The call of the wild — Page 11

Vocabulary

รีบร้อน

rîip róon — To act hastily or in a rush

และ

láe — And; used to connect words or clauses

เขา

khǎo — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

ภูมิใจ

phuum jai — To feel proud or take pride in something

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or context

ความรู้

khwaam rúu — Knowledge or understanding of a subject

เรื่อง

rûuang — About, story, matter, or topic

น้ำแข็ง

náam khǎeng — Ice; frozen water

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun for self-reference

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative clause connector

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something mentioned

ขาด

khàat — To lack, be absent, or cut off

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot, did not, or unable to do something

เพราะ

phráw — Because; giving a reason or cause

ฤดู

rʉ́-duu — Season; a division of the year by weather

ใบไม้ร่วง

bai máai rûuang — Autumn; season when leaves fall

บาง

baang — Some, thin, or sparse in amount

มาก

mâak — Much, many, or a large amount

ที่ใด

thîi dai — Wherever, anywhere; asking about location

ที่

thîi — At, place, or relative clause marker

กระแสน้ำ

kra-sǎae náam — Water current; flow of water in a stream

ไหล

lǎi — To flow, as water moves along

เชี่ยว

chîao — Swift and strong, as a fast current

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; referring to a previously mentioned place

ก็

gâaw — Also, then, or a softening particle

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; to not have something

เลย

looei — At all, not at all, or emphasizing negation

วันแล้ววันเล่า

wan láaeo wan lâo — Day after day; repeatedly over many days

วัน

wan — Day; a single calendar day

สิ้นสุด

sîn sùt — To end, conclude, or come to a finish

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work or perform a job or task

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; like or as a way

เหนื่อยยาก

nùuai yâak — Exhausting and difficult; tiresome hard labor

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere

สาย

sǎai — Late; or a line, strap, or cord

เทียม

thiam — To harness an animal to a vehicle

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — They; third person plural pronoun

ออก

àawk — To exit, go out, or depart from somewhere

เดินทาง

dooen thaang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or departure point

ค่าย

khâai — Camp; a temporary settlement or base

ความมืด

khwaam mûut — Darkness; the state of having no light

เสมอ

sà-mǒo — Always, consistently, or at all times

เมื่อ

mûua — When; referring to a time something occurred

ฟ้า

fáa — Sky; the blue expanse above the earth

เริ่ม

rôoem — To begin or start an action or process

เทา

thao — Gray; a color between black and white

ยาม

yaam — A period of time; a watch or guard shift

รุ่งอรุณ

rûng a-run — Dawn; the early morning light at sunrise

พบว่า

phóp wâa — To find that; to discover a fact or condition

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

เดิน

dooen — To walk; move on foot at a normal pace

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, or direction of travel

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface or place

เส้นทาง

sên thaang — Route or path taken to reach a destination

โดย

dooi — By, through, or by means of something

มี

mii — To have or there is or are something

ระยะทาง

rá-yá thaang — Distance; the measured length between two points

ใหม่

mài — New; recently made or not used before

ทอด

thâawt — To stretch out or extend over a distance

ยาว

yaao — Long; having great length or duration

เบื้องหลัง

bûuang lǎng — Behind; in the background or rear position

ตั้ง

tâng — To set up, establish, or place upright

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a particular event or time

มืด

mûut — Dark; lacking light or visibility

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food or drink

ปลา

plaa — Fish; aquatic animal often used as food

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — A little, a small amount of something

แล้ว

láaeo — Already, then, or after completing an action

คลาน

khlaan — To crawl; to move on hands and knees

เข้า

khâo — To enter or go into a place or state

ไป

pai — To go; moving away toward a destination

นอน

noon — To lie down or sleep; to rest horizontally

หิมะ

hì-má — Snow; frozen precipitation that falls as flakes

หิวโหย

hǐu hǒoi — Very hungry; suffering from severe hunger

ปลาแซลมอน

plaa saen-mawn — Salmon; a type of large edible fish

ตากแห้ง

tàak hâaeng — Sun-dried; dried out by exposure to air or sun

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; having great weight or burden

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1

ปอนด์

pɔɔn — Pound; a unit of weight measurement

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating a state or identity

ปัน

pan — To share or distribute something among others

ส่วน

sùuan — Part, portion, or share of a whole

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; something eaten to provide nourishment

แต่ละ

tàe lá — Each; every individual one in a group

ดู

duu — To look at, watch, or observe something

เหมือน

mǔuan — Like, similar to, or resembling something else

จะ

jà — Will; future tense or intention marker

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle for present or future

เพียงพอ

phiang phɔɔ — Enough; sufficient to meet a need or requirement

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have not ever done something before

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive or obtain something given

ทน

thon — To endure, tolerate, or bear something difficult

ทุกข์

thúk — Suffering, pain, or misery in one's life

กับ

gàp — With; together with or alongside something

ความ

khwaam — Noun-forming prefix indicating a state or quality

ตลอดเวลา

ta-lòot wee-laa — All the time; constantly without interruption

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, or until a point

กระนั้น

kra-nán — Nevertheless; even so, despite what was said

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; a domesticated canine animal

ตัว

tua — Body or classifier for animals and objects

อื่นๆ

ùuen ùuen — Others; other ones among a group

น้ำหนัก

náam nàk — Weight; the measure of how heavy something is

น้อย

nóoi — Little, few, or a small quantity

กว่า

gwàa — More than, comparative particle in Thai

เกิด

gòoet — To be born or to occur or arise

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; the existence of a living being

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example, giving an illustration

นี้

níi — This; referring to something close or just mentioned

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, or just a limited amount

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or continuing in a current state

คง

khong — Probably, likely, or to remain in a state

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition or state of something at a time

ร่างกาย

râang gaai — Body; the physical structure of a person or animal

ดี

dii — Good; of high quality or positive character

ได้

dâai — Can, able to, or indicating past accomplishment

สูญเสีย

sǔun sǐa — To lose something valuable permanently

พิถีพิถัน

phí-thii phí-than — Meticulous, careful, and paying great attention

เคย

khoei — Used to; to have done something before

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — Characteristic, feature, or quality of something

เฉพาะ

chà-phɔ́ — Specific, particular, or exclusive to something

เก่า

gào — Old; having existed for a long time

รวดเร็ว

rûuat reo — Fast, quick, or done with great speed

เดิมที

doeem thii — Originally; at the beginning or in the past

คน

khon — Person, people; a human being

ประณีต

prà-nîit — Fine, refined, or delicate in quality or manner

แต่

tàe — But; however, showing contrast between ideas

เพื่อน

phûuean — Friend; a person one has a close bond with

ร่วม

rûuam — Together, joint, or to participate alongside others

เสร็จ

sèt — Finished, done, or completed successfully

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; earlier in time than something else

ขโมย

khà-mooi — To steal; to take something without permission

หมด

mòt — All gone, used up, or completely finished

ปกป้อง

pòk pɔ̂ɔng — To protect or defend something from harm

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or things

ขณะ

khà-nà — While, during, or at the moment of something

ต่อสู้

tɔ̀ɔ sûu — To fight or struggle against an opponent

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number 2

หรือ

rǔu — Or; presenting an alternative option or choice

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

หาย

hǎai — To disappear, be lost, or to recover from illness

ลง

long — Down; to descend or decrease in direction

คอ

khɔɔ — Neck; the part connecting the head to the body

แก้

gâae — To fix, solve, or correct a problem

ปัญหา

pan-hǎa — Problem; a difficult issue requiring a solution

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, consequently following a reason

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow or cause something to happen

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick, or soon in time

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as, or the same amount

พวก

phûuak — Group, gang, or collective of people or things

บีบ

bìip — To squeeze or press something with force

บังคับ

bang-kháp — To force, compel, or control someone's actions

ละอาย

lá-aai — To feel ashamed or embarrassed about something

เอา

ao — To take or get something; want or bring

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; an object or abstract matter or item

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; negation of identity or classification

สังเกต

sǎng-gèet — To observe or notice something carefully

เรียนรู้

rian rúu — To learn and gain knowledge through experience