The call of the wild — Page 9

Vocabulary

มัน

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

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend something

ชัดเจน

chat jaen — Clear; distinct; easy to understand

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; to be required to

ติดตาม

tit tam — To follow; to track; to pursue something

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker

และ

lae — And; used to connect words or clauses

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; they (informal plural)

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or result

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot

เคียง

khiang — Alongside; beside; next to something

ข้าง

khang — Side; beside; next to a place or object

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutually among people

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; to go across something

ยาม

yam — Time of day; period; a watch or guard

เย็น

yen — Cool; cold; evening time of day

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; a thing

มืด

muet — Dark; lacking light; nighttime darkness

หม่น

mon — Dim; gloomy; dull in color or mood

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; exactly at a point

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; to rise; upward direction

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; along with

ลำธาร

lam than — A stream; a small flowing body of water

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into a place

สู่

su — To; toward; in the direction of something

หุบเขา

hup khao — A valley; low land between mountains

ที่

thi — Place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream; said of liquids

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to come or go outside

ข้าม

kham — To cross over; to go across a barrier

สัน

san — Ridge; crest of a hill or mountain

เขา

khao — Mountain; hill; also he/she pronoun

รกร้าง

rok rang — Overgrown; desolate; abandoned and untended land

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something or someone

ต้น

ton — Origin; beginning; tree or plant trunk

กำเนิด

kam noet — Birth; origin; source of something's beginning

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ลาด

lat — Slope; incline; a slanted surface or hillside

อีก

ik — Another; more; additionally; one more time

ด้าน

dan — Side; aspect; direction of something

ปัน

pan — To divide; to share; to distribute among others

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid; also used in compound words

ลง

long — Down; to descend; to go downward

พื้นที่

phuenti — Area; space; a region or zone of land

ราบ

rap — Flat; level; a plain or flat terrain

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

ป่าไม้

pa mai — Forest; woodland; an area of many trees

ผืน

phuen — Classifier for flat areas like land or cloth

ใหญ่

yai — Large; big; great in size or extent

มากมาย

mak mai — Plentiful; abundant; a large quantity of things

อย่าง

yang — Kind; type; manner; in the way of

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam-sa-moe — Consistent; regular; uniform in pattern or behavior

ป่า

pa — Forest; jungle; wild natural wooded area

กว้างใหญ่

kwang yai — Vast; spacious; wide and large in extent

เหล่า

lao — Those; group of; plural marker for nouns

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ชั่วโมง

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

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

เล่า

lao — To tell; to narrate; also a story-continuation particle

ดวง

duang — Classifier for celestial bodies; a round object

อาทิตย์

a-thit — Sun; also refers to a week in Thai

สูง

sung — Tall; high; elevated in position or height

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

อบอุ่น

op un — Warm; cozy; comfortably warm in temperature

มาก

mak — Very; a lot; much; to a great degree

รู้สึก

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

ยินดี

yin di — Glad; pleased; happy to do something

เต็ม

tem — Full; complete; filled to capacity

เปี่ยม

piam — Brimming; overflowing; completely full of something

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of a fact

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or boundary

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the utmost; superlative degree marker

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; to obtain something

ตอบ

top — To answer; to respond to a question

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to pick up

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name something

พี่น้อง

phi nong — Siblings; brothers and sisters collectively

แห่ง

haeng — Of; place classifier; a location or site

มุ่ง

mung — To aim toward; to be directed at a goal

สถานที่

sa-than-thi — Place; location; a site or venue

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; well-known; as like

แน่นอน

nae non — Certain; definite; of course; absolutely sure

ความทรงจำ

khwam song jam — Memory; recollection; remembrance of past events

เก่าๆ

kao kao — Old; aged; from the past; old memories

หลั่งไหล

lang lai — To flow; to pour; to stream abundantly forth

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action

ตื่นเต้น

tuen ten — Excited; thrilled; feeling of eager anticipation

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao kap — Just like; the same as; similar to something

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; to have done before

ความ

khwam — Prefix forming abstract nouns; a state or condition

เป็นจริง

pen jing — To be true; to become reality; real

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

เงา

ngao — Shadow; shade; reflection of a silhouette

สะท้อน

sa-thon — To reflect; to mirror; to bounce back light

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or matter

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to a time or event

ที่ไหน

thi nai — Where; what place; asking about a location

สัก

sak — Some; any; a vague quantity or instance

โลก

lok — World; earth; the planet we live on

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall something

เลือน

luean — Faded; blurred; dim and unclear memory

ราง

rang — Faint; vague; barely perceptible; a rail or track

ตอน

ton — Period; episode; a part or section of time

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of doing something

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; instance of an occurrence

อิสระ

it-sa-ra — Free; independent; without restriction or constraint

โล่ง

long — Open; spacious; clear and unobstructed space

ดิน

din — Soil; earth; ground beneath one's feet

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing up to the present

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai language

ถูก

thuk — To be touched; correct; cheap; passive marker

แตะต้อง

tae tong — To touch; to meddle with; to make contact

อยู่

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

ใต้

tai — Under; below; beneath something; south

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

ท้องฟ้า

thong fa — Sky; the expanse of space seen overhead

กว้าง

kwang — Wide; broad; expansive in horizontal dimension

เหนือ

nuea — Above; north; over something in position

หัว

hua — Head; top; front part of a body or object

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease movement or action

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break from activity

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume liquid through the mouth

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a period of time

นึก

nuek — To think; to recall; to imagine something mentally

ถึง

thueng — To; to reach; about; until; thinking of

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated in a position

หมาป่า

ma pa — Wolf; a wild dog-like predatory animal

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start an action or process

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at normal pace

ทาง

thang — Way; path; road; direction to somewhere

ต่อ

to — To continue; next; per; connected to something

หวน

huan — To turn back; to return; to come back again

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place

หา

ha — To look for; to search; to seek something

ดม

dom — To sniff; to smell by inhaling air

จมูก

ja-muk — Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing

ท่าทาง

tha thang — Manner; posture; appearance or way of behaving

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; just like; seemingly resembling something else

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; for; causative verb marker

กำลังใจ

kamlang jai — Encouragement; moral support; motivation from others

แต่

tae — But; however; only; indicates contrast or exception

หัน

han — To turn; to rotate one's face or body

ช้าๆ

cha cha — Slowly; at a gradual and unhurried pace

เส้นทาง

sen thang — Route; path; a course taken to a destination

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or point in time

เกือบ

kuap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a single unit

คร่ำครวญ

khram kruan — To lament; to moan; to grieve sorrowfully aloud

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly; gently; quietly; in a light manner