The call of the wild — Page 7

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; noise; voice.

เห่า

hào — To bark, as a dog does.

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly; gently; in a quiet manner.

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; a place or relative pronoun.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something.

มิตร

mít — Friend; ally; one who is friendly.

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make; to cause something to happen.

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun.

สบายใจ

sabai jai — To feel at ease; comfortable in one's mind.

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up; to rise; upward direction.

และ

láe — And; used to connect words or clauses.

ก็

gôr — Also; then; a particle linking clauses.

เดิน

dern — To walk; to move on foot.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back somewhere.

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from speaker.

สำรวจ

sǎmrùat — To explore; to survey an area.

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe.

กลิ่น

glìn — Smell; odor; scent of something.

อากาศ

aagàat — Air; weather; atmosphere around us.

อุ่นๆ

ùn ùn — Warmly; pleasantly warm in temperature.

ลอย

loi — To float; to drift through air or water.

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; to arrive at a place.

รู

ruu — Hole; opening; nostril cavity.

จมูก

jamùuk — Nose; the organ used for smelling.

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that place over there.

นอน

naawn — To sleep; to lie down and rest.

ขด

khòt — To curl up; to coil into a circle.

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and objects.

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; to exist somewhere.

ใต้

tâi — Under; beneath; below something else.

หิมะ

hìmá — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from sky.

ก้อน

gôn — Lump; chunk; a clump of material.

กลม

glom — Round; circular in shape.

อย่าง

yàang — In a way; manner; type or kind.

อบอุ่น

òp ùn — Warm; cozy; having a comfortable warmth.

สบาย

sabai — Comfortable; at ease; feeling good.

มัน

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

ร้อง

ráwng — To cry out; to sing; to make a sound.

คราง

khraang — To moan; to groan softly with satisfaction.

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of something.

เอาใจ

ao jai — To please; to win someone's favor.

บิด

bìt — To twist; to turn or wring something.

ดิ้น

dîn — To wriggle; to squirm; to writhe about.

ไปมา

pai maa — Back and forth; moving in both directions.

แสดง

sadaeng — To show; to express; to perform or display.

เจตนา

jèttanaa — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim or motive.

ดี

dii — Good; well; of positive quality.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to be or do.

กล้า

glâa — Brave; daring; bold enough to act.

เลีย

liia — To lick; to pass tongue over a surface.

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next in sequence.

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; using as well.

ลิ้น

lín — Tongue; the organ inside the mouth.

เปียกๆ

pìak pìak — Wet; moist; slightly damp in texture.

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for verbs.

ประจบ

pràjòp — To flatter; to fawn over someone ingratiatingly.

ประแจง

pràjaeng — To cajole; to coax someone with sweet behavior.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle.

เกิด

gèrt — To occur; to happen; to be born.

สันติ

sǎnti — Peace; harmony; a state of no conflict.

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to nearby thing.

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate.

บทเรียน

bòt riian — Lesson; something learned from experience.

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additional.

บท

bòt — Chapter; lesson; section of a text.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single item.

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore; so; thus; as a result.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphatic particle.

วิธี

wíthii — Method; way; technique for doing something.

พวก

phûak — Group; they; a collective pronoun or noun.

ทำ

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

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle.

ใช่ไหม

châi mǎi — Right? Isn't it? Used to confirm agreement.

เลือก

lûeak — To choose; to select from available options.

จุด

jùt — Point; spot; a specific location or dot.

มั่นใจ

mân jai — Confident; certain; sure about something.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into nouns.

วุ่นวาย

wûnwaai — Chaotic; turbulent; full of commotion and disorder.

พยายาม

phayaayaam — To try; to make an effort to do.

สูญเปล่า

sǔun plào — In vain; wasted; without useful result.

มากมาย

mâakmâai — A lot; many; in great abundance.

เริ่ม

rêrm — To begin; to start doing something.

ขุด

khùt — To dig; to excavate earth or ground.

หลุม

lǔm — Hole; pit; a hollow dug in ground.

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; himself/herself; one's own self.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time.

พริบตา

phríp taa — In a blink; instantly; in a split second.

ความร้อน

khwaam ráawn — Heat; warmth; thermal energy from a body.

จาก

jàak — From; originating from a source or place.

ร่างกาย

râang gaai — Body; the physical form of a person.

เติมเต็ม

term tem — To fill up; to complete or fulfill something.

พื้นที่

phúen thîi — Area; space; a defined region or territory.

คับแคบ

khápkhâep — Cramped; narrow; confined with little space.

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned before.

หลับ

làp — To sleep; to be in a sleeping state.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

ยาวนาน

yaao naan — Long-lasting; prolonged over a great time.

เหนื่อยยาก

nùeay yâak — Exhausting; difficult and tiring to endure.

สนิท

sanìt — Close; sound (sleep); deeply intimate or tight.

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Even though; although; despite the fact that.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker.

คำราม

kham raam — To growl; to roar; a threatening animal sound.

ต่อสู้

tòr sûu — To fight; to struggle against opposition.

กับ

gàp — With; against; together with someone or something.

ฝันร้าย

fǎn ráai — Nightmare; a frightening or bad dream.

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Did not; could not; negates past or ability.

ลืม

luem — To forget; to fail to remember something.

ตา

taa — Eye; the organ used for seeing.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; so; emphasizing a point.

จน

jon — Until; to the point that something occurs.

กระทั่ง

grathâng — Until; even; up to a certain point.

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive marker; correct.

ปลุก

plùk — To wake someone up; to rouse from sleep.

อึกทึก

èukthúek — Noisy; loud; full of clamor and sound.

ค่าย

khâai — Camp; a temporary settlement or encampment.

ตื่น

tùen — To wake up; to become alert and awake.

ตอนแรก

taawn râek — At first; initially; in the beginning.

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai.

รู้

rúu — To know; to understand or be aware.

ว่า

wâa — That; quotative particle introducing a clause.

ที่ไหน

thîi nǎi — Where; asking about or referring to a location.

ตก

tòk — To fall; to drop; to descend downward.

ตอน

taawn — Period; episode; a specific time or segment.

กลางคืน

glaang khuuen — Night; nighttime; the dark period of day.

ฝัง

fǎng — To bury; to embed something into the ground.

สมบูรณ์

sǒmbuuron — Complete; perfect; fully intact and whole.

กำแพง

gamphaeng — Wall; a solid vertical barrier or partition.

กดทับ

gòt tháp — To press down; to crush with weight or force.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception.

ด้าน

dâan — Side; aspect; a face or direction of something.

คลื่น

khluuen — Wave; a surge or undulating movement.

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; from; classifier for places or institutions.

ความกลัว

khwaam glua — Fear; the feeling of being afraid or frightened.

อัน

an — A classifier for small or general objects.

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng yài — Great; magnificent; grand in scale or importance.

ซัด

sát — To hurl; to sweep; to wash over forcefully.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go by something.

นั่น

nân — That; that thing or person over there.

สัตว์ป่า

sàt pàa — Wild animal; creature living in the wilderness.

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

ต่อ

tòr — Against; toward; per; continuing on from.

กับดัก

gàp dàk — Trap; a device used to catch animals.

สัญญาณ

sǎnyaan — Signal; sign; an indication or warning message.

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently; in the process of; present continuous marker.

ย้อน

yáawn — To revert; to go back; to turn backward.

ชีวิต

chiiwít — Life; existence; the state of being alive.

สู่

sùu — Toward; to; in the direction of something.

บรรพบุรุษ

banpháburùt — Ancestors; forefathers; those who came before us.

เพราะ

phráw — Because; since; the reason that something occurs.

สุนัข

sùnák — Dog; a domesticated canine animal.

อารยธรรม

aarayátham — Civilization; advanced human society and culture.

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a large degree or quantity.

เกินไป

gern pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an acceptable limit.

ประสบการณ์

pràsòpgaan — Experience; knowledge gained through past events.

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; to be acquainted with.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently as a result.

สามารถ

sǎamâat — Can; to be able to do something.

กลัว

glua — To be afraid; to fear something or someone.

ได้

dâi — Can; could; to be able to; obtained.