The Wind in the Willows — Page 1

Vocabulary

สายลม

sai lom — a gentle breeze or current of wind

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

ต้น

ton — tree; also beginning or origin of something

หลิว

liu — willow tree, a type of drooping tree

โดย

doi — by, through, indicating the agent or method

ผู้แต่ง

phu taeng — author, the person who wrote something

ยุค

yuk — era, age, or period of time in history

ทอง

thong — gold; golden color or precious metal

วัน

wan — day, a period of twenty-four hours

แห่ง

haeng — of, belonging to; classifier for places

ฝัน

fan — dream, images or thoughts occurring during sleep

และ

lae — and, a conjunction connecting words or clauses

อื่น

uen — other, another, different from the current one

ๆ

(mai yamok) — repetition mark indicating the preceding word is repeated

สารบัญ

san-ban — table of contents listing chapters or sections

บท

bot — chapter, lesson, or section of a book

ที่

thi — that, which; also place or location

๑

nueng — the numeral one in Thai script

ริม

rim — edge, bank, or side of something

ฝั่ง

fang — bank or shore of a river or sea

แม่น้ำ

mae nam — river, a large flowing body of water

๒

song — the numeral two in Thai script

ถนน

tha-non — road or street used for travel

โล่ง

long — open, spacious, clear of obstruction

๓

sam — the numeral three in Thai script

ป่า

pa — forest or jungle, wild wooded area

ดง

dong — dense forest or thick jungle area

ดิบ

dip — raw, uncooked; wild or untamed

๔

si — the numeral four in Thai script

คุณ

khun — you; also a polite title of address

๕

ha — the numeral five in Thai script

มุม

mum — corner, angle of a room or shape

๖

hok — the numeral six in Thai script

คาง

khang — chin; the lower part of the face

๗

jet — the numeral seven in Thai script

นัก

nak — person skilled in or devoted to something

เป่า

pao — to blow air, as through an instrument

ขลุ่ย

khlui — Thai flute, a traditional wind instrument

ประตู

pra-tu — door or gate, an entrance to a place

รุ่ง

rung — dawn, the early morning light appearing

อรุณ

a-run — dawn or sunrise, the break of day

๘

paet — the numeral eight in Thai script

การ

kan — prefix indicating action or process of doing

ผจญภัย

pha-chon-phai — adventure, an exciting or daring experience

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; also things or possessions

๙

kao — the numeral nine in Thai script

เดิน

doen — to walk, to move on foot

ทาง

thang — way, path, direction, or route

ทั้ง

thang — all, both, entire group included together

หลาย

lai — many, several, numerous items or people

๑๐

sip — the numeral ten in Thai script

ต่อเนื่อง

to-nueang — continuous, ongoing without interruption or break

๑๑

sip-et — the numeral eleven in Thai script

น้ำตา

nam ta — tear, the liquid that flows from eyes

เขา

khao — he, she, they; also mountain or hill

มา

ma — to come, to move toward the speaker

ดั่ง

dang — like, as if, resembling something else

พายุ

pha-yu — storm, a violent weather event with wind

ฤดู

rue-du — season, one of the divisions of the year

ร้อน

ron — hot, having a high temperature or heat

๑๒

sip-song — the numeral twelve in Thai script

กลับมา

klap ma — to return, to come back to a place

ทำงาน

tham ngan — to work, to perform a job or task

อย่าง

yang — way, manner, type, or kind of something

หนัก

nak — heavy; hard or intensely, describing effort

ตลอด

ta-lot — throughout, all along, from start to finish

เช้า

chao — morning, the early part of the day

ทำความสะอาด

tham khwam sa-at — to clean, to make something neat and tidy

บ้าน

ban — house or home, a place where one lives

เล็กๆ

lek lek — small, tiny, of little size (reduplicated)

ต้อนรับ

ton rap — to welcome, to greet someone warmly

ใบไม้ผลิ

bai mai phli — spring, the season when plants begin blooming

เริ่ม

roem — to begin, to start an action or process

ด้วย

duai — with, by means of, also or as well

ไม้กวาด

mai kwat — broom, a tool used for sweeping floors

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; indicating completed action

ก็

ko — also, then, well; a connective particle

ผ้า

pha — cloth, fabric, or piece of textile material

ปัด

pat — to brush or flick away dirt or dust

ฝุ่น

fun — dust, fine dry particles on surfaces

จากนั้น

chak nan — after that, then, following that moment

ปีน

pin — to climb, to scale something using hands

บันได

ban-dai — stairs, ladder, a structure for climbing up

ขั้น

khan — step or rung of a ladder or stair

เก้าอี้

kao-i — chair, a seat with a back for sitting

พร้อม

phrom — ready, prepared, equipped with what is needed

แปรง

praeng — brush, a tool with bristles for cleaning

ถัง

thang — bucket or container for holding liquids

ปูนขาว

pun khao — whitewash or lime, a white coating substance

จน

chon — until, up to; also poor or impoverished

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — until, even, up to a certain point

มี

mi — to have, there is or there are

ติด

tit — stuck, attached; to be coated or stained

คอ

kho — neck, the part connecting head to body

ดวงตา

duang ta — eyes, the organs used for seeing

รอย

roi — mark, trace, stain left on a surface

กระเด็น

kra-den — to splatter or fly off in droplets

ทั่ว

thua — all over, everywhere, throughout an area

ขน

khon — hair or fur on the body; also to transport

สีดำ

si dam — black color, the darkest shade

หลัง

lang — back of the body; also after or behind

ปวด

puat — to ache, to feel pain in the body

ร้าว

rao — cracked, split; aching or broken feeling

กับ

kap — with, and, together with another person

แขน

khaen — arm, the upper limb of the human body

เมื่อยล้า

mueai la — tired, fatigued, weary from physical effort

กำลัง

kam-lang — strength, energy; currently doing an action

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean wai — to move, to make movement with the body

อยู่

yu — to be located at; to stay or reside

อากาศ

a-kat — air, atmosphere, or the weather outdoors

เบื้องบน

bueang bon — above, overhead, the upper side or space

ดิน

din — soil, earth, ground beneath one's feet

เบื้องล่าง

bueang lang — below, underneath, the lower side or area

รอบ

rop — around, surrounding; also a round or cycle

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals or clothing

แทรกซึม

saek suem — to seep, infiltrate, or penetrate gradually into

เข้า

khao — to enter, to go inside or penetrate something

แม้

mae — even though, although, despite the fact

มืดหม่น

muet mon — gloomy, dim, dark and depressing atmosphere

ต่ำต้อย

tam toi — humble, lowly, of low status or worth

จิตวิญญาณ

chit-win-yan — spirit, soul, the inner essence of a being

ความ

khwam — prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

ไม่พอใจ

mai pho chai — dissatisfied, unhappy, not content with something

อัน

an — classifier for small objects; a certain thing

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sak-sit — sacred, holy, having divine or spiritual power

โหยหา

hoi ha — to yearn, to long deeply for something

จึง

chueng — therefore, so, as a result of that

ไม่

mai — no, not; negation particle in Thai

น่าแปลกใจ

na plaek chai — surprising, strange, causing wonder or astonishment

เลย

loei — at all, so, then; emphasizing a statement

จะ

cha — will, going to; future tense marker

โยน

yon — to throw, to toss something through the air

ลง

long — down, downward; to descend or put down

พื้น

phuen — floor, ground, surface one walks on

กะทันหัน

ka-than-han — suddenly, abruptly, without warning or expectation

พูด

phut — to speak, to say, to talk aloud

ว่า

wa — that, say; introduces a quote or clause

ช่างมัน

chang man — never mind, forget it, who cares

เถอะ

thoe — come on, just do it, a urging particle

โอ้โห

o ho — wow, an exclamation of surprise or amazement

ยัง

yang — still, yet; also to, toward something

แขวน

khwaen — to hang, to suspend something on a hook

ไว้

wai — to keep, to place; indicates stored action

ก่อน

kon — before, first, earlier in time or order

วิ่ง

wing — to run, to move quickly on foot

ออก

ok — out, to exit, to go outside or away

จาก

chak — from, away from, departing a place

รอ

ro — to wait, to stay until something happens

แม้แต่

mae tae — even, not even; emphasizing an extreme case

สวม

suam — to wear, to put on clothing or accessories

เสื้อ

suea — shirt or top garment worn on the body

โค้ต

kho — coat, a heavy outer garment for warmth