McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction connecting two words or clauses: and

จะ

ja — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet

อยู่

yuu — To be located at; to stay or exist somewhere

ข้าง

khaang — Side; beside or next to something

กรง

grong — A cage for keeping animals or birds

นก

nok — A bird; any feathered winged animal

ร้องเพลง

rong phleng — To sing a song; to vocalize music

มี

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

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

ต้นไม้

ton maai — A tree; a large woody perennial plant

บ่อน้ำ

bo naam — A water well; a pit dug for water

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

มองเห็น

mong hen — To be able to see; to perceive visually

พวกมัน

phuak man — They or them referring to animals or things

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions

ใช่

chai — Yes; affirmative response confirming a statement

ห้า

haa — The number five

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals; also means body or self

ใน

nai — In; inside a place or container

รัง

rang — A nest built by birds or insects

ไม่

mai — No; negation particle used before verbs

ขโมย

khamoi — To steal; to take something without permission

รังนก

rang nok — A bird's nest where eggs are laid

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun

ใจดี

jai dii — Kind-hearted; having a good and generous nature

เกินกว่า

goen gwaa — More than; exceeding a certain amount or degree

ทำ

tham — To do; to perform an action or task

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in such a manner or way

ให้อาหาร

hai aahaan — To feed; to give food to someone or something

เป็ด

pet — A duck; a common waterfowl bird

ชุด

chut — A set or group of things; also means outfit

ใหม่

mai — New; recently made or not used before

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

นี่

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

มัน

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

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used to define or identify something

นกฮูก

nok huuk — An owl; a nocturnal bird of prey

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the organs used for seeing

ที่

thii — At; a place or relative clause marker

โต

to — Grown; big or fully developed in size

มาก

maak — Very; a lot; to a great degree or quantity

เลย

loei — At all; so; used for emphasis or consequence

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

มอง

mong — To look at; to direct one's gaze toward something

ค่อย

khoi — Gradually; slowly; softly in action or sound

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive something with the eyes

ตอนกลางวัน

ton klaang wan — During the daytime; in the middle of the day

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

ดีที่สุด

dii thii sut — The best; the highest degree of goodness

ตอนกลางคืน

ton klaang khuuen — During the nighttime; in the middle of the night

เลี้ยง

liang — To raise or keep animals; to feed and care for

วันนี้

wan nii — Today; the current day

อากาศ

aakaat — Weather; air or atmospheric conditions

ร้อน

ron — Hot; having a high temperature

วัว

wua — A cow or bull; domestic bovine animal

ร่มเงา

rom ngao — Shade; shadow providing shelter from the sun

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ใหญ่

yai — Large; big in size or extent

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food

หญ้า

yaa — Grass; green ground-covering plant eaten by cattle

อ่อน

on — Soft; tender; young and not fully hardened

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot

หนีไป

nii pai — To run away; to flee or escape from somewhere

กลับมา

klap maa — To come back; to return to a previous place

โรงนา

roong naa — A barn; a farm building for animals or storage

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang aathit — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

ตกดิน

tok din — Sunset; when the sun goes below the horizon

ไม่ช้า

mai chaa — Soon; before long; not taking much time

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

เดินทาง

doen thaang — To travel; to journey from one place to another

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a previous place

แก่

gae — Old; aged; mature in years

ตัวหนึ่ง

tua nueng — One (animal); a single creature or individual thing

กระดิ่ง

grading — A small bell that jingles when moved

คล้อง

khlong — To hang around; to loop or fasten around something

คอ

kho — Neck; the part connecting head and body

สุนัข

sunak — A dog; a domesticated canine animal

วิ่งหนี

wing nii — To run away; to flee quickly from danger

ต่อ

to — Per; against; next; continuing onward