Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 7

Vocabulary

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from speaker

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of

ขอ

kho — To request or ask for something politely

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

อธิบาย

a-thi-bai — To explain or describe something in detail

แต่

tae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

นายพล

nai-phon — General; high-ranking military officer

ก็

ko — Also, then; particle linking clauses or emphasis

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; capable of doing something

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone about something

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quote or subordinate clause

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

หยุด

yut — To stop; cease movement or an activity

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay or remain somewhere

กลาง

klang — Middle, center; in the midst of something

ป่า

pa — Forest, jungle; wild uncultivated wooded area

อินทผลัม

in-tha-pha-lam — Date palm; a tropical fruit-bearing palm tree

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or phrases

ต้น

ton — Tree; classifier for trees and plants

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

หมาย

mai — To mean; to signify or intend something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns or meanings

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing

แพ้

phae — To lose; to be defeated or overcome by something

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

รีบ

rip — To hurry; do something quickly or in a rush

วิ่ง

wing — To run; move quickly on foot

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or go outward from a place

กลับ

klap — To return; go back to a previous place

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; like; type or kind

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast, swift; doing something at great speed

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; simultaneously along with

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, shout, or sing aloud

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

ทาง

thang — Way, path, route; direction toward something

รถไฟ

rot-fai — Train; a railway locomotive or rail vehicle

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

ถาม

tham — To ask; pose a question to someone

ผม

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

ต่อ

to — To continue; next; against; per unit

ก้าว

kao — To step; a stride or step forward

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately, at once; without any delay

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during; a moment or period of time

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm, peaceful, quiet; free from disturbance

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entirety of a group or set

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot at a normal pace

หา

ha — To look for; search for someone or something

พนักงาน

pha-nak-ngan — Employee, staff member, or station attendant

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; with; together with something else

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

ไหน

nai — Where, which; interrogative word for location

หมู่บ้าน

mu-ban — Village; a small rural community or settlement

นี่

ni — Here, this; demonstrative pointing to nearby thing

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle at end of yes/no questions

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly, definitely, of course; expressing certainty

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating an ongoing or unfinished state

สร้าง

sang — To build, construct, or create something

เสร็จ

set — Finished, completed; done with a task

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct; affirmative response confirming something

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing probability or presumption

เหลือ

luea — Remaining, left over; still available after use

อีก

ik — More, another, again; indicates addition or repetition

ราว

rao — About, approximately; an estimate of quantity

ห้าสิบ

ha-sip — Fifty; the number 50

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance equal to 1.6 kilometers

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

วาง

wang — To place, lay down, or put something somewhere

ราง

rang — Rail, track; metal rails for a railway

จาก

chak — From; indicating origin or starting point

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until; up to a point

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เป็น

pen — To be; is, am, are; indicates state or identity

จุด

chut — Point, dot, spot; a specific location or place

เส้นทาง

sen-thang — Route, path, line; a course of travel

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start; commence an activity

ใหม่

mai — New, again; fresh or recently made or started

หนังสือพิมพ์

nang-sue-phim — Newspaper; a printed daily news publication

ประกาศ

pra-kat — To announce; make an official public statement

เปิด

poet — To open; turn on; inaugurate or begin something

ใช้งาน

chai-ngan — To use, operate; put something into service

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout, all along; the entire length or duration

สาย

sai — Line, route; also late (of time); a wire or cord

จะ

cha — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform; carry out an action

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How, in what way; asking about manner or method

ท่าน

than — You (formal/respectful); honorific second-person pronoun

นายทหาร

nai-tha-han — Military officer; a commissioned officer in the army

รายงาน

rai-ngan — Report; an official account of information or events

ผิดพลาด

phit-phlat — Mistaken, erroneous; containing an error or mistake

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also Mr./Mrs.

ขาย

khai — To sell; offer goods or services for money

ตั๋ว

tua — Ticket; a pass for travel or an event

โต้

to — To argue back; counter or rebut a statement

โกรธ

krot — Angry, furious; feeling or showing strong anger

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; increase; directional particle upward

เรื่อยๆ

rueai-rueai — Continuously, on and on; without stopping or variation

สงสัย

song-sai — To wonder, doubt; feeling uncertain or curious

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply; respond to a question

ผู้โดยสาร

phu-doi-san — Passenger; a person traveling in a vehicle

ทราบ

sap — To know; formal word for knowing information

ดี

di — Good, well; of high quality or positive character

วิธี

wi-thi — Method, way; a procedure for doing something

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel, journey; move from one place to another

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; referring reflexively to the subject

จัด

chat — To arrange, organize; prepare or set up something

อยาก

yak — To want, desire; wish to do or have something

ชก

chok — To punch; strike with a fist

ล้ม

lom — To fall down; topple over or collapse

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; particle for emphasis or result

กล้า

kla — Brave, daring; having courage to do something

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; not even; used for emphasis in negation

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page of a document

นาย

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

พูด

phut — To speak, talk; express words verbally

ช่วย

chuai — To help, assist; give aid to someone

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

ขัด

khat — To obstruct, resist; conflict with or hinder

ข้อง

khong — Involved, entangled; obstructed or caught up in

ล่าช้า

la-cha — Delayed, late; taking longer than expected

ผล

phon — Result, outcome; fruit; consequence of an action

เสีย

sia — Broken, spoiled; to lose; negatively affected

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; indicating great degree or quantity

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose