Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 6

Vocabulary

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

เดินทาง

dəən-thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — To continue; toward; per; connecting to something

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from the speaker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; indicating ongoing action

จะ

jà — Future tense marker; will; going to do something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something; to have a condition

สุขุม

sù-khum — Careful, prudent, thoughtful, and discreet in manner

รอบคอบ

rɔ̂ɔp-khɔ̂ɔp — Careful, thorough, and considerate in one's actions

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle used in comparisons

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; due to; the reason for something

กลับ

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

รถไฟ

rót-fai — Train; a railway locomotive and its carriages

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

เรื่อง

rûuang — Matter, story, issue, or topic being discussed

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger; something hazardous or threatening to safety

เนื่องจาก

nûuang-jàak — Due to; because of; as a result of something

พวก

phûuak — Group, gang, or collective of people or things

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing reasonable assumption

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive action marker

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

กระนั้น

grà-nán — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; particle linking clauses or showing concession

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with something

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

เริ่ม

rəəm — To begin; to start doing something new

ก่อ

gɔ̀ɔ — To build up; to cause; to kindle a fire

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flame; electricity; light source

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

เตา

tao — Stove, furnace, or firebox used for heating

เผา

phǎo — To burn; to set fire to something

ขึ้น

khûun — To rise; to go up; upward directional particle

ใหม่

mài — New; again; fresh; recently made or done

แรงดัน

rɛɛng-dan — Pressure; force exerted on a surface or system

พุ่ง

phûng — To shoot forward; to surge; to thrust rapidly

สูง

sǔung — High; tall; elevated in position or degree

อีก

ìik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for occurrences

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

หัว

hǔua — Head; front part; top of something

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot or wheels

ถอย

thɔɔi — To retreat; to move backward; to reverse

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; back; after; rear side of something

นี่

nîi — This; here; indicating something near the speaker

คือ

khuu — Is; means; used to define or identify something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; item; something tangible or abstract

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative clause marker; that which

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to transmit something somewhere

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound; voice; noise; audio signal

สาย

sǎai — Late; line; strand; wire; stream

หมอก

mɔ̀ɔk — Fog; mist; haze obscuring visibility

บรรดา

ban-daa — All those; various; a group of similar things

นัก

nák — Expert; person who does something; intensifier meaning very

ต่าง

tàang — Different; various; each; mutually; foreign

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something good

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually; to witness something

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle

ตำแหน่ง

tam-nɛ̀ng — Position; location; official rank or post

ขบวน

khà-buuan — Procession; convoy; train of vehicles or people

เดิม

dəəm — Original; former; previous; the same as before

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now; at this moment; at the present time

พวกเขา

phûuak-khǎo — They; them; a group of people referred to

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to; can; having the capability

ได้

dâi — Can; could; to get; past tense marker

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a particular event or time

ถูก

thùuk — To be acted upon; cheap; correct; passive marker

ขัด

khàt — To obstruct; to interrupt; to block or hinder

จังหวะ

jang-wà — Rhythm; timing; beat; the right moment to act

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; way; manner of doing something

น่า

nâa — Worthy of; should feel; deserving a certain emotion

เมื่อ

mûua — When; at the time that something happened

แล่น

lɛ̂n — To sail; to glide; to move swiftly and smoothly

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward directional particle

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to rush; to act quickly

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To exit; to go out; outward directional particle

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or thing

สถานี

sà-thǎa-nii — Station; a stopping place for trains or buses

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone about something

พนักงาน

phá-nák-ngaan — Employee; staff member; worker at a company or station

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Mrs./Ms.

รถ

rót — Vehicle; car; any wheeled mode of transport

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; completed action marker; and then

หรือ

rǔu — Or; question particle expecting yes/no answer

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; without any delay

เลย

ləəi — At all; right away; so; past; emphatic particle

ครับ

khráp — Polite male particle showing respect and politeness

คุณนาย

khun-naai — Madam; Mrs.; respectful address for a married woman

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; yet; expressing contrast or exception

นักโทษ

nák-thôot — Prisoner; convict; person serving a criminal sentence

เพื่อน

phûuan — Friend; companion; someone you have a close relationship

ร่วม

rûuam — Together; joint; shared; to participate with others

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; route; direction; means of doing something

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; classifier for people

โชคร้าย

chôok-ráai — Unlucky; unfortunate; having bad luck or misfortune

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เรา

rao — We; us; our; first-person plural pronoun

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; me; formal and respectful first-person pronoun

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt; to cease an action

พัก

phák — To rest; to take a break; to stay temporarily

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer; to reply; to respond to a question

ล่าช้า

lâa-cháa — Late; delayed; behind schedule; slow in progress

กำหนด

gam-nòt — To schedule; set deadline; predetermined time or plan

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; period; the moment something occurs

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

ชั่วโมง

chûua-moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past; to pass by

ไหร่

rài — When; what time; used in questions about time

พรุ่งนี้

phrûng-níi — Tomorrow; the day after today

ตอน

tɔɔn — At the time of; episode; section; period

เย็น

yen — Evening; cool; the cooler part of the day

นั่น

nân — That; over there; indicating something away from speaker

เกินไป

gəən-pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an acceptable limit

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — Must; have to; it is necessary to do something

รอ

rɔɔ — To wait; to stay until something happens

ถ้า

thâa — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ɔng-gaan — To want; to need; to require something

กรุณา

gà-rú-naa — Please; kindly; polite request word

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first-person pronoun mainly for women

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; to declare formally

ได้ยิน

dâi-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears

สนทนา

sǒn-tha-naa — To converse; to have a dialogue or discussion

นี้

níi — This; referring to something close to the speaker

ครู่

khrûu — A moment; a short while; brief period of time

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; prior to; earlier than something else

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page; ahead of something

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; during; at the moment something is happening

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something visually

เหมือน

mǔuan — Like; similar to; resembling something else

มี

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

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — To decide; to make a decision about something

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; exactly; right at a point

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready; prepared; complete; all together at once

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just; no more than an amount

แค่

khɛ̂ɛ — Just; only; merely; limiting to a small degree

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated; to ride sitting down

ลง

long — To descend; to go down; downward directional particle

ตู้

tûu — Cabinet; compartment; car of a train; box

โดยสาร

dooi-sǎan — To travel as a passenger; passenger transport

แรง

rɛɛng — Strong; hard; powerful; force or strength

ดึงดูด

duung-dùut — To attract; to pull toward; to draw interest

ต้านทาน

tâan-thaan — To resist; to withstand; to oppose a force

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to retain; to hold onto

พื้น

phúun — Floor; ground; surface; base of an area

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower extremity used for walking

เคลื่อนไหว

khlûuan-wǎi — To move; to make motion; to stir or shift position

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; used in questions about location or choice