The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 55

Vocabulary

และ

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

เมื่อ

mʉa — When; used to indicate a point in time.

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; third person plural pronoun.

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere.

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker.

ถึง

thʉng — To reach or arrive at a destination.

บ้าน

ban — House or home; one's place of residence.

หญ้า

ya — Grass; low green plant covering the ground.

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; also a classifier for buildings.

เล็ก

lek — Small; little in size or amount.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

หมอ

mo — Doctor; a medical physician or healer.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating sequence or concession.

เคาะ

kho — To knock or tap on a surface.

ประตู

pratu — Door or gate; an entrance to a building.

เจ้า

jao — You; lord; owner; informal or archaic pronoun.

เป็ด

pet — Duck; a common domesticated waterfowl.

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker; classifier.

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; in the process of an action.

จัด

jat — To arrange, organize, or pack things neatly.

กระเป๋า

krapao — Bag, suitcase, or wallet; a carrying container.

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; indicates ongoing state or location.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

พูด

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

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clauses.

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go inside a place.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; did; indicates ability or past action.

เลย

loei — At all; so; just; emphatic or resultative particle.

พา

pha — To bring or take someone along somewhere.

สัตว์

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

ตัว

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

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker.

ข้างใน

khang nai — Inside; within; in the interior of something.

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; accompanies or adds information.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives.

ภาคภูมิใจ

phak phumi jai — To be proud; feeling of pride and satisfaction.

อย่าง

yang — Like; in a manner; a way or kind of.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence.

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or introduce something or someone.

มัน

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

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative or purpose marker.

ดู

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

คือ

khʉo — Is; to be; used for definition or identification.

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification.

กัน

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

ใน

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

โลก

lok — World; the earth; the entire global realm.

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

ถาม

tham — To ask a question; to inquire about something.

พลาง

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

จ้อง

jong — To stare fixedly; to gaze intently at something.

มอง

mong — To look at; to observe or gaze at something.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an entity or item of any kind.

มีชีวิต

mi chiwit — Living; alive; having life and biological existence.

ประหลาด

pralat — Strange, weird, or unusual; causing surprise or wonder.

ข้าแต่

kha tae — O (formal address); reverential exclamation to superiors.

พระเจ้า

phra jao — God; Lord; a divine or supreme being.

ช่วย

chuai — To help; to assist someone with a task.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to shout; to sing or exclaim.

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; away from the inside of something.

ตัดสินใจ

tat sin jai — To make a decision; to decide on a course.

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

เหมือน

mʉan — Like; similar to; resembling another thing or person.

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

สติปัญญา

sati panya — Intelligence; wisdom; mental faculty and reasoning ability.

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight; vision; one's ability to see things.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun, commonly used by females.

สุนัข

sunak — Dog; a common domestic canine animal.

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers at sentence end.

นี่

ni — This; here; demonstrative pronoun for near objects.

หายาก

ha yak — Rare; hard to find; not commonly encountered.

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative marker indicating the highest degree.

ป่า

pa — Forest; jungle; wild uncultivated wooded land.

แอฟริกา

aep-fri-ka — Africa; the large continent south of the Mediterranean.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb for identity or state.

สอง

song — Two; the number 2.

หัว

hua — Head; top; classifier for garlic or other round objects.

ชนิด

chanit — Type; kind; a category or variety of something.

เดียว

diao — Single; only one; alone; sole.

กลับ

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

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker indicating intention or prediction.

ร่ำรวย

ram ruai — Wealthy; rich; having a great amount of money.

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; human beings in general; folks.

ยอม

yom — To be willing; to yield; to consent or agree.

จ่าย

jai — To pay; to spend money for goods or services.

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions.

เท่าไร

thao rai — How much; how many; asking about quantity or price.

เพื่อ

phʉa — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

ชม

chom — To admire; to praise; to view with appreciation.

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement.

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want; to need; to desire something specifically.

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually the case.

หรอก

rok — Particle softening negation or dismissing a suggestion.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun for adults.

แน่

nae — Sure; certain; definitely; emphatic certainty particle.

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall something.

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end for yes/no questions.

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first person singular pronoun.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; necessity or obligation particle.

ประหยัด

prayat — To save money; frugal; economical in spending.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; limiting to a small amount.

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

ค่า

kha — Cost; fee; value; the price of something.

เนื้อ

nʉa — Meat; flesh; the edible muscle tissue of animals.

หา

ha — To look for; to search for something or someone.

เรือ

rʉa — Boat; ship; a vessel for water transportation.

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats and aircraft; also a trunk.

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or acquired.

กะลาสี

kalasi — Sailor; a crew member who works on a ship.

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause.

ซื้อ

sʉ — To buy; to purchase goods with money.

ภาพประกอบ

phap prakop — Illustration; picture accompanying a text or story.

ทำ

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

เขา

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

สัก

sak — A little; some; just; vague quantifier softening requests.

โอ้

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought.

รอบคอบ

rop khop — Careful; thorough; cautious and attentive to details.

หน่อย

noi — A little; slightly; softening particle for polite requests.

เถิด

thoet — Please do; exhortative particle urging someone to act.

ไม้

mai — Wood; timber; a tree or wooden material.

ตะปู

tapu — Nail; a metal spike used in carpentry or construction.

จาก

jak — From; away from; indicating origin or departure point.

ที่ไหน

thi nai — Where; asking about a location or place.

นอกจาก

nok jak — Besides; except for; in addition to something else.

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want; to bring something.

ยังชีพ

yang chip — To sustain life; means of livelihood or survival.

ยากจน

yak jon — Poor; impoverished; lacking sufficient money or resources.

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle indicating greater degree.

เดิม

doem — Original; former; as before; the previous state.

เสียอีก

sia ik — Even more so; making things worse in addition.