The call of the wild — Page 12

Vocabulary

สติ

sa-ti — mindfulness; consciousness; presence of mind

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — of; belonging to; things, possessions

กลับ

glàp — to return; to go back to a place

คืน

khʉʉn — to return something; night; to restore

มา

maa — to come; to arrive at a place

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — but; however; only; although

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — is not; that is not correct

แรง

rɛɛng — strong; hard; force; powerful; energy

เขา

khǎo — he; she; they; him; her

นอน

nɔɔn — to lie down; to sleep; to recline

อยู่

yùu — to be at; to stay; to live somewhere

ที่

thîi — at; place; which; that; where

ล้ม

lóm — to fall down; to collapse; to topple

ลง

long — down; to descend; to go downward

และ

lɛ́ — and; also; as well as

จาก

jàak — from; to leave; departing from a place

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — there; at that place over there

จ้องมอง

jɔ̂ɔng mɔɔng — to stare at; to gaze fixedly at something

ชาย

chaai — man; male; boy; shore

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or time

เสื้อสเวตเตอร์

sʉ̂a sa-wet-tə̂ə — sweater; a knitted warm upper garment

สีแดง

sǐi dɛɛng — red color; the color red

ตอบรับ

tɔ̀ɔp ráp — to respond affirmatively; to acknowledge; to accept

นาม

naam — name; noun; title; designation

คน

khon — person; people; human being; individual

นั้น

nán — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

พึมพำ

phʉm-pham — to mumble; to mutter quietly to oneself

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — oneself; yourself; itself; by oneself

โดย

dooi — by; by means of; through an agent or method

อ้าง

âang — to claim; to cite; to refer to as justification

จดหมาย

jòt-măai — letter; written correspondence sent to someone

เจ้าของ

jâo-khɔ̌ɔng — owner; proprietor; person who owns something

แจ้ง

jɛ̂ɛng — to inform; to notify; to report to someone

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — matter; story; topic; issue; concerning something

การส่งมอบ

gaan sòng mɔ̂ɔp — delivery; the act of handing something over

ลัง

lang — crate; wooden box used for transporting goods

สิ่งของ

sìng-khɔ̌ɔng — things; objects; belongings; goods; items

ภายใน

phaai nai — within; inside; interior; by a certain time

ก็ดี

gɔ̂ɔ dii — fine; all right; that's okay; acceptable either way

ล่ะ

lâ — particle expressing mild assertion or seeking confirmation

เจ้าหนู

jâo nǔu — little one; young child; affectionate term for child

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — toward; to continue; per; against; connecting to

ด้วย

dûuai — also; too; with; as well; by means of

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐang — tone of voice; manner of speaking; vocal quality

เป็นมิตร

pen mít — friendly; amicable; being warm and welcoming to others

เรา

rao — we; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

ได้

dâi — can; to be able to; to get; to obtain

ทะเลาะ

tha-lɔ́ — to quarrel; to argue; to have a fight

กัน

gan — each other; together; mutually; one another

เล็กน้อย

lék nɔ́i — a little; slightly; a small amount of something

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — already; then; after that; completed action marker

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; matter; abstract or concrete entity

ดี

dii — good; well; fine; positive quality or outcome

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — most; the best; superlative degree marker in Thai

ทำ

tham — to do; to make; to perform an action

คือ

khʉʉ — is; means; that is; used for definitions or equations

ปล่อย

plɔ̀i — to release; to let go; to set free

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; for; causative verb marker

มัน

man — it; him; her; them (informal); starchy; oily

จบ

jòp — to finish; to end; to conclude; completed

แค่

khɛ̂ɛ — just; only; merely; no more than that

เจ้า

jâo — you (informal/older usage); master; owner; lord

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — to know; to be acquainted with a person or thing

ที่ทาง

thîi-thaang — place; space; room; opportunity for something

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — also; then; well; particle connecting clauses softly

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; able to; as a state

หมา

mǎa — dog; informal word for a dog (casual register)

ดีๆ

dii-dii — nice and good; properly; treat well; behave well

ทุกอย่าง

thúk yàang — everything; all things; every single item or matter

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

ราบรื่น

râap rʉ̂ʉn — smooth; without problems; running along without obstacles

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; existence; one's living experience or being

รุ่งโรจน์

rûng-rôot — glorious; flourishing; bright and prosperous in life

เลวๆ

leeo-leeo — bad; wicked; unpleasant; of poor or evil quality

ฟาด

fâat — to strike; to slash; to hit with a sweeping blow

จน

jon — until; poor; to the point of; impoverished

แน่นิ่ง

nɛ̂ɛ-nîng — motionless; completely still; unable to move at all

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — to understand; to comprehend; to grasp the meaning

ไหม

mǎi — question particle; silk; aren't you; is that so

ขณะ

kha-nà — moment; while; at the time that something happens

ลูบ

lûup — to stroke; to caress; to gently rub with hand

หัว

hǔa — head; top; beginning; the uppermost part of body

ทุบตี

thúp-tii — to beat; to pound; to hit repeatedly with force

อย่าง

yàang — kind; way; manner; type; in the manner of

ไร้ความปรานี

rái khwaam praa-nii — merciless; without mercy or compassion toward others

ไม่กลัวเกรง

mâi glua greng — unafraid; showing no fear or respect toward others

แม้

mɛ́ɛ — even though; although; even if; despite the fact

ขน

khǒn — fur; hair on animal body; to transport goods

ลุกชัน

lúk-chan — to bristle; hair standing on end from fear or cold

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ

mâi dâi tâng jai — unintentional; without meaning to do something

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — when; at the time when something occurred previously

ถูก

thùuk — to be hit; correct; cheap; passive voice marker

มือ

mʉʉ — hand; the hand as a body part; skilled person

แตะต้อง

tɛ̀ɛ-tɔ̂ɔng — to touch; to make physical contact with something

อดทน

òt-thon — to endure; to be patient; to tolerate hardship

ไม่

mâi — no; not; negation particle in Thai language

ประท้วง

prà-thûang — to protest; to object; to demonstrate against something

นำ

nam — to lead; to bring; to take along; to guide

น้ำ

nám — water; liquid; juice; any drinkable liquid substance

ดื่ม

dʉ̀ʉm — to drink; to consume a liquid beverage

กระหาย

grà-hǎai — thirsty; craving liquid; eager or hungry for something

ต่อมา

tɔ̀ɔ-maa — afterward; subsequently; later on in the story

กลืนกิน

glʉʉn-gin — to devour; to swallow and eat food voraciously

เนื้อดิบ

nʉ́a dìp — raw meat; uncooked flesh of an animal

เต็มอิ่ม

tem-ìm — fully satisfied; completely full after eating a meal

ทีละ

thii-lá — one at a time; piece by piece; gradually step by step

ก้อน

gɔ̂ɔn — chunk; lump; piece; a solid mass of something

พ่ายแพ้

phâai-phɛ́ɛ — to be defeated; to lose; to suffer a loss in battle

รู้ดี

rúu-dii — to know well; fully aware; understanding something thoroughly

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — cannot; did not; was unable to do something

หักหาญ

hàk-hǎan — to violate by force; to overpower; to transgress boldly

เห็น

hěn — to see; to observe; to notice something visually

อย่างชัดเจน

yàang chát-jeen — clearly; distinctly; in a very obvious manner

ครั้งเดียว

khrâng diiao — just once; one single time; a single occurrence

ตลอดกาล

ta-lɔ̀ɔt gaan — forever; for all time; eternally; throughout all time

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative particle introducing reported speech

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is not; to have none; to lack something

โอกาส

oo-gàat — opportunity; chance; occasion to do something

สู้

sûu — to fight; to resist; to stand up against something

ถือ

thʉʉ — to hold; to carry; to regard; to consider something

กระบอง

grà-bɔɔng — club; baton; a heavy stick used as a weapon

เรียนรู้

riian-rúu — to learn; to gain knowledge through study or experience

บทเรียน

bòt-riian — lesson; a unit of learning; something taught from experience

ตลอด

ta-lɔ̀ɔt — throughout; all along; the entire duration of something

ที่เหลือ

thîi lʉ̌a — the rest; the remainder; what is left over

ไม่เคย

mâi khəəi — never; have never done something before ever

ลืม

lʉʉm — to forget; to fail to remember something

เลย

ləəi — at all; ever; so; particle emphasizing negation or result

เปิดเผย

pə̀ət-phəəi — to reveal; to disclose; to make something known openly

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng-yài — great; grand; magnificent; of impressive scale or importance

การแนะนำ

gaan nɛ́-nam — introduction; recommendation; act of introducing someone

สู่

sùu — toward; into; leading to a destination or state

การครอบครอง

gaan-khrɔ̂ɔp-khrɔɔng — possession; ownership; the act of possessing something

กฎหมาย

gòt-mǎai — law; legal rule; the body of laws in a country

ดั้งเดิม

dâng-dəəm — original; traditional; primitive; existing from the very beginning

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm-ráp — to accept; to acknowledge; to admit; to recognize something

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just; no more than a certain amount

ครึ่งทาง

khrʉ̂ng-thaang — halfway; midway; at the midpoint of a journey