The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 1

Vocabulary

ผู้อ่าน

phûu àan — Reader; person who reads text or books

อาจ

àat — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

วางใจ

waang jai — To trust, rely on, or have confidence in

ได้ว่า

dâi wâa — Can say that; used to introduce a conclusion

โชคลาภ

chôok lâap — Fortune, luck; unexpected wealth or good fortune

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; place or relative pronoun

ตก

tòk — To fall, drop; to descend from a higher position

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; until, up to a point

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something known

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action

สร้าง

sâang — To build, create, or establish something new

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ฮือฮา

hʉa haa — Sensation, buzz; causing great excitement or uproar

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; a type or kind of something

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng yài — Grand, magnificent, great; impressively large or important

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

หมู่บ้าน

mùu bâan — Village; a small rural residential community

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small, tiny; reduplication emphasizing smallness informally

ยากจน

yâak jon — Poor, impoverished; lacking money and material resources

เงิน

ngən — Money; also means silver as a metal

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Amount, quantity, number of something countable

มหาศาล

má-hǎa-sǎan — Enormous, vast, immense; describing a huge quantity

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size, scale, dimension; to the extent that

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ล้วน

lúan — All, entirely, wholly; every single one without exception

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

เงินสด

ngən sòt — Cash; physical paper money or coins

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; emphasis on authenticity or sincerity

ดู

duu — To look, watch, seem; observe or appear a certain way

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, as if; resembling something else

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, issue; topic or subject of discussion

แทบ

thâep — Almost, nearly, hardly; on the verge of something

ไม่

mâi — No, not; primary negation particle in Thai

น่าเชื่อ

nâa chʉ̂a — Believable, credible, plausible; worthy of being believed

ได้เลย

dâi əəi — At all; intensifier emphasizing negation or impossibility

เรื่องนี้

rʉ̂ang níi — This matter, this story; referring to current topic

ถูก

thùuk — Cheap; correct; passive voice marker in Thai

พูดถึง

phûut thʉ̌ng — To talk about, mention, bring up in conversation

เคลิ้มฝัน

khlêem fǎn — To daydream, be lost in fantasy or wishful thinking

ยกย่อง

yók yông — To praise, honor, elevate someone with admiration

สรรเสริญ

sǎn-sərən — To extol, glorify, lavishly praise someone or something

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; also means poor/impoverished

กระทั่ง

krà-thâng — Until, even; to the extent or point of something

สติ

sà-tì — Mindfulness, consciousness, mental awareness and composure

ของ

khɔ̌ng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ชาวบ้าน

chaao bâan — Villagers, local residents; ordinary folk of a community

หลายคน

lǎai khon — Many people, numerous persons; several individuals

เริ่ม

rəəm — To begin, start; commence an action or process

สั่นคลอน

sân khlɔɔn — To shake, waver, become destabilized or unsteady

ภายใต้

phaai tâi — Under, beneath; under the influence or condition of

ความตื่นเต้น

khwaam tʉ̀n tên — Excitement, thrill; state of being highly stimulated emotionally

ผลดี

phǒn dii — Good result, positive outcome; beneficial effect of something

บ้าน

bâan — House, home; residential building or place of living

ทุก

thúk — Every, each, all; referring to every member of a group

หลัง

lǎng — Behind, after; also classifier for houses and buildings

กล่าวขาน

klàao khǎan — To talk about repeatedly, speak of with interest

ว่า

wâa — That, say; introduces reported speech or a clause

ผีสิง

phǐi sǐng — Haunted by a ghost; spirit possession of a place

ใกล้เคียง

klâi khîang — Nearby, neighboring, close by; in the vicinity

รื้อ

rʉ́ʉ — To demolish, dismantle, tear apart a structure

ทีละ

thii lá — One at a time, piece by piece; incrementally

แผ่น

phàen — Sheet, plank, flat piece; classifier for flat objects

รากฐาน

râak thǎan — Foundation, base, groundwork; fundamental underlying structure

ขุด

khùt — To dig, excavate; to delve into earth or ground

ค้นหา

khón hǎa — To search for, seek out, look for something

สมบัติ

sǒm-bàt — Treasure, wealth; valuable possessions or hidden riches

ซ่อน

sɔ̂ɔn — To hide, conceal; to keep something out of sight

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, be located; ongoing action marker

ผู้ที่

phûu thîi — Those who, the person who; relative pronoun for people

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform; carry out an action

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that, in such a manner; referring to prior action

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not, not the case; negating identity or fact

เด็กๆ

dèk dèk — Children, kids; young people in general

แต่

tàe — But, however, only; contrastive conjunction in Thai

ผู้ใหญ่

phûu yài — Adults; grown-ups or respected community elders

บางคน

baang khon — Some people, certain individuals; not everyone but some

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also, too, then; discourse particle showing continuation

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; masculine gender or adult male person

เคร่งขรึม

khrêng khrʉm — Serious, stern, solemn; maintaining a grave demeanor

โรแมนติก

roo-maen-tìk — Romantic; idealistic about love or adventure

เลย

əəi — At all, ever; also marks passing beyond a point

ด้วยซ้ำ

dûai sám — Even, in fact; emphasizing something surprising or extreme

ไม่ว่า

mâi wâa — No matter, regardless of; wherever or whenever something occurs

ปรากฏตัว

praa-kòt tua — To appear, show up, make an appearance somewhere

ที่ไหน

thîi nǎi — Where, wherever; asking about or referring to location

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun in Thai

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive, obtain, get; successfully acquiring something

การ

kaan — Nominalizer for actions or processes; act of doing

เอาอกเอาใจ

ao òk ao jai — To pamper, please, cater to someone's desires attentively

ชื่นชม

chʉ̂n chom — To admire, appreciate, express admiration for someone

จ้องมอง

jɔ̂ng mɔɔng — To stare at, gaze fixedly at someone or something

อยู่เสมอ

yùu sà-mǝǝ — Always, constantly, all the time; without exception

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize; retain information in memory

คำพูด

kham phûut — Words, speech, utterance; something spoken by someone

เคย

khəəi — Used to, ever; indicates past experience or habit

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; indicates possession or existence

น้ำหนัก

nám nàk — Weight; also metaphorically means importance or significance

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before, first, previously; earlier in time or order

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now, at this moment; formal or literary term for now

กลับ

klàp — To return; reversal marker indicating opposite result

จดจำ

jòt jam — To memorize, remember well; commit firmly to memory

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say; verbal communication with others

ซ้ำ

sám — Again, repeatedly; to repeat or do something over

ต่อกัน

tɔ̀ɔ kan — To one another, continuing; passing along among people

ทุกสิ่ง

thúk sìng — Everything, all things; every single item or matter

มองว่า

mɔɔng wâa — To view as, consider, regard something in a way

น่าทึ่ง

nâa thʉ̂ng — Amazing, astonishing, impressive; worthy of great wonder

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from the speaker

หมด

mòt — All gone, finished, used up; completely exhausted supply

สูญเสีย

sǔun sǐia — To lose, forfeit; suffer the loss of something valuable

ความสามารถ

khwaam sǎa-mâat — Ability, capability, skill; capacity to do something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, item; general word for any entity

ธรรมดา

tham-má-daa — Ordinary, normal, common; not special or remarkable

สามัญ

sǎa-man — Common, ordinary, regular; plain and unremarkable

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then, and then; marks completed action

ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น

yîng pai kwàa nán — Furthermore, moreover; even more so than that

ประวัติ

prà-wàt — History, background, record; personal or historical account

อดีต

à-diit — Past, former times; referring to history or what was

ขุดคุ้ย

khùt khúi — To dig up, unearth; investigate or rake up old matters

ขึ้นมา

khʉ̂n maa — Up, arise; directional indicating upward movement toward speaker

พบว่า

phóp wâa — To find that, discover that; realize upon investigation

ร่องรอย

rɔ̂ng rɔɔi — Trace, clue, mark; evidence or sign left behind

ตัว

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

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself, themselves; reflexive pronoun in Thai

โดดเด่น

dòot dèn — Outstanding, prominent, standing out from others notably

ชัดเจน

chát jeen — Clear, distinct, obvious; easy to understand or see

หนังสือพิมพ์

nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ phim — Newspaper; printed publication of news and articles

ตีพิมพ์

tii phim — To publish, print; produce text in a publication

ย่อ

yɔ̂ — To abbreviate, summarize, condense; make shorter or briefer

เด็ก

dèk — Child, kid; young person below adulthood

ทั้งสอง

tháng sɔ̌ɔng — Both, both of them; referring to two things together

แม่ม่าย

mâe mâai — Widow; a woman whose husband has died

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, take; guide or introduce something

ลงทุน

long thun — To invest; put money into something for future returns

อัตรา

àt-traa — Rate, ratio; a fixed proportion or measured frequency

ดอกเบี้ย

dɔ̀ɔk bîia — Interest; money paid on borrowed or invested funds

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

เปอร์เซ็นต์

pəə-sen — Percent; a proportion out of one hundred

ผู้พิพากษา

phûu phí-phâak-sǎa — Judge; an official who presides over legal proceedings

เช่นเดียวกัน

chên diiao kan — Likewise, similarly, in the same way as before

กับ

kàp — With, and, to; preposition linking people or things

ตาม

taam — According to, following, after; in accordance with something

คำขอ

kham khɔ̌ɔ — Request, appeal; words asking for something formally

ป้า

pâa — Aunt; older sister of one's parent, or older woman

แต่ละ

tàe lá — Each, every individual one; referring to items separately

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

รายได้

raai dâi — Income, earnings, revenue; money received regularly

นั่นคือ

nân khʉʉ — That is, namely; used to explain or clarify something

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number 1 or an indefinite article

ดอลลาร์

dɔɔn-lâa — Dollar; unit of currency used in the United States

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — Per, per unit; also means to connect or continue

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ทำการ

tham kaan — To operate, conduct, carry out official business

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve months

ครึ่งหนึ่ง

khrʉ̂ng nʉ̀ng — Half, one half; fifty percent of a whole amount

อาทิตย์

aa-thít — Week; also means the sun or Sunday

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for something at a distance

เท่ากับ

thâo kàp — Equal to, equivalent to; amounts to the same as

บาทหลวง

bàat lǔang — Catholic priest; a Christian clergyman in Thai context

คือ

khʉʉ — Is, are; linking verb indicating definition or identity

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person singular or plural pronoun

สัญญา

sǎn-yaa — Promise, contract; a commitment or legal agreement

ไว้

wái — Keep, retain; stores action for future or holds in place

ต่างหาก

tàang hàak — Instead, on the contrary; separately or independently

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because, since; gives a reason or cause for something

โดย

dooi — By, through, by means of; indicating method or agent

ทั่วไป

thûa pai — In general, generally, commonly; applicable to most cases

มัก

mák — Usually, tend to, often; indicates habitual action

เก็บ

kèp — To keep, collect, save, store; put something away

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action