The call of the wild — Page 14

Vocabulary

เขา

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

สามารถ

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

จับ

jap — To catch, grab, or hold something

นก

nok — Bird; any feathered flying animal

หิมะ

hi-ma — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

ออก

ok — To exit, go out, or emerge from somewhere

จาก

jak — From; indicating origin or departure point

รัง

rang — Nest; a bird's or animal's home structure

ได้

dai — To get, obtain; auxiliary for past or ability

ฆ่า

kha — To kill; to cause the death of something

กระต่าย

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

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment or time that something happens

ที่

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

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or objects

นอน

non — To lie down; to sleep or rest horizontally

หลับ

lap — To be asleep; eyes closed in sleep

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

กระรอก

kra-rok — Squirrel; a small tree-climbing rodent

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing items

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Very small; tiny in size

กลาง

klang — Middle, center; in the midst of something

อากาศ

a-kat — Air; atmosphere; also used to mean weather

วิ่ง

wing — To run; move quickly on foot

หนี

ni — To flee, escape, or run away from something

ไป

pai — To go; move toward a destination away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also indicates continuation of action

ต้น

ton — Trunk; classifier for trees; beginning of something

ไม้

mai — Wood, tree; material from trees

ช้า

cha — Slow; moving or happening at low speed

เกิน

goen — To exceed; more than; over a limit

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; indicating a small amount

วินาที

wi-na-thi — Second; a unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute

ปลา

pla — Fish; aquatic animal living in water

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or container

บึง

bueng — Pond or marsh; a shallow body of still water

โล่ง

long — Open, clear, unobstructed; spacious area

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; discourse particle connecting clauses

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ว่องไว

wong-wai — Agile, nimble, quick in movement

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of doing something now

ซ่อมแซม

som-saem — To repair, fix, or restore something broken

เขื่อน

khuean — Dam; a barrier built to hold back water

ระมัดระวัง

ra-mat-ra-wang — To be careful, cautious, or watchful

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient; just right in amount

เพื่อ

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

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negates identity or classification

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix indicating an abstract quality or state

สนุกสนาน

sa-nuk-sa-nan — Fun, enjoyable, entertaining; full of amusement

แต่

tae — But; conjunction showing contrast or exception

ชอบ

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

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; an object, matter, or abstract concept

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

ล่า

la — To hunt; to pursue and kill prey

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle indicating greater degree

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — Therefore, thus; indicating a logical consequence

อารมณ์ขัน

a-rom-khan — Humor, sense of humor; tendency to find things funny

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, consequently; shows causal result

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

การกระทำ

kan-kra-tham — Action, deed, act; something that is done

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ความสุข

khwam-suk — Happiness, joy; a state of being happy

คือ

khue — Is, means; equative verb linking subject and predicate

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing something

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into a place

หา

ha — To look for, seek, or find something

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

เกือบ

khuap — Almost, nearly; close to but not quite

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense auxiliary marker

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, done; past completion marker

ปล่อย

ploi — To release, let go, or set something free

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle; for someone's benefit

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; together with at the same time

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise produced by something

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, call, or sing; emit a vocal sound

ด้วย

duay — With, also, too; indicates accompaniment or addition

หวาดกลัว

wat-glua — Frightened, terrified, filled with fear

สู่

su — To, toward; indicating direction or destination

ยอด

yot — Top, peak, tip; the highest point of something

ฤดู

rue-du — Season; one of the divisions of the year

ใบไม้ร่วง

bai-mai-ruang — Autumn, fall; season when leaves drop from trees

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker's location

ถึง

thueng — To arrive at; reach; until a point in time

ปรากฏ

pra-kot — To appear, emerge, become visible or evident

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, increase; upward direction marker

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Gradually, slowly, little by little

เคลื่อนตัว

khluean-tua — To move one's body; shift position gradually

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward direction marker

รับมือ

rap-mue — To handle, cope with, or deal with a challenge

กับ

kap — With; together with; against in opposition

หนาว

nao — Cold; feeling chilly due to low temperature

หุบเขา

hup-khao — Valley; low land between hills or mountains

ต่ำ

tam — Low; at a small height or level

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Severe, intense, violent; extreme in force

นัก

nak — Very, extremely; intensifier after adjectives or verbs

ล้ม

lom — To fall down; topple over; collapse

ลูก

luk — Child, offspring; also classifier for round objects

โต

to — Grown, large, big; fully developed in size

เต็มที่

tem-thi — Fully, completely, at full capacity or effort

หลง

long — To be lost; infatuated; confused about direction

ฝูง

fung — Herd, flock, pack; a group of animals

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want, need, or desire something

เหยื่อ

yua — Prey, victim, bait; target of a predator

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, great in size

น่าเกรงขาม

na-greng-kham — Formidable, awe-inspiring, commanding fear and respect

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; kind, type; adverbial modifier

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more … the more

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid essential for life

ลำธาร

lam-than — Stream, brook; a small flowing body of water

ยี่สิบ

yi-sip — Twenty; the number 20

ข้าม

kham — To cross over; go across a barrier or boundary

ดินแดน

din-daen — Territory, land, region; an expanse of land

แห่ง

haeng — Of, classifier for places; a location particle

ป่าไม้

pa-mai — Forest, woodland; a large area covered with trees

หัวหน้า

hua-na — Leader, chief, head of a group or organization

พวกมัน

phuak-man — They, them; referring to a group of animals or things

อารมณ์

a-rom — Mood, emotion, feeling; one's emotional state

ดุร้าย

du-rai — Fierce, ferocious, savage; aggressively wild

ความสูง

khwam-sung — Height; the measurement of how tall something is

หก

hok — Six; the number 6

ฟุต

fut — Foot; a unit of length equal to 12 inches

พื้น

phuen — Floor, ground, surface; the base level area

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

คู่ต่อสู้

khu-to-su — Opponent, rival, adversary in a contest or fight

ปรารถนา

prat-tha-na — To wish, desire, or long for something deeply

สั่น

san — To shake, tremble, or vibrate from force or fear

ขนาด

kha-nat — Size, dimension; the measurement of something's extent

ไปมา

pai-ma — Back and forth; moving in both directions repeatedly

แตก

taek — To break, crack, or split apart

กิ่ง

king — Branch; a limb growing from a tree trunk

สิบสี่

sip-si — Fourteen; the number 14

กว้าง

kwang — Wide, broad; having a large horizontal extent

เจ็ด

jet — Seven; the number 7

ปลาย

plai — Tip, end, point; the outermost part of something

ดวงตา

duang-ta — Eyes; the organs of sight

แสง

saeng — Light; the natural brightness from sun or fire

คำราม

kham-ram — To roar, growl; a deep threatening animal sound

โกรธ

krot — Angry, furious; feeling strong displeasure or rage