Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 7

Vocabulary

นักเดินทาง

nak doen thaang — A traveler; one who journeys to different places

ทั้งหลาย

thang laai — All; various; referring to a group collectively

กำลัง

gam lang — Currently doing something; in the process of

เดิน

doen — To walk on foot

เที่ยวชม

thiao chom — To tour and sightsee; to go around viewing

เมือง

mueang — City; town; a populated urban area

ตาม

taam — Along; following; according to

ท้องถนน

thong tha non — The street; the road surface area

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

เวลา

we laa — Time; a specific moment or period

บ่าย

baai — Afternoon; the time after midday

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

โมง

moong — O'clock; unit for telling the hour

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ตั้ง

tang — To be situated; to set or establish something

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or exist somewhere

ระหว่าง

ra waang — Between; among; during a period

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank or side of a river or shore

แม่น้ำ

mae naam — River; a large natural flowing body of water

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เชิงเขา

choeng khao — Foothills; the base or lower slope of a mountain

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; referring to a group of people

แทบ

thaep — Almost; barely; nearly but not quite

ไม่

mai — Not; negation word used before verbs

เห็น

hen — To see; to visually perceive something

โบสถ์

boot — A church or religious building for worship

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or direction

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting idea

คฤหาสน์

kha rue haat — Mansion; a large impressive private residence

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ศาสดา

saat sa daa — Prophet; a religious founder or divine messenger

ศาล

saan — Court; a judicial or administrative building

แขวง

khwaeng — District; an administrative subdivision of a city

คลัง

khlang — Storehouse; treasury; a place storing valuables

อาวุธ

aa wut — Weapon; arms; tools designed for combat

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ล้วน

luan — All; entirely; without exception

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

อาคาร

aa khaan — Building; a constructed structure for use

ก่อ

go — To build; to construct by laying materials

อิฐ

it — Brick; a rectangular block used in construction

สี

sii — Color; the visual property of hue

น้ำเงิน

naam ngoen — Blue; the color of sky or deep water

มี

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

ระเบียง

ra biang — Balcony; a raised platform on a building exterior

เฉลียง

cha liang — Veranda; a covered porch along a building

ล้อม

lom — To surround; to encircle something

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; one complete circuit

ด้วย

duay — With; also; by means of

สวน

suan — Garden; a cultivated outdoor space with plants

ที่

thii — At; which; a place or relative pronoun

ปลูก

pluuk — To plant; to grow plants in the ground

ต้น

ton — Tree; plant; classifier for trees and plants

ปาล์ม

paam — Palm tree; a tropical tree with fan-like leaves

กำแพง

gam phaeng — Wall; a solid vertical barrier enclosing an area

ดิน

din — Soil; earth; ground material

กรวด

kruuat — Gravel; small loose stones used on surfaces

สร้าง

saang — To build; to construct or create something

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; upward; to rise or increase

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve months

ค.ศ.

kho so — AD; Anno Domini; the Western calendar era

ไว้

wai — To keep; to put aside; to retain for later

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ถนน

tha non — Road; a paved path for vehicles or walking

สาย

saai — Line; route; classifier for roads or strings

หลัก

lak — Main; principal; primary among others

ตลาด

ta laat — Market; a place where goods are bought and sold

โรงแรม

roong raem — Hotel; a building providing paid lodging

หลาย

laai — Many; several; a large number of

แห่ง

haeng — Place; classifier for locations and establishments

ประดับ

pra dap — To decorate; to adorn with ornaments

ศาลา

saa laa — Pavilion; an open-sided public shelter or hall

สถานที่

sa thaan thii — Place; location; a specific site or venue

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

ผู้คน

phuu khon — People; the general public; human beings

หนาแน่น

naa naen — Crowded; dense; packed with many people or things

นัก

nak — Very; intensely; an intensifier for adjectives

เกือบ

kueap — Almost; nearly; very close to being something

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

ร้าง

raang — Deserted; abandoned; empty of inhabitants

ยกเว้น

yok wen — Except; unless; excluding a particular thing

บริเวณ

bo ri wen — Area; vicinity; the surrounding zone of a place

ใกล้เคียง

glai khiang — Nearby; adjacent; in the close vicinity

กับ

gap — With; and; together with something or someone

วิหาร

wi haan — Temple; a sacred building for religious worship

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligated to do something

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go past something

ย่าน

yaan — Neighborhood; district; a specific urban zone

รั้ว

rua — Fence; a barrier enclosing an area

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently leading to a result

ไป

pai — To go; to move away toward a destination

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at a destination

ผู้หญิง

phuu ying — Woman; women; female person

จำนวน

jam nuan — Number; quantity; an amount of something

มาก

maak — Many; much; a large quantity or degree

อธิบาย

a thi baai — To explain; to describe something clearly

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicates possibility or past action

ง่าย

ngaai — Easy; simple; not difficult to do

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating at a point

สถาบัน

sa tha ban — Institution; an established organization or system

อัน

an — Which; a classifier and relative pronoun

เอกลักษณ์

ek ga lak — Unique identity; distinctive characteristic of something

พวก

phuak — Group; a collective of people sharing something

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ว่า

waa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or thought

ชาว

chaao — People of; citizens belonging to a group or place

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

ภรรยา

phan ra yaa — Wife; a married female partner

อิสระ

it sa ra — Free; independent; having freedom of choice

แต่งงาน

taeng ngaan — To marry; to get married to someone

หรือ

rue — Or; either; used to present alternatives

ก็

go — Also; then; a particle indicating continuation

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; feelings or inner disposition

ชอบ

choop — To like; to be fond of something or someone

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or matter

น่า

naa — Worth; deserving; makes adjectives expressing worthiness

สังเกต

sang ket — To observe; to notice; to pay attention carefully

คือ

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

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly; the majority; the greater part of

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completion of an action

พลเมือง

phon la mueang — Citizen; a legal member of a state or nation

หญิง

ying — Female; woman; the female gender

รัฐ

rat — State; a political region or governing entity

ใฝ่หา

fai haa — To aspire; to seek after something earnestly

การ

gaan — Action; process; nominalizing prefix for activities

เนื่องจาก

nueang jaak — Because of; due to; as a result of

ศาสนา

saat sa naa — Religion; a system of spiritual belief and practice

สตรี

sa trii — Woman; a formal word for female person

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing in a state or action

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

อนุญาต

a nu yaat — To permit; to allow; to give official permission

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; to cause someone to do

ครอบครอง

khrop khrong — To possess; to own; to have control over something

ความสุข

khwaam suk — Happiness; joy; a state of wellbeing and contentment

สูงสุด

suung sut — Highest; maximum; the greatest possible level

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing mii chii wit — Living being; any organism that is alive

น่าสงสาร

naa song saan — Pitiful; deserving sympathy; in a sad condition

เหล่า

lao — Those; a classifier for groups of people

เหมือน

mueан — Like; similar to; resembling something else

อยู่ดี

yuu dii — Living well; being in a good state of existence

กินดี

gin dii — Eating well; having good food and nourishment

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few among a larger group

น่าจะ

naa ja — Should probably; likely; expressing reasonable expectation

ฐานะ

thaa na — Status; social or financial standing of a person

ดี

dii — Good; well; positive in quality

กว่า

gwaa — More than; better than; comparative particle

สวม

suam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

ชุด

chut — Outfit; set; a complete set of clothing

ผ้าไหม

phaa mai — Silk fabric; cloth made from silkworm threads

ดำ

dam — Black; the darkest color

สั้น

san — Short; brief in length or duration

เปิด

poet — Open; uncovered; to open something up

ด้าน

daan — Side; aspect; one face of something

หน้า

naa — Front; face; the forward-facing side

คลุม

khlum — To cover; to drape over something

ผ้า

phaa — Cloth; fabric; woven textile material

คลุมไหล่

khlum lai — Shawl; cloth draped over the shoulders

แบบ

baep — Style; type; a pattern or design form

เรียบง่าย

riap ngaai — Simple; plain; modest and uncomplicated in style

ส่วน

suan — Part; section; a portion of a whole

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from the one mentioned

แต่งกาย

taeng gaai — To dress; to wear clothing; one's attire

อาจ

aat — May; might; expressing possibility or uncertainty

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze upon something

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of an action or agent

ปราศจาก

praat jaak — Without; free from; lacking something entirely

ความ

khwaam — A nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns

หวาดกลัว

waat glua — To be frightened; feeling fear and dread

อย่าง

yaang — Like; in a manner of; a way of doing

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal female reference)

รวม

ruam — To combine; together; including in total

กลุ่ม

glum — Group; cluster; a collection of people or things

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle

เพื่อ

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

มอบ

mop — To give; to hand over; to present something

แก่

gae — To; for; indicating the recipient of an action

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a limited amount

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one of something

สามัญสำนึก

saa man sam nuek — Common sense; basic practical judgment and reasoning

เขา

khao — He; him; they; third person pronoun

สงสาร

song saan — To pity; to feel compassion for someone suffering

สามี

saa mii — Husband; a male spouse in a marriage

เหนือ

nuea — Above; north; superior in position

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; an interrogative pronoun