Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 2

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through or go past something.

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from speaker.

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, or route to somewhere.

เมือง

mueang — City, town, or urban settlement.

คน

khon — Person, people; general classifier for humans.

ดำ

dam — Black; the color black in Thai.

ก่อน

kon — Before; prior to a time or event.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is or are.

ถนน

thanon — Road, street, or paved path for travel.

แคบ

khaep — Narrow, tight; lacking width or space.

กระท่อม

kratom — Small hut or humble rustic dwelling.

ที่

thii — Place, location; also a relative pronoun.

น่า

naa — Prefix indicating something is worth feeling or doing.

สังเวช

sangwet — To feel pity or sorrowful compassion for someone.

สกปรก

sokkaprok — Dirty, filthy, unclean in appearance or condition.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ผู้คน

phuukhon — People, folks; referring to people collectively.

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or container.

สภาพ

saphaap — Condition, state, or situation of something.

ย่ำแย่

yam yae — Very bad, terrible, in poor condition.

จาก

jaak — From; indicating origin or departure point.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ก็

ko — Then, also; discourse particle linking related ideas.

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

ชาว

chaao — People of a particular group, nationality, or origin.

ยุโรป

yuurop — Europe; the continent of European countries.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow or cause something to happen.

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix expressing state or feeling.

รู้สึก

ruusuek — To feel; to sense an emotion or physical sensation.

ผ่อนคลาย

phonkhlaai — To relax, unwind, or feel relieved of stress.

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; with; by means of something.

คฤหาสน์

kharuehat — Mansion, large impressive residential building.

อิฐ

it — Brick; a block used in building construction.

สี

sii — Color; paint; one of four in Thai number.

สดใส

sotsai — Bright, vivid, cheerful in color or mood.

ต้น

ton — Tree; trunk; beginning or origin of something.

มะพร้าว

maphraao — Coconut; a tropical fruit and its palm tree.

ร่มเงา

romngao — Shade, shadow provided by trees or structures.

เสา

sao — Pole, post, pillar supporting a structure.

กระโดง

kraadong — Mast of a sailing vessel or ship.

เรียงราย

riang raai — Lined up, arranged in a row or series.

เต็ม

tem — Full, filled completely; to the maximum capacity.

หมด

mot — All gone, finished, completely used up or empty.

แม้

mae — Even though, although; concessive conjunction in Thai.

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai.

เช้า

chaao — Morning; the early part of the day.

ตรู่

truu — Very early, the crack of dawn in morning.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to indicate ongoing action.

นัก

nak — Intensifier meaning very, much; also means expert.

ขี่

khii — To ride an animal or vehicle such as horse.

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal.

แต่งกาย

taengkaai — To dress, to wear clothing in a certain style.

หรูหรา

huruuraa — Luxurious, lavish, elegant in style or appearance.

รถม้า

rot maa — Horse-drawn carriage; traditional wheeled horse vehicle.

งดงาม

ngotngaam — Beautiful, graceful, strikingly attractive in appearance.

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot.

มา

maa — To come; indicates movement toward the speaker.

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, cease movement or an activity.

หน้า

naa — Front, face; in front of something.

บ้าน

baan — House, home; a residential dwelling place.

ดู

duu — To look at, watch, or observe something.

เรียบง่าย

riap ngaai — Simple, plain, modest in style or design.

กระนั้น

kranан — Even so, nevertheless; indicating contrast or concession.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; negates past action or possibility.

ลักษณะ

laksana — Characteristic, feature, appearance, or quality of something.

เหมือน

mueан — Similar to, like, resembling something else.

ส่วนตัว

suan tua — Personal, private; belonging to an individual.

ตำรวจ

tamruat — Police officer; member of law enforcement.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense.

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg something.

นักโทษ

nakthoht — Prisoner, convict, person serving a jail sentence.

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her; third person singular pronoun.

แท้จริง

thae jing — Truly, in reality, genuinely; the actual truth.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence.

อาจ

aat — Might, may, possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

เรียก

riak — To call, name, or summon someone or something.

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that, in that manner, such as that.

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or get off something.

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, any motorized or wheeled transport.

นำพา

nampaa — To lead, guide, or bring someone somewhere.

ห้อง

hong — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

หน้าต่าง

naatang — Window; an opening in a wall for light.

ลูกกรง

luukkrong — Bars, grille, or barred enclosure on window.

กล่าว

klaao — To say, speak, or state something formally.

ว่า

waa — That; introduces indirect speech or quotation.

ท่าน

than — Respectful pronoun for you; also means lord.

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

ปรากฏตัว

praakot tua — To appear, show up, present oneself somewhere.

ต่อ

to — To face, toward; also means to continue or next.

ผู้พิพากษา

phuupiphaksaa — Judge; a person who presides over legal court.

เวลา

weelaa — Time; a specific moment or period of time.

แปด

paet — Eight; the number 8 in Thai.

โมง

moong — O'clock; used when telling time in Thai.

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts of something.

ถอย

thoi — To retreat, step back, or move backward.

ออก

ok — To exit, go out, leave a place.

ปิด

pit — To close, shut, or turn off something.

ประตู

pratuu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit to space.

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first person pronoun in Thai.

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal action particle.

อุทาน

uthan — To exclaim; an exclamation expressing sudden emotion.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, increase, or get on.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; along with, together with someone.

กับ

kap — With, together with; connecting two things or people.

เหนื่อยล้า

nueai laa — Exhausted, tired, weary from effort or activity.

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects.

บน

bon — On top of, above, upon a surface.

เก้าอี้

kaoii — Chair; a seat with a back for sitting.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; pronoun for female or intimate.

พยายาม

phayaayaam — To try, attempt, make an effort to do.

ซ่อน

son — To hide, conceal, or keep out of sight.

ไว้

wai — To keep, retain; indicates ongoing or stored state.

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by males to show respect.

ปล่อย

ploi — To release, let go, or set something free.

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun, often female usage.

เผชิญ

To face, confront, or encounter a challenge directly.

ชะตากรรม

chataaakam — Fate, destiny, one's lot in life.

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action or identity.

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive, obtain, or be given something.

การ

kaan — Prefix nominalizing verbs into abstract action nouns.

ปฏิบัติ

patibat — To treat, practice, or carry out an action.

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like something mentioned.

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives reason or cause for something.

ช่วย

chuai — To help, assist, aid someone in need.

ชีวิต

chiiwit — Life; one's existence or living being.

พอใจ

phojai — Satisfied, content, pleased with a situation.

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, or say something aloud.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting quantity or degree.

มัน

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

น้อย

noi — Little, few, small in quantity or degree.

มาก

maak — Much, many, a lot; indicating large quantity.

ถูก

thuuk — To be subjected to; also means correct or cheap.

จับกุม

japkum — To arrest, apprehend, or detain a suspect.

ข้อหา

khoha — Charge, accusation; a legal allegation against someone.

ขัดขวาง

khatkhwaang — To obstruct, hinder, or prevent someone's action.

เผา

phao — To burn, cremate, or set fire to something.

ศพ

sop — Corpse, dead body, remains of a deceased person.

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or manner of something.

สตี

satii — Sati; Hindu practice of widow self-immolation on funeral pyre.

ผู้ร้องเรียน

phuurongrian — Complainant, plaintiff; person who files a legal complaint.

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing reasonable certainty or assumption.

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle in Thai.

กล้า

klaa — Brave, daring; to dare to do something.

ข้อ

kho — Point, item, clause; also means joint or node.

กล่าวหา

klaaohaa — To accuse, allege, or charge someone with wrongdoing.

ผิดพลาด

phitphlaat — Mistake, error; to make a wrong or incorrect action.

บาง

baang — Some, certain; also means thin or a place name.

อย่าง

yaang — Kind, type, way; manner of doing something.

เกิด

koet — To be born; to occur, happen, arise.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifier in comparisons.

กว่า

kwaa — More than, -er than; used in comparisons.

ไม่ว่า

mai waa — No matter, regardless of; introducing open conditions.

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative word asking about something.

ทอดทิ้ง

thotthing — To abandon, desert, or forsake someone completely.

แต่

tae — But, however; contrast conjunction between clauses.

พา

phaa — To take, bring, or lead someone somewhere.

เรือ

ruea — Boat, ship; a water vessel for transportation.

กลไฟ

konlafai — Steamship; a steam-powered watercraft vessel.

เที่ยง

thiang — Noon, midday; twelve o'clock in the afternoon.

นะ

na — Particle softening tone; seeking agreement or acknowledgment.

กังวล

kangwon — To worry, be anxious, or feel concerned about something.

นาย

naai — Mister, master, employer; title for adult males.

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to a question.

สงบ

sangop — Calm, peaceful, quiet, tranquil in manner or place.