The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 9

Vocabulary

ก็

gôr — Particle indicating 'also' or 'then' in context

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

แหละ

làe — Emphatic particle meaning 'exactly' or 'that's it'

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, or section of something

ใหญ่

yài — Large, big in size or importance

เป็น

bpen — To be; indicates state or identity

เพราะ

práw — Because; conjunction giving a reason

พวก

pûak — Group of people; a bunch or cluster

เขา

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

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ชอบ

chôrp — To like or enjoy something or someone

ไป

bpai — To go; movement away from speaker

ใน

nai — In, inside; preposition of location

ที่

têe — Place; relative pronoun; location marker

มี

mee — To have; to exist or possess something

คน

kon — Person, human being, individual

ถูก

tùuk — To be subjected to; also means 'correct'

ฆ่า

kâa — To kill; to cause death intentionally

ตาย

dtaai — To die; to be dead

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'

แต่

dtàe — But; conjunction indicating contrast

เคย

koie — To have ever done; past experience marker

ใคร

krai — Who; interrogative pronoun for a person

เห็น

hěn — To see; to visually perceive something

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun for a thing

รอบๆ

rôrp rôrp — Around, surrounding an area or object

บ้าน

bâan — House, home; residential dwelling

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; also means 'back' or classifier for houses

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pointing to something distant

นอก

nôrk — Outside, exterior of a place

จาก

jàak — From; preposition indicating origin or separation

ตอน

dtorn — Period of time; moment or episode

กลาง

glaang — Middle, center; also used for 'midnight'

คืน

keun — Night; also means 'to return something'

แค่

kâe — Only, just; limiting amount or degree

แสง

sǎeng — Light, beam of light or radiance

สี

sǐi — Color; shade or hue of something

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid or fluid substance

เงิน

ngern — Money; also means silver color

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few instances

ดวง

duang — Orb, heavenly body; classifier for lights or stars

ลอด

lôrt — To pass through a narrow or enclosed space

ผ่าน

pàan — To pass by or through something

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next in sequence

ต่าง

dtàang — Different, various; to differ from something

ผี

pěe — Ghost, spirit; supernatural entity

แท้

táe — True, genuine, authentic

จริง

jing — Real, true, actual; not false

หรอก

ròrk — Particle emphasizing negation or dismissal

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative of location

ตาม

dtaam — To follow; according to; along

กะ

gà — To estimate, plan; informal 'intend to'

พริบ

príp — Blink of an eye; a very brief moment

คุณ

kun — You; polite second-person pronoun

วาง

waang — To put down, place or set something

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; emotional center of a person

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; also indicates past tense

เลย

loie — At all; so; particle of emphasis or result

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

ต้อง

dtông — Must, have to; necessity or obligation

ใกล้ๆ

glâi glâi — Very near, close by in proximity

ข้าง

kâang — Side, beside; adjacent to something

มัน

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

แน่ๆ

nâe nâe — Certainly, definitely, for sure

เหตุ

hèt — Cause, reason, motive for an event

ผล

pon — Result, outcome, fruit of an action

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ดี

dee — Good, well; positive quality or behavior

ใช้

cháai — To use, utilize, employ something

ใช่

châi — Yes, correct; affirmative confirmation

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or action

ไง

ngai — Informal particle meaning 'how' or 'right?'

ออก

òrk — To exit, come out; go outward

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

จะ

jà — Will; future tense or intention marker

กลัว

glua — To be afraid, scared of something

ทำไม

tam-mai — Why; asking for a reason or cause

ล่ะ

lâ — Particle seeking confirmation or mild emphasis

บุก

bùk — To invade, intrude, or push into a place

สิง

sǐng — To possess or inhabit, as a spirit does

ถ้า

tâa — If; conditional conjunction in Thai

อย่าง

yàang — Type, kind; in a manner of something

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun, often female

เสี่ยง

sìang — To risk; dangerous or risky action

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or emphasis

ขณะ

kà-nà — Moment, while; during a period of time

ทั้ง

táng — Both, all; entirety of something included

สอง

sǒrng — Two; the number 2

เริ่ม

rêrm — To begin, start an action or process

เดิน

dern — To walk; move on foot

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward movement

เนิน

nern — Hill, slope; a gentle elevated landform

หุบ

hùp — Valley; to close or fold inward

เต็ม

dtem — Full, completely filled with something

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too; with; by means of

จันทร์

jan — Moon; also Monday in Thai culture

เบื้อง

bêuang — Side, direction; used in compound directional phrases

ล่าง

lâang — Below, lower, underneath something

ตั้ง

dtâng — To set up, establish; to stand upright

โดด

dòot — To jump; alone, isolated by itself

เดี่ยว

dìao — Single, alone, solitary; by oneself

สิ้น

sîn — To end, finish; completely depleted

เชิง

cherng — Base, foot of a hill; manner or style

รั้ว

rúa — Fence, wall surrounding a property

หาย

hǎai — To disappear, vanish; to recover from illness

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

พืช

pêut — Plant, vegetation, flora

รก

rók — Overgrown, messy, unkempt vegetation

ปก

bpòk — To cover; also means a book cover

คลุม

klum — To cover over, drape or conceal something

แม้

máe — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

กระทั่ง

grà-tâng — Until, even; up to a point in time

ประตู

bprà-dtuu — Door, gate; entrance to a place

ปล่อง

bplòng — Chimney, flue; a hollow tube or shaft

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame; also electricity or light

พัง

pang — To collapse, break down, fall apart

ทลาย

tá-laai — To crumble, demolish, be destroyed completely

จน

jon — Until; also means poor or impoverished

กรอบ

grôrp — Frame; also crispy texture of food

ว่าง

wâang — Empty, vacant, free of occupancy

เปล่า

bplào — Empty, bare; also means 'no' informally

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

มุม

mum — Corner, angle; a specific spot or nook

หนึ่ง

nèung — One; the number 1

ของ

kǒrng — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

คา

kaa — To remain stuck; lodged or caught somewhere

ยุบ

yúp — To collapse inward, sink down or dissolve

เด็ก

dèk — Child, kid; a young person

ชาย

chaai — Male, man; masculine gender

จ้อง

jông — To stare, gaze fixedly at something

มอง

morng — To look at, observe something visually

ครู่

krûu — A short while, brief moment in time

ครึ่ง

krêung — Half; one of two equal parts

คาด

kâat — To expect, anticipate; to guess or predict

หวัง

wǎng — To hope, wish for something desired

ลอย

loi — To float, drift in air or water

พูด

pûut — To speak, talk, say something verbally

คุย

kui — To chat, converse casually with someone

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, noise heard audibly

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly, gently, lightly in sound or touch

ยาม

yaam — Guard, watchman; period or time of watch

ค่ำ

kâm — Evening, dusk; early nighttime hours

สถาน

sà-tǎan — Place, establishment; station or site

การณ์

gaan — Situation, circumstance; often used in compounds

ควร

kuan — Should, ought to; expressing advisability

เบี่ยง

bìang — To swerve, deviate, turn aside from path

ทาง

taang — Path, way, road; direction of travel

ขวา

kwǎa — Right side; the right direction

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker in Thai

ไกล

glai — Far, distant; a long way away

เพื่อ

pêua — In order to; for the purpose of

หลีก

lèek — To avoid, step aside, get out of way

เลี่ยง

lîang — To evade, avoid, dodge something unwanted

ห่าง

hàang — Far from, distant, separated by space

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot; high degree

สุด

sùt — Extreme, utmost; end or furthest point

มุ่ง

mûng — To head toward, aim at a destination

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to a place

ป่า

bpàa — Forest, jungle, wild natural area

ประดับ

bprà-dàp — To decorate, adorn with ornamental elements

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect; face or dimension of something