Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 3

Vocabulary

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption or expectation.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negation of identity or classification.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, or topic being discussed.

สามัญสำนึก

sa-man sam-nuek — Common sense; basic practical judgment and reasoning.

มี

mee — To have; to exist; there is or are.

บางอย่าง

bang yang — Something; some unspecified thing or matter.

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from what was mentioned.

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker indicating intention or prediction.

เกิดขึ้น

goed khuен — To happen; to occur; to take place.

อ๋อ

o — Oh I see; exclamation of sudden understanding or realization.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title.

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity.

คน

khon — Person; human being; people.

แปลก

plaek — Strange; unusual; different from the norm.

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Odd; bizarre; surprisingly unusual or eccentric.

ใช่

chai — Yes; that is correct; affirmative confirmation.

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end seeking confirmation.

ผม

phom — I; me; first-person pronoun used by males.

คิดว่า

khit wa — Think that; believe that; expressing personal opinion.

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly; definitely; without doubt or hesitation.

เขา

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

รวย

ruay — Rich; wealthy; having a lot of money.

ไม่

mai — Not; general negation particle in Thai.

ต้อง

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

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to suspect; to be curious about.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphatic particle intensifying negation.

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; giving a reason or cause.

พก

phok — To carry on one's person; to bring along.

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions.

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Amount; quantity; number of something.

มหาศาล

ma-ha-san — Enormous; vast; an extremely large amount.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or context.

รูปแบบ

rup-baep — Form; format; style or type of something.

ธนบัตร

tha-na-bat — Banknote; paper currency; printed money bills.

ใหม่เอี่ยม

mai iam — Brand new; completely fresh and unused condition.

ติดตัว

tit tua — To carry on oneself; kept on one's person.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; together with something.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting two items or clauses.

ก็

ko — Also; then; connective particle linking ideas together.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; cannot; negating past action or ability.

ประหยัด

pra-yat — Frugal; economical; careful with spending money.

ระหว่างทาง

ra-wang thang — Along the way; during the journey or trip.

เช่นกัน

chen gan — Likewise; similarly; in the same way too.

เสนอ

sa-noe — To offer; to propose; to present something.

รางวัล

rang-wan — Reward; prize; something given for achievement.

ก้อนโต

kon to — A large sum; a big chunk of money.

ให้

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

แก่

kae — To; for; indicating recipient of an action.

วิศวกร

wit-sa-wa-kon — Engineer; a professional who designs or builds things.

ของ

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

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; vessel used for water travel.

หาก

hak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction.

พา

pha — To take someone; to lead or bring along.

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; up to a point.

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to a time or event.

กำหนดเวลา

gam-not we-la — Deadline; scheduled time; set time limit.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; particle indicating completion of action.

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person.

นาย

nai — Mr.; master; title for adult male person.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward.

นาน

nan — Long time; for a lengthy duration of time.

แค่ไหน

khae nai — How much; to what extent; asking degree.

ไม่นาน

mai nan — Not long; a short period of time.

เข้า

khao — To enter; into; directional particle inward.

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to work as a servant for someone.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

เดียวกับ

diao kap — Same as; identical with; on the same day.

ออก

ok — To exit; out; to leave a place.

จาก

jak — From; departing a place or origin point.

นั่นแหละ

nan lae — That's exactly it; emphatic confirmation of a point.

ผล

phon — Result; outcome; consequence of an action.

คำตอบ

kham top — Answer; reply; response to a question.

เหล่านี้

lao ni — These; referring to a group of things nearby.

ต่อ

to — Per; against; to continue; to connect things.

นักสืบ

nak suep — Detective; investigator who solves crimes or mysteries.

ระแวง

ra-waeng — Suspicious; wary; distrustful of others around oneself.

ตื่นตัว

tuen tua — Alert; vigilant; awake and attentive to surroundings.

อยู่

yu — To be at; to live; to stay somewhere.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something already mentioned.

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just as soon as.

นึกภาพ

nuek phap — To imagine; to picture in one's mind.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker.

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process.

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type; kind of something.

รีบเร่ง

reep reng — To hurry; to rush; to act with urgency.

หลัง

lang — After; behind; the back of something.

การปล้น

kan plon — Robbery; theft involving force or intimidation.

มาก

mak — Very; a lot; much; indicating high degree.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives.

กระตือรือร้น

gra-tuea-ruea-ron — Enthusiastic; eager; showing keen interest and energy.

ดินแดน

din-daen — Territory; land; a region or area of land.

ไกลโพ้น

glai phon — Far away; distant; remote lands far off.

ข้ออ้าง

kho-ang — Excuse; pretext; justification given for an action.

การพนัน

kan pha-nan — Gambling; betting; wagering money on uncertain outcomes.

บ้าบิ่น

ba-bin — Reckless; daring; acting without regard for danger.

ทั้งหมดนี้

thang mot ni — All of this; everything mentioned or described here.

ยืนยัน

yuen yan — To confirm; to affirm; to assert with certainty.

ทฤษฎี

thrit-sa-di — Theory; a set of ideas explaining something.

ยังคง

yang khong — Still; continuing to be; remaining in a state.

ซักถาม

sak tham — To interrogate; to question thoroughly or persistently.

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominalizer for people.

น่าสงสาร

na song-san — Pitiful; unfortunate; deserving sympathy or compassion.

ต่อไป

to pai — Continue; onward; going further from this point.

ได้รู้

dai ru — Got to know; came to learn or discover.

ว่า

wa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

แทบ

thaep — Almost; hardly; barely; near but not quite.

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something.

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; asking about an unspecified thing.

เกี่ยวกับ

giao kap — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ใช้ชีวิต

chai chi-wit — To live one's life; to spend one's days.

โดดเดี่ยว

dot diao — Solitary; isolated; living alone without companions.

ถูก

thuk — To be; passive voice marker; also means cheap.

กล่าวว่า

klao wa — Said that; stated; mentioned in speech or writing.

ร่ำรวย

ram ruay — Wealthy; very rich; possessing great financial resources.

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite a condition being true.

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is not; to not have; absence of something.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; referring to an unspecified person.

ความมั่งคั่ง

khwam mang-khang — Wealth; prosperity; state of being very rich.

ไหน

nai — Where; which; asking about location or identity.

ลึกลับ

luek lap — Mysterious; secretive; difficult to understand or explain.

ปิดบัง

pit bang — To conceal; to hide; to keep something secret.

กิจการ

kit-ja-kan — Business affairs; activities; operations of an enterprise.

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit; character; personal nature or behavioral tendency.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

แน่ใจ

nae jai — Certain; sure; confident about something being true.

แวะ

wae — To stop by; to make a brief visit somewhere.

ขึ้นฝั่ง

khuen fang — To go ashore; to disembark onto land from water.

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.

มุ่งหน้า

mung na — To head toward; to proceed in a direction.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or not yet done.

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; emphasizing that something is genuine.

ไกล

glai — Far; distant; a long way from somewhere.

ที่นี่

thi-ni — Here; at this place; the current location.

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone.

พอสมควร

pho som-khuan — Reasonably; fairly; moderately; to a suitable degree.

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; to make a journey from place to place.

ทาง

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

ทะเล

tha-le — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water.

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number ten in Thai.

ประเทศ

pra-thet — Country; nation; a sovereign state or territory.

หรือ

rue — Or; either; question particle at sentence end.