Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàng-rai-gôr-taam — Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting point

เขา

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

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

ไป

bpai — To go; moving away from the speaker

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; also marks past tense or achievement

ไม่ถึง

mâi-thǔeng — Not reaching; less than; falling short of

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

ร้อย

rói — One hundred; the number 100

ก้าว

gâao — A step; one stride taken while walking

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; indicating agent or method

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract state or quality

บังเอิญ

bang-ooen — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally happening

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; that which

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng-yài — Grand; magnificent; great and impressive in scale

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — The most; superlative marker in Thai

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

โลก

lôok — World; the Earth; global

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle showing continuation or concession

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter; to find someone

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (connecting nouns)

นักสืบ

nák-sùep — Detective; investigator; one who solves crimes

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear or seem

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; to resemble something

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ตกใจ

dtòk-jai — To be startled; shocked; suddenly frightened

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; type; kind; like (adverbial)

สุดขีด

sùt-khìit — Extreme; to the utmost degree; maximum intensity

เป็น

bpen — To be; is; am; are; to exist as

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; what manner

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also means virtue

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

ข้าม

khâam — To cross; to go across an obstacle or boundary

มหาสมุทร

má-hǎa-sà-mùt — Ocean; a vast body of seawater

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; toward the speaker

ด้วยกัน

dûai-gan — Together; jointly; in each other's company

แต่

dtàe — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversal of action

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

กัน

gan — Each other; together; mutual reciprocal marker

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; vessel for water travel

กลไฟ

gon-fai — Steamship; steam-powered vessel for ocean travel

อย่างน้อย

yàang-nói — At least; minimum; not less than this amount

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

เกียรติ

gìat — Honor; prestige; dignity and respectful reputation

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who; nominalizing prefix for people

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

หนี้

nîi — Debt; an obligation owed to another person

บุญคุณ

bun-khun — Gratitude; kindness received; debt of goodness

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; very; in large quantity

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

kráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event

เนื่องจาก

nûeang-jàak — Because of; due to; owing to a cause

ธุระ

thú-rá — Business; errand; personal matter requiring attention

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possession marker in Thai

เรียกร้อง

rîak-rông — To demand; to call for; to require urgently

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing an ongoing state

ยุโรป

yú-rôop — Europe; the European continent

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad; pleased; happy to do something

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

เดินทาง

dooen-thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ต่อไป

dtòr-bpai — Continue; from now on; proceed forward

พร้อม

prórm — Ready; prepared; together simultaneously

เพื่อน

phûean — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

ร่วม

rûam — Together; joint; shared participation in something

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; route; direction of travel

น่า

nâa — Worth; should; prefix making adjective feel desirable

พึงพอใจ

phueng-phaw-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like (giving examples)

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ตอบ

dtòrp — To answer; to reply; to respond to a question

ว่า

wâa — That; say; introducing a reported speech clause

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ตั้งใจ

dtâng-jai — To intend; to be determined; to concentrate

แน่วแน่

nâeo-nâe — Resolute; firmly determined; unwavering in purpose

ปล่อย

bplòi — To release; to let go; to allow freedom

ลับตา

láp-dtaa — Out of sight; disappearing from one's view

ขอ

khǎaw — To ask for; to request; to seek permission

อนุญาต

à-nú-yâat — To permit; to allow; to give official permission

ติดตาม

dtìt-dtaam — To follow; to track; to keep up with someone

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

เที่ยว

thîao — To travel; to go on a trip; outing

รอบ

rôrp — Round; around; circuit; one full cycle

คำขอ

kham-khǎaw — Request; a formal or polite ask for something

ยินยอม

yin-yawm — To consent; to agree; to accept a request

ลังเล

lang-lee — To hesitate; to waver; to be uncertain about deciding

ไม่นาน

mâi-naan — Not long; soon; after a short period of time

ตัวเอง

dtua-eeng — Oneself; yourself; himself; reflexive pronoun

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Street; road; paved way for vehicles

มี

mii — To have; there is; there are; to possess

ฝูงชน

fùung-chon — Crowd; a large group of gathered people

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number; quantity; an amount of something

รวมตัว

ruam-dtua — To gather; to assemble; to come together as group

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; totality of something

ทางเท้า

thaang-tháo — Sidewalk; pavement; walkway beside a road

ราง

raang — Rail; track; groove; channel for movement

รถม้า

rót-máa — Horse carriage; a horse-drawn vehicle

ประตู

bprà-dtuu — Door; gate; entrance to a building

ร้านค้า

ráan-kháa — Shop; store; place where goods are sold

หน้าต่าง

nâa-dtàang — Window; an opening in a wall with glass

บ้านเรือน

bâan-ruean — Houses; residences; buildings where people live

แม้แต่

máe-dtàe — Even; even including; used for emphasis

หลังคา

lǎng-khaa — Roof; the top covering of a building

ล้วน

lúan — All; entirely; without exception; wholly

เต็ม

dtem — Full; filled; completely occupied with something

ด้วย

dûai — With; also; by means of; too

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — People; persons; human beings in general

ถือ

thǔue — To hold; to carry; to regard as

ป้าย

bpâai — Sign; banner; label; notice board

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size; dimension; scale of something

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size

ไปมา

bpai-maa — Back and forth; to and fro; moving around

ธง

thong — Flag; banner; a cloth symbol of a nation

ริ้วผ้า

ríw-phâa — Streamer; ribbon; strip of decorative cloth

ลอย

looi — To float; to drift; to hover in air

พลิ้ว

plíw — To flutter; to wave gently in the breeze

สายลม

sǎai-lom — Breeze; a gentle current of wind

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; at the time that something occurs

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

ตะโกน

dtà-goon — To shout; to yell; to call out loudly

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; resounding; making much noise

กึกก้อง

gùek-gông — Resounding; thunderous; echoing loudly everywhere

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

ทิศ

thít — Direction; cardinal point; compass direction

จง

jong — May; let; imperative marker for wishes or commands

เจริญ

jà-roen — To prosper; to flourish; to thrive and grow

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; indicating a recipient or beneficiary

นั่น

nân — That; over there; referring to something distant

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is; defining or clarifying something

ชุมนุม

chum-num — To gather; a rally; an assembly of people

การเมือง

gaan-mueang — Politics; political affairs; matters of governance

คาดเดา

khâat-dao — To guess; to speculate; to make an assumption

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

บางที

baang-thii — Maybe; perhaps; sometimes; possibly true

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal); first-person pronoun

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward direction

ปะปน

bpà-bpon — To mingle; to mix in; to blend among others

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

อันตราย

an-dtà-raai — Danger; hazard; risk of harm or injury

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmation

ทะเลาะวิวาท

thá-láw-wí-wâat — Quarrel; argument; heated dispute between people

แม้

máe — Even though; although; despite the fact that

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; issue; subject of discussion

ยังคง

yang-khong — Still; continue to remain; persist in a state

อยู่ดี

yùu-dii — Still fine; well anyway; regardless remaining well