Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 9

Vocabulary

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

เลือกตั้ง

lueak tang — Election; process of voting to choose representatives

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ฉัน

chan — I; first-person pronoun used by female or informal speakers

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently; indicates an ongoing action in progress

จะ

ja — Will; indicates future tense or intention

ไป

pai — To go; to move toward a destination

ลง

long — To go down; to descend or cast (a vote)

คะแนน

khanaen — Score; points or votes counted in a contest

เสียง

siang — Voice; sound or a vote cast

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; together with something or someone

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals or oneself

เอง

eng — Self; by oneself, oneself alone

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

เมา

mao — Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol

มาก

mak — Much; a lot; to a great degree

เกิน

goen — To exceed; more than a limit or amount

จน

jon — Until; so much that; poor (context-dependent)

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a place or point

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

พวก

phuak — Group; they; a collective of people

เขา

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

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

มี

mee — To have; to possess or there is/are

รัฐ

rat — State; a political unit or government body

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ประเทศ

prathet — Country; a nation or sovereign state

นี้

nee — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ยอม

yom — To yield; to allow or accept something

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker

นั่น

nan — That (over there); pointing to something distant

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

ก็

gor — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

ถอน

thon — To withdraw; to pull out something

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or come out

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker

อีก

eek — More; again; another instance of something

ต่อ

to — To continue; next; per; against

แหละ

lae — Emphasizing particle; that's exactly it

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is to say

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk or say something

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans

ยิน

yin — To hear; to be willing (used in compounds)

เน่า

nao — Rotten; decayed; decomposed matter

เปื่อย

pueay — Soggy; falling apart; soft from decay

ช่าง

chang — Never mind; let it be; skilled worker

มัน

man — It; him/her (informal/rude); third-person informal pronoun

ตราบ

trap — As long as; until a certain point in time

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; same amount

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing into the present

ชีวิต

cheewit — Life; one's existence or living experience

อยู่

yuu — To stay; to live; continuative aspect marker

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

ท่าที

thathi — Attitude; manner; one's stance or bearing

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page

ด้าน

dan — Side; aspect; dimension of something

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

สิ

si — Particle urging action; come on; do it

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to start

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction; means

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; right away

ผลัก

phlak — To push; to shove someone or something away

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone

เหล่า

lao — Those; a group of; plural marker for people

ทำไม

thammai — Why; for what reason or purpose

เอา

ao — To take; to want; to get something

นี่

nee — This here; hey; an emphatic demonstrative pronoun

ขาย

khai — To sell; to offer goods for money

ทอด

thot — To fry; to abandon; to cast (a net)

ตลาด

talat — Market; a place where goods are traded

เสีย

sia — Broken; wasted; to lose; particle of finality

ล่ะ

la — Softening particle; so then; what about

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or matter

อยาก

yak — To want; to desire something strongly

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of information

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or have a thought

อะไร

arai — What; anything; used in questions and statements

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; to be hit by something

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

ครบ

khrop — Complete; full; all accounted for

หก

hok — Six; the number 6

เดือน

duean — Month; one of twelve calendar divisions

นาน

nan — Long time; a lengthy duration of time

ขนาด

khanat — Size; extent; so much that (intensifier)

ไง

ngai — Right?; you see?; casual questioning particle

ตัวอย่าง

tua yang — Example; sample; a representative instance

เรียก

riak — To call; to name; to summon someone

รัฐบาล

ratthaban — Government; the ruling administrative body of a country

อิสระ

itsara — Free; independent; having freedom or autonomy