The call of the wild — Page 26

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — but, however; conjunction showing contrast

ที่

thîi — at, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

น่า

nâa — worthy of, deserving; precedes adjectives expressing feeling

ทึ่ง

thʉ̂ng — amazed, astonished, deeply impressed by something

ยิ่ง

yîng — even more, increasingly; intensifier for comparisons

กว่า

gwàa — more than, compared to; used in comparisons

นั้น

nán — that, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ชาว

chaaw — people of, native of; used before nationality or group

เล่า

lâo — to tell, narrate, recount a story or event

ขาน

khǎan — to respond, answer, or call out aloud

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — to reach, arrive at; until; about, regarding

สุนัข

sù-nák — dog; domestic canine animal (formal word)

ผี

phǐi — ghost, spirit; supernatural being in Thai belief

วิ่ง

wîng — to run, move quickly on foot

นำ

nam — to lead, guide, bring; to take someone somewhere

หน้า

nâa — face; front; next; page of a document

ฝูง

fùung — herd, flock, pack; group of animals

พวก

phûak — group, gang, bunch of people or things

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third person pronoun

เกรง

greeng — to fear, be afraid of; to be in awe

กลัว

glua — to be afraid, scared, fearful of something

ตน

ton — oneself, self; reflexive pronoun (formal usage)

นี้

níi — this, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

เพราะ

phráw — because, since; conjunction giving a reason

มัน

man — it; informal third person pronoun for things or animals

มี

mii — to have, possess; there is, there are

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; state or quality of something

ฉลาด

chà-làat — clever, smart, intelligent; quick-minded person or animal

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — north; above, over; superior to something else

แอบ

àep — to hide, sneak, do something secretly

ขโมย

khà-mooi — to steal; a thief; taking without permission

ของ

khǎwng — of, belonging to; things, possessions, stuff

จาก

jàak — from, away from; departing a place or person

ค่าย

khâai — camp, base; temporary settlement or military camp

พัก

phák — to rest, stay temporarily, take a break

ใน

nai — in, inside, within; preposition of location

ช่วง

chûang — period, span, interval of time or space

ฤดู

rʉ́-duu — season; one of the four weather periods of year

หนาว

nǎao — cold; to feel cold; cold weather or temperature

อัน

an — classifier for small objects; one, a thing

โหด

hòot — cruel, brutal, fierce, merciless in action

ร้าย

ráai — evil, wicked, bad; dangerous or harmful

ปล้น

plôn — to rob, plunder, raid; take by force

กับ

gàp — with, and; together with someone or something

ดัก

dàk — to ambush, trap, intercept someone or something

สังหาร

sǎng-hǎan — to kill, slay, massacre; cause death deliberately

และ

láe — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ท้า

tháa — to challenge, dare someone to do something

ทาย

thaai — to guess, predict, foretell an answer or outcome

นัก

nák — very, intensely; expert, specialist in a field

ล่า

lâa — to hunt, chase, pursue prey or a target

กล้า

glâa — brave, daring, courageous; not afraid to act

หาญ

hǎan — brave, bold, valiant; used in formal contexts

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — the most, superlative degree; utmost, extreme

ไป

pai — to go, move away; directional particle forward

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — story, matter, topic, issue being discussed

ราว

raao — about, approximately; a rail or rod; story (paired with เรื่อง)

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also; to still be doing something

สะพรึง

sà-phrʉng — to be terrified, horrified, filled with dread

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — to rise, go up; increase; upward direction particle

อีก

ìik — more, again, another; additional quantity or time

บาง

baang — some, certain; thin; a few among many

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for humans

ไม่

mâi — not, no; negation particle in Thai sentences

ได้

dâi — to get, obtain, can, could; past tense marker

กลับ

glàp — to return, go back; reverse direction

มา

maa — to come, arrive; directional particle toward speaker

เพื่อน

phʉ̂an — friend, companion, peer; close associate

ร่วม

rûam — together, jointly, shared; participate with others

เผ่า

phào — tribe, clan, ethnic group of people

พบ

phóp — to meet, find, encounter someone or something

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative particle introducing speech

ถูก

thùuk — correct; cheap; passive marker indicating receiving action

กรีด

grìit — to slash, slit, cut sharply with a blade

คอ

khaw — neck, throat; the part connecting head and body

เปิด

pəət — to open, turn on, reveal; start operation

ออก

àwk — out, outward; to exit; directional particle outward

อย่าง

yàang — type, kind, manner, way; like, as in

เหี้ยม

hîam — brutal, savage, heartless, extremely cruel

โดย

dooi — by, via, through; by means of an agent

รอบ

rôop — around, surrounding; round, cycle, rotation

รอย

rooi — mark, trace, track, scar left behind

เท้า

tháo — foot; the lower extremity of the leg

หมา

mǎa — dog; informal word for domestic canine

ป่า

pàa — forest, jungle, wilderness; wild uncultivated land

บน

bon — on, on top of, above; upper surface

หิมะ

hì-má — snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

ใหญ่

yài — big, large, great in size or importance

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals and clothing items

ใดๆ

dai-dai — any, whatever, whichever; used in negative or open contexts

ทุก

thúk — every, all, each; without exception

ใบไม้

bai-máai — leaf; the flat green part of a plant

ร่วง

rûang — to fall, drop, shed; leaves falling from trees

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — when, at the time that; past time conjunction

ติดตาม

tìt-taam — to follow, track, monitor, keep up with

การ

gaan — act of, process of; nominalizer prefix for actions

เคลื่อนไหว

khlʉ̂an-wǎi — to move, stir; movement, motion of a body

มูส

muut — moose; large deer-like animal of northern forests

หุบเขา

hùp-khǎo — valley; low area between hills or mountains

แห่ง

hàeng — of, at; classifier for places and locations

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — one; the number one; a single item

เคย

khəəi — used to, ever; past habitual action or experience

เข้า

khâo — to enter, go into; inward directional particle

เลย

ləəi — at all, then, past; emphasizes result or extent

หญิง

yǐng — woman, female; feminine gender designation

รู้สึก

rúu-sʉ̀k — to feel, sense, perceive an emotion or sensation

เศร้า

sâo — sad, sorrowful, melancholy, feeling unhappy

โศก

sòok — grief, sorrow, deep sadness; mourning (formal)

ได้ยิน

dâi-yin — to hear, catch a sound with the ears

กอง

gaawng — pile, heap, stack; group or cluster of things

ไฟ

fai — fire, flame; electricity, light source

วิญญาณ

win-yaan — spirit, soul; supernatural essence of a person

ชั่ว

chûa — evil, wicked, morally bad; a period of time

เลือก

lʉ̂ak — to choose, select, pick from options

เป็น

pen — to be, to exist as; is, am, are

สถิต

sà-thìt — to reside, dwell, be stationed; abide in place

ร้อน

róon — hot, warm; high temperature; intense heat

ผู้

phûu — person who, one who; nominalizer for people

เยือน

yəən — to visit, call on; pay a visit to someone

อยู่

yùu — to live, stay, be located; continuous aspect marker

ราย

raai — individual, case, item; classifier for persons

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — to know, be acquainted with a person or thing

คือ

khʉʉ — is, means, that is; equating or defining something

ขน

khǒn — fur, hair, feathers; body hair of animals

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — beautiful, elegant, graceful; aesthetically pleasing

สง่า

sà-ngàa — majestic, dignified, stately in appearance

คล้าย

khláai — similar to, resembling, alike in appearance

ขณะ

khà-nà — moment, while, at the time of; during

เดียวกัน

diao-gan — the same, identical; at the same time together

ก็

gâw — also, then, so; connective particle in sentences

แตก

tàek — to break, crack, split apart; shatter

ต่าง

tàang — different, various, distinct; each, respectively

อื่น

ʉ̀un — other, another, else; different from this one

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — all, entire, the whole amount or group

เดิน

dəən — to walk, stroll; move on foot at normal pace

ทาง

thaang — path, way, road, direction, route

ข้าม

khâam — to cross, go across; pass over a boundary

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just; a limited amount

ลำพัง

lam-phang — alone, by oneself, without others' help

ผืน

phʉ̌n — classifier for flat items like land, cloth, mats

แจ่มใส

jàem-sǎi — bright, clear, cheerful; clear sky or mood

ลง

long — down, downward; to descend; directional particle down

พื้นที่

phʉ́un-thîi — area, space, territory, region of land

โล่ง

lôong — open, spacious, clear; unobstructed area or feeling

กลาง

glaang — middle, center, midst; central position

หมู่

mùu — group, cluster, community; among a collection

ต้นไม้

tôn-máai — tree; a large woody perennial plant

นั่น

nân — that, those over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

ธาร

thaan — stream, brook; a flowing body of water

สี

sǐi — color; four; to rub or apply

เหลือง

lʉ̌ang — yellow; the color of gold or ripe bananas

ไหล

lǎi — to flow, stream, run; movement of liquid

ถุง

thǔng — bag, sack, pouch; container made of flexible material

หนัง

nǎng — skin, leather, hide; also means movie or film

เน่า

nâo — rotten, decomposed, decayed; gone bad

เปื่อย

pʉ̂ai — soft and decayed, disintegrating; rotting apart

แล้ว

láew — already, then, after that; completion marker

ซึม

sʉm — to seep, ooze, absorb slowly; leak through

สู่

sùu — to, toward, into; directional preposition

พื้น

phʉ́un — floor, ground, surface; base layer

ดิน

din — soil, earth, ground, dirt

หญ้า

yâa — grass; ground-covering green plant

ยาว

yaao — long, lengthy in distance or time

งอก

ngôk — to sprout, grow, bud; new growth emerging

งาม

ngaam — beautiful, lovely, attractive; pleasing to look at

รา

raa — mold, mildew, fungus growing on surfaces

ปกคลุม

pòk-khlum — to cover, blanket, spread over a surface

ซ่อน

sôn — to hide, conceal, keep out of sight

แสง

sǎeng — light, ray, beam; illumination from a source

อาทิตย์

aa-thít — sun; also means week in Thai usage

จะ

jà — will, shall; future tense marker in Thai

นิ่ง

nîng — still, motionless, quiet; not moving

ครุ่น

khrûn — to brood, ponder, think deeply and quietly

คิด

khít — to think, ponder, consider; have a thought

หอน

hǎwn — to howl; the cry of a wolf or dog

ครั้ง

khráng — time, occasion, instance; classifier for occurrences

เดียว

diao — alone, single, only one; solitary

นาน

naan — long time, for a long while; duration

ก่อน

gàwn — before, prior to, first; earlier in time

เสมอ

sà-mər — always, ever, consistently; equal, level surface