Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something occurred

มี

mee — to have; to exist; there is

ผู้

phûu — person; one who does something (prefix)

ชี้

chíi — to point at; to indicate something

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; for (causative marker)

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third person pronoun

เห็น

hěn — to see; to notice; to perceive visually

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; until; about; concerning

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; state or quality of

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlǎo — foolish and ignorant; lacking wisdom or sense

และ

láe — and; also; as well as (conjunction)

ไร้ประโยชน์

rái prayòot — useless; without benefit or purpose

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

การ

gaan — noun prefix indicating an action or process

ผจญภัย

phàjon phai — to adventure; to face danger or excitement

ครั้ง

khráng — time; instance; occurrence; classifier for events

นี้

níi — this; these; demonstrative pronoun near speaker

ก็

gâw — also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

พอใจ

phaw jai — to be satisfied; content; pleased with something

ที่

thîi — at; which; that; place; relative pronoun

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

ตอบ

tàawp — to answer; to reply; to respond

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just; no more than

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative particle

หาก

hàak — if; in case; supposing that (conjunction)

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; matter; something

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; to exist as

ไป

pai — to go; away; directional particle indicating movement away

ได้

dâai — can; able to; did; past tense marker

คน

khon — person; people; human being

แรก

râek — first; initial; earliest in order

ทำ

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

มัน

man — it; that thing; third person pronoun for objects

ควร

khuuan — should; ought to; advisable to do

ชาว

chaao — people of; native of; citizen of (prefix)

อังกฤษ

Angkrit — England; English; relating to Britain

กลุ่ม

glùm — group; cluster; gathering of people or things

ผู้สนับสนุน

phûu sanàp sanǔn — supporter; backer; one who supports a cause

ลด

lót — to reduce; to decrease; to lower

น้อย

náawy — little; few; small amount; less

ลง

long — down; to go down; directional particle downward

เรื่อยๆ

rûuay rûuay — continuously; gradually; little by little over time

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each (used before nouns)

ต่าง

tàang — different; various; each (used for mutual action)

ต่อต้าน

tàaw tâan — to oppose; to resist; to be against something

อัตรา

àttraa — rate; ratio; proportion; speed of exchange

เดิมพัน

doem phan — bet; wager; stake placed on an outcome

อยู่

yùu — to live; to be located; continuous aspect marker

ต่อ

tàaw — per; against; to connect; to continue

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number one; a single unit

สัปดาห์

sàpdaa — week; period of seven days

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — after; following; subsequent to an event

ออก

àawk — to go out; to exit; to depart

เดินทาง

dooen thaang — to travel; to make a journey

เกิด

gòoet — to occur; to happen; to be born

เหตุการณ์

hèet gaan — event; incident; occurrence; happening

ขึ้น

khûen — up; to rise; to increase; directional upward marker

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative pronoun in Thai

สูญเสีย

sǔun sǐa — to lose; to suffer loss; to forfeit something

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

ราคา

raakhaa — price; cost; value of something

ผู้บัญชาการ

phûu banchaa gaan — commander; chief officer; head of command

ตำรวจ

tamrùat — police; law enforcement officer

กำลัง

gamlang — currently; in the process of; progressive marker

นั่ง

nâng — to sit; to be seated in a position

สำนักงาน

sǎmnák ngaan — office; workplace; official bureau or department

เวลา

weelaa — time; period; moment; hour

สาม

sǎam — three; the number three

ทุ่ม

thûm — o'clock in the evening (7 PM onward in Thai time)

คืน

khuuen — night; nighttime; also means to return something

โทรเลข

thoora lêek — telegram; message sent by telegraph

ต่อไป

tàaw pai — from now on; continue; next; going forward

ถูก

thùuk — to be (passive marker); cheap; correct

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to deliver; to transmit something

มา

maa — to come; toward speaker; directional particle

มือ

muue — hand; hands of a person

จาก

jàak — from; away from; originating at a place

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — I; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

พบ

phóp — to find; to meet; to encounter someone

ร้าย

ráai — bad; wicked; harmful; dangerous

ปล้น

plôn — to rob; to plunder; to commit robbery

ธนาคาร

thanaakhaan — bank; financial institution for money

แล้ว

láew — already; then; past completion marker

นั่น

nân — that; that one (demonstrative pronoun, farther away)

คือ

khuue — is; means; that is; equating two things

กรุณา

garunaa — please; kindly; polite request particle

หมาย

mǎai — warrant; to mean; to intend; arrest warrant

จับ

jàp — to arrest; to catch; to grab or seize

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also; not yet (with negative)

โดย

dooy — by; by means of; through (preposition)

ไม่

mâi — no; not; negation particle in Thai

ชักช้า

chák cháa — to delay; to be slow; to hesitate unnecessarily

นักสืบ

nák sùuep — detective; investigator; one who solves crimes

ผล

phǒn — result; outcome; fruit; consequence of an action

ฉบับ

chàbàp — edition; copy; issue of a publication

ทันที

than thii — immediately; right away; without delay

สุภาพบุรุษ

sùphâap búrùt — gentleman; a refined, polite, well-mannered man

สง่างาม

sa-ngàa ngaam — elegant; graceful; dignified in appearance or manner

หาย

hǎai — to disappear; to recover from illness; to vanish

แก่

gàe — to; for; old; aged (context dependent)

ภาพ

phâap — picture; image; scene; visual representation

ภาพถ่าย

phâap thàai — photograph; a photo taken by a camera

แขวน

khwǎen — to hang; to suspend something from above

ร่วม

rûuam — together; jointly; to participate or share with others

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone

สมาชิก

samaaChík — member; one who belongs to a group or organization

อื่นๆ

ùuen ùuen — others; other ones; various other people or things

ตรวจสอบ

trùat sàawp — to inspect; to investigate; to verify something

อย่าง

yàang — way; manner; type; in a certain manner

ละเอียด

lá ìat — detailed; thorough; meticulous; fine in detail

เปิดเผย

pòoet phooei — to reveal; to disclose; to make public

ลักษณะ

láksàná — characteristic; feature; nature; appearance

ทีละ

thii lá — one at a time; step by step; bit by bit

ตรง

trong — straight; direct; exactly; right at a point

คำ

kham — word; syllable; spoken unit of language

บรรยาย

banyaai — to describe; to narrate; to give an account

แจ้ง

jâeng — to inform; to notify; to report to someone

ไว้

wái — to keep; to store; particle indicating prior action

นิสัย

nísǎi — habit; character; personality; behavioral tendency

ลึกลับ

lûek láp — mysterious; secretive; enigmatic; hard to understand

นำ

nam — to lead; to bring; to take along

พิจารณา

phijaaranaa — to consider; to deliberate; to think carefully about

อีก

ìik — more; again; another; additionally

ทั้ง

tháng — both; all; the whole of; entire

ชอบ

châawp — to like; to enjoy; to be fond of

โดดเดี่ยว

dòot dìao — lonely; isolated; solitary; alone and withdrawn

กะทันหัน

gàthan hǎn — suddenly; abruptly; without prior warning

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

เหมือน

mǔean — like; similar to; resembling something else

ชัดเจน

chát jeen — clear; obvious; evident; easy to understand

รอบ

râawp — around; round; circuit; time (as in a round)

โลก

lôok — world; earth; the globe

อ้าง

âang — to claim; to assert; to cite as reason

เรื่อง

rûuang — story; matter; topic; subject; issue

พนัน

phanán — to bet; to gamble; a wager

จุดมุ่งหมาย

jùt mûng mǎai — aim; goal; purpose; objective one strives for

อื่น

ùuen — other; another; different from the current one

ใด

dai — any; which; what (interrogative or relative)

นอกจาก

nâawk jàak — except; besides; apart from; other than

หลบหนี

lòp nǐi — to flee; to escape; to run away from

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — they; them; those people (third person plural)

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; in accordance with

รอย

raawi — trace; track; mark; trail left behind