The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 1

Vocabulary

ประมาณ

pra-maan — approximately, about, roughly a certain amount

ครึ่ง

khrueng — half, one of two equal parts

ชั่วโมง

chua-moong — hour, a unit of sixty minutes

หลัง

lang — after, behind, or back of something

สิบ

sip — ten, the number ten

โมง

moong — o'clock, used in Thai time expressions

ระฆัง

ra-khang — bell, a hollow metal object that rings

แตก

taek — to break, crack, or shatter into pieces

ร้าว

raao — cracked, having a visible line of damage

ของ

khoong — of, belonging to; also means things or stuff

โบสถ์

boot — church or temple, a religious building

เล็กๆ

lek lek — small, tiny, used to emphasize smallness

ก็

koo — also, then, a connective particle in Thai

เริ่ม

roem — to begin, to start an action or event

ดัง

dang — loud, famous, or to ring out loudly

ขึ้น

khuen — to rise, go up, increase in level

และ

lae — and, connecting words or clauses together

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

ไม่

mai — not, a negative particle in Thai

ช้า

chaa — slow, not fast in movement or pace

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — people, persons in general, the public

มา

maa — to come, move toward the speaker

รวม

ruam — to gather, combine, include together

ตัว

tua — body, self, or classifier for animals

กัน

kan — together, each other, a reciprocal particle

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of something

ฟัง

fang — to listen, to hear attentively

เทศน์

thet — sermon, a religious speech or teaching

ยาม

yaam — time period, watch, guard duty shift

เช้า

chaao — morning, the early part of the day

เด็กๆ

dek dek — children, kids, young ones collectively

จาก

jaak — from, away from a place or source

โรงเรียน

roong-rian — school, an institution for education

วัน

wan — day, a twenty-four hour period

อาทิตย์

aa-thit — Sunday, or the sun; a week in Thai

กระจาย

kra-jaai — to spread out, disperse in many directions

อยู่

yuu — to be at, to stay, to reside somewhere

ทั่ว

thua — throughout, all over, everywhere

นั่ง

nang — to sit down, to be in a seated position

ม้า

maa — horse, a large four-legged animal

ร่วม

ruam — to join, participate, share together

กับ

kap — with, together with, and (linking nouns)

พ่อ

phoo — father, a male parent

แม่

mae — mother, a female parent

ตน

ton — oneself, a formal reflexive pronoun

ให้

hai — to give, to allow, causing something for someone

ภายใต้

phaai-tai — under, beneath, below in authority or position

การ

kaan — a nominalizing prefix indicating action or process

ดูแล

duu-lae — to take care of, look after someone

ป้า

paa — aunt, or an older woman respectfully addressed

ถึง

thueng — to reach, arrive at, until a point

เธอ

thoe — she, her, you (informal, often for females)

โดย

dooi — by, by means of, through an agent

ถูก

thuuk — cheap, correct, or passive voice marker

จัด

jat — to arrange, organize, set in order

ชิด

chit — close, near, next to something or someone

ทางเดิน

thaang-doen — aisle, walkway, a passage for walking through

เขา

khao — he, she, they; also means mountain

ห่าง

haang — far, distant, away from something

หน้าต่าง

naa-taang — window, an opening in a wall for light

ที่

thii — at, place, relative pronoun, classifier for spots

เปิด

poet — to open, turn on, start operating

ทิวทัศน์

thiu-that — scenery, landscape, a scenic view outside

ฤดู

rue-duu — season, one of the yearly climate periods

ร้อน

roon — hot, warm in temperature; summer heat

ข้าง

khaang — side, beside, next to something

นอก

nook — outside, exterior, beyond a boundary

ดึงดูด

dueng-duut — to attract, draw in, be appealing to someone

ใจ

jai — heart, mind, inner feelings or attention

มาก

maak — much, many, a lot, very much

ที่สุด

thii-sut — the most, superlative degree in Thai

เท่า

thao — equal to, as much as, the same amount

จะ

ja — will, going to, a future tense marker

ทำ

tham — to do, make, perform an action

ได้

dai — can, able to, to get or obtain something

ฝูงชน

fuung-chon — crowd, a large group of people gathered

ทยอย

tha-yooi — gradually, one by one, in succession

เข้า

khao — to enter, go into, move inward

ตาม

taam — to follow, according to, along something

ได้แก่

dai-kae — namely, that is, specifically referring to

นาย

naai — Mr., master, a title for adult males

ไปรษณีย์

prai-sa-nii — post office, mail service system

ชรา

cha-raa — elderly, old age, advanced in years

ผู้

phuu — person who, one who, a prefix for roles

ยากไร้

yaak-rai — poor, impoverished, lacking money and resources

เคย

khoei — used to, have ever done something before

มี

mii — to have, there is, to possess something

ดี

dii — good, well, of high quality or character

กว่า

kwaa — more than, comparative marker in Thai

นี้

nii — this, referring to something nearby or present

นายก

naa-yok — mayor, prime minister, leader of a body

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — wife, a female spouse in a marriage

เพราะ

phro — because, since, due to a reason

นั่น

nan — that, referring to something farther away

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that, a relative clause connector

เป็น

pen — to be, to become, linking subject and predicate

หนึ่ง

nueng — one, the number one, a single item

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, matter, an abstract or concrete item

จำเป็น

jam-pen — necessary, essential, must be done

อื่นๆ

ueen ueen — others, other things or people besides these

พิพากษา

phi-phak-saa — to judge, render a legal verdict or ruling

ประจำ

pra-jam — regular, permanent, assigned to a position

ท้องถิ่น

thoong-thin — local, pertaining to a particular area or region

หญิง

ying — woman, female gender

งาม

ngaam — beautiful, lovely, pleasing to the eye

ฉลาด

cha-laat — clever, smart, intelligent person

วัย

wai — age, stage of life, period of one's years

สี่สิบ

sii-sip — forty, the number forty

กว้าง

kwaang — wide, broad, spacious in dimension

น้ำใจ

naam-jai — generosity, kindheartedness, spirit of goodwill

ฐานะ

thaa-na — status, social position, financial standing

คฤหาสน์

kha-rue-haat — mansion, a large grand residence or estate

บน

bon — on, above, on top of a surface

เนิน

noen — hill, a small elevated area of land

วัง

wang — palace, a royal or grand residence

เพียง

phiang — only, just, merely a small amount

แห่ง

haeng — classifier for places, locations, or institutions

เดียว

diao — single, alone, only one of something

เมือง

mueang — city, town, a populated urban area

ต้อนรับ

toon-rap — to welcome, receive guests warmly

ขับ

khap — to drive, propel, or sing (in some contexts)

สู้

suu — to fight, resist, compete against something

งาน

ngaan — work, job, event, or festival gathering

เลี้ยง

liang — to host a party, raise animals, feed someone

ฉลอง

cha-loong — to celebrate, commemorate a special occasion

อย่าง

yaang — in a manner of, type of, kind of way

โอ่อ่า

oo-aa — grand, magnificent, splendid in appearance

ฟุ่มเฟือย

fum-fueai — extravagant, lavish, wastefully luxurious

บรรดา

ban-daa — all of, the various, among a group

ภาค

phaak — region, section, part of a country

ภูมิ

phuum — land, ground, knowledge, or pride in origin

พัน

phan — thousand, or to wrap, bind around something

ตรี

trii — third, three, a prefix meaning three

แต่

tae — but, however, yet, a contrast conjunction

น่า

naa — worthy of, deserving, ought to feel a certain way

เคารพ

khao-rop — to respect, show reverence toward someone

ทนายความ

tha-naai-khwaam — lawyer, attorney, a legal professional

บุคคล

buk-khon — person, individual, a human being

สำคัญ

sam-khan — important, significant, of great importance

คน

khon — person, people, classifier for human beings

ใหม่

mai — new, fresh, recently made or arrived

ไกลๆ

klai klai — far away, distant, from a remote place

ถัด

that — next, following immediately after in sequence

คือ

khue — is, means, that is to say, namely

นางงาม

naang-ngaam — beauty queen, a beautiful woman title

หมู่บ้าน

muu-baan — village, a small rural community settlement

ด้วย

duai — also, too, with, by means of something

หมู่

muu — group, cluster, a collection of similar things

สาว

saao — young woman, girl, an unmarried young female

น้อย

nooi — little, few, small in quantity or amount

ทำลาย

tham-laai — to destroy, ruin, damage something severely

หัวใจ

hua-jai — heart, the organ or emotional center of feelings

หนุ่มๆ

num num — young men, referring to several young males

แต่งกาย

taeng-kaai — to dress up, wear clothing, get dressed

ผ้า

phaa — cloth, fabric, material for clothing

ประดับ

pra-dap — to decorate, adorn, embellish with ornaments

ริบบิ้น

rib-bin — ribbon, a narrow decorative strip of fabric

นั้น

nan — that, those, referring to something previously mentioned

เสมียน

sa-mian — clerk, office worker, administrative staff member

หนุ่ม

num — young man, a youthful adult male

ทุก

thuk — every, all, each one without exception

พร้อม

phroom — ready, prepared, complete, all together

พวกเขา

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

ยืน

yuen — to stand, to be in an upright position

ห้องโถง

hoong-thoong — hall, lobby, a large entrance room

หน้า

naa — face, front, next, page of a document

หัว

hua — head, top, the upper part of the body

ไม้เท้า

mai-thaao — walking stick, cane used for support while walking

กำแพง

kam-phaeng — wall, a vertical structure enclosing a space

วงกลม

wong-klom — circle, a round shape with no corners

ชื่นชม

chuen-chom — to admire, appreciate, express admiration for something

ผม

phom — hair, or 'I/me' (polite male first person)

ยิ้ม

yim — to smile, a happy facial expression

จน

jon — poor, or until, up to a point in time

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — until, even, up to the point of something

สุดท้าย

sut-thaai — last, final, the very end of a sequence

ผ่าน

phaan — to pass, go through, pass by something

แถว

thaeo — row, line, a queue of people or things

ไป

pai — to go, move away from the speaker

ท้าย

thaai — end, tail, rear, the last part of something

เด็กชาย

dek-chaai — boy, a male child

ตัวอย่าง

tua-yaang — example, sample, a representative instance

ระมัดระวัง

ra-mat-ra-wang — careful, cautious, exercising great care

ราวกับ

raao-kap — as if, as though, resembling a certain way

ว่า

waa — that, to say, introducing reported speech

แก้ว

kaeo — glass, crystal, a drinking glass or gemstone

คริสตัล

khrit-tan — crystal, a clear brilliant glasslike material