Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 9

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; third person plural pronoun

ได้

dai — To get, obtain; auxiliary indicating ability or past action

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

ต่อสู้

to su — To fight, struggle, or combat against someone

กับ

kap — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or opposition

ชาว

chao — People of a group, nationality, or community

แดง

daeng — Red; a color, also used descriptively

ห่าง

hang — Far, distant, away from something

ออก

ok — Out, to exit or move away from

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number 10

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance measurement

ทาง

thang — Way, direction, path, or route

ใต้

tai — South; below or underneath something

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging

ป้อม

pom — Fort, fortress; a military defensive structure

ไม่นาน

mai nan — Not long; a short period of time

ก่อน

kon — Before; earlier in time or order

ที่

thi — At, which; relative pronoun or place marker

หน่วย

nuai — Unit; a group or division, especially military

ทหาร

thahan — Soldier; military personnel or armed forces

จะ

cha — Will; future tense auxiliary marker

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at a destination

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a companion or close associate

ร่วม

ruam — Together, joint; to participate or share collectively

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start an action or process

ผู้

phu — Person who; prefix indicating a doer of action

จับกุม

chap kum — To arrest, capture, or apprehend someone

โดย

doi — By; preposition indicating means or agent

ฝรั่งเศส

fa rang set — France; the European country or French person

ล้ม

lom — To fall down; to knock over or collapse

สาม

sam — Three; the number 3

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

ด้วย

duai — With, also, too; indicating inclusion or means

หมัด

mat — Fist; a punch in fighting

เมื่อ

muea — When; conjunction indicating a time in past

นาย

nai — Mister, master; title for adult male

เขา

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

รีบ

rip — To hurry, rush; to do something quickly

เร่ง

reng — To speed up, accelerate or urge forward

ช่วยเหลือ

chuai luea — To help, assist, or aid someone

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; indicating without exception

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive, obtain, or get something

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix; action or matter of something

ต้อนรับ

ton rap — To welcome, greet, or receive guests warmly

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, shout, or sing

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; like, as, kind of

ดีใจ

di chai — Happy, glad, pleased about something

แจกจ่าย

chaek chai — To distribute, hand out, or share things

รางวัล

rang wan — Prize, reward, or award given to someone

สัญญา

san ya — Promise, contract; to vow or agree formally

ไว้

wai — To keep, retain; particle indicating prior action

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning to cause

แก่

kae — To; for; preposition indicating recipient of action

ขณะ

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

พึมพำ

phuem pham — To mutter, mumble quietly to oneself

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

เหตุผล

het phon — Reason, rationale; logical cause for something

ว่า

wa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ยอมรับ

yom rap — To accept, admit, or acknowledge something

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, of course; definitely without doubt

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun, informal female

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make, or render something happen

สิ้นเปลือง

sin pluang — Wasteful, costly; to consume resources excessively

มาก

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

จริงๆ

ching ching — Really, truly; emphasizing truth or degree

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

สัก

sak — Even a; particle indicating minimal amount

คำ

kham — Word; unit of speech or classifier for words

มอง

mong — To look, gaze, or glance at something

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing supposition or likelihood

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ยาก

yak — Difficult, hard; not easy to do

วิเคราะห์

wi khro — To analyze, examine, or break down critically

ความคิด

khwam khit — Thought, idea, or opinion about something

ดิ้นรน

din ron — To struggle, strive hard to overcome difficulty

อยู่

yu — To be at, stay; indicates ongoing state

ภายใน

phai nai — Inside, within; interior of a space or time

ใจ

chai — Heart, mind; center of emotions and feelings

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion; as for, regarding something

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; pronoun for female or informal

จับ

chap — To grasp, hold, catch, or seize something

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

พิทักษ์

phi thak — To protect, guard, or defend someone or something

กด

kot — To press, push down, or suppress something

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun, slightly more formal

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion

ซาบซึ้งใจ

sap sueng chai — Deeply touched, profoundly grateful in heart

จน

chon — Until, to the point of; also means poor

ระหว่าง

ra wang — Between, during, among; indicating a period or space

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

กำลัง

kam lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker, also strength

มองหา

mong ha — To look for, search for something

รถไฟ

rot fai — Train; a rail vehicle for transportation

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or ponder something

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pointing to something specific

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; along with or together with

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel, journey, or go on a trip

หวัง

wang — To hope, wish, or expect something to happen

เวลา

we la — Time; a period or moment in time

เสีย

sia — To lose, waste; broken or gone bad

คืน

khuen — Night; also to return something back

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; directional particle upward or increasing

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completed action

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to something

ขบวน

kha buan — Procession, convoy; train or organized group movement

ต่อ

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

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go past, or pass by

นี่

ni — Here, this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ไหร่

rai — When, what time; used in questions about time

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or speak formally

เย็น

yen — Cool, cold; also evening time of day

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby objects

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; discourse particle linking ideas

อ๋อ

o — Oh, I see; exclamation of sudden understanding

สุภาพบุรุษ

su phap bu rut — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

สงบ

sa ngop — Calm, peaceful, quiet; free from disturbance

เยือกเย็น

yueak yen — Cool-headed, composed; remaining calm under pressure

เงียบๆ

ngiap ngiap — Quietly, silently; in a very quiet manner