The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 9

Vocabulary

ใช่

chai — Yes; used to affirm or agree with something

พวก

phuak — Group of people; they/them (informal)

เขา

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

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker

แน่

nae — Certain, sure; used for emphasis

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly, of course; expressing definite agreement

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or quote

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

บางที

bang-thi — Sometimes, perhaps; indicating possibility or occasional occurrence

ตอน

ton — Period, moment, episode; referring to a time

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

อาจ

at — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to, along

หา

ha — To search for, look for something or someone

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

อยู่

yu — To be located; stay, reside somewhere

ก็

ko — Also, then; connective particle linking clauses

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense

ฉัน

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

คิด

khit — To think, consider; have an opinion about something

หวัง

wang — To hope, wish for a desired outcome

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, manner; like, as

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

รู้

ru — To know, be aware of information or facts

หาย

hai — To disappear, vanish; recover from illness

ไป

pai — To go; move away from the speaker

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something occurred

ไหร่

rai — When (in questions); used in เมื่อไหร่ (when?)

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

ที่

thi — At, which; place or relative clause marker

กลับ

klap — To return, go back to a previous place

เรือ

ruea — Boat, ship; watercraft used for transportation

น่า

na — Should, ought to; makes adjectives into suggestions

มืด

muet — Dark; absence of light, gloomy

สังเกต

sang-koet — To observe, notice; pay careful attention to something

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at the end of sentences

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or unfinished action

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai sentences

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How, in what way; asking about manner

แม่

mae — Mother; female parent

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — You (informal female); she/her pronoun

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately, at once; without any delay

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until, up to

บ้าน

ban — House, home; one's place of residence

แวว

waeo — Glint, sparkle; sign or hint in someone's eyes

ตา

ta — Eye; also maternal grandfather in Thai

หวาด

wat — Frightened, terrified; feeling of extreme fear

กลัว

klua — To be afraid, fear something or someone

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front part of the head

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause, make; result in a certain condition

สติ

sa-ti — Consciousness, awareness; presence of mind

คืน

khuen — Night; also to return something to someone

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ตระหนัก

tra-nak — To realize, become aware of something important

ตน

ton — Oneself; formal reflexive pronoun in Thai

เอง

eng — Self, oneself; emphasizes personal action or identity

พูด

phut — To speak, talk; express words verbally

พลาด

phlat — To miss, make a mistake; slip up

มี

mi — To have, there is/are; indicating existence

กำหนด

kam-not — To set, schedule, determine; a fixed plan

เด็ก

dek — Child, kid; a young person

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all; entirety of something or group

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet, silent; absence of noise or sound

ลง

long — Down, to descend; move downward or decrease

จม

chom — To sink, submerge; go down under water

กับ

kap — With, and; together with someone or something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ชั่ว

chua — Evil, wicked; also brief moment of time

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment, instant; a brief period of time

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into action nouns

ระเบิด

ra-boet — Explosion, bomb; to explode or burst suddenly

โศกเศร้า

sok-sao — Grief, sorrow; feeling deep sadness or mourning

อีก

ik — Again, more, another; additional or repeated action

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occurrence; classifier for times or instances

บอก

bok — To tell, inform; communicate information to someone

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning 'for' or 'let'

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object; refers to an item or matter

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; seat of emotions and feelings

พุ่ง

phung — To surge, dart, shoot forward rapidly

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in; inward directional particle

กระแทก

kra-thaek — To slam, crash into; hit with heavy force

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example; introducing examples

นั่น

nan — That (one); pointing to a specific distant thing

คือ

khue — Is, means; defines or equates two things

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

อาทิตย์

a-thit — Sun; also week in Thai

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go past; elapse (time)

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts

ก่อน

kon — Before, first; preceding in time or order

นาง

nang — Mrs., woman; formal title for adult female

ค้น

khon — To search, investigate; look through carefully

พบ

phop — To find, meet, discover; encounter someone or something

จับตา

chap-ta — To watch closely, keep an eye on someone

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze; direct one's eyes toward

เศษ

set — Remnant, fragment; leftover piece of something

เทียน

thian — Candle; a wax stick burned for light

ดู

du — To look, watch; observe visually

มัน

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

ละลาย

la-lai — To melt, dissolve; become liquid from solid

ช้าๆ

cha-cha — Slowly, gradually; at a slow pace

ไร้

rai — Without, lacking; devoid of something

ปรานี

pra-ni — Mercy, compassion; showing kindness toward others

เห็น

hen — To see, perceive visually; notice something

ไส้

sai — Intestine, gut; inner contents of something

ยาว

yao — Long; extended in length or duration

นิ้ว

niu — Finger, inch; digit on hand or foot

ยืน

yuen — To stand; be in an upright position

โดดเดี่ยว

dot-diao — Lonely, isolated, alone; without companions or support

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most, -est; superlative marker in Thai

เปลว

plaeo — Flame, blaze; the visible burning part of fire

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame; also electricity or light

อ่อน

on — Soft, weak, tender; lacking firmness or strength

แรง

raeng — Strong, hard, force; physical strength or energy

ลุก

luk — To rise up, stand up; flame to flare up

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; upward directional particle

ดับ

dap — To extinguish, go out; put out a fire

ไต่

tai — To climb, crawl; move along a surface slowly

ควัน

khwan — Smoke; gas produced by burning material

บางๆ

bang-bang — Thin, faint, wispy; lacking thickness or density

เอื่อย

uaei — Slow, leisurely, drifting; moving without urgency

ยอด

yot — Top, tip, peak; the highest point of something

สัก

sak — A bit, just; softens requests or approximations

ครู่

khru — A moment, a short while; brief period of time

สยดสยอง

sa-yot-sa-yong — Horrifying, terrifying; causing extreme fear or disgust

สนิท

sa-nit — Close, intimate; tight friendship or sealed completely

ปก

pok — Cover, lid; to cover or shield something

คลุม

khlum — To cover over, drape; spread over a surface

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; each without exception

นาน

nan — Long time; extended duration

เท่า

thao — Equal, as much as; same amount or degree

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

หลัง

lang — After, behind, back; posterior side or following time

จาก

chak — From, away from; indicating origin or separation

จึง

chueng — Therefore, so; indicating consequence or result

ค่อยๆ

khoi-khoi — Gradually, little by little; slowly and carefully

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, sense; experience an emotion or sensation

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects

ร้องไห้

rong-hai — To cry, weep; shed tears from emotion

อ้อม

om — To wrap around, embrace; go around something

แขน

khaen — Arm; upper limb of the human body

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone; interrogative pronoun for people

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings