Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 8

Vocabulary

พวก

phuak — group of people; they/those (informal pronoun)

มัน

man — it; informal third-person pronoun

หลาย

laai — many; several; numerous

คน

khon — person; people; human being

ได้ยิน

dai yin — to hear; to perceive sound

ฉัน

chan — I; me (informal first-person pronoun)

พูด

phuut — to speak; to talk; to say

และ

lae — and; as well as (conjunction)

บอก

baawk — to tell; to inform; to say to someone

ได้

dai — can; to be able to; to get/receive

ว่า

waa — that; to say; quotative particle

อะไร

a-rai — what; anything; whatever

ถ้า

thaa — if; in the event that (conditional)

มี

mii — to have; to possess; there is/are

สัก

sak — just a little; even a bit (particle)

นิด

nit — a little; a tiny amount; slightly

ก็

kaw — also; then; well (discourse particle)

จะ

ja — will; going to (future tense marker)

ทิ้ง

thing — to abandon; to discard; to leave behind

ประเทศ

pra-theet — country; nation; state

ห่วย

huai — terrible; awful; of very poor quality

แตก

taek — to break; to crack; to shatter

นี้

nii — this; these (demonstrative adjective)

ไป

pai — to go; to proceed; away

ไม่

mai — not; no (negation particle)

วัน

wan — day; a single day

กลับ

klap — to return; to go back; to come back

มา

maa — to come; to arrive; toward speaker

ใกล้

klai — near; close; nearby

อีก

iik — more; again; another; additionally

นั่น

nan — that; those (demonstrative pronoun)

แหละ

lae — exactly; that's it (emphatic particle)

คือ

khue — is; means; that is (definitional verb)

คำพูด

kham phuut — words; speech; what someone said

จริงๆ

jing jing — really; truly; genuinely; for real

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe

หมวก

muak — hat; cap; head covering

สิ

si — imperative/emphasis particle (do it!)

คุณ

khun — you; polite title for addressing someone

เรียก

riak — to call; to summon; to name

แต่

tae — but; however; only (conjunction)

ขอบ

khaawp — edge; brim; border; rim

บน

bon — on; above; on top of

ยก

yok — to lift; to raise; to carry up

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise; to increase; upward

ส่วน

suan — part; portion; section; as for

ที่

thii — place; at; which; relative pronoun/preposition

เหลือ

lueua — to remain; to be left over; remaining

ทะลัก

tha-lak — to overflow; to gush out; to spill over

ลง

long — down; to descend; downward direction

จน

jon — until; so much that; poor (adjective)

ต่ำ

tam — low; below; inferior in position

กว่า

kwaa — more than; than (comparative particle)

คาง

khaang — chin; lower jaw area of the face

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; and then; done

ใช่

chai — yes; correct; that's right

อย่าง

yaang — type; kind; way; manner; like

ถูกต้อง

thuuk tawng — correct; accurate; right; proper

ต่อ

taw — to; toward; per; to continue; extend

เหมือน

mueuan — like; similar to; same as; resembling

กับ

kap — with; and; together with

หัว

hua — head; top; front end of something

ถูก

thuuk — correct; cheap; to be hit/subjected to

ยัด

yat — to stuff; to cram; to pack tightly

ใน

nai — in; inside; within

ท่อ

thaw — pipe; tube; duct; hollow cylinder

เตา

tao — stove; furnace; oven; fireplace

แบบ

baep — style; pattern; type; form; model

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; for; causative marker

สวม

suam — to wear; to put on; to don clothing

ทั้ง

thang — both; all; entire; whole

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; can; as (copula)

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; number one; single unit

รวย

ruai — rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off

ที่สุด

thii sut — the most; superlative marker; extremely

เมือง

mueang — city; town; country; municipality

ได้รับ

dai rap — to receive; to obtain; to be given

สิทธิ์

sit — right; entitlement; legal privilege

ควร

khuan — should; ought to; appropriate to do

นี่

nii — this; here; hey (proximal demonstrative/interjection)

รัฐบาล

rat-tha-baan — government; the state administration

วิเศษ

wi-set — wonderful; excellent; magical; superb

มาก

maak — very; much; a lot; many

ทาส

thaat — slave; servant; one who is enslaved

ผิวดำ

phiu dam — Black (person); dark-skinned; having dark skin

อิสระ

it-sa-ra — free; independent; freedom; liberty

จาก

jaak — from; to leave; to depart from

ลูกครึ่ง

luuk khrueng — person of mixed racial heritage; half-blood

ผิว

phiu — skin; complexion; surface of the body

ขาว

khaao — white; pale; light-colored

เกือบ

kueap — almost; nearly; close to

เลย

loei — at all; right away; so; thus; ever

เขา

khao — he; she; they; him; her (third person)

ใส่

sai — to put in; to wear; to add to

เสื้อ

suea — shirt; top; garment worn on upper body

สะอาด

sa-aat — clean; neat; tidy; hygienic

เท่า

thao — equal to; as much as; the same amount

เคย

khoei — used to; ever; to have experience doing

เห็น

hen — to see; to notice; to observe visually

ขัด

khat — to polish; to scrub; to contradict; obstruct

เงา

ngao — shadow; reflection; shine; gloss

งาม

ngaam — beautiful; handsome; elegant; attractive

ชาย

chaai — man; male; masculine gender

ไหน

nai — where; which; what place (interrogative)

นั้น

nan — that; those; the aforementioned (distal)

เสื้อผ้า

suea phaa — clothes; clothing; garments; attire

ดี

dii — good; fine; nice; well

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also; even; not yet

นาฬิกา

naa-li-kaa — clock; watch; timepiece; hour

ทอง

thawng — gold; golden; precious metal

พร้อม

phrawm — ready; prepared; complete; along with

โซ่

soo — chain; metal links connected together

ไม้เท้า

mai thao — walking stick; cane; staff

เงิน

ngoen — money; silver; currency

เศรษฐี

set-thii — wealthy person; millionaire; rich individual

หงอก

ngaawk — gray/white hair; having gray hair

แก่ๆ

kae kae — quite old; elderly; aged (informal reduplication)

น่าเกลียด

naa kliiat — ugly; unpleasant-looking; disgusting in appearance

น่ากลัว

naa kluaa — scary; frightening; fearsome; intimidating

รัฐ

rat — state; government; political jurisdiction

คิด

khit — to think; to consider; to calculate

อย่างไร

yaang rai — how; in what way; what kind of way

ศาสตราจารย์

saat-straa-jaan — professor; university lecturer of senior rank

วิทยาลัย

wit-tha-yaa-lai — college; institution of higher education

ทุก

thuk — every; all; each; every single one

ภาษา

phaa-saa — language; tongue; form of communication

รู้

ruu — to know; to be aware; to understand

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; matter; something

เลวร้าย

leo raai — terrible; awful; wicked; very bad

สามารถ

saa-maat — can; able to; capable of doing something

ออกเสียง

aawk siang — to pronounce; to voice; to enunciate words

เลือกตั้ง

lueak tang — to vote; election; democratic voting process

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that; ago

อยู่

yuu — to stay; to live; to be located; progressive marker

บ้าน

baan — house; home; village; residence

เอาล่ะ

ao la — alright then; okay; well then (interjection)

ทำ

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

ทน

thon — to endure; to tolerate; to bear; withstand

ไหว

wai — able to cope; physically/mentally capable enough

ใจ

jai — heart; mind; spirit; emotional center

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently (progressive marker); strength; force

กัน

kan — each other; together; mutually; reciprocal particle

แน่

nae — certain; sure; definitely; for sure