The call of the wild — Page 15

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle

รู้

ru — To know or be aware of something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or quotation

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

สามารถ

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

ลาก

lak — To pull, drag, or haul something along

น้ำหนัก

nam-nak — Weight; the heaviness of an object

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1

พัน

phan — One thousand; the number 1,000

ปอนด์

pont — Pound; unit of weight or currency

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or possibility

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one portion of two equal parts

ตัน

tan — Ton; a unit of heavy weight measurement

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix forming abstract nouns

มหึมา

ma-hue-ma — Enormous, immense; of extraordinary size or scale

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause or make something happen

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up or become alert and aroused

ตะลึง

ta-lueng — Astonished, stunned; shocked with amazement

กลัว

klua — To fear or be afraid of something

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

เชื่อมั่น

chuea-man — To trust confidently; have firm belief in

อย่าง

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

แน่วแน่

naew-nae — Resolute, determined; firmly fixed in purpose

ใน

nai — In, inside; preposition indicating location within

พละ

phala — Physical strength or bodily power and energy

กำลัง

kam-lang — Strength, force; also progressive tense marker

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

มัก

mak — Often, usually; tends to do habitually

คิด

khit — To think or consider something mentally

อยู่

yu — To be, stay; also continuative aspect marker

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, consistently; every time without exception

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example; used to introduce examples

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; past experience marker

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occasion; a counter for occurrences

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เลย

loei — At all; intensifier or conclusive particle

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

ดัง

dang — Like, as; also means loud or famous

ขณะ

kha-na — While, moment; a point or period in time

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ที่

thi — At, which; place marker or relative pronoun

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

เผชิญ

pha-choen — To face or confront a situation or challenge

กับ

kap — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or relation

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ไป

pai — To go; also directional particle away from speaker

โดย

doi — By, through; indicates means or agent

สายตา

sai-ta — Eyesight, gaze; the look in one's eyes

ผู้ชาย

phu-chai — Man, male person; adult male human being

ราว

rao — About, approximately; an estimated number

โหล

lo — Dozen; a group of twelve items

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

จับ

chap — To grab, catch, or hold something firmly

จ้อง

chong — To stare or gaze fixedly at something

มา

ma — To come; also directional particle toward speaker

เงียบงัน

ngiap-ngan — Utterly silent; completely quiet with no sound

รอคอย

ro-khoi — To wait and anticipate; await something eagerly

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; intensifier indicating greater degree

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle for comparisons

เงิน

ngoen — Money or silver; currency used for transactions

ดอลลาร์

don-la — Dollar; monetary unit of the United States

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all; inclusive of every part mentioned

ก็

ko — Also, then; discourse particle for cohesion

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun (informal, female)

เลื่อน

luean — To slide, postpone, or move something along

จอด

chot — To park or stop a vehicle at a place

ข้างนอก

khang-nok — Outside, outdoors; the exterior area beyond inside

ตอนนี้

ton-ni — Right now, currently; at this present moment

บรรทุก

ban-thuk — To load or carry cargo on a vehicle

ถุง

thung — Bag, sack; a container for carrying things

แป้ง

paeng — Flour or powder; fine ground grain substance

ห้าสิบ

ha-sip — Fifty; the number 50

จำนวน

cham-nuan — Number, quantity, amount of something countable

ยี่สิบ

yi-sip — Twenty; the number 20

พูด

phut — To speak or talk; to say something verbally

ต่อ

to — To, per, toward; also means to continue or connect

ตรงไปตรงมา

trong-pai-trong-ma — Straightforward, direct; honest without beating around

โหดเหี้ยม

hot-hiam — Cruel, brutal, vicious; merciless and ruthless

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — Therefore, so; consequently as a result

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negation commanding against action

ให้

hai — To give; also causative or benefactive marker

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, story, topic; a subject being discussed

ขัดขวาง

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

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun in Thai

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

มอง

mong — To look at or observe something visually

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front part of a person's head

แต่ละ

tae-la — Each, every individual one separately considered

ด้วย

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

ท่าที

tha-thi — Manner, attitude; one's demeanor or stance

ชาย

chai — Male, man; a person of the male sex

สูญเสีย

sun-sia — To lose something; suffer a loss permanently

ความสามารถ

khwam-sa-mat — Ability, capability; the power to do things

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into action nouns

มองหา

mong-ha — To look for, search for something or someone

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object; a general item or entity

ความคิด

khwam-khit — Thought, idea; a product of mental activity

เริ่มต้น

roem-ton — To begin, start; initiate something from scratch

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; directional particle upward or increasing

ใหม่

mai — New, again; fresh or recently made

อีก

ik — Again, more, another; additionally or once more

กษัตริย์

ka-sat — King, monarch; a royal male ruler of a kingdom

แห่ง

haeng — Of, at; preposition indicating place or belonging

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a person one knows and likes well

เก่าแก่

kao-kae — Old, ancient; having existed for a long time

ดึงดูด

dueng-dut — To attract or draw something toward oneself

สัญญาณ

san-yan — Signal, sign; a gesture or indicator conveying information

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; preposition indicating purpose or intended recipient

ดู

du — To watch or look at something attentively

ปลุก

pluk — To wake someone up or arouse from sleep

ทำ

tham — To do, make; perform an action or task

ฝัน

fan — To dream; have images in the mind while sleeping

ถึง

thueng — To reach, until, about; arriving at a point

ยืม

yuem — To borrow something temporarily from someone else

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used at end of yes/no questions

ถาม

tham — To ask a question; to inquire about something

เกือบ

kueap — Almost, nearly; close to but not quite there

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice; auditory sensation produced by vibration

กระซิบ

kra-sip — To whisper; speak very softly in someone's ear

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly, of course; expressing certainty or confirmation

พลาง

phlang — While doing; simultaneously performing another action

ทุ่ม

thum — To throw or put all effort into something

อัดแน่น

at-naen — Packed, crammed; tightly filled with content

ลง

long — Down, to descend; directional particle moving downward

ข้างๆ

khang-khang — Beside, next to; on the side of something

แม้ว่า

mae-wa — Even though, although; introduces a concessive clause

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe or trust in something or someone

น้อย

noi — Little, few; a small amount or quantity

มาก

mak — Much, many, very; a large amount or degree

สัตว์

sat — Animal; a living creature other than a human

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — To succeed or accomplish a goal; achievement reached

ปล่อย

ploi — To release, let go; set free from restraint

ผู้คน

phu-khon — People, folks; a group of human beings generally

ภายใน

phai-nai — Within, inside; the interior part of something

ออก

ok — Out, to exit; directional particle moving outward

สู่

su — To, toward; indicating direction or destination

ถนน

tha-non — Road, street; a path for vehicle and foot travel

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of doing something

ชม

chom — To admire, praise; watch or view with appreciation

ทดสอบ

thot-sop — To test or try out; examine performance or ability