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Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite pronoun or title of respect

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

ไหม

mai — Question particle placed at end of sentence

หล่อน

lon — She or her; somewhat formal feminine pronoun

กล่าว

klao — To say or speak formally

ไม่

mai — No; negation word meaning not

ได้

dai — Can; able to; or indicating past action

ให้

hai — To give; to let; to cause someone to

โอกาส

o-kat — Opportunity or chance to do something

ที่

thi — At; place; relative clause marker

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ธรรม

tham — Dharma; righteousness; moral principle

แก่

kae — To; for; old; indicating indirect object

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; emphatic particle

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; capable of doing something

ใช้

chai — To use or employ something

แรง

raeng — Force; strength; strongly; powerful

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled or at maximum capacity

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

หัว

hua — Head; top part of a body or object

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; to be subjected to action

ดึง

dueng — To pull or tug something toward oneself

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold; in place for later

เช่น

chen — For example; such as; like

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; by means of

รั้ง

rang — To hold back; restrain; to delay

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention

ถอด

thot — To remove; take off clothing or attachment

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

ฉัน

chan — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — Certain; sure; confident about something

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introducing a quoted clause

ทำ

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

ดี

di — Good; well; of positive quality

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative marker in sentences

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or present

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt something experimentally

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to see

สิ

si — Particle urging or encouraging an action

น้ำเสียง

nam-siang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking

ชักจูง

chak-jung — To persuade; to influence or lead someone

ดีใจ

di-jai — Glad; happy; pleased about something

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; greatly

โอ้

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together at the same time

หัวเราะ

hua-ro — To laugh; express amusement with laughter

เบาๆ

bao-bao — Softly; gently; lightly in manner

อะไร

a-rai — What; asking about an unknown thing

ก็

ko — Also; then; even; connecting particle

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of

คุณผู้หญิง

khun-phu-ying — Lady; polite title for a respected woman

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a result

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly; of course; definitely true

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; formal respectful pronoun

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want; to need; to require something

หย่อน

yon — To loosen; slacken; lower gently

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

แค่

khae — Just; only; merely; no more than

ไหน

nai — Where; which; asking about location or choice

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers

สุด

sut — Extreme; most; end; superlative marker

ก้ม

kom — To bow down; to bend one's head

และ

lae — And; connecting two words or clauses

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately; right away; without delay

จน

jon — Until; so much that; poor (destitute)

เกือบ

kueap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; until

เข่า

khao — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun

ช่าง

chang — How; what a; artisan; expressing degree

สบาย

sa-bai — Comfortable; at ease; feeling well

อย่าง

yang — Like; as; in the manner of; type

จากนั้น

jak-nan — After that; then; subsequently in sequence

สั่น

san — To shake; to tremble; to vibrate

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

หลาย

lai — Many; several; multiple in number

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occurrence; classifier for times

คลาย

khlai — To loosen; relax; release tension gradually

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns

ปวด

puat — To ache; to hurt; to feel pain

เมื่อย

mueai — Sore; aching from fatigue or overuse

แข็ง

khaeng — Hard; stiff; rigid; not soft

ทื่อ

thueo — Dull; blunt; not sharp or responsive

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

คอ

kho — Neck; the part connecting head and body

สัตว์

sat — Animal; living creature other than humans

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small amount of something

น่าสงสาร

na-song-san — Pitiful; deserving sympathy or compassion

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something farther away

แหละ

lae — Emphatic particle stressing the preceding word

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is to say

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an entity

แก

kae — You; him/her; informal familiar pronoun

พลาง

phlang — While doing; simultaneously performing another action

ตบ

top — To pat; to slap lightly with hand

ลูบไล้

lup-lai — To stroke gently; caress soothingly with hand

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

มือ

mue — Hand; the part at the end of arm

อัน

an — Classifier for small general objects or things

อ่อนโยน

on-yon — Gentle; tender; soft in manner or touch

ตอนนี้

ton-ni — Now; at this moment; currently

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say words

กับ

kap — With; and; together; to; against

ใจดี

jai-di — Kind-hearted; generous; having a good heart

นำทาง

nam-thang — To guide; to lead the way for someone

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; to trust; to have faith

จับ

jap — To hold; to grab; to catch something

ทุ่ม

thum — To put all effort; to throw forcefully

น้ำหนัก

nam-nak — Weight; heaviness; mass of an object

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; entire; everything altogether

บ่า

ba — Shoulder; the area between neck and arm

ประหยัด

pra-yat — Frugal; to save; economical in use

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; not even; indicating the extreme case

สัมภาระ

sam-pha-ra — Luggage; baggage; belongings carried while traveling

เคลื่อน

khluean — To move; to shift position slightly

ข้างหน้า

khang-na — In front; ahead; forward direction

เนิน

noen — Hill; slope; a gently rising ground

มั่นคง

man-khong — Stable; firm; secure; steady in position

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after completing an action

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

หยุด

yut — To stop; to cease movement or action

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break; to stay

หายใจ

hai-jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

หญิงสาว

ying-sao — Young woman; a girl of young age

เดิน

doen — To walk; to travel on foot

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; along behind someone

ทางเท้า

thang-thao — Pavement; sidewalk; footpath for pedestrians

บัดนี้

bat-ni — Now; at this moment; at the present time

ข้าม

kham — To cross over; to traverse a road or barrier

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; paved path for vehicles

ลูบ

lup — To stroke; to rub gently with hand

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have had experience before

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

เวลา

we-la — Time; period; moment when something occurs

นาน

nan — Long time; a lengthy duration of time