The call of the wild — Page 6

Vocabulary

เขา

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

หยุด

yut — To stop or halt movement or action

คิด

khit — To think or consider something mentally

ทบทวน

thop thuan — To review or go over something again

อย่าง

yang — In a manner or way; type or kind

เศร้าโศก

sao sok — Deeply sorrowful or filled with grief

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of

มา

ma — To come; also a directional verb particle

ตรวจ

truat — To inspect, check, or examine something carefully

ดู

du — To look at or watch something

สุนัข

sunak — Dog; formal word for a canine animal

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

บาดเจ็บ

bat chep — To be injured or wounded physically

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

อ้า

a — Ah; exclamation expressing realization or address

เพื่อนๆ

phuean phuean — Friends; plural form indicating multiple companions

ข้า

kha — I or me; old or formal first person pronoun

พูด

phut — To speak or say something verbally

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly or gently; in a light manner

บางที

bang thi — Sometimes or perhaps; indicating possibility

มัน

man — It; informal third person pronoun for things or animals

อาจ

at — May or might; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen

พวก

phuak — Group of people; plural marker for pronouns

แก

kae — You; informal second person pronoun among friends

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

หมา

ma — Dog; informal or colloquial word for canine

บ้า

ba — Crazy or mad; mentally unstable or foolish

รอย

roi — Mark, trace, or scar left on a surface

กัด

kat — To bite using teeth

มากมาย

mak mai — A great many; lots or plenty of something

ขนาด

khanat — Size or scale; to the extent that

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ทุก

thuk — Every or all; without exception

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals; body or self

หมด

mot — Finished, used up, or all gone

ยังไง

yang ngai — How or in what way; colloquial question word

เฮ้

he — Hey; exclamation to get someone's attention

ผู้ส่งสาร

phu song san — Messenger; a person who delivers messages

ส่าย

sai — To shake or sway from side to side

หัว

hua — Head; the topmost part of the body

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, or with; expressing accompaniment or addition

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ไม่แน่ใจ

mai nae chai — Not sure or uncertain about something

เมื่อ

muea — When; referring to a past time or event

ยัง

yang — Still or yet; continuing state or action

มี

mi — To have or there is; indicating existence

เส้นทาง

sen thang — Route or path taken to reach a destination

อีก

ik — More, again, or another; additional amount or instance

สี่ร้อย

si roi — Four hundred; the number 400

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance measurement

คั่น

khan — To separate or divide between two things

อยู่

yu — To be located; to reside or stay somewhere

ระหว่าง

rawang — Between or among; in the middle of

กับ

kap — With or and; connecting two nouns or phrases

ไม่อาจ

mai at — Cannot or unable to; expressing impossibility

ยอม

yom — To yield, allow, or accept something reluctantly

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning to let or allow

บ้าคลั่ง

ba khlang — Wildly crazy or frenzied; acting in mad frenzy

ปะทุ

pathu — To erupt or burst out suddenly

ขึ้น

khuen — Up or upward; directional particle indicating increase

ใน

nai — In or inside; preposition indicating location within

หมู่

mu — Group or cluster; among a collection of things

ได้

dai — Can, could, or got; indicating ability or achievement

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

ชั่วโมง

chua mong — Hour; unit of time equal to 60 minutes

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for verbs indicating action or process

สาปแช่ง

sap chaeng — To curse or swear at someone angrily

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ออกแรง

ok raeng — To exert effort or use physical force

สายรัด

sai rat — Harness or strap used to secure or bind

เข้า

khao — To enter; directional particle meaning inward

ทาง

thang — Way, path, or direction toward something

ฝูง

fung — Pack or flock; a group of animals together

ร่างกาย

rang kai — Body; the physical form of a person or animal

แข็งทื่อ

khaeng thue — Stiff or rigid; not able to move freely

เพราะ

phro — Because; giving reason or cause for something

บาดแผล

bat phlaeo — Wound or injury on the body's surface

ก็

ko — Also or then; connective particle in sentences

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start doing something

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

ต่อสู้

to su — To fight or struggle against something or someone

เจ็บปวด

chep puat — To feel pain or hurt physically or emotionally

ทรมาน

thoraman — To suffer or be tormented by pain

บน

bon — On top of or above a surface

ยากลำบาก

yak lambak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker indicating extreme degree

เท่าที่

thao thi — As much as or to the extent that

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They or them; third person plural pronoun

เคย

khoei — Ever or used to; indicating past experience

พบ

phop — To meet or encounter; to find something or someone

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pointing to something specific

คือ

khue — Is or namely; equating or defining something

ส่วน

suan — Part or portion; as for regarding something

ยาก

yak — Difficult or hard; not easy to do

แม่น้ำ

mae nam — River; a large natural flowing body of water

เปิด

poet — Open or to open; not closed or blocked

กว้าง

kwang — Wide or broad; having great horizontal extent

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is no; lacking or without something

น้ำแข็ง

nam khaeng — Ice; frozen water

ปกคลุม

pok khlum — To cover over or blanket a surface completely

สายน้ำ

sai nam — Stream or current; flowing body of water

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; that which; a certain thing

เชี่ยวกราก

chiao krak — Rushing or turbulent; fast and powerful water current

ต้านทาน

tan than — To resist or withstand a force or pressure

หนาวเย็น

nao yen — Cold and chilly; having very low temperature

เพียง

phiang — Only or merely; just a limited amount

บริเวณ

boriwon — Area or zone; a specific surrounding region

น้ำวน

nam won — Whirlpool or eddy; circling water current

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid essential for life

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm or peaceful; free from disturbance

นิ่ง

ning — Still or motionless; not moving at all

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that; nothing more than what is stated

คง

khong — Probably or likely; expressing reasonable expectation

ต้อง

tong — Must or have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ใช้

chai — To use or utilize something for a purpose

เวลา

wela — Time; a period or moment in duration

ถึง

thueng — Until, to, or reaching a destination or point

หก

hok — Six; the number 6

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work or perform labor tasks

หนัก

nak — Heavy or hard; with great weight or intensity

เหนื่อย

nueai — Tired or exhausted from effort or exertion

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or go past something

ระยะทาง

raya thang — Distance; the length of a route or path

สามสิบ

sam sip — Thirty; the number 30

น่า

na — Worth or deserving; prefix expressing that something deserves feeling

สยดสยอง

sayot sa-yong — Horrifying or terrifying; causing extreme fear or dread

ช่าง

chang — How very; exclamatory intensifier expressing strong sentiment

จริงๆ

ching ching — Really or truly; emphasizing that something is genuine

ก้าว

kao — Step; a single movement of the foot forward

ล้วน

luan — All or entirely; without exception completely

แลก

laek — To exchange or trade something for something else

เสี่ยง

siang — To risk or take a chance on something dangerous

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; the state of being alive

ทั้ง

thang — Both or all; including everything mentioned together

มนุษย์

manut — Human being or person; member of mankind

หลาย

lai — Many or several; a large unspecified number

ครั้ง

khrang — Time or occasion; classifier for repeated events

สิบสอง

sip song — Twelve; the number 12

คอย

khoi — To wait or keep watch for something

สำรวจ

samruat — To explore or survey an area or situation

นำหน้า

nam na — To lead ahead or go in front

ตก

tok — To fall down or drop from a higher position

ทะลุ

thalu — To penetrate through or break through a surface

สะพาน

saphan — Bridge; a structure spanning a gap or water

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

รอดชีวิต

rot chiwit — To survive or escape death from danger

ไม้

mai — Wood or stick; material from trees

ยาว

yao — Long in length; having great linear extent

ถือ

thue — To hold or carry something in the hand

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which or that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

จับ

chap — To grab or catch; to hold something firmly

ลักษณะ

laksana — Characteristic or feature; the manner or form of something

พาด

phat — To drape or lay across something horizontally

ขวาง

khwang — Across or blocking; placed in the way of

รู

ru — Hole; an opening or gap in a surface

เจาะ

cho — To drill or pierce through something

ลง

long — Down or downward; directional particle indicating descent

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

คลื่น

khluen — Wave; undulating movement in water or air

หนาว

nao — Cold; feeling or being at low temperature

ถาโถม

tha thom — To overwhelm or pour over in large amounts

เทอร์โมมิเตอร์

thoe mo mi toe — Thermometer; instrument for measuring temperature

ชี้

chi — To point at or indicate a direction or thing

ห้าสิบ

ha sip — Fifty; the number 50

องศา

ongsa — Degree; unit of measurement for temperature or angles

ต่ำ

tam — Low; below normal level or position

กว่า

kwa — More than or than; used in comparisons

ศูนย์

sun — Zero; the number 0 or a center point

จำเป็น

champen — Necessary or essential; must be done

ก่อ

ko — To build or start; to create or light something

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flames produced by burning

เสื้อผ้า

suea pha — Clothes or clothing; garments worn on the body

แห้ง

haeng — Dry; free from moisture or wetness

รักษา

raksa — To treat, heal, or take care of something

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; referring back to the subject themselves

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything or whatever; referring to any thing

หวั่นเกรง

wan kreng — To fear or be apprehensive about something