Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 7

Vocabulary

ก่อน

gòn — Before; earlier in time or order

ถึง

tʰǔng — To reach, arrive at, or until

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or moment in time

แปด

bpàet — The number eight

โมง

moong — O'clock; unit for telling the hour

ห้า

hâa — The number five

นาที

naa-tii — Minute; unit of time equal to sixty seconds

ไม่มี

mâi mii — To not have; there is none

หมวก

mùak — Hat; a head covering worn outdoors

รองเท้า

rong-táo — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; also marks past achievement

สูญเสีย

sǔun-sǐa — To lose something; to suffer a loss

ห่อ

hòo — To wrap; a bundle or wrapped package

เสื้อเชิ้ต

sʉ̂a-chért — Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body

ของ

kʰɔ̌ong — Of; belonging to someone or something

เขา

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

ไป

bpai — To go; to move away from a place

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ทะเลาะ

tá-lɔ́ — To quarrel, argue, or bicker with someone

วิวาท

wí-wâat — A dispute or heated argument between parties

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

หอบ

hòop — To pant; to breathe rapidly and heavily

เข้า

kʰâo — To enter; to go into a place

สถานี

sà-tǎa-nii — Station; a place for trains or police

รถไฟ

rót-fai — Train; a railway vehicle for passengers

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; a relative pronoun in Thai

ติดตาม

dtìt-dtaam — To follow, track, or keep up with someone

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used for ongoing actions

เห็น

hěn — To see; to visually perceive something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous aspect marker

จะ

jà — Will; future tense or intention marker

ออก

òok — To exit, go out, or depart from somewhere

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or departure point

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly; emphasizes sincerity or reality

อยู่

yùu — To be located; continuous state marker

ที่

tîi — At, that; place marker or relative pronoun

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface or place

ชาน

chaan — Platform edge or veranda beside a building

ชาลา

chaa-laa — Railway platform where passengers board trains

ตัดสินใจ

dtàt-sǐn-jai — To make a decision; to decide something firmly

ผู้

pûu — Person; prefix indicating a person who does something

ต้องสงสัย

dtông sǒng-sǎi — Suspected; regarded as a possible criminal suspect

เป็น

bpen — To be; links subject with identity or state

โจร

joon — Thief, robber, or criminal who steals

ไกล

glai — Far away; a great distance from somewhere

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative degree in Thai

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

หาก

hàak — If, in the event that something occurs

จำเป็น

jam-bpen — Necessary, essential; something that must be done

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

สังเกต

sǎng-gèet — To observe, notice, or pay careful attention

นักสืบ

nák-sʉ̀ep — Detective; a person who investigates crimes

ยืน

yʉʉn — To stand; to be in an upright position

มุม

mum — Corner; an angle or secluded spot

มืด

mʉ̂ʉt — Dark; lacking light in a place or time

แต่

dtɛ̀ɛ — But; conjunction showing contrast or exception

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

เล่า

lâo — To tell, narrate, or recount a story

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, or topic being discussed

ผจญภัย

pà-jon-pai — Adventure; an exciting or daring experience

ตน

dton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

ไม่

mâi — No, not; basic negation word in Thai

กี่

gìi — How many; question word for counting quantity

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

ให้

hâi — To give; also causes or allows something

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to sounds

ข้าพเจ้า

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

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to desire a positive outcome

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative for nearby objects or ideas

เกิด

gəəd — To occur, happen; also to be born

ขึ้น

kʰʉ̂n — To rise, go up; directional complement upward

อีก

ìik — Again, more, another; indicates repetition or addition

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, or declare something formally

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like or in the way of

เย็นชา

yen-chaa — Cold, indifferent; emotionally distant or detached

ขณะ

kʰà-nà — While, at the moment that something happens

น่าสงสาร

nâa-sǒng-sǎan — Pitiful, pitiable; deserving sympathy or compassion

ซึมเซา

sʉm-sao — Gloomy, dejected; feeling low-spirited and dull

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; degree intensifier

นาย

naai — Mr., master; title for adult male person

โดย

dooi — By, by means of; indicates agent or method

พูด

pûut — To speak, talk; to express something verbally

อะไร

à-rai — What; question word asking for identification

สัก

sàk — Any, some; softens quantity or approximates amount

ตู้

dtûu — Compartment, cabinet, or enclosed box-like space

โดยสาร

dooi-sǎan — To travel as a passenger; passenger transport

คัน

khan — Classifier for vehicles like cars or trains

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; referring to a past time or moment

ความคิด

kwaam-kít — Thought, idea; a mental concept or plan

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one or a single item

ผุด

pʰùt — To pop up suddenly; to spring into mind

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker's location

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; the center of emotion and thought

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To make, cause; to cause something to happen

เปลี่ยน

bplìan — To change, alter, or switch something

แผน

pʰɛ̌ɛn — Plan; a scheme or strategy for doing something

ข้า

kʰâa — I; old or literary first-person pronoun

นี่

nîi — Here, this; informal demonstrative for nearby things

พึมพำ

pʰʉm-pʰam — To mumble, mutter; to speak quietly and unclearly

ความผิด

kwaam-pìt — Fault, crime; an offense or wrongdoing committed

ถูก

tʰùuk — To be subjected to; correct; also cheap in price

กระทำ

grà-tham — To commit, perform, or carry out an action

ผืนดิน

pʰʉʉn-din — Land, territory; an expanse of ground or earth

คน

khon — Person, people; also classifier for humans

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

หัว

hǔa — Head; front part of a body or object

รถจักร

rót-jàk — Locomotive; the engine car that pulls a train

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or emit something outward

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice; audible noise or tone produced

หวีด

wìit — To whistle shrilly; a shrill high-pitched sound

แหลม

lɛ̌ɛm — Sharp, shrill, pointed; piercing in sound or shape

ดัง

dang — Loud; producing a great volume of sound

ก็

gɔ̂ — Also, then; discourse particle linking clauses

แล่น

lɛ̂n — To run, sail, or move swiftly along a path

สู่

sùu — Toward, to; indicates direction of movement

ความ

kwaam — Nominalizing prefix that creates abstract nouns

มืดมิด

mʉ̂ʉt-mît — Pitch dark; completely lacking any light

ราตรี

raa-dtrii — Night; a formal or poetic word for nighttime