The Adventures of Pinocchio — Page 5

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (informal first person)

ปล่อย

plòi — To release, let go, or set free

ให้

hâi — To give; causes or allows something to happen

หุ่นกระบอก

hùn krabòk — Puppet; a figure controlled by strings or hands

น้อย

nói — Few, little, or small in amount

ผู้

phûu — Person; prefix indicating a person or agent

น่า

nâa — Worthy of; makes adjectives mean deserving feeling

สงสาร

sǒngsǎan — To pity or feel compassion for someone

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or live somewhere

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or time

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part at the end of arm

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to someone or something

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her (third person pronoun)

อาจ

àat — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ฉีก

chîik — To tear or rip something apart forcefully

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for objects or animals

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition

ชิ้นๆ

chín chín — Into pieces; broken or torn into fragments

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — They, them; third person plural pronoun

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk to someone

มากมาย

mâak maai — Many, a lot, abundantly in great quantity

จน

jon — Until; to the point of a result

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

ทหาร

tháhǎan — Soldier; a member of the military forces

ก็

kô — Also, then; a particle connecting clauses logically

ยุติ

yútì — To end, terminate, or bring something to conclusion

เรื่องราว

rûuang raao — Story, tale, or account of events

โดย

dooi — By, through; indicating means or agent

อิสระ

ìtsàrà — Free, independent; having freedom or liberty

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ลาก

lâak — To drag or pull something along forcefully

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from current location

คุก

khúk — Prison, jail; place of confinement for criminals

ชายชรา

chaai chraa — Old man; an elderly male person

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

รู้

rúu — To know or be aware of something

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention marker

ปกป้อง

pòkpông — To protect or defend someone from harm

ตัวเอง

tuua eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

อย่างไร

yàangrai — How; asking in what manner or way

แต่

tàe — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

ร้องไห้

róong hâi — To cry or weep with tears

คร่ำครวญ

khrâm khruuan — To moan, lament, or wail sorrowfully

เหมือน

mǔuan — Like, similar to; used for comparisons

เด็ก

dèk — Child; a young person or kid

ท่ามกลาง

thâam klaang — Amid, in the middle of a situation

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, or noise produced by something

สะอื้น

sà-ûuen — To sob; to cry with convulsive gasping sounds

อกตัญญู

òkkatanyuu — Ungrateful; lacking gratitude toward a benefactor

คิด

khít — To think or consider something mentally

ดู

duu — To look at or watch; to see something

สิ

sì — Particle adding emphasis or mild imperative tone

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a reported speech or thought

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first person pronoun (informal, often female)

พยายาม

phayaayaam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

แค่ไหน

khâe nǎi — How much, to what extent or degree

ที่

thîi — That, which; relative pronoun or place marker

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause or make something happen

เจ้า

jâo — You (informal or archaic); also lord or master

มี

mii — To have; indicates possession or existence

มารยาท

maanrayâat — Manners, etiquette; polite social behavior

ดี

dii — Good; positive quality in character or behavior

ก็ตาม

kô taam — Even so, regardless; concessive particle expression

สมควร

sǒmkhuan — To deserve, be appropriate or fitting

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive or obtain something from someone

สิ่งนี้

sìng níi — This thing; referring to something nearby or mentioned

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expressing advice or recommendation

รอบคอบ

rôop khôop — Careful, cautious, and thorough in thinking

กว่า

kwàa — More than; used in comparisons of degree

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, or matter in general

เกิดขึ้น

kòoet khûen — To happen, occur, or take place

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a particular event or time

แทบ

thâep — Almost, hardly; very nearly or scarcely

น่าเชื่อ

nâa chûuea — Believable, credible; worthy of being believed

เด็กๆ

dèk dèk — Children; plural or general reference to kids

รัก

rák — To love; deep affection for someone

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun

สามารถ

sǎamâat — Can, able to; having the ability to do

อ่าน

àan — To read text or written material

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action

บท

bòt — Chapter, lesson, or section of a text

ตามมา

taam maa — To follow after; come next in sequence