Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 7

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses

ถึงแม้ว่า

thʉ̌ng mâe wâa — Even though; despite the fact that

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun, informal

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; reality; the true facts

เกี่ยวกับ

kìaw kàp — About; regarding; concerning a topic

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward speaker

สักพัก

sàk phák — For a while; for a short period of time

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; past or completion marker

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; particle linking clauses softly

ระมัดระวัง

rá mát rá wang — To be careful; to be cautious and alert

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

อย่างดี

yàang dii — Well; carefully; in a good manner

ที่

thîi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

อะไร

àrai — What; anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เรื่องนี้

rʉ̂ang níi — This matter; this issue; this story

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with someone

เขา

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

เลย

loei — At all; so; particle emphasizing a statement

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; question particle at end of sentence

ตอบ

tɔ̀p — To answer; to reply to a question

พร้อมกับ

phrɔ́m kàp — Along with; together with; simultaneously

ดื่ม

dʉ̀ʉm — To drink; to consume a liquid

แก้ว

kâew — Glass; a drinking glass or cup

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; so much that

หมด

mòt — All gone; finished; completely used up

อีกครั้ง

ìik khráng — Again; once more; another time

นักสืบ

nák sʉ̀ʉp — Detective; investigator; someone who investigates crimes

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to use something

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the human hand

ลูบ

lûup — To stroke; to rub gently with hand

ผากหน้า

phàak nâa — Forehead; the front part of the face

ลังเล

lang lee — To hesitate; to be indecisive or uncertain

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to something else

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or advice

ทำ

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

ดี

dii — Good; well; positive quality or outcome

ความเข้าใจผิด

khwaam khâo jai phìt — Misunderstanding; a wrong interpretation of something

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to seem or appear

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like; similar to; to seem like something

จริงใจ

jing jai — Sincere; genuine; honest in feelings or intentions

มัน

man — It; informal third-person or neutral pronoun

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make; to cause something to happen

แผนการ

phǎen kaan — Plan; scheme; a strategy or arrangement

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; to increase; directional or intensifying particle

ชัดเจน

chát jeen — Clear; obvious; distinctly understandable

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer linking clauses

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

รับใช้

ráp chái — To serve; to work as a servant

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

ผู้สมรู้ร่วมคิด

phûu sǒm rúu ruam khít — Accomplice; someone who conspires in wrongdoing

นาย

naai — Master; Mr.; male employer or boss

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; as; like something named

เคย

khʉʉi — Ever; used to; past experience marker

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — To suspect; to be curious or doubtful

ดีแล้ว

dii láew — Good enough; that's fine; already good

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun

เนื่องจาก

nʉ̂ang jàak — Because of; due to; as a result of

ช่วย

chûai — To help; to assist someone with something

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; to not have something

เวลา

wee laa — Time; a period or moment in time

เสีย

sǐa — Lost; wasted; broken; used as regret particle

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must; have to; expresses necessity or obligation

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; correct; cheap in price

กักตัว

kàk tua — To detain; to confine a person somewhere

ไว้

wái — To keep; to hold; to retain for later

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore; thus; so; for that reason

จึง

jʉng — Therefore; so; then; result conjunction

ตัดสินใจ

tàt sǐn jai — To decide; to make a decision

เปิดเผย

pʉ̀ʉt phʉʉi — To reveal; to disclose; to expose information

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear what someone says

พูดขึ้น

phûut khʉ̂n — To speak up; to suddenly begin speaking

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like; a kind or type

กะทันหัน

kà than hǎn — Suddenly; abruptly; without prior warning

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; that's not; negation of identity

ตัวแทน

tua thaen — Agent; representative; someone acting on behalf

สมาชิก

sà maa chík — Member; a person belonging to an organization

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to believe something

โต้ตอบ

tôo tɔ̀p — To respond; to retort; to argue back

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; as well

ท่าที

thâa thii — Attitude; demeanor; manner of behavior

เยาะเย้ย

yɔ́ yɛ́i — To mock; to sneer; to ridicule someone

ตำรวจ

tam rùat — Police; law enforcement officer

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver something to someone

ที่นี่

thîi nîi — Here; at this place

โดย

dooi — By; through; via; by means of

สำนักงาน

sǎm nák ngaan — Office; an official workplace or bureau

พิสูจน์

phí sùut — To prove; to demonstrate the truth of something

ให้ดู

hâi duu — To show; to let someone see something

นี่

nîi — This; here; pointing to something nearby

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; to be; equating two things

ใบรับรอง

bai ráp rɔɔng — Certificate; official document confirming something

อึ้ง

ʉ̂ng — Speechless; stunned; left without words

อยู่กับ

yùu kàp — To be with; to stay with someone

ความประหลาดใจ

khwaam prà làat jai — Surprise; astonishment; the feeling of being surprised

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; at the time that something happened

แสดง

sà daeng — To show; to display; to perform or present

เอกสาร

èek kà sǎan — Document; official paper; written record

นี้

níi — This; refers to something nearby or just mentioned

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; relative pronoun in formal Thai

ความแท้จริง

khwaam tháe jing — Authenticity; genuine truth; real nature of something

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker

การเดิมพัน

kaan dʉʉm phan — Bet; wager; an act of gambling or betting

ต่อ

tɔ̀ — Against; per; to continue; toward

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just; nothing more than

ข้ออ้าง

khɔ̂ âang — Excuse; pretext; a reason given to justify something

และ

lɛ́ — And; also; connecting two items or clauses

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù phâap bù rùt — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; from; classifier for places or organizations

หลอก

lɔ̀ɔk — To deceive; to trick; to fool someone

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

แรงจูงใจ

raeng juung jai — Motivation; incentive; reason driving someone's actions

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

การ

kaan — Action; the act of; nominalizing prefix for verbs

ไม่รู้ตัว

mâi rúu tua — Unaware; not knowing oneself is involved

ทำไม

tham mai — Why; for what reason; interrogative word

ล่ะ

lâ — Particle softening a question or statement

นะ

ná — Particle seeking agreement or softening tone