The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 20

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened.

จระเข้

jɔ-rá-khêe — Crocodile; large aquatic reptile with sharp teeth.

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive something visually.

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a quoted or reported clause.

บ้าน

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

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; back; also a classifier for houses.

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.

ช่าง

châang — How; what a…; exclamation of surprise or emphasis.

น่า

nâa — Should; worthy of; used before adjectives for impressions.

อยู่

yùu — To live; to stay; to be located somewhere.

เสีย

sǐa — To lose; broken; gone bad; unfortunately.

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to something nearby.

กระไร

grà-rai — How; why; expression of surprise or complaint.

โดย

dooi — By; through; via a method or agent.

มี

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

พื้นที่

phúun-thîi — Area; space; a defined region or territory.

แตกต่าง

tàek-tàang — To differ; to be different from something else.

กัน

gan — Each other; together; mutually among a group.

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose.

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; any living creature that is not human.

แต่ละ

tàe-lá — Each; every individual one in a group.

ชนิด

chá-nít — Type; kind; a specific sort or category.

มัน

man — It; him; her; informal third-person pronoun.

ก็

gɔ̂ — Also; then; so; connective particle in sentences.

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire something strongly.

อาศัย

aa-sǎi — To reside; to live in or depend on something.

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with another person or thing.

หมอ

mɔ̌o — Doctor; a medical professional who treats patients.

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; as well as something else.

เช่น

chên — For example; such as; used to give examples.

ถาม

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

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai.

ให้

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

นอน

nɔɔn — To sleep; to lie down and rest.

ใน

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

บ่อ

bɔ̀ — Pond; pit; a small body of water.

ปลา

plaa — Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food.

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; location marker.

ด้าน

dâan — Side; aspect; the face of an object or issue.

ล่าง

lâang — Below; lower; underneath a reference point.

ของ

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

สวน

sǔan — Garden; park; an outdoor cultivated green space.

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; past tense marker; to get.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; used at sentence end for yes/no.

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical.

หาก

hàak — If; in case; a formal conditional conjunction.

สัญญา

sǎn-yaa — Promise; contract; an agreement between parties.

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle before verbs/adjectives.

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food or drink.

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch; plural marker for people or things.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being classifier.

ละคร

lá-khɔɔn — Drama; play; theatrical or television performance.

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker.

พา

phaa — To lead; to take someone somewhere.

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals, letters, and clothing.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back to a previous place.

ดุร้าย

du-ráai — Fierce; savage; aggressively wild and dangerous.

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

โกรธ

gròot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure.

เกรี้ยว

grîao — Furious; enraged; extremely angry and aggressive.

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; poor; destitute.

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make something happen or change.

เขา

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

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must; have to; necessity or obligation.

ถอย

thɔ̌oi — To retreat; to step or move backward.

หนี

nǐi — To flee; to run away from danger or threat.

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception.

อ่อนโยน

ɔ̀n-yoon — Gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner.

เสมอ

sà-mɤɤ — Always; consistently; equal at all times.

ดั่ง

dàng — Like; as; similar to something for comparison.

ลูก

lûuk — Child; offspring; also a classifier for round objects.

แมว

mɛɛo — Cat; a common domestic feline pet.

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive size repeated for emphasis.

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now; at this moment; formal or literary present time.

บรรดา

ban-daa — All the; all those; referring to a whole group.

คุณป้า

khun-pâa — Aunt; respectful term for an older woman.

ทั้งหลาย

tháng-lǎai — All; everyone; all of a particular group.

ต่าง

tàang — Different; various; each one separately.

หวาดกลัว

wàat-glua — To be terrified; to feel intense fear.

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to dispatch something somewhere.

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; domestic canine; formal word for dog.

ตัก

tàk — To scoop; to ladle; also means lap of the body.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive pronoun in Thai.

หา

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

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; due to; giving a reason or cause.

เหล่า

lào — Group of; those; plural marker for people/things.

ชาวนา

chaao-naa — Farmer; rice farmer; person who works the fields.

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in something.

แกะ

gɛ̀ — Sheep; a woolly domesticated farm animal.

วัว

wua — Cow; cattle; large domesticated bovine animal.

ป่วย

pùai — Sick; ill; suffering from a disease or ailment.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses.

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone or something.

รักษา

rák-sǎa — To treat; to cure; to maintain or preserve something.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently following a reason.

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; to inform someone of something.

ร้องไห้

rɔ́ng-hâi — To cry; to weep; to shed tears from emotion.

น้ำตา

nám-taa — Tears; liquid drops shed from the eyes when crying.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to have a certain quality.

แถว

thǎeo — Row; line; area; vicinity around a place.

อ้อนวอน

ɔ̂ɔn-wɔɔn — To beg; to plead; to entreat someone desperately.

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; way; manner; type of something.

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; serious; severe in weight or degree.

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To request; to ask for something politely.

ต่อ

tɔ̀ — To; against; per; to continue; to connect.

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; spirit; emotional center of a person.

ไล่

lâi — To chase away; to drive out; to dismiss someone.

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out; to exit; to go outside a place.

แล้ว

lɛ́eo — Already; then; after that; completion marker.

น้องสาว

nɔ́ɔng-sǎao — Younger sister; a female sibling younger than oneself.

พูด

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

คุณ

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

สัตว์ประหลาด

sàt-prà-làat — Monster; strange creature; bizarre unusual animal.

กลัว

glua — To fear; to be afraid of something or someone.

ทั้งที่

tháng-thîi — Even though; despite the fact that; although.

เรา

rao — We; us; I; first-person singular or plural pronoun.

เพิ่ง

phôeng — Just; recently; having done something moments ago.

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin; to start an action or process.

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; positive quality or outcome.

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally in quantity.

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance; classifier for occurrences.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; stable prediction.

ล่มจม

lôm-jom — To sink; to collapse; to be ruined completely.

สิ้นเชิง

sîn-choeng — Completely; entirely; totally; without any remainder.

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; used to define or equate.

ฟาง

faang — Straw; dry plant stalks used as animal fodder.

เส้น

sên — Line; strand; classifier for noodles, roads, hair.

สุดท้าย

sùt-tháai — Last; final; at the very end of something.

ฉัน

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

แม่บ้าน

mɛ̂ɛ-bâan — Housekeeper; housewife; woman managing a household.

ต่อไป

tɔ̀-pai — Continue; from now on; to proceed further ahead.

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; no; used to deny or contradict something.