The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 52

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses

บอก

bòk — To tell; to inform someone of something

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch; those (people or things)

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for animals or things

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

สิ่งของ

sìng khǎawng — Things; objects; belongings; assorted items

เหล่า

lào — These; those; a group classifier for people or animals

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entirety of something

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker indicating intention

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; weighty; burdensome in physical sense

เกินไป

kooen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond acceptable limits

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun or location marker

นำพา

nam phaa — To lead; to carry along; to bring somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional word indicating movement away

ไกล

klai — Far; distant; a long distance away

ขนาด

khanàat — Size; extent; as much as; to such a degree

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

และ

láe — And; conjunction joining words or clauses together

เน่าเสีย

nâo sǐa — Rotten; spoiled; decayed (food or organic matter)

ก่อน

kòon — Before; first; prior to something else happening

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food or drink

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to obtain or get

แม้แต่

máe tàe — Even; not even; emphasizes an extreme case

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish for something

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make; to cause someone to feel or become

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun for people

พอใจ

phaw jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

จง

jong — Should; must; imperative marker for commands

มอบ

mâawp — To give; to hand over; to present formally

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; creature; living non-human organism

ให้

hâi — To give; for; causing someone to do something

สัก

sàk — Just; at least; even one (softening particle)

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing items

มั่นใจ

mân jai — Confident; certain; sure about something

ได้เลย

dâai loei — Right away; absolutely can; certainly possible

ดูแล

duu laae — To take care of; to look after someone

อย่าง

yàang — In a way; type; manner of doing something

ดี

dii — Good; well; of good quality or character

หายาก

hǎa yâak — Rare; hard to find; scarce or uncommon

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation word used before verbs

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or container

สวนสัตว์

sǔan sàt — Zoo; a place where animals are kept publicly

เถิด

thòet — Please do; go ahead; polite imperative particle

บรรดา

bandaa — All the; various; referring to a group collectively

ลิง

ling — Monkey; a primate animal

ก็

kâw — Also; then; discourse particle connecting ideas

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone about something

คือ

khuue — Is; to be; defines or equates two things

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; following that point in time

อธิบาย

athibaai — To explain; to describe something in detail

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively to someone speaking

สถานที่

sathǎan thîi — Place; location; a specific site or venue

ดินแดน

din daen — Land; territory; a region or geographic area

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for humans

ผิวขาว

phǐu khǎao — White-skinned; pale complexion; fair-skinned people

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ต่างๆ

tàang tàang — Various; different kinds; assorted types of things

ถูก

thùuk — To be (passive marker); cheap; correct

ขัง

khǎng — To cage; to confine; to lock up an animal

ไว้

wái — To keep; to leave in place; to store something

กรง

krong — Cage; an enclosure for keeping animals or birds

เพื่อ

phûea — For; in order to; expressing purpose or aim

มา

maa — To come; directional word indicating movement toward

ชม

chom — To admire; to watch; to view with appreciation

ต่าง

tàang — Different; various; each one individually

ตกใจ

tòk jai — Startled; shocked; frightened by something sudden

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; to a great degree

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something verbally

มนุษย์

manut — Human; mankind; human being as a species

ช่าง

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

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

เด็ก

dèk — Child; kid; young person or youngster

ไร้สติ

rái sàtì — Senseless; mindless; lacking reason or consciousness

โง่เขลา

ngô khlǎo — Foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or intelligence

เพลิดเพลิน

phlòet phloen — To enjoy; to be entertained; to have fun

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with another person or thing

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an abstract or concrete entity

ง่ายๆ

ngâai ngâai — Simple; easy; straightforward without complexity

นั่น

nân — That; pointing to something away from the speaker

คุก

khúk — Prison; jail; a place for confining criminals

ต่างหาก

tàang hàak — Instead; on the contrary; separately; rather

หมายถึง

mǎai thǔeng — To mean; to refer to; to signify something

ชนิด

chanít — Type; kind; species; category of something

ใด

dai — Which; any; interrogative or relative determiner

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

หมอ

mǎaw — Doctor; physician; medical practitioner

เป็น

pen — To be; is; am; are; copula verb in Thai

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have done before (past experience)

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to observe visually

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; classifier for places and institutions

หมู่

mùu — Group; cluster; community; a collection of things

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that place; in that location

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; to reside in a place

อีก

iik — More; another; again; additionally

หมุน

mǔn — To spin; to rotate; to turn around in circles

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal, female)

พา

phaa — To take along; to bring; to lead someone somewhere

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve months

เมือง

mueang — City; town; urban area or municipality

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance

เรียก

rîak — To call; to name; to summon someone or something

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; to not have; to lack something

เลย

loei — At all; ever; not in the least (emphatic particle)

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most; the most extreme degree of something

โลก

lôok — World; earth; the entire globe or universe

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this moment; currently (formal usage)

สูญพันธุ์

sǔun phan — Extinct; no longer existing as a living species

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; past completion marker in Thai