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Vocabulary

ตอน

ton — period of time; when; episode

ที่

thîi — at; place; which; relative pronoun marker

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also; continues to do something

เป็น

pen — to be; to have a condition or status

หนุ่ม

nùm — young man; youthful male

เขา

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

มี

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

สี

sǐi — color; hue; shade of appearance

เทา

thao — gray; the color gray

เหล็ก

lèk — iron; steel; metal material

เข้ม

khêm — dark; deep; intense in color or flavor

แบบ

bàep — style; type; pattern; form

ด่าง

dàang — spotted; patchy; mottled in color

และ

lǽ — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ถือ

thǔue — to hold; to carry; to consider as

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative or complementizer word

หล่อ

lɔ̀ — handsome; good-looking (of a man)

มาก

mâak — much; many; a lot; very

นาย

naai — mister; master; owner; male title

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — gentleman; polite and well-mannered man

จิตใจ

jìt-jai — mind; heart; inner spirit or character

สูง

sǔung — tall; high; elevated in height

รัก

rák — to love; to care deeply for someone

ดูแล

duu-lɛɛ — to take care of; to look after someone

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tɛ̀ɛ — since; from a point in time onward

แรก

rɛ̂ɛk — first; initial; earliest occurrence

ด้วย

dûuay — also; with; too; by means of

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; state or quality of

เอาใจใส่

ao-jai-sài — to pay attention; to care attentively for someone

เมตตา

mét-taa — loving kindness; compassion; benevolence toward others

อย่าง

yàang — in the manner of; type; kind; way

สูงสุด

sǔung-sùt — highest; maximum; utmost degree possible

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — to tell; to inform; to say something

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal female)

คิด

khít — to think; to consider; to reflect upon

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; existence; one's living experience

ม้า

máa — horse; the animal horse

ทหาร

thá-hǎan — soldier; military personnel; armed forces member

นั้น

nán — that; those; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

น่า

nâa — worthy of; deserving; likely to evoke feeling

พอใจ

phɔɔ-jai — satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — but; however; yet; contrastive conjunction

เมื่อ

mûua — when; at the time that something happened

ถึง

thǔung — to reach; to arrive at; until; about

คราว

khraao — time; occasion; instance of an event

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — must; have to; obligated to do something

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to; correct; cheap; passive marker

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to deliver; to dispatch something

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating movement away

ต่างแดน

tàang-dɛɛn — foreign land; overseas; a different country

ข้าม

khâam — to cross; to go over a boundary or obstacle

ทะเล

thá-lee — sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

เรือ

ruua — boat; ship; watercraft for travel

ลำ

lam — classifier for boats, aircraft; hull; vessel

ใหญ่

yài — big; large; great in size

เกือบ

kùuap — almost; nearly; on the verge of something

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

เปลี่ยนใจ

plìian-jai — to change one's mind; to reverse a decision

ส่วน

sùuan — part; portion; section; as for (topic marker)

กล่าว

klàao — to say; to speak; to state formally

แน่นอน

nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn — certainly; of course; definitely true

พวก

phûuak — group; bunch; we/they (plural pronoun marker)

เรา

rao — we; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle for present/future actions

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — can; able to; capable of doing something

เดิน

dəən — to walk; to move on foot

จาก

jàak — from; away from; departing a place

บนบก

bon-bòk — on land; ashore; dry land surface

ลง

long — to go down; to descend; downward directional particle

สู่

sùu — toward; to; in the direction of

ได้

dâi — can; able to; to get; past tense marker

จึง

juung — therefore; so; consequently; as a result

จำเป็น

jam-pen — necessary; essential; required; must be done

ใช้

chái — to use; to employ; to utilize something

สาย

sǎai — rope; line; cord; strand of material

รัด

rát — to tie tightly; to bind; to strap around

แข็งแรง

khɛ̌ng-rɛɛng — strong; sturdy; physically robust and healthy

มา

maa — to come; directional particle toward speaker

คาด

khâat — to strap; to expect; to fasten around something

ไว้

wái — to keep; to retain; aspect particle for holding state

ใต้

tâi — under; below; beneath something

ตัว

tuua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — already; then; after completing an action

ก็

kɔ̂ — also; then; well; connective discourse particle

ยก

yók — to lift; to raise; to carry upward

ขึ้น

khûun — to go up; upward; to rise; directional particle

พื้น

phúun — floor; surface; ground; base level

แม้

mɛ́ɛ — even though; although; even if; concessive

ดิ้นรน

dîn-ron — to struggle; to strive; to fight desperately

ขัดขืน

khàt-khǔun — to resist; to defy; to refuse and struggle against

แกว่ง

kwɛ̀ng — to swing; to sway back and forth

ผ่าน

phàan — to pass through; to go past something

อากาศ

aa-kàat — air; atmosphere; weather; the sky's condition

น้ำ

náam — water; liquid; fluid substance

ดาดฟ้า

dàat-fáa — deck of a ship; rooftop terrace

ที่นั่น

thîi-nân — there; at that place; over there

วาง

waang — to place; to put down; to set something

คอก

khɔ̂ɔk — pen; stable; enclosed space for animals

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — very small; tiny; little in size

อับ

àp — stuffy; poorly ventilated; cramped and stale

แคบ

khɛ̂ɛp — narrow; confined; limited in width or space

มองเห็น

mɔɔng-hěn — to be able to see; to have sight of

ท้องฟ้า

thɔ́ɔng-fáa — sky; the open expanse above the earth

หรือ

rǔue — or; question particle; either/or conjunction

ยืด

yùut — to stretch; to extend; to lengthen something

ขา

khǎa — leg; limb used for walking and standing

เลย

ləəi — at all; so; therefore; past a point; ever

เวลา

wee-laa — time; period; a specific moment or duration

นาน

naan — long time; lengthy duration; for a while

บางครั้ง

baang-khráng — sometimes; occasionally; at some times

โคลงเคลง

khloong-khleeng — to rock; to sway unsteadily from side to side

ช่วง

chûuang — period; span; interval of time or space

ลม

lom — wind; breeze; air movement

แรง

rɛɛng — strong; hard; powerful; force or strength

กระแทก

krà-thɛ̂ɛk — to slam; to hit hard; to crash against something

โยน

yoon — to throw; to toss; to fling something

รู้สึก

rúu-sùuk — to feel; to sense; to experience a feeling

ทรมาน

thɔɔ-rá-maan — to suffer; to torment; causing pain and agony

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang-rai-kɔ̂-taam — however; nevertheless; regardless; in any case

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most; the extreme; superlative degree marker

มัน

man — it; they (for things/animals); informal pronoun

สิ้นสุด

sîn-sùt — to end; to conclude; to come to a finish

กลับ

klàp — to return; to go back; reversal of action

แผ่นดิน

phɛ̀ɛn-din — land; earth; ground; territory of a country

ดีใจ

dii-jai — glad; happy; pleased about something

พ่น

phôn — to spray; to spout; to blow out forcefully

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — to cry out; to shout; to sing; to call

ยินดี

yin-dii — glad; delighted; pleased; expressing joy

สัมผัส

sǎm-phàt — to touch; to feel; to make contact with

พื้นดิน

phúun-din — ground; earth surface; the floor of land

มั่นคง

mân-khong — stable; firm; secure; steady and reliable

เท้า

tháo — foot; the lower part of the leg

อีกครั้ง

ìik-khráng — once more; again; one more time