The call of the wild — Page 4

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ทันใด

than dai — Suddenly, instantly, at that very moment

นั้น

nan — That, those; refers to something previously mentioned

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; a connective particle

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or take something

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty, responsibility, role one must perform

ผู้นำ

phu nam — Leader, one who guides or heads a group

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ยาม

yam — Guard, watchman; also means 'during a time'

ที่

thi — At, place, which; versatile preposition and relative pronoun

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

ใช้

chai — To use, employ, or apply something

วิจารณญาณ

wi chan ya nan — Judgment, critical thinking, discernment in decision-making

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or calculate something

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick, speedy in action or movement

กระทำ

kra tham — To act, perform, or carry out an action

เขา

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

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or resultative actions

แสดง

sa daeng — To show, display, or perform something

ให้

hai — To give; also indicates purpose or causation

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or perceive visually

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive pronoun

เอง

eng — Oneself, itself; emphasizes the subject acting alone

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, superior to something or someone

กว่า

kwa — More than, greater than; used in comparisons

แม้

mae — Even, even though; introduces a concessive clause

แต่

tae — But, however; contrasts two ideas or clauses

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; indicates past experience or habit

ใคร

khrai — Who, anyone, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เทียบ

thiap — To compare, match, or measure against something

เท่า

thao — Equal to, as much as; used in comparisons

เลย

loei — At all, ever; intensifier or emphatic particle

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter; general noun classifier

เก่ง

keng — Skilled, talented, capable at doing something

กาจ

kat — Clever, cunning, extremely capable or sharp

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something; linking verb

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special, extraordinary, exceptional quality or status

อยู่

yu — To be located, to stay, to live somewhere

ออก

ok — Out, to exit, to come or go outward

กฎ

kot — Rule, law, regulation governing behavior

บังคับ

bang-khap — To force, compel, or enforce a rule

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion, peer in a social group

ร่วม

ruam — Together, joint, to participate or share collectively

ทีม

thim — Team; a group working together toward a goal

ปฏิบัติ

pa-ti-bat — To practice, follow, or carry out instructions

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to, in accordance with

ใส่ใจ

sai jai — To pay attention, care about, be mindful

กับ

kap — With, and; marks accompaniment or comparison

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change, transform, or undergo alteration

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, type; adverbial modifier particle

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite determiner

มัน

man — It; informal third-person or impersonal pronoun

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct; affirmative response particle

ธุระ

thu-ra — Business, errand, personal matter to attend to

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, those people; plural marker

คือ

khue — Is, means; equating or defining something

ทำงาน

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

หนัก

nak — Heavy, hard, intense; describes effort or weight

เต็ม

tem — Full, complete, at maximum capacity

กำลัง

kam-lang — Strength, energy; also a present-tense marker

สาย

sai — Late, string, line; here meaning stubborn or late

รั้ง

rang — To hold back, delay, or restrain something

ตราบ

trap — As long as, until; marks a conditional time period

มี

mi — To have, there is/are; existential verb

มา

ma — To come; also indicates action toward the speaker

ขัดขวาง

khat khwang — To obstruct, hinder, or block someone's progress

สนใจ

son jai — To be interested in, to pay attention to

จะ

cha — Will, going to; future tense marker

เกิด

koet — To occur, happen, be born, come about

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise, to increase or occur

ผู้

phu — Person who, one who; nominalizing prefix for people

อัธยาศัย

at-tha-ya-sai — Disposition, personality, natural temperament of a person

ดี

di — Good, nice, kind, of positive quality

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg something

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting adverb

แค่

khae — Just, only; informal limiting particle

รักษา

rak-sa — To maintain, preserve, treat, or take care of

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ระเบียบ

ra-biap — Order, discipline, neatness, organized arrangement

เรียบร้อย

riap roi — Neat, orderly, well-mannered, properly done

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, maintain in a state

อย่างไร

yang rai — How, in what way; interrogative adverb

สมาชิก

sa-ma-chik — Member, a person belonging to a group

เหลือ

luea — To remain, be left over, to have excess

กลาย

klai — To become, turn into, transform gradually

คน

khon — Person, people; human being classifier

เกเร

ke-re — Naughty, mischievous, delinquent, badly behaved

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, span of time or space

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last, final, the very end

ต่าง

tang — Different, various; each separately, mutually

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat jai — To be surprised, astonished, or amazed by something

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; intensifier of degree

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

ลงมือ

long mue — To begin, start taking action, get to work

จัด

chat — To organize, arrange, manage, or set up

วิ่ง

wing — To run, move quickly on foot

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, after; rear position or time

แรง

raeng — Strong, hard, forceful, with great strength

ดึง

dueng — To pull, tug, or drag something toward oneself

หน้าอก

na ok — Chest, breast; the front torso area

เกิน

koen — Exceeding, too much, more than necessary

จำเป็น

cham-pen — Necessary, essential, required for a purpose

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; also cheap or correct

เขย่า

kha-yao — To shake, jolt, or vibrate something forcefully

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Swift, rapid, done with great speed

ซ้ำ

sam — Again, repeatedly, to do something once more

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, done; marks completed action

เล่า

lao — To tell, narrate; also an emphatic particle

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; gives a reason or cause

เกียจคร้าน

kiat khran — Lazy, idle, unwilling to make effort

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, prior to something else

แรก

raek — First, initial, earliest in a sequence

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — To end, conclude, terminate, reach a finish

ลง

long — Down, to descend, to decrease or go lower

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life, existence, the state of being alive

คืน

khuen — Night; also to return something to someone

ค่าย

khai — Camp, a temporary settlement or training ground

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit, personality trait, personal characteristic

บูด

but — Spoiled, rotten; also sulky or sour-faced

บึ้ง

bueng — Sullen, frowning, with a displeased facial expression

ลงโทษ

long thot — To punish, penalize, impose a penalty on someone

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — To succeed, accomplish, complete successfully

กด

kot — To press, push down, or apply pressure

ด้วย

duai — Also, with, by means of; inclusive particle

น้ำหนัก

nam nak — Weight; the heaviness of an object or person

กัด

kat — To bite, clamp teeth on something

จน

chon — Until, to the point that; also means poor

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until, even, up to a certain point in time

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, cease an action or movement

ขบ

khop — To bite, chew, or gnaw on something firmly

ฟัน

fan — Tooth, teeth; also to cut or chop

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, commence an action

ร้อง

rong — To cry, shout, sing, or call out loudly

เมตตา

met-ta — Loving-kindness, compassion, benevolent goodwill toward others

บรรยากาศ

ban-ya-kat — Atmosphere, ambiance, overall feeling of an environment

โดย

doi — By, through, by means of; indicates method or agent

รวม

ruam — Total, combined, altogether; to gather or include

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, right away, without any delay