Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 5

Vocabulary

รถไฟ

rot fai — Train; a vehicle running on rails

จะ

ja — Will; auxiliary verb indicating future intention

ไป

pai — To go; move toward a destination

ถึง

theung — To reach; arrive at a place

ที่นั่น

thi nan — There; at that place

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1

ชั่วโมง

chua mong — Hour; a unit of sixty minutes

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

จอด

jot — To stop; park a vehicle at a location

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay or exist somewhere

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number 10

นาที

na thi — Minute; a unit of sixty seconds

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

สามารถ

sa mat — Can; to be able to do something

ยิง

ying — To shoot; fire a weapon at a target

ปืนพก

puen phok — Handgun; a small firearm carried on person

แลก

laek — To exchange; trade one thing for another

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutually among people

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; to obtain

หลาย

lai — Many; several; more than a few

นัด

nat — Shot; round of ammunition; also appointment

ดีมาก

di mak — Very good; excellent; expressing strong approval

นาย

nai — Mister; male title or form of address

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak formally or in narration

ข้าพเจ้า

kha phra jao — I; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

แวะ

wae — To stop by; make a brief visit somewhere

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker in Thai

เดา

dao — To guess; speculate without certain knowledge

ว่า

wa — That; conjunction introducing a clause or quote

ท่าน

than — You; honorific second-person pronoun for respected person

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; in addition to something

ชาวอเมริกัน

chao a me ri kan — American; a person from the United States

เสริม

soem — To add; supplement or enhance with extra remarks

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; way; kind or style of

หยาบคาย

yap khai — Rude; coarse; impolite in manner or speech

ใคร

khrai — Who; which person; used in questions

รู้

ru — To know; to have knowledge or awareness

ตอบ

top — To answer; reply to a question or statement

พลาง

phlang — While; simultaneously doing another action

กลับ

klap — To return; go back to a previous place

เข้าไป

khao pai — To go into; enter inside a place

สงบ

sa ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet without disturbance

เยือกเย็น

yueak yen — Cool-headed; composed and unfazed under pressure

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; start an action or process

ปลอบขวัญ

plop khwan — To console; comfort someone who is distressed

บอก

bok — To tell; inform someone about something

ให้

hai — To give; for; causative verb marker in Thai

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second or third-person pronoun

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans

โอ้อวด

o uat — To boast; show off; brag about oneself

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obliged to do something

กลัว

klua — To fear; be afraid of something or someone

ขอร้อง

kho rong — To beg; plead earnestly with someone

เป็น

pen — To be; is; am; are in Thai

ผู้ช่วย

phu chuai — Assistant; helper; someone who aids another person

ดวล

duan — To duel; fight one-on-one with weapons

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

การ

kan — Nominalizer; turns verbs into abstract nouns

กำลัง

kam lang — Currently; in the process of doing something

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker's location

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

คำขอ

kham kho — Request; a formal ask for something

นักสืบ

nak suep — Detective; investigator who solves crimes

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ปฏิเสธ

pa ti set — To refuse; deny; reject a request or claim

เล่น

len — To play; engage in a game or activity

ไพ่

phai — Playing cards; cards used in card games

ต่อ

to — To continue; per; against; connecting onward

จาก

jak — From; starting point of movement or origin

ค้าง

khang — To remain; leave unfinished; stay overnight

ไว้

wai — To keep; hold in place for later use

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns in Thai

สมบูรณ์แบบ

som bun baep — Perfect; flawless; meeting an ideal standard completely

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

เวลา

we la — Time; a specific moment or period

สิบเอ็ด

sip et — Eleven; the number 11

นาฬิกา

na li ka — Clock; watch; also used to say o'clock

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise made by something

หวีด

wit — Whistle sound; a shrill high-pitched noise

หัวรถจักร

hua rot jak — Locomotive; the engine car pulling a train

ประกาศ

pra kat — To announce; declare publicly to everyone

พวกเขา

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

เข้า

khao — To enter; go into; move inward

ใกล้

klai — Near; close to; not far in distance

สถานี

sa tha ni — Station; a stop for trains or buses

ลุกขึ้น

luk khuen — To stand up; rise from a sitting position

ออก

ok — To exit; go out; come out of somewhere

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ชานชาลา

chan cha la — Platform; the boarding area at a train station

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with someone or something

กับ

kap — With; together with; and; alongside someone

ถือ

thue — To hold; carry something in the hand

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

กระบอก

kra bok — Barrel; tube; classifier for guns or cylinders

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front part of the head

ซีด

sit — Pale; pallid; drained of color in face

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ตาย

tai — Dead; to die; lifeless

ประตู

pra tu — Door; gate; an entryway into a space

ถัด

that — Next; adjacent; the one immediately following

เปิด

poet — To open; turn on; make accessible

พันเอก

phan ek — Colonel; a high-ranking military officer

ปรากฏตัว

pra kot tua — To appear; show oneself; make an appearance

โดย

doi — By; via; through; by means of something

นิสัย

ni sai — Habit; personality trait; characteristic behavior

เดียวกัน

diao kan — Same; identical; the very same thing or person

คอย

khoi — To wait; to be on the lookout for something

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

ขณะ

kha na — While; at the moment; during a time

ก้าว

kao — To step; take a step; stride forward

ลง

long — To go down; descend; step off something

พนักงาน

pha nak ngan — Employee; staff member; worker at an organization

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle for emphasis or continuity

วิ่ง

wing — To run; move quickly on foot

รีบ

rip — To hurry; rush; do something with urgency

ตะโกน

ta kon — To shout; yell loudly to get attention

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers in Thai

ทำไม

tham mai — Why; asking for a reason or cause

ล่ะ

la — Particle adding emphasis or mild inquiry to sentence

ถาม

tham — To ask; pose a question to someone

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular I

ช้า

cha — Slow; late; not moving quickly enough

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

กำหนด

kam not — Schedule; set; to designate a time or plan

ยี่สิบ

yi sip — Twenty; the number 20

หยุด

yut — To stop; halt; cease an action or movement

สุภาพบุรุษ

su phap bu rut — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เสียใจ

sia jai — To be sorry; feel regret or sadness about something

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; right away without any delay

นั่นไง

nan ngai — There it is; that's it; an exclamation of pointing out

กระดิ่ง

kra ding — Bell; a small ringing device signaling something

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; making a strong sound

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after completing an action

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; journey from one place to another