The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 11

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'

พยายาม

phayaayaam — To try or make an effort to do something

เถียง

thiang — To argue or dispute against someone's point

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

หักล้าง

hak laang — To refute or disprove an argument or claim

มัน

man — Third person pronoun or 'it'; also used informally

โดย

doi — By means of; through a method or agent

เตือน

tuean — To warn or remind someone about something

จิตสำนึก

jit samnuek — Conscience; moral awareness of right and wrong

ว่า

waa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

เคย

khoei — To have ever done something; past experience marker

ลักขโมย

lak khamooi — To steal; to take something belonging to another

ขนมหวาน

khanom waan — Sweet dessert or sweet snack food

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

แอปเปิล

aeppoen — Apple; the common fruit originally from Central Asia

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

นับครั้งไม่ถ้วน

nap khrang mai thuan — Countless times; too many times to count

แต่

tae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

ก็

ko — Also; then; a discourse particle softening statements

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs and adjectives

อาจ

aat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed state

ลง

long — To go down; directional particle indicating downward motion

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense or possibility marker

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of something

เหตุผล

het phon — Reason; logical justification for a belief or action

ที่

thi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker

ฟังดู

fang du — To sound like; to seem when heard

ไม่น่าเชื่อ

mai naa chuea — Unbelievable; incredible; hard to accept as true

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; such as that

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker; ultimately or finally

ดูเหมือน

du muean — To seem like; to appear to be something

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention indicator

หลีกเลี่ยง

liik liang — To avoid; to evade or stay away from something

ข้อเท็จจริง

kho thet jing — Fact; a piece of verified true information

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; also a relative pronoun

ดื้อรั้น

duea ran — Stubborn; obstinate; refusing to change one's mind

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; negating ability or past action

การ

kaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to grab a small object with fingers

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree

แค่

khae — Just; only; informal word limiting quantity or degree

ฉวย

chuai — To snatch; to grab something quickly and opportunistically

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that; nothing more; used to limit scope

ขณะ

khana — While; at the moment; during a period of time

เอา

ao — To take; to get; informal verb for obtaining something

ของมีค่า

khong mii khaa — Valuables; things that have significant worth or value

ถือเป็น

thue pen — To be considered as; to be regarded as something

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; kind of; adverbial degree marker

ตรงไปตรงมา

trong pai trong maa — Straightforward; honest and direct in manner

พระคัมภีร์

phra khamphi — The Bible; sacred religious scriptures or holy text

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; indicating existence or possession

บัญญัติ

banyat — Commandment; a law or decree officially established

ห้าม

haam — To prohibit; to forbid someone from doing something

การกระทำ

kaan kratham — Action; act; a deed or behavior carried out

ไว้

wai — Particle indicating keeping, reserving, or doing in advance

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; consequently as a result of this

จึง

jueng — Therefore; then; showing result or logical consequence

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — To intend; to be determined or focused on something

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; the center of emotions and intentions

ตราบใด

traap dai — As long as; for as long as a condition holds

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; an ongoing state or action continues

คง

khong — Probably; likely; likely to remain the same state

อยู่

yuu — To stay; to be located; continuous aspect marker

ธุรกิจ

thurakit — Business; commercial enterprise or trade activity

ปล้นสะดม

plon sadom — To plunder; to raid and rob by force violently

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ถูก

thuuk — Passive marker; also means correct or cheap

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen or become something

มัวหมอง

mua moong — Tarnished; stained; morally or reputationally blemished

อาชญากรรม

aatchayaakam — Crime; an illegal act punishable by law

อีก

iik — More; again; another; indicating addition or repetition

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue; from now on; going forward in time

จากนั้น

jaak nan — After that; then; indicating sequence of events

ยอม

yom — To yield; to agree; to accept or give in

สงบศึก

sa-ngop suek — Truce; ceasefire; an agreement to stop fighting temporarily

เหล่า

lao — Plural marker for groups of people or things

โจรสลัด

joon salat — Pirate; a person who robs at sea

ความขัดแย้ง

khwaam khat yaeng — Conflict; disagreement; opposing ideas or interests clashing

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

น่าประหลาด

naa prahlaat — Surprising; strange; worthy of astonishment or wonder

เหล่านี้

lao nii — These; referring to a group of nearby things or people

หลับ

lap — To sleep; to be asleep with eyes closed