The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 17

Vocabulary

และ

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

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; used to indicate a logical conclusion.

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or specific moment.

เพียง

phiang — Only; just; merely a small amount.

ไม่กี่

mai ki — Just a few; not many in number.

ปี

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

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing mi chi-wit — Living thing; any organism that is alive.

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception.

อย่าง

yang — Thing; type; kind; used as a classifier.

รัศมี

rat-sa-mi — Radius; the distance from center outward.

หลาย

lai — Many; several; more than a few.

ไมล์

mail — Mile; a unit of distance measurement.

ต่าง

tang — Different; various; each separately.

ก็

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

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with.

นก

nok — Bird; a feathered, winged animal.

ที่

thi — That; which; at; a relative pronoun or preposition.

บิน

bin — To fly; to move through the air.

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from current location.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; to; towards a place.

ประเทศ

pra-thet — Country; a nation with its own government.

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from this one.

ช่วง

chuang — Period; duration; a span of time or space.

ฤดูหนาว

rue-du-nao — Winter; the coldest season of the year.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past tense.

เล่า

lao — To tell; to narrate a story or information.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; for the benefit of.

สัตว์

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

ดินแดน

din-daen — Territory; land; a region or area of land.

ต่างประเทศ

tang pra-thet — Foreign country; abroad; outside one's own nation.

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively.

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-kap — About; concerning; related to a topic.

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; a medical professional.

มหัศจรรย์

ma-hat-san — Wonderful; miraculous; amazing and extraordinary.

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; a classifier for places or locations.

ผู้ซึ่ง

phu sueng — Who; the one who; a relative pronoun for persons.

สามารถ

sa-mat — Can; able to; having the capability to do something.

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning.

ภาษา

pha-sa — Language; a system of communication used by people.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; a possessive particle.

พวกมัน

phuak man — They; them; referring to animals or things.

ช่วยเหลือ

chuai-luea — To help; to assist someone in need.

ยาม

yam — During; at the time of; a period or watch.

ทุกข์ยาก

thuk-yak — Suffering; hardship; experiencing difficulty and pain.

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of; together with.

วิธี

wi-thi — Method; way; a manner of doing something.

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

เขา

khao — He; she; him; her; third person pronoun.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; as a result of something.

โด่งดัง

dong-dang — Famous; well-known; celebrated widely by many.

หมู่

mu — Among; group; cluster; in the midst of.

ทั่ว

thua — Throughout; all over; across every part.

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; a point where two lines meet.

โลก

lok — World; Earth; the entire planet we live on.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; an equative verb.

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; to a great degree.

ยิ่งกว่า

ying kwa — More than; even more so than something else.

ตอน

ton — When; at the time of; an episode or period.

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; had previously done something.

มี

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

ชื่อเสียง

chue-siang — Reputation; fame; being well-known publicly.

ผู้คน

phu-khon — People; persons; human beings in general.

แถบ

thaep — Area; region; zone; a belt-like stretch of land.

ชนบท

chon-na-bot — Countryside; rural area; away from urban centers.

ตะวันตก

ta-wan-tok — West; the western direction or region.

เสีย

sia — To lose; broken; used as an aspectual particle.

อีก

ik — More; another; again; additionally.

ความสุข

khwam-suk — Happiness; joy; a state of well-being.

ชื่นชอบ

chuen-chop — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of something.

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence as a living being.

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; himself/herself; one's own self.

บ่าย

bai — Afternoon; the period after noon until evening.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a single unit.

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a specific time.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; in the process of; strength.

นั่ง

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

เขียน

khian — To write; to compose text on a surface.

หนังสือ

nang-sue — Book; a written or printed publication.

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; to reside somewhere.

ยุ่ง

yung — Busy; tangled; occupied with many things.

หน้าต่าง

na-tang — Window; an opening in a wall with glass.

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; as; like; making a sound.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (feminine informal pronoun).

มัก

mak — Often; usually; tend to do habitually.

ทำ

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

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; consistently; every time without fail.

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze; to direct one's eyes.

ดู

du — To look at; to watch; to observe something.

ใบไม้

bai-mai — Leaf; a flat green part of a plant.

ปลิว

plio — To flutter; to blow away; floating through air.

ไปมา

pai-ma — Back and forth; to and fro; moving both ways.

สวน

suan — Garden; park; an outdoor area with plants.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; indicating completion.

หัวเราะ

hua-ro — To laugh; to express amusement with sound.

ออกมา

ok-ma — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.

ๆ

mai yamok — Repetition mark; indicates the previous word is repeated.

เกิด

koet — To occur; to be born; to happen suddenly.

อะไร

a-rai — What; used to ask about things or events.

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise; to go up; upward direction.

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone.

พลาง

phlang — While; at the same time; simultaneously doing.

เงย

ngoei — To raise; to lift one's face or head upward.

หน้า

na — Face; front; page; next in sequence.

จาก

jak — From; away from; departing a place or person.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun, informal female.

แค่

khae — Just; only; merely; nothing more than.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have thoughts.

นกแก้ว

nok-kaeo — Parrot; a colorful bird that mimics speech.

พูด

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

ต่อไป

to-pai — Continue; go on; from this point onward.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen or be.

รำคาญใจ

ram-khan-jai — To be annoyed; irritated; mentally disturbed by something.

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; a group of people being discussed.

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introducing a reported speech.

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; themselves; by one's own doing.

วิเศษ

wi-set — Wonderful; magical; special and extraordinary.

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed; to continue; to carry out an action.

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker.

พัน

phan — Thousand; one thousand units; also to wrap.

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that is right.

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or matter.

เดียว

diao — Single; only; alone; just one.

เรียนรู้

rian-ru — To learn; to gain knowledge through study.

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker.

ก็คือ

ko-khue — That is; namely; meaning exactly this thing.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

สุนัข

su-nak — Dog; a domesticated canine kept as a pet.

กระดิก

kra-dik — To wag; to wiggle; small movement of a tail.

หาง

hang — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.

มัน

man — It; he; she; informal third person pronoun.

หมายความว่า

mai-khwam-wa — To mean; to signify; to have this meaning.

ดีใจ

di-jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something.

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something farther away.

ตลก

ta-lok — Funny; humorous; causing laughter or amusement.

ดี

di — Good; well; nice; positive in quality.

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second person pronoun.

คือ

khue — Is; are; equals; used to define or identify.

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human; a human being; a person.

คน

khon — Person; people; a human individual.

แรก

raek — First; initial; earliest in order or time.

พูดคุย

phut-khui — To chat; to converse; to talk with someone.

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something or someone.

พวกเรา

phuak-rao — We; us; our group of people together.

โอ้

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion.

บางครั้ง

bang-khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening.

รำคาญ

ram-khan — Annoyed; irritated; bothered by something persistent.

ช่าง

chang — How; so; an intensifier expressing strong feeling.

วางท่าทาง

wang-tha-thang — To pose; to act in a pretentious manner.

เย่อหยิ่ง

yoe-ying — Arrogant; haughty; thinking oneself superior to others.

เหลือเกิน

luea-koen — Excessively; too much; beyond a reasonable amount.

พูดถึง

phut-thueng — To mention; to talk about; to refer to.

สัตว์ใบ้

sat-bai — Dumb animal; a creature that cannot speak.

กัน

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

ใบ้

bai — Mute; unable to speak; dumb.