Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 9

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

ชาว

chaow — People of a particular group, nationality, or community

หายใจ

hǎai-jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; indicates ability or achievement

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates identity, state, or condition

ปกติ

pa-ga-tì — Normal; usual; ordinary everyday condition

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; particle linking clauses or ideas

กล้า

glâa — To dare; to be brave or courageous enough

ถาม

tǎam — To ask; to pose a question to someone

เขา

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

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like; type or kind of something

สุภาพ

sù-pâap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered in behavior

ว่า

wâa — That; says; introduces reported speech or thought

มี

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

ภรรยา

pan-rá-yaa — Wife; a man's female spouse or partner

กี่

gìi — How many; interrogative for counting quantity

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

เพราะ

práw — Because; since; gives reason or cause

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or departure

ท่าทาง

tâa-taang — Appearance; manner; demeanor or body language

ที่

tîi — At; which; that; place or relative pronoun

หนี

nǐi — To flee; to escape; to run away from something

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to come or go outward

มา

maa — To come; indicates movement toward the speaker

นั้น

nán — That; those; refers to something previously mentioned

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expresses possibility or uncertainty

คิด

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

อย่างน้อย

yàang-nóoi — At least; a minimum of; not less than

ยี่สิบ

yîi-sìp — Twenty; the number 20

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers

ตอบ

dtɔ̀ɔp — To answer; to respond to a question

พลาง

plaang — While simultaneously doing another action

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise; to carry something upward

แขน

khɛ̌ɛn — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ทั้งสอง

táng-sɔ̌ɔng — Both; all two; referring to two things together

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; indicates upward direction or increase

สู่

sùu — Toward; to; in the direction of something

ฟ้า

fáa — Sky; heavens; light blue color

และ

láe — And; also; connects words, phrases, or clauses

นั่น

nân — That; that thing over there; pointing to something

เพียงพอ

piang-pɔɔ — Enough; sufficient; adequate amount or degree