Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 9

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You (polite pronoun) or title of respect

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, need to do something

ช่วย

chuay — To help, assist, or aid someone

ฉัน

chan — I, me (informal first-person pronoun)

กัก

gak — To detain, confine, or hold someone back

ตัว

tua — Body, self, or classifier for animals and objects

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her (third-person pronoun)

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, or hold for later use

ที่

thi — Place, location, or relative clause marker

ฮ่องกง

hong kong — Hong Kong, a city and territory in China

แต่

tae — But, however, yet (conjunction showing contrast)

จะ

ja — Will, shall, future tense marker in Thai

แบ่ง

baeng — To divide, share, or split something among others

รางวัล

rang-wan — Prize, reward, or award given for achievement

สอง

song — The number two (2)

พัน

phan — Thousand (1,000) in the Thai number system

ปอนด์

pont — Pound, British unit of currency or weight

ธนาคาร

tha-na-khan — Bank, a financial institution for money services

แห่ง

haeng — Of, classifier for places and institutions

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England or the English language

ประกาศ

pra-kat — To announce, declare, or make a public statement

ให้

hai — To give, or causative marker meaning 'to let/make'

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is not, to not have something

วัน

wan — Day (a 24-hour period of time)

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to someone

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

ลุก

luk — To rise, get up, or stand up from sitting

ขึ้น

khuен — Up, to rise, go up, or increase

ก็

gor — Also, then, so (discourse particle in Thai)

ล้ม

lom — To fall down, collapse, or topple over

ลง

long — Down, to descend or go downward

ไป

pai — To go, away, or directional particle meaning onward

ใหม่

mai — New, again, or fresh (adjective/adverb)

อ่อน

on — Soft, weak, tender, or mild in quality

ล้า

la — Exhausted, weary, or extremely tired

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire (inclusive conjunction/determiner)

กาย

kai — Body, physical form of a person

และ

lae — And (conjunction connecting words or clauses)

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, spirit, or inner feelings

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

ติด

tit — To be stuck, attached, addicted, or connected

อ่าง

ang — Basin, tub, or bowl-shaped container

แม้

mae — Even though, although, even if (concessive conjunction)

ว่า

wa — That (complementizer), to say, or to think

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter (general noun)

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition, or to exist

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

จริง

jing — True, real, genuine, or actually

หาก

hak — If, in the event that (conditional conjunction)

นาย

nai — Mr., male title, or employer/boss

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to, or possessive particle

โจร

jon — Thief, robber, or criminal who steals

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to, or in pursuit of

หา

ha — To look for, search, or seek something

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, be located, or currently doing

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that (relative pronoun in formal Thai)

ไม่

mai — No, not (negative marker in Thai)

ยอม

yom — To accept, yield, consent, or give in

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or take something from someone

เคย

khoei — Used to, have ever done before (past experience)

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or still continuing an action

คง

khong — Probably, likely, or to remain/stay constant

ใน

nai — In, inside, within (preposition of location)

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or processes

ใช้

chai — To use, utilize, or employ something

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or past tense marker

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or perceive visually

กว้าง

kwang — Wide, broad, or spacious in extent

ดี

di — Good, well, nice, or of high quality

งาม

ngam — Beautiful, lovely, or graceful in appearance

มี

mee — To have, there is/are, to possess

ทรยศ

tha-ra-yot — To betray, be treacherous, or commit treason

ทอง

thong — Gold, golden color, or something made of gold

คำ

kham — Word, or unit of spoken/written language

โลก

lok — World, earth, or the globe

มา

ma — To come, or directional particle indicating toward speaker

จาก

jak — From, away from, or originating from a place

หมู่บ้าน

mu ban — Village, a small rural community or settlement

ใคร

khrai — Who, whoever, anyone (interrogative pronoun)

กิน

kin — To eat, consume, or take food

ขนมปัง

kha-nom-pang — Bread, a baked food made from flour

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or manner of something

นั้น

nan — That, those (demonstrative pronoun for distant things)

ปฏิเสธ

pa-ti-set — To deny, refuse, or reject something firmly

ถือ

thue — To hold, carry, or regard something as

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything, whatever (interrogative pronoun)

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or mention something formally

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, or past completion marker

ดื่ม

duem — To drink, consume a liquid beverage

กัน

kan — Together, each other, or mutual action marker

เถอะ

thoe — Let's, go ahead (softening particle for suggestions)

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct, that's right (affirmative answer)

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion

ตน

ton — Oneself, self (formal reflexive pronoun in Thai)

เอง

eng — Self, oneself, by oneself (reflexive/emphatic particle)

แพ้

phae — To lose, be defeated, or be allergic to

ต่อ

to — Against, per, toward, or to continue something

ฤทธิ์

rit — Power, potency, or magical effect of something

สุรา

su-ra — Alcohol, liquor, or alcoholic beverage

มาก

mak — Much, many, a lot, or very (intensifier)

เรื่อยๆ

rueai rueai — Continuously, on and on, without stopping

เกิด

koet — To be born, occur, happen, or arise

แยก

yaek — To separate, split apart, or diverge

ออก

ok — Out, to exit, or directional particle meaning outward

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus (conjunction showing consequence)

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want, need, or require something

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

หมด

mot — All gone, finished, used up, or depleted

สติ

sa-ti — Consciousness, awareness, or presence of mind

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore, or just then

บน

bon — On top of, above, or upper surface

โต๊ะ

to — Table, desk, or flat surface for working

กล้อง

klong — Camera, or tube-shaped instrument for viewing

ยา

ya — Medicine, drug, or medicinal substance

สูบ

sup — To smoke, pump, or inhale through a pipe

บรรจุ

ban-ju — To fill, pack, load, or contain inside

ฝิ่น

fin — Opium, a narcotic drug from poppy plants

วาง

wang — To place, put down, or set something down

หลาย

lai — Many, several, multiple (quantifier for plural)

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects and general items

แอบ

aep — To secretly, sneakily, or stealthily do something

สอด

sot — To insert, slip in, or thread through something

หนึ่ง

nueng — One (1), the number one in Thai

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in, or directional particle inward

มือ

mue — Hand, the part of the arm for gripping

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, or during a time period

ริม

rim — Edge, rim, border, or beside something

ฝีปาก

fi-pak — Lips, the edges of the mouth

จุด

jut — To light, ignite, or a point/dot

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame, or light (electricity)

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, or occasion (classifier for occurrences)

ศีรษะ

si-sa — Head, the topmost part of the human body

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, or commence an action

หนัก

nak — Heavy, serious, severe, or deeply affected

ภายใต้

phai-tai — Under, beneath, or subject to something

เสพ

sep — To consume, use drugs, or indulge in substances

ก้ม

kom — To bow, bend down, or lower one's head

สุด

sut — End, extreme, most, or ultimate degree

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that (temporal conjunction)

แจ้ง

jaeng — To inform, report, notify, or make known

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or issue about something

เดิน

doen — To walk, stroll, or move on foot

ทาง

thang — Way, path, road, or direction of travel

เรือ

ruea — Boat, ship, or water vessel for transport

รู้

ru — To know, understand, or be aware of

โดย

doi — By, through, via (preposition of means or agent)

ชาว

chao — People of, native of, citizen or member of group

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-rang-set — France or French (referring to the country/people)

ถูก

thuk — Cheap, correct, or passive marker (to be acted upon)

สาป

sap — To curse, place a hex or spell on someone

แช่ง

chaeng — To curse, condemn, or wish ill upon someone

คน

khon — Person, people, or human being (classifier)

นี้

ni — This, these (demonstrative pronoun for nearby things)

หลัง

lang — Behind, after, back, or following in sequence

ชำระ

cham-ra — To pay, settle a debt, or cleanse

เงิน

ngoen — Money, silver, or financial currency

โรง

rong — Building, establishment, hall, or facility

เตี๊ยม

tiam — Inn, tavern, or small Chinese-style lodging place