Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 6

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, meaning 'I' or 'me'

ไม่

mai — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

แปลกใจ

plaek jai — To be surprised or astonished by something

เลย

loei — At all; used for emphasis or negation

หาก

hak — If; a conditional conjunction used formally

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

จะ

ja — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About; concerning a particular topic or subject

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, or topic being discussed

แม้ว่า

mae wa — Although; even though; despite the fact that

คำถาม

kham tham — A question or inquiry posed to someone

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something from someone

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ยุติ

yu-ti — To end, terminate, or bring something to conclusion

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

แล้ว

laeo — Already; particle indicating completion of an action

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Regardless; even so; used after concessive clauses

บางที

bang thi — Maybe; perhaps; expressing possibility or uncertainty

นาย

nai — Mister; title used before a man's name

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; used before adjectives as adverb

เรียบ

riap — Calm, smooth, or neat in manner or appearance

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Repetition mark indicating the preceding word is repeated

อย่างน้อย

yang noi — At least; at a minimum amount or degree

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker used after adjectives

มี

mi — To have; to exist; there is or are

ผู้นำ

phu nam — Leader; a person who leads or guides others

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

คน

khon — Person; classifier for counting people

ที่

thi — That; who; relative pronoun or place marker

เผชิญหน้า

pha-choen na — To confront or face someone directly

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal particle

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used to define or identify something

ท่าน

than — Respectful second or third person pronoun, 'you/he/she'

ผู้มีเกียรติ

phu mi kiat — Honorable person; someone held in high esteem

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; who; relative pronoun linking clauses

พิง

phing — To lean against something for support

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

ดู

du — To watch or look at something attentively

เหตุการณ์

het-kan — Event; incident; something that takes place

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; that (relative particle)

วุ่นวาย

wun-wai — Chaotic, turbulent, or in great disorder

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or states

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat jai — To be amazed or astonished by something unexpected

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment or time that something occurs

ถาม

tham — To ask a question of someone

ชาย

chai — Man; male person

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a certain one

ใกล้

klai — Near; close in distance to something

ว่า

wa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

สาเหตุ

sa-het — Cause; reason behind an event or situation

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to something else

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating logical consequence

เกิด

koet — To occur; to be born; to happen

ใหม่

mai — New; again; recently made or started

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

ตะโกน

ta-kon — To shout or yell loudly at someone

ตื่นเต้น

tuen ten — Excited; feeling strong enthusiasm or anticipation

ดัง

dang — Loud; producing a strong or prominent sound

คัน

khan — Handle, shaft; classifier for flag poles or tools

ธง

thong — Flag; a piece of cloth used as a symbol

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start an action or process

ถูก

thuk — To be hit; passive marker; correct or cheap

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or carry something somewhere

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

ใช้

chai — To use or make use of something

เป็น

pen — To be; to function as something

อาวุธ

a-wut — Weapon; an instrument used to cause harm

โจมตี

chom-ti — To attack or assault someone or something

หมัด

mat — Fist; a punch thrown in a fight

บิน

bin — To fly through the air

ว่อน

won — Flying around chaotically; fluttering all over the place

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

ทิศทาง

thit thang — Direction; the way something moves or points

ต่อยตี

toi ti — To punch and hit; to fight physically

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen; to occur; to take place

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

หลังคา

lang kha — Roof; the top covering of a building or vehicle

รถม้า

rot ma — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

รถโดยสาร

rot doi san — Passenger vehicle; bus or coach for public transport

ติด

tit — Stuck; attached; to be caught or connected

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

ฝูงชน

fuong chon — Crowd; a large group of people gathered together

รองเท้า

rong thao — Shoe; footwear worn on the feet

หุ้มข้อ

hum kho — Ankle-covering; describing boots that cover the ankle

วน

won — To circle or spin around something repeatedly

อากาศ

a-kat — Air; atmosphere; weather conditions

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

ปืน

puen — Gun; a firearm used to shoot projectiles

ลูกโม่

luk mo — Revolver; a type of handgun with rotating cylinder

ปะปน

pa-pon — Mixed together; intermingled with other things or people

อึกทึก

uek-thuek — Loud and noisy; clamorous uproar or commotion

แตกฮือ

taek hue — To scatter and flee in a panic; to disperse

เข้า

khao — To enter; directional particle indicating inward motion

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; steps used for going up or down

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream like liquid moving continuously

ล้น

lon — To overflow; to spill over the edge

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle indicating downward

ขั้น

khan — Step; a single stair or level in a sequence

ล่าง

lang — Lower; below; the bottom part of something

ฝ่าย

fai — Side; party; faction in a conflict or group

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually with the eyes

ได้ชัด

dai chat — Clearly; able to see or perceive distinctly

ขับไล่

khap lai — To drive away or expel someone forcibly

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle indicating outward

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrastive conjunction

ผู้

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

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

เฉย

choei — Still; calm; indifferent; not reacting to something

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; capable of doing something

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone of something

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; a disjunctive conjunction

เปรียบ

priap — To compare; to liken one thing to another

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing reasonable assumption

ฉลาด

cha-lat — Clever; intelligent; having good mental ability

เรา

rao — We; us; first person plural pronoun

ถอย

thoi — To retreat; to step back or move backward

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak formally or make a statement

เป็นห่วง

pen huang — To be worried or concerned about someone

บาดเจ็บ

bat chep — Injured; wounded; having suffered physical harm

จนกว่า

chon kwa — Until; up to the point that something happens

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; third person plural pronoun

กลับ

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

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or relative determiner

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England or English; referring to the country or language

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; inclusive first person plural pronoun

จำ

cham — To remember; to memorize or recall something

เกรง

kreng — To fear; to be apprehensive or in awe of

ยากลำบาก

yak lam-bak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship

สำหรับ

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

พลเมือง

phon la-mueang — Citizen; a member of a nation or community

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk or say something