Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 1

Vocabulary

ซึ่ง

seung — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'

นักสืบ

nak suep — A detective or investigator who solves cases

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or indicates past action

ส่งเสริม

song soem — To promote, support, or encourage something

ผลประโยชน์

phon pra yot — Benefit, interest, or gain from something

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; indicates possession

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; a kind or type of

มาก

mak — Very, much, or a large amount

พบ

phop — To find, meet, or discover something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to self

เอง

eng — Oneself; emphasizes personal action or identity

ล่า

la — To hunt, chase, or be behind schedule

ช้า

cha — Slow or late in pace or timing

กว่า

kwa — More than; used in comparisons

กำหนด

kam not — To schedule, set, or determine a deadline

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, or remain somewhere

ยี่สิบ

yi sip — The number twenty

ชั่วโมง

chua mong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

ผู้

phu — Person who; prefix indicating a doer or role

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, role, or identity

ต้น

ton — Origin, beginning, or source of something

เหตุ

het — Cause, reason, or origin of an event

โดย

doi — By, via, or through a means or agent

มิได้

mi dai — Did not; formal negative past tense marker

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — To intend, focus, or do something deliberately

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ล่าช้า

la cha — To be delayed or behind schedule

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

สิ้น

sin — To exhaust, end, or run out of something

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for something desired

เขา

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

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen

นาย

nai — Mister; employer or male title of address

พัง

phang — To collapse, break down, or be ruined

พินาศ

phi nat — To be destroyed, ruined, or utterly devastated

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or time

ขณะ

kha na — Moment or while; indicates a point in time

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place or situation

หา

ha — To search for or look for something

และ

lae — And; conjunction linking words or clauses

จ้อง

jong — To stare or gaze intently at something

มอง

mong — To look at or observe something

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front part of a person's head

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or speak formally

จริงจัง

ching chang — Serious, earnest, or sincere in manner

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by males at sentence end

ท่าน

than — You; a respectful second-person pronoun

รีบ

rip — To hurry or rush to do something quickly

ร้อน

ron — Hot; can also mean urgent or anxious

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction used in questions and alternatives

เปล่า

plao — No; empty; used in yes/no questions

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Indeed; quite; emphasizes degree or certainty

ฉัน

chan — I; first-person pronoun used by females or informally

มี

mi — To have or there is/are something

เหตุผล

het phon — Reason, rationale, or logical justification

การ

kan — Prefix nominalizing verbs into actions or processes

ถาม

tham — To ask a question to someone

ต่อ

to — To continue, per, or directed toward something

จำเป็น

cham pen — Necessary or essential to do something

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; emphasizes comparison

ไม่

mai — No, not; primary negation word in Thai

ที่

thi — That, which; place or relative pronoun

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; indicates obligation or necessity

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

ก่อน

kon — Before; prior to a time or event

สาม

sam — The number three

ทุ่ม

thum — O'clock in evening hours; also to throw hard

เวลา

we la — Time; a period or point in time

เรือ

ruea — Boat or ship used for water travel

กลไฟ

kon fai — Steamship; a steam-powered vessel

ออก

ok — To exit, leave, or go out from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also indicates ongoing action

หาก

hak — If; conditional conjunction used in formal contexts

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; cheap; correct

ขัดขวาง

khat khwang — To obstruct, hinder, or block someone's path

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or a set of people

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

เหล่า

lao — Those; plural marker for a group of people

คง

khong — Probably, likely; indicates reasonable supposition

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker or intention

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or until a point

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

ใช่

chai — Yes; that's correct; affirmative response

เหลือ

luea — To remain, be left over, or have surplus

อีก

ik — More, again, or additionally in quantity

สิบ

sip — The number ten

เอ็ด

et — One; used specifically in compound numbers like eleven

ดี

di — Good; positive quality or favorable outcome

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; as such or therefore

จึง

chueng — Therefore, thus; indicates consequence or result

ลบ

lop — To subtract, erase, or minus

สอง

song — The number two

แปด

paet — The number eight

เรียก

riak — To call, name, or summon someone

คืน

khuen — Night; also to return something back

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want, need, or require something

ลอง

long — To try, attempt, or test something out

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

เช่น

chen — For example; such as; used for illustration

เดิน

doen — To walk or move on foot

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negates identity or classification

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface or place

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car, bus, or any wheeled transport

เลื่อน

luean — To slide, postpone, or move something along

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects or documents

ชาย

chai — Man, male person, or masculine gender

คน

khon — Person; classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single item

เสนอ

sa noe — To propose, offer, or suggest an idea

วิธีการ

wi thi kan — Method, procedure, or way of doing something

แก่

kae — To; for; old; used as a preposition

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

คือ

khue — Is, means; used to define or identify

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

คุย

khui — To chat or have a casual conversation

กับ

kap — With; together with someone or something

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, or span of time or space

กลาง

klang — Middle, center, or mid-point of something

ข้อเสนอ

kho sa noe — A proposal, offer, or suggestion made formally

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

ปฏิเสธ

pa ti set — To refuse, deny, or reject something offered

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, instantly, right away

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

ชี้

chi — To point at or indicate something

ให้

hai — To give; causes someone to do something

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

กำลัง

kam lang — Currently doing; strength or power

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page

สถานี

sa tha ni — Station; a designated stop for transport

ชั่ว

chua — Evil, wicked; also a span or period of time