Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 3

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But, however; conjunction contrasting two clauses

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

เขา

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

เดิน

dooen — To walk; move on foot from place to place

เข้า

khâo — To enter; go into a place or space

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close; short distance from something

พวก

phûak — Group, gang; a collective set of people

แผนการ

phǎen gaan — Plan, scheme; a designed course of action

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ตอน

tawn — Period, episode; a segment of time or story

แรก

râek — First; occurring before all others

ดู

duu — To look, watch, seem; observe visually

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy, simple; not difficult to do

กลับ

glàp — To return; go back to a previous place

เริ่ม

rôoem — To begin, start; commence an action

น่า

nâa — Worth, deserving; prefix expressing worthiness

เกรง

greeng — To fear, be in awe of; feel intimidated

มาก

mâak — Much, many, very; high degree or quantity

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, increase; rise or go upward

เรื่อยๆ

rûeai rûeai — Continuously, gradually; going on steadily

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; forming concepts or ideas

คิด

khít — To think, consider; mental reflection or idea

มี

mii — To have, there is; expressing possession or existence

จำเป็น

jam pen — Necessary, essential; required without alternative

อะไร

à-rai — What, anything; question word for things

กับ

gàp — With, and; together with someone or something

พ่อครัว

phâaw khrua — Cook, chef; male person who prepares food

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or individual

รับใช้

ráp chái — To serve, be a servant; work for someone

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

เรือ

ruea — Boat, ship; watercraft for transportation

อเมริกัน

à-mee-ri-gan — American; relating to the United States

และ

láe — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

วาง

waang — To place, put down; set something somewhere

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of emotions and feelings

ได้

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

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How, in what way; question about manner

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition, state; current situation or appearance

ที่

thîi — At, place, that; location marker or relative pronoun

แต่งกาย

tàeng gaai — To dress, outfit oneself; wear clothing

อยู่

yùu — To live, stay, be; continuous existence at a place

เช่นนี้

chên níi — Like this, such as this; in this manner

ให้

hâi — To give, for, let; causative or beneficiary marker

หนังสือ

nǎng sǔue — Book, letter, document; written publication

รับรอง

ráp rawng — To guarantee, certify; confirm or vouch for

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat; a little or to some extent

ขณะ

khà-nà — While, moment; a specific point in time

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight, gaze; direction of one's eyes

ก็

gâw — Also, then, so; connective discourse particle

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location

สะดุด

sà-dùt — To stumble, trip; catch on something unexpectedly

ป้าย

pâai — Sign, label, banner; display board with information

โฆษณา

khôot-sà-naa — Advertisement, commercial; promotional content

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size, dimension; measurement of something

ใหญ่โต

yài too — Large, big, enormous; of great size

ตัวตลก

tua tà-lòk — Clown, comedian; performer who entertains comically

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one or a single item

ถือ

thǔue — To hold, carry, consider; grasp in hand

ตาม

taam — To follow, along, according to; in pursuit

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street; paved path for vehicles

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative referring to something

เขียน

khǐan — To write; form text or characters on surface

เป็น

pen — To be, is; linking verb showing state or identity

ภาษา

phaa-sǎa — Language; system of communication with words

อังกฤษ

ang-grìt — English, England; relating to Britain or English

ใจความ

jai khwaam — Main idea, gist; essential meaning of text

ดังนี้

dang níi — As follows; introducing what comes next

คณะ

khá-ná — Troupe, group, faculty; organized group of people

นัก

nák — Expert, performer; prefix for skilled person

ญี่ปุ่น

yîi-pùn — Japan, Japanese; relating to Japan

เจ้าของ

jâo khǎawng — Owner, proprietor; person who owns something

กิจการ

gìt-jà-gaan — Business, enterprise; commercial operation or activity

ท่าน

thân — You, he/she; respectful pronoun for esteemed person

การ

gaan — Act, process, activity; nominalizing prefix

แสดง

sà-daeng — To perform, show, demonstrate; display before audience

ครั้ง

kráng — Time, occasion; classifier for occurrences

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — Last, final; occurring at the very end

ก่อน

gàawn — Before, first; prior in time or order

เดินทาง

doen thaang — To travel, journey; move from place to place

สู่

sùu — To, toward; indicating direction of movement

สหรัฐอเมริกา

sà-hà-rát à-mee-ri-gaa — United States of America; North American country

ชม

chom — To watch, admire, praise; view with appreciation

จมูก

jà-mûuk — Nose; facial organ used for smelling

ยาว

yaao — Long; extending a great length or distance

ภายใต้

phaai tâi — Under, beneath, below; under conditions of something

โดยตรง

dooi trong — Directly; in a straight or immediate manner

เทพเจ้า

thêep jâo — God, deity; divine supernatural being worshipped

สุดยอด

sùt yâawt — Excellent, the best, top-notch; of highest quality

บันเทิง

ban-thoeng — Entertainment; enjoyment or amusement activity

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, mention; formal way of speaking

นั่นแหละ

nân làe — That's it, exactly that; emphatic confirmation

คือ

khuue — Is, means, namely; defining or equating word

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; general term for items

ฉัน

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

ต้องการ

tâwng gaan — To want, need, require; have desire for something

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — Soon, before long; not taking much time

พบ

phóp — To meet, find, encounter; come across someone

ว่า

wâa — That, say; complementizer or quotation marker

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself, yourself; reflexive pronoun

มา

maa — To come; move toward speaker's location

ย่าน

yâan — District, area, neighborhood; section of a city

อีก

ìik — More, another, again; additional occurrence

สิบห้า

sìp hâa — Fifteen; the number 15

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; unit of time equal to 60 seconds

ต่อมา

tàaw maa — Afterwards, later; following in time

หยุด

yùt — To stop, halt; cease movement or action

หน้า

nâa — Face, front, page; forward side of something

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large; of great size or importance

หลัง

lǎng — After, back, behind; rear side or following

ประดับ

prà-dàp — To decorate, adorn; embellish with ornaments

ด้วย

dûay — With, by, also; using or together with

ธง

thong — Flag, banner; cloth symbol of country or group

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several; more than a few items

ผนัง

phà-nǎng — Wall; vertical structure enclosing a room

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect, face; one surface of an object

นอก

nâwk — Outside, exterior; the outer area beyond

ถูก

thùuk — To be, cheap, correct; passive voice marker

วาด

wâat — To draw, paint; create image with lines

เพื่อ

phûea — For, in order to; expressing purpose or goal

ภาพ

phâap — Picture, image, scene; visual representation

กล

gon — Trick, deception; cunning or skillful maneuver

สี

sǐi — Color; visual property of light on objects

ไร้

rái — Without, lacking; devoid of something

มุมมอง

mum mawng — Viewpoint, perspective; angle of seeing things

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction; route or manner

ศิลปะ

sǐn-là-pà — Art; creative expression through visual or performance

นี่

nîi — This, here; demonstrative pointing to nearby thing

สถาน

sà-thǎan — Place, station, establishment; location or venue

ผู้นี้

phûu níi — This person; referring to a specific individual

ผู้

phûu — Person who, one who; prefix for role or agent

กำกับ

gam-gàp — To direct, supervise; oversee a production

ประกอบ

prà-gàawp — To compose, assemble, consist of; put together

ทรง

song — Form, shape; royal prefix or body posture

ตัว

tua — Body, self, classifier; general body or individual

ระบุ

rá-bù — To specify, indicate, identify; state precisely

ออก

àawk — Out, exit, leave; move away from inside

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or departure point

แห่ง

hàeng — Of, place, location; classifier for places

ดวง

duang — Orb, celestial body; classifier for stars or eyes

อาทิตย์

aa-thít — Sun, week; the sun or Sunday

ขอ

khǎaw — To request, ask for; politely seek something

นาย

naai — Mister, employer, master; male title or boss

ปรากฏ

praa-gòt — To appear, manifest; become visible or evident

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself; reflexive reference to the self

ทันที

than thii — Immediately, at once; without any delay

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun