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Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ก็

kô — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

รู้ดี

rúu dii — Know well; to be fully aware of something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or quote

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch of people sharing a common identity

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

ชั้นสูง

chán sǔung — Upper class; high social status or rank

บางคน

baang khon — Some people; certain individuals among a group

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to rush; to do something quickly

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — To suspect; to be curious or doubtful about something

พวกเรา

phûak rao — We; us; our group of people

โกง

koong — To cheat; to deceive dishonestly for personal gain

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

คิดราคา

khít raakhaa — To charge a price; to set a fee for something

แพง

phaeng — Expensive; costly; high in price

เกินไป

gəən pai — Too much; excessively beyond a reasonable limit

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent; in what degree

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; them; referring to a group of people

ยืน

yuun — To stand; to be in an upright position

ถือ

thǔu — To hold; to carry something in one's hand

กระเป๋าเงิน

krapǎo ngən — Wallet; purse used for carrying money

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or container

มือ

muue — Hand; the human hand used for holding things

นับ

náp — To count; to enumerate numbers or objects

เงิน

ngən — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

ทีละ

thii lá — One at a time; doing something step by step

สตางค์

satàang — Satang; small Thai monetary unit, fraction of baht

มอง

moong — To look; to gaze at something or someone

ราวกับ

raao kàp — As if; just like; in the manner of something

เรา

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

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; used as a linking verb

ล้วงกระเป๋า

lûang krapǎo — To pickpocket; to steal from someone's pocket

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun used by women

อยากให้

yàak hâi — To want someone to do something; to wish for

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ที่นั่ง

thîi nâng — Seat; a place designated for sitting

คนขับ

khon khàp — Driver; a person who drives a vehicle

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

วันละ

wan lá — Per day; each day; daily occurrence or amount

ชั่วโมง

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

หา

hǎa — To find; to search for something or someone

เลี้ยงชีพ

líiang chîip — To make a living; to earn one's livelihood

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation

มัน

man — It; that thing; third-person pronoun for non-humans

พร้อม

phróom — Ready; prepared; along with; together with

กับ

kàp — With; together with; and; accompanying someone

อีก

ìik — More; another; additionally; again

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something nearby

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

สภาพอากาศ

saphâap aakàat — Weather; the atmospheric conditions at a given time

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing probability or assumption

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

พิถีพิถัน

phithii phithan — Meticulous; careful; particular about small details

นัก

nák — Very; much; intensifier indicating a high degree

ที่

thîi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

เกิน

gəən — To exceed; more than; beyond a certain amount

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives

ยัด

yát — To stuff; to cram items tightly into a space

สัมภาระ

sǎmphaará — Luggage; baggage; belongings carried while traveling

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or quantity

ไว้

wái — To keep; to put aside; aspect marker for retention

ข้างใน

khâang nai — Inside; within; the interior of something

แน่นอน

nâe nɔɔn — Certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

ทิป

thíp — Tip; gratuity; extra money given for good service

ค่อนข้าง

khɔ̂n khâang — Rather; quite; fairly; moderately to a notable degree

งาม

ngaam — Beautiful; lovely; graceful in appearance

ครั้งคราว

khráng khraao — Occasionally; sometimes; from time to time

มิ

mí — Not; literary or formal negation particle

ฉะนั้น

chà nán — Therefore; so; thus; as a result of that

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to live at a location

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; negating ability or past action

แต่

tàe — But; however; yet; conjunction showing contrast

พึ่งพา

phûeng phaa — To rely on; to depend on someone or something

สิ่งนั้น

sìng nán — That thing; referring to a specific thing mentioned before

บรรดา

bandaa — All those; the various; referring collectively to a group

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person

รอบๆ

rɔ̂op rɔ̂op — Around; surrounding; in all directions nearby

ต่าง

tàang — Different; various; each; mutually or respectively

เห็นด้วย

hěn dûai — To agree; to concur with someone's opinion

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Greatly; extremely; very much; to a high degree

คำพูด

kham phûut — Words; speech; what someone says or utters

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do or achieve

แสนสาหัส

sǎen sǎahàt — Extremely difficult; terribly hard; dreadfully challenging

ถ้าหาก

thâa hàak — If; in case that; conditional conjunction

บางครั้ง

baang khráng — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening

คนเรา

khon rao — People in general; one; humans as a collective

ทำ

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

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an item or concept

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; against the rules

น่าแปลกใจ

nâa plàek jai — Surprising; astonishing; worthy of amazement

ถ้า

thâa — If; supposing that; conditional particle

เขา

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

ดื่ม

dùuem — To drink; to consume a liquid beverage

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; to a great degree

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; anyone; asking about a person

ต่อว่า

tɔ̀ wâa — To scold; to rebuke; to criticize someone verbally

มี

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

ส่วนร่วม

sùan rûam — Participation; involvement; taking part in something

การสนทนา

kaan sǒnthánaa — Conversation; dialogue; an exchange of spoken words

เลย

ləəi — At all; ever; so; intensifier or resultative particle

ไม่เคย

mâi khəəi — Never; have never done something before

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to visually perceive something

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; a facial or directional term

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something visually

เศร้า

sâo — Sad; sorrowful; feeling unhappy or gloomy

ขนาด

khanàat — Size; dimension; extent of something's measurement

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to something else happening

นายจ้าง

naai jâang — Employer; boss; a person who hires workers

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of a method or agent

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want; to obtain something

ทั้งสอง

tháng sɔ̌ɔng — Both; the two together; referring to two things

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to a person or object

กระเป๋า

krapǎo — Bag; pocket; a container for carrying belongings

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn níi — Now; at this moment; currently happening

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to grab something with the fingers

ผ้าเช็ดหน้า

phâa chét nâa — Handkerchief; a cloth for wiping the face

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out; to exit; to go outward from a place

หมวก

mùak — Hat; cap; a head covering worn outdoors

เช็ด

chét — To wipe; to clean a surface by rubbing it

หน้าผาก

nâa phàak — Forehead; the part of the face above the eyebrows

เอาชนะ

ao chanà — To overcome; to defeat; to win against something

ได้แล้ว

dâai láew — Done; achieved; already accomplished a task

เพราะ

phráw — Because; since; due to a reason or cause

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; reality; the true state of affairs

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to take someone somewhere

เรื่อง

rûueang — Matter; story; topic; about a particular subject

ตำรวจ

tamrùat — Police; law enforcement officer

ต่อไป

tɔ̀ pai — Continue; from now on; going forward into future

แวว

waew — Glint; spark; a sign of quality in the eyes

ตา

taa — Eye; the organ of sight; also means grandfather

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated animal used for riding

ตัวนั้น

tua nán — That one; referring to a specific animal or character

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen; to result in

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that; in that manner; such as that way