The call of the wild — Page 2

Vocabulary

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'

ก็

gôr — Then; also; particle indicating consequence or addition

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicates ongoing or continuing state

มี

mee — To have; to exist; there is/are

โรง

rohng — Building; hall; large structure for a purpose

สูบ

sòop — To pump; to suck up fluid or smoke

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid; fluid

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; meant for someone or something

บ่อ

bòr — Well; pit; hole dug for water

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

ถัง

tǎng — Tank; barrel; container for storing liquid

ซีเมนต์

see-mênt — Cement; building material used for construction

ขนาด

kà-nàat — Size; dimension; measurement of an object

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size

ที่

têe — Place; at; relative pronoun marker

ลูก

lôok — Child; offspring; also a classifier for round objects

ชาย

chaai — Male; man; masculine gender

ของ

kǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ผู้

pôo — Person; one who; prefix indicating a person or doer

พิพากษา

pí-pâak-sǎa — To judge; to adjudicate; deliver a legal verdict

ใช้

cháai — To use; to utilize; to employ something

ดำ

dam — Black; dark-colored

ยาม

yaam — Guard; watchman; period of time or watch

เช้า

cháo — Morning; early part of the day

คลาย

klaai — To relieve; to loosen; to ease tension or heat

ร้อน

rón — Hot; warm; high in temperature

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

บ่าย

bàai — Afternoon; the later part of the day

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Air; weather; atmosphere surrounding the earth

อบอ้าว

òp-âao — Stuffy; sultry; hot and humid without airflow

เป็น

bpen — To be; to become; indicates state or identity

ครอง

krong — To reign; to rule; to dominate a territory

อาณาเขต

aa-naa-kèet — Territory; domain; area under one's control

อัน

an — Classifier for general objects; one; a thing

กว้าง

gwâang — Wide; broad; expansive in area

แห่ง

hàeng — Classifier for places or institutions; of (a place)

นี้

née — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

นี่

nêe — This; here; informal form of นี้

เขา

káo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

ถือ

tǔe — To hold; to carry; to consider something as

กำเนิด

gam-nêrt — Birth; origin; the beginning of life

ชีวิต

chee-wít — Life; existence; the state of being alive

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional particle toward speaker

ตลอด

tà-lòot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

สี่

sèe — Four; the number 4

ปี

bpee — Year; a period of twelve months

ความ

kwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing quoted speech

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; domestic canine animal

ตัว

dtua — Classifier for animals and objects; body; self

อื่นๆ

èun èun — Others; various other things or people

อยู่

yòo — To be; to stay; to live at a location

ด้วย

dûay — Also; too; with; together with something

สถาน

sà-tǎan — Place; station; establishment; location

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like

ย่อม

yôm — Naturally; inevitably; it is to be expected

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; it is necessary to

ธรรมดา

tam-má-daa — Ordinary; normal; common; nothing special

แต่

dtàe — But; however; only; indicates contrast

พวก

pûak — Group; bunch; a collective of people or things

มัน

man — It; they (informal); third-person for animals/things

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle

สำคัญ

sǎm-kan — Important; significant; of great importance

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whichever; any at all

ผลัด

plàt — To take turns; to alternate; a shift or rotation

กัน

gan — Each other; together; reciprocal action particle

ไป

bpai — To go; to leave; directional particle away from speaker

อาศัย

aa-sǎi — To live; to reside; to depend on something

คอก

kôk — Pen; enclosure; stall for keeping animals

แออัด

áe-àt — Crowded; congested; packed with many people or things

หรือ

rǔe — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; type; like; in the manner of

เงียบๆ

ngîap ngîap — Quietly; silently; in a very quiet manner

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; a secluded or angled space

ลึก

léuk — Deep; profound; far down below the surface

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; one's dwelling place

ตาม

dtaam — To follow; according to; along with

แบบ

bàep — Style; pattern; type; form or model

ฉบับ

chà-bàp — Copy; version; edition of a document or publication

ญี่ปุ่น

yêe-bpùn — Japan; the East Asian island nation

ไร้

rái — Without; lacking; devoid of something

ขน

kǒn — Fur; hair; feathers on an animal's body

ซึ่ง

sêung — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; creature; living non-human organism

แปลก

bplàek — Strange; unusual; different from the norm

ประหลาด

bprà-làat — Bizarre; surprising; oddly strange or unexpected

แทบ

tâep — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely

เคย

koie — Ever; used to; have experienced before

โผล่

plòh — To emerge; to pop out; to appear suddenly

จมูก

jà-mòok — Nose; the organ of smell on the face

ออก

òk — Out; to exit; to come out from inside

นอก

nôk — Outside; outer; exterior of something

เหยียบ

yìap — To step on; to tread on a surface

พื้น

péun — Floor; ground; surface of the earth

ดิน

din — Soil; earth; ground material

เลย

loie — Ever; at all; so; therefore; past a point

ทาง

taang — Way; path; road; direction

ตรง

dtrong — Straight; direct; exactly opposite or aligned

ข้าม

kâam — Across; to cross; opposite side

อีก

èek — More; again; another; additionally

ต่ำ

dtàm — Low; short in height; below average level

กว่า

gwàa — Than; more than; used in comparisons

ยี่สิบ

yêe-sìp — Twenty; the number 20

เห่า

hào — To bark; the sound a dog makes

หอน

hǒn — To howl; a long crying sound from a dog

ขู่

kòo — To threaten; to growl; to intimidate someone

แอบ

àep — To sneak; to hide and do something secretly

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze; to watch something

หน้าต่าง

nâa-dtàang — Window; an opening in a wall with glass

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent or method

กอง

gong — Pile; heap; division of military forces

ทัพ

táp — Army; military force; troops

สาว

sǎao — Young woman; girl; female of young age

ประจำ

bprà-jam — Regular; permanent; assigned to a specific duty

ไม้กวาด

máai-gwàat — Broom; a tool used for sweeping floors

ไม้

máai — Wood; stick; tree; also a tone mark prefix

ถู

tǔu — To scrub; to rub; to clean by rubbing

คุ้มกัน

kúm-gan — To protect; to guard; to defend someone

ใช่

châi — Yes; that's right; affirmative confirmation

ทั้ง

táng — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything

อาณาจักร

aa-naa-jàk — Kingdom; empire; a realm ruled by a monarch

ทั้งหมด

táng-mòt — All; everything; the entire total amount