Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 6

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, commonly used by females or informally.

แน่ใจ

nae jai — To be certain or sure about something.

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or exist somewhere.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates a completed action or past event.

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or quotation.

สัก

sak — Just; some; used to soften or approximate a quantity.

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang aa tit — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

จะ

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

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expresses necessity or obligation.

ปรับ

prap — To adjust, calibrate, or fine-tune something.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun in Thai.

ให้

hai — To give; causes or allows something to happen.

ตรง

trong — Straight; exact; directly aligned with something.

กับ

gap — With; together with; in relation to.

นาฬิกา

naa li kaa — Clock or watch; instrument for measuring time.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle used before verbs.

รู้

ruu — To know; to have knowledge or awareness of something.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or confirms a statement.

หาก

haak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction.

หน้าปัด

naa pat — Clock face; the dial displaying numbers on a timepiece.

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person personal pronoun.

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; right; also means cheap or to be acted upon.

แบ่ง

baeng — To divide or split something into parts.

ออก

ok — Out; outward; to exit or emerge from something.

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a status or identity as something.

ยี่สิบสี่

yii sip sii — Twenty-four; the number 24.

ชั่วโมง

chua moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

อย่าง

yaang — In the manner of; a type or kind of something.

แบบ

baep — Style; pattern; type or form of something.

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses smoothly.

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are something present.

เหตุผล

het phon — Reason; rationale; logical justification for something.

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or relative pronoun in Thai.

ที่

thii — At; which; relative pronoun or place indicator.

ปีติยินดี

pii ti yin dii — Joyful; delighted; feeling great happiness or pleasure.

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; gives reason or cause for something.

เข็ม

khem — Needle; pointer; thin pointed object such as clock hand.

ชี้

chii — To point at or indicate a direction or object.

ไป

pai — To go; to move toward a destination or direction.

เก้า

kao — Nine; the cardinal number 9.

ตอน

ton — Period; episode; a section or portion of time.

เย็น

yen — Evening; cool; late afternoon or early evening time.

แทนที่

thaan thii — Instead of; replacing something else in a position.

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day.

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for something farther away.

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate two things.

ยี่สิบเอ็ด

yii sip et — Twenty-one; the cardinal number 21.

หลัง

lang — After; behind; the back side of something.

เที่ยงคืน

thiang khuen — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night exactly.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ความแตกต่าง

khwaam taek taang — Difference; distinction between two or more things.

ระหว่าง

ra waang — Between; during; in the middle of two things.

เวลา

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or period of time.

หนึ่งร้อย

nueng roi — One hundred; the number 100.

แปดสิบ

paet sip — Eighty; the cardinal number 80.

องศา

ong saa — Degree; a unit of angle or temperature measurement.

พอดี

pho dii — Exactly; just right; fitting perfectly without excess.

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; even though; arriving at a place.

แม้ว่า

mae waa — Even though; although; introduces a concessive clause.

สามารถ

saa maat — Can; able to; having the ability to do something.

อธิบาย

a thi baai — To explain; to describe or clarify something clearly.

ปรากฏการณ์

pra kot ka ran — Phenomenon; an observable event or natural occurrence.

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means toward something.

กายภาพ

kaai ya phap — Physical; relating to the body or material world.

ล้วนๆ

luan luan — Purely; entirely; consisting of only one thing.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also indicates past tense or success.

ยอมรับ

yom rap — To accept; to acknowledge or admit something.

อยู่ดี

yuu dii — Anyway; still; regardless of circumstances mentioned before.

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something.

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals.

ก็ตาม

ko taam — Even so; regardless; whatever the case may be.

ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น

ying pai kwaa nan — Moreover; furthermore; going beyond what was stated.

นักสืบ

nak suep — Detective; investigator; person who solves crimes professionally.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface or object.

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; a watercraft used for transportation.

ขณะ

kha na — While; during; at the moment something is happening.

นั้น

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

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expresses probability or presumption.

เถียง

thiang — To argue; to dispute or contradict someone's statement.

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic or subject being discussed.

ต่าง

taang — Different; various; each one individually distinct.

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to move away from a place outward.

โดย

doi — By; through; using a certain means or agent.

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely; entirely; totally without any remainder left.

และ

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

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; indicates addition or accompaniment.

ท่าที

thaa thii — Attitude; manner; the way one behaves or presents themselves.

แตกต่าง

taek taang — To differ; to be distinct from something else.

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutually among a group.

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise; also; similarly in the same manner.

ไหน

nai — Where; which; interrogative word asking about location.

ที่จริง

thii jing — Actually; in truth; in reality as opposed to assumption.

นั่นเอง

nan eng — That's it; exactly that; emphasizes confirmation of something.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred or happens.

มาถึง

maa thueng — To arrive; to reach a destination after traveling.

ทิ้ง

thing — To leave behind; to abandon or discard something.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place or store something for later use.

คาด

khaat — To expect; to anticipate or predict something will happen.

พบ

phop — To find; to meet or encounter someone or something.

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additional occurrence of something.

รีบ

riip — To hurry; to rush; to do something quickly and urgently.

มุ่งหน้า

mung naa — To head toward; to direct oneself to a destination.

สถาน

sa thaan — Station; place; an official or designated location.

กงสุล

kong sun — Consul; an official representative of a foreign government.

อังกฤษ

ang krit — English; England; relating to Britain or its language.

ทันที

than thii — Immediately; right away; without any delay at all.

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; the extreme degree; superlative marker in Thai.

หมาย

maai — Warrant; to intend; an official order for arrest.

จับ

jap — To catch; to arrest; to grab hold of someone.

รอคอย

ro khoi — To wait for; to await someone or something eagerly.

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver or dispatch something somewhere.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with something.

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker's location.

จาก

jaak — From; originating from a place or source.

เรือกลไฟ

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

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals, letters, or garments.

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by one's own means or effort.

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expresses advice or recommendation.

ความผิดหวัง

khwaam phit wang — Disappointment; feeling of unfulfilled expectation or hope.

ช่าง

chaang — How; how very; exclamation intensifying a description.

พรรณนา

phan naa — To describe; to depict something in elaborate detail.

ยาก

yaak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do or understand.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something mentally.

บัดนี้

bat nii — Now; at this present moment; used in formal context.

ไร้ประโยชน์

rai pra yoot — Useless; without purpose or benefit; futile effort.

เสีย

sia — Broken; wasted; to lose or spoil something completely.

แผ่นดิน

phaen din — Land; territory; the ground or a country's domain.

จำเป็น

jam pen — Necessary; essential; something that must be done.

ดำเนินการ

dam noen kaan — To proceed; to carry out an action or process.

ผู้ร้าย

phuu raai — Criminal; villain; a person who commits wrongdoings.

ข้ามแดน

khaam daen — To cross the border; to extradite across national boundaries.