The Wind in the Willows — Page 23

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; third person plural pronoun referring to others.

ขึ้นฝั่ง

khuen fang — To come ashore; to land from water.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence.

เดินเล่น

doen len — To stroll; to walk leisurely for pleasure.

ข้าม

kham — To cross over; to go across something.

สนามหญ้า

sanam ya — Lawn; an open grassy field or yard.

ที่

thi — At; which; a relative pronoun or place marker.

ประดับ

pradat — To decorate; to adorn with ornamental items.

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of something.

ดอกไม้

dok mai — Flower; a blooming plant used decoratively.

สดใส

sot sai — Bright; vivid; cheerful in color or mood.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something.

ตามหา

tam ha — To search for; to look for someone or something.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time.

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; before long; in a short time.

ก็

ko — Also; then; a connector word in Thai sentences.

พบ

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

เขา

khao — He; she; him; third person singular pronoun.

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of doing something now.

พักผ่อน

phak phon — To rest; to relax; to take a break.

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; indicates ongoing state or location.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

เก้าอี้หวาย

kao-i wai — Rattan chair; a chair woven from rattan material.

สวน

suan — Garden; a cultivated outdoor space with plants.

สีหน้า

si na — Facial expression; the look shown on someone's face.

เหม่อลอย

moet loi — Daydreaming; having a blank, faraway expression.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction joining words or phrases.

มีแผนที่

mi phaen thi — To have a map; possessing a navigational map.

ขนาดใหญ่

khanat yai — Large size; big in dimension or scale.

เข่า

khao — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg.

ไชโย

chai yo — Hooray; an exclamation expressing joy or celebration.

ร้อง

rong — To shout; to cry out; to call loudly.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement.

พลาง

phlang — While simultaneously; doing two actions at the same time.

กระโดด

krarot — To jump; to leap upward from a surface.

ลุกขึ้น

luk khuen — To stand up; to rise from a seated position.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually; to notice.

นี่

ni — This; here; used to indicate something nearby.

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third person informal pronoun.

วิเศษ

wiset — Wonderful; amazing; magical or extraordinary in quality.

มาก

mak — Very; a lot; much; indicates high degree.

เลย

loei — At all; so; an intensifier or discourse particle.

จับมือ

chap mue — To shake hands; to grasp another person's hand.

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; the two of them together.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; way; a manner or type of something.

อบอุ่น

op un — Warm; cozy; having a feeling of warmth and comfort.

โดย

doi — By; by means of; indicates method or agent.

ไม่รอ

mai ro — Without waiting; not waiting for anything or anyone.

การ

kan — Act of; nominalizer prefix turning verbs into nouns.

แนะนำตัว

nae nam tua — To introduce oneself; to present yourself to others.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; to cause someone to do.

รู้จัก

ru chak — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person.

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something.

ช่าง

chang — How; such; an intensifier expressing admiration or emotion.

ใจดี

chai di — Kind-hearted; generous; having a good and gentle heart.

เหลือเกิน

luea koen — Extremely; excessively; beyond measure or expectation.

พูดต่อ

phut to — To continue speaking; to carry on talking.

เต้นรำ

ten ram — To dance; to move rhythmically to music.

วน

won — To circle; to go around in a loop.

รอบๆ

rop rop — Around; surrounding an area or object in circles.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun used by females or informally.

จะ

cha — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai.

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to dispatch to a destination.

เรือ

ruea — Boat; a vessel used for traveling on water.

ลง

long — Down; to go down; downward directional particle.

แม่น้ำ

mae nam — River; a large natural stream of flowing water.

ไป

pai — To go; to travel toward a destination; away.

หา

ha — To find; to look for; to seek out.

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second person pronoun in Thai.

พอดี

pho di — Just right; exactly; fitting perfectly at that moment.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together at the same time.

คำสั่ง

kham sang — Order; command; an instruction given to someone.

เด็ดขาด

det khat — Absolutely; decisively; firmly without any exception.

ว่า

wa — That; saying; a subordinating conjunction introducing speech.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

พา

pha — To take along; to bring someone somewhere.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker.

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; at this place; in this location.

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; at once; without any delay.

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — No matter; regardless of; whether or not something happens.

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action.

อะไร

arai — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite references.

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Whatever; however; a concessive phrase meaning regardless.

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want; to need; to desire something strongly.

มากๆ

mak mak — Very much; a lot; an intensified form of much.

ทั้งสองคน

thang song khon — Both people; the two individuals together.

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to get something offered.

ดี

di — Good; well; positive quality or condition.

ล่ะ

la — A sentence-final particle softening or emphasizing a statement.

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in; to enter a place or space.

ข้างใน

khang nai — Inside; within; the interior of a space.

รับประทาน

rap prathan — To eat; a polite formal word for eating food.

สักอย่าง

sak yang — Something; at least one thing; some kind of thing.

เถอะ

thoe — Come on; a particle urging or encouraging an action.

ไม่รู้

mai ru — Don't know; unaware; lacking knowledge of something.

หรอก

rok — A softening particle expressing mild denial or reassurance.

โชคดี

chok di — Lucky; good fortune; having favorable circumstances.

แค่ไหน

khae nai — How much; to what extent; inquiring about degree.

ปรากฏตัว

prakat tua — To appear; to show up; to make one's presence known.

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now; at this moment; currently happening.

นั่งพัก

nang phak — To sit and rest; to take a seated break.

เงียบๆ

ngiap ngiap — Quietly; silently; in a calm and hushed manner.

สักครู่

sak khru — For a moment; a short while; briefly.

นะ

na — A softening particle seeking agreement or adding friendliness.

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something verbally.

โยน

yon — To throw; to toss something through the air.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.

เก้าอี้นวม

kao-i nuam — Armchair; a padded comfortable chair with armrests.

ขณะที่

khana thi — While; at the same time that something occurs.

นั่งลง

nang long — To sit down; to take a seat.

เก้าอี้

kao-i — Chair; a seat with a back for one person.

อีกตัว

ik tua — Another one; one more chair or object nearby.

ข้างๆ

khang khang — Beside; next to; on the side of something.

บางอย่าง

bang yang — Something; some things; an unspecified item or matter.

สุภาพ

suphap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered in behavior or speech.

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic or subject.

ที่พัก

thi phak — Accommodation; lodging; a place to stay and rest.

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; one item; a thing.

น่า

na — Worthy of; should; used before adjectives to suggest quality.

รื่นรมย์

ruen rom — Pleasant; delightful; enjoyable and agreeable in nature.

ของ

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

บ้าน

ban — House; home; a place where someone lives.

ดีที่สุด

di thi sut — Best; the finest; superlative form of good.

ตลอด

talot — Throughout; all along; the entire length or duration.

แนว

naeo — Along; line; a direction or stretch of something.

เอิกเกริก

oek kroek — Grand; magnificent; impressively large and elaborate.

หรือ

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

ที่ไหน

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

โลกนี้

lok ni — This world; referring to the world we live in.

อด

ot — To refrain from; to resist doing something.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; unable to; negating ability or permission.

ที่จะ

thi cha — To; that will; a connector before a verb phrase.

เสริม

soem — To add; to supplement; to contribute additional information.

ตรงนี้

trong ni — Right here; exactly at this spot or location.

เอา

ao — To take; to want; to get; informal verb particle.

ศอก

sok — Elbow; the joint in the middle of the arm.

แตะ

tae — To touch; to tap lightly on someone or something.

โชคร้าย

chok rai — Unlucky; misfortune; having bad luck or fate.

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; such as that; in that manner.

หน้า

na — Face; the front of the head; front surface.

แดงก่ำ

daeng kam — Deep red; flushed; very intensely red in color.

ขึ้นมา

khuen ma — To come up; to rise toward the speaker's direction.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

ความเงียบ

khwam ngiap — Silence; quietness; the state of being very quiet.

อึดอัด

uet at — Uncomfortable; awkward; feeling confined or ill at ease.

ชั่วครู่

chua khru — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time.

ระเบิด

raboet — To explode; burst; to break out suddenly and forcefully.

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by someone or something.

หัวเราะ

hua ro — To laugh; to express amusement with sound.

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.

ก็ได้

ko dai — That's fine; okay; acceptable; either way is good.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; links subject and predicate.

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely; limiting to a small degree.

นิสัย

nisai — Habit; character trait; a person's natural behavioral tendency.

น่ะ

na — A particle softening or emphasizing a statement casually.

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of information or facts.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Not; is not; used to negate identity or description.

แย่

yae — Bad; terrible; poor in quality or condition.

นัก

nak — Very; too much; intensifier used after adjectives.

ใช่ไหม

chai mai — Right?; isn't it?; a tag question seeking confirmation.