The Great Gatsby — Page 143

Vocabulary

พวก

phuak — group, bunch, collective plural marker for people

เรา

rao — we, us, I (informal first person pronoun)

แต่

tae — but, however, only, just (conjunction or modifier)

ละ

la — each, per, question particle suggesting rhetorical inquiry

คน

khon — person, people, human (also classifier for persons)

พูด

phut — to speak, to talk, to say

ซ้ำ

sam — to repeat, again, repeatedly, duplicate

แล้ว

laeo — already, finished, completed, then, and then

อีก

ik — again, more, another, additionally

ว่า

wa — to say, that (quotation/complement marker)

มัน

man — it, third person pronoun (informal/animals/things)

เป็น

pen — to be, to become, can, is/are

ความ

khwam — noun prefix indicating abstract quality or state

คิด

khit — to think, to consider, to calculate

บ้าๆ

ba ba — crazy, mad, silly, foolish (informal reduplication)

พร้อม

phrom — ready, together, at the same time, complete

กัน

kan — together, each other, mutually, reciprocal marker

หมด

mot — all, finished, used up, exhausted, completely

ต่อ

to — to continue, to connect, to extend, per

หน้า

na — face, front, page, next, duty, classifier

พนักงาน

phanak ngan — employee, staff, worker, officer

ที่

thi — that, which, at, place, relative pronoun/clause marker

งง

ngong — confused, puzzled, bewildered, perplexed

และ

lae — and (formal conjunction connecting words or clauses)

หรือ

rue — or, question particle suggesting alternatives

แสร้ง

saeng — to pretend, to feign, to act falsely

ทำ

tham — to do, to make, to act, to perform

ตลก

talok — funny, humorous, comical, joke

มาก

mak — very, much, many, a lot

ห้อง

hong — room, chamber, classifier for rooms

นั้น

nan — that, those (distal demonstrative)

กว้าง

kwang — wide, broad, spacious

แม้

mae — even, even though, although, despite

จะ

ja — will, shall, future marker, conditional particle

สี่

si — four (number 4)

โมง

mong — o'clock, hour (time classifier)

เย็น

yen — evening, cool, cold (temperature or time)

การ

kan — noun prefix for actions, affair, work, act

เปิด

poet — to open, to turn on, to start

หน้าต่าง

na tang — window (in building or vehicle)

ก็

ko — also, then, therefore, too, particle showing result

ทำให้

tham hai — to make, to cause, to result in

มี

mi — to have, to exist, there is/are

ลม

lom — wind, air, breeze

ร้อน

ron — hot, heat (temperature)

จาก

chak — from, out of, originating from

ใน

nai — in, inside, within, among

สวน

suan — garden, park, orchard

สาธารณะ

satharan — public, common, community

พัด

phat — to blow, to fan, to wave

เข้า

khao — to enter, in, into, toward, directional verb

มา

ma — to come, toward speaker, directional verb

เดิน

doen — to walk, to move on foot

ไป

pai — to go, away from speaker, directional verb

กระจก

krachok — glass, mirror

ยืน

yuen — to stand, standing position

หัน

han — to turn, to face, to rotate

หลัง

lang — back, behind, rear, after, later

ให้

hai — to give, to let, for, to allow

แต่ง

taeng — to dress, to decorate, to compose, to arrange

ผม

phom — hair (on head), I (polite male pronoun)

ยอดเยี่ยม

yot yiam — excellent, wonderful, superb, outstanding

กระซิบ

krasip — to whisper, whisper

ด้วย

duai — also, too, with, by means of

นับถือ

nap thue — to respect, to revere, to esteem, to admire

ทุก

thuk — every, all, each

หัวเราะ

hua ro — to laugh, laughter

บาน

ban — to bloom, to open, to expand, to smile broadly

สั่ง

sang — to order, to command, to instruct

โดย

doi — by, by means of, through, via

ไม่

mai — not, no, negation particle

กลับ

klap — to return, to go back, opposite, reverse

งั้น

ngan — then, in that case, so (informal contraction)

น่า

na — should, ought to, likely, appealing prefix

โทรศัพท์

thorasap — telephone, phone

เอา

ao — to take, to get, to want, to bring

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, matter

ควร

khuan — should, ought to, advisable

คือ

khue — to be, is, equals, that is

ลืม

luem — to forget, forgotten

เรื่อง

rueang — story, matter, affair, about, concerning

เสีย

sia — broken, damaged, to lose, to waste, particle

อย่าง

yang — kind, type, manner, way, like, as

หงุดหงิด

ngut ngit — irritated, annoyed, agitated, edgy

คุณ

khun — you (polite pronoun), Mr./Mrs., merit

แย่

yae — bad, terrible, awful, worse

กว่า

kwa — more than, comparative marker, rather than

เดิม

doem — original, former, previous, old

สิบ

sip — ten (number 10)

เท่า

thao — equal to, as much as, times, multiplier

บ่น

bon — to complain, to grumble, to nag

เขา

khao — he, she, they, third person pronoun

ผ้า

pha — cloth, fabric, towel

เช็ด

chet — to wipe, to clean, to dry

ตัว

tua — body, self, classifier for animals/objects/letters

ออก

ok — out, to go out, to exit, to emerge

ขวด

khuat — bottle, classifier for bottles

วาง

wang — to place, to put down, to lay

บน

bon — on, above, upon, over

โต๊ะ

to — table, desk

ทำไม

thammai — why, how come, for what reason

ปล่อย

ploi — to release, to let go, to leave alone

เธอ

thoe — you, she, her (informal second/third person pronoun)

ไว้

wai — to keep, to place, to reserve, auxiliary verb

ตาม

tam — to follow, according to, along, as per

ลำพัง

lampang — alone, by oneself, solitary

ล่ะ

la — question/suggestion particle, what about, and, then

เพื่อน

phueан — friend, companion

เก่า

kao — old, ancient, former, used

ต่าง

tang — different, foreign, various, to differ

หาก

hak — if, in case, supposing that

อยาก

yak — to want, to desire, to wish

เมือง

mueang — city, town, country

เงียบ

ngiap — quiet, silent, still

ครู่

khru — moment, short while, a bit

หนึ่ง

nueng — one (number 1), a, an

สมุด

samut — notebook, book, ledger

หลุด

lut — to slip off, to come loose, to escape

ตก

tok — to fall, to drop, to descend

ลง

long — down, to descend, to decrease, directional verb

พื้น

phuen — floor, ground, surface, base

เสียง

siang — sound, voice, noise

ดัง

dang — loud, famous, as mentioned, as said

จึง

chueng — therefore, thus, then, so (formal conjunction)

ขอโทษ

kho thot — sorry, excuse me, to apologize

นะ

na — particle softening statement, seeking agreement or emphasis

ครั้ง

khrang — time, occasion, instance, classifier for occurrences

นี้

ni — this, these (proximal demonstrative)

ใคร

khrai — who, someone, anyone (question or indefinite pronoun)

หยิบ

yip — to pick up, to take, to grab

ขึ้น

khuen — up, to ascend, to increase, directional verb

เสนอ

sanoe — to offer, to propose, to present, to suggest

เอง

eng — self, oneself, by oneself, emphatic particle

ตรวจ

truat — to inspect, to examine, to check, to investigate

ดู

du — to look, to see, to watch, to examine

เชือก

chueак — rope, cord, string

ขาด

khat — torn, broken, lacking, to lack, to be short

สนใจ

son chai — to be interested in, to pay attention to

โยน

yon — to throw, to toss, to hurl

หนังสือ

nang sue — book, document, letter

เก้าอี้

kao i — chair, seat

นั่น

nan — that, over there (distal demonstrative)

เยี่ยม

yiam — excellent, great, to visit

ของ

khong — thing, belonging, of, possessive particle

ใช่

chai — yes, correct, right, to be correct

ไหม

mai — question particle indicating yes/no question

คม

khom — sharp, keen, acute (edge or intellect)

อะไร

arai — what, something, anything (question or indefinite pronoun)

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all, total, altogether, entirely

ไหน

nai — where, which, any (question or indefinite determiner)