The call of the wild — Page 22

Vocabulary

วงล้อม

wong lom — A surrounding circle or encirclement of something

ได้

dai — Can, able to; or marks past/successful action

แคบ

khaep — Narrow, tight, or confined in space

เข้า

khao — To enter or move inward toward something

มา

ma — To come; also marks action directed toward speaker

จน

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

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to, capable of doing something

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until; about

ลม

lom — Wind; air or breeze in the environment

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or collective set of people/things

ที่

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

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside, next to something

สีข้าง

si khang — Ribs or the side flank of the body

มองเห็น

mong hen — To be able to see, to have sight of

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or objects

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay or remain somewhere

เลย

loei — So, therefore; at all; past a point

ออก

ok — To exit or go out from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; marks action directed away from speaker

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire amount or group

สอง

song — Two; the number two

กึ่ง

kueng — Half, semi-, partially something

ย่อ

yo — To crouch, abbreviate, or reduce in size

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing

เตรียม

triam — To prepare or get ready for something

พุ่ง

phung — To dart, lunge, or shoot forward rapidly

โจมตี

jom-ti — To attack or assault someone or something

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

จับจ้อง

jap jong — To stare intently or fix gaze upon something

ดูเหมือน

du muean — To seem like, appear as if something

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet, silent, still and without noise

ลง

long — To descend, go down, or decrease

คลุม

khlum — To cover or drape over something

สัตว์

sat — Animal; any living creature or beast

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each one without exception

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, or cease an action

นิ่ง

ning — Still, motionless, not moving at all

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, just like, as though something

กลาย

klai — To become, turn into, transform into something

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; indicates state or identity

หิน

hin — Stone, rock; hard mineral material

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that, nothing more, just that amount

สั่น

san — To shake, tremble, or vibrate with movement

ขน

khon — Hair, fur, or feathers on an animal

ลุก

luk — To rise up, stand up, or get up

ชัน

chan — Steep; to bristle or stand on end

ขณะ

kha-na — While, at the moment, during that time

โซเซ

so-se — To stagger, sway unsteadily while moving

คำราม

kham-ram — To growl or roar in a threatening way

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; accompanies an action

ท่าทาง

tha thang — Posture, manner, or appearance of behavior

คุกคาม

khuk-kham — To threaten or menace someone intimidatingly

น่า

na — Worthy of, deserving to inspire a feeling

สยดสยอง

sa-yot sa-yong — Horrifying, terrifying, causing extreme fear or dread

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try hard, make an effort to do

ขับ

khap — To drive, expel, or chase something away

ไล่

lai — To chase away or pursue to drive off

ตาย

tai — To die; dead; lifeless state of being

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; strength, power, or energy

คืบ

khuep — To inch forward slowly on the ground

คลาน

khlan — To crawl or creep on hands and knees

จากนั้น

jak nan — After that, then, following that moment

ก็

ko — Then, also; connects clauses indicating result

ถอย

thoi — To retreat, back away, or withdraw

แต่

tae — But, however; introduces a contrasting idea

นั้น

nan — That, those; refers to something previously mentioned

ไหล่

lai — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to torso

ปะทะ

pa-tha — To clash, collide, or make impact with

กัน

kan — Each other, together; mutual or reciprocal action

อย่าง

yang — In a manner, like, as a type of

ตรง

trong — Straight, direct, exactly at a point

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most, the extreme end; superlative marker

วงกลม

wong klom — Circle; a round closed geometric shape

มืด

muet — Dark, lacking light, dim or obscure

จุด

jut — Point, dot, spot; a small mark

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Small, tiny, very little in size

บน

bon — On top of, above a surface

หิมะ

hi-ma — Snow; frozen precipitation that falls white

สาด

sat — To splash, spray, or scatter liquid forcefully

ส่อง

song — To shine, illuminate, or look through something

แสง

saeng — Light, ray or beam of illumination

จันทร์

jan — Moon; also Monday in Thai calendar

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something happened

หาย

hai — To disappear, vanish, or recover from illness

ลับ

lap — To disappear from sight; secret; to sharpen

จาก

jak — From, away from a place or person

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight, line of vision, or visual range

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet

มองดู

mong du — To look at and observe something carefully

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who does something

ประสบ

pra-sop — To experience or encounter something firsthand

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — To succeed, accomplish, or complete successfully

ดึกดำบรรพ์

duek-dam-ban — Primordial, ancient, prehistoric from the earliest times

ครอง

khrong — To reign over, rule, or dominate territory

อำนาจ

am-nat — Power, authority, or control over others

สังหาร

sang-han — To kill or slay an enemy or opponent

ศัตรู

sat-tru — Enemy, foe, or adversary opposing someone

พบ

phop — To find, meet, or encounter something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter of any kind

ดีงาม

di-ngam — Good and beautiful; virtuous and admirable