Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

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

สาบาน

sǎa baan — To swear an oath or vow solemnly

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with another person or thing

ท่าน

thân — Respectful second or third-person pronoun for esteemed person

กรุณา

gà rú naa — Please; kindly do something; formal polite request word

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative word prohibiting an action

เจ้าของ

jâo khǒng — Owner; proprietor of something or a place

โรงแรม

roong raem — Hotel; establishment providing lodging for guests

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two statements

จง

jong — Imperative particle commanding someone to do something

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall information

ไว้

wái — To keep; to retain; aspect particle indicating maintenance

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

แมว

maew — Cat; common domestic feline animal

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; indicating past habitual experience

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; passive marker for actions

ถือ

thǔu — To hold; to carry; to regard as something

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; living creature that is not a plant

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sàk sìt — Sacred; holy; regarded with religious reverence

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time period

อินเดีย

in dia — India; large South Asian country

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

ก่อน

gòon — Before; first; prior to another event or time

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ยุค

yúk — Era; epoch; a distinct period in history

สมัย

sà mǎi — Period; era; time in history or someone's life

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun linking clauses together

ดี

dii — Good; fine; of positive quality or character

สำหรับ

sǎm ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

หรือ

rǔu — Or; question particle at end of yes/no question

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers at sentence end

บางที

baang thii — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe on certain occasions

นัก

nák — Person who does something professionally; intensifier meaning very

เดินทาง

doen thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; by means of something

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise; the same; as well; equally so

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a particular event or time

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

นาย

naai — Mr.; title for an adult male; employer

ก็

gôr — Also; then; discourse particle connecting related clauses

รับประทาน

ráp prà thaan — To eat; formal and polite word for eating

อาหารค่ำ

aa hǎan khâm — Dinner; the evening meal

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle or noun marker

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject

ต่อไป

tòo pai — Continue; next; from this point onward

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; kind; like in a certain style

สงบ

sà ngòp — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up; to rise; upward directional verb

ฝั่ง

fàng — Shore; bank; side of a river or coast

ไม่นาน

mâi naan — Not long; soon; after a short time

และ

láe — And; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses

จุดหมาย

jùt mǎai — Destination; goal; intended endpoint of a journey

แรก

râek — First; initial; earliest in sequence or order

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

คือ

khuu — Is; namely; equating or identifying two things

สำนักงาน

sǎm nák ngaan — Office; an administrative workplace or bureau

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance

ตำรวจ

tam rùat — Police; law enforcement officer

แนะนำ

náe nam — To introduce; to recommend; to suggest something

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject

นักสืบ

nák sùep — Detective; investigator who solves crimes

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or origin point

บอกเล่า

bòok lâo — To tell; to narrate; to recount a story

ภารกิจ

phaa rá gìt — Mission; task; duty or assignment to be completed

สถานการณ์

sà thǎan gaan — Situation; circumstances; current state of affairs

เกี่ยวข้อง

gìao khôong — Related to; involved with; connected to a matter

ผู้ต้องสงสัย

phûu tông sǒng sǎi — Suspect; person under suspicion for a crime

โจร

joon — Thief; criminal; robber who steals from others

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question; to inquire about something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

กังวล

gang won — Worried; anxious; concerned about something uncertain

หมายจับ

mǎai jàp — Arrest warrant; official document authorizing an arrest

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; to; arriving at a destination

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; indicating ongoing state or action

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle for present or future verbs

แท้จริง

tháe jing — True; real; genuine; in actual fact

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; completion aspect marker for actions

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

เวลา

wee laa — Time; a specific moment or period

เพียงพอ

phiang phoo — Sufficient; enough; adequate for a purpose

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action

ผิดหวัง

phìt wǎng — Disappointed; let down; feeling of unmet expectations

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; high degree of something

พยายาม

phá yaa yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for; please give me

ผู้อำนวยการ

phûu am nuai gaan — Director; head administrator of an organization

ปฏิเสธ

pà tì sàet — To deny; to refuse; to reject a request

เนื่องจาก

nûeang jàak — Because of; due to; owing to a reason

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter; story; topic; subject being discussed

นี้

níi — This; these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking noun to clause

อำนาจ

am nâat — Power; authority; legal or official jurisdiction

ตาม

taam — According to; following; in accordance with rules

กฎหมาย

gòt mǎai — Law; legal rules governing a society

แต่เพียง

tàe phiang — Only; solely; exclusively and nothing else

ผู้เดียว

phûu diao — Alone; sole person; the only one involved

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix for actions; the act of doing

ออก

òok — To go out; to exit; outward directional verb

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; could not; unable to do something

ยืนกราน

yuuen graan — To insist; to persist firmly in one's position

จำใจ

jam jai — Reluctantly; forced to do something against one's will

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; obligated to do something

ยอมรับ

yoom ráp — To accept; to admit; to acknowledge something

รอ

roo — To wait; to await; to stay until something happens

เอกสาร

èek gà sǎan — Document; official paper or written record

สำคัญ

sǎm khan — Important; significant; of great value or necessity

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend; to be determined; to pay attention

แน่วแน่

nâeo nâe — Resolute; firm; steadfast in intention or purpose

ปล่อย

plòi — To release; to let go; to set free

ให้

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

คนร้าย

khon ráai — Criminal; bad person; offender who commits crimes

ปริศนา

prì sà nǎa — Mystery; puzzle; an enigma or riddle to solve

คลาด

khláat — To miss; to narrowly avoid; to slip away from

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight; line of vision; one's visual field

ตราบเท่าที่

traap thâo thîi — As long as; so long as a condition holds

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — To suspect; to be curious; to wonder about something

แม้แต่

máe tàe — Even; not even; used to emphasize an extreme case

น้อย

nóoi — Little; few; small amount of something

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên diao gàp — Just like; same as; in the same way as

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing reasonable certainty

อย่างน้อย

yàang nóoi — At least; minimum; not less than a certain amount

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point where

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle; exceeding a degree