The Great Gatsby — Page 173

Vocabulary

เขา

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

จากไป

jak pai — To leave, go away, depart from a place

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, complete with everything needed

กับ

kap — With, and; connects nouns or phrases together

ความรู้สึก

khwam ru seuk — Feeling, emotion, or sensation experienced internally

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or quoted speech

หาก

hak — If, in the event that something occurs

ค้นหา

khon ha — To search for, look for something or someone

อย่าง

yang — In a manner, way, or kind of something

หนัก

nak — Heavy, hard, severe in weight or intensity

กว่า

kwa — More than, greater than; used in comparisons

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

อาจ

at — Might, may, possibly; expresses uncertainty or possibility

พบ

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

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; informal second or third person pronoun

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense or success

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon, discard, or leave something behind permanently

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, or retain something for later

เบื้องหลัง

bueang lang — Behind, in the background; backstory or backdrop

ตู้โดยสาร

tu doi san — Passenger car or carriage of a train

ชั้นสาม

chan sam — Third class; lowest class seating on transport

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses together

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Right now, at this moment, currently happening

ไม่มี

mai mi — To have none, there is no, lacking something

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; financial resources for transactions

ติดตัว

tit tua — To carry on oneself, have with you personally

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; intensifier or discourse marker

ร้อน

ron — Hot, warm in temperature; feeling of heat

อบอ้าว

op ao — Stuffy, sweltering, oppressively hot and humid

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; intensifier of degree

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot from place to place

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out, exit, move outward from inside

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to indicate continuation

ชาน

chan — Platform, veranda, or outdoor deck area

ทาง

thang — Way, path, direction, or route to follow

เปิด

poet — To open, turn on, or start something up

นั่ง

nang — To sit down on a surface or seat

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or get off transport

บน

bon — On top of, above, on a surface

เก้าอี้

kao i — Chair, seat for one person to sit on

พับ

phap — Folding, collapsible; to fold something flat

สถานี

sathani — Station, terminal for trains, buses, or police

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Slowly, gradually, little by little over time

เลื่อน

luean — To slide, move, or postpone something gradually

หายไป

hai pai — To disappear, vanish, go missing from sight

ด้านหลัง

dan lang — The back side or rear of something

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possession marker in Thai

อาคาร

akhan — Building, structure used for a specific purpose

ที่

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

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

คุ้นเคย

khun khoei — Familiar, accustomed to, well acquainted with something

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go past, or go by

มา

ma — To come; also marks action directed toward speaker

จากนั้น

jak nan — After that, then, following that moment or event

ก็

ko — Then, also, so; discourse connector in Thai

ออก

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

สู่

su — Toward, into, heading in the direction of

ทุ่งนา

thung na — Rice field, paddy, open agricultural countryside landscape

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time period

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ

rudu bai mai phli — Spring season when plants bloom and grow

รถราง

rot rang — Tram, streetcar running on tracks in cities

สีเหลือง

si lueang — Yellow color, bright golden hue

วิ่ง

wing — To run, move quickly on foot or wheels

แข่ง

khaeng — To race, compete against another in speed

รถไฟ

rot fai — Train, railway vehicle running on tracks

อยู่

yu — To be located, stay, exist at a place

ครู่หนึ่ง

khru nueng — A moment, a short while, brief period of time

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, automobile or any wheeled transport

มี

mi — To have, there is, to possess something

ผู้คน

phu khon — People, persons, folks in general or a group

บางที

bang thi — Sometimes, perhaps, occasionally or maybe in context

เคย

khoei — To have ever done, used to do something before

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, perceive visually something

ความงาม

khwam ngam — Beauty, loveliness, aesthetic quality of something

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; one item or thing

ซีดเซียว

sit siao — Pale, wan, faded in color or complexion

ราว

rao — About, approximately, around a number or quantity

มนตร์

mon — Spell, charm, magical enchantment or incantation

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face, the front part of the head

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to, along a path

ถนน

thanon — Road, street, paved way for vehicles or pedestrians

ทั่วไป

thua pai — General, common, ordinary, widespread in usual sense

ทางรถไฟ

thang rot fai — Railway, railroad track or rail route

โค้งงอ

khong ngo — Curved, bent, winding in shape or direction

มัน

man — It; informal pronoun for things or animals

แล่น

laen — To run, glide, or speed along a surface

ห่าง

hang — Far, distant, away from something or someone

จาก

jak — From, away from a source or starting point

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang athit — The sun; celestial body providing light and warmth

ขณะที่

khanat thi — While, at the moment that something is happening

ลด

lot — To decrease, lower, reduce in level or amount

ต่ำ

tam — Low, below normal height or level

ดู

du — To look, watch, or seem like something

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense or intention marker

แผ่

phae — To spread out, extend, radiate in all directions

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals or characters

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

อวยพร

uai phon — To bless, bestow good wishes upon someone

เหนือ

nuea — Above, north, over something in position

เมือง

mueang — City, town, country or urban settlement area

ลับ

lap — Secret, hidden; also to disappear below horizon

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe, inhale and exhale air

เหยียด

hiat — To stretch out, extend a limb fully outward

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of body used for grasping

สิ้นหวัง

sin wang — Hopeless, desperate, having lost all hope entirely

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, as though, just like in comparison

คว้า

khwa — To grab, snatch, reach out and seize quickly

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount or degree

แค่

khae — Just, only, merely; informal limiter in speech

ลม

lom — Wind, breeze, moving air outdoors

เพื่อ

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

เก็บรักษา

kep raksa — To preserve, keep, store and maintain something safely

เศษเสี้ยว

set siao — Fragment, fraction, tiny piece or sliver of something

สถานที่

sathan thi — Place, location, venue or spot somewhere specific

ทำ

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

ให้

hai — To give, to cause, to let or allow

สวยงาม

suai ngam — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing in appearance

สำหรับ

samrap — For, intended for, meant for a purpose or person

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast between ideas

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yang — Everything, all things without exception

ไป

pai — To go, move away; also directional particle away

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick, rapid in movement or action

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much, excessively, beyond a reasonable degree

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the pair of eyes as an expressive feature

พร่ามัว

phra mua — Blurry, hazy, unclear vision or out of focus

รู้

ru — To know, understand, be aware of something

สูญเสีย

sun sia — To lose, suffer a loss of something valued

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, section of a whole thing

แล้ว

laeo — Already, done, then; marks completion of action

สดใส

sot sai — Bright, vibrant, cheerful and full of life

ดีที่สุด

di thi sut — Best, the most good of all options available

ตลอดไป

talot pai — Forever, always, for all time without end

เป็น

pen — To be, to become; linking verb in Thai

เวลา

wela — Time, moment, period during which something occurs

เก้า

kao — Nine; the number 9 in Thai

โมง

mong — O'clock; unit used in Thai time expressions

เช้า

chao — Morning, the early part of the day

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something happened before

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first person pronoun in Thai

ทาน

than — To eat or consume food; polite form of eating

อาหารเช้า

ahan chao — Breakfast, the first meal eaten in the morning

เสร็จ

set — Finished, done, completed an activity or task

ระเบียง

rabieng — Balcony, corridor, veranda outside a building

คืน

khuen — Night, nighttime; also to return something back

ผ่านมา

phan ma — Past, elapsed, having gone by previously in time

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make something happen, result in something

สภาพอากาศ

saphap akat — Weather, atmospheric conditions at a given time

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change, transform, alter significantly over time

ชัดเจน

chat jen — Clear, distinct, obvious without any ambiguity

กลิ่นอาย

klin ai — Scent, aura, hint of a particular atmosphere

ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง

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

ลอย

loi — To float, drift, hover in air or water

อากาศ

akat — Air, atmosphere, weather conditions in the environment

คนสวน

khon suan — Gardener, person who tends and maintains a garden

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for humans in Thai

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last, final, the very end of a sequence

บรรดา

banda — All of, the group of, among a set of people

คนรับใช้

khon rap chai — Servant, domestic worker employed in a household

เก่า

kao — Old, aged, worn; not new or not recent

เชิง

choeng — Base, foot of something; also subtle manner or style

บันได

bandai — Stairs, staircase, steps leading up or down

วันนี้

wan ni — Today, this current day we are in now

ผม

phom — I, me; polite male first person pronoun

สูบน้ำ

sup nam — To pump water, draw water using a pump

สระ

sa — Pool, pond, or small body of still water

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by males to show respect

คุณ

khun — You; polite title equivalent to Mr., Mrs., Ms.

ใบไม้

bai mai — Leaf, leaves of a plant or tree

เริ่ม

roem — To start, begin an action or process

ร่วง

ruang — To fall, drop down as leaves or objects

เร็วๆ

reo reo — Soon, very quickly, in a short time

หลังจากนั้น

lang jak nan — After that, subsequently, following that event in time

มัก

mak — Usually, often, tend to do habitually

ปัญหา

panha — Problem, issue, difficulty needing a solution

ท่อน้ำ

tho nam — Water pipe, tube that carries or transports water

เสมอ

sámoe — Always, consistently, all the time without exception