The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 4

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; conjunction indicating time of an event.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title.

อ่าน

àan — To read text or written material.

ต่อไป

tɔ̀ pai — To continue; further on; from now on.

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally.

สักหน่อย

sak nɔ̀i — A little bit; just a moment; slightly.

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will; going to.

พบ

phóp — To find, meet, or encounter someone or something.

ว่า

wâa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor; physician; medical professional.

ผู้นี้

phûu níi — This person; this individual being referred to.

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Did not; cannot; negates past action or ability.

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or role.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than.

แค่

khɛ̂ — Just; only; merely; a colloquial limiter.

ตัวละคร

tua lá-khɔɔn — Character; fictional person in a story or play.

ที่

thîi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker.

ใช้

cháai — To use; to employ something for a purpose.

แขวน

khwɛ̌ɛn — To hang; to suspend something from above.

เรื่องราว

rʉ̂ang raaw — Story; narrative; account of events.

การผจญภัย

kaan pha-jon-phai — Adventure; exciting journey involving risk or danger.

ตื่นเต้น

tʉ̀n tên — Exciting; thrilling; causing great enthusiasm or anticipation.

หลากหลาย

làak lǎai — Various; diverse; of many different kinds.

เอาไว้

ao wái — To keep; to hold onto; to put aside.

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only; just that; nothing more than.

แต่

tɛ̀ — But; however; conjunction showing contrast.

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; himself; herself; emphatic self-referential particle.

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; discourse particle showing continuation or concession.

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a person of male gender.

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to possess.

บุคลิก

búk-khá-lík — Personality; personal character; individual traits and demeanor.

แปลกใหม่

plɛ̀ɛk mài — Novel; unusual and new; fresh and unfamiliar.

ชีวิตชีวา

chii-wít chii-waa — Lively; full of life and energy; vibrant.

ใจดี

jai dii — Kind-hearted; good-natured; generous and gentle in disposition.

เอื้อเฟื้อเผื่อแผ่

ʉ̂a fʉ́a phʉ̀a phɛ̀ — Generous; charitable; willing to help and share.

มาก

mâak — Very; a lot; much; many; to a great degree.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; whoever; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

ก็ตาม

kɔ̂ taam — Regardless; whoever/whatever it may be; no matter.

เคย

khəəi — Ever; used to; have previously experienced something.

เขียน

khǐan — To write; to compose text or characters.

รู้ดี

rúu dii — To know well; fully understand; be well aware.

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract noun forms.

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen; to render.

เอื้อเฟื้อ

ʉ̂a fʉ́a — Generous; accommodating; willing to help others.

น่าสนใจ

nâa sǒn jai — Interesting; worthy of attention; engaging and appealing.

นั้น

nán — That; those; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do or achieve.

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparative particle used for comparisons.

ใจร้าย

jai ráai — Cruel; mean-hearted; wicked in nature or intention.

เห็นแก่ตัว

hěn kɛ̀ tua — Selfish; self-centered; thinking only of oneself.

มากนัก

mâak nák — Very much; too much; excessively; to a great extent.

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; am not; are not; negating identity.

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; due to; for the reason that.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract concepts and states.

แปลกประหลาด

plɛ̀ɛk prà-làat — Strange; bizarre; peculiar and unusual in nature.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; individual.

ฉลาด

chà-lâat — Smart; clever; intelligent; quick-witted.

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of; to understand.

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Progressive aspect marker; currently doing something; strength.

ทำ

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

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun asking for identity.

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; ongoing aspect marker.

ผู้อ่าน

phûu àan — Reader; a person who reads text or books.

ไม่ว่า

mâi wâa — No matter; regardless of; whether or not.

อายุน้อย

aa-yú nɔ́i — Young; of little age; youthful in years.

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent; however much.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to obtain.

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with; alongside.

รู้สึก

rúu-sʉ̀k — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.

อย่างรวดเร็ว

yàang rûat-reo — Quickly; rapidly; in a fast manner.

หาก

hàak — If; supposing that; in the event that.

ปัญหา

pan-hǎa — Problem; issue; difficulty requiring a solution.

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle for present/future actions.

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; essential; required; must be done.

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must; have to; obliged to do something.

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion.

การแพทย์

kaan-phɛ̂ɛt — Medicine; the field of medical science and practice.

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish for something.

ไป

pai — To go; to move away; directional verb particle.

หา

hǎa — To look for; to seek; to search for.

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To ask for; to request; to seek permission.

คำแนะนำ

kham nɛ́-nam — Advice; suggestion; recommendation given to someone.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a source.

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something.

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like; similar to; resembling; as if.

ยื่น

yʉ̂n — To extend; to reach out; to hand something over.

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the part of the body used for grasping.

ออกมา

ɔ̀ɔk maa — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.

หน้า

nâa — Page; face; front; next; appearing before something.

กระดาษ

krà-dàat — Paper; sheet of material used for writing.

จับ

jàp — To grab; to catch; to hold or arrest.

ไว้

wái — To keep; to hold; to retain for later use.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females or informally.

นึกภาพ

nʉ́k phâap — To imagine; to visualize; to picture in one's mind.

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past; to cross.

กาลเวลา

kaan-wee-laa — Time; the passage of time; temporal progression.

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; numerous; more than a few.

ศตวรรษ

sà-tà-wát — Century; a period of one hundred years.

ดั่ง

dàng — Like; as; similar to; in the manner of.

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; from; classifier for places and locations.

เมือง

mʉang — City; town; district; urban settlement.

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through; indicating agent or method.

เด็ก

dèk — Child; children; young person; kid.

นับพัน

náp phan — Thousands; numbering in the thousands; countless.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along; in pursuit of.

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; after; back; the rear side.

น่ารัก

nâa rák — Cute; adorable; lovable; charming in appearance.

น่าเชื่อถือ

nâa chʉ̂a-thʉ̌ʉ — Trustworthy; reliable; deserving of confidence and belief.

ผู้สร้าง

phûu sâang — Creator; maker; one who builds or creates something.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing up to the present.

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; capable of doing something.

มอบ

mɔ̂ɔp — To give; to present; to bestow upon someone.

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; the state of being alive.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context.

แบบ

bɛ̀ɛp — Style; type; manner; pattern; way of doing.

เดียวกัน

diao kan — Same; the same way; identical; together likewise.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative marker; for.

ทุกคน

thúk khon — Everyone; everybody; all people without exception.

หนังสือ

nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ — Book; written or printed publication; document.

อีกด้วย

ìik dûai — Also; as well; too; in addition to that.

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this moment; presently; at this time.

แก่

kɛ̀ — To; for; old; aged; indirect object marker.

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; living creature other than a human being.

พวกมัน

phûak man — They; them; referring to animals or objects collectively.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something aloud.

ประพฤติตัว

prà-phrʉt tua — To behave; to conduct oneself; to act in a manner.

มนุษย์

má-nút — Human; human being; a person of the human species.

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Extremely; very much; to a great degree; intensely.