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Vocabulary

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal, often feminine)

เดิน

doen — To walk, to go on foot

เข้า

khao — To enter, to go into something

ไป

pai — To go, to move toward a place

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside, next to something

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space

และ

lae — And, connecting words or clauses together

ล้าง

lang — To wash, to rinse something clean

จาน

chan — A plate or dish for food

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, indicates completed action

กลับ

klap — To return, to go back somewhere

ออก

ok — To exit, to go out of a place

มา

ma — To come, to move toward the speaker

นั่ง

nang — To sit, to take a seated position

บน

bon — On, on top of a surface

เก้าอี้

kao-i — A chair, a seat for one person

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; also means things or stuff

ที่

thi — At, place, which; a versatile preposition or pronoun

โต๊ะ

to — A table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

ระเบียง

ra-biang — A balcony, veranda, or open corridor outside

สวน

suan — A garden, park, or planted outdoor space

เต็ม

tem — Full, filled completely with something

ด้วย

duai — With, also, by means of something

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise heard by ears

แมลง

ma-laeng — An insect, a small six-legged creature

ยาม

yam — Time period, a watch or guard; also moment

ค่ำคืน

kham-khuen — Nighttime, the hours of darkness and evening

ต้นมะม่วง

ton ma-muang — A mango tree, tropical fruit-bearing tree

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something

เงา

ngao — A shadow or reflection of an object

ตัด

tat — To cut, to slice through something

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone or something

ท้องฟ้า

thong-fa — The sky, the expanse above the earth

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, continuing to do something

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still remaining the same

เก็บ

kep — To collect, keep, or store something away

ความทรงจำ

khwam-song-cham — Memory, a recollection of past experiences

อัน

an — A classifier for small objects; one thing

จาง

chang — Faded, pale, growing faint in color or memory

เลือน

luean — Faded, blurred, indistinct; fading from memory

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occurrence, instance of an action

สุดท้าย

sut-thai — Last, final, the very end of something

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang-a-thit — The sun, the star at the center of the solar system

เอาไว้

ao-wai — To keep, to hold onto something for later

นอน

non — To lie down, to sleep or rest horizontally

หลับ

lap — To be asleep, to fall into sleep

อยู่

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

ข้าว

khao — Rice, the staple grain of Thai cuisine

ข้างๆ

khang-khang — Right beside, next to, on the side of

ประตู

pra-tu — A door or gate, an entrance or exit point

เหล็ก

lek — Iron, metal; made of iron or steel

สีดำ

si-dam — The color black

ตั้ง

tang — To set up, to place upright, to establish

ปลาย

plai — End, tip, the farthest point of something

ทางเดิน

thang-doen — A walkway, path, or corridor for walking

กลอน

klon — A door bolt or latch; also Thai poetry verse

มัน

man — It, he/she (informal); also oily or starchy

หยุด

yut — To stop, to halt movement or action

นิ่ง

ning — Still, motionless, calm and unmoving

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They, them, a group of people

จน

chon — Until, so much that; also means poor

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until, up to, even as far as a point

อากาศ

a-kat — Weather, air, the atmospheric conditions outside

เย็น

yen — Cool, cold; also refers to the evening

ลง

long — To descend, to go down, to decrease

ไม่

mai — No, not; negates verbs and adjectives

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also indicates past tense

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, to sense an emotion or sensation

ว่า

wa — That, to say, introduces a quote or clause

จำเป็น

cham-pen — Necessary, required, must be done

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, it is required to do

ทำ

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

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like something mentioned

นั้น

nan — That, those, referring to something previously mentioned

นี่

ni — This, here, referring to something nearby

คือ

khue — Is, means, to be equal to something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, an entity or matter

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-kap — About, regarding, concerning a particular topic

ยามเย็น

yam-yen — Evening time, the cool late afternoon or dusk

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or kind of something

นี้

ni — This, these, referring to something close by

เรียกร้อง

riak-rong — To demand, to call for, to require strongly

ใด

dai — Any, which, whichever; used in questions or relative clauses

จาก

chak — From, away from a place or source

คุณ

khun — You (polite); also a title of respect

เลย

loei — At all, so, then; emphasizes negation or result

ขอ

kho — To request, to ask for something politely

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

แค่

khae — Just, only, no more than a certain amount

ให้

hai — To give, to allow, for the benefit of

นั่น

nan — That, that one over there, referring to something distant

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; a discourse particle connecting clauses

พบ

phop — To meet, to find, to encounter someone

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, every time, consistently happening

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or issue about something

ง่าย

ngai — Easy, simple, not difficult to do

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

รู้

ru — To know, to be aware of something

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How, in what way, what manner

เท

the — To pour, to tip liquid out of a container

น้ำ

nam — Water, liquid; also used in many compound words

เหลือ

lueа — To remain, to be left over after use

เหยือก

yueаk — A pitcher or jug for holding liquid

ดื่ม

duem — To drink, to consume a liquid

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, manner; in the way of something

ช้าๆ

cha-cha — Slowly, in a gradual or leisurely manner

มอง

mong — To look at, to gaze toward something

ดู

du — To watch, to look at, to observe something

ลูกสาว

luk-sao — Daughter, a female child of a parent

สุนัข

su-nak — A dog, a common domestic canine animal

สีขาว

si-khao — The color white

ราตรี

ra-tri — Night, nighttime; a formal or poetic word

โอบ

op — To embrace, to wrap arms around someone

ล้อม

lom — To surround, to encircle something or someone

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each one without exception

คน

khon — Person, people; also a classifier for humans

ไว้

wai — To keep, to place aside, to retain something

อดทน

ot-thon — To endure, to be patient under hardship

คุ้นเคย

khun-khoei — Familiar, accustomed, comfortable with something or someone