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Vocabulary

ทำไม

thammai — Why; used to ask for a reason

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action marker

นี่

nii — This; used to point at something nearby

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just; recently completed an action

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely a small amount

เดือน

duean — Month; also means the moon

สิงหาคม

singhakhom — August; the eighth month of the year

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only; nothing more than that

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; additionally included

งาน

ngan — Work; job; event or festival

เบาๆ

bao bao — Gently; softly; lightly repeated for emphasis

อาหาร

ahan — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

ดีๆ

dii dii — Good things; properly; with care and quality

ที่

thii — Place; at; relative pronoun marker

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

ให้

hai — To give; for; causative verb marker

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for animals or things

ไม่

mai — Not; negation word used before verbs

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do

จะ

ja — Will; about to; future tense marker

ซูบ

suup — Gaunt; thin and sickly in appearance

โทรม

throm — Worn out; deteriorated; looking unhealthy or shabby

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern; kind of something

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative adjective near speaker

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; past a point

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite the fact

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

ฤดู

rueduu — Season; one of the yearly weather periods

ใบไม้

baimai — Leaf; leaves of a tree or plant

ร่วง

ruang — To fall; to drop down as leaves fall

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; discourse particle

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; along with

อย่างไร

yangrai — How; in what way; what manner

นาย

nai — Mr.; master; male title or owner

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun for females

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

เขา

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

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additionally

ฝ่าย

faai — Side; party; faction in a group

ส่าย

saai — To shake side to side; to sway

หัว

hua — Head; top of the body or object

ช้าๆ

cha cha — Slowly; at a reduced speed, repeated for emphasis

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start an action or process

ลูบ

luup — To stroke; to caress gently with hand

คลำ

khlam — To feel around; to grope or touch gently

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

อาจ

aat — Might; may; possibly could happen

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to get

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces a quoted clause

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; anyone in a question

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food or drink

ข้าว

khao — Rice; staple food; also means a meal

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

รัก

rak — To love; to feel affection toward someone

แต่

tae — But; however; only; contrasting conjunction

คง

khong — Probably; likely; must be; staying stable

เข้าใจ

khaojai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly

ผิด

phit — Wrong; incorrect; to make a mistake

มาก

mak — Very; a lot; much; many

ทีเดียว

thii diao — Quite; very; all at once; indeed

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

หาก

hak — If; in case; conditional word similar to ถ้า

ม้า

ma — Horse; large domesticated riding animal

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; genuinely, repeated for emphasis

ขี่

khii — To ride; to sit on and control an animal

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; at high speed

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used for yes/no questions

เบา

bao — Light; soft; gentle; not heavy or loud

มากๆ

mak mak — Very much; a great deal, repeated for emphasis

งั้น

ngan — Then; in that case; informal conditional response

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt doing something new

วาง

wang — To place; to put something down somewhere

มือ

muu — Hand; the body part used for grasping

ตรง

trong — Straight; directly; at the spot of

สิ

si — Imperative particle; go ahead and do it

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to say something

พลาง

phlang — While doing; simultaneously; at the same time

คอ

kho — Neck; the part connecting head to body

ไหล่

lai — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to torso

อุ่น

un — Warm; comfortably heated; not hot or cold

ชื้น

chuen — Damp; moist; slightly wet in texture

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

จาก

jak — From; originating at a place or source

ทุ่ง

thung — Field; open plain; meadow or grassland

หญ้า

ya — Grass; green ground-covering plant

แนะนำ

naenam — To recommend; to suggest or introduce something

หมั่น

man — To be diligent; to do regularly and persistently

ดูแล

duulae — To take care of; to look after someone

โรง

rong — Building; stable; large structure for a purpose

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

สัก

sak — About; some; a bit; approximation particle

หน่อย

noi — A little; a bit; softening request particle

ชอบ

chop — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of

ระแวง

rawaeng — To be wary; suspicious; on guard against others

สงสัย

songsai — To doubt; to be curious; to suspect something

โชคดี

chokdii — Good luck; fortunate; wishing someone well

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

เหตุ

het — Reason; cause; origin of an event

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; required to do something

ทำ

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

เช่น

chen — For example; such as; like for instance

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; the reason for something

ไว้วางใจ

wai wang jai — To trust; to have confidence in someone

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything

ต่อหน้า

to na — In front of; in someone's presence openly

ลับหลัง

lap lang — Behind one's back; secretly without their knowledge

เลว

leo — Bad; evil; morally inferior or wicked

ทราม

saram — Wicked; vile; morally degraded character

ชั่วร้าย

chua raai — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt and harmful

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just when; adequate

ขโมย

khamoi — To steal; a thief; to take without permission

สัตว์

sat — Animal; creature; living organism that moves

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; person classifier prefix

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something

เดียงสา

diangsa — Worldly wisdom; maturity; understanding of life

ตรวจสอบ

truat sop — To inspect; to verify; to check carefully

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

ดี

dii — Good; fine; well; of positive quality

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction

หา

ha — To look for; to search; to seek out

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to be in service of someone

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to pick up

บด

bot — To grind; to crush into smaller pieces

แก่

kae — Old; elderly; to; for; mature in age

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type; like; as a kind

เต็มที่

tem thii — Fully; to the maximum extent possible

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negative command particle

ตระหนี่

tranit — Stingy; miserly; unwilling to spend money

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise made by something

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmation word

เรา

rao — We; us; I; first-person pronoun

หาย

haai — To disappear; to recover from illness; missing

ไหน

nai — Where; which; asking about a location

เลี้ยง

liang — To raise; to feed; to take care of animals

มัก

mak — Usually; tend to; often does habitually

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

ราว

rao — About; approximately; around a number

หก

hok — Six; the number 6

โมง

mong — O'clock; hour unit for telling time

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; together with

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; young person under teenage years

ชาย

chai — Male; man; boy; masculine gender

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Small; little; tiny, repeated for emphasis

ถือ

thuu — To hold; to carry in the hand; to consider

ตะกร้า

takra — Basket; woven container for carrying items

ฝา

fa — Lid; cover; cap placed on a container

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to turn off something

เสมอ

sameor — Always; consistently; equal; even in amount