Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 8

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something occurred

วัน

wan — day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

ที่

thîi — at; which; that; relative pronoun or preposition

กันยายน

gan-yaa-yon — September; the ninth month of the year

ผ่าน

phàan — to pass; to go through or by something

มา

maa — to come; directional verb indicating movement toward speaker

ได้

dâai — to get; can; able to; expresses ability or achievement

เกิด

gèrt — to occur; to be born; to happen

เหตุการณ์

hèt-gaan — event; incident; something that took place

ปล้น

bplôn — to rob; to steal by force from someone

ทรัพย์

sáp — property; wealth; valuable possessions or assets

จำนวน

jam-nuan — amount; number; quantity of something

ห้า

hâa — five; the number 5

หมื่น

mùen — ten thousand; Thai numeric unit equal to 10,000

พัน

phan — thousand; the number 1,000

ปอนด์

bpɔɔn — pound; British unit of currency

ขึ้น

khûen — to rise; to go up; upward directional marker

ธนาคาร

tha-naa-kaan — bank; financial institution for depositing money

แห่ง

hàeng — of; classifier for places and institutions

อังกฤษ

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

โดย

dooi — by; through; indicates the agent of an action

ผู้

phûu — person who; prefix indicating a person performing an action

กระทำ

grà-tham — to commit; to perform an act or deed

ความผิด

khwaam-phìt — offense; wrongdoing; crime or mistake committed

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; a relative pronoun connector

โชค

chôok — luck; fortune; chance outcome

ดี

dii — good; well; positive quality or condition

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

การ

gaan — act of; process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

บันทึก

ban-thúek — to record; a note or written record

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — characteristic; appearance; distinguishing feature or trait

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khǎo — he; she; him; her; third-person pronoun

ไว้

wái — to keep; to store; for future use

นี่

nîi — this; here; indicates something nearby the speaker

คือ

khue — is; equals; means; linking verb of identity

คำ

kham — word; utterance; a unit of speech or text

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — to describe; to narrate; give a verbal account

ตรง

trong — straight; exact; directly matching or corresponding

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with another person or thing

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each without exception

ประการ

bprà-gaan — aspect; respect; in every way or detail

ไร้สาระ

rái-sàa-rá — nonsense; absurd; lacking meaning or substance

อะไร

à-rai — what; anything; interrogative word asking about things

เช่น

chên — such as; for example; like

นี้

níi — this; referring to something close or just mentioned

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — to cry out; to shout; to exclaim loudly

พร้อม

prɔ́ɔm — ready; along with; simultaneously doing something

กระแทก

grà-thɛ̀ɛk — to bang; to slam; to strike something forcefully

โต๊ะ

dtó — table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

ด้วย

dûai — also; with; by means of; too

กำปั้น

gam-bpân — fist; a clenched hand used for striking

นาย

naai — master; Mr.; title for a male employer or superior

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; me; formal first-person pronoun

เป็น

bpen — to be; is; am; are; a linking verb

ผู้ชาย

phûu-chaai — man; male person

เกียรติ

gìat — honor; prestige; reputation worthy of respect

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most; the superlative degree of an adjective

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or boundary

โลก

lôok — world; earth; the entire global sphere

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

รู้

rúu — to know; to be aware of something

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — how; in what way; asking about manner

แทบ

thɛ̂ɛp — almost; nearly; barely; scarcely

ไม่

mâi — not; no; negation word in Thai

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao-gàp — about; regarding; concerning a topic

เลย

ləəi — at all; so; emphasis on degree or surprise

เข้า

khâo — to enter; inward directional verb

รับใช้

ráp-chái — to serve; to work as a servant for someone

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — to exit; outward; to go out from somewhere

เดิน

dəən — to walk; to travel on foot

ทาง

thaang — way; path; road; direction of travel

และ

lɛ́ — and; connecting two words or clauses

ข้อ

khɔ̂ɔ — item; point; clause; article of an argument

อ้าง

âang — to claim; to cite; to assert as evidence

โง่

ngôo — stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence

เขลา

khlǎo — dull-witted; silly; foolishly naive or simple

กระเป๋า

grà-bpǎo — bag; wallet; pocket or carrying container

พก

phók — to carry on one's person; to pocket something

ธนบัตร

tha-ná-bàt — banknote; paper currency; printed money bill

มาก

mâak — much; many; a lot; large in quantity

ติดตัว

tìt-dtua — to carry on oneself; to have with one's body

กระนั้น

grà-nán — even so; nevertheless; despite that fact

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing a previous state

กล้า

glâa — brave; dare; to have courage to do something

ยืนยัน

yuen-yan — to confirm; to affirm; to assert with certainty

ว่า

wâa — that; says that; introduces a reported speech clause

คน

khon — person; people; human being

ซื่อสัตย์

sûe-sàt — honest; faithful; having integrity and trustworthiness

ใช่

châi — yes; that's right; affirmative response

ชาย

chaai — man; male; a person of male gender

น่า

nâa — worthy of; likely to; deserving a feeling

สงสาร

sǒng-sǎan — to pity; to feel sorry for someone's misfortune

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say words aloud

ซ้ำ

sám — again; repeatedly; to do something once more

อย่าง

yàang — like; manner; type; in the way of

กลไก

gon-lai — mechanism; a robot-like or automatic manner of acting

อยาก

yàak — to want; to desire; to wish for something

ถูก

thùuk — correct; cheap; to be subjected to an action

จับกุม

jàp-gum — to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — status; position; capacity or role in society

สมรู้

sǒm-rúu — to be an accomplice; knowing participation in crime

ร่วมคิด

rûam-khít — to conspire; to plan together with another person

หรือ

rǔe — or; whether; question particle for alternatives

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — to feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ท่วมท้น

thûam-thón — overwhelmed; flooded with emotion or sensation

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; an item or matter

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — to hear; to receive sound through the ears

ก้มหน้า

gôm-nâa — to bow one's head; to look downward

ซุก

súk — to tuck; to hide something within or under

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — between; during; in the middle of something

มือ

mue — hand; the human hand used for grasping

ทั้ง

tháng — both; all; entirely; including everything mentioned

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — two; the number 2

ข้าง

khâang — side; beside; a lateral part or direction

มอง

mɔɔng — to look; to gaze; to direct one's eyes at

หน้า

nâa — face; front; next; page

นักสืบ

nák-sùep — detective; investigator who solves crimes

ช่วย

chûai — to help; to assist; to aid someone

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; one's existence or living being

กล้าหาญ

glâa-hǎan — brave; courageous; having heroic boldness

ใจดี

jai-dii — kind-hearted; generous; having a good heart

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

โจร

joon — thief; criminal; robber who steals from others

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — then; also; likewise; connective discourse particle

สันนิษฐาน

sǎn-nít-thǎan — to presume; to assume; to hypothesize something

มากมาย

mâak-maai — plenty; abundant; a great deal of something

ชี้

chíi — to point; to indicate; to direct attention toward

ไป

bpai — to go; away; outward directional verb

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — to try; to make an effort to do something

ปฏิเสธ

bpà-tì-sèet — to deny; to refuse; to reject a claim

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — to suspect; to doubt; to be curious about something

บังคับ

bang-khàp — to force; to compel; to control by authority

ตัวเอง

dtua-eeng — oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun

เข้ามา

khâo-maa — to come in; to enter toward the speaker

ความคิด

khwaam-khít — thought; idea; mental concept or notion

ต้องการ

dtɔ̂ɔng-gaan — to need; to want; to require something

เชื่อ

chûea — to believe; to trust; to accept as true

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — already; then; afterward; completion marker

จาก

jàak — from; away from; originating at a place

กล่าว

glàao — to state; to say; to remark formally

ความ

khwaam — abstract nominalizer; the state or quality of something

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to pay attention to sound or speech

นะ

ná — softening particle; seeking agreement or attention

ตอบ

dtɔ̀ɔp — to answer; to reply; to respond to a question

ติดตาม

tìt-dtaam — to follow; to track; to pursue someone or something

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; until; up to; arriving at

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — here; at this place; in this location

แต่

dtɛ̀ɛ — but; however; introduces a contrasting idea

จน

jon — until; so much that; poor; destitute

ขณะ

khà-nà — moment; while; at the time something happens

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — to receive; to obtain; to be given something

หมาย

mǎai — warrant; to mean; an official legal order

จับ

jàp — to catch; to grab; to seize with hands

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to deliver; to transmit to someone

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — to request; to ask for; to beg politely