The call of the wild — Page 15

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; third person plural pronoun

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

มนุษย์

manut — Human being; person of the human species

ประเภท

praphet — Type; category; kind of something

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or introduced

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a specific purpose or person

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

เขา

khao — He; she; him; her; third person pronoun

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; passive voice marker

กำหนด

kamnot — To determine; set; schedule something officially

ชะตา

chata — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined life path

ให้

hai — To give; to cause; for the purpose of

พบเจอ

phop choe — To encounter; meet someone or something unexpectedly

คน

khon — Person; people; human individual

แบบนี้

baep ni — Like this; in this manner or style

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally

มาก

mak — Much; many; a great amount or degree

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ภายหลัง

phai lang — Later; afterward; in the future

และ

lae — And; connecting two words or clauses

แม้ว่า

mae wa — Although; even though; despite the fact that

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker or intention

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; was unable to; negates past action

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

รักใคร่

rak khrai — To be fond of; feel affection or warmth toward

ต่อ

to — Toward; against; per; continuing from

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introduces contrast

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; discourse particle adding nuance

เติบโต

toep to — To grow up; develop; increase in size or maturity

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; upward; to rise; directional particle

จน

chon — Until; to the point that; up to

เคารพ

khaorop — To respect; show deference or esteem toward someone

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; like; a type or kind

จริงใจ

ching chai — Sincere; genuine; honest in feelings and intentions

เรียนรู้

rian ru — To learn; acquire knowledge or skills through experience

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; achieved successfully

รวดเร็ว

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

ว่า

wa — That; says; introduces reported speech or clause

ที่

thi — That; which; at; relative pronoun or place marker

ยุติธรรม

yutitham — Fair; just; equitable in judgment or treatment

สงบนิ่ง

sa-ngop ning — Calm and still; composed; quietly peaceful

เที่ยงธรรม

thiang tham — Impartial; unbiased; morally upright and fair

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing something

ตัดสิน

tatsin — To judge; decide; make a ruling or verdict

เชี่ยวชาญ

chiao chan — Expert; skilled; highly proficient in a subject

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; about a subject

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

สุนัข

sunak — Dog; domesticated canine animal

เกินกว่า

koen kwa — More than; exceeding; beyond a certain degree

หลอก

lok — To deceive; trick; fool someone dishonestly

ชั้น

chan — Deck; floor; level; layer of a structure

ระหว่าง

rawang — Between; during; among two or more things

ดาดฟ้า

dat fa — Deck of a ship; flat open upper surface

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; watercraft for transportation

พบ

phop — To meet; find; encounter someone or something

กับ

kap — With; together with; and (pairing)

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals; body; individual creature

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a single unit

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ใหญ่

yai — Big; large; great in size or importance

ขน

khon — Fur; hair; feathers covering an animal's body

ขาว

khao — White; the color white

ราว

rao — About; approximately; around a number or amount

หิมะ

hima — Snow; frozen precipitation that falls as white flakes

จาก

chak — From; originating from a place or source

นำมา

nam ma — To bring; carry something to this place

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of someone or something

กัปตัน

kaptan — Captain; commander of a ship or vessel

ล่า

la — To hunt; chase prey; pursue animals

ปลาวาฬ

pla wan — Whale; large marine mammal of the ocean

ต่อมา

to ma — Later; afterward; subsequently in time

ร่วม

ruam — Together; jointly; to participate with others

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; make a journey from place to place

ไป

pai — To go; move toward a destination

คณะ

khana — Group; team; committee; organized party of people

สำรวจ

samruat — To explore; survey; investigate an area or subject

ธรณีวิทยา

thorani witthaya — Geology; scientific study of earth's physical structure

สู่

su — Toward; to; in the direction of a destination

แดน

daen — Land; region; territory; area of a place

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third person pronoun

มิตร

mit — Friend; ally; one who is friendly and kind

แบบ

baep — Style; type; manner; pattern of behavior

ไว้ใจ

wai chai — To trust; rely on; have confidence in someone

ยิ้มแย้ม

yim yaem — Cheerful; smiling broadly; pleasant in appearance

ผู้อื่น

phu uen — Others; other people; those besides oneself

ขณะ

khana — While; at the moment; during a period of time

คิด

khit — To think; consider; plan mentally

หา

ha — To seek; look for; search for something

เล่ห์เหลี่ยม

le liam — Cunning; trickery; sly strategy or scheme

อยู่

yu — To stay; be located; live at a place

ใต้ดิน

tai din — Underground; beneath the earth's surface

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like something mentioned

ตอน

ton — When; episode; period; segment of time

ขโมย

khamoi — To steal; thief; take something without permission

อาหาร

ahan — Food; meal; nourishment for eating

มื้อ

mue — Meal; classifier for meals eaten daily

แรก

raek — First; earliest; the initial one in order

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

กระโจน

kracho n — To leap; spring; jump suddenly at something

เข้าใส่

khao sai — To attack; charge at; throw oneself upon someone

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ลงโทษ

long thot — To punish; impose a penalty for wrongdoing

สาย

sai — Whip; rope; line; also means late

แส้

sae — Whip; a flexible striking instrument

วิ่ง

wing — To run; move quickly on foot

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; go past; across something

อากาศ

akat — Air; atmosphere; weather; the sky above

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker's location

ถึง

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

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; doer of an action

กระทำผิด

kratham phit — To commit a wrongdoing; do something illegal or wrong

ก่อน

kon — Before; prior to; first in time or order

ได้แต่

dai tae — Could only; had no choice but to do

รีบ

rip — To hurry; rush; do something quickly with urgency

เอา

ao — To take; get; bring; want something

กระดูก

kraduk — Bone; the hard skeletal structure inside bodies

ตน

ton — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

คืนมา

khuen ma — To return; bring back; recover something taken away

ตัดสินใจ

tatsin chai — To make a decision; resolve to do something

นั่น

nan — That; that one; referring to something specific

ลูกครึ่ง

luk khrueng — Half-breed; mixed heritage; of two different origins

ผู้นี้

phu ni — This person; this one; referring to a specific individual

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; start; commence an action

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; obtain; be given something

ยกย่อง

yok yong — To praise; honor; hold in high regard

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight; gaze; the look in someone's eyes

มากขึ้น

mak khuen — More; increasingly; to a greater degree than before

แสดง

sadaeng — To show; display; perform; demonstrate something

ท่าที

tha thi — Attitude; manner; bearing; one's outward demeanor

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; anyone; which person

รับ

rap — To receive; accept; welcome someone or something

ไมตรี

maitri — Goodwill; friendliness; amicable feeling toward others

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise; also; in the same way as well

นอกจากนี้

nok chak ni — Furthermore; besides this; in addition to this

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

พยายาม

phayayam — To try; attempt; make an effort to do

เพิ่งมา

phoeng ma — Just arrived; recently come to a place

อารมณ์

aram — Emotion; mood; feeling; one's emotional state

หม่นหมอง

mon mong — Gloomy; downcast; feeling sad and dull

บึ้งตึง

bueng tueng — Sullen; frowning; showing displeasure on one's face

เห็น

hen — To see; perceive visually; notice something

ชัดเจน

chat chen — Clear; obvious; distinct and easy to understand

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something that exists

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want; need; require something necessary

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is to say; equals

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; let go; allow to be free

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ลำพัง

lampang — Alone; by oneself; without others' company

ยิ่งกว่า

ying kwa — Even more than; to a greater degree than

หาก

hak — If; in case that; supposing that something happens

เกิด

koet — To occur; happen; be born; come into existence

วุ่นวาย

wunwai — Chaotic; troubled; messy; full of confusion and disorder

แน่

nae — Certainly; surely; definitely; expressing confidence