The Wind in the Willows — Page 12

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

ก็

gô — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'so'.

ยินดี

yin-dee — To be pleased, happy, or willing to do something.

เชื่อฟัง

chûea-fang — To obey or listen to someone's instructions.

เป็น

bpen — To be; used to indicate identity or state.

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, or manner; like or as something.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

เพราะ

práw — Because; used to introduce a reason or cause.

เขา

kǎo — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun in Thai.

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin or start an action or process.

ทำความสะอาด

tam-kwaam-sà-àat — To clean or tidy up a place or object.

บ้าน

bâan — House or home; one's place of residence.

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or pick up something.

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ

rí-duu-bai-máai-plì — Spring season; time when plants bloom and grow.

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tàe — Since or from a particular point in time.

เช้าตรู่

cháo-trùu — Very early morning; just before or at dawn.

ของ

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

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.

ที่

tîi — At, in, where; relative pronoun or place marker.

ผู้คน

pûu-kon — People; a general reference to human beings.

มัก

mák — Usually or tend to; indicates habitual action.

จะ

jà — Future tense marker; will or going to do.

ทำ

tam — To do, make, or perform an action.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle.

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Cannot, did not, or not able to do something.

หยุด

yùt — To stop, halt, or cease an action.

พัก

pák — To rest, take a break, or stay temporarily.

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food or drink informally.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions.

ดื่ม

dùem — To drink; to consume a liquid.

อะไร

à-rai — What; used in questions asking about something.

เลย

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

ผ่าน

pàan — To pass through, by, or across something.

เรื่องราว

rûeang-raao — Story, account, or narrative of events.

มากมาย

mâak-maai — Many, numerous, or a great deal of something.

นับตั้งแต่

náp-tâng-tàe — Ever since; counting from a specific past time.

ช่วงเวลา

chûang-wee-laa — Period or span of time; a time interval.

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; a thing or item.

ห่างไกล

hàang-glai — Far away, distant, or remote in space or time.

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now, at this moment; formal present time reference.

ดูเหมือน

duu-mǔean — To seem or appear to be a certain way.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker.

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several, or numerous things or people.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; particle indicating completed action.

คุณ

kun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Progressive aspect marker; currently doing something.

มอง

maawng — To look at or gaze toward something.

อยู่

yùu — To be at a place; continuous aspect marker.

ถาม

tǎam — To ask a question or make an inquiry.

ขึ้น

kûen — To go up, rise; upward directional particle.

ใน

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

อีก

ìik — More, again, another; additional occurrence or amount.

สักครู่

sák-krûu — A moment; a short while or brief period.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened.

ความหิวโหย

kwaam-hǐw-hǒi — Hunger; the feeling of needing food.

พวกเขา

pûak-kǎo — They or them; third-person plural pronoun.

บรรเทา

ban-tao — To relieve, alleviate, or reduce pain or discomfort.

ลง

long — To go down, decrease; downward directional particle.

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat, a little; vague quantifier particle.

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the organs of sight in a person.

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to or capable of doing something.

ละ

lá — Each, per; or a softening final particle.

สายตา

sǎai-taa — Eyesight or gaze; the direction one is looking.

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin, source, or departure point.

ได้

dâai — Can, could, or did; ability or achievement marker.

ฉัน

chǎn — I or me; first-person pronoun used by women.

ตอบ

tàwp — To answer or respond to a question.

แถว

tǎew — Row, line, or area; nearby vicinity.

เห็น

hěn — To see or notice something with the eyes.

เคลื่อนที่

klûean-tîi — To move or travel from one place to another.

ไป

bpai — To go; away direction particle in Thai.

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to, or along something.

ผิวน้ำ

pǐw-náam — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for animals or objects.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, or matter; a general reference word.

ทำให้

tam-hâi — To cause or make something happen or feel.

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel or sense an emotion or physical state.

แปลก

bplàek — Strange, odd, or unusual; not familiar or normal.

ดี

dii — Good, well, or nice; positive quality or state.

โอโห

oh-hǒo — Wow or oh; exclamation of surprise or admiration.

พูด

pûut — To speak or talk; to say something verbally.

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or emit something to someone.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, or noise produced by something.

ร้อง

ráwng — To cry, call out, or sing loudly.

เบิกบาน

bôek-baan — Cheerful, joyful, radiant; showing great happiness.

ท่าที

tâa-tii — Manner, attitude, or demeanor toward others.

เป็นมิตร

bpen-mít — Friendly, amicable; having a warm welcoming attitude.

กว้าง

gwâang — Wide, broad, or spacious in extent or size.

โผล่

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

เหนือ

nǔea — Above, over, north; higher position or direction.

ขอบ

kàwp — Edge, rim, or border of a surface or object.

ตลิ่ง

tà-lîng — Riverbank or embankment; sloping edge beside water.

ดึง

deung — To pull or drag something toward oneself.

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject.

สลัด

sà-làt — To shake off or fling away liquid or debris.

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid essential for life and drinking.

ออก

àwk — Out, outward; to exit or move away from.

ขน

kǒn — Fur, hair, or feathers covering an animal's body.

พวก

pûak — Group, gang, or bunch of people or things.

ตะกละ

dtà-glà — Greedy or gluttonous; eating excessively or selfishly.

พลาง

plaang — While doing something simultaneously; at the same time.

มุ่งหน้า

mûng-nâa — To head toward or move in a specific direction.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used before negative for 'not yet'.

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; anything eaten to nourish the body.

ทำไม

tam-mai — Why; asking for a reason or explanation.

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai language.

ชวน

chuan — To invite or persuade someone to join or do something.

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too, with; accompaniment or addition particle.

ล่ะ

lâ — Softening final particle adding mild emphasis or query.

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, task, or an event or function.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

จัด

jàt — To arrange, organize, or prepare something carefully.

แบบ

bàep — Style, pattern, type, or manner of doing something.

วางแผน

waang-pǎen — To plan or make arrangements in advance.

ล่วงหน้า

lûang-nâa — In advance; beforehand, prior to an event occurring.

อธิบาย

à-tì-baai — To explain or describe something clearly to someone.

อ้อ

âw — Oh I see; exclamation showing sudden understanding.

แนะนำ

náe-nam — To introduce, recommend, or suggest someone or something.

ให้

hâi — To give; causative or benefactive particle in Thai.

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know or be acquainted with a person or thing.

เพื่อน

pûean — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.

สัตว์

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

ทั้งสอง

táng-sǎawng — Both; referring to two things or people together.

กลาย

glaai — To become or turn into something different.

ทันที

tan-tii — Immediately, instantly, right away without delay.

วุ่นวาย

wûn-waai — Chaotic, busy, hectic, or in a state of disorder.

หมด

mòt — All gone, finished, or completely used up.

ทุกที่

túk-tîi — Everywhere; in every place or location possible.

ต่อ

tàw — To continue, connect, or per; next in sequence.

ทั้งโลก

táng-lôok — The whole world; everywhere on earth.

แม่น้ำ

mâe-náam — River; a large natural flowing body of water.

ทาง

taang — Way, path, direction, or means of getting somewhere.

สาขา

sǎa-kǎa — Branch; a division or offshoot of a river or organization.

เพื่อ

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

หา

hǎa — To find, search for, or look for something.

ความสงบ

kwaam-sà-ngòp — Peace, calm, or tranquility; a quiet serene state.

สัก

sák — Just, about, approximately; mild indefinite quantifier.

ครู่

krûu — A moment; a short brief period of time.

สะดุด

sà-dùt — To stumble, trip, or be caught off guard suddenly.

พวกคุณ

pûak-kun — You all; plural second-person pronoun in Thai.

เข้า

kâo — To enter, go in; inward directional particle.

อย่างน้อย

yàang-nói — At least; the minimum amount or degree expected.

ขอโทษ

kǎw-tôot — Sorry, excuse me; polite apology or request for pardon.

นะ

ná — Softening final particle seeking agreement or politeness.

หมายความ

mǎai-kwaam — To mean; to signify or indicate a particular meaning.

อย่างนั้น

yàang-nán — Like that, in that way; referring to a mentioned manner.

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, genuinely; used for strong emphasis.

หรอก

ràwk — Final particle softening negation or indicating disbelief.