The call of the wild — Page 16

Vocabulary

คืน

kheun — Night; also means to return something

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit

ดับ

dap — To extinguish, go out, or die down

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ต่อสู้

to su — To fight, struggle, or battle against something

กับ

gap — With; together with; against someone

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make, or cause something to happen

เขา

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

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ละเว้น

la wen — To exempt, abstain from, or spare someone

การ

kan — Prefix nominalizing verbs; act or process of

ลงโทษ

long thot — To punish; to impose a penalty on someone

ที่

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

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

สมควร

som khuan — To deserve, be appropriate, or merit something

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive, obtain, or get something

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; emphasizing inclusion of an extreme case

ผู้มี

phu mi — One who has; a person possessing something

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit, character, or personal disposition

ดี

di — Good, nice, or well-behaved

ก็

ko — Also, then; a discourse particle linking clauses

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to mean also or even

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

น้อย

noi — Few, little, small in amount or degree

ลง

long — To go down, decrease, or descend

ส่ง

song — To send, deliver, or transmit something

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise

ครวญ

khruan — To moan, wail, or lament sorrowfully

คราง

khrang — To groan or moan in pain or discomfort

ได้

dai — Can, could; able to; also marks past tense

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ถึง

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

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal portions

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ความ

khwam — Prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

อ่อนโยน

on yon — Gentle, tender, or soft in manner

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

ก่อน

kon — Before, prior to; earlier in time

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; indicating past experience

เข้า

khao — To enter, go into; inward direction

ใกล้

klai — Near, close to in distance or time

โดย

doi — By, by means of; indicating agent or method

คำราม

kham ram — To growl or roar threateningly

ขน

khon — Hair, fur, or feathers on an animal

ตั้ง

tang — To set up, establish, or position upright

ชัน

chan — Steep, bristling, or standing upright

อย่าง

yang — Like, in the manner of; a way or style

คุกคาม

khuk kham — To threaten or intimidate someone menacingly

จริง

jing — True, real, genuine, or actually

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicating completed action

พฤติกรรม

phruet-ti-kam — Behavior, conduct, or manner of acting

ใกล้เคียง

klai khiang — Similar, nearby, or close in resemblance

นักเลง

nak leng — A bully, ruffian, or troublemaker

ชอบ

chop — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

วาง

wang — To place, put down, or set something

ท่า

tha — Pose, posture, manner, or gesture

ไป

pai — To go; away from the speaker's location

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker's location

ต่อ

to — Toward, against, per; to continue or connect

หน้า

na — Face, front, or next; the front side

อหังการ

a-hang-kan — Arrogance, ego, or excessive pride

ล่มสลาย

lom salai — To collapse, fall apart, or disintegrate completely

ระเบียบ

ra-biap — Order, rules, discipline, or regulations

วินัย

wi-nai — Discipline, self-control, or orderly conduct

ส่งผล

song phon — To result in, affect, or have an impact

สุนัข

su-nak — Dog; a domesticated canine animal

ความสัมพันธ์

khwam sam-phan — Relationship, connection, or association between people

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, or during a period

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutual or reciprocal action

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; used to add information

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or a set of people

มัน

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

ทะเลาะ

tha-lo — To quarrel, argue, or have a dispute

โต้เถียง

to thiang — To argue back, debate, or dispute verbally

มาก

mak — Much, many, a lot; high degree of something

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

เดิม

doem — Original, former, or as it was before

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means poor

บาง

bang — Some; thin; occasionally used as a softener

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, or occasion of an event

ค่าย

khai — Camp, campsite, or military encampment

พัก

phak — To rest, stay, or take a break

เต็ม

tem — Full, complete, or filled to capacity

โหย

hoi — To yearn, long for, or howl mournfully

หวล

huan — To recall fondly; to long for the past

อลหม่าน

on la-man — Chaotic, confused, or in great disorder

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting to a small amount

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only, that's all; nothing more than that

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change, alter, or transform something

แม้ว่า

mae wa — Even though, although; introducing a concessive clause

จะ

ja — Will, going to; marks future tense in Thai

หงุดหงิด

ngut-ngit — Irritable, grumpy, or easily annoyed

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; giving a reason or cause

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; to not have anything

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — To end, conclude, or come to a finish

สาปแช่ง

sap chaeng — To curse or damn someone with strong words

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of language or speech

หยาบ

yap — Coarse, rude, crude, or rough in texture

แปลก

plaek — Strange, unusual, or different from the norm

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Weird, bizarre, or surprisingly strange

กระทืบ

kra-thuep — To stamp, stomp, or kick forcefully downward

หิมะ

hi-ma — Snow; frozen precipitation that falls as flakes

โกรธ

krot — Angry, furious, or feeling strong displeasure

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Fruitless, ineffective, or producing no result

ฉีก

chik — To tear, rip, or split something apart

ผม

phom — Hair (on head); also polite male pronoun I

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by or for oneself; reflexive pronoun

แส้

sae — A whip used to strike or drive animals

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, live, or remain somewhere

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, consistently, or equal in degree

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — In the midst of, surrounded by, among

ฝูง

fung — A herd, flock, pack, or group of animals

แต่

tae — But, however; introducing a contrasting idea

ได้ผล

dai phon — Effective, successful, or producing desired results

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, instantly, or right away

หัน

han — To turn, face, or rotate in a direction

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, rear; after a time or place

กลับมา

klap ma — To come back, return to a previous place

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

แบบ

baep — Style, pattern, type, or in the manner of

อีก

ik — More, again, another; additional occurrence

สนับสนุน

sa-nap sa-nun — To support, back up, or encourage someone

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during, at the moment of something

เหลือ

luea — Remaining, left over, or to have surplus

ทีม

thim — Team; a group working together toward a goal

รู้

ru — To know, be aware of, or understand something

ว่า

wa — That; introducing a clause or reported speech

เบื้องหลัง

bueang lang — Behind the scenes; background of a situation

วุ่นวาย

wun wai — Chaotic, hectic, or disorderly in activity

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All, everything, or the entire amount

ฉลาด

cha-lat — Smart, clever, or intelligent

เกินกว่า

koen kwa — More than, exceeding, or beyond a limit

ถูก

thuk — To be cheap; also passive voice marker; correct

จับ

jap — To catch, grab, or apprehend someone

คาหนัง

kha nang — Caught red-handed with evidence on the spot

คาเขา

kha khao — Caught in the act by him or on him

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — Once more, again, one more time

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work, to perform a job or task

ซื่อสัตย์

sue sat — Honest, faithful, loyal, or trustworthy

สายรัด

sai rat — A strap, harness, or binding band

หนัก

nak — Heavy, hard, or serious in degree

กลาย

klai — To become or turn into something different

เป็น

pen — To be; linking subject to predicate or state

ความสุข

khwam suk — Happiness, joy, or a state of contentment

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For, intended for, or in the case of

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifying comparative degree

คือ

khue — Is, means, namely; identifying or defining something

แอบ

aep — To secretly do something; to sneak or hide

ยั่วยุ

yua yu — To provoke, incite, or instigate someone

ให้

hai — To give; causes something; for someone's benefit

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion, or close acquaintance

ร่วม

ruam — Together, joint, shared, or in common

พัน

phan — Thousand; also to wrap or bind around something

ปาก

pak — Mouth; also the opening of something

แม่น้ำ

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

อาหาร

a-han — Food; anything eaten for nourishment

เย็น

yen — Cold, cool; also means evening in Thai

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find something

กระต่าย

kra-tai — Rabbit; a small furry long-eared mammal

พลาด

phlat — To miss, fail, or make an error

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, could not; unable to do something