Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 2

Vocabulary

แต่

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

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

ไม่สามารถ

mâi sǎa mâat — Cannot; unable to do something.

กงสุล

kong sǔn — Consul; official government representative in foreign city.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something.

ไม่จบ

mâi jòp — Not finished; incomplete; did not conclude.

ประโยค

prà yòok — Sentence; a grammatical unit of words.

เพราะ

phró — Because; due to; gives a reason or cause.

ขณะที่

khà nà thîi — While; at the moment that something occurs.

เขา

khǎo — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun.

กำลัง

gam lang — Currently doing; indicates present continuous action.

อยู่นั้น

yùu nán — Was there; being in that place at that time.

ก็

gôr — Then; also; particle indicating consequence or continuation.

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise heard by the ears.

เคาะประตู

khó prà tuu — To knock on a door seeking entry.

ดังขึ้น

dang khûen — Sounded; became louder; rang out suddenly.

และ

láe — And; connects two words or clauses together.

ชาย

chaai — Man; male person; male gender.

แปลกหน้า

plàek nâa — Stranger; unfamiliar person; someone not known.

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2.

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings.

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to move on foot.

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in; to enter a place.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or group.

นั้น

nán — That; those; refers to something previously mentioned.

คือ

khuu — Is; namely; used to define or identify something.

รับใช้

ráp chái — To serve; to work as a servant or aide.

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; relative pronoun or place marker.

เคย

khəəi — Used to; ever; indicates past experience or habit.

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter; to find someone.

ท่าเรือ

thâa rʉa — Port; harbor; place where ships dock.

อีก

ìik — Another; more; additionally; one more.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses.

เป็น

pen — To be; is; indicates state or identity.

นาย

naai — Mr.; master; title for a male person.

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ได้

dâai — Can; could; able to; indicates possibility or past.

ยื่น

yʉ̂en — To hand over; to extend or present something.

หนังสือเดินทาง

nǎng sǔu dəən thaang — Passport; official travel document for identification.

ออกมา

òok maa — To come out; to bring out toward the speaker.

พร้อมกับ

phróom gàp — Together with; along with; accompanied by.

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for something politely.

ให้

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

กรุณา

gà rú naa — Please; kindly; polite request particle.

ประทับตรา

prà tháp traa — To stamp; to affix an official seal or stamp.

วีซ่า

wii sâa — Visa; official permit to enter a country.

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something offered.

เอกสาร

èek gà sǎan — Document; official paper or written record.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence.

อ่าน

àan — To read; to look at and understand written text.

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; like; adverbial manner marker.

ละเอียด

lá ìat — Detailed; thorough; careful and precise in examination.

จ้องมอง

jôong moong — To stare; to gaze intently at someone or something.

หรือ

rǔu — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives.

จะว่า

jà wâa — Could say; one might say; expressing an observation.

เขม้น

khamên — To stare fixedly; to look intently and sharply.

มอง

moong — To look; to gaze; to direct eyes toward something.

ด้วย

dûai — Also; with; too; used to add or include.

แวว

waew — Gleam; expression in the eyes; glint of light.

ตา

taa — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

จดจ่อ

jòt jòo — To focus intently; to concentrate fully on something.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or source.

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; a specific point or spot.

ห้อง

hôong — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; title of respect.

ใช่ไหม

châi mǎi — Right? Isn't that so? Tag question seeking confirmation.

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone for information.

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following; subsequent to a specific event.

ใช่ครับ

châi khráp — Yes, that's right; polite affirmative response by male.

นี้

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

ชาว

chaao — Native of; citizen of; person from a place.

ฝรั่งเศส

fà ràng sèet — France; the European country; French nationality.

ชื่อ

chʉ̂ʉ — Name; to be named; one's personal identifier.

มาจาก

maa jàak — Coming from; originating from a specific place.

ลอนดอน

loon doon — London; the capital city of England.

กำลังจะ

gam lang jà — About to; on the verge of doing something soon.

ไป

pai — To go; to travel away from the current location.

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by males to show respect.

ดีมาก

dii mâak — Very good; excellent; expressing strong approval.

ท่าน

thâan — You; a highly respectful second or third-person pronoun.

ทราบ

sâap — To know; to be aware of; formal word for knowing.

อยู่แล้ว

yùu láew — Already; existing in a state; surely the case.

ว่า

wâa — That; says; introduces reported speech or a clause.

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizer prefix turning verbs into nouns.

ไม่จำเป็น

mâi jam pen — Unnecessary; not required; no need to do something.

ไม่ต้อง

mâi tôong — Don't need to; not necessary to do something.

ใช้

chái — To use; to utilize; to make use of something.

ดี

dii — Good; nice; positive quality or condition.

ตอบ

tòop — To answer; to reply to a question or statement.

ต้องการ

tôong gaan — To want; to need; to require something specific.

พิสูจน์

phí sùut — To prove; to verify; to demonstrate truth of something.

เดินทาง

dəən thaang — To travel; to make a journey from place to place.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go via a place.

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; route; direction of travel.

ได้เลย

dâai ləəi — Can do right away; go ahead immediately without hesitation.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; then; indicates a resulting consequence.

ลงนาม

long naam — To sign; to put one's signature on a document.

ระบุ

rá bù — To specify; to indicate; to state something clearly.

วันที่

wan thîi — Date; the specific day of a month or event.

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; following that moment or action.

อย่างเป็นทางการ

yàang pen thaang gaan — Officially; formally; in an official and proper manner.

ชำระ

cham rá — To pay; to settle a bill or fee owed.

ค่าธรรมเนียม

khâa tham niam — Fee; charge; official cost for a service.

ตาม

taam — According to; following; in accordance with a rule.

ปกติ

pà gà tì — Normal; usual; ordinary; standard condition or practice.

โค้ง

khóong — To bow; to curve; a curving or bowing gesture.

คำนับ

kham náp — To bow respectfully; to pay respect with a gesture.

เย็นชา

yen chaa — Cold; indifferent; emotionally distant and unfriendly.

ออกไป

òok pai — To go out; to leave; to exit a place.

โดย

dooi — By; via; through; indicates means or agent.

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; the back side of something.

ยังไง

yang ngai — How; in what way; informal question about manner.

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; any; softens questions or statements.

นักสืบ

nák sùup — Detective; investigator; person who solves crimes.

ดู

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

วางตัว

waang tua — To conduct oneself; to carry or present oneself socially.

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembles something else.

ซื่อสัตย์

sʉ̂ʉ sàt — Honest; trustworthy; having integrity and sincerity.

อย่างแท้จริง

yàang tháe jing — Truly; genuinely; in a completely authentic manner.

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expresses uncertainty or possibility.

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dâai — Possible; it can happen; something is feasible.

นั่น

nân — That; those; refers to something at a distance.

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; that's not it; negates identity or classification.

ประเด็น

prà den — Issue; point; the main focus of a discussion.

คิดว่า

khít wâa — To think that; to believe; to hold an opinion.

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù phâap bù rùt — Gentleman; a well-mannered and respectable male person.

ผู้

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

เยือกเย็น

yʉ̂ak yen — Calm; cool-headed; composed under pressure or stress.

ลักษณะ

lák sà nà — Characteristic; feature; quality or appearance of something.

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front part of a person's head.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception.

ประการ

prà gaan — Aspect; way; respect; formal classifier for points.

ตรงกับ

trong gàp — Matches; corresponds to; is consistent with something.

โจร

joon — Thief; criminal; a person who steals or commits crimes.

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something given.

รายละเอียด

raai lá ìat — Details; specifics; thorough itemized information about something.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; asks yes/no questions at sentence end.