Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

พันเอก

phan-ek — Colonel; military rank above lieutenant colonel

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action

ดูหมิ่น

du-min — To look down on someone; to insult or disrespect

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — Once more; again; one more time

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent or method

ยืนกราน

yuen-gran — To insist firmly; to stubbornly maintain a position

ว่า

wa — That; introducing a quoted or reported statement

ไม่ควร

mai khuan — Should not; ought not to do something

เล่น

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

ไพ่

phai — Playing cards; a deck of cards

โพดำ

pho dam — Black poker suit; spades in a card game

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เขา

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

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligated to do something

รับผิดชอบ

rap-phit-chop — To be responsible for; to take accountability

ต่อ

to — To; toward; per; connecting or continuing something

สิ่งนี้

sing ni — This thing; referring to something just mentioned

เมื่อใด

muea dai — Whenever; at whatever time something happens

ที่ใด

thi dai — Wherever; at whatever place something occurs

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Whatever, wherever, whoever; used for generalization

ที่

thi — At; which; that; relative pronoun or place marker

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun also meaning 'Mr./Ms.'

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want; to need; to desire something

ชาวอเมริกัน

chao a-me-ri-kan — An American person; citizen of the United States

ตอบ

top — To answer; to respond to a question or remark

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of something

อาวุธ

a-wut — Weapon; any instrument used for fighting

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; used in questions or generalizations

เลือก

lueak — To choose; to select among available options

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; a way or type of something

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Fruitless; without result; unsuccessful effort

ที่จะ

thi ja — That will; used before a verb to indicate intention

ยับยั้ง

yap-yang — To restrain; to hold back; to stop someone

นักสืบ

nak-suep — Detective; investigator who solves crimes

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle softening or connecting clauses

เช่นกัน

chen kan — As well; likewise; the same applies here too

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen; to render

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

ทะเลาะวิวาท

tha-lao wi-wat — A quarrel; a fight or heated argument between people

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to equal; linking subject to predicate

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; issue; topic being discussed

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

โยน

yon — To throw; to toss an object through the air

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to exit; away from a place

ทาง

thang — Way; direction; path; via a route

หน้าต่าง

na-tang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

แต่

tae — But; however; indicating contrast between clauses

สัญญาณ

san-yan — Signal; sign; a gesture conveying a message

จาก

jak — From; away from; indicating origin or source

นาย

nai — Mister; master; male title or employer

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt movement or an action

ไว้

wai — Particle indicating holding, keeping, or retention

ออกจาก

ok jak — To leave from; to exit a specific place

ตู้รถไฟ

tu rot fai — Train carriage; a compartment of a passenger train

ติดตาม

tit-tam — To follow; to track; to pursue someone or something

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ชานชาลา

chan-cha-la — Platform; the area alongside a train track

ท่านครับ

than khrap — Sir; polite respectful address to a superior

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; formal word for stating something

กับ

kap — With; to; and; linking people or objects

คู่อริ

khu a-ri — Rival; enemy; an adversary or opponent

รีบร้อน

rip-ron — Hurried; rushing; doing something with urgency

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree

กลับ

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

ยุโรป

yu-rop — Europe; the continent west of Asia

ความล่าช้า

khwam la-cha — Delay; lateness; the state of being behind schedule

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; emphasizing no exception

จะ

ja — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai

ผลเสีย

phon sia — Negative result; harmful consequence; disadvantage

อย่างมาก

yang mak — Greatly; very much; to a large extent

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after completing an action

มัน

man — It; that; informal third-person pronoun for things

เกี่ยว

kiao — Related to; concerning; having to do with

อะไร

a-rai — What; what thing; used in questions

สุภาพ

su-phap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered in behavior

หลังจาก

lang jak — After; following a particular event or time

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

พบกัน

phop kan — To meet each other; to encounter one another

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — To decide; to make a decision about something

กลับมา

klap ma — To come back; to return to this place

อเมริกา

a-me-ri-ka — America; referring to the United States

หาตัว

ha tua — To find someone; to locate a particular person

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for esteemed people

ทันทีที่

than-thi thi — As soon as; immediately when something occurs

เสร็จสิ้น

set-sin — To finish; to complete; fully done with something

ธุระ

thu-ra — Business; errand; a task or matter to handle

พา

pha — To take; to bring someone along to a place

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England; Britain; also used for English language

จริงหรือ

jing rue — Really? Is that true? Expressing surprise or doubt

นัดพบ

nat-phop — To make an appointment; to arrange to meet someone

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action between parties

หกเดือน

hok duean — Six months; a period of half a year

ข้างหน้า

khang na — Ahead; in front; future time coming soon

ได้ไหม

dai mai — Can we? Is it okay? Asking for permission

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason; asking about cause

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

สิบปี

sip pi — Ten years; a decade of time

ล่ะ

la — Particle adding emphasis or mild challenge to statement

บอกว่า

bok wa — To say that; to tell someone that something

อยู่

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

สถานที่

sa-than-thi — Place; location; a specific site or venue

ตรงเวลา

trong we-la — On time; punctual; arriving at the scheduled moment

ทั้งหมดนี้

thang-mot ni — All of this; everything mentioned or present here

การหลบเลี่ยง

kan lop-liang — Evasion; the act of avoiding or dodging something

ร้องขึ้น

rong khuen — To cry out; to exclaim; to shout suddenly

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now; at this moment; currently

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask yes/no

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to not have; absence of something

วันนั้น

wan nan — That day; referring to a specific day mentioned

ดีมาก

di mak — Very good; excellent; expressing strong approval

กำลังจะ

kam-lang ja — About to; on the verge of doing something soon

ต่างกัน

tang kan — Different from each other; varying between two things

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end expecting yes/no

คือ

khue — Is; to be; defines or explains what something is

สถานี

sa-tha-ni — Station; a stopping point for trains or buses

ถัดไป

that pai — Next; the following one in a sequence