Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1

Vocabulary

ไม่นาน

mai naan — Not long; a short period of time

นัก

nak — Very; excessively; used to intensify adjectives

พ่อเฒ่า

pho thao — Old man; elderly father figure

ก็

ko — Then; also; a connective particle in Thai

ฟื้นตัว

fuen tua — To recover; to regain health or strength

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ลุกขึ้น

luk khuen — To get up; to rise from a lying or sitting position

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; to obtain

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — Once more; again; one more time

จากนั้น

jak nan — After that; then; subsequently

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

ฟ้อง

fong — To sue; to file a legal complaint against someone

ผู้พิพากษา

phu phi phak sa — Judge; a person who presides over a court

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ศาล

san — Court; a place where legal cases are heard

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

บังคับ

bang khap — To force; to compel someone to do something

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker in Thai

คืน

khuen — To return; to give back something to someone

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continues to be the case

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker

จัดการ

jat kan — To manage; to deal with; to handle a situation

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun, informal female usage

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; as well; with something additionally

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; a causal conjunction

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ยอม

yom — To yield; to accept; to agree to something

เลิก

loek — To quit; to stop doing something permanently

เรียน

rian — To study; to learn; to attend school

จับ

jap — To catch; to arrest; to grab someone or something

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

สาม

sam — Three; the number 3

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; a counter for occurrences

เฆี่ยนตี

khian ti — To whip; to beat; to flog someone physically

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; expressing probability

โรงเรียน

rong rian — School; an institution for education

อยู่ดี

yu di — Anyway; still; regardless of circumstances

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly; for the most part; majority

หลบเลี่ยง

lop liang — To evade; to avoid; to dodge something or someone

หรือ

rue — Or; a disjunctive conjunction; question particle

วิ่งหนี

wing ni — To run away; to flee from someone or something

แต่ก่อน

tae kon — Previously; in the past; formerly

ไม่ค่อย

mai khoi — Not very; not often; rather not inclined to

อยาก

yak — To want; to desire; to wish for something

สักเท่าไร

sak thao rai — Much at all; used in negatives meaning not very much

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now; at this moment; currently

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ว่า

wa — That; to say; complementizer introducing a clause

จะ

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

พ่อ

pho — Father; dad; male parent

แค้นใจ

khaen jai — To feel resentful; to harbor grudge or bitterness

การ

kan — Act of; process; nominalizer for verbal actions

พิจารณา

phi ja ra na — To consider; to deliberate; to examine carefully

คดี

kha di — Case; lawsuit; a legal matter in court

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; issue being discussed

ที่

thi — That; which; relative pronoun; place marker

ล่าช้า

la cha — Delayed; slow; taking longer than expected

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; intensifier of degree

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to seem; to appear

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; as if; resembling something

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

เริ่มต้น

roem ton — To begin; to start; the beginning of something

เสียที

sia thi — Finally; at last; indicating long-awaited occurrence

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; thus; as a result of that

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

แวะ

wae — To stop by; to drop in briefly somewhere

ยืม

yuem — To borrow; to take something temporarily from someone

ดอลลาร์

don la — Dollar; unit of currency, especially US dollar

จาก

jak — From; away from; originating from a place

ครั้งคราว

khrang khrao — Occasionally; from time to time; sometimes

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal action marker

ถูก

thuk — To be subject to; passive marker; cheap; correct

เฆี่ยน

khian — To whip; to flog; to strike with a whip

หนัง

nang — Skin; leather; hide; also means movie

ทุกครั้ง

thuk khrang — Every time; each instance something occurs

เมา

mao — Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol

ก่อเรื่อง

ko rueang — To cause trouble; to stir up problems or conflict

วุ่นวาย

wun wai — Chaotic; disorderly; causing commotion or trouble

ทั่ว

thua — Throughout; all over; everywhere in an area

เมือง

mueang — City; town; country; a populated settlement

ขัง

khang — To confine; to lock up; to imprison someone

คุก

khuk — Prison; jail; a place of confinement for criminals

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

นักหนา

nak na — Very much; greatly; to a significant degree

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; something; an entity or matter

แบบนี้

baep ni — Like this; this way; in this manner

เหมาะ

mo — Suitable; appropriate; fitting for a situation

นิสัย

ni sai — Habit; character; personality trait or behavior

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Greatly; extremely; to the highest degree

เฝ้า

fao — To watch over; to guard; to keep watch on

วนเวียน

won wian — To loiter; to hang around; to circle repeatedly

อยู่

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

แถว

thaeo — Area; vicinity; row; neighborhood nearby

บ้าน

ban — House; home; one's place of residence

หญิงม่าย

ying mai — Widow; a woman whose husband has died

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an acceptable limit

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the point that something happens

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the extreme end; superlative marker in Thai

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third person pronoun

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say something to someone

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

ยุ่งเกี่ยว

yung kiao — To get involved; to meddle; to interfere with something

สร้าง

sang — To create; to build; to cause or produce something

ความลำบาก

khwam lam bak — Difficulty; hardship; trouble experienced in life

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

โกรธ

krot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions

ล่ะ

la — Emphasis particle; softens or emphasizes a statement

แสดง

sa daeng — To show; to perform; to demonstrate something

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; a question word for persons

นาย

nai — Mister; boss; title for a male person

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai