The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 84

Vocabulary

เพราะ

phro — because; due to a reason or cause

แม้

mae — even though; although; a concessive conjunction

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-chao — formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

อาจ

at — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

จะ

cha — will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ไม่

mai — not; general negation word in Thai

สามารถ

sa-mat — able to; capable of doing something

แล่น

laen — to sail; to glide swiftly through water or air

เรือ

ruea — boat; ship; watercraft used for travel

ได้

dai — can; able to; also marks past or successful action

เก่ง

keng — skilled; talented; good at something

เท่า

thao — as much as; equal to; same level or amount

ท่าน

than — respectful second or third person pronoun, 'you/they'

แต่

tae — but; however; a contrastive conjunction

ตราบใด

trap-dai — as long as; for as long as a condition holds

ที่

thi — at; which; that; a relative pronoun or place marker

นก

nok — bird; any feathered flying animal

และ

lae — and; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

สัตว์บก

sat-bok — land animal; creature living on land rather than water

ปลา

pla — fish; aquatic animal typically living in water

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing state or action

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as; a linking verb in Thai

มิตร

mit — friend; ally; someone with friendly relations

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ก็

ko — also; then; a discourse particle showing continuation

จำเป็น

cham-pen — necessary; essential; must be done

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

กลัว

klua — to fear; to be afraid of something or someone

หัวหน้า

hua-na — leader; chief; head of a group or organization

โจรสลัด

chon-sa-lat — pirate; sea robber who attacks ships

เขา

khao — he; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

เรียก

riak — to call; to name; to summon someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself; themselves; reflexive pronoun in Thai

ว่า

wa — that; say; a complementizer or quotation marker

มังกร

mang-kon — dragon; mythical fire-breathing reptilian creature

แห่ง

haeng — of; from; a formal locative or possessive particle

ก็ตาม

ko-tam — even so; regardless; no matter what or who

ตอนนี้

ton-ni — right now; at this moment; currently

จง

chong — shall; let; imperative marker for commands or wishes

ไป

pai — to go; to travel away from a place

ชาวนา

chao-na — farmer; rice farmer; agricultural worker in rural areas

ดี

di — good; fine; of a positive quality or character

ใช้ชีวิต

chai-chi-wit — to live life; to spend one's life in a way

อย่าง

yang — in a manner; like; as; an adverbial particle

สงบสุข

sa-ngop-suk — peaceful; calm and happy; living without conflict

เถิด

thoet — a particle urging or encouraging a suggested action

จากนั้น

chak-nan — then; after that; indicating sequence of events

หมอ

mo — doctor; physician; medical professional

หัน

han — to turn; to face toward a direction

หา

ha — to look for; to seek; toward (in some contexts)

ฉลาม

cha-lam — shark; large predatory ocean fish

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals; individual creature

ใหญ่

yai — big; large; of great size or importance

โบก

bok — to wave; to signal by moving hand or flag

มือ

mue — hand; the part of the arm below the wrist

พูด

phut — to speak; to talk; to say words aloud

ได้เลย

dai-loei — right away; go ahead; can do so immediately

ให้

hai — to give; to let; to cause someone to do

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — they; them; a group of people referred to

ว่ายน้ำ

wai-nam — to swim; to move through water using body

กลับ

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

ถึง

thueng — to reach; until; arriving at a destination

ฝั่ง

fang — shore; bank; the edge of a body of water

ปลอดภัย

plot-phai — safe; free from danger or harm

บท

bot — chapter; lesson; a section of a book or text

สิบหก

sip-hok — sixteen; the cardinal number 16

ผู้

phu — person; one who; a prefix indicating a doer

แอบฟัง

aep-fang — to eavesdrop; to secretly listen to others' conversations

หลังจาก

lang-chak — after; following; subsequent to an event

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — thank you; expressing gratitude toward someone

ฝูง

fung — flock; herd; a group of animals or birds

อีกครั้ง

ik-khrang — again; once more; repeating an action or event

สำหรับ

sam-rap — for; intended for; on behalf of someone or something

ความ

khwam — abstract noun prefix; condition or state of being

กรุณา

ka-ru-na — please; kindness; polite request or benevolence

พวก

phuak — group; gang; a collective of people or things

มัน

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

สัตว์เลี้ยง

sat-liang — pet; domestic animal kept in a home

ออก

ok — to exit; to go out; outward direction or movement

เดินทาง

doen-thang — to travel; to make a journey from one place

บ้าน

ban — home; house; a place of residence

บน

bon — on; above; on top of a surface

เร็ว

reo — fast; quick; moving at high speed

พร้อม

phrom — ready; prepared; together with someone or something

ใบเรือ

bai-ruea — sail; the fabric sheet that catches wind on boats

สีแดง

si-daeng — red; the color red

สาม

sam — three; the cardinal number 3

ใบ

bai — leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves or sails

ขณะ

kha-na — while; during; at the moment of an action

สู่

su — toward; to; in the direction of a destination

ทะเล

tha-le — sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

เปิด

poet — open; to open; to turn on or start something

บรรดา

ban-da — all those; various; a collective reference to a group

สัตว์

sat — animal; a living creature other than a plant

ต่าง

tang — different; various; each one separately or distinctly

พา

pha — to take; to lead; to bring someone somewhere

กัน

kan — together; each other; a reciprocal or collective particle

ลง

long — to go down; to descend; downward direction

ชั้น

chan — floor; level; deck; layer of a structure

ล่าง

lang — lower; below; the bottom part of something

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of doing something

ดู

du — to look; to watch; to observe something visually

ภายใน

phai-nai — inside; within; the interior of a space or time

ลำ

lam — classifier for boats and ships; hull of vessel

ใหม่

mai — new; fresh; recently made or acquired

อย่างไร

yang-rai — how; in what way; asking about manner or method

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a location or context

เอน

en — to lean; to tilt; to recline at an angle

กาย

kai — body; the physical body of a person or creature

พิง

phing — to lean against; to rest against a surface

ราว

rao — railing; about; approximately; a handrail or bar

ท้าย

thai — rear; back end; the tail or stern of something

กล้อง

klong — camera; tube; also a pipe for tobacco

ยาสูบ

ya-sup — tobacco; the plant or product used for smoking

ปาก

pak — mouth; opening; the mouth of a person or animal

มอง

mong — to look at; to gaze; to observe visually

หมู่เกาะ

mu-ko — archipelago; group of islands in a body of water

ค่อยๆ

khoi-khoi — gradually; slowly and gently; little by little

จาง

chang — to fade; to become dim or pale; fading away

หาย

hai — to disappear; to vanish; to be lost or gone

แสง

saeng — light; ray; illumination from a source

สนธยา

son-tha-ya — twilight; dusk; the dim light around sunset

สี

si — color; hue; the visual property of an object

น้ำเงิน

nam-ngoen — blue; the color blue

ยาม

yam — time; period; guard; a watch or period of day

เย็น

yen — cool; cold; evening; afternoon in Thai context

ยืน

yuen — to stand; to be in an upright standing position

อยู่

yu — to be; to stay; to reside at a location

นั่น

nan — that; over there; referring to something farther away

นึก

nuek — to think; to recall; to ponder or imagine something

สงสัย

song-sai — to wonder; to suspect; to be curious or doubtful

เหล่า

lao — those; a group of; collective reference to specific beings

ลิง

ling — monkey; a primate animal known for climbing trees

บ้าง

bang — some; a little; somewhat; any at all

สวน

suan — garden; park; an outdoor area with plants

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that; referring to past moments

กระโดด

kra-dot — to jump; to leap; to spring upward with force

โผ

pho — to leap; to dive; to spring toward something

ขึ้น

khuen — to go up; to rise; upward direction or increase

มา

ma — to come; movement toward the speaker

ตาม

tam — to follow; according to; in accordance with

บันได

ban-dai — stairs; ladder; steps used for climbing up or down

ยิ้มแย้ม

yim-yaem — to smile brightly; to beam; happily smiling

เต็ม

tem — full; filled; completely occupied or covered

ด้วย

duai — with; also; by means of something

ข่าวสาร

khao-san — news; information; messages about recent events

คะ

kha — polite particle used by female speakers at sentence end

เธอ

thoe — you; she; informal second or third person pronoun

ร้อง

rong — to cry; to sing; to call out loudly

นี้

ni — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

สวยงาม

suai-ngam — beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance

จริงๆ

ching-ching — really; truly; emphasizing that something is genuine

ไม่มี

mai-mi — there is not; to not have; absence of something

ข้อ

kho — point; item; clause; a specific item in a list

โต้แย้ง

to-yaeng — to argue; to dispute; to counter or oppose a claim