The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 5

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

อาจจะ

aat ja — Might, may; expresses possibility or uncertainty

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

เธอ

thoe — You or she; informal second or third person pronoun

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; intensifier or result marker

ก็ได้

ko dai — That's fine, okay; expressing acceptance or permission

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ถึงแม้

thueng mae — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense or intention marker

บางที

baang thee — Sometimes, perhaps; indicates occasional occurrence or possibility

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; discourse particle linking clauses

คิด

khit — To think or consider something mentally

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ทั้งนั้น

thang nan — All of it, everything; refers to entirety without exception

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

มัน

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

มืด

muet — Dark; lacking light, describing darkness

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient; also means just as or when

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun used by females or informally

คิดว่า

khit wa — To think that, believe that; introduces an opinion

ติดตาม

tit taam — To follow, track, or keep up with someone

ไม่รู้

mai ruu — Don't know; expressing lack of knowledge or uncertainty

ลองดู

long duu — To try and see, give it a shot

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe or trust something or someone

เถอะ

thoe — Come on, just do it; urging or softening particle

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing a subordinate clause

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to; trailing after someone or something

เพราะ

phro — Because; conjunction giving a reason or cause

รู้

ruu — To know, to be aware of something

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completion or sequence of events

แก้แค้น

kae khaen — To take revenge, get back at someone

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from speaker

เอา

ao — To take, want, get; versatile action verb

เงิน

ngoen — Money; also means silver as a material

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

ทันที

than thee — Immediately, right away; without any delay

จริง

jing — True, real; expressing truth or genuineness

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; adds inclusion or accompaniment

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; emphatic repetition expressing strong sincerity

นั่นแหละ

nan lae — Exactly that, that's it; emphatic confirmation particle

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; also means even or until

เรียกว่า

riak wa — Called, known as; used to name or label something

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk; the act of verbal communication

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense or achievement

อย่า

yaa — Don't; imperative particle prohibiting an action

ท้อถอย

tho thoi — To give up, be discouraged and withdraw from effort

นะ

na — Softening particle; seeks agreement or adds friendliness

ท้อ

tho — Discouraged, disheartened; feeling like giving up

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise, same here; expressing similarity or agreement