The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 6

Vocabulary

มือ

mue — Hand, the body part at the end of the arm.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

ที่

thi — At, which, that; a relative pronoun or preposition.

ถือ

thue — To hold, carry, or grasp something in the hand.

ถ้วย

thuay — Cup or bowl used for drinking or serving.

ชา

cha — Tea, a popular hot beverage made from leaves.

นั้น

nan — That, those; a demonstrative pronoun indicating distance.

คล้ำ

khlam — Dark, dusky, or deeply tanned in complexion.

มาก

mak — Many, much, a lot; indicates large quantity or degree.

มาย

mai — Many, various; used in intensifying expressions.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses.

เหี่ยว

hiao — Withered, shriveled, dried up and no longer fresh.

ย่น

yon — Wrinkled, creased, folded with small ridges.

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; a conjunction indicating reason or cause.

น้ำ

nam — Water; any liquid substance in general.

สบู่

sabu — Soap, used for washing and cleaning the body.

ตลอด

talot — Throughout, all along, the entire duration of something.

ทั่ว

thua — All over, everywhere, throughout a given area.

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire; includes everything or everyone.

ชุด

chut — Set, suit, outfit; a matched collection of clothing.

กาวน์

kawn — Gown, a long loose robe or dress worn formally.

หมวก

muak — Hat or cap worn on top of the head.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; second or third person pronoun.

มี

mi — To have, to possess, there is or there are.

กิ๊บ

kip — Hair clip or bobby pin used to fasten hair.

ปัก

pak — To pin, to stick into, to embroider onto fabric.

ผม

phom — Hair on the head; also male first-person pronoun.

โผล่

phlo — To pop out, emerge, or appear suddenly.

ออก

ok — Out, outward; to exit or come out of something.

มา

ma — To come, to arrive; directional verb toward speaker.

ผิด

phit — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken; to be at fault.

ด้าน

dan — Side, aspect, face of an object or direction.

จน

jon — Until, so much that; also means poor or destitute.

ไม่

mai — No, not; a negation particle in Thai sentences.

อยาก

yak — To want, to desire, to wish for something.

นั่ง

nang — To sit, to take a seated position somewhere.

ใกล้

klai — Near, close, not far in distance or time.

เกิน

koen — To exceed, too much, beyond a limit or threshold.

ไป

pai — To go, to leave; directional particle away from speaker.

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something occurred.

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, they; a collective pronoun or noun.

ดื่ม

duem — To drink, to consume a liquid by mouth.

เสร็จ

set — Finished, done, completed successfully.

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; indicates completion.

ก็

ko — Then, also, so; a connective or emphatic particle.

มัด

mat — To tie, to bundle, to bind together tightly.

เสื้อผ้า

suea pha — Clothes, clothing, garments worn on the body.

รวม

ruam — To combine, gather together, total, include all.

กัน

kan — Together, each other; a reciprocal or group particle.

เป็น

pen — To be, to become; a linking verb in Thai.

ห่อ

ho — To wrap, a bundle or parcel of wrapped items.

ผ้า

pha — Cloth, fabric, textile material used for clothing.

เช็ด

chet — To wipe, to dry off with a cloth or towel.

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; a page in a book.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or container.

กระเป๋า

krapao — Bag, purse, pocket, or suitcase for carrying things.

ถูก

thuk — Correct, right; to be hit; cheap in price.

พับ

phap — To fold, to crease fabric or paper neatly.

ไว้

wai — To keep, to place, to store for later use.

เปื้อน

puean — Dirty, soiled, stained with dirt or a substance.

สะอาด

sa-at — Clean, neat, tidy, free from dirt or stains.

ติด

tit — To attach, stick, be connected to or stuck on.

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with, by means of something.

เข็ม

khem — Needle, a thin pointed tool for sewing or pinning.

กลัด

klat — To pin or fasten with a pin or clasp.

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for buying things.

เติม

toem — To add, to refill, to top up a supply.

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flame; electricity or light source.

ก้อน

kon — Lump, chunk, a solid mass of material.

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside, next to, adjacent to something.

นอก

nok — Outside, exterior, beyond a boundary or wall.

ล็อค

lok — To lock, to secure with a lock and key.

ประตู

pratu — Door or gate providing entry or exit to a place.

ซ่อน

son — To hide, to conceal something from view.

กุญแจ

kunjaen — Key, used to lock or unlock a door or lock.

ใต้

tai — Under, beneath, below a surface or object.

ธรณี

thorani — Doorstep, threshold, or the earth as a deity.

คุณนาย

khun nai — Madam, Mrs., a respectful title for a married woman.

ย่อง

yong — To tiptoe, to walk stealthily and quietly.

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot from place to place.

ลง

long — Down, to descend, to go downward in direction.

เขา

khao — He, she, they; also means hill or mountain.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; together with someone or something.

กับ

kap — With, together with; and (connecting nouns).

เส้นทาง

sen thang — Path, route, road leading from one place to another.

สัตว์

sat — Animal, creature, a living organism that is not a plant.

ตัว

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

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Very small, tiny, miniature in size.

จาก

chak — From, away from, originating at a place or source.

กอ

ko — Clump, cluster, or bush of plants growing together.

เฟิร์น

foen — Fern, a leafy green plant that grows in shade.

เพื่อ

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

ต้อนรับ

ton rap — To welcome, to greet a guest warmly upon arrival.

แรก

raek — First, initial, the earliest in a sequence.

พบ

phop — To meet, to encounter, to find someone or something.

คือ

khue — Is, are; means; a copula identifying or defining something.

มอบ

mop — To give, to present, to hand over something to someone.

สวยงาม

suay ngam — Beautiful, lovely, attractive in appearance or form.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; for, causative verb particle.

แก่

kae — To, for; also means old or aged in Thai.

บรรดา

banda — All the, those various; referring to a whole group.

นก

nok — Bird, a feathered animal capable of flying.

ทั้งหลาย

thang lai — All, all of them; referring to an entire group.

ต่าง

tang — Different, various; each one separately in a group.

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel, to sense, to experience an emotion.

ขอบคุณ

khopkhun — Thank you; to express gratitude toward someone.

ผู้

phu — Person who; a prefix indicating a person performing an action.

รัก

rak — To love, to be fond of; love as a feeling.

ยิ่ง

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

นัก

nak — Very, extremely; also means a person skilled in something.

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore, so, thus; indicating a logical conclusion.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, to arrive at; until; about, regarding.

เชิง

choeng — Base, foot of something; manner or style of doing.

รั้ว

rua — Fence or wall surrounding a property or garden.

ขั้น

khan — Step, rung, a level or stage in a sequence.

บันได

bandai — Stairs, staircase, or ladder for climbing up or down.

อะไร

arai — What; asking about the identity of something unknown.

เหลือ

luea — To remain, to be left over after use.

แบก

baek — To carry on one's back or shoulder, to bear a load.

อีก

ik — More, again, another, additionally beyond what exists.

นอกจาก

nok chak — Besides, except for, apart from something already mentioned.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; indicating a small or limited amount.

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one; one moment in time.

ปีน

pin — To climb, to scale upward using hands and feet.

ข้าม

kham — To cross over, to pass across a barrier or boundary.

โดย

doi — By, by means of, through a method or agent.

หัน

han — To turn, to rotate the head or body in a direction.

กลับ

klap — To return, to go back, to turn around.

กล่าว

klao — To say, to speak, to state formally or in writing.

ราตรี

ratri — Night, nighttime; used in formal or poetic contexts.

สวัสดิ์

sawat — Greeting of good wishes; used in goodnight farewell.

แม่บ้าน

mae ban — Housekeeper, housewife, domestic helper managing a home.

ซัก

sak — To wash, to launder clothes in water.

แต่

tae — But, however; only, just; since the beginning of time.

ช่าง

chang — How (exclamatory); a craftsman or skilled technician.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, subject under discussion.

แปลก

plaek — Strange, unusual, odd, different from the norm.

ประหลาด

pralat — Weird, bizarre, surprisingly strange or unexpected.

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, manner, way of doing something.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; to get, obtain, or achieve something.

รอ

ro — To wait, to stay in place expecting someone or something.

รับ

rap — To receive, to accept, to take something offered.

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language.

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives or asking questions.

ใบเสร็จ

bai set — Receipt, a document confirming payment was made.

ค่า

kha — Fee, cost, value, charge for a service or item.

เลย

loei — At all, ever, so; an emphatic or resultative particle.

วิ่ง

wing — To run, to move quickly on foot.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, upward, to rise or go to a higher place.

สีขาว

si khao — White color, the lightest color like snow or milk.

ระบาย

rabai — To color, to paint; to vent or release emotions.

อยู่

yu — To be at, to live, to stay at a location.

ไหน

nai — Where, which place; asking about a location.

คลุม

khlum — To cover, to drape over, to wrap around something.

ไหล่

lai — Shoulder, the joint connecting the arm to the body.

ล่ะ

la — Particle adding emphasis or seeking confirmation at sentence end.