The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 41

Vocabulary

และ

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

ชี

chii — To point at or indicate something.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense or achievement.

เล่า

lao — To tell, narrate, or recount a story.

เรื่องราว

rueang raao — A story, narrative, or sequence of events.

มากมาย

maak maai — Many, a great number, plenty of things.

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; a versatile preposition or relativizer.

คุณยาย

khun yaai — Grandmother; respectful term for an elderly woman.

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possession marker in Thai.

เขา

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

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, inform, or say something to someone.

ให้

hâi — To give; also marks causative or purposive actions.

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses formally.

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to predicate or status.

นิทาน

níthaan — A folktale, fable, or children's story.

จาก

jàak — From, departing from a place or time.

กาล

kaan — Time, era, or period; often used in formal contexts.

นาน

naan — Long time; describing an extended duration.

มา

maa — To come; also indicates action moving toward speaker.

แสน

sɛ̌ɛn — One hundred thousand; also means extremely, very much.

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before, prior to; indicates earlier time or sequence.

สมัย

sàmai — Era, period, or age in history.

น้ำท่วมโลก

náam thûam lôok — The great flood; water covering the entire world.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time.

ยุค

yúk — Age, epoch, or era in history or prehistory.

มนุษย์

mánut — Human being, person, humankind.

สวม

sùam — To wear, put on clothing or accessories.

หนัง

nǎng — Skin, hide, leather; also means movie.

หมี

mǐi — Bear; large omnivorous mammal.

อาศัย

aasǎi — To live, reside, or dwell somewhere.

อยู่

yùu — To be located, to stay or live somewhere.

ถ้ำ

thâm — Cave; a natural hollow in rock or earth.

หิน

hǐn — Stone, rock; hard mineral material.

กิน

gin — To eat, consume food or drink informally.

เนื้อ

nʉ́ʉa — Meat, flesh; also means content or body of something.

แกะ

gɛ̀ — Sheep; domesticated woolly animal.

ดิบๆ

dìp dìp — Raw, uncooked; describing unprocessed food.

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; conjunction explaining a reason or cause.

พวกเขา

phûak khao — They, them; plural third-person pronoun.

ไม่

mâi — No, not; general negation word in Thai.

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing.

การ

kaan — Prefix nominalizing verbs into abstract nouns or activities.

ปรุง

prung — To cook, prepare, or season food.

อาหาร

aahǎan — Food, meal; something eaten for nourishment.

เนื่องจาก

nʉ̂ang jàak — Because of, due to; formal causal conjunction.

เคย

khəəi — Used to, once; indicates past habitual experience.

เห็น

hěn — To see, perceive visually.

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame; also electricity or light.

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao gàp — About, concerning, related to a topic.

ยักษ์

yák — Giant, ogre; a mythically large creature.

กิ้งก่า

gîng gàa — Lizard; a reptile with four legs and a tail.

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals, clothes, letters.

ยาว

yaao — Long; describing extended length of an object.

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as; comparison of size or amount.

ขบวน

khabuan — Procession, convoy, or train of vehicles or people.

รถไฟ

rót fai — Train; rail-based vehicle for passenger or freight transport.

เร่ร่อน

rêe rɔ̂n — To wander, roam without a fixed destination.

ตาม

taam — To follow; along, according to.

เทือกเขา

thʉ̂ak khǎo — Mountain range; a series of connected mountains.

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative indicating something distant.

ค่อยๆ

khɔ̂i khɔ̂i — Gradually, slowly, little by little.

แทะ

thɛ́ — To gnaw, nibble on something repeatedly.

ยอด

yɔ̂ɔt — Top, tip, peak; the highest point of something.

ไม้

máai — Wood, tree; plant material used for building.

บ่อยครั้ง

bɔ̀i khráng — Often, frequently; happening many times.

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend, be focused or determined to do something.

จน

jon — Until, so much that; also means poor.

ลืมตัว

lʉʉm tua — To forget oneself, lose self-awareness while absorbed.

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough, sufficient; just as, when something happens.

จบ

jòp — To finish, end, or conclude something.

ก็

gɔ̂ — Then, also; connects clauses showing consequence or addition.

พบ

phóp — To find, discover, or meet someone or something.

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces quoted speech or subordinate clauses.

ดับ

dàp — To extinguish, go out; fire or light ceasing.

สนิท

sanìt — Close, tight, completely out; deeply familiar or extinguished.

ไป

pai — To go; also indicates action moving away from speaker.

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then; marks completed action or consequence.

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so; shows logical result or consequence.

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation.

รีบ

rîip — To hurry, rush; act with urgency or speed.

วิ่ง

wîng — To run, move quickly on foot.

หา

hǎa — To look for, seek, search for something.

ฟืน

fʉʉn — Firewood; wood used as fuel for fire.

เพิ่ม

phə̂əm — To add, increase, supplement something.

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to, for the purpose of doing something.

ก่อ

gɔ̀ — To build, start, kindle; create or establish something.

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, to rise; indicates upward motion or increase.

ใหม่

mài — New, again; something fresh or repeated anew.

ครั้น

khráng — When, upon; formal conjunction marking a turning point.

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When, at the time that; refers to past moments.

กองทัพ

gɔɔng tháp — Army, military force; organized group of soldiers.

พระราชา

phrá râatchaa — King; a royal male monarch.

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to a place or state.

รายงาน

raai ngaan — Report; a formal account of information or findings.

แด่

dɛ̀ɛ — To, for; formal/poetic preposition indicating a recipient.

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor, physician; also informal expert or specialist.

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, dispatch someone or something.

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out, to exit, to go outward from a place.

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more; indicates repetition or addition.

ครั้ง

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

สั่ง

sàng — To order, command, instruct someone to do something.

ป่า

pàa — Forest, jungle, wild area with dense trees.

กว่า

gwàa — More than, before; used in comparisons or time.

จะ

jà — Will, going to; marks future tense or intention.

จับ

jàp — To catch, grab, arrest or hold something or someone.

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore, thus; formal conjunction showing conclusion.

ตลอด

talɔ̀ɔt — Throughout, all along; continuously over a whole period.

เวลา

weelaa — Time; a period or moment in general.

นี้

níi — This, these; demonstrative indicating something nearby.

ขณะ

khànà — Moment, while; during a specific period of time.

บรรดา

bandaa — All, various; refers collectively to a group of things.

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; any living non-human creature.

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently doing; progressive marker; also strength or force.

มุ่งหน้า

mûng nâa — To head toward, proceed in a particular direction.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing state or action.

ดินแดน

din dɛɛn — Territory, land, region or area of a place.

ลิง

ling — Monkey; small to medium-sized primate.

โดย

dooi — By, via, through; indicates means or agent.

คิด

khít — To think, consider, reflect on something.

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to one's own self.

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; emphasizes personal action or identity.

ปลอดภัย

plɔ̀ɔt phai — Safe, secure; free from danger or harm.

ดี

dii — Good, well; positive quality or favorable condition.

คง

khong — Probably, likely; also to remain or stay the same.

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; also passive voice marker.

ลูกน้อง

lûuk nɔ́ɔng — Subordinate, underling, follower; person working under someone.

ติดตาม

tìt taam — To follow, track, pursue someone or something closely.

หาก

hàak — If, in case; formal conditional conjunction.

รู้

rúu — To know, be aware of information or facts.

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, topic, issue about something.

ซ่อน

sɔ̂ɔn — To hide, conceal oneself or an object.

แน่

nɛ̂ɛ — Certain, sure; definitely or for certain.

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; contrast conjunction between two ideas.

เลย

ləəi — So, therefore; at all; past or beyond a point.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one or a single thing.

ปีน

piin — To climb up a tree, wall, or steep surface.

บน

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

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high; great vertical extent or elevation.

มอง

mɔɔng — To look, gaze, observe something visually.

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above, north; higher position or northern direction.

ลง

long — Down, to descend; indicates downward movement.

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; until, up to a point.

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close to; short distance from something.

มาก

mâak — Much, very, a lot; high degree or quantity.

ช้า

cháa — Slow, late; moving or happening at low speed.