Around the World in Eighty Days — Page 4

Vocabulary

ที่รัก

thîi-rák — beloved, dear; term of endearment for someone loved

ตอบ

tòp — to answer, reply to a question or statement

ไม่

mâi — no, not; negation particle in Thai

จำเป็น

jam-pen — necessary, essential, required to do something

ต้อง

tông — must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation

บอก

bòk — to tell, inform, say something to someone

ว่า

wâa — that; conjunction introducing a clause or statement

การแต่งงาน

gaan-tàeng-ngaan — marriage, wedding; the act of getting married

เกิดขึ้น

gèrt-khûen — to happen, occur, take place

สี่สิบแปด

sìi-sìp-pàet — forty-eight; the number 48

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — hour; unit of time equal to 60 minutes

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — after, following a particular event or time

นั้น

nán — that, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

และ

láe — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which, who; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เปล่งประกาย

plèng-pra-gaai — to shine, radiate brilliance or glow beautifully

สง่างาม

sa-ngâa-ngaam — dignified, elegant, graceful in appearance or manner

ได้

dâai — can, able to; also indicates past or completed action

เป็น

pen — to be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ผู้นำ

phûu-nam — leader; one who guides or leads others

เจ้าสาว

jâo-sǎao — bride; a woman on her wedding day

เข้า

khâo — to enter, go into a place or event

พิธี

phí-thii — ceremony, ritual; a formal event or rite

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third-person pronoun in Thai

มิได้

mí-dâai — did not, have not; formal negation of past action

ช่วยชีวิต

chûai-chii-wít — to save someone's life, rescue from danger

เธอ

thoe — she, her; pronoun often used for females

ไว้

wái — to keep, retain; also used as a verb complement

ดอก

dòk — particle emphasizing denial or softening a statement

หรือ

rǔe — or; conjunction presenting alternatives or asking questions

สมควร

sǒm-khuan — appropriate, deserving, worthy of something

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — to receive, obtain something given to you

เกียรติ

gìat — honor, prestige, respect given to someone

นี้

níi — this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

วัน

wan — day; a 24-hour period of time

รุ่งขึ้น

rûng-khûen — the next day, following morning

ทันที

than-thii — immediately, right away, without delay

ที่

thîi — at, which; preposition or relative pronoun in Thai

แสงสว่าง

sǎeng-sawàang — light, brightness; illumination from a source

มาถึง

maa-thǔeng — to arrive, reach a destination or time

ก็

gôr — also, then; connective particle in Thai sentences

เคาะ

khó — to knock, tap on a surface like a door

ประตู

pra-tuu — door, gate; an entrance to a room or building

ห้อง

hông — room; an enclosed space inside a building

นาย

naai — mister, master; title for a man or employer

ของ

khǒng — of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

อย่าง

yàang — in a manner of, type of; adverbial particle

แรง

raeng — strong, hard, forcefully; with great strength

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

เปิด

pèrt — to open; to turn on something

ถาม

thǎam — to ask, inquire about something

มี

mii — to have, there is/are; indicates existence or possession

อะไร

a-rai — what; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ท่าน

thân — you, he/she; respectful third or second-person pronoun

เพิ่ง

phêng — just, recently; indicates something just happened

จะ

jà — will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ค้นพบ

khón-phóp — to discover, find something previously unknown

เดี๋ยวนี้

dǐao-níi — right now, at this very moment

เอง

eeng — oneself, by itself; emphasizes the subject acting alone

พวกเรา

phûak-rao — we, us; first-person plural pronoun in Thai

อาจ

àat — might, may; expresses possibility or uncertainty

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — to travel, journey from one place to another

รอบโลก

rôp-lôok — around the world, circumnavigating the globe

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time frame

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just; limits quantity or degree

เจ็ดสิบแปด

jèt-sìp-pàet — seventy-eight; the number 78

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — only, that's all; limits or emphasizes a quantity

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — to doubt, suspect, wonder about something

หาก

hàak — if, in case; conditional conjunction in Thai

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — cannot, did not; negation of ability or past action

ผ่าน

phàan — to pass through, go through a place

อินเดีย

in-diia — India; a country in South Asia

แต่

tàe — but, however; conjunction showing contrast

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I, me; very formal first-person pronoun in Thai

คง

khong — probably, likely; expresses probability or assumption

ช่วย

chûai — to help, assist someone with something

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — wife; a female spouse in marriage

ปิด

pìt — to close, shut; to turn off something

เงียบ

ngîap — quiet, silent; absence of noise or sound

ๆ

(repetition mark) — symbol indicating repetition of the preceding word

ชนะ

cha-ná — to win, defeat; to be victorious over someone

การพนัน

gaan-phá-nan — gambling, betting; wagering money on an outcome

แปดสิบ

pàet-sìp — eighty; the number 80

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to, for the purpose of doing something

ให้

hâi — to give; also used to indicate purpose or causation

บรรลุ

ban-lu — to achieve, attain, accomplish a goal

เป้าหมาย

pâo-mǎai — goal, target, aim; desired outcome to achieve

ใช้

chái — to use, utilize something for a purpose

ยานพาหนะ

yaan-phaa-há-ná — vehicle; a mode of transport or conveyance

ทุก

thúk — every, all; refers to each item without exception

ประเภท

pra-phêet — type, category, kind of something

ทั้ง

tháng — both, all; includes everything mentioned together

เรือกลไฟ

ruea-gon-fai — steamship; a ship powered by a steam engine

รถไฟ

rót-fai — train; a railway vehicle for transporting passengers

รถม้า

rót-máa — carriage, horse-drawn vehicle for transportation

เรือยอชต์

ruea-yót — yacht; a private sailing or motor boat

เรือสินค้า

ruea-sǐn-kháa — cargo ship; a vessel transporting commercial goods

เลื่อนหิมะ

lûean-hì-má — sled, sleigh; a vehicle that slides over snow

ช้าง

cháang — elephant; a large animal native to Asia and Africa

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — gentleman; a polite, well-mannered, honorable man

ผู้พิเศษ

phûu-phí-sèet — special person; one who is extraordinary or unique

ผู้นี้

phûu-níi — this person; referring to a specific individual nearby

แสดง

sà-daeng — to show, demonstrate, display or perform something

ให้เห็น

hâi-hěn — to make visible, show so others can see

ถึง

thǔeng — to, until, reaching; indicates extent or destination

คุณสมบัติ

khun-sǒm-bàt — quality, qualification, characteristic of a person

อัน

an — classifier for various objects; also means 'which'

น่าทึ่ง

nâa-thûeng — amazing, astonishing, impressive and remarkable

ความสงบ

khwaam-sà-ngòp — calmness, peace, tranquility of mind or situation

เยือกเย็น

yûeak-yen — cool-headed, composed, calm under pressure

ความแม่นยำ

khwaam-mâen-yam — accuracy, precision; being exact and correct

ตลอด

ta-lòt — throughout, all along, during the entire period

การเดินทาง

gaan-doen-thaang — journey, travel; the act of traveling somewhere

แล้ว

láew — already, then; indicates completion or sequence

เล่า

lâo — you see, indeed; particle adding emphasis to statement

แท้จริง

thâe-jing — truly, in reality; genuinely real or authentic

จาก

jàak — from, away from; indicates origin or separation

ความยากลำบาก

khwaam-yâak-lam-bàak — hardship, difficulty, challenging and tough circumstances

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — all, everything, the total amount of something

นำ

nam — to lead, bring, take someone or something along

กลับมา

glàp-maa — to come back, return to a previous place

ยาวนาน

yaao-naan — long, lengthy; lasting for a long period of time

เหน็ดเหนื่อย

nèt-nùeai — exhausted, weary, worn out from effort

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — there is no, does not have; absence of something

กระนั้น

grà-nán — even so, nevertheless, despite that

บางที

baang-thii — sometimes, perhaps, maybe; expresses possibility

ใช่

châi — yes, that's right; affirmative response in Thai

เลย

loei — at all, ever; particle emphasizing negation or extent

นอกจาก

nôok-jàak — except for, besides, in addition to something

หญิงสาว

yǐng-sǎao — young woman; a female who is young and unmarried

ผู้มี

phûu-mii — one who has; a person possessing something

เสน่ห์

sà-nèh — charm, attractiveness, alluring quality of a person

แม้

máe — even though, although; concessive conjunction in Thai

ดูแปลก

duu-plàek — to seem strange, look odd or unusual

ทำให้

tham-hâi — to cause, make something happen or someone feel

ชาย

chaai — man, male; a male person or gender

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — happiness, joy; a state of being happy

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most, the most extreme degree of something

โลก

lôok — world, earth; the planet or the global community

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object; a general term for any item

น้อย

nói — little, few, small amount; not much

กว่า

gwàa — more than, greater than; comparative particle

บ้าง

bâang — some, somewhat; indicates a small indefinite amount