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Vocabulary

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang-rai-gôr-taam — However; nevertheless; regardless of what was said

มี

mee — To have; to exist; there is/are

แนวโน้ม

naew-nôhm — Trend; tendency; inclination toward something

ที่

thîi — That; which; at; a relative pronoun or place marker

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

แบ่งแยก

bàeng-yàek — To divide; to separate; to split apart

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; type; kind; way

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation marker in Thai sentences

เป็น

bpen — To be; to exist as something

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; among; during a period

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

มิติ

mí-dtì — Dimension; aspect; a measurable extent of space

แรก

râek — First; initial; earliest in order

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; back; later in time

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; the reason that

จิตสำนึก

jìt-sǎm-nʉk — Consciousness; awareness; sense of moral responsibility

ของ

khǎwng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เรา

rao — We; us; our; first person plural pronoun

เคลื่อนที่

khlʉ̂an-thîi — To move; to travel; to be in motion

ระยะๆ

rá-yá rá-yá — At intervals; periodically; from time to time

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ทิศทาง

thít-thaang — Direction; course; the way something faces

เดียว

diao — Single; only; one; alone

ตาม

taam — According to; following; along; in accordance with

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ตั้งแต่

dtâng-dtàe — Since; from a certain point in time

ต้น

dtôn — Beginning; start; origin; trunk of a tree

จน

jon — Until; up to; to the point that

สิ้น

sîn — End; finish; to run out; to cease

อายุขัย

aa-yú-khai — Lifespan; the length of one's life

นั่น

nân — That; that one; emphatic demonstrative pronoun

ชายหนุ่ม

chaai-nùm — Young man; a male person who is young

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number 1; a certain one

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

พลาง

phlaang — While doing something simultaneously; at the same time

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

พักๆ

phák phák — Occasionally; now and then; from time to time

จุด

jùt — To light; a point; a dot; to ignite

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above; north; over; higher than something

ตะเกียง

dtà-giiang — Lamp; lantern; a light-producing device

ชัดเจน

chát-jen — Clear; distinct; obvious; easy to understand

มาก

mâak — Very; many; much; a lot

ทีเดียว

thii-diao — Quite; indeed; truly; used for emphasis

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now; at this moment; currently (formal usage)

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Matter; story; topic; subject of discussion

น่า

nâa — Worth; likely to; makes adjectives expressing feeling

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat-jai — To be surprised; astonished; amazed at something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; right; cheap; to be acted upon

มองข้าม

maawng-khâam — To overlook; to ignore; to fail to notice

กว้างขวาง

gwâang-khwǎang — Widely; broadly; extensively; over a large area

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like

นัก

nák — Expert; person who does something; very (intensifier)

เดินทาง

dern-thaang — To travel; to journey; to go on a trip

ข้าม

khâam — To cross; to go across; to skip over

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; period; when something occurs

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; to mention (formal)

ต่อ

dtòr — To; per; toward; to continue; to connect

พร้อม

phróm — Ready; together with; prepared for something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ร่าเริง

râa-rəəng — Cheerful; lively; jolly; in a merry mood

เพิ่มขึ้น

phə̂əm-khʉ̂n — To increase; to grow; to rise in amount

เล็กน้อย

lék-nóoi — A little; slightly; a small amount

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; one item; thing

นี่

nîi — This; here; used to point at nearby things

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; that is; to be (equating)

ความหมาย

khwaam-mǎai — Meaning; definition; significance of a word

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

แม้ว่า

máe-wâa — Although; even though; despite the fact that

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few; certain ones

พูดถึง

phûut-thʉ̌ng — To mention; to speak about; to refer to

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

wâa — That; as; to say; complementizer in clauses

ตน

dton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun (formal)

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

หมายถึง

mǎai-thʉ̌ng — To mean; to refer to; to signify

มัน

man — It; that; third person pronoun for objects

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just; no more than

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additionally

วิธี

wí-thii — Method; way; procedure; means of doing something

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating action or process

มอง

maawng — To look at; to gaze; to view something

แตกต่าง

dtàek-dtàang — Different; distinct; varying from something else

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whichever; any at all

อวกาศ

à-wá-gàat — Space; outer space; the universe beyond Earth

ยกเว้น

yók-wén — Except; excluding; with the exception of

ไป

bpai — To go; away; onward; directional verb particle

แต่

dtàe — But; however; only; yet (contrast marker)

โง่เขลา

ngôo-khláo — Foolish; stupid; ignorant; lacking intelligence or sense

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; did; past tense or ability marker

จับ

jàp — To grab; to catch; to seize something

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want; directional particle

ด้าน

dâan — Side; aspect; face; area of something

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; to err

ความคิด

khwaam-khít — Thought; idea; opinion; way of thinking

มา

maa — To come; toward speaker; past action particle

พวก

phûak — Group; they; a bunch of people or things

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

คง

khong — Probably; likely; must; to remain stable

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to have heard something with ears

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao-gàp — About; concerning; related to something

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; after that; completion particle

ใช่ไหม

châi-mǎi — Right?; isn't it?; confirmation-seeking question tag

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; me; formal first person singular pronoun

เคย

khəəi — Ever; used to; once did something before

นายกเทศมนตรี

naa-yók-thêet-sà-mon-dtrii — Mayor; the elected head of a municipality

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a place

ต่าง

dtàang — Different; various; foreign; separately; each other

จังหวัด

jang-wàt — Province; an administrative region of Thailand

ง่ายๆ

ngâai-ngâai — Simply; easily; in a simple straightforward way

แค่

khâe — Just; only; merely; no more than

คณิตศาสตร์

khá-nít-sàat — Mathematics; the study of numbers and patterns

กำหนด

gam-nòt — To define; to set; to specify; to determine

ไว้

wái — To keep; to put aside; marks completed preparation

กล่าวถึง

glàao-thʉ̌ng — To mention; to refer to; to bring up

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

อาจ

àat — May; might; possibly; expressing probability

เรียก

rîiak — To call; to name; to summon someone

ความยาว

khwaam-yaao — Length; the measurement of something from end to end

ความกว้าง

khwaam-gwâang — Width; breadth; the measurement across something

และ

lá — And; connecting words or clauses together

ความหนา

khwaam-nǎa — Thickness; the measurement of depth or bulk

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; having the capability to do

นิยาม

ní-yaam — Definition; to define; formal explanation of meaning

เสมอ

sà-mə̌ə — Always; consistently; equal; level

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through; via

อ้างอิง

âang-ing — To reference; to cite; to use as a basis

ระนาบ

rá-nâap — Plane; a flat two-dimensional geometric surface

แต่ละ

dtàe-lá — Each; every individual one separately

ตั้งฉาก

dtâng-châak — Perpendicular; at a right angle to something

ซึ่งกันและกัน

sʉ̂ng-gan-lá-gan — Each other; mutually; one another reciprocally

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to calculate mentally

เชิง

chəəng — In terms of; regarding; aspect; base of something

ปรัชญา

pràt-chá-yaa — Philosophy; the study of fundamental questions

ตั้ง

dtâng — To set up; to establish; to place upright

คำถาม

kham-thǎam — Question; inquiry; something asked to get information

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason; questioning the cause

ต้อง

dtôong — Must; have to; need to; obligated to do

เฉพาะ

chà-phó — Specific; particular; only; exclusive to something

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — Other; another; different one; else

สร้าง

sâang — To create; to build; to construct something

เรขาคณิต

rée-khǎa-khá-nít — Geometry; the branch of mathematics studying shapes

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; by means of; as well

ซ้ำ

sám — Again; repeatedly; to repeat; once more