Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

แต่

tae — But; however; used to contrast two clauses.

เจ้าของ

jao khong — Owner; person who possesses something.

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; waterborne vessel.

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state formally or officially.

ต่อ

to — To; toward; per; continuing onward.

คือ

khue — Is; am; are; used to define or identify.

ข้าพเจ้า

kha phra jao — I; me; formal or polite first-person pronoun.

เอง

eng — Oneself; myself; emphasizes personal action.

กัปตัน

kap-tan — Captain; leader or commander of a vessel.

ตอบ

top — To answer; to respond to a question.

ลำนี้

lam ni — This vessel; classifier reference to this ship.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention.

เช่า

chao — To rent; to hire for temporary use.

ระวาง

ra-wang — Cargo hold; ship's freight capacity or tonnage.

จาก

jak — From; originating at a place or point.

ท่าน

than — You; respectful second-person or third-person pronoun.

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences.

ซื้อ

sue — To buy; to purchase goods or services.

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to express or display something.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix indicating state or quality.

ผิดหวัง

phit wang — Disappointed; feeling let down by unmet expectations.

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; not even; emphasizes the least degree.

น้อย

noi — Little; few; small in amount or degree.

สถานการณ์

sa-than-na-kan — Situation; circumstances or state of affairs.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

ร้ายแรง

rai raeng — Serious; severe; critically bad or dangerous.

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; high degree.

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

กับ

kap — With; and; together with another person or thing.

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or result.

จน

jon — Until; up to; to the point of.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination.

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or point in time.

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or current.

เงินทอง

ngoen thong — Money; wealth; gold and silver collectively.

ช่วย

chuai — To help; to assist someone with something.

ขจัด

kha-jat — To eliminate; to remove or get rid of.

อุปสรรค

up-pa-sak — Obstacle; hindrance; difficulty blocking one's path.

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception.

อย่าง

yang — Type; kind; way; manner of doing things.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicates ability or past tense.

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now; at this moment; presently (formal usage).

ใช้การ

chai kan — To be functional; to work properly or usefully.

ไม่ได้

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

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence.

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Nevertheless; even so; despite that situation.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something.

หา

ha — To find; to seek; to look for something.

วิธี

wi-thi — Method; way; means of doing something.

บาง

bang — Some; certain; a few among many.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something.

ข้าม

kham — To cross; to go over or traverse something.

มหาสมุทร

ma-ha sa-mut — Ocean; a vast body of saltwater.

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; by means of something.

เว้นแต่

wen tae — Unless; except; only under a specific condition.

ใช้

chai — To use; to make use of something.

บอลลูน

bon-lun — Balloon; large inflatable aircraft for flying.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something farther away.

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; subject being discussed.

เสี่ยง

siang — To risk; to take a chance on something.

อันตราย

an-ta-rai — Danger; hazard; something threatening harm.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location.

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action.

สามารถ

sa-mat — Able to; capable of doing something.

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to take along.

มา

ma — To come; moving toward the speaker.

จริง

jing — True; real; actually so; genuine.

ดูเหมือน

du muean — Seems like; appears to be; apparently so.

ว่า

wa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

มี

mi — To have; there is; existence of something.

ความคิด

khwam khit — Idea; thought; a concept in one's mind.

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; the reason for something.

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun.

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something.

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition.

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that case; accordingly.

พา

pha — To take someone; to lead or escort.

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions.

แม้

mae — Even if; although; despite a condition.

จ่าย

jai — To pay; to hand over money for something.

ให้

hai — To give; for; causing someone to receive.

สองร้อย

song roi — Two hundred; the number 200.

ดอลลาร์

don-la — Dollar; unit of currency used in many countries.

เสนอ

sa-noe — To offer; to propose or suggest something.

สองพัน

song phan — Two thousand; the number 2,000.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people.

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the total amount together.

สี่

si — Four; the number 4.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start doing something.

เกา

kao — To scratch; to scrape the skin lightly.

หัว

hua — Head; top part of the body or object.

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions.

แปดพัน

paet phan — Eight thousand; the number 8,000.

ที่

thi — At; which; relative pronoun or location particle.

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given to one.

โดย

doi — By; via; through; indicating means or agent.

ไม่ต้อง

mai tong — No need to; not necessary to do something.

เปลี่ยน

plian — To change; to switch from one to another.

เส้นทาง

sen thang — Route; path; road taken to a destination.

คุ้มค่า

khum kha — Worth it; worthwhile; value justifying the cost.

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just right in amount.

เอาชนะ

ao cha-na — To overcome; to defeat or win against something.

รังเกียจ

rang-kiat — To dislike; to object to; feeling of aversion.

ผู้โดยสาร

phu doi san — Passenger; person traveling on a vehicle.

ประเภท

pra-phet — Type; category; kind or class of something.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Not; is not; negates identity or classification.

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-da — Ordinary; normal; common; not special or unusual.

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additional amount or time.

ต่อไป

to pai — Continue; from now on; going forward.

สินค้า

sin-kha — Goods; merchandise; products for sale or trade.

มีค่า

mi kha — Valuable; precious; having worth or importance.

ออกเดินทาง

ok doen thang — To depart; to set off on a journey.

ตอน

ton — Time; period; episode; section of time.

เก้า

kao — Nine; the number 9.

โมง

mong — O'clock; time unit for daytime hours in Thai.

เรียบ ๆ

riap riap — Smoothly; calmly; without fuss or commotion.

คณะ

kha-na — Group; party; team of people traveling together.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; together with.

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives.

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; our group of people together.

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; located somewhere.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

มิสเตอร์

mit-ster — Mister; Mr.; English honorific for a man.

ไม่แพ้

mai phae — No less than; not inferior to; equally good.

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutually; reciprocal action.