The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 29

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

หมู

mǔu — Pig; also refers to pork as food

และ

láe — Conjunction meaning 'and', joining words or clauses

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; formal word for canine animal

นกฮูก

nók-hûuk — Owl; nocturnal bird known for hooting

ไม่

mâi — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to; expressing capability or ability

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; also marks past or result

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition, state, or situation of something

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Weather; also means air or atmosphere

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example, like in comparisons

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

นอก

nôok — Outside, exterior; beyond a boundary or place

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin, source, or separation

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; taking a seated position

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

ที่

thîi — At, place, location; relative pronoun 'that/which'

ท้าย

tháai — Tail end, back, rear of something

เรือ

ruua — Boat or ship used for water travel

ร่มเงา

rôm-ngao — Shade, shadow providing shelter from sunlight

ของ

khǒong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging or ownership

ถัง

thǎng — Bucket, barrel, or large container for liquids

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large in size or extent

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1

โดย

dooi — By, by means of; indicating method or agent

มี

mii — To have; to exist or possess something

ลิ้น

lín — Tongue; the organ in the mouth

ห้อย

hôoi — To hang, dangle loosely downward

ออก

òok — To exit, go out, or come out

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

พร้อม

phróom — Ready, prepared; together at the same time

ดื่ม

dùem — To drink a liquid beverage

น้ำ

nám — Water; general word for liquid or water

มะนาว

má-naao — Lime or lemon; small sour citrus fruit

เจ้า

jâo — You (informal); also lord or owner

เป็ด

pèt — Duck; common waterfowl bird

มัก

mák — Often, usually; tends to do something habitually

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow or cause something

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

เย็น

yen — Cool, cold; also refers to evening time

สบาย

sà-baai — Comfortable, at ease, feeling well

ด้วย

dûuai — Also, too; by means of, with something

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix; makes a verb into a noun

กระโดด

grà-dòot — To jump, leap, or spring upward

ลง

long — Down, downward; to descend or go down

ทะเล

thá-lee — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

ว่าย

wâai — To swim through water

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to or along with

หลัง

lǎng — After, behind; also means back of body

เป็น

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

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance; classifier for occurrences or events

คราว

khraao — Occasion, time, instance of an event

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; referring to a past time or moment

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, section of a whole

บน

bon — On top of, above a surface or place

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of body or object

เธอ

thəə — She, her, you (informal female); second or third person

ร้อน

róon — Hot, warm in temperature

เกิน

gəən — To exceed, too much, beyond a limit

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

ก็

gôo — Then, also; connective particle in sentences

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ดำ

dam — Black; dark color; also to dive underwater

ใต้

tâi — Under, below, beneath something

โผล่

phòl — To emerge, pop up, appear suddenly

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, upward; to rise or increase

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more; additional occurrence

ฝั่ง

fàng — Shore, bank, side of a river or sea

วิธี

wí-thii — Method, way, procedure for doing something

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

กัน

gan — Together, each other; mutual or reciprocal action

จับ

jàp — To catch, grab, or hold something

ปลา

plaa — Fish; aquatic animal or food

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

อังคาร

ang-khaan — Tuesday; second day of the week

ศุกร์

sùk — Friday; sixth day of the week

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; referring to each one without exception

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

กิน

gin — To eat or consume food

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to, for the purpose of something

เนื้อ

nûua — Meat, flesh; also fabric or material texture

วัว

wuua — Cow, cattle; large domesticated farm animal

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

พวก

phûuak — Group, bunch; classifier for people or things

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third person pronoun

เดิน

dəən — To walk on foot

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, road, direction

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in, come inside

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close in distance or proximity

เส้น

sên — Line, strand; classifier for roads or noodles

ศูนย์

sǔun — Zero; center or headquarters of an organization

สูตร

sùut — Formula, recipe, or method for creating something

เห็น

hěn — To see, to notice visually

ฝูง

fùung — Flock, herd, swarm; group of animals or birds

บิน

bin — To fly through the air

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

หา

hǎa — To look for, search, seek something

ถาม

thǎam — To ask a question to someone

นก

nók — Bird; feathered flying animal

แก้ว

gâew — Glass; drinking glass or crystal gemstone

ว่า

wâa — That; quotation marker or conjunction in speech

นี่

nîi — Here, this; emphatic demonstrative for nearby things

หมอ

mǒo — Doctor, physician; medical professional

หรือ

rǔu — Or; conjunction offering an alternative option

บอก

bòok — To tell, inform, or say something to someone

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or things

ใช่

châi — Yes, correct; affirmative confirmation of a fact

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Happy, glad, pleased about something

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree

เพราะ

phró — Because; giving a reason or cause

เหล่า

lào — Those, group of; plural marker for nouns

ลิง

ling — Monkey; primate animal found in tropical regions

กังวล

gang-won — To worry, be anxious about something

เสีย

sǐia — Broken, spoiled; to lose or be damaged

ที

thii — Time, turn, instance; also particle for emphasis

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or action ongoing

เหลือ

lǔuea — To remain, be left over, have surplus

กี่

gìi — How many; interrogative for asking quantity

ไมล์

mai — Mile; unit of distance measurement

ตอน

toon — Episode, period, moment of time

เพียง

phiiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5

สิบ

sìp — Ten; the number 10

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as; same amount or degree

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; until a point

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; also shore or edge of water

โลมา

loo-maa — Dolphin; intelligent marine mammal

ทั้ง

tháng — Both, all, entire; including everything together

เต้น

tên — To dance; to bounce or jump rhythmically

รำ

ram — To perform Thai traditional dance

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through, go past, cross over

คลื่น

khluûen — Wave; undulating movement of water or sound

คือ

khuuu — Is, means; equating or defining something

ผู้

phûu — Person, one who; prefix indicating a doer

ชื่อ

chûu — Name; what someone or something is called

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound, voice, noise produced by something

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; perceiving sound with the ears

ต้องการ

tông-gaan — To want, need, require something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter in general

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or relative pronoun

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended or designated for a purpose

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something aloud

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first person pronoun

ขาด

khàat — To lack, be missing, or be cut off

หอม

hǒom — Fragrant, good-smelling, aromatic scent

แล้ว

láew — Already, then; indicates completion of an action