Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 7

Vocabulary

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is none; to not have something

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions and statements

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ง่าย

ngai — Easy; simple; not difficult

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from speaker

กว่า

gwaa — More than; used in comparisons

นี้

nee — This; referring to something nearby

อีก

eek — More; again; another; additionally

แล้ว

laew — Already; then; indicating completed action

แท้จริง

tae jing — True; real; in reality; genuine

ทุก

took — Every; all; each without exception

อย่าง

yaang — Type; kind; way; manner of something

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something distant

ง่ายดาย

ngai daai — Very easy; effortless; with great ease

เสีย

sia — Broken; to lose; spoiled; wasted

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point

และ

lae — And; connecting words or phrases together

รู้สึก

roo-seuk — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to get or obtain

ว่า

waa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

หัวใจ

hua-jai — Heart; the organ or seat of emotion

ของ

kong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

เต้น

ten — To beat; to dance; to throb rhythmically

แรง

raeng — Strong; hard; powerful; with great force

ราวกับ

raao-gap — As if; as though; resembling something closely

แตกสลาย

taek-sa-laai — To shatter; to break apart completely

พวกเขา

puak-kao — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of doing something

รอ

ro — To wait; to stay until something happens

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise heard by ears

นกหวีด

nok-weet — Whistle; a small device producing shrill sound

ที่

tee — At; place; relative clause marker

ตกลง

tok-long — To agree; to settle; okay; agreed

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle

ไว้

wai — To keep; to store; done in advance

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ทันใดนั้น

tan-dai-nan — Suddenly; all at once; at that very moment

ร้อง

rong — To shout; to cry out; to sing

ดุร้าย

du-raai — Fierce; savage; wild and aggressive

ก็

go — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

กึกก้อง

guek-gong — Thunderous; booming; resonating loudly

ขึ้น

kuen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

อากาศ

aa-gaat — Air; atmosphere; weather; sky

พร้อม

prom — Ready; prepared; along with; simultaneously

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone

ปืน

puen — Gun; firearm; weapon that fires projectiles

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connector

แน่นอน

naae-non — Certainly; definitely; of course; sure

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; as; like something

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; arrival

จาก

jaak — From; originating at a place or source

ตู้รถ

too-rot — Train car; a compartment of a vehicle

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; at a place

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing a state or action

คง

kong — Probably; likely; to remain stable

ทาง

taang — Way; path; direction; route to somewhere

ด้านหน้า

daan-naa — Front side; the forward-facing part

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; along the entire length or duration

ความยาว

kwaam-yaao — Length; the measurement of something long

ขบวน

ka-buan — Procession; convoy; train formation

รถไฟ

rot-fai — Train; a vehicle running on railway tracks

กรีดร้อง

greet-rong — To scream; to shriek loudly in fear

ด้วย

duay — With; also; by means of something

ความ

kwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state or quality of

หวาดกลัว

waat-glua — Fear; terror; to be frightened or scared

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to leave a place

ภายใน

pai-nai — Inside; within; interior of a space

ตู้

too — Cabinet; compartment; carriage; enclosed box

โดยสาร

doi-saan — Passenger; to ride as a passenger

พันเอก

pan-ek — Colonel; a senior military officer rank

ถือ

tue — To hold; to carry in one's hand

ปืนพก

puen-pok — Handgun; a small firearm carried on person

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part used for gripping

รีบ

reep — To hurry; to rush; to act quickly

คุมขัง

kum-kang — To detain; to confine; to imprison someone

เร่งด่วน

reng-duan — Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate attention

พุ่งตัว

pung-tua — To lunge; to dart; to thrust oneself forward

มี

mee — To have; there is; to possess something

อึกทึก

uek-tuek — Noisy; loud and chaotic; full of clamor

ที่สุด

tee-sut — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — After that; then; subsequently in sequence

ตระหนัก

tra-nak — To realize; to become aware of something

ถูก

took — To be hit; correct; cheap; passive marker

โจมตี

jom-tee — To attack; to assault; to strike aggressively

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent

กลุ่ม

glum — Group; cluster; a number gathered together

ชาว

chaao — People of; native of; inhabitants of a place

นี่

nee — This here; hey; calling attention to something

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Is not; no; negating identity or description

ครั้งแรก

krang-raek — First time; the initial occurrence of something

ผู้

puu — Person who; one who; nominalizing prefix

กล้าหาญ

glaa-haan — Brave; courageous; having great courage

เหล่านี้

lao-nee — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby items

ลงมือ

long-mue — To take action; to begin doing something

กระทำการ

gra-tam-gaan — To carry out an act; to perform an action

เพราะ

pro — Because; since; due to a reason

เคย

koey — Used to; have ever done before; past experience

ซุ่ม

sum — To ambush; to lie in wait secretly

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

เส้นทาง

sen-taang — Route; path; road or course taken

มากกว่า

maak-gwaa — More than; exceeding a quantity or degree

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ครั้ง

krang — Time; occasion; instance of an event

ร้อย

roi — Hundred; the number one hundred

คน

kon — Person; people; human being

กระโดด

gra-joot — To jump; to leap; to spring upward

ขั้น

kan — Step; rung; level; grade of something

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; ladder; steps leading up or down

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit; character; personality trait; custom

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai language

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease movement

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; any motorized transport

คล่องแคล่ว

klong-klaeo — Agile; nimble; skillfully quick in movement

ดั่ง

dang — Like; as; resembling in comparison

ตัวตลก

tua-talok — Clown; jester; a comic or funny character

ขี่

kee — To ride; to mount an animal or vehicle

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; the rear part of something

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large four-legged riding animal

ขณะ

ka-na — While; during; at the moment of something

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move fast on foot

เต็ม

tem — Full; complete; at maximum capacity

ฝีเท้า

fee-tao — Pace; speed of foot; running speed

ติด

tit — To be attached; stuck; addicted; connected

อาวุธ

aa-wut — Weapon; arms; tools used for combat

เป็น

pen — To be; is; to become something

ที่มา

tee-maa — Origin; source; where something comes from

กล่าว

glaao — To state; to say; to mention formally

ผู้โดยสาร

puu-doi-saan — Passenger; a person traveling in a vehicle

เกือบ

gueap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

ทั้งหมด

tang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

ติดตัว

tit-tua — To carry on oneself; to have with one

ตอบโต้

top-toh — To retaliate; to respond; to fight back

กลับ

glap — To return; to go back; reversing direction

การ

gaan — Action; activity; nominalizing prefix for verbs

ยิง

ying — To shoot; to fire a weapon at someone

ปีน

peen — To climb; to scale; to clamber upward

หัว

hua — Head; front; top of something

รถจักร

rot-jak — Locomotive; the engine car of a train

ก่อน

gon — Before; first; prior to an event

ทำให้

tam-hai — To cause; to make something happen

นายช่าง

naai-chaang — Mechanic; engineer; skilled technical worker

เติม

term — To add; to refill; to top up supply

ถ่านหิน

taan-hin — Coal; a black fossil fuel used for burning

หมดสติ

mot-sa-ti — To lose consciousness; to faint; pass out

สนิท

sa-nit — Completely; close; intimate; thoroughly done

ฟาด

faat — To strike; to slash; to hit hard

พวกตน

puak-ton — Themselves; their own group; reflexive third person

หัวหน้า

hua-naa — Leader; chief; head of a group

คนหนึ่ง

kon-nueng — One person; a certain individual; someone

ต้องการ

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

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introducing contrast

ไม่รู้

mai-ruu — To not know; to be unaware of something

วิธี

wi-tee — Method; way; procedure for doing something

ใช้งาน

chai-ngaan — To use; to operate; to put into function

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ควบคุม

kuap-kum — To control; to manage; to regulate something

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently as a result

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to start operating

วาล์ว

waao — Valve; a device controlling fluid or gas flow

ไอน้ำ

ai-naam — Steam; water vapor produced by boiling water

กว้าง

gwaang — Wide; broad; spacious; having great width

แทนที่

taen-tee — Instead of; replacing; in place of something

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to turn off

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

พุ่ง

pung — To dart; to shoot forward; to surge ahead

ทะยาน

ta-yaan — To soar; to surge; to leap forward rapidly

ข้างหน้า

kaang-naa — Ahead; in front; the forward direction

ความเร็ว

kwaam-reo — Speed; velocity; rate of fast movement

อัน

an — A; one; classifier for various objects

น่า

naa — Worth; worthy of; should inspire a feeling

สะพรึงกลัว

sa-preung-glua — Terrifying; horrifying; causing great dread