Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

ความหวัง

khwaam wǎng — hope; a feeling of expectation for something desired

และ

lǽ — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ความปรารถนา

khwaam praat-thà-nǎa — desire; a strong wish or longing for something

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — all; the entire amount or number of something

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to or associated with someone

นักสืบ

nák sùup — detective; a person who investigates crimes professionally

บัดนี้

bàt níi — now; at the present moment; currently

มุ่ง

mûng — to aim toward; to direct one's focus or attention

ไป

pai — to go; moving away toward a destination

ที่

thîi — at; place, location, or relative pronoun marker

ฮ่องกง

hâawng kong — Hong Kong; a city and territory in southern China

เพราะ

phráw — because; giving reason or cause for something

การ

kaan — a nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

จอดแวะ

jàawt wǽ — to make a stopover; to briefly stop at a place

เรือกลไฟ

ruua gon fai — steamship; a ship powered by a steam engine

สิงคโปร์

sǐng-khá-poo — Singapore; a city-state in Southeast Asia

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

สั้น

sân — short; not long in duration or length

เกินไป

gəən pai — too much; exceeding an appropriate or desired degree

จะ

jà — will; a future tense marker in Thai sentences

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow or cause something to happen

เขา

khǎo — he/she/they; third person pronoun in Thai

ดำเนินการ

dam-nəən kaan — to carry out; to proceed with an action or operation

ใดๆ

dai dai — any; whichever; used for indefinite reference

ได้

dâai — can; able to; or past tense marker in Thai

นั่น

nân — that; pointing to something specific nearby or known

การจับกุม

kaan jàp gum — arrest; the act of detaining someone by authorities

ต้อง

tâawng — must; to be required or obligated to do something

เกิดขึ้น

gəət khûen — to occur; to happen or take place

มิฉะนั้น

mí-chà-nán — otherwise; if not, then a different outcome follows

โจร

joon — thief; criminal; a person who commits robbery or theft

ผู้นั้น

phûu nán — that person; referring to a specific individual mentioned

ก็

gâaw — also; then; a conjunction or filler particle in Thai

อาจ

àat — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

หลุดพ้น

lùt phón — to escape; to be freed from a situation or constraint

จาก

jàak — from; indicating origin, separation, or starting point

ตลอดกาล

tà-lâawt kaan — forever; for all time; eternally without end

เป็น

pen — to be; linking subject to a description or identity

ดินแดน

din daen — territory; land under a particular jurisdiction or control

อังกฤษ

ang-grìt — England/British; relating to England or the United Kingdom

แห่ง

hàeng — of; a classifier for places or locations

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — last; final; occurring at the very end

ย่างเท้า

yâang tháo — to set foot; to step into a place for the first time

ลง

long — down; to descend or move in a downward direction

ถัดจาก

thàt jàak — next to; following immediately after something else

ไม่ว่า

mâi wâa — regardless of; no matter what condition applies

จีน

jiin — China/Chinese; relating to China or its people

ญี่ปุ่น

yîi-pùn — Japan/Japanese; relating to Japan or its people

หรือ

rǔu — or; presenting an alternative option or choice

อเมริกา

à-mee-rí-kaa — America; the United States of America

ล้วน

lúan — all; entirely; without exception in every case

ที่หลบภัย

thîi lòp phai — refuge; a safe place to hide from danger

เกือบ

gùap — almost; nearly; close to but not quite reaching

แน่นอน

nâe-nawn — certain; definitely; without doubt or question

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — for; intended for a specific person or purpose

หาก

hàak — if; introducing a conditional clause or scenario

หมายจับ

mǎai jàp — arrest warrant; an official document ordering someone's arrest

ปรากฏขึ้น

praa-gòt khûen — to appear; to become visible or come into existence

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time period

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — most; the superlative degree; the extreme end

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — to be able to; capable of performing an action

จับกุม

jàp gum — to arrest; to seize and detain a suspect

มอบตัว

mâawp tua — to hand over; to surrender a person to authorities

แก่

gàe — to; for; indicating recipient of an action

ตำรวจ

tam-rùat — police; law enforcement officers who maintain order

ท้องถิ่น

tháawng thìn — local; belonging to a particular area or community

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is no; lacking or without something

ปัญหา

pan-hǎa — problem; a difficult matter requiring a solution

อีก

ìik — more; again; another; additional amount or instance

ต่อไป

tàaw pai — to continue; going forward; proceeding further ahead

แต่

tàe — but; however; introducing a contrasting statement

เลย

ləəi — at all; simply; used to emphasize or indicate extent

ออกไป

àawk pai — to go out; to leave a place or situation

ธรรมดา

tham-má-daa — ordinary; normal; not special or unusual

ผล

phǒn — result; an outcome or consequence of an action

จำเป็น

jam-pen — necessary; required; something that must be done

ใช้

cháai — to use; to employ something for a purpose

หมาย

mǎai — warrant; official order; also means to intend or aim

ส่งผู้ร้าย

sòng phûu ráai — to extradite; to transfer a criminal to another jurisdiction

ข้ามแดน

khâam daen — across borders; crossing from one country to another

นำไป

nam pai — to lead to; to bring or take something somewhere

สู่

sùu — to; toward; in the direction of a destination

ความล่าช้า

khwaam lâa cháa — delay; a situation causing something to be late

อุปสรรค

ùp-pà-sàk — obstacle; a barrier or hindrance preventing progress

ต่างๆ

tàang tàang — various; different kinds; multiple and varied types

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; a relative pronoun linking clauses

คนชั่วร้าย

khon chûa ráai — villain; an evil or wicked person causing harm

ฉวยโอกาส

chùai oo-gàat — to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of a chance

หลบเลี่ยง

lòp lîang — to evade; to avoid or escape from something deliberately

กระบวนการ

grà-buuan kaan — process; a series of steps to achieve a goal

ยุติธรรม

yút-tì-tham — justice; fairness; the principle of fair treatment

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn khít — to ponder; to think deeply and seriously about something

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; until; about; indicating arrival or topic

ความเป็นไปได้

khwaam pen pai dâai — possibility; the chance that something could happen

เหล่านี้

lào níi — these; referring to multiple previously mentioned items

ตลอด

tà-lâawt — throughout; all along; during the entire duration

ชั่วโมง

chûa moong — hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

อัน

an — a classifier for small objects; also meaning 'which'

ยาวนาน

yaao naan — lengthy; lasting a long period of time

อยู่

yùu — to be; to stay; indicating a continuous state or location

ห้องโดยสาร

hâawng dooi sǎan — cabin; a private room on a ship or aircraft

คอย

khooi — to wait; to stay in expectation of something

พูด

phûut — to speak; to say words aloud to communicate

ซ้ำ

sám — again; repeatedly; doing something more than once

กับ

gàp — with; together with; in relation to someone

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — oneself; by oneself; referring to the subject themselves

ว่า

wâa — that; said; used to introduce a quoted or reported clause

กรณี

gaa-rá-nii — case; a particular instance or situation being considered

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; a formal first-person pronoun used in writing

ชาย

chaai — man; male; a human being of the male gender

มัน

man — it; he/she (informal); third person informal pronoun

ไม่

mâi — no; not; a negation particle used before verbs

ครั้งนี้

kráng níi — this time; on this particular occasion

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — extremely; very much; to a very great degree

หน่วงเหนี่ยว

nùang nìao — to delay; to hold back or detain someone or something

ออกเดินทาง

àawk dəən thaang — to depart; to begin a journey or trip

ล้มเหลว

lóm lěeo — to fail; to be unsuccessful in achieving a goal

ชื่อเสียง

chûu sǐang — reputation; fame; how one is known by others

สูญสิ้น

sǔun sîn — to be lost entirely; to disappear completely and totally

แลก

lâek — to exchange; to trade one thing for another

ด้วย

dûai — with; also; by means of; additionally included

อะไร

à-rai — what; asking for identification of something unknown

สำเร็จ

sǎm-rèt — to succeed; to accomplish a goal or task

ป้องกัน

pâawng gan — to protect; to defend or prevent something harmful

อย่างไร

yàang rai — how; in what way or manner something is done

กลายเป็น

glaai pen — to become; to transform into something different

หนทาง

hǒn thaang — way; path; a route or means to reach a goal