Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 6

Vocabulary

ส่วน

suan — part, portion, or section of something

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals and clothing

เขา

khao — he, she, or they (third person pronoun)

เอง

eng — oneself; by oneself, emphasizing personal action

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

กระสับกระส่าย

kra-sap-kra-saai — restless, agitated, and unable to stay calm

ยิ่ง

ying — even more; increasingly, used for emphasis

กว่า

kwaa — more than; used in comparisons between things

มาก

maak — much, many, or a lot of something

คอย

khoi — to wait for or keep watching for something

นับ

nap — to count numbers or tally items

และ

lae — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ซ้ำ

sam — again; to repeat an action another time

วัน

wan — day; a single calendar day

ที่

thii — at, place, or relative pronoun marker

ผ่าน

phaan — to pass through or go by something

ไป

pai — to go; away from current location

บ่น

bon — to grumble, complain, or mutter repeatedly

สาปแช่ง

saap-chaeng — to curse or put a hex on someone

เมื่อ

mueua — when; at the time that something happened

รถไฟ

rot-fai — train; a railway vehicle for transportation

หยุด

yut — to stop, halt, or cease movement

กล่าวหา

klaao-haa — to accuse or charge someone with wrongdoing

ว่า

waa — that; to say; introduces a quoted statement

เชื่องช้า

chueang-chaa — slow, sluggish, and lacking speed or energy

พร้อม

phrom — ready, prepared, or complete with everything needed

ทั้ง

thang — both; all; entirety of something included

โทษ

thoot — punishment, blame, or fault assigned to someone

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ใน

nai — in, inside, or within a place or time

ใจ

jai — heart, mind, or inner feelings and thoughts

ไม่

mai — no, not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ยอม

yom — to yield, accept, or agree to something

ติดสินบน

tit-sin-bon — to bribe someone with money or gifts

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for human beings

ขับ

khap — to drive a vehicle or operate machinery

ชาย

chaai — man, male person, or masculine gender

ผู้

phuu — person who; prefix indicating a doer or role

ซื่อสัตย์

suea-sat — honest, trustworthy, and morally upright in conduct

นี้

nii — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

รู้

ruu — to know or be aware of something

วิธีการ

wi-thii-kaan — method, procedure, or way of doing something

เช่น

chen — such as; for example, introducing an illustration

อาจ

aat — might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

เร่ง

reng — to speed up, rush, or accelerate something

ความเร็ว

khwaam-reo — speed; the rate at which something moves

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เรือ

ruea — boat or ship used for water travel

กลไฟ

kon-fai — steamship; a ship powered by a steam engine

ได้

dai — can, could; to get or obtain something

แต่

tae — but; however, introducing a contrasting idea

กับ

kap — with; together with, or and (connecting nouns)

แล้ว

laeo — already; then, indicating a completed action

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

แล่น

laen — to sail, run, or move swiftly (vehicles)

เข้า

khao — to enter or go into a place

สู่

suu — toward, to; moving in the direction of

ช่อง

chong — channel, gap, or narrow passage between things

เทือกเขา

thueак-khao — mountain range; a series of connected mountains

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เป็น

pen — to be; linking subject to description or identity

แนว

naeo — line, row, or boundary dividing areas

แบ่ง

baeng — to divide, share, or split something up

แดน

daen — territory, land, or domain of a region

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — between, among; in the middle of two things

แคว้น

khwaen — province, region, or administrative territory

ยาม

yaam — period of time; a watch or guard duty shift

เย็น

yen — evening; cool temperature; late afternoon time

รุ่งขึ้น

rung-khuen — the next day; the following morning or dawn

ถาม

thaam — to ask a question or inquire about something

เวลา

we-laa — time; a particular moment or period

เท่า

thao — equal to; as much as; how much

ใด

dai — which, what; an interrogative or relative word

จึง

jueng — therefore, so; consequently following a reason

ดู

duu — to look at, watch, or examine something

นาฬิกา

naa-li-kaa — clock, watch; device for telling the time

ตอบ

taap — to answer, reply, or respond to a question

ตี

tii — to hit; also used for post-midnight hours

สาม

saam — three; the number 3

อัน

an — classifier for small or general objects; one item

โด่งดัง

dong-dang — famous, renowned, widely known by many people

เรือน

ruean — house; also a classifier for clocks and watches

ตั้ง

tang — to set up, place, or establish something

ตาม

taam — according to; to follow or go along with

เส้น

sen — line; a thin stroke or geographic meridian line

อยู่

yuu — to be located; to stay or live somewhere

เสมอ

sa-moe — always; equal; consistently the same every time

ขณะ

kha-na — moment, while; at the time that something occurs

ห่าง

haang — far from, distant; separated by a gap

ออก

ok — to exit, go out, or come out of something

ทาง

thaang — way, path, direction, or route to somewhere

ทิศ

thit — direction; one of the cardinal compass directions

ตะวันตก

ta-wan-tok — west; the western direction or region

ราว

raao — approximately, about; an estimate of quantity

เจ็ดสิบเจ็ด

jet-sip-jet — seventy-seven; the number 77

องศา

ong-saa — degree; a unit of angle or temperature measurement

ช้า

chaa — slow; not moving quickly, behind schedule

จริง

jing — true, real, genuine, or actually the case

น้อย

noi — little, few, small amount of something

สี่

sii — four; the number 4

ชั่วโมง

chua-moong — hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

บอก

bok — to tell, inform, or say something to someone

ถูกต้อง

thuuk-tong — correct, accurate, right, or proper

ให้

hai — to give; to cause or allow someone to do

ก็

ko — also, then; a particle softening or linking clauses

พูด

phuut — to speak, talk, or say something aloud

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, or something in general

เคย

khoei — used to; to have previously done something

นายพล

naai-phon — general; a high-ranking military officer

ยืนกราน

yuen-kraan — to insist firmly and persistently on something

ควร

khuan — should, ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

ปรับ

prap — to adjust, correct, or fine someone

ใหม่

mai — new; again; fresh or recently made or started

ทุก

thuk — every, all; each without exception

ครั้ง

khrang — time, occasion; a classifier for instances or events

เนื่องจาก

nuueng-jaak — because of, due to; giving a cause or reason

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — to travel, journey, or go on a trip

ตะวันออก

ta-wan-ok — east; the eastern direction or region

ตลอด

ta-lot — throughout, all along; continuously without stopping

นั่น

nan — that (thing over there); pointing to something distant

คือ

khue — is, means; used to define or identify something

เผชิญหน้า

pha-choen-naa — to face, confront, or encounter someone directly

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang-aa-thit — the sun; the star at the center of our solar system

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — therefore, so, thus; as a result of that

แต่ละ

tae-la — each, every individual one separately

สั้น

san — short; lacking length or duration

ลง

long — down; to descend or decrease in level

นาที

naa-thii — minute; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

ต่อ

to — per; to continue; next, against, or connecting

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

ดื้อรั้น

duea-ran — stubborn, obstinate, and refusing to change mind

ปฏิเสธ

pa-ti-set — to refuse, deny, or reject something outright

จะ

ja — will, shall; future tense marker in Thai

โดย

doi — by, via; indicating means or agent of action

คง

khong — probably, likely; to remain or stay the same

ไว้

wai — to keep, retain, or set aside for later

มัน

man — it; third person pronoun for things or animals

ความ

khwaam — nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

เข้าใจผิด

khao-jai-phit — to misunderstand or have a wrong understanding

ไม่มี

mai-mii — there is none; to not have something

พิษ

phit — poison, venom; harmful toxic substance

มีภัย

mii-phai — dangerous; having threat or risk of harm

ก่อ

ko — to cause, create, or give rise to something

เกิด

koet — to occur, happen, or be born

เสียหาย

sia-haai — damaged, harmed, or suffering a loss

แก่

kae — to, for; old; giving benefit or harm to someone

ใคร

khrai — who, whom; anyone; questioning a person's identity

แปด

paet — eight; the number 8

กลาง

klaang — middle, center, or midpoint of something

ทุ่ง

thung — field, plain, or open flat land

โล่ง

long — open, clear, spacious, unobstructed area

จาก

jaak — from; away from a place or starting point

สิบห้า

sip-haa — fifteen; the number 15

ไมล์

mail — mile; a unit of distance approximately 1.6 km

มี

mii — to have; there is or there are something

บังกะโล

bang-ka-loo — bungalow; a small single-story house or cottage

หลาย

laai — many, several; a large number of things

หลัง

lang — behind, after; back of something; classifier for houses

กระท่อม

kra-thom — hut, shack, or small simple dwelling structure

งาน

ngaan — work, job, task, or event or function

พนักงาน

pha-nak-ngaan — employee, staff member, or official worker

เดิน

doen — to walk or move on foot somewhere

ตรวจ

truat — to inspect, check, or examine something carefully

ตั๋ว

tua — ticket; a pass for travel or an event

ตู้

tuu — cabinet, compartment; a rail car or carriage

โดยสาร

doi-saan — to ride as a passenger in a vehicle

ตะโกน

ta-koon — to shout, yell, or call out loudly

ผู้โดยสาร

phuu-doi-saan — passenger; a person riding in a vehicle

กรุณา

ka-ru-naa — please; kindness; polite request particle

นี่

nii — here, this (nearby); calling attention to something close