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Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; used to negate identity or fact

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap bu-rut — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ก็

ko — Also, then; particle showing continuation or consequence

พวก

phuak — Group, bunch; collective noun for people or things

ที่

thi — That, which; relative pronoun or place marker

ชอบ

chop — To like or enjoy something

เอะอะ

e-a — To make noise or fuss unnecessarily

โวยวาย

woi-wai — To complain loudly or make a commotion

โอ้อวด

o-uat — To boast or show off proudly

เรียก

riak — To call or summon someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

ว่า

wa — That; conjunction introducing quoted or reported speech

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject with description or identity

ชาย

chai — Male; a man or boy

ร่างเล็ก

rang lek — Small-bodied; having a small physical frame

ค่อนข้าง

khon-khang — Rather, quite; moderately to a noticeable degree

มาก

mak — Much, many, very; indicates high degree or quantity

แต่

tae — But; conjunction showing contrast or exception

มี

mi — To have; indicates possession or existence

รูปร่าง

rup-rang — Body shape or physical figure of a person

ดี

di — Good; positive quality or condition

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean-wai — To move; physical movement of the body

ได้

dai — Can, able to; indicates ability or permission

คล่องแคล่ว

khlong-khlaeo — Agile, nimble; moving with ease and quickness

ฉัน

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

รู้

ru — To know; to have knowledge or awareness of

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately, at once; without delay

จาก

chak — From; indicates origin, source, or separation

วิธี

wi-thi — Method, way; manner of doing something

จัดการ

chat-kan — To manage or handle a situation or task

กับ

kap — With; together with, or in relation to

คุ้นเคย

khun-khoei — Familiar, accustomed; having experience with something

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal

พูด

phut — To speak or talk; to express words verbally

ด้วย

duai — With, also; indicates accompaniment or addition

ท่าที

tha-thi — Manner, attitude; one's bearing or demeanor

อ่อนโยน

on-yon — Gentle, tender; soft and kind in manner

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the pair of eyes of a person

สีเทา

si thao — Gray color; the color between black and white

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; indicates possession or origin

แวว

waeo — Glint, sparkle; a look or gleam in the eyes

เมตตา

met-ta — Compassion, loving-kindness; benevolent goodwill toward others

ร่าเริง

ra-roeng — Cheerful, lively; happy and energetic in spirit

อาจ

at — May, might; expresses possibility or likelihood

ฟังดู

fang-du — To sound like; to seem when heard

แปลก

plaek — Strange, odd; unusual or unfamiliar

จะ

cha — Will, going to; indicates future tense or intention

ความจริง

khwam-ching — Truth, reality; what is actually true or factual

อยู่ดี

yu-di — Anyway, still; used to indicate something holds regardless

กลิ่น

klin — Smell, scent; an odor perceived by the nose

สะอาด

sa-at — Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurity

สดชื่น

sot-chuen — Fresh, refreshed; feeling lively and invigorated

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

รอบตัว

rop-tua — Around oneself; surrounding one's body or person

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause or make; to bring about a result

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is no; to not have or lack something

เบียร์

bia — Beer; an alcoholic beverage brewed from grain

เก่า

kao — Old; aged or used for a long time

ยาสูบ

ya-sup — Tobacco; plant used for smoking cigarettes or pipes

เกลียด

kliat — To hate or detest strongly; strong dislike

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if, as though; used to make a comparison

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just; having done something very recently

ออกมา

ok-ma — To come out; to emerge from an inside place

เสนอ

sa-noe — To offer or propose; to put forward a suggestion

เงิน

ngoen — Money or silver; currency used for transactions

ยี่สิบสาม

yi-sip-sam — Twenty-three; the number 23

ปอนด์

pon — Pound; British unit of currency or weight

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; expresses purpose or goal

ซื้อ

sue — To buy; to purchase something with money

ถูก

thuk — Cheap, or to be correct; also passive voice marker

ปฏิเสธ

pa-ti-set — To refuse or deny; to reject an offer or claim

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot step by step

จากไป

chak-pai — To leave, go away; to depart from a place

มอง

mong — To look at; to direct one's gaze toward something

ตาม

tam — To follow; along or after someone or something

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the current location

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completion or sequence

หน้า

na — Face; the front part of the head, or next

ดุร้าย

du-rai — Fierce, aggressive; wild and threatening in manner

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice; audible vibration or spoken tone

ดัง

dang — Loud; producing a strong or high volume of sound

คน

khon — Person, people; a human being

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1 or a single unit

เข้ามา

khao-ma — To come in; to enter a place or space

กลัว

klua — To fear; to be afraid of something or someone

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, in a manner; indicates type or degree

สุดขีด

sut-khit — Extremely, to the utmost limit or degree

อีก

ik — Another, more, again; indicates addition or repetition

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

ตั้งใจ

tang-chai — To intend; to be determined or focused on something

จริงจัง

ching-chang — Serious, earnest; in a sincere and committed manner

ดุ

du — To scold; to rebuke someone angrily

กลับมา

klap-ma — To come back; to return to a previous place

อีกครั้ง

ik-khrang — Once more, again; one additional time

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix; turns verb into abstract noun

ต่อรอง

to-rong — To negotiate or bargain over price or terms

ราคา

ra-kha — Price, cost; the amount paid for something

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry on; to conduct or progress

เข้มข้น

khem-khon — Intense, concentrated; strong and deeply engaged

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives a reason or cause for something

คนขาย

khon-khai — Seller, vendor; a person who sells goods

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start; to commence an action or process

คิด

khit — To think; to use one's mind to consider something

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses a reasonable assumption

ไม่ครบ

mai-khrop — Not complete, insufficient; lacking the full amount

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

ยอม

yom — To give in, accept; to consent or yield willingly

ลดราคา

lot-ra-kha — To reduce price; to discount or lower the cost

พอดี

pho-di — Just right, exactly; at that very moment or perfectly

ใน

nai — In, inside; indicates location within something

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment, while; at the same time as something else

นั้น

nan — That; refers to something previously mentioned or distant

ตา

ta — Eye; organ of sight, or maternal grandfather

อด

ot — To refrain, abstain; to hold back from doing something

ยื่น

yuen — To extend, hand over; to reach out and offer something

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body

ออกไป

ok-pai — To go out; to exit or move outside

หา

ha — To look for, seek; to search for something or someone

ลูบ

lup — To stroke, caress; to gently rub with the hand

เอาล่ะ

ao-la — Alright then; expression of agreement or resolution

เพื่อนเก่า

phuean-kao — Old friend; a longtime acquaintance or companion

กล่าว

klao — To say, state; to speak formally or in narrative

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first person singular or plural pronoun

น่าจะ

na-cha — Should, ought to; expresses expectation or probability

เข้ากัน

khao-kan — To get along; to be compatible or work well together

ได้ดี

dai-di — Works out well; to succeed or fit nicely

ให้

hai — To give; also used to mean 'let' or 'for'

ยี่สิบสี่

yi-sip-si — Twenty-four; the number 24

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended or designated for a specific purpose

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

บอก

bok — To tell, inform; to convey information to someone

ยี่สิบห้า

yi-sip-ha — Twenty-five; the number 25

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun, also a title