The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 3

Vocabulary

ผลัก

phlak — To push something or someone away

เรือ

ruea — A boat or ship used on water

ออก

awk — Out, to go out or exit

ไป

pai — To go, moving away from here

อีก

iik — More, again, another additional amount

นิด

nit — A tiny bit, very small amount

หน่อย

noi — A little, slightly, a small amount

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, indicating completion of action

หย่อน

yon — To lower, drop, or dangle something down

เหยื่อ

yueа — Bait or prey used to attract animals

ลง

long — Down, to descend or go downward

เกือบ

kueap — Almost, nearly, not quite yet

จะ

ja — Will, going to, future tense marker

มี

mii — To have, there is or there are

ปลา

plaa — Fish, aquatic animal commonly eaten

มา

maa — To come, moving toward the speaker

ฉก

chok — To snatch or grab something quickly

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, right away, without delay

ทุ่น

thun — A float or buoy used in fishing

กระตุก

kra-tuk — To jerk, twitch, or tug suddenly

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise or go upward

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner, like, as a type

แรง

raeng — Strong, hard, powerful, with force

ตัว

tua — Body, self, or classifier for animals

น้อย

noi — Few, little, small in quantity

ฉัน

chan — I, me (informal, often used by women)

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or did (past marker)

มัน

man — It, that thing, informal third-person pronoun

คุณ

khun — You, polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, shout, or sing aloud

อุทาน

u-thaan — To exclaim, shout out in surprise

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, together with someone

กับ

kap — With, and, together with another person

คัน

khan — A fishing rod; also classifier for rods

เบ็ด

bet — A fishhook used to catch fish

แต่

tae — But, however, introducing a contrast

ช่าง

chaang — How (exclamatory), what a...! expressing surprise

น่า

naa — Should, ought to, worthy of feeling

ตกใจ

tok-jai — To be startled, shocked, or frightened suddenly

เสีย

siia — Particle emphasizing disappointment or intensifying meaning

นี่

nii — This, here, indicating something nearby

กระไร

kra-rai — How, in what way (exclamatory particle)

แทน

thaen — Instead of, in place of something

ที่

thii — At, place, relative pronoun connector word

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something

อ้วน

uan — Fat, chubby, overweight in body size

เนียน

nian — Smooth, sleek, seamlessly blended or done

กลับ

klap — To return, go back, or reverse direction

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, tiny in physical size

หนาม

naam — A thorn or spine on a plant or fish

แหลม

laem — Sharp-pointed, pointed at the tip

คลุม

khlum — To cover over, drape over something

ดิ้นรน

din-ron — To struggle, writhe, fight to survive

อยู่

yuu — To be at, to stay, to exist somewhere

แทง

thaeng — To stab, pierce, poke with sharp object

และ

lae — And, connecting two words or clauses

กัด

kat — To bite, to clamp down with teeth

จน

jon — Until, to the point of exhaustion

หมด

mot — All gone, finished, completely used up

ก็

ko — Also, then, so (discourse particle)

กระโดด

kra-doot — To jump, leap, spring upward suddenly

น้ำ

naam — Water, liquid essential for life

ฝูง

fuung — A school or flock, group of animals

เล็กๆ

lek-lek — Very small, tiny (reduplicated for emphasis)

อื่นๆ

uuen-uuen — Others, various other things or beings

โผล่

phlo — To emerge, pop out, appear suddenly

หัว

hua — Head, the top part of a body

หัวเราะ

hua-ro — To laugh, expressing amusement audibly

เยาะ

yo — To mock, jeer, ridicule someone

ขณะ

kha-na — While, at the moment, during a time

นั่ง

nang — To sit, to be seated somewhere

เศร้าหมอง

sao-moong — Sad and gloomy, dejected, downcast in mood

ขอบ

khoep — Edge, rim, border of something

ดูด

duut — To suck, to draw liquid into mouth

นิ้ว

niu — Finger or toe, digit of hand or foot

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — To be in pain, to hurt, to ache

มอง

moong — To look at, to gaze, to observe

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, an entity

เลวร้าย

leo-raai — Terrible, awful, very bad in nature

กว่า

kwaa — More than, compared to, exceeding something

มาก

maak — Much, many, a lot, very much

เกิด

koet — To occur, to happen, to be born

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, topic, affair

น่ากลัว

naa-klua — Scary, frightening, causing fear in someone

ยิ่งยวด

ying-yuat — Extreme, utmost, to the highest degree

หาก

haak — If, in the event that, supposing

ไม่

mai — No, not, negation particle in Thai

สวม

suam — To wear, to put on clothing or gear

เสื้อกันฝน

suea-kan-fon — A raincoat worn to stay dry outdoors

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, great in physical size

โต

too — Grown, big, large (often for living things)

มหึมา

ma-hue-maa — Enormous, gigantic, immensely large in size

ว่าย

waai — To swim, to move through water

ผลัดๆ

phlat-phlat — Alternately, taking turns, one after another

ตูมๆ

tuum-tuum — Sound of splashing or heavy plopping in water

เสียง

siang — Sound, noise, voice produced by something

กระเซ็น

kra-sen — To splash, to scatter water droplets outward

คาบ

khaap — To hold in the mouth, to grip with mouth

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast, quick, swift in movement or action

โอ้ย

ooi — Ouch! exclamation expressing sudden pain

หัน

han — To turn, to face a different direction

ดำ

dam — Black in color; also to dive underwater

ดิ่ง

ding — To plunge straight down, to dive deep

สู่

suu — Toward, to, in the direction of something

ก้น

kon — Bottom, base, the lowest part of something

บึ้ง

bueng — Sullen expression; also deep bottom of water

ของ

khoong — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

สระ

sa — A pond or pool of standing water

ชอบ

choep — To like, to enjoy, to be fond of

รสชาติ

rot-chaat — Flavor, taste, the sensation of food

เลย

loei — So, therefore, at all, ever (particle)

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, consequently, as a result

คาย

khaai — To spit out, to release from mouth

เวลา

we-laa — Time, a period or moment in time

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, until a point

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half, one divided into two equal parts

นาที

naa-thii — Minute, a unit of time equaling 60 seconds

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one, just one

กลืน

kluen — To swallow, to ingest food or liquid

คือ

khue — Is, means, that is to say

รองเท้า

roong-thaao — Shoes, footwear worn on the feet

กันน้ำ

kan-naam — Waterproof, resistant to water penetration