Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 8

Vocabulary

แน่นอน

naeh-non — Certainly; of course; used to express agreement

พนักงาน

pha-nak-ngan — Employee; staff member; worker

รถไฟ

rot-fai — Train; railway vehicle for passenger transport

ตอบ

top — To answer; to respond to a question

นอกจาก

nok-jak — Besides; except for; in addition to

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from current location

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at a destination

ก็

ko — Then; also; a discourse particle linking clauses

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ something for a purpose

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or moment in time

นาน

nan — Long (time); for a lengthy duration

พอๆ

pho-pho — About the same; roughly equivalent in degree

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to reside at a place

ดี

di — Good; fine; of high quality or positive nature

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrast or exception

ที่

thi — At; that; a relative pronoun or location marker

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something at a distance

ห่าง

hang — Far; distant; separated by a gap or space

จาก

jak — From; away from; indicating point of origin

นี่

ni — Here; this (emphatic); calling attention to something nearby

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance equal to 1.6 kilometers

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; same level or amount

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ผู้โดยสาร

phu-doi-san — Passenger; person traveling in a vehicle

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state formally; to speak

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; affirmative response to a question

มัน

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

อีก

ik — More; another; additionally; one more time

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank; side; shore of a river or body of water

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

แม่น้ำ

mae-nam — River; a large natural flowing body of water

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; indicates completed action

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

ข้าม

kham — To cross; to go over to the other side

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of; too

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; watercraft for travel on water

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle used before verbs

ได้

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

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

พันเอก

phan-ek — Colonel; high-ranking military officer rank

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb indicating state

ลำธาร

lam-than — Stream; small natural flowing body of water

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive aspect marker

บวม

buam — Swollen; inflated; enlarged due to fluid or injury

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; giving a reason or cause

ฝน

fon — Rain; water falling from clouds in drops

เชี่ยวกราก

chiao-krak — Torrential; rushing fiercely; describes fast turbulent water

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

อ้อม

om — To go around; to detour; to bypass an obstacle

ทาง

thang — Way; path; road; direction of travel

เหนือ

nuea — North; above; upper direction or region

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number 10

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of; so that

หา

ha — To find; to look for; to seek something

จุด

jut — Point; spot; dot; a specific location or mark

ระเบิด

ra-boet — Explosion; bomb; to explode or burst violently

อารมณ์

a-rom — Emotion; mood; feeling or state of mind

ด่าทอ

da-tho — To curse; to scold harshly with abusive language

ประณาม

pra-nam — To condemn; to denounce; to criticize strongly

บริษัท

bo-ri-sat — Company; corporation; a business organization

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; prefix indicating a doer

โกรธ

krot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure or rage

เดือด

dueat — Boiling; seething; intensely angry or agitated

คิด

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

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

ยับยั้ง

yap-yang — To restrain; to hold back; to suppress an impulse

ตัวเอง

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

เข้าร่วม

khao-ruam — To join; to participate; to take part in something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

เขา

khao — He; she; him; her; third-person pronoun

อย่างใด

yang-dai — In any way; by any means; in whatever manner

อุปสรรค

up-pa-sak — Obstacle; hindrance; difficulty blocking progress

แท้จริง

thae-jing — True; genuine; real; in fact or actuality

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative clause connector

ธนบัตร

tha-na-bat — Banknote; paper currency; bill used as money

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or total

นาย

nai — Mister; master; male title or employer

อาจ

at — May; might; possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

แก้ไข

kae-khai — To fix; to correct; to remedy a problem

ต่าง

tang — Different; various; each; mutually different

ผิดหวัง

phit-wang — Disappointed; let down; feeling unmet expectations

ทั่วหน้า

thua-na — Universally; across the board; affecting everyone equally

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing to be the case

นับ

nap — To count; to number; to tally up items

รวม

ruam — Total; combined; to include or add together

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives/verbs into nouns

ล่าช้า

la-cha — Delayed; late; behind schedule; slow to arrive

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive with eyes

ว่า

wa — That; say; introduces reported speech or clauses

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive reference

ฝ่า

fa — To push through; to overcome; to brave obstacles

ทุ่ง

thung — Field; open plain; large flat expanse of land

หิมะ

hi-ma — Snow; frozen precipitation falling as white flakes

ระยะทาง

ra-ya-thang — Distance; the length of a path or journey

สิบห้า

sip-ha — Fifteen; the number 15

บ่น

bon — To complain; to grumble; to mutter dissatisfaction

ประท้วง

pra-thuang — To protest; to object; to demonstrate against something

ดึงดูด

dueng-dut — To attract; to draw attention; to captivate someone

ความสนใจ

khwam-son-jai — Interest; attention; curiosity directed toward something

หาก

hak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

หมกมุ่น

mok-mun — Absorbed in; preoccupied; deeply engrossed in something

เล่น

len — To play; to engage in a game or activity

ไพ่

phai — Playing cards; a deck used for card games

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; so much that

หัวจม

hua-jom — Head-deep; completely immersed; totally absorbed in activity

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; style; like; in the manner of

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely; entirely; totally; without any remainder

พบ

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

หลีกเลี่ยง

lik-liang — To avoid; to evade; to stay away from something

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say something to someone

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an entity or item

เกิดขึ้น

koet-khuen — To happen; to occur; to take place or arise

ขณะ

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

ก้มหน้าก้มตา

kom-na-kom-ta — Diligently; head down working; doing something persistently

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back; to reverse direction

ตู้

tu — Compartment; cabinet; carriage section of a train

โดยสาร

doi-san — To travel as passenger; ride in a vehicle

วิศวกร

wit-sa-wa-kon — Engineer; technically trained professional in a field

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; youthful male; a young adult

ชาว

chao — Native of; person from; inhabitant of a place

แท้ๆ

thae-thae — Genuinely; truly; through and through; a real one

ชื่อ

chue — Name; to be named; a person's or thing's name

ร้อง

rong — To shout; to cry out; to call loudly

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to leave; to come out

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered male person

ทั้งหลาย

thang-lai — All; everyone; all of those mentioned collectively

บางที

bang-thi — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe; on some occasions

มี

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

นะ

na — Softening particle; right?; seeking agreement or softening tone

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

สะพาน

sa-phan — Bridge; a structure spanning a river or gap

แหละ

lae — Exactly; that's it; emphatic final particle for emphasis

นั่นแหละ

nan-lae — That's exactly it; precisely that; emphatic confirmation