Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 3

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; emphasizes sincerity or truth

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — Formal first-person pronoun; I (very formal)

ไม่เห็น

mâi hěn — Cannot see; do not see; fail to notice

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clause

ท่าน

thân — Respectful second or third person pronoun; you/he/she (formal)

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

สามารถ

sǎa mâat — To be able to; can; capable of doing something

จำแนก

jam nâek — To classify; distinguish; separate into categories

ตัว

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

ชาย

chaai — Male; man; pertaining to the male gender

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

นั้น

nán — That; those; refers to something previously mentioned

ได้

dâai — Can; to get; indicates ability or past accomplishment

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; used to ask manner or method

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicates origin or departure point

คำบรรยาย

kham ban yaai — Description; narration; explanatory caption or commentary

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for locations

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is/are

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; indicates ongoing state

แม้

máe — Even though; although; despite; concessive conjunction

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; vessel for water travel

ก็ตาม

gôr taam — Regardless; even so; no matter what follows

มนุษย์เรา

má nút rao — We humans; humankind; the human race collectively

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; regarding a topic

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix; the act of; a process or activity

มีอยู่

mii yùu — To exist; there exists; to be present somewhere

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch; they (informal plural)

เหล่า

lào — These; those (plural marker); a group of

มากกว่า

mâak gwàa — More than; greater than; exceeding a quantity

จำหน้า

jam nâa — To recognize someone's face; remember a face

กงสุล

gong sun — Consul; official representing a country abroad

ต้อง

tôong — Must; have to; need to do something

สัมผัส

sǎm phàt — To touch; sense; physical or sensory contact

พิเศษ

phí sèet — Special; extraordinary; extra; above the ordinary

สำหรับ

sǎm ràp — For; intended for; on behalf of someone

และ

láe — And; also; connects words or clauses together

เปรียบ

prìap — To compare; liken; draw an analogy between things

เสมือน

sà mǔean — As if; like; similar to; resembling something else

ประสาทสัมผัส

prà sàat sǎm phàt — The senses; sensory perception system of the body

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

รวม

ruam — To include; combine; total; gather together

เอา

ao — To take; get; want; causative helper verb

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear; to be able to hear a sound

มองเห็น

moong hěn — To see; to be able to visually perceive something

ดมกลิ่น

dom glìn — To smell; to sniff; to perceive a scent

เข้า

khâo — To enter; go in; directional particle inward

ไว้

wái — To keep; store; set aside for later use

ด้วยกัน

dûay gan — Together; jointly; at the same time as others

จับกุม

jàp gum — To arrest; apprehend; capture a criminal or suspect

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù phâap bù rùt — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man

มา

maa — To come; approach; directional particle toward speaker

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or period

ชีวิต

chii wít — Life; one's existence; living being's span

นี้

níi — This; these; refers to something near the speaker

หาก

hàak — If; in case; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

โจร

joon — Thief; robber; bandit; criminal who steals

ขอ

khǒo — To request; ask for; beg politely for something

รับรอง

ráp roong — To guarantee; assure; certify that something is true

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle before verbs and adjectives

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period; calendar day

หลุดลอด

lùt lôot — To slip away; escape; get through undetected

มือ

muue — Hand; also means skill level or expertise

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle moving away

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; wish; expect a desired outcome

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like; for instance

คุณ

khun — You; title of respect before names; polite address

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; due to; causal conjunction

นั่น

nân — That; that thing; refers to something at a distance

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb indicating identity or state

ปล้น

plôn — To rob; plunder; commit armed robbery

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; classifier for occurrences or events

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance

อัน

an — General classifier for objects; an item or thing

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng yài — Grand; magnificent; great; impressively large or important

อลังการ

a lang gaan — Spectacular; lavish; magnificent; grandly impressive and elaborate

ห้าหมื่น

hâa mùen — Fifty thousand; the number 50,000

ห้าพัน

hâa phan — Five thousand; the number 5,000

ปอนด์

poond — Pound; British currency unit; also unit of weight

เชียว

chiiao — Indeed; really; truly; emphasizes a statement strongly

นะ

ná — Softening particle; seeking agreement or mild emphasis

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first person singular or plural)

ค่อย

khôi — Gradually; slowly; then (after a condition is met)

พบ

phóp — To meet; encounter; find someone or something

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with; against someone

โชคลาภ

chôok lâap — Fortune; luck; windfall; unexpected good luck or gain

ก้อน

gôon — Lump; chunk; piece; classifier for solid masses

โต

too — Big; grown up; large in size or age

บ่อย

bòi — Often; frequently; happening many times

นัก

nák — Very; extremely; intensifier for adjectives and verbs

ขโมย

khà mooi — Thief; to steal; one who takes things secretly

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ช่าง

châang — How (exclamatory); technician; skilled craftsman

น่า

nâa — Worth; worthy of; makes adjectives expressing desirability

ดูถูก

duu thùuk — To look down on; belittle; show contempt for someone

เสีย

sǐia — To lose; spoil; broken; used as aspectual particle

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; not false or fake

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; to be subjected to an action

แขวนคอ

khwǎen kho — To hang by the neck; execution by hanging

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just; indicating a small amount

กำมือ

gam muue — A handful; fistful; amount held in one hand

เดียว

diiao — Only; single; alone; just one of something

กล่าว

glàao — To say; state; mention formally; to speak officially

ชอบ

chôop — To like; enjoy; be fond of something or someone

วิธี

wí thii — Method; way; approach; procedure for doing something

พูด

phûut — To speak; talk; say; communicate verbally

ประสบ

prà sòp — To experience; encounter; meet with a situation

ความสำเร็จ

khwaam sǎm rèt — Success; achievement; accomplishment of a goal

เกรง

greeng — To fear; be afraid of; feel apprehensive about something

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third person pronoun

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy; simple; not difficult to do or understand

เลย

loei — At all; ever; so; then; emphatic or resultative particle

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice visually; to observe something

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix indicating abstract quality or state

คล้ายคลึง

khlâai khlueng — Similar; resembling; having likeness to something else

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner; in the way of something

พิศวง

phít sà wong — Astonishing; bewildering; mysteriously amazing or puzzling

ซื่อสัตย์

sûue sàt — Honest; loyal; trustworthy; having integrity and sincerity

นักสืบ

nák sùuep — Detective; investigator; one who solves crimes or mysteries

เชื่อมั่น

chûea mân — To be confident; trust; believe firmly in something

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix indicating a person's role

มัก

mák — Usually; tend to; often; habitual tendency marker

ดู

duu — To look; watch; appear; seem a certain way

คล้าย

khlâai — Similar to; resemble; look like something else

เสมอ

sà mǒe — Always; all the time; equal; level; consistently

หน้าตา

nâa taa — Appearance; looks; facial features of a person

ร้าย

ráai — Evil; wicked; bad; dangerous; malicious in nature

ทางเลือก

thaang lûuak — Option; alternative; choice available among possibilities

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only; that is all; nothing more than that

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is; equating or defining something

ประพฤติตน

prà phrút ton — To conduct oneself; behave; manage one's own behavior

ดี

dii — Good; well; nice; positive quality or outcome

มิฉะนั้น

mí chà nán — Otherwise; if not; or else a consequence follows

ทันที

than thii — Immediately; right away; at once without delay

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an item or phenomenon

อาศัย

aa sǎi — To rely on; depend on; live in a place

เชี่ยวชาญ

chîiao chaan — Expert; skilled; highly proficient in a field

เปิด

pòet — To open; turn on; reveal; uncover something

หน้ากาก

nâa gàak — Mask; disguise worn over the face

ยอมรับ

yoom ráp — To accept; admit; acknowledge; recognize something as true

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; not correct; negates identity or classification

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; task; event; occupation

ศิลปะ

sǐn lá pà — Art; fine arts; creative skill and expression

แท้จริง

tháe jing — Truly; in reality; genuinely; the actual truth

ชัด

chát — Clear; distinct; obvious; easy to see or understand

ขาด

khàat — To lack; be without; torn; separated; missing something

หยิ่ง

yìng — Arrogant; proud; haughty; thinking too highly of oneself

ทะนง

thá nong — Proud; self-important; conceited about one's own qualities

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself; himself/herself; one's own self

แม้แต่

máe tàe — Even; not even; emphasizes inclusion of extreme case

น้อย

nói — Little; few; small amount; not much