Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 7

Vocabulary

ถู

thuu — To rub or scrub a surface

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

ด้วย

duuay — Also; with; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract state or quality

พึงพอใจ

phueng phoo jai — Satisfied; feeling contentment or pleasure

หาก

haak — If; supposing that a condition is met

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; or to be subjected to an action

กัก

kak — To detain or confine someone or something

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

สัปดาห์

sap-daa — Week; a period of seven days

ก็

ko — Then; also; a discourse particle linking clauses

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is

เวลา

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

มาก

maak — Many; much; a large amount or degree

เกิน

goen — To exceed; more than a limit or amount

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just enough

สำหรับ

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

หมาย

maai — To mean; a warrant; to intend something

จับ

jap — To catch; to arrest; to grab hold of

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional verb toward speaker

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; until

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop down; to land

ตะลึง

ta-lueng — Stunned; astonished; completely speechless with surprise

คำ

kham — Word; syllable; a unit of speech

ตัดสิน

tat-sin — To judge; to decide; to render a verdict

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ทำลาย

tham-laai — To destroy; to ruin or demolish something completely

นาย

naai — Mister; master; male employer or boss

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; financial currency

พนัน

pha-nan — To bet; to gamble; a wager

สอง

soong — Two; the number two

หมื่น

muuen — Ten thousand; the number 10,000

ปอนด์

pon — Pound; British currency unit

สูญ

suun — To lose; to vanish; to be lost completely

เปล่า

plao — Empty; in vain; for nothing; no

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; the reason that

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; is or am or are

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

โง่

ngoo — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence

เขลา

khlao — Foolish; ignorant; lacking wisdom or sense

ได้

dai — Can; to get; able to; past tense marker

บุกรุก

buk-ruk — To trespass; to intrude into restricted or private property

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into; inward direction

ไป

pai — To go; away from the speaker; directional verb

วัด

wat — Temple; Buddhist temple; also to measure

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one; a thing

น่า

naa — Worthy of; deserving; ought to cause a feeling

สาปแช่ง

saap-chaeng — Cursed; to curse or damn someone strongly

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; not moving at all

ราวกับ

raao-kap — As if; just like; resembling a described situation

ว่า

waa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

พิพากษา

phi-phaak-saa — To sentence; to render a judicial verdict

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

เกี่ยวข้อง

kiao-khoong — Related to; involved with; concerned with something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with another person or thing

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; not even; emphasizing the smallest degree

น้อย

nooi — Little; few; a small amount

ยัก

yak — To shrug or raise slightly; nudge upward

คิ้ว

khiu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; not at all

นิด

nit — A tiny bit; slightly; a very small amount

ขณะ

kha-na — While; moment; at the time that something happens

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

อ่าน

aan — To read; to read text or a document

ออก

ook — Out; to exit; outward direction

พอดี

pho-dii — Exactly; just right; fitting perfectly

เสมียน

sa-miian — Clerk; a court or office administrative worker

ศาล

saan — Court; a court of law or tribunal

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name someone

คดี

kha-dii — Case; a legal case or lawsuit

ถัดไป

that-pai — Next; following; the one that comes after

ลุก

luk — To rise; to stand up; to get up

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward direction or increase

และ

lae — And; connecting two words or clauses

กล่าว

klaao — To state; to say formally; to declare

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa-pha-jao — I; formal first-person pronoun used in official speech

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for; may I

ประกัน

pra-kan — Bail; guarantee; insurance; to guarantee

ท่าน

than — You; honorific second or third-person pronoun

สิทธิ์

sit — Right; entitlement; a legal or moral right

ผู้พิพากษา

phuu-phi-phaak-saa — Judge; a person who presides over a court

ตอบ

toep — To answer; to respond to a question

เลือด

lueat — Blood; the red fluid in the body

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely

แข็ง

khaeng — Hard; stiff; firm; solid

เย็น

yen — Cold; cool; also evening in Thai

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; only

กลับ

klap — To return; on the contrary; to go back

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

ประกาศ

pra-kaat — To announce; to declare publicly; an announcement

ผู้ต้องขัง

phuu-tong-khang — Detainee; a person who is held in custody

แต่ละ

tae-la — Each; every individual one separately

พัน

phan — Thousand; the number one thousand

ชำระ

cham-ra — To pay; to settle a debt or fine

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; without delay

คุณ

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

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; together

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to grab a small object

กอง

koong — Pile; stack; a heap of things

ธนบัตร

tha-na-bat — Banknote; paper currency; a bill of money

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

กระเป๋า

kra-pao — Bag; pocket; handbag or briefcase

ผ้า

phaa — Cloth; fabric; a piece of material

ถือ

thue — To hold; to carry; to regard as

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward direction

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

โต๊ะ

to — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Amount; number; quantity of something

คืน

khuuen — To return; to give back; also night

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

แก่

kae — To; for; old; indicating recipient of action

พ้น

phon — Free from; past; beyond; cleared of something

โทษ

thoot — Punishment; penalty; to blame someone

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between; during; in the middle of

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ปล่อย

plooi — To release; to free; to let go

ชั่วคราว

chua-khraao — Temporary; provisional; for a limited time only

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent

เถิด

thoet — Please do; go ahead; softening imperative particle

รับใช้

rap-chai — To serve; to be in service of someone

รองเท้า

roong-thaao — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

อย่างน้อย

yaang-nooi — At least; a minimum amount or number

ร้อง

roong — To cry; to shout; to sing; to call out

โกรธ

kroot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

อ๋อ

oo — Oh I see; an expression of realization

คู่

khuu — Pair; couple; classifier for paired items

มัน

man — It; they; informal third-person pronoun

แพง

phaeng — Expensive; costly; high in price

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; genuinely; in reality

บ่น

bon — To complain; to grumble; to mutter displeasure

พึมพำ

phuem-pham — To mumble; to mutter under one's breath

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to pass something along

กว่า

kwaa — More than; than; comparative particle

ต่อ

to — Per; against; to continue; to connect

ข้าง

khaang — Side; beside; next to something

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additionally

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; the whole of something

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state

บีบ

biip — To squeeze; to press tightly with fingers

เท้า

thaao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

เอื้อม

uuem — To reach out; to stretch the arm toward something

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the body

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; then; as a result

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ผู้

phuu — Person who; one who; prefix for a person's role

ห่อเหี่ยว

ho-hiao — Dejected; downhearted; feeling sad and dispirited

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of

หลัง

lang — Behind; after; back; the rear side