The Wind in the Willows — Page 27

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

เกลียด

kliat — To hate or strongly dislike someone or something

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen

คน

khon — Person or people; human being

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from this one

ผิดหวัง

phit wang — To be disappointed; feeling let down by outcome

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or contrast

ชื่นชอบ

chuen chop — To like or enjoy something; to be fond of

ยินดี

yin di — To be pleased or glad; willing to do something

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ทำ

tham — To do or make; perform an action

เกือบ

kuap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching a point

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

อย่าง

yang — Thing; way; type; manner of doing something

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ตอบสนอง

top sa nong — To respond or fulfill; meet a need or demand

ความต้องการ

khwam tong kan — Need, desire, or requirement; what one wants

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

กำลัง

kam lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker; strength

จับตา

chap ta — To watch closely; keep an eye on someone

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze or observe something

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all of; entire group included together

สอง

song — Two; the number two

ใกล้ชิด

klai chit — Close; intimate; having a near relationship

เข้า

khao — To enter; go in; move inward

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward

ข้างใน

khang nai — Inside; interior; within a place or space

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completion marker in Thai sentences

รับประทาน

rap pra than — To eat; polite formal word for eating food

อาหาร

a han — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

กลางวัน

klang wan — Daytime; midday; the middle of the day

ด้วยกัน

duay kan — Together; jointly; doing something as a group

กล่าว

klao — To say or speak; formal word for stating something

อ่อนโยน

on yon — Gentle; soft; tender in manner or approach

เรา

rao — We; us; first person plural pronoun

พูดคุย

phut khui — To chat or talk; have a conversation together

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal particle in Thai

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

จำเป็น

cham pen — Necessary; essential; must be done or required

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligation or necessity marker

รีบ

rip — To hurry; rush; do something quickly without delay

ตัดสินใจ

tat sin chai — To make a decision; decide on a course of action

อะไร

a rai — What; anything; used in questions or statements

ทั้งนั้น

thang nan — All; everything; entirely without exception

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun used by women

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphatic self-referential particle

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; unable to; negates past or ability

ใส่ใจ

sai chai — To pay attention; care about; be mindful of

หรอก

rok — Particle softening negation; not really; dismissive tone

แค่

khae — Just; only; merely; limiting what is stated

อยาก

yak — To want; desire; wish to do something

ให้

hai — To give; for; causative marker in sentences

พวก

phuak — Group; they; collective noun for people together

เธอ

thoe — You; she; second or third person pronoun informally

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain; get something given to you

ความสุข

khwam suk — Happiness; joy; a state of being happy

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only; just that; nothing more than stated

มีชีวิต

mi chi wit — To be alive; have life; living and existing

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live or reside somewhere

ผู้อื่น

phu uen — Others; other people; those besides oneself

นั่น

nan — That; that one; referring to something previously mentioned

คือ

khue — Is; means; defining or equating two things

คติ

kha ti — Motto; principle; guiding belief or saying

ระหว่าง

ra wang — Between; during; in the middle of something

มื้อ

mue — Meal; mealtime; classifier for meals eaten

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ว่า

wa — That; say; quotative particle introducing reported speech

เยี่ยมยอด

yiam yot — Excellent; superb; outstanding quality or performance

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao kap — Just like; same as; similar to something else

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; item or matter of any kind

ที่

thi — That; which; place; relative pronoun or location marker

มัก

mak — Usually; tend to; habitually inclined to do

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; let go; set free from constraint

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ใจ

chai — Heart; mind; the emotional or mental center

เต็มที่

tem thi — Fully; completely; to the maximum extent possible

โดย

doi — By; through; via; indicating means or agent

สนใจ

son chai — To be interested in; pay attention to something

ดำเนิน

dam noen — To proceed; conduct; carry out an activity

โน้มน้าว

nom nao — To persuade; convince; influence someone's opinion

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; prefix denoting a doer

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something entirely

ประสบการณ์

pra sop kan — Experience; knowledge gained through doing things

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; as though; like in comparison

ด้วย

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

ธรรมชาติ

tham ma chat — Nature; natural; the natural world around us

พูดจา

phut cha — To speak; talk; manner of speaking to others

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; to be acted upon by something

จินตนาการ

chin ta na kan — Imagination; fantasy; creative mental imagery

เสมอ

sa moe — Always; constantly; equal; at all times

วาด

wat — To draw or paint; create a visual image

ภาพ

phap — Picture; image; visual representation of something

แนวโน้ม

naeo nom — Tendency; trend; inclination toward something particular

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; journey; go from one place to another

ชีวิต

chi wit — Life; existence; the state of being alive

กลางแจ้ง

klang chaeng — Outdoors; open air; outside under the sky

ข้างทาง

khang thang — Roadside; beside the road or path

สีสัน

si san — Colors; vibrancy; variety of color and liveliness

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one; a certain thing

งดงาม

ngot ngam — Beautiful; gorgeous; strikingly lovely in appearance

จน

chon — Until; to the point that; so much that

แทบ

thaep — Almost; barely; hardly; nearly but not quite

นั่ง

nang — To sit; be seated in a position

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

เก้าอี้

kao i — Chair; a seat with a back for sitting

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; the reason for something

ความตื่นเต้น

khwam tuen ten — Excitement; thrill; a feeling of eager anticipation

ไม่ทราบ

mai sap — Do not know; unaware; polite form of not knowing

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what way; used to ask manner

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; before long; not taking much time

ดู

du — To look; watch; seem; observe something visually

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

สาม

sam — Three; the number three

ถือ

thue — To hold; carry; consider; regard something as

เอา

ao — To take; want; get; bring along something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; issue being discussed

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something just mentioned

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite a certain condition

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or action ongoing

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; trust; have faith in something

ยอม

yom — To yield; accept; agree reluctantly to something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ใจดี

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

เอาชนะ

ao cha na — To overcome; defeat; win against opposition

คัดค้าน

khat khan — To oppose; object; protest against something proposed

ส่วนตัว

suan tua — Personal; private; relating to oneself individually

อาจ

at — May; might; possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

ทน

thon — To endure; tolerate; bear hardship or discomfort

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; a close acquaintance one trusts

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker

กับ

kap — With; and; together; connecting people or things

แผนการ

phaen kan — Plan; scheme; organized strategy for doing something

คาดหวัง

khat wang — To expect; hope for; anticipate a certain outcome

เต็มตัว

tem tua — Fully; completely; wholly committed or identified as

วาง

wang — To place; put down; lay something somewhere

แผน

phaen — Plan; blueprint; organized arrangement for future action

กิจกรรม

kit cha kam — Activity; event; organized action or recreational pursuit

แต่ละ

tae la — Each; every individual one separately considered

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ไว้

wai — Keep; set aside; in advance; for future use

ล่วงหน้า

luang na — In advance; ahead of time; beforehand

หลาย

lai — Many; several; a large number of things

สัปดาห์

sap da — Week; a period of seven consecutive days