The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 7

Vocabulary

โห่ร้อง

hò rông — To cheer or shout loudly in celebration.

และ

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

โบก

bòk — To wave, as in waving a hand or flag.

ใบไม้

bai máai — A leaf or leaves from a tree or plant.

โหน

hǒn — To swing or hang from something overhead.

ออกมา

òk maa — To come out or emerge from a place.

จาก

jàak — Preposition meaning 'from' indicating origin or source.

กิ่งไม้

gìng máai — A branch or twig of a tree.

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

ทักทาย

thák thaai — To greet or say hello to someone.

เขา

khǎo — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he,' 'she,' or 'they.'

เป็น

pen — To be; a linking verb indicating identity or state.

คน

khon — A person or human being; also a classifier for people.

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — Last or final in a sequence or order.

ที่

thîi — At; relative pronoun or preposition indicating place or reference.

ข้าม

khâam — To cross over something such as a river or border.

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from current location.

ให้

hâi — To give; also used to mean 'for' or 'let.'

ลิง

ling — A monkey or ape.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception.

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals, objects, or the body/self.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used to indicate continuation of a state.

แข็งแรง

khǎeng raeng — Strong and healthy; physically robust.

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or positive character.

มา

maa — To come; indicates movement toward the speaker.

รับ

ráp — To receive or accept something given.

การ

gaan — A nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

ฉีด

chìit — To inject or spray a liquid into something.

วัคซีน

wák-siin — A vaccine used to prevent disease or illness.

ข้า

khâa — Archaic first-person pronoun meaning 'I' (formal/literary).

ราชา

raa-chaa — A king or monarch; ruler of a kingdom.

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; belonging to; a preposition indicating possession or origin.

สรรพสัตว์

sàp-phá-sàt — All living creatures; every kind of animal.

จะ

jà — Future tense marker; will or going to do something.

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; obligated to do something.

คอย

khoi — To wait or wait upon; to attend patiently.

รับใช้

ráp chái — To serve or attend to someone's needs.

พวก

phûak — A group of people; those; a collective pronoun.

สกปรก

sòk-gà-pròk — Dirty; filthy; unclean in appearance or character.

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those (ones); referring to a previously mentioned group.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives or asking questions.

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; indicating a sequence of events.

กอริลลา

go-rin-laa — A gorilla; the large primate species.

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance.

ก็

gôr — Then; also; a discourse particle linking clauses.

ลุก

lúk — To rise; to stand up from a seated position.

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise or increase; directional verb particle.

พระเจ้า

phrá jâo — God; a deity; exclamation of surprise or dismay.

ช่วย

chûai — To help or assist someone in need.

เป็ด

pèt — A duck; a common waterfowl.

ร้อง

róng — To cry out; to sing; to call or shout.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals.

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sin-jai — To make a decision; to decide on a course of action.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also past tense marker in some contexts.

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or collective particle.

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin or start doing something.

อ่าน

àan — To read written text or a book.

นิทาน

ní-taan — A story or tale, often for children.

เทพนิยาย

thêp-ní-yaai — A fairy tale or fantasy story involving magical beings.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun in Thai.

ฟัง

fang — To listen to something or someone attentively.

ร้องไห้

róng hâi — To cry or weep due to sadness or emotion.

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; a way or type of doing something.

ขมขื่น

khǒm khûen — Bitter; feeling deep sadness, resentment, or bitterness.

โบกมือ

bòk mue — To wave one's hand as a farewell gesture.

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; also means 'poor.'

เรือ

ruea — A boat or ship used for water travel.

ลับ

láp — To disappear from sight; also means secret or sharp.

สายตา

sǎai taa — Line of sight; one's vision or eyesight.

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; them; referring to a group of people.

โจรสลัด

joo-rá-sàlàt — A pirate; a sea robber or buccaneer.

แน่ๆ

nâe nâe — Certainly; definitely; for sure without doubt.

ท่าน

thân — Formal pronoun for 'you' showing great respect.

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; indicating past experience or habit.

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle at sentence end, like 'right?' or '?'

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; a conjunction introducing reported speech.

หนู

nǔu — A rat or mouse; also a humble first-person pronoun.

มัก

mák — Often; tend to; usually does something habitually.

หนี

nǐi — To flee or escape from danger or a situation.

ออก

òk — Out; to exit or move away from a place.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Present continuous marker; currently doing an action.

จม

jom — To sink; to submerge below a surface like water.

นะ

ná — Softening particle adding friendliness or mild emphasis.

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something away from the speaker.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; a first-person pronoun used informally.

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe or trust in something or someone.

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are something.

ใคร

khrai — Who; someone; asking about or referring to a person.

บางคน

baang khon — Someone; some person; an unspecified individual.

อยู่

yùu — To be at a place; to stay or reside somewhere.

ใน

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

นั้น

nán — That; those; a demonstrative pronoun indicating distance.

แก

gae — You; informal or slightly rude second-person pronoun.

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to something near the speaker.

ชิ้น

chín — A piece or slice; classifier for food portions.

เนื้อ

núea — Meat; flesh; the edible part of an animal.

เบคอน

be-khon — Bacon; cured pork strips often eaten for breakfast.

อุ่นๆ

ùn ùn — Warm; pleasantly heated, said of food or weather.

โง่เขลา

ngô khlǎo — Foolish; stupid; lacking intelligence or common sense.

หมอ

mǒr — A doctor or physician; medical professional.

ผม

phǒm — I; me; polite first-person pronoun used by males.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action or consequence.

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third-person informal pronoun.

จูบ

jùup — To kiss; pressing lips against someone affectionately.

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; a large number of something.

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; a classifier for occurrences or instances.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be in a seated position.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface or object.

เก้าอี้

gâo-îi — A chair; a piece of furniture for sitting.

ด้านหน้า

dâan nâa — The front side; in front of something or someone.

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot.

วน

won — To circle or go around repeatedly in a loop.

รอบ

rôop — Around; a round or lap; surrounding something.

สวน

sǔan — A garden or park; a cultivated outdoor space.

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

บ้า

bâa — Crazy; mad; acting in a wild or irrational way.

เรื่องราว

rûeang raao — A story; an account or narrative of events.

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

บท

bòt — A chapter or lesson; a section of a text.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; also used to mean 'a' or 'an.'

กาลครั้งหนึ่ง

gaan-kráng-nùeng — Once upon a time; a phrase beginning fairy tales.

นาน

naan — Long ago; for a long time; indicating extended duration.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that; a temporal conjunction.

ปู่ย่าตายาย

pùu yâa taa yaai — Grandparents; grandparent generation of one's family.

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun in Thai.

เด็ก

dèk — A child; a young person not yet an adult.

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive in size.

ชื่อ

chûe — Name; to be named; the title given to someone.

คำว่า

kham wâa — The word; the term; referring to a specific word.

หมายความ

mǎai khwaam — To mean; to signify a particular meaning or idea.

แท้จริง

tháe jing — Truly; in reality; the genuine truth of something.

ความรู้

khwaam rúu — Knowledge; understanding; information one has learned.

มากมาย

mâak maai — A great deal; lots; abundantly or plentifully.

อาศัยอยู่

aa-sǎi yùu — To live in or reside at a particular place.

เมือง

mueang — A city or town; an urban settlement or place.

ผู้คน

phûu khon — People; persons; referring to people in general.

ทุกคน

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

ไม่ว่า

mâi wâa — Regardless of; no matter; whether or not something applies.

หนุ่มสาว

nùm sǎao — Young people; youth; those who are young in age.

คนแก่

khon gàe — An old person; an elderly individual.

ต่าง

tàang — Different; each; various; separately as individuals.

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; to be acquainted or familiar with.

หน้าตา

nâa taa — Appearance; facial features; looks of a person.

อย่างดี

yàang dii — Very well; thoroughly; in a good or proper manner.