The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chăn — I, me (informal first-person pronoun)

หวัง

wăng — To hope or wish for something

ว่า

wâa — That; introducing a subordinate clause or quote

เธอ

ter — You or she (informal pronoun)

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

รัก

rák — To love; feel deep affection for someone

มาก

mâak — Very; a lot; to a great degree

ขนาด

kà-nàat — Size; extent; to the degree that

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ป้า

bpâa — Aunt; older woman, father's or mother's sister

พูด

pûut — To speak or talk

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; as well

น้ำเสียง

nám-sĭang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking

เศร้าโศก

sâo-sòok — Sorrowful; deeply sad and grief-stricken

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; relative pronoun or preposition

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make someone feel something

เด็กชาย

dèk-chaai — Boy; a male child

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

อึดอัดใจ

èut-àt-jai — Uncomfortable; feeling uneasy or emotionally stifled

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

คง

kong — Probably; likely; expressing probability or assumption

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are

ความหมาย

kwaam-mǎai — Meaning; significance of a word or action

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; at least a little

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

ใส่ใจ

sài-jai — To care about; pay attention to something

พอ

por — Enough; sufficient; just enough

คิด

khít — To think; to consider or contemplate something

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; about; think of; until

แม้ว่า

máe-wâa — Even though; although; despite the fact that

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Did not; cannot; negates past or ability

ก็ตาม

kôr-taam — Even so; regardless; no matter what happens

ไม่เป็นไร

mâi-bpen-rai — Never mind; it's okay; don't worry about it

หรอก

ròk — Particle softening negation or dismissing a statement

นะคะ

ná-khá — Polite particle used by female speakers for softening

คุณป้า

khun-bpâa — Respectful address for an aunt or older woman

อ้อนวอน

ôn-won — To plead; beg earnestly for something

เป็น

bpen — To be; to exist as something

แค่

khâe — Only; just; merely; nothing more than

นิสัย

ní-săi — Habit; personal character or behavioral tendency

เหลาะแหละ

lò-lè — Careless; irresponsible; acting without thought or seriousness

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

เร่งรีบ

rêng-rîip — To rush; hurry; move or act hastily

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

เสมอ

sà-mǒe — Always; all the time; consistently

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; so much that

ไม่เคย

mâi-khoei — Never; have never done something before

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เลย

loei — At all; ever; intensifier for negation or emphasis

น่าเสียดาย

nâa-sĭa-daai — It's a pity; what a shame; unfortunately

ยิ่งกว่า

yîng-kwàa — More than; even more so than something else

คิดถึง

khít-thǔeng — To miss someone; think fondly of someone absent

แน่

nâe — Certainly; surely; definitely true

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

มา

maa — To come; directional marker toward speaker

สักวันหนึ่ง

sàk-wan-nùeng — One day; someday in the future

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze at something

ย้อน

yón — To look back; retrace; reverse direction

กลับไป

klàp-bpai — To go back; return to a previous place or time

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

สาย

săai — Late; too late; delayed beyond appropriate time

เกินไป

goen-bpai — Too much; excessively; beyond a reasonable limit

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; past action completion marker

ปรารถนา

bpraat-thà-naa — To wish; desire deeply; long for something

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; it is appropriate to

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

นี้

níi — This; referring to something close or present

สักนิด

sàk-nít — Just a little; a tiny bit of something

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ตอน

torn — Period; moment; episode; a time segment

แทบ

tâep — Almost; nearly; barely; on the verge of

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; it is necessary to

เสีย

sĭa — To lose; to waste; particle indicating unfortunate outcome

ก็

kôr — Then; also; so; connective or emphasis particle

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

นี่

nîi — This; here; emphatic demonstrative pronoun

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers

ผม

phǒm — I, me (polite male first-person pronoun)

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; of high quality

แสดงออก

sà-daeng-òk — To express oneself; show feelings outwardly

ให้

hâi — To give; for; causative particle in Thai

ตอนนี้

torn-níi — Right now; at this moment; currently

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire something strongly

ตัวเอง

dtua-eeng — Oneself; yourself; themselves; reflexive pronoun

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; issue or subject

สำนึกผิด

sǎm-nûek-phìt — To feel remorse; be conscious of wrongdoing

แต่

dtàe — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

ยังไง

yang-ngai — Anyway; how; in what way (informal)

ฝัน

făn — To dream; a dream during sleep

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening statements

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something farther away

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continue to do something

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmative answer

มั้ย

mái — Question particle; right? or is it so?

แมว

maew — Cat; a domestic feline animal

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; to get; past marker

คืน

khuuen — Night; to return something back to owner

วันพุธ

wan-phút — Wednesday; the fourth day of the week

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated somewhere

โน่น

nôon — Over there; that thing far away

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to something

เตียง

tiang — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping

ข้างๆ

khâang-khâang — Right beside; right next to something

ก็ใช่

kôr-châi — That's right too; yes indeed; exactly so

พวกเรา

phûak-rao — We; us; our group of people

อย่างนั้น

yàang-nán — Like that; in that way; that manner

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; genuinely; for real

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something

ความฝัน

kwaam-făn — A dream; an aspiration or vision

แม่

mâe — Mother; mom; female parent

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — Here; at this place; this location

โอ้โห

ôo-hŏo — Wow; exclamation of surprise or amazement

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation expressing emotion or realization

เยอะ

yóe — A lot; many; much; in great quantity

เลือนลาง

luean-laang — Faint; vague; blurry; barely visible or remembered