Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 3

Vocabulary

เรือ

ruea — A watercraft used for transportation on water.

กลไฟ

kon fai — A steamship powered by a steam engine.

แล่น

laen — To sail or move swiftly through water.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through or go past something.

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location.

ใกล้

klai — Near or close in distance or time.

ฝั่ง

fang — A shore, bank, or side of a waterway.

แต่

tae — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.

ชาว

chaao — People belonging to a particular group or nationality.

ผู้

phuu — A person who performs an action; agent marker.

ป่าเถื่อน

paa thuean — Savage or uncivilized; living without social order.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; a relative pronoun connecting clauses.

อยู่

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or period.

ระดับ

ra-dap — A level, grade, or degree of something.

ต่ำสุด

tam sut — The lowest level or minimum degree possible.

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; a possessive particle.

ความ

khwaam — An abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something.

มนุษย์

ma-nut — A human being; member of the human species.

ก็

ko — Also; then; a particle indicating continuation or result.

มิได้

mi dai — Did not; a formal negation of past action.

พวก

phuak — A group or bunch of people or things.

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food or drink.

เนื้อ

nuea — Meat; flesh of an animal used as food.

คน

khon — A person; people; a human individual.

ดัง

dang — As; like; in the manner described.

ที่

thii — At; place; a relative or locative particle.

มี

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

กล่าว

klaao — To state or say something formally.

อ้าง

aang — To claim or assert something as true.

หา

haa — To search for; to look for something.

ได้

dai — To be able to; to obtain or achieve.

ปรากฏ

pra-kot — To appear; to become visible or evident.

ตัว

tua — Body; self; a classifier for animals and objects.

ให้

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

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive with the eyes.

ไม่

mai — Not; a general negation particle.

ทัศนียภาพ

that-sa-ni-ya-phap — Scenery; a picturesque view of the landscape.

หมู่เกาะ

muu ko — An archipelago; a group of islands together.

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned items.

ขณะ

kha-na — A moment; while; at the time of.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

งดงาม

ngot ngaam — Beautiful; elegant; visually pleasing and graceful.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

นัก

nak — Very; intensely; an intensifying adverb.

ป่า

paa — A forest or jungle; wild natural woodland area.

อัน

an — A classifier; one; a general object classifier.

กว้างใหญ่ไพศาล

kwaang yai phi-saan — Vast and expansive; immensely wide and spacious.

ต้น

ton — A tree; trunk; classifier for trees and plants.

ปาล์ม

paam — A palm tree; a tropical tree with fan-like leaves.

หมาก

maak — Betel nut; a palm nut chewed as a stimulant.

ไผ่

phai — Bamboo; a fast-growing tropical grass plant.

ไม้

mai — Wood; timber; a tree or woody plant.

สัก

sak — Teak; a valuable hardwood tropical timber tree.

ยักษ์

yak — Giant; a mythical giant or something oversized.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or phrases.

เฟิน

foen — Fern; a flowerless plant with leafy green fronds.

ปกคลุม

pok khlum — To cover or blanket an area completely.

พื้นที่

phuun thii — An area or region of land or space.

เบื้อง

bueang — Side; direction; in the direction of something.

หน้า

naa — Front; face; the forward side of something.

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; the rear side of something.

เส้น

sen — A line; a strand; classifier for lines or strings.

สาย

saai — A line, wire, or stream; a long thin object.

เทือกเขา

thueak khao — A mountain range; a chain of connected mountains.

ถูก

thuuk — To be acted upon; passive voice marker; correct.

วาด

waat — To draw or sketch a picture or outline.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; to go upward or increase.

เทียบ

thiap — To compare; to measure against something else.

กับ

kap — With; against; together with another thing.

ท้องฟ้า

thoong faa — The sky; the expanse of air above us.

ตาม

taam — Along; following; according to something.

แนว

naeo — A line, direction, or row of something.

ชายฝั่ง

chaai fang — A coastline; the land bordering a sea or ocean.

นับ

nap — To count; to number; regarded as being.

พัน

phan — One thousand; to wrap or bind together.

หมื่น

muuen — Ten thousand; a large numerical unit in Thai.

นก

nok — A bird; any feathered flying animal.

นางแอ่น

naang aen — A swallow; a small swift migratory bird species.

ค่า

khaa — Value; worth; cost or significance of something.

รัง

rang — A nest; a bird's or animal's dwelling place.

มัน

man — It; him; a third-person informal pronoun.

อาหาร

aa-haan — Food; anything eaten for nourishment.

โอชะ

oo-cha — Delicious; having a fine and pleasing taste.

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface.

โต๊ะ

to — A table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

จักรวรรดิ

jak-kra-wat — An empire; a large political domain ruled imperially.

สวรรค์

sa-wan — Heaven; paradise; a divine or blissful realm.

อย่างไร

yaang rai — How; in what way; questioning manner or method.

ก็ตาม

ko taam — Nevertheless; regardless; no matter what happens.

ทิวทัศน์

thio that — A scenic view; a landscape or panoramic scenery.

หลากหลาย

laak laai — Diverse; varied; consisting of many different kinds.

พ้น

phon — Past; beyond; to have cleared or passed something.

ช้า

chaa — Slow; not moving or progressing quickly.

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into a place.

ช่องแคบ

choong khaep — A strait; a narrow passage of water between landmasses.

อย่าง

yaang — A way or manner; like; a type of something.

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast; rapid; moving or happening with great speed.

เส้นทาง

sen thaang — A route or path taken to reach a destination.

สู่

suu — Toward; to; in the direction of somewhere.

ทะเล

tha-lee — The sea; a large body of saltwater.

จีน

jiin — China; referring to the Chinese nation or people.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completion of an action.

นักสืบ

nak suep — A detective; someone who investigates crimes professionally.

โชคร้าย

chook raai — Unfortunate; unlucky; having bad luck or misfortune.

พา

phaa — To lead or take someone along somewhere.

ลาก

laak — To drag or pull something along forcefully.

จาก

jaak — From; away from a place or source.

ประเทศ

pra-thet — A country; a nation with defined borders.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing a state or action.

อีก

iik — Again; more; another; additionally.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Presently doing; currently; in the process of.

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action.

อะไร

a-rai — What; what thing; used in questions.

ตลอด

ta-loot — Throughout; all along; during the entire duration.

ช่วง

chuang — A period or span of time or space.

เวลา

we-laa — Time; a specific moment or period.

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

เขา

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

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to; capable of doing something.

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something.

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After; following a particular event or time.

สั่งการ

sang kaan — To order or command someone to do something.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to have done in advance; retaining.

ว่า

waa — That; to say; a conjunction introducing reported speech.

หาก

haak — If; in the event that; a conditional conjunction.

หมาย

maai — To intend; to mean; an arrest warrant.

จับ

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

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; movement toward the speaker.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; as far as a point.

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver something to someone.

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish for something desired.

จะ

ja — Will; going to; a future tense marker.

ปกปิด

pok pit — To conceal or hide something from others.

การ

kaan — An action or activity; a nominalizing prefix.

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self reflexively.

จน

jon — Until; so much that; poor or impoverished.

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — To end; to conclude; to come to a finish.

เดินทาง

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

คง

khong — Probably; likely; remaining constant or stable.

เรื่อง

rueang — A matter, story, or subject being discussed.

ยาก

yaak — Difficult; hard to do or understand.

อธิบาย

a-thi-baai — To explain; to describe something clearly.

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason; asking for a cause.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen.

เกิด

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

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt or be curious; feeling uncertain or suspicious.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something.

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact.

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; essential; something that must be done.

บังคับ

bang-khap — To force or compel; to mandate an action.

ต้อง

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

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a previous place.

รู้จัก

ruu jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person.

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to work for someone as a servant.

น่า

naa — Worthy of; deserving; makes adjectives mean -able.

นับถือ

nap thue — To respect and hold in high esteem.

ครั้ง

khrang — A time; an occasion; a classifier for occurrences.

ต่อ

to — Per; against; to continue; connecting to next.