The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 76

Vocabulary

ภาพประกอบ

phâap prà-kòp — illustration; image accompanying text

และ

láe — and; connecting words or phrases together

ท่าน

thân — you; formal or respectful second-person pronoun

เคย

khoei — to have ever done something before

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — to hear; to perceive sound

ไหม

mǎi — question particle indicating yes/no question

ว่า

wâa — that; introducing a clause or quotation

หนู

nǔu — rat; mouse; also informal first-person pronoun

มัก

mák — tend to; usually; habitually does something

จะ

jà — future tense marker; will; going to

ละทิ้ง

lá thíng — to abandon; to desert something or someone

เรือ

ruua — boat; ship; watercraft

ที่

thîi — that; which; at; relative pronoun or preposition

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently; in the process of doing something

จม

jom — to sink; to submerge in water

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as something

เรื่อง

rûuang — matter; story; topic; issue

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-daa — ordinary; normal; common; usual

มาก

mâak — very; much; a lot; many

หมอ

mǎaw — doctor; physician; medical professional

กล่าว

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

เลย

loei — so; therefore; at all; past a point

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — to understand; to comprehend something

ดี

dii — good; well; fine; positive quality

มี

mii — to have; to possess; there is/are

อะไร

à-rai — what; anything; something

อีก

ìik — more; again; another; additionally

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun

อยาก

yàak — to want; to desire to do something

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

มา

maa — to come; toward the speaker; directional verb

บอก

bòok — to tell; to inform someone of something

พวกเรา

phûuak rao — we; us; our group of people

ออก

òok — to exit; to go out; out from

จาก

jàak — from; away from; departing a place

ลำ

lam — classifier for boats, planes, or cylindrical things

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby

แต่

tàae — but; however; contrasting conjunction

เตือน

tuuan — to warn; to remind; to alert someone

ก่อน

kòon — before; first; prior to something

ไป

pai — to go; away from speaker; directional verb

อยู่

yùu — to stay; to be located; continuous aspect marker

แย่

yâae — bad; terrible; in poor condition

ไม่

mâi — not; negation word for verbs and adjectives

ปลอดภัย

plòot-phai — safe; free from danger or harm

ข้าง

khâang — side; beside; next to something

ลำเรือ

lam ruua — hull of a boat or ship

แข็งแรง

khǎeng raeng — strong; sturdy; physically robust

พอ

phoo — enough; sufficient; just enough

กระดาน

krà-daan — board; plank; flat piece of wood

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

ผุพัง

phù-phang — rotted; decayed; falling apart from age

คืน

khuun — night; also to return something

พรุ่งนี้

phrûng níi — tomorrow; the day after today

ลง

long — to go down; downward directional verb

สู่

sùu — to; toward; in the direction of

ก้น

kôn — bottom; base; floor of something

ทะเล

thá-lee — sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

รู้

rúu — to know; to be aware of something

ได้

dâi — can; able to; completed action marker

อย่างไร

yàang rai — how; in what way; what manner

ถาม

thǎam — to ask; to pose a question

เสมอ

sà-mǒo — always; consistently; every time

ตอบ

tòop — to answer; to respond to a question

ปลาย

plaai — tip; end; extremity of something

หาง

hǎang — tail; the rear end of an animal

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — to feel; to sense; to experience a feeling

ซ่า

sâa — tingling; fizzy sensation; pins and needles

เหมือน

mǔuan — like; similar to; resembling something

ตอน

toon — when; at the time of; episode

เท้า

tháao — foot; feet; the lower part of the leg

ชา

chaa — numb; lacking sensation; also tea

เช้า

cháao — morning; early part of the day

หก

hòk — six; the number 6

โมง

moong — o'clock; hour marker for telling time

ขณะ

khà-nà — while; during; at the moment of

เตรียม

triam — to prepare; to get ready for something

อาหารเช้า

aa-hǎan cháao — breakfast; morning meal

ก็

kôo — also; then; as a result; connective particle

เริ่ม

rôem — to begin; to start doing something

ขึ้นมา

khûen maa — to come up; to rise upward toward speaker

อย่าง

yàang — way; manner; type; kind of

ฉับพลัน

chàp-phlan — suddenly; abruptly; without warning

ตอนแรก

toon râaek — at first; initially; in the beginning

คิด

khít — to think; to consider; to believe

โรค

rôok — disease; illness; medical condition

ข้อ

khôo — joint; item; clause; point in a list

อักเสบ

àk-sèep — inflammation; swelling caused by infection or injury

กลับ

klàp — to return; to go back; on the contrary

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ป้า

pâa — aunt; older woman; father's or mother's sister

เธอ

thooe — she; her; you; informal second or third person

จำ

jam — to remember; to memorize; to recall

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals

ยาว

yaao — long; lengthy in size or duration

สี

sǐi — color; hue; also the number four

ด่าง

dàang — spotted; patchy; having irregular color markings

ค่อนข้าง

khôn khâang — quite; rather; fairly; somewhat

ผอม

phǒom — thin; slim; skinny in body shape

หา

hǎa — to look for; to search for something

เมื่อ

mûua — when; at the time that something happened

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ

rí-duu bai-máai-phlì — spring season; time of blooming leaves

แล้ว

láaeo — already; then; after that; completed action

ด้วย

dûuai — also; too; with; as well

ดีซ่าน

dii-sâan — jaundice; yellowing of skin due to liver condition

จากนั้น

jàak nán — after that; then; subsequently

แน่ๆ

nâe nâe — certainly; definitely; for sure

ภายใน

phaai nai — within; inside; in less than a time period

เวลา

wee-laa — time; period; moment

ไม่ถึง

mâi thǔeng — less than; not reaching; under a quantity

สอง

sǎawng — two; the number 2

วัน

wan — day; a 24-hour period

ทุกคน

thúk khon — everyone; every person; all people

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn jai — to decide; to make a decision

ทันที

than-thii — immediately; right away; without delay

เรา

rao — we; us; I; first-person pronoun

เข้าใกล้

khâo klâi — to approach; to get closer to something

แผ่นดิน

phàen din — land; ground; mainland; territory

อย่า

yàa — don't; imperative negation; do not do

แล่น

lâen — to sail; to travel by boat or vehicle

ต่อไป

tòo pai — to continue; to go on; further ahead

หรือ

rǔu — or; question particle for yes/no questions

จมน้ำ

jom náam — to drown; to sink and die in water

ตาย

taai — to die; to be dead; death

ลาก่อน

laa kòon — goodbye; farewell; see you later