The Story of Doctor Dolittle — Page 111

Vocabulary

หมอ

mɔː — Doctor; a medical professional who treats patients

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be in a seated position

อยู่

yùː — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

เก้าอี้

kâo-îː — Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting

ด้านหน้า

dâːn nâː — In front of; the forward-facing side

คอย

kʰɔːy — To wait; to remain in anticipation for someone

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept something given

เหรียญ

rǐan — Coin; a small metal piece used as currency

และ

lɛ́ — And; a conjunction linking words or phrases

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; to show happiness with facial expression

ให้

hâj — To give; to provide something to someone

กับ

kàp — With; together with another person or thing

ผู้คน

pʰûː kʰon — People; a group of human beings in general

ที่

tʰîː — At; a place or relative-clause marker

เดิน

dəːn — To walk; to move on foot

เข้า

kʰâo — To enter; to go inside a place

มา

maː — To come; to move toward the speaker

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; a discourse particle linking clauses

ยุ่ง

yûŋ — Busy; tangled or occupied with many things

ตลอด

tàlɔ̀ːt — Throughout; all the time without stopping

เวลา

weː-laː — Time; a period or moment in the day

การ

kaːn — A nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ดุ

dù — To scold; to reprimand someone harshly

เพราะ

pʰrɔ́ — Because; giving a reason or cause for something

มัก

mák — Often; tends to do something habitually

จะ

tɕà — Will; a future tense marker in Thai

ปล่อย

plɔ̀j — To release; to let go of something or someone

เด็กๆ

dèk-dèk — Children; young kids as a group

ไป

pay — To go; to move away from the speaker

ฟรี

friː — Free; without charge or cost

เธอ

tʰəː — She/her; second or third person pronoun informal

ไม่ได้

mây dâj — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

มอง

mɔːŋ — To look; to direct one's gaze at something

พวก

pʰûak — Group; a collective marker for people or things

ผู้ดูแล

pʰûː duː-lɛː — Caretaker; a person who looks after others

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; a living creature that is not a plant

นักแสดง

nák sàdɛːŋ — Performer; an actor or entertainer on stage

ละครสัตว์

láʔ-kʰɔːn sàt — Circus; a traveling show featuring animal performances

ขอ

kʰɔ̌ː — To request; to ask for something politely

ซื้อ

sʉ́ː — To buy; to purchase something with money

สัตว์ประหลาด

sàt pràlàːt — Monster or strange creature; an unusual bizarre animal

นั้น

nán — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

จาก

tɕàːk — From; indicating origin or starting point

โดย

doːy — By; indicating the agent or means of action

บอก

bɔ̀ːk — To tell; to inform someone of something

ว่า

wâː — That; a complementizer introducing quoted or reported speech

พวกเขา

pʰûak kʰǎo — They/them; third person plural pronoun

ยินดี

yin diː — Willing; pleased or happy to do something

จ่าย

tɕàːy — To pay; to hand over money for goods

เงิน

ŋən — Money; currency used for buying and selling

จำนวน

tɕam-nuan — Amount; a quantity or number of something

มหาศาล

má-hǎː-sǎːn — Enormous; a very large amount or great scale

เพื่อ

pʰɯ̂a — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

ให้ได้

hâj dâj — To make it happen; to successfully obtain or achieve

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or objects

แต่

tɛ̀ː — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

ส่าย

sàːy — To shake side to side; to wag or sway

หัว

hǔa — Head; the top part of a body

พูด

pʰûːt — To speak; to say words aloud

ไม่

mây — No; not; a general negation word in Thai

ไม่มี

mây miː — There is none; to not have or possess anything

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ถูก

tʰùːk — To be subjected to; also means cheap or correct

ขัง

kʰǎŋ — To confine; to lock up or imprison someone

ใน

nay — In; inside; within a space or container

กรง

kroŋ — Cage; an enclosure for keeping animals confined

เขา

kʰǎo — He/she/they; a common third person pronoun

มี

miː — To have; there is; to possess something

อิสระ

ìtsàrà — Freedom; independence; being free from constraints

เสมอ

sàmə̌ː — Always; consistently; equal or the same level

เหมือน

mɯ̌an — Like; similar to; resembling something else

คุณ

kʰun — You; a polite second person pronoun in Thai

ฉัน

tɕʰǎn — I; me; first person pronoun used by females

ได้

dâj — Can; to be able to; to have obtained

พบเห็น

pʰóp hěːn — To encounter and see; to come across something

สิ่ง

sìŋ — Thing; an object or abstract matter

แปลกประหลาด

plɛ̀ːk pràlàːt — Strange and bizarre; unusually odd or peculiar

เหตุการณ์

hèːt-tù-kaːn — Event; an incident or occurrence that takes place

ต่างๆ

tàːŋ-tàːŋ — Various; different kinds or types of things

มากมาย

mâːk maːy — Many; a great number or large quantity

ชีวิต

tɕʰiː-wít — Life; the existence of a living being

ต้อง

tɔ̂ŋ — Must; to have to; obligation to do something

เร่ร่อน

rêː rɔ̂ːn — To wander; to roam without a fixed destination

เดินทาง

dəːn tʰaːŋ — To travel; to make a journey from place to place

ทุกสิ่ง

tʰúk sìŋ — Everything; all things without exception

ดู

duː — To look; to watch; to observe something

ธรรมดา

tʰam-má-daː — Ordinary; normal; common and unremarkable

สามัญ

sǎː-man — Common; ordinary; standard and widely found

หมด

mòt — All gone; finished; completely used up or done

หลังจาก

lǎŋ tɕàːk — After; following a point in time or event

ผ่าน

pʰàːn — To pass through; to go past something

พบ

pʰóp — To meet; to find or encounter someone or something

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîŋ yày — Grand; magnificent; impressively great or large

กระทำ

kràtʰam — To act; to perform or carry out an action

ดินแดน

din-dɛːn — Territory; a land area or region of a country

ต่างประเทศ

tàːŋ pràtʰêːt — Foreign country; overseas; abroad

แล้ว

lɛ́ːw — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

ตอนแรก

tɔːn rɛ̂ːk — At first; initially; in the beginning

ช่าง

tɕʰâːŋ — How; what a…; intensifier expressing strong quality

น่าสนใจ

nâː sǒn tɕay — Interesting; worth paying attention to or exploring

มาก

mâːk — Very; much; a lot; indicating a high degree

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; indicating state or identity

ส่วนหนึ่ง

sùan nɯ̀ŋ — A part; one portion of a larger whole

ของ

kʰɔ̌ːŋ — Of; belonging to; a possessive particle in Thai

ไม่กี่

mây kìː — A few; only a small number of something

สัปดาห์

sàp-daː — Week; a period of seven consecutive days

ทุกคน

tʰúk kʰon — Everyone; every single person without exception

รู้สึก

rúː sɯ̀k — To feel; to experience an emotion or sensation

เบื่อหน่าย

bɯ̀a nàːy — Fed up; bored and tired of something

อย่าง

yàːŋ — In a manner of; like; a way of doing something

แสนสาหัส

sɛ̌ːn sǎː-hàt — Terribly; extremely difficult or distressing

รวมถึง

ruam tʰɯ̌ŋ — Including; to encompass or incorporate something else

ต่าง

tàːŋ — Different; each; various; distinct from another

โหยหา

hǒːy hǎː — To long for; to yearn or pine for something

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back to a previous place

บ้าน

bâːn — Home; house; one's place of residence

ภาพประกอบ

pʰâːp pràkɔ̀ːp — Illustration; an image accompanying text in a book

หลั่งไหล

lâŋ lǎy — To flow or stream; to pour in continuously

ยัง

yaŋ — Still; yet; continuing to be in a state

รถ

rót — Vehicle; a car or any wheeled transportation

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Small and tiny; diminutive in size

คัน

kʰan — Classifier for vehicles; also means itchy

จน

tɕon — Until; poor; up to a point in time

ไม่ช้า

mây tɕʰáː — Soon; before long; not taking much time

สามารถ

sǎː-mâːt — Can; to be capable or able to do something

เลิก

lə̂ːk — To stop; to quit or cease doing something

อัน

an — A general classifier for small objects or things

แสนงดงาม

sɛ̌ːn ŋót-ŋaːm — Exceedingly beautiful; wonderfully gorgeous and elegant

หนึ่ง

nɯ̀ŋ — One; the number one; a single item

เมื่อ

mɯ̂a — When; at the time that something happened

ดอก

dɔ̀ːk — Flower; classifier for flowers; a blossom

บาน

baːn — To bloom; to blossom open as a flower does

สะพรั่ง

sàpʰráŋ — In full bloom; blossoming abundantly all at once

เต็มที่

tem tʰîː — Fully; to the maximum extent or capacity

ฐานะ

tʰǎː-ná — Status; financial or social standing in society

ชาย

tɕʰaːy — Man; male; a grown male person

ผู้

pʰûː — Person who; a prefix indicating a person of status

ร่ำรวย

râm ruay — Wealthy; rich; having a great deal of money

อาศัย

aː-sǎy — To reside; to live in a particular place

หลัง

lǎŋ — Behind; back; also a classifier for buildings

เล็ก

lék — Small; little; not large in size

สวน

sǔan — Garden; an outdoor area with plants or flowers

ขนาด

kʰànàːt — Size; dimension; the measurement of something

ใหญ่

yày — Large; big; great in size or extent