The call of the wild — Page 5

Vocabulary

บิด

bit — To twist or wring something forcefully

มัน

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

ซะ

sa — Particle emphasizing completion or decisiveness of action

แล้ว

laew — Already; then; indicates completed action

แก

kae — Informal second or third-person pronoun, often familiar

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

รัด

rat — To tighten, bind, or constrict something firmly

คอ

kho — Neck; the body part connecting head and torso

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; obtained

สบาย

sabai — Comfortable; at ease; feeling relaxed and well

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

แปลก

plaek — Strange; unusual; unfamiliar or odd

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle connecting clauses logically

ฮึด

huet — To muster courage or determination suddenly

แสดง

sadaeng — To show, display, or perform something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice visually

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; as well

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type; kind of something

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together simultaneously

เพรียง

phriang — In unison; simultaneously; all together at once

ยอม

yom — To yield; to accept; to give in

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept something offered

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord; string used for tying

สงบ

sangop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

สง่า

sa-nga — Dignified; graceful; stately in appearance

งาม

ngam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing

แน่นอน

naenon — Certainly; definitely; of course

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; issue or subject

ที่

thi — Place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; previously experienced something

เกิด

koet — To occur; to be born; to happen

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; earlier in time

แต่

tae — But; however; only; from

เขา

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

เรียน

rian — To study; to learn formally

รู้

ru — To know; to understand something

ไว้

wai — To keep; to save; to put aside for later

วาง

wang — To place; to put something down

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; feelings; emotional center

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ผู้ชาย

phu chai — Man; male person; adult male human

รู้จัก

ru jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; a set of people or things

มี

mi — To have; to possess; there is

สติ

sati — Consciousness; mindfulness; mental awareness

ปัญญา

panya — Wisdom; intelligence; mental discernment

เหนือ

nuea — Above; north; superior to something

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

ปลาย

plai — Tip; end; extremity of something

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; to be acted upon passively

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

คำราม

khamram — To growl or roar in a threatening way

น่า

na — Worthy of; likely to; deserving a feeling

ขู่

khu — To threaten; to intimidate someone verbally

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just enough

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent

ภาค

phak — Pride; region; section; part of something

ภูมิ

phumi — Pride; ground; knowledge base; self-esteem

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen

เชื่อ

chue — To believe; to trust in something or someone

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned before

คือ

khue — Is; namely; that is to say

สั่ง

sang — To order; to command; to instruct someone

แน่น

naen — Tight; firm; packed closely together

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; a round or cycle

ตัด

tat — To cut; to sever something with a blade

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; the act of respiration

โกรธ

krot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action

โจมตี

chomt i — To attack; to assault aggressively

ชาย

chai — Man; male; edge or bank of something

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connector

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

เข้า

khao — To enter; inward directional particle

หา

ha — To look for; to seek; to find

คว้า

khwa — To grab; to snatch something quickly

ชำนาญ

chamnan — Skilled; expert; proficient in doing something

โยน

yon — To throw; to toss something through the air

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

นอน

non — To lie down; to sleep

หงาย

ngai — Face up; lying on one's back

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; after; rear side

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something

ปรานี

prani — Mercy; compassion; pity toward others

ขณะ

khana — While; at the moment; during a time

ดิ้น

din — To wriggle; to struggle; to squirm

รน

ron — To be restless; agitated and unable to settle

บ้า

ba — Crazy; mad; insane; wildly enthusiastic

คลั่ง

khlang — Frenzied; delirious; fanatically obsessed

ลิ้น

lin — Tongue; the organ used for taste and speech

ห้อย

hoi — To hang; to dangle loosely downward

จาก

jak — From; away from; departing a place

ปาก

pak — Mouth; opening; entrance of something

หน้าอก

na ok — Chest; the front of the torso

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; an item

ใหญ่

yai — Big; large; great in size

โต

to — Big; grown up; large in size

หอบ

hop — To pant; to gasp; breathless from exertion

ผล

phon — Result; fruit; outcome of an action

เลย

loei — So; therefore; at all; past a point

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; existence; one's living state

ปฏิบัติ

patibat — To practice; to carry out; to implement

เลว

leo — Bad; wicked; morally inferior

ร้าย

rai — Evil; harmful; dangerous; wicked

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby

แรง

raeng — Strong; hard; force; with great effort

ลด

lot — To reduce; to decrease; to lower

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the pair of visual organs

เบลอ

bloe — Blurry; dazed; unfocused visually or mentally

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense; to perceive emotionally

รถไฟ

rot fai — Train; railway vehicle for passenger transport

สัญญาณ

sanyyan — Signal; sign; indicator or warning

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease movement

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker; directional particle

ตู้

tu — Compartment; cabinet; train car or carriage

สัมภาระ

samphara — Luggage; baggage; personal belongings for travel

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an entity

ต่อ

to — Against; next; to connect; per unit

เลือน

luean — Fading; blurring; becoming dim or unclear

ราง

rang — Rail; track; trough; railway line

เจ็บ

jep — To hurt; to feel physical pain

ปวด

puat — To ache; to throb with pain

กำลัง

kamlang — Strength; force; currently doing something

กระแทก

krathaek — To slam; to crash into; to hit hard

สะเทือน

sathuean — To shake; to vibrate; to be shaken

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; along with

ยาน

yan — Vehicle; craft; means of transport

พาหนะ

phahana — Vehicle; conveyance; means of transportation

บาง

bang — Some; thin; certain; a few of

ชนิด

chanit — Type; kind; category; species of something

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

หวีด

wit — To shriek; to whistle; a shrill sound

แหบ

haep — Hoarse; raspy; describing a rough voice sound

พร่า

phra — Blurred; hazy; indistinct or fuzzy

หัว

hua — Head; top; front of something

รถจักร

rot jak — Locomotive; engine car of a train

ร้อง

rong — To cry; to shout; to sing; to call out

เตือน

tuean — To warn; to remind; to alert someone

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; to go past something

ทาง

thang — Way; path; road; direction

แยก

yaek — To separate; junction; to divide apart

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative or benefactive marker

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live somewhere

ไหน

nai — Where; which; interrogative for location or choice