The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 4

Vocabulary

ลูกชาย

lûuk chaai — Son; male child of a parent

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man; youthful male

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เจ้าของ

jâo khɔ̌ɔng — Owner; person who possesses something

โรงเตี๊ยม

roong tíam — Inn; old-style lodging or guesthouse

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; to inform someone of something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

มัน

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

ถูก

thùuk — To be acted upon; passive marker; also cheap/correct

ล็อค

lɔ́k — To lock; to secure with a lock

ไว้

wái — Kept; placed; particle indicating retained state

ตลอด

talɔ̀ɔt — Throughout; all along; the entire time

เวลา

weelaa — Time; period; moment in time

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

เขา

khǎo — He; she; third-person pronoun for people

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle before verbs/adjectives

เคย

khəəi — Ever; used to; having done something before

เห็น

hěn — To see; to visually perceive something

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone (question/indefinite pronoun)

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go inside a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; question particle expecting yes/no answer

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To exit; to go out; to come out

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

ห้อง

hɔ̂ɔng — Room; enclosed space inside a building

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing

เลย

ləəi — At all; ever; emphatic particle of negation/result

ยกเว้น

yók wên — Except; to exclude; with the exception of

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ตอน

tɔɔn — Period; episode; a specific time or moment

กลางคืน

klaang khʉʉn — Nighttime; the middle of the night

รู้

rúu — To know; to have knowledge of something

สาเหตุ

sǎa hèet — Cause; reason; source of an event or problem

เฉพาะ

chalɔ́ — Specific; particular; only for a certain thing

เจาะจง

jɔ̀ jong — Specific; targeted; deliberately aimed at something

อะไร

arai — What; anything; indefinite or question pronoun

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Matter; story; topic; issue being discussed

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing

รู้สึก

rúu sʉ̀k — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire to do something

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; a little; vague quantifier

เล็กน้อย

lék nɔ́ɔi — A little; slightly; a small amount

แต่

tɛ̀ — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; particle softening or linking clauses

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; high degree

นัก

nák — Very; excessively; intensifier used after negation

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ลึกลับ

lʉ́k láp — Mysterious; secretive; having a hidden nature

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving; prefix meaning worthy of feeling

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested; to pay attention to something

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; to rise; particle indicating increase or direction

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; by means of something

การ

kaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into action nouns

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-naa-kaan — Imagination; ability to form mental images creatively

กับ

kàp — With; and; together; connecting nouns

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to exist

ผี

phǐi — Ghost; spirit; supernatural being

สิง

sing — To possess; a spirit inhabiting a person or place

สังเกต

sǎng kèet — To observe; to notice carefully; to pay attention

แสงไฟ

sɛ̌ɛng fai — Light; glow from a fire or lamp

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; at the time that; ago (time marker)

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; also means to return something

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to a time or event

นั่น

nân — That (over there); demonstrative for distant thing

แหละ

lɛ̀ — Exactly; emphatic particle confirming or stressing point

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; equating subject with predicate

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; item; classifier for abstract things

ที่

thîi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal, feminine)

ค้นพบ

khón phóp — To discover; to find something previously unknown

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

เลขที่

lêek thîi — Number; address number; item number

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; progressive marker

ตามหา

taam hǎa — To search for; to look for someone or something

อยู่

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

อย่างนั้น

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

เหมือนกัน

mʉ̌an kan — Same; likewise; me too; similarly

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; past tense or completion marker

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn níi — Now; at this moment; currently

แก

kɛɛ — You; he/she; informal pronoun for older or familiar person

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker; intend to do

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration

จึง

jʉng — Therefore; then; consequently; so

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; gate; entrance to a building or room

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; after; rear of something

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb for identity

เปิด

pə̀ət — To open; to turn on; to unlock something

สู่

sùu — To; toward; leading into a direction or place

ซอย

sɔɔi — Lane; alley; small side street

แคบ

khɛ̂ɛp — Narrow; tight; not wide in space

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Repetition mark; indicates the preceding word is repeated

ระหว่าง

rawàang — Between; among; during a period of time

ร้าน

ráan — Shop; store; small commercial establishment

อิฐ

ìt — Brick; building material made of baked clay

เก่า

kào — Old; aged; worn from long use

ทรุดโทรม

thrút thrôom — Dilapidated; rundown; in poor deteriorating condition

ที

thii — Time; instance; once; a turn or occasion

หา

hǎa — To look for; to search; to seek something

ลูกกุญแจ

lûuk kun-jɛɛ — Key; small metal tool for locking and unlocking

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

ดอก

dɔ̀ɔk — Flower; classifier for keys and some objects

ขโมย

kha-mooi — To steal; a thief; someone who takes illegally

ป้า

pâa — Aunt; older woman; respectful term for older female

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or group

แรก

rɛ̂ɛk — First; initial; the earliest in a sequence

มืด

mʉ̂ʉt — Dark; without light; darkness

สนิท

sanìt — Close; intimate; tight; completely (as in pitch dark)

ลอง

lɔɔng — To try; to attempt; to test something out

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; try and see particle

อย่า

yàa — Don't; negative imperative; prohibition marker

ลืม

lʉʉm — To forget; to fail to remember something

ระวัง

ra-wang — To be careful; to watch out; to beware

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; since; due to the fact that

แวะ

wɛ̀ — To stop by; to drop in briefly at a place

เมือง

mʉang — City; town; region; country

สอดแนม

sɔ̀ɔt nɛɛm — To spy; to snoop; to secretly observe someone

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occurrence; instance; classifier for events

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

โอกาส

oo-kàat — Opportunity; chance; a favorable moment to act

แก้แค้น

kɛ̂ɛ khɛ́ɛn — To take revenge; to retaliate for a wrongdoing

ถ้า

thâa — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

แค่

khɛ̂ — Only; just; merely; limited to something

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of

แสดงว่า

sa-dɛɛng wâa — Indicates that; shows that; means that

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; no; negation of identity or fact

โอ้โห

ôo hǒo — Wow; oh my; exclamation of surprise or amazement

คนเดียว

khon diiao — Alone; only one person; by oneself

แน่

nɛ̂ɛ — Certainly; for sure; emphatic certainty particle

ล่ะ

lâ — Particle softening questions or adding mild emphasis

ตอนนั้น

tɔɔn nán — At that time; back then; during that moment