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Vocabulary

ซึ่ง

seung — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ฉัน

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

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something

ว่า

waa — That; to say; introduces a subordinate clause

เขา

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

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption or probability

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

เอาชนะ

ao-cha-na — To overcome; to defeat or conquer something

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; indicates possibility

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ช้า

chaa — Slow; slowly; not fast in movement

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions or statements

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

ก็

gor — Also; then; a discourse particle for emphasis

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun or location marker

ต้องการ

tong-gaan — To want; to need; to desire something

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

มอบ

maawp — To give; to hand over; to entrust something

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; task or event assignment

ยาก

yaak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

ลำบาก

lam-baak — Hardship; difficult; troublesome or burdensome situation

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

กิจการ

git-ja-gaan — Business; enterprise; an organization's operations or affairs

นี้

nii — This; referring to something near or just mentioned

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative or benefactive marker

แก่

gae — To; for; indicates recipient, also means old

ลูกชาย

luuk-chaai — Son; a male child of a parent

ชาย

chaai — Male; man; masculine gender reference

ผู้

phuu — Person who; one who; human classifier prefix

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ประสบการณ์

pra-sop-gaan — Experience; knowledge gained through practice or events

อีก

iik — Another; more; additionally or once more

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

neung — One; a; the number one or a single unit

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely; limiting something to a degree

บาง

baang — Some; certain; a few of something

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; classifier for occurrences or instances

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ดูแล

duu-lae — To take care of; to look after someone

กำกับ

gam-gap — To supervise; to direct; to oversee operations

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only; just that; nothing more than this

ของ

khaawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle or thing

เป็น

pen — To be; is; indicates state or identity

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng-graeng — Strong; powerful; physically or mentally tough

กล้าหาญ

glaa-haan — Brave; courageous; bold in facing danger

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; a group of people or beings

เรียก

riak — To call; to name; to summon someone

มัก

mak — Often; usually; tends to do habitually

อวด

uuat — To boast; to show off; to brag about

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever; past habitual experience marker

พบ

phop — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large domesticated hoofed mammal

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals or clothing items

ไหน

nai — Which; where; used in questions about place

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make; to cause something to happen

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop; to descend downward

หลัง

lang — After; back; behind; posterior position or time

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; emphatic or result particle

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix indicating abstract quality or state

อ่อนโยน

aawn-yohn — Gentle; tender; kind and soft in manner

เหมือน

mueang — Like; similar to; resembling something else

บิดา

bi-daa — Father; a formal or literary word for dad

แข็งกระด้าง

khaeng-gra-daang — Hard and unyielding; rigid; harsh in character

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

แข็งกร้าว

khaeng-graao — Harsh; stern; speaking or acting in tough manner

แวว

waew — Glint; sparkle; expression visible in one's eyes

ตา

taa — Eye; also means maternal grandfather in Thai

เย็นชา

yen-chaa — Cold; indifferent; emotionally distant or unfeeling

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of body used for gripping

หนักหน่วง

nak-nuang — Heavy and oppressive; burdensome or weighing one down

รู้สึก

ruu-seuk — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

ตั้งแต่

tang-tae — Since; from a certain point in time onward

แรก

raek — First; initial; the very beginning or start

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or abstract matter

คือ

khue — Is; means; equates one thing to another

การ

gaan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

บั่นทอน

ban-thaawn — To undermine; to wear down; to erode spirit

จิตใจ

jit-jai — Mind; heart; one's mental and emotional state

หมดสิ้น

mot-sin — Completely finished; entirely depleted; nothing left remaining

กลายเป็น

glaai-pen — To become; to turn into something different

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small or limited amount

เงียบงัน

ngiap-ngan — Silent; very quiet; completely still and soundless

ถ่อมตน

thaawm-ton — Humble; modest; not proud or self-important

เชื่อฟัง

chueа-fang — To obey; to listen and comply with instructions

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmative response

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something farther away or mentioned

เดียว

diao — Only; single; alone; one and the same

ถึง

theung — To reach; until; to; arriving at a point

กระทืบ

gra-thuep — To stomp; to stamp feet forcefully on ground

เท้า

thaao — Foot; feet; the lower extremity of the leg

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

ราวกับ

raao-gap — As if; just like; expressing a comparison

นึกถึง

neuk-theung — To think of; to recall; to bring to mind

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third person feminine pronoun

โกรธ

groht — Angry; mad; feeling strong displeasure or irritation

เล่า

lao — To tell; to narrate; to recount a story

ต่อ

taaw — To; against; per; continuing toward or connecting

ถ้า

thaa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

ทำตาม

tham-taam — To follow; to comply; to act according to

อย่าง

yaang — Way; manner; type; like or in the manner

เป๊ะๆ

peh-peh — Exactly; precisely; spot on; perfectly accurate

บังคับ

bang-khap — To force; to compel; to control or command

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot

วน

won — To circle; to go around; to loop repeatedly

ไป

pai — To go; away from the speaker; directional verb

รอบๆ

raawp-raawp — Around; surrounding; in circles all around something

สนาม

sa-naam — Field; ground; arena; open space for activities

ฝึก

feuk — To train; to practice; to drill a skill

ด้วย

duai — With; also; too; using or by means of

ยาว

yaao — Long; lengthy; extended in length or duration

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

จนกว่า

jon-gwaa — Until; up to the point when something happens

อ่อนล้า

aawn-laa — Exhausted; weary; completely drained of energy

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume a liquid beverage

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; great in quantity

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — Sure; certain; confident that something is true

อย่างยิ่ง

yaang-ying — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

ยิ่ง

ying — More; even more; increasingly; the more so

บ่อย

boi — Often; frequently; happening many times regularly

เท่าไร

thao-rai — How much; how many; asking for a quantity

เลวร้าย

leo-raai — Terrible; awful; very bad or wicked in nature

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; used in relation to someone

มากขึ้น

maak-kheun — More; increasingly; greater than before in degree

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work; to do a job or task

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; intense in weight or difficulty

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means of doing

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

นอน

naawn — To sleep; to lie down; to rest in bed

เหนื่อยล้า

nuai-laa — Tired; fatigued; feeling worn out from effort

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thuk-tha-raa-maan — To suffer; to endure pain or great distress

โกรธแค้น

groht-khaen — Furious; deeply resentful; feeling intense bitter anger

ช่าง

chaang — How; what a; exclamatory intensifier or technician

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe or seem

โหดร้าย

hoht-raai — Cruel; brutal; savage and merciless in behavior

เหลือเกิน

luea-goen — Extremely; excessively; beyond what is reasonable