The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 81

Vocabulary

และ

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

หนึ่ง

neung — The number one; also means 'a' or 'an'.

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.

พวก

phuak — Group of people; classifier for groups or gangs.

เขา

khao — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk.

กับ

gap — Preposition meaning 'with' or 'and'.

ว่า

waa — Quotative particle meaning 'that'; to say.

แต่

tae — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.

แน่นอน

naae-non — Certainly; of course; definitely.

หาก

haak — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'should it be'.

เรือ

ruea — A boat or ship used for water travel.

เก่า

kao — Old; aged; not new.

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats, aircraft, or candles.

นี้

nii — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing something; progressive aspect marker.

จม

jom — To sink or submerge in water.

ลง

long — To go down; downward directional verb particle.

เรา

rao — First-person pronoun meaning 'we' or 'I'.

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or advice.

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will; going to do something.

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually.

หนู

nuu — Mouse or rat; also a humble first-person pronoun.

พา

phaa — To lead or take someone somewhere.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal particle.

ออก

ok — To exit or go out; outward directional particle.

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional particle meaning 'away'.

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place.

มัน

man — Third-person pronoun for things or animals; 'it'.

ตะโกน

ta-gon — To shout or yell loudly.

ข้าม

khaam — To cross over something; to traverse.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker.

อีก

iik — More; again; another; additionally.

โง่เขลา

ngoh-khlaw — Foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or intelligence.

ทั้งหลาย

thang-laai — All; every one of them; plural marker.

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is not; to not have; none.

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to reside; ongoing state marker.

ที่นั่น

thii-nan — Over there; at that place.

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle; for the purpose of.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completion aspect marker.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

สอง

song — The number two.

ชั่วโมง

chua-moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

ที่

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

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; in regard to someone.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also means virtue.

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; peer.

สนิท

sa-nit — Close; intimate; describing a deep friendship.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ฉัน

chan — First-person pronoun 'I'; used by females or casually.

ผู้ชาย

phuu-chaai — Man; male person.

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle.

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly.

ไม่นาน

mai-naan — Not long; soon; after a short time.

หัวเรือ

hua-ruea — The bow or front part of a boat.

ก็

go — Then; also; discourse particle linking clauses.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start doing something.

เรื่อยๆ

ruaei-ruaei — Continuously; gradually; on and on without stopping.

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapidly.

ขึ้น

khuean — To rise; go up; upward directional verb particle.

จน

jon — Until; up to the point that something happens.

ดู

duu — To look at; to watch; to observe.

เกือบ

guaeb — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something.

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

ยืน

yuuen — To stand upright on one's feet.

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface.

หัว

hua — Head; top part of something.

โจรสลัด

joon-sa-lat — Pirate; a seafaring criminal or plunderer.

ต้อง

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

เกาะ

go — Island; also means to cling or grip tightly.

ราว

raao — Rail; rod; approximately; about a certain amount.

เสา

sao — Pole; post; pillar; mast of a ship.

กระโดง

gra-doong — Mast or sail of a boat or ship.

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord; string used for tying things.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete.

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or relative pronoun.

ก็ตาม

go-taam — Whatever; however; regardless of which one.

เพื่อ

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

ไม่ให้

mai-hai — To not allow; to prevent something from happening.

ไถล

thalai — To slide or slip unintentionally on a surface.

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — After that; then; following that moment.

ทะเล

tha-lee — The sea; ocean; a large body of saltwater.

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream; movement of liquid.

บ่า

baa — Shoulder; upper arm area; also to overflow.

เข้า

khao — To enter; inward directional particle.

อย่าง

yaang — Kind; type; in the manner of; like.

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; resounding noise.

กึกก้อง

guek-gong — Resonating loudly; booming; thunderous sound.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go past something.

หน้าต่าง

naa-tang — Window; an opening in a wall for light.

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; gate; entrance to a building or room.

ทุก

thuk — Every; each; all without exception.

บาน

baan — Classifier for doors, windows, or flat panels.

ที่สุด

thii-sut — Most; superlative marker meaning 'the most'.

ดิ่ง

ding — To plunge straight down; to dive steeply downward.

สู่

suu — Toward; to; in the direction of something.

ก้น

gon — Bottom; base; the lowest part of something.

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to transmit something.

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something.

กลืน

gluen — To swallow; to ingest by gulping down.

น้ำ

naam — Water; liquid; a fundamental natural substance.

น่า

naa — Worthy of; likely to cause a feeling or reaction.

สยดสยอง

sa-yot-sa-yong — Horrifying; terrifying; causing great fear or disgust.

ชาย

chaai — Male; man; also means shore or edge.

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked; morally bad or corrupt.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entirety of something mentioned.

หก

hok — The number six.

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; also passive voice marker.

ทิ้ง

thing — To throw away; abandon; to discard something.

ลอย

loi — To float on or in water or air.

ตัว

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

ลึก

luek — Deep; profound; far below the surface.

อ่าว

aao — Bay; gulf; a curved inlet of the sea.

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few; not many or much.

คน

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

ว่าย

waai — To swim; to move through water using the body.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing to do something.

ชายฝั่ง

chaai-fang — Coastline; shore; the edge of land by sea.

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a period of time.

อื่นๆ

uuen-uuen — Others; other things or people; et cetera.

พยายาม

pha-ya-yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort.

หมอ

mor — Doctor; physician; a medical professional.

ประจำ

pra-jam — Regular; permanent; assigned or stationed regularly.

คอย

khoi — To wait for; to look out for something.

กัด

gat — To bite; to clench with teeth or jaws.

จมูก

ja-muuk — Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen; causative verb.

กลัว

glua — To be afraid; to fear something or someone.

ปีน

piin — To climb; to scale a surface or structure.

ด้าน

daan — Side; face; aspect of something.

ข้าง

khaang — Side; next to; beside something or someone.

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to scream; to sing.

ด้วย

duai — With; also; too; by means of something.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives.

ยิ่ง

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

ฉลาม

cha-laam — Shark; a large predatory ocean fish.

ก่อน

gon — Before; first; prior to something occurring.

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food or drink.

ช่วย

chuai — To help; to assist; to aid someone.