Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 8

Vocabulary

จากนั้น

jaak nan — after that; then; following that point

คบเพลิง

khop phloeng — a torch used for providing fire or light

ก็

ko — then; also; particle indicating consequence or continuation

ถูก

thuuk — to be subjected to an action; passive marker

นำ

nam — to lead, bring, or carry something forward

มา

maa — to come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker

และ

lae — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

ไม้

maai — wood; timber; a wooden stick or material

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ชุ่มโชก

chum chook — soaked; drenched thoroughly with liquid

ด้วย

duay — with; also; by means of something

น้ำมัน

naam man — oil; fuel used for burning or machinery

อย่าง

yaang — in a manner; like; a way of doing something

หนัก

nak — heavy; severe; intense in weight or degree

ลุก

luk — to rise up; to catch fire; to stand up

ไหม้

maai — to burn; to be on fire or scorched

ขึ้น

khueen — up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or time

ทันที

than thii — immediately; instantly; without any delay

ขณะ

khana — moment; while; at the time of something

นั้น

nan — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

มัคคุเทศก์

mak khu theet — a guide who leads tourists or travelers around

ได้

dai — can; to be able to; past tense marker

จับ

jap — to grab; to catch; to seize something or someone

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

ผู้

phuu — person who; one who; prefix indicating a person doing something

ชั่ว

chua — evil; wicked; bad in moral character

พริบตา

phrit taa — a blink of an eye; a very brief moment

แห่ง

haeng — of; classifier for places, sources, or origins

ความ

khwaam — prefix forming abstract nouns indicating state or quality

เอื้อเฟื้อ

uea fuea — generous; accommodating; willing to help others kindly

ที่

thii — at; that; place; relative pronoun or location marker

บ้าคลั่ง

baa khlang — crazy; frantic; wildly irrational or out of control

กำลัง

kamlang — currently; in the process of; strength or power

จะ

ja — will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

พุ่ง

phung — to dart; to rush forward suddenly and swiftly

เข้า

khao — to enter; directional particle indicating inward movement

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating movement away

ยัง

yang — still; yet; toward; also used as directional preposition

กอง

koong — a pile; a heap; a group or cluster

แต่

tae — but; however; only; introducing a contrasting statement

เขา

khao — he; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

ผลัก

phlak — to push; to shove someone or something away forcefully

พวก

phuak — group; gang; a bunch of people together

ออก

ook — out; to exit; directional particle indicating outward movement

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — fast; rapid; done with great speed and swiftness

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something occurred

ทั้ง

thang — all; both; entirety of something included together

ฉาก

chaak — scene; backdrop; a setting in a story or play

เปลี่ยนแปลง

pliian plaeng — to change; to transform; to undergo alteration or modification

กะทันหัน

ka than han — sudden; abrupt; happening without warning or expectation

เสียง

siang — sound; voice; noise produced by something or someone

กรีดร้อง

kriit roong — to scream; to shriek loudly in fear or pain

สยองขวัญ

sayong khwan — horrifying; terrifying; causing great fear and dread

ดัง

dang — loud; famous; to resound with great volume

ฝูงชน

fuung chon — a crowd; a large group of gathered people

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all; everyone; the entire total amount or group

หมอบ

maawp — to crouch down low; to prostrate in submission

ราบ

raap — flat; level; lying completely flat on surface

ลง

long — down; to descend; directional particle indicating downward movement

กับ

kap — with; and; together with someone or something

พื้น

phueen — floor; ground; the flat surface beneath one's feet

หวาดกลัว

waat khlua — frightened; terrified; feeling intense fear or dread

ราชา

raachaa — king; a male monarch ruling over a kingdom

ชรา

charaa — old age; elderly; advanced in years of life

ไม่

mai — no; not; negation particle used in Thai sentences

สิ้นชีวิต

sin chiiwit — to die; to pass away; to lose one's life

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; completion marker indicating a finished action

เพราะ

phro — because; due to; giving reason or cause for something

ผี

phii — ghost; spirit; supernatural being from Thai folklore

อุ้ม

um — to carry in arms; to hold someone gently close

ภรรยา

phanrayaa — wife; a female spouse in a marriage

ไว้

wai — to keep; to place; to hold in position

อ้อมแขน

oom khaen — in one's arms; an embrace holding someone close

จาก

jaak — from; away from; indicating a point of departure

ท่ามกลาง

thaam klaang — amidst; in the middle of a surrounding situation

กลุ่ม

klum — group; cluster; a collection of people or things

ควัน

khwan — smoke; the visible gas produced by burning material

ยิ่ง

ying — even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

ทำให้

tham hai — to cause; to make; to result in a change

ลักษณะ

laksana — characteristic; appearance; quality or feature of something

อัน

an — classifier for objects; which; that; a general classifier

น่าสยอง

naa sayong — horrifying; dreadful; causing a feeling of terror

ของ

khoong — of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เด่นชัด

den chat — distinct; prominent; clearly noticeable or standing out

ทหาร

thahaan — soldier; military personnel serving in armed forces

นักบวช

nak buuat — a monk; a priest; a religious ordained person

ต่าง

taang — different; various; each; mutually or respectively

ครอบงำ

khroob ngam — to dominate; to overwhelm; to have control over something

นอน

noon — to lie down; to sleep; to recline on surface

อยู่

yuu — to be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker in Thai

นั่น

nan — that; over there; referring to something farther away

โดย

dooi — by; through; indicating means, agent, or manner

คว่ำ

khwam — face down; upside down; lying with face on ground

หน้า

naa — face; front; next; the front side of something

กล้า

klaa — brave; daring; courageous enough to face danger

ยก

yok — to lift; to raise; to pick something up

ตา

taa — eye; eyes used for seeing; also maternal grandfather

มอง

moong — to look at; to gaze upon something or someone

เผชิญ

phachoen — to face; to confront; to encounter something directly

ปาฏิหาริย์

paa ti haan — miracle; a wondrous supernatural event or phenomenon

เช่น

chen — such as; for example; like in the following cases

เหยื่อ

yua — victim; prey; one who suffers from another's action

ไร้สติ

rai sati — unconscious; senseless; lacking awareness or consciousness

พยุง

phayung — to support; to prop up; to help someone stand

แขน

khaen — arm; the upper limb of the human body

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng kraeng — strong; tough; physically powerful and resilient

ประคอง

prakhoong — to steady; to gently support someone with care

เธอ

thoe — she; her; you; second or third person pronoun

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to appear or seem like something

เหมือน

muean — similar to; like; resembling another thing or person

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai

ภาระ

phaaraa — burden; load; a responsibility or weight to carry

อย่างใด

yaang dai — in any way; whatsoever; any manner or type at all

เลย

loei — at all; so; past; particle for emphasis or degree

ยืน

yuuen — to stand; to be in an upright standing position

ตัวตรง

tua trong — upright; standing straight with an erect posture

ชาว

chaao — people of; native of; belonging to a group or nation

ก้ม

kom — to bow; to bend one's head downward

ศีรษะ

siirasa — head; the uppermost part of the human body

ต้อง

toong — must; have to; obligated to do something

สงสัย

song sai — to doubt; to wonder; to be curious or suspicious

ว่า

waa — that; to say; introducing a clause or quotation

ตะลึงงัน

taloeng ngan — stunned; dumbfounded; shocked into speechless amazement

แพ้

phae — to lose; to be defeated; to succumb to something

กัน

kan — each other; together; a particle of mutual action

ฟื้นคืนชีพ

fuuen khueen chiip — to resurrect; to come back to life again

เดิน

doen — to walk; to move forward on foot

หา

haa — to look for; to seek; to find something or someone

พูด

phuut — to speak; to talk; to express something verbally

น้ำเสียง

naam siang — tone of voice; manner of speaking or vocal quality

ห้วนๆ

huan huan — curt; abrupt; speaking in a short blunt manner

ไปกันเถิด

pai kan thoet — let us go; an expression urging departure together

คือ

khue — is; means; used to define or equate two things

เอง

eeng — oneself; by oneself; emphasizing personal action or identity

แอบ

aep — to sneak; to do something secretly without being seen

ย่อง

yoong — to tiptoe; to move quietly and stealthily

บน

bon — on; above; on top of a surface

อาศัย

aasai — to reside; to depend on; to live somewhere

มืด

muet — dark; darkness; lacking light in a space

คง

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

ปกคลุม

pok khlum — to cover; to envelop; to spread over a surface

ช่วย

chuay — to help; to assist; to aid someone in need

สตรี

sattrii — woman; a female person; formal term for women

สาว

saao — young woman; a young female in her prime

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; causative marker in Thai

รอดพ้น

root phon — to escape; to survive; to be saved from danger

ตาย

taai — to die; to be dead; to cease living