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Vocabulary

โอ้

ô — Exclamation expressing surprise or emphasis

ก็

gô — Particle meaning 'also,' 'then,' or 'well'

ได้

dâai — To be able to; indicates possibility or past action

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered male person

กล่าว

glàao — To say or state, often in formal contexts

อย่า

yàa — Do not; used to form negative commands

กังวล

gang-won — To worry or feel anxious about something

อีก

èek — More, again, another; indicates repetition or addition

ต่อ

dtòr — To continue; per; connect; extend

ไป

bpai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

เลย

loie — Particle meaning 'at all,' 'so,' or 'therefore'

คุณ

khun — You; polite title equivalent to Mr./Ms.

ฉัน

chăn — I; first-person pronoun used by females or informally

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

สอบถาม

sòrp-thăam — To inquire or ask for information politely

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

อื่น

èun — Other, another, else; referring to something different

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; particle indicating completed action

เขา

khăo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

เดิน

doein — To walk; move on foot from place to place

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or source

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk to someone

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

ช่วย

chûay — To help or assist someone with something

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

หรอก

ròrk — Particle softening negation; 'not really,' 'not at all'

เพื่อน

phûean — Friend; a person one knows and likes

เก่า

gào — Old; used for objects or long-standing relationships

ต้อง

dtông — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation

มี

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

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

อาทิตย์

aa-thít — Week; also the word for Sunday and the sun

ของ

khŏrng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat; particle indicating vague quantity

ตะโกน

dtà-gohn — To shout or yell loudly at someone

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

นี่

nîi — This, here; demonstrative pronoun near the speaker

เธอ

thoer — You, she; informal second or third-person pronoun

ถึง

thŭeng — To reach, arrive at; until; about (a topic)

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

พริบตา

phríp-dtaa — A blink of an eye; an instant moment

เกิด

gòoet — To occur, happen; to be born

อะไร

à-rai — What; used in questions asking about things

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise; directional particle upward

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

แน่

nâae — Sure, certain; particle expressing certainty or emphasis

คือ

khue — Is, are; to be; used to define or identify

ที่รัก

thîi-rák — Darling, dear; term of endearment for loved one

ต้องการ

dtông-gaan — To want or need something; to require

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle in sentences

พา

phaa — To take or lead someone somewhere

คุณนาย

khun-naai — Madam, Mrs.; polite title for a married woman

โบสถ์

bòht — Church or temple; a place of religious worship

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each; referring to the whole group

เช้า

cháo — Morning; the early part of the day

บอก

bòrk — To tell or inform someone about something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces a quoted or reported clause

ใบอนุญาต

bai-à-nú-yâat — License or permit; official document granting permission

แค่

khâae — Only, just, merely; limiting to a small extent

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

เอา

ao — To take, get, want; versatile verb of obtaining

เจ็ด

jèt — Seven; the number 7

ซะ

sá — Particle emphasizing completion or urging action

ผล

phŏn — Result, outcome, fruit; consequence of an action

ตอบแทน

dtòrp-thaen — To repay or reciprocate; give something in return

คุ้มค่า

khúm-khâa — Worth it; good value for the price or effort

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

นะ

ná — Particle softening requests or seeking agreement

พวกเขา

phûak-khăo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

เป็น

bpen — To be; to have a condition; can, able to

ลูกค้า

lûuk-kháa — Customer or client; someone buying goods or services

ดี

dii — Good, nice, fine; positive quality or condition

มาก

mâak — Very, much, many; indicating a large degree

สำหรับ

săm-ràp — For; intended for a particular person or purpose

มัก

mák — Often, usually; indicating habitual or frequent action

ออก

òrk — To go out, exit; directional particle outward

ช้อปปิ้ง

chóp-bpîng — Shopping; activity of visiting stores to buy things

ชั่วโมง

chûa-mohng — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

ๆ

(mai yamok) — Repetition mark; indicates the preceding word is repeated

หรือ

rŭue — Or; used to present alternatives in a sentence

เยี่ยมเยียน

yîam-yian — To visit or pay a call on someone

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

จ่าย

jàai — To pay; to spend money for goods or services

เงิน

ngoern — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

อย่าง

yàang — Type, kind, manner; in the way of something

ยุติธรรม

yút-tì-tham — Fair, just; treating people equally and impartially

เหมาะสม

mòr-sŏm — Appropriate, suitable; fitting for a situation

สุภาพสตรี

sù-phâap-sà-dtrii — Lady; a polite, well-mannered female person

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is not; to not have; none, nothing

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ต่อรอง

dtòr-rorng — To bargain or negotiate a price or terms

ราคา

raa-khaa — Price, cost; amount of money for something

นับ

náp — To count; to number items one by one

สาม

săam — Three; the number 3

สอง

sŏrng — Two; the number 2

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

บาง

baang — Some, certain; thin; referring to a few items

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action or task

มัน

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

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, task; an event or function

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; hard, difficult; serious in degree

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated riding or working animal

เหมือน

mŭean — Like, similar to; resembling another thing

รีบเร่ง

rîip-rêng — To hurry or rush; move quickly with urgency

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or drop off something or someone

รถไฟ

rót-fai — Train; a railway vehicle running on tracks

สาย

săai — Late; line, route; strand of something

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

เสมอ

sà-mŏer — Always; consistently; equal, even

สัก

sàk — About, approximately; just a; some (vague amount)

สิบห้า

sìp-hâa — Fifteen; the number 15

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause or hypothesis

ยอม

yorm — To yield, agree, consent; to allow reluctantly

อำนวย

am-nuay — To facilitate or provide; to make something possible

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

สะดวก

sà-dùak — Convenient, comfortable; easy and accessible

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story, matter, topic; about a subject or issue

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative adjective pointing to nearby thing

อาจ

àat — May, might; expressing possibility or uncertainty

เสีย

sĭa — To lose, break, go bad; particle of regret

พวก

phûak — Group, gang; plural marker for people or things

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pointing to distant thing

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All, everything, the whole amount or group

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way; asking about manner or method

หญิง

yĭng — Female, woman; the female gender

น้อย

nói — Little, few, small amount; not much

ช้า

cháa — Slow, slowly; not moving or acting quickly

แม้

máae — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

ทอง

thorng — Gold; a precious yellow metal or color

แก่

gàe — Old (for living things); to; indicating recipient

อยาก

yàak — To want, desire; expressing a personal wish

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back; reversal of direction

ขับ

khàp — To drive a vehicle; to operate transport

รถม้า

rót-máa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses