unit

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

บ้าน

bâan — House, home; where someone lives

แอบ

àaep — To hide or do something secretly without detection

เอา

ao — To take or get something; want (colloquial)

หมวก

mùak — A hat or cap worn on the head

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

หัว

hǔa — Head; the top part of the body

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or take someone somewhere

แขวน

khwǎaen — To hang something on a hook or branch

กิ่ง

gìng — A branch or bough of a tree

ไม้

máai — Wood, tree; also a tone marker name

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above, north; higher than or superior to

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing items

พอดี

phaaw dii — Just right, exactly fitting; perfect amount

ขยับ

khayàp — To move slightly or shift position a little

นิด

nít — A tiny bit; very small amount

หน่อย

nàauy — A little bit; slightly; softens requests politely

ต่อมา

tàaw maa — Afterward, subsequently, later on in time

พวก

phûak — Group, gang, bunch of people or things

แม่มด

mâae mót — A witch; a woman practicing magic or sorcery

สิงสู่

sing sùu — To possess or inhabit a body supernaturally

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause or make something happen to someone

หลับ

làp — To be asleep; eyes closed in sleep

ขี่

khìi — To ride an animal or vehicle

ทั่ว

thûa — Throughout, all over, everywhere in an area

ทั้ง

tháng — All, both, entire; referring to the whole

รัฐ

rát — State; a political unit or government territory

จากนั้น

jàak nán — From then on; after that point in time

นั่ง

nâng — To sit down on a surface or seat

ใต้

tâai — Under, below, south; beneath a surface

ต้นไม้

tôn máai — A tree; a large woody plant

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance; classifier for occurrences or events

แสดง

sàdaeng — To show, perform, or demonstrate something

รู้

rúu — To know, understand, or be aware of something

ใคร

khrai — Who; asking about a person's identity

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or identity

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

ต่อไป

tàaw pai — Continue, go on, from now on further ahead

เล่า

lâo — To tell a story or narrate events

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, topic, issue being discussed

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a particular event or time

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

ขยาย

khayǎai — To expand, enlarge, or spread out further

ใหญ่โต

yài too — Very large, big, and grand in size

เรื่อยๆ

rʉ̂ayrʉ̂ay — Continuously, gradually, on and on without stopping

โลก

lôok — World, earth, the globe we live on

เหนื่อย

nʉ̀ay — Tired, exhausted, weary from effort or work

แทบ

thâaep — Almost, nearly, barely; on the verge of something

ตาย

taai — To die; to be dead; cease living

หลัง

lǎng — Back; rear; after; behind something or someone

เต็ม

tem — Full, filled completely to capacity

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with; additionally or by means of

แผล

phlǎae — A wound, sore, or injury on the body

พุพอง

phú-phaawng — Blisters; swollen sores filled with fluid

อาน

aan — A saddle placed on a horse for riding

ม้า

máa — A horse; a large animal used for riding