Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 9

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

waa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

ฉัน

chan — I; informal first-person pronoun, often female

หมาย

maai — To mean; to intend; to signify something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract meaning or sense

อะไร

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

แต่

tae — But; however; used to contrast two ideas

หา

haa — To search for; to look for something

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to say something

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

อธิบาย

a-thi-baai — To explain; to describe something in detail

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; right; also cheap or to be acted upon

หาว

haao — To yawn; opening mouth wide due to tiredness

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

แผ่

phae — To spread out; to extend broadly

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ขา

khaa — Leg; lower limb used for walking

สัก

sak — Just; a bit; used to soften a request

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break from activity

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

แก้

gae — To untie; to fix; to solve a problem

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord used for tying or binding things

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ออก

ook — To go out; to exit; out from a place

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ทาง

thaang — Path; way; direction; route to somewhere

เมื่อ

mueang — When; at the time that something occurred

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; indicates past or permission

ยิน

yin — To hear; used in compound ได้ยิน meaning to hear

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise made by something

ดัง

dang — Loud; making a strong audible sound

จาก

jaak — From; away from a place or origin

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank; shore; side of a river or body of water

น้ำ

naam — Water; liquid essential for life

โน้น

noon — Over there; that one far away from speaker

หู

huu — Ear; organ used for hearing sounds

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to a sound

นาน

naan — Long time; for an extended period of time

ก็

go — Then; also; particle indicating consequence or addition

แยก

yaek — To separate; to split apart; to distinguish

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things or animals

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something; to become

ทึบ

thuep — Dense; opaque; thick and hard to see through

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Reduplication mark indicating repetition of prior word

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam-sa-moe — Regular; consistent; even and steady over time

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; that which

เกิด

goet — To occur; to be born; to happen suddenly

การ

gaan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

พาย

phaai — To paddle; to row a boat with an oar

เรือ

ruea — Boat; vessel used for water transportation

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

คืน

khuean — Night; nighttime; also means to return something

สงัด

sa-ngat — Quiet; still; deeply silent and peaceful

แอบ

aep — To sneak; to hide and do something secretly

มอง

moong — To look; to gaze at something visually

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go past something

กิ่ง

ging — Branch; a limb extending from a tree trunk

ต้น

ton — Tree; trunk; beginning; classifier for plants

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually something present

อยู่

yuu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

โน่น

noon — Over there; indicates something far from both parties

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size; dimension; scale of an object

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; of minimal size

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats, aircraft, and long hollow things

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ไกล

glai — Far; distant; a long way away

กลาง

glaang — Middle; center; in between two extremes

บอก

book — To tell; to inform someone of something

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

กี่

gii — How many; question word asking about quantity

แล่น

laen — To sail; to run fast; to move swiftly

เข้า

khao — To enter; directional particle going inward

เรื่อย

rueai — Continuously; steadily; going on without stopping

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination

ระดับ

ra-dap — Level; degree; rank on a scale

เดียว

diao — Alone; single; only one; the same

กับ

gap — With; together with; and (for nouns)

ชาย

chaai — Male; man; edge or bank of water

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

คิด

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

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; center of emotions and feelings

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe on some occasions

อาจ

aat — Might; may; possibility that something could happen

พ่อ

phoo — Father; dad; male parent

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite something being true

คาด

khaat — To expect; to anticipate; to predict something

เจอ

joe — To meet; to encounter someone or something

ท่าน

thaan — Honorable person; formal respectful pronoun for elders

เขา

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

ล่อง

loong — To drift; to float downstream along water

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with something

กระแส

gra-sae — Current; flow; stream of water or trend

ลง

long — To descend; to go down; downward direction

ใต้

tai — Under; below; south; beneath something

ช้า

chaa — Slow; not fast; moving with little speed

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction

ขึ้น

khueen — To go up; upward; directional particle upward

ไหล

hlai — To flow; to stream; liquid moving continuously

ใกล้

glai — Near; close; not far from something

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; to a great degree

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point of

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; barely; just about something

ยื่น

yuean — To extend; to reach out; to hand over something

ปืน

puean — Gun; firearm used for shooting projectiles

แตะ

tae — To touch; to lightly make contact with something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and certain objects

แน่

nae — Certain; sure; definitely true without doubt

ละ

la — Particle indicating finality, dismissal, or per unit

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something not close by

คือ

khuue — Is; means; used to define or identify something

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually the case

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something visually

ท่า

thaa — Posture; manner; pier; way of carrying oneself

วาง

waang — To put down; to place something somewhere flat

ไม้

maai — Wood; tree; stick; material from a tree

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing into present time

สติ

sa-ti — Consciousness; awareness; mindfulness; mental presence

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; by means of something

รีรอ

rii-roo — To hesitate; to delay; to wait indecisively

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small amount of something

อีก

iik — More; again; another; additional amount

วินาที

wi-naa-thii — Second; unit of time equal to one second

ต่อ

too — Next; against; per; to continue or connect

อย่าง

yaang — Type; kind; way; manner of doing something

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; making no sound at all

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast; swift; happening with great speed

เงา

ngao — Shadow; reflection; silhouette of an object

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

สอง

soong — Two; the number two

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

แม่น้ำ

mae-naam — River; large natural stream of flowing water

ราว

raao — About; approximately; roughly a certain amount

สี่

sii — Four; the number four

หรือ

ruue — Or; question particle asking for confirmation

กว่า

gwaa — More than; comparative particle indicating greater degree

เพราะ

phro — Because; the reason why something is so

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; it is necessary to do

ข้าม

khaam — To cross over; to go across a barrier

ฟาก

faak — Side; bank; the opposite side of a river

ผู้

phuu — Person who; prefix indicating a doer of something

ร้อง

roong — To cry out; to shout; to sing or call

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to refer to by name