Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 5

Vocabulary

ความคิด

khwaam khit — thought, idea, or opinion in one's mind

นี้

níi — this; used to indicate something nearby

หลอกหลอน

lòk lǒn — to haunt or torment someone mentally

เขา

khǎo — he, she, or they; third-person pronoun

และ

láe — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — never; has not happened at any time

หยุด

yùt — to stop or cease an action

สาปแช่ง

sâap châeng — to curse or place a hex on someone

ความโง่เขลา

khwaam ngô khlǎo — foolishness or stupidity of a person

อัน

an — a classifier for various objects; one item

น่าสังเวช

nâa sǎng wêet — pitiful or lamentable; worthy of sympathy

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to someone or something

ตนเอง

ton eeng — oneself; referring to one's own person

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something happened

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — to feel or sense an emotion or sensation

ว่า

wâa — that; introduces a quote or subordinate clause

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thúk thora maan — to suffer greatly; endure pain or distress

เกินกว่า

kooen gwàa — more than; exceeding a certain limit

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai

อยู่

yùu — to be; to stay or reside somewhere

คนเดียว

khon diaw — alone; only one person, by oneself

ได้

dâai — can; able to; indicates possibility or achievement

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; as a result of something

เคาะ

khó — to knock lightly on a surface or door

ประตู

prà tuu — door; an entrance to a room or building

ห้อง

hôong — room; an enclosed space inside a building

เดิน

dooen — to walk; move on foot step by step

เข้าไป

khâo pai — to go inside; to enter a place

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or boundary

เธอ

thooe — she or you; feminine second/third-person pronoun

นั่ง

nâng — to sit down on a surface or seat

ลง

long — down; to descend or move downward

โดย

dooi — by; by means of; through an action

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle in Thai sentences

พูด

phûut — to speak or talk; express words verbally

อะไร

à rai — what; anything; used in questions or negation

มุม

mum — corner; an angle formed by two surfaces

มอง

maawng — to look at; to gaze toward something

ดู

duu — to look or watch something attentively

หญิงสาว

yǐng sǎao — young woman; a female of youthful age

ด้วย

dûuai — also; with; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

เสียใจ

sǐa jai — sad; feeling sorrow or disappointment about something

ยังคง

yang khong — still; continues to remain in a state

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn khít — to brood or ponder deeply over something

ราว

raao — about; approximately; roughly a certain amount

ครึ่งชั่วโมง

khrûeng chûa moong — half an hour; thirty minutes of time

หลัง

lǎng — after; behind; following in time or space

เจ็ดโมงเย็น

jèt moong yen — seven o'clock in the evening; 7 PM

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun or title

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to dispatch someone or something

คน

khon — person; human being; also a people classifier

ไป

pai — to go; movement away from current location

สอบถาม

sòop thǎam — to inquire or ask for information formally

รับ

ráp — to receive; to accept something given or offered

หรือไม่

rǔue mâi — or not; used to form yes/no questions

อีก

ìik — more; again; another instance of something

ไม่กี่

mâi gìi — a few; not many; small number of things

อึดใจ

ùet jai — a brief moment; a very short time span

ก็

gôo — also; then; particle showing continuity or result

พบ

phóp — to meet or find someone or something

กับ

gàp — with; together with; also marks an object

ตามลำพัง

taam lam phang — alone; by oneself without any companion

หยิบ

yìp — to pick up; to take with one's fingers

เก้าอี้

gâo îi — chair; a seat with a back for sitting

มา

maa — to come; movement toward the speaker's location

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals, furniture, letters

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number 1; a single unit

แล้ว

láaeo — already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

ใกล้

glâi — near; close in distance to something

เตาผิง

tao phǐng — fireplace; a hearth for burning fire indoors

ตรง

trong — straight; directly opposite or facing something

ข้าม

khâam — opposite; across; to cross over something

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is none; to not have something

อารมณ์

aa rom — emotion; mood; feeling at a particular time

ใดๆ

dai dai — any; whatsoever; used for emphasis in negation

ปรากฏ

praa gòt — to appear; to become visible or evident

บน

bon — on; on top of; above a surface

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — face; the front part of the head

ที่

thîi — that; which; at; a relative pronoun or place marker

กลับ

glàp — to return; go back; reversal of action

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — to be; indicates identity or a state

เดิม

doeem — original; as before; same as it was

ทุกประการ

thúk prà gaan — in every way; in all respects completely

จากไป

jàak pai — to leave; to go away from a place

มี

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

สงบเยือกเย็น

sà ngòp yûeak yen — calm and composed; cool-headed in difficult situations

เช่นเดิม

chên doeem — as before; same as previously; unchanged state

ไม่หวั่นไหว

mâi wàn wǎi — unwavering; not shaken; remaining completely steady

นิ่ง

nîng — still; motionless; silent without any movement

หลาย

lǎai — many; several; a large number of things

นาที

naa thii — minute; a unit of time equaling sixty seconds

จากนั้น

jàak nán — after that; then; following that moment

หัน

hǎn — to turn; to face a different direction

สายตา

sǎai taa — gaze; line of sight; one's visual attention

กล่าว

glàao — to say or state something formally or narratively

คุณผู้หญิง

khun phûu yǐng — madam; polite title addressing a respected woman

ยกโทษ

yók thôot — to forgive; to pardon someone's wrongdoing

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causes or lets something happen

ผม

phǒm — I; me; polite first-person pronoun for males

พา

phaa — to take or bring someone along somewhere

อังกฤษ

ang grìt — England; the English-speaking country or language

ได้ไหม

dâai mǎi — can I/you?; a polite question asking permission

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun informal female usage

หรือ

rǔue — or; a conjunction presenting an alternative choice

คะ

khá — polite particle used by females in questions

ตอบ

tòop — to answer or reply to a question

พลาง

phlaang — while doing; simultaneously performing another action

พยายาม

pha yaa yaam — to try; to make an effort to do something

ระงับ

rá ngáp — to suppress; to restrain or control something

การเต้น

gaan tên — the beating or dancing; rhythmic movement action

หัวใจ

hǔa jai — heart; the organ or center of emotion

กรุณา

gà rú naa — please; kindly; a polite request word

จบ

jòp — to finish; to end or conclude something

ก่อน

gòon — before; first; prior to another action or event

เถิด

thoeet — please do; an imperative particle urging action

ตัดสินใจ

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

ออกไป

òok pai — to go out; to exit or leave a place

จาก

jàak — from; away from; originating at a point

ประเทศ

prà thêet — country; a nation with defined territory and government

ไม่ปลอดภัย

mâi plòot phai — unsafe; dangerous; not secure from harm

สำหรับ

sǎm ràp — for; intended for a particular person or purpose

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing up to the present

ร่ำรวย

râm ruai — wealthy; very rich; having abundant financial resources

คิด

khít — to think; to consider or reflect on something

มอบ

môop — to give or hand over something to someone

ทรัพย์สมบัติ

sáp sǒm bàt — wealth; possessions; material assets and property

ส่วนหนึ่ง

sùan nùeng — a portion; one part of a larger whole

การดูแล

gaan duu laae — care; the act of looking after someone

ชีวิต

chii wít — life; the existence of a living being

คง

khong — probably; likely; expected to remain a certain way

อิสระ

ìt sà rà — freedom; independence; being free from constraint

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — happiness; a state of joy and contentment

แต่

tàe — but; however; introduces a contrasting statement

บัดนี้

bàt níi — now; at this present moment in time

ล้มละลาย

lóm lá laai — bankrupt; financially ruined; unable to pay debts

ทราบ

sâap — to know; formal word for knowing information

ค่ะ

khâ — polite particle used by females in statements

ขอ

khǎaw — to request; to ask for something politely

ถาม

thǎam — to ask; to pose a question to someone

บ้าง

bâang — some; somewhat; a little bit of something

ให้อภัย

hâi à phai — to forgive; to pardon someone for wrongdoing

ติดตาม

tìt taam — to follow; to track or accompany someone

ใคร

khrai — who; whoever; referring to a person unknown

รู้

rúu — to know; to have knowledge of something

บางที

baang thii — sometimes; perhaps; possibly on some occasions

อาจ

àat — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

เป็นเพราะ

pen phró — it is because; the reason being something

ทำให้

tham hâi — to cause; to make something happen or change

ล่าช้า

lâa cháa — delayed; late; taking longer than expected time

เหตุนั้น

hèet nán — that reason; because of that cause or factor

ส่วน

sùan — part; portion; as for; concerning a matter

ต้อง

tôong — must; have to; obligated to do something

ล่มจม

lôm jom — to sink; to collapse; to be utterly ruined