Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 3

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount.

ความล่าช้า

khwaam lâa cháa — A delay; slowness causing lateness or postponement.

ครั้งเดียว

khráng diaw — Just once; a single occurrence or time.

ก็

gôr — Then; also; used as a connective particle.

เพียงพอ

phiang phoor — Enough; sufficient to meet a requirement.

ที่จะ

thîi jà — That will; used before a verb infinitive phrase.

ทำลาย

tham laai — To destroy; to ruin or damage something completely.

ห่วงโซ่

hùang sôo — A chain; a series of linked elements or events.

การติดต่อสื่อสาร

gaan tìt tàaw sùue sǎan — Communication; the process of exchanging information.

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; a way or type of something.

หาก

hàak — If; a conditional conjunction used in formal contexts.

พลาด

phlaàt — To miss; to fail to catch or reach something.

เรือกลไฟ

ruea gon fai — A steamship; a vessel powered by steam engine.

แม้

máe — Even though; although; despite a certain condition.

ชั่วโมง

chûa moong — An hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

เดียว

diaw — Single; alone; only one of something.

เขา

khǎo — He/she/they; third-person personal pronoun.

จะ

jà — Will; a future tense marker in Thai.

ต้อง

tôong — Must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation.

รอ

ror — To wait; to remain until something happens.

เรือ

ruea — A boat or ship; a water vessel.

ลำถัดไป

lam thàt pai — The next vessel; the following boat in sequence.

และ

láe — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses.

นั่น

nân — That; a demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen or occur.

ความพยายาม

khwaam pha yaa yaam — Effort; an attempt or endeavor toward a goal.

ของเขา

khǒong khǎo — His/her/their; possessive form of third-person pronoun.

สูญเปล่า

sǔun plào — Wasted; lost without any benefit or result.

ไม่มีทาง

mâi mii thaang — No way; impossible; there is no possibility.

แก้ไข

gâe khǎi — To fix; to correct or remedy a problem.

ได้

dâi — Can; to be able to; also marks past tense.

บทความ

bòt khwaam — An article; a written piece published in media.

นี้

níi — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

ก่อให้เกิด

gòr hâi gèrt — To give rise to; to cause something to happen.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; also means a vote in Thai.

วิพากษ์วิจารณ์

wí phâak wí jaan — To criticize; to analyze and judge negatively.

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; indicating large quantity.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred.

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive voice marker in Thai.

คัดลอก

khát lôok — To copy; to reproduce text from another source.

ลงใน

long nai — Into; down into a specific place or medium.

หนังสือพิมพ์

nǎng sǔue phim — A newspaper; a daily printed news publication.

ทุก

thúk — Every; each; all without exception.

ฉบับ

cha bàp — An edition or issue of a publication.

บรรดา

ban daa — All of; the whole group of certain people.

ผู้สนับสนุน

phûu sanàp sanǔn — A supporter; one who backs or endorses someone.

นักท่องเที่ยว

nák thông thîao — A traveler; a tourist exploring different places.

รายนี้

raai níi — This particular one; referring to a specific individual.

หดหู่ใจ

hòt hùu jai — Discouraged; feeling sad and dispirited emotionally.

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; severe; intense in degree or weight.

ทุกคน

thúk khon — Everyone; every person without exception.

รู้ดี

rúu dii — To know well; to be fully aware of something.

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a reported speech or clause.

อังกฤษ

ang grìt — England; the United Kingdom or English-speaking country.

คือ

khuue — Is; to be; equates or defines a subject.

ดินแดน

din daen — A land; a territory or region of a country.

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

นักพนัน

nák pha nan — A gambler; a person who bets habitually.

ผู้วางเดิมพัน

phûu waang derm phan — A bettor; a person who places wagers on outcomes.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; who; a relative pronoun in Thai.

อยู่ใน

yùu nai — To be in; located inside or within something.

ระดับชั้น

rá dàp chán — A level or class; a rank or tier in hierarchy.

ที่

thîi — That; which; a relative or place marker particle.

สูงกว่า

sǔung gwàa — Higher than; superior in rank or degree.

ธรรมดา

tham ma daa — Ordinary; normal; common without special qualities.

การวางเดิมพัน

gaan waang derm phan — The act of betting; placing a wager on something.

อุปนิสัย

ùp pa nísǎi — A character trait; a habitual personal characteristic.

ชาวอังกฤษ

chaao ang grìt — An English person; a citizen of England or Britain.

ไม่เพียงแต่

mâi phiang tàe — Not only; used before adding additional information.

สมาชิก

sa maa chík — A member; one who belongs to a group or club.

สโมสร

sa moo sorn — A club; an organization for people with shared interests.

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only; just that and nothing more.

ประชาชน

pra chaa chon — The public; general population of ordinary citizens.

ทั่วไป

thûa pai — General; common; widespread among most people.

วางเดิมพัน

waang derm phan — To place a bet; to wager on an outcome.

จำนวนมาก

jam nuan mâak — A large number; a great quantity of something.

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entirety of a group or pair.

ฝ่ายสนับสนุน

fàai sanàp sanǔn — The supporting side; those in favor of something.

ฝ่ายคัดค้าน

fàai khát khâan — The opposing side; those against a position.

ผู้ซึ่ง

phûu sûeng — Those who; referring to a person or persons.

บันทึก

ban thúek — To record; to note down information for reference.

ไว้ใน

wái nai — Kept in; stored or recorded within something.

ราวกับว่า

raao gàp wâa — As if; just like; used for comparisons or suppositions.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition.

ม้าแข่ง

máa khàeng — A racehorse; a horse used for competitive racing.

มีการ

mii gaan — There is; used before a noun to indicate occurrence.

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to issue or release something.

พันธบัตร

phan tha bàt — A bond; a financial debt instrument or certificate.

นำออก

nam òok — To bring out; to issue or release officially.

ซื้อขาย

súue khǎai — To trade; to buy and sell goods or securities.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time frame.

ตลาดหลักทรัพย์

ta làat làk sàp — A stock market; where securities are traded publicly.

เสนอขาย

sa nǒer khǎai — To offer for sale; to put up for purchase.

ราคา

raa khaa — Price; the monetary value of something for sale.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternative options.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle in Thai.

คึกคัก

khúek khák — Lively; bustling; full of activity and energy.

ห้าวัน

hâa wan — Five days; a period of five consecutive days.

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a specific event or time.

จดหมายข่าว

jòt mǎai khàao — A newsletter; a printed bulletin with news updates.

ปรากฏขึ้น

pra gòt khûen — To appear; to emerge or become visible suddenly.

ความต้องการ

khwaam tông gaan — Demand; desire or need for something specific.

เริ่ม

rôerm — To begin; to start an action or process.

ลดลง

lót long — To decrease; to go down in amount or level.

ตกต่ำ

tòk tàm — To decline; to fall to a low or inferior state.

ลง

long — Down; to descend or decrease in direction.

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those; referring to previously mentioned items or people.

ชุด

chút — A set; a unit or series of related items.

ตอนแรก

torn râek — At first; initially; in the beginning of something.

ชุดละ

chút lá — Per set; each unit of a grouped series.

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5.

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; subsequently following an event.

สิบ

sìp — Ten; the number 10.

จน

jon — Until; to the point where; also means poor.

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most; the extreme end of a scale.

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is no; does not have; lacking something.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; used in questions or negatives.

ยอมรับ

yoom ráp — To accept; to acknowledge or agree to something.

น้อยกว่า

nóoi gwàa — Less than; fewer in number or degree than something.

ยี่สิบ

yîi sìp — Twenty; the number 20.

ห้าสิบ

hâa sìp — Fifty; the number 50.

หนึ่งร้อย

nùeng rói — One hundred; the number 100.

สุภาพบุรุษ

su phâap bu rùt — A gentleman; a polite and honorable man.

สูงอายุ

sǔung aa yú — Elderly; of advanced age; an older person.

ผู้เป็น

phûu pen — One who is; referring to a person with a condition.

อัมพาต

am phâat — Paralysis; loss of ability to move body parts.

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this present moment in time.

กลายเป็น

glaai pen — To become; to transform into a new state.

คนเดียว

khon diaw — Alone; only one person; by oneself.

เหลืออยู่

lǔea yùu — To remain; to be left over after others are gone.

ผู้นี้

phûu níi — This person; referring to a specific individual nearby.

ติดอยู่

tìt yùu — Stuck; confined or attached to a place.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; attached to or accompanying.

เก้าอี้

gâo îi — A chair; a piece of furniture for sitting.

ของตน

khǒong ton — One's own; belonging to oneself.

พร้อม

phróom — Ready; prepared; willing to do something.

สละ

sa lá — To give up; to sacrifice or relinquish something.

ทรัพย์สมบัติ

sàp som bàt — Wealth; possessions; accumulated property and riches.

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount without exception.

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or beneficiary marker.

สามารถ

sǎa mâat — Can; to be capable of doing something.

เดินทาง

dern thaang — To travel; to journey from one place to another.

รอบโลก

rôop lôok — Around the world; circling the entire globe.

ใช้เวลา

chái we laa — To take time; to spend time doing something.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; as many as a certain amount.

ปี

pii — A year; a period of twelve months.

ห้าพัน

hâa phan — Five thousand; the number 5,000.

ปอนด์

pôon — Pound; British currency or unit of weight.