The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 9

Vocabulary

และ

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

วันหนึ่ง

wan nueng — One day; refers to a particular unspecified day.

เมื่อ

muea — When; used to indicate a point in time.

หญิงชรา

ying cha-ra — An elderly woman; old lady.

ที่

thi — At, which, or that; multipurpose preposition/relative pronoun.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition.

โรค

rok — Disease; illness or medical condition.

ไขข้อ

khai kho — Joint; the connective joint between bones.

อักเสบ

ak-sep — Inflammation; swelling or irritation of body tissue.

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker.

พบ

phop — To meet or find someone or something.

หมอ

mo — Doctor; a medical professional or physician.

เธอ

thoe — She/her; informal pronoun referring to a female.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; taking a seated position.

ทับ

thap — To sit or press on top of something.

เม่น

men — Hedgehog or porcupine; small spiny animal.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker.

นอนหลับ

non lap — To sleep; to be in a sleeping state.

อยู่

yu — To be located; continuous aspect or existence marker.

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface.

โซฟา

so-fa — Sofa; an upholstered seat for multiple people.

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have not ever done something.

เขา

khao — He/she/they; third-person personal pronoun.

อีก

ik — Again; more; another instance of something.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; used for emphasis or negation.

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause.

กลับ

glap — To return; go back to a place or state.

ขับรถ

khap rot — To drive a vehicle; operating a car.

ทุก

thuk — Every; each; all without exception.

วันเสาร์

wan sao — Saturday; the seventh day of the week.

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker.

ไกล

glai — Far; a great distance away.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; arrive at a destination.

เมือง

mueang — City or town; an urban settlement.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; a relative pronoun connecting clauses.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1.

ห่าง

hang — Distant; separated by a gap or space.

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; move outward or away.

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number 10.

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance equal to 1.6 km.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of.

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans.

จากนั้น

chak nan — After that; then; subsequently.

น้องสาว

nong sao — Younger sister; a female younger sibling.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ก็

ko — Also; then; a discourse particle showing continuity.

หา

ha — To search for; to look for something.

พูด

phut — To speak; to say something verbally.

ว่า

wa — That; said that; introduces reported speech.

จะ

cha — Will; future tense or intention marker.

คาดหวัง

khat wang — To expect; to anticipate a particular outcome.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive particle.

ป่วย

puai — To be sick; to be ill or unwell.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; or past tense marker.

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what manner or way.

ใน

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

เลี้ยง

liang — To raise or keep animals; to feed someone.

สัตว์

sat — Animal; a living creature that is not a plant.

พวกนี้

phuak ni — These; referring to a group of things nearby.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place for future use.

บ้าน

ban — House; home; one's place of residence.

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; entirely; the whole amount or group.

ดี

di — Good; of high quality or positive character.

มี

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

ห้อง

hong — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

นั่งเล่น

nang len — Living room; a room for relaxing and sitting.

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled with something.

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of.

หนู

nu — Mouse or rat; small rodent animal.

นี่

ni — This; here; referring to something nearby.

สำคัญ

sam-khan — Important; significant; of great importance.

สี่

si — Four; the number 4.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action.

ขับไล่

khap lai — To expel; drive away; chase someone out.

บาทหลวง

bat luang — Priest; a Christian or Catholic ordained minister.

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something.

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of people (third person).

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs/adjectives.

ยอม

yom — To accept; agree; yield or give in.

เข้าใกล้

khao glai — To approach; move closer to something or someone.

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — No matter; regardless of; even if.

หนัก

nak — Heavy; severe; of great weight or intensity.

แค่ไหน

khae nai — How much; to what extent or degree.

เรา

rao — We/us; first person plural pronoun.

จน

chon — Until; so that; up to a point.

ลง

long — Down; to descend or decrease in level.

ทุกวัน

thuk wan — Every day; daily; occurring without exception.

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to be in a state.

ทำ

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

แบบนี้

baep ni — Like this; in this manner or way.

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue; carry on; from now on.

ชั้นดี

chan di — High class; of good quality or high standard.

ใคร

khrai — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person singular (informal, female).

ชอบ

chop — To like; to be fond of something.

มากกว่า

mak kwa — More than; comparative degree of quantity.

พวกนั้น

phuak nan — Those; referring to a group of things over there.

ช่าง

chang — How; such; exclamation intensifier particle.

น่าหัวเราะ

na hua ro — Laughable; funny; amusing or ridiculous.

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot.

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a place.

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; as a result of that.

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or moment in time.

ผ่านไป

phan pai — To pass by; time or things go by.

มาก

mak — Very; much; a large degree or amount.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; increase or go upward.

เรื่อยๆ

rueai rueai — Continuously; gradually; without stopping.

น้อย

noi — Few; little; a small amount.

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative degree marker in Thai.

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to lack; to have none.

คนไข้

khon khai — Patient; a person receiving medical treatment.

เหลือ

luea — To remain; left over; surplus amount.

ยกเว้น

yok wen — Except; excluding; with the exception of.

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a male person.

ขาย

khai — To sell; to offer goods in exchange for money.

เนื้อ

nuea — Meat; flesh; animal protein used as food.

แมว

maeo — Cat; a small domesticated feline animal.

รังเกียจ

rang-kiat — To dislike; to be disgusted or object to.

ชนิด

cha-nit — Type; kind; category or sort of thing.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; unable or not allowed to.

ร่ำรวย

ram ruai — Wealthy; rich; having abundant money or assets.

นัก

nak — Very; quite; intensifier after adjectives.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; nothing more than.

ปี

pi — Year; a unit of time equal to 12 months.

ละ

la — Per; each; a distributive particle.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occurrence; a single instance of an event.

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only; that's all; nothing beyond that.

ช่วง

chuang — Period; duration; a span of time.

คริสต์มาส

khrit-mat — Christmas; annual Christian holiday on December 25.

มัก

mak — Often; usually; tend to do something regularly.

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions.

หก

hok — Six; the number 6.

เพนนี

phen-ni — Penny; a small unit of British currency.

แก่

kae — Old; elderly; aged; to give (formal).

ซื้อ

sue — To buy; to purchase something with money.

ยา

ya — Medicine; drug; medication for treating illness.

ขวด

khuat — Bottle; a container for liquids.