Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 1

Vocabulary

ซึ่ง

sueng — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'.

ต้อง

tong — Must; to have to do something.

เผชิญหน้า

pha-choen-na — To confront or face someone or something directly.

กับ

gap — With; together with; and (between nouns).

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a period of time.

ที่

thi — At; place; relative particle used in clauses.

เหตุการณ์

het-kan — Event; incident; a situation that has occurred.

เหล่านี้

lao-ni — These; referring to a group of things or people.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai.

เกิดขึ้น

koet-khuен — To occur; to happen; to take place.

ใน

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

บ้านฝิ่น

ban-fin — Opium den; a place where opium is consumed.

คุณ

khun — You; polite title used before names.

ไม่รู้ตัว

mai-ru-tua — Unaware; not knowing what is happening to oneself.

ว่า

wa — That; say; introduces a subordinate clause.

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun.

เสี่ยง

siang — To risk; to take a chance on something dangerous.

ต่อ

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

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

พลาด

phlat — To miss; to fail; to make an error.

เรือกลไฟ

ruea-kon-fai — Steamship; a ship powered by a steam engine.

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle showing continuation or contrast.

พา

pha — To take someone along; to lead or escort.

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot.

เที่ยว

thiao — To travel; to go around; to tour.

ตาม

tam — Along; following; according to.

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a paved path for travel.

ย่าน

yan — District; neighborhood; area of a city.

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England; English; relating to the United Kingdom.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; kind; type; like a certain way.

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

จัดซื้อ

jat-sue — To procure; to purchase and arrange necessary items.

สิ่งของ

sing-khong — Things; items; objects; belongings.

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; essential; required for a purpose.

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose.

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere.

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; one; a certain thing.

ยาวนาน

yao-nan — Long; prolonged; lasting a great length of time.

รออยู่

ro-yu — To be waiting; to remain in anticipation.

เบื้องหน้า

bueang-na — Ahead; in front; the future or what lies before.

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man.

ชาวอังกฤษ

chao-ang-krit — An English person; a citizen of England.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker indicating intention or prediction.

รอบโลก

rop-lok — Around the world; a global circumnavigation.

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent or method.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a limited amount or number.

กระเป๋า

kra-pao — Bag; handbag; luggage; a carrying container.

ใบเดียว

bai-diao — Only one piece/bag; single item classifier.

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb of identity.

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; issue; topic being discussed.

ทำได้

tham-dai — Able to do; capable of accomplishing something.

แต่

tae — But; however; indicating contrast between two clauses.

ไม่อาจ

mai-at — Cannot; unable to; it is impossible to do.

คาดหวัง

khat-wang — To expect; to hope for a certain outcome.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker.

สุภาพสตรี

su-phap-sa-tri — Lady; a polite and well-mannered woman.

สะดวกสบาย

sa-duak-sa-bai — Comfortable; convenient; at ease and relaxed.

ภายใต้

phai-tai — Under; beneath; subject to certain conditions.

เงื่อนไข

nguean-khai — Condition; stipulation; terms of an agreement.

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — Like that; in such a manner; of that sort.

เขา

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

ทำ

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

หน้าที่

na-thi — Duty; responsibility; one's assigned role or task.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive or self-referencing pronoun.

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of; too.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract concepts and qualities.

สงบนิ่ง

sa-ngop-ning — Still and calm; completely peaceful and unmoving.

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — Characteristic; feature; trait; quality of something.

เฉพาะตัว

cha-phо-tua — Personal; unique; distinctive to a particular individual.

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together.

ตอบโต้

top-to — To respond; to counter; to react against something.

ท้วงติง

thuang-ting — To object; to raise a concern or mild protest.

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; someone one is close to.

ร่วมทาง

ruam-thang — Travel companion; someone journeying together with you.

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; nominalizing prefix for people.

งดงาม

ngot-ngam — Beautiful; elegant; visually attractive and graceful.

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.

งงงวย

ngong-nguai — Confused; bewildered; puzzled and unable to understand.

อดทน

ot-thon — To endure; to be patient; to tolerate difficulties.

เอื้อเฟื้อ

uea-fuea — Generous; accommodating; willing to help others.

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; consistently; every time without exception.

มัน

man — It; him/her (informal); third-person pronoun.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

ประโยชน์

pra-yot — Benefit; usefulness; advantage gained from something.

แห่ง

haeng — Of; place classifier; belonging to a location.

ผม

phom — I; me; first-person pronoun used by males.

ส่วนหนึ่ง

suan-nueng — A part; a portion; one section of a whole.

แผนการ

phaen-kan — Plan; scheme; a strategy or course of action.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

ซื้อของ

sue-khong — To shop; to buy things; to go shopping.

เสร็จแล้ว

set-laeo — Already finished; completed; done with a task.

ทั้งสอง

thang-song — Both; the two of them together.

กลับ

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

ไปยัง

pai-yang — To go to; heading toward a specific destination.

โรงแรม

rong-raem — Hotel; a place providing lodging for travelers.

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; a group of people referred to.

รับประทาน

rap-pra-than — To eat; formal word for consuming food or drink.

อาหารค่ำ

a-han-kham — Dinner; the evening meal consumed at night.

โต๊ะอาหาร

to-a-han — Dining table; a table used for eating meals.

หรูหรา

ru-ra — Luxurious; lavish; opulent and impressively extravagant.

ฟุ่มเฟือย

fum-fueai — Extravagant; wastefully lavish; spending excessively.

หลังจากนั้น

lang-jak-nan — After that; subsequently; following a previous event.

จับมือ

jap-mue — To hold hands; to shake hands with someone.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people.

ปกป้อง

pok-pong — To protect; to defend; to keep someone safe.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, used for females).

แบบ

baep — Style; pattern; type; manner of doing something.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past tense marker; and then.

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go inside; directional particle inward.

ห้องพัก

hong-phak — Room; bedroom; a room for resting or sleeping.

พักผ่อน

phak-phon — To rest; to relax; to take a break.

ใช้เวลา

chai-we-la — To spend time; to take a certain amount of time.

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; all along; for the entire duration.

ทั้งคืน

thang-khuen — All night; the entire night without stopping.

จดจ่อ

jot-jo — To focus; to concentrate attention on something.

อยู่กับ

yu-gap — To stay with; to be engaged with something.

อ่าน

an — To read; to look at and comprehend written text.

หนังสือพิมพ์

nang-sue-phim — Newspaper; a printed publication of daily news.

ลอนดอน

lon-don — London; the capital city of England.

หาก

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

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat-jai — Surprised; astonished; feeling unexpected amazement.

สิ่งใด

sing-dai — Anything; whatever thing; any particular thing.

ได้

dai — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen; causative verb.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing a reasonable assumption.

คนรับใช้

khon-rap-chai — Servant; a person employed to serve a household.

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Did not; cannot; negating past action or ability.

กลับมา

klap-ma — To come back; to return to a previous location.

เวลา

we-la — Time; a specific moment or period of the day.

เข้านอน

khao-non — To go to bed; to retire for sleep at night.

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicating an ongoing or incomplete state.

ไม่

mai — No; not; general negation particle in Thai.

ออกเดินทาง

ok-doen-thang — To depart; to set off on a journey or trip.

จนกว่า

jon-kwa — Until; up to the point when something occurs.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; to arrive at a destination.

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period; daytime.

รุ่งขึ้น

rung-khuen — The next day; the following day; tomorrow morning.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result.

กังวลใจ

kang-won-jai — Worried; anxious; feeling uneasy about something.

เรื่องนี้

rueang-ni — This matter; this issue; this particular story or topic.

ปรากฏตัว

pra-kot-tua — To appear; to show up; to make one's presence known.

ตอบรับ

top-rap — To respond; to answer; to acknowledge a call or signal.

กริ่ง

kring — Bell; doorbell; a ringing signal device.

นาย

nai — Mister; sir; male title or employer/boss.