The Wind in the Willows — Page 44

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' or 'supposing that'

เขา

khǎo — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'they'

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Auxiliary verb expressing ability; 'can' or 'be able to'

หนี

nǐi — To flee or escape from a person or situation

ออกจาก

òok-jàak — Preposition/verb phrase meaning 'to exit from' somewhere

โพรง

phroong — A hollow cavity or burrow in a tree or ground

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'

ตลิ่ง

ta-lîng — A riverbank or steep embankment beside water

ได้

dâai — Auxiliary indicating ability, past action, or achievement

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or ponder something mentally

ก็

gôo — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'so' in context

คง

khong — Adverb expressing probability; 'probably' or 'likely'

จะ

jà — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — To not have; there is none or nothing available

ใบหน้า

bai-nâa — The human face as a physical feature

เหล่านั้น

lào-nán — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (plural, distant)

อีก

ìik — Adverb meaning 'more', 'again', or 'another'

ต่อไป

tòo-pai — To continue onward or proceed further ahead

หันเห

hǎn-hèe — To divert, deflect, or change direction of something

ทาง

thaang — A path, route, way, or direction of travel

และ

láe — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses

พุ่ง

phûng — To dart, lunge, or shoot forward suddenly with speed

เข้าสู่

khâo-sùu — To enter into or proceed toward a place or state

บริเวณ

boo-ri-ween — An area, zone, or surrounding vicinity of a place

ที่

thîi — Relative pronoun or preposition meaning 'at', 'which', 'that'

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — People in general; human beings collectively

เหยียบย่ำ

yìap-yâm — To trample or tread repeatedly upon a surface

ของ

khǎawng — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

ป่า

pàa — A forest or jungle; wild wooded natural area

แล้ว

láaeo — Particle indicating completion of action; 'already' or 'then'

เสียง

sǐang — A sound, noise, or voice that is heard

ผิวปาก

phǐu-pàak — To whistle by pursing and blowing through the lips

เริ่ม

rîam — To begin or start an action or process

ขึ้น

khûen — Directional particle indicating upward movement or increase

มัน

man — Third-person pronoun for animals or objects; 'it'

แผ่วเบา

phàaeo-bao — Soft, faint, and gentle in sound or touch

แหลมสูง

lǎaem-sǔung — High-pitched and sharp in tone or sound quality

มาก

mâak — Adverb meaning 'very', 'much', or 'a lot'

อยู่ไกล

yùu-glai — To be situated far away in distance

ข้างหลัง

khâang-lǎng — Behind or at the rear of someone or something

เมื่อ

mûea — Conjunction meaning 'when' referring to a past time

ครั้งแรก

khráng-râaek — The first time something occurs or is experienced

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear a sound; to perceive something audibly

แต่

tàae — Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast or exception

ไม่ทราบ

mâi-sâap — To not know; to be unaware of something (polite)

เพราะ

phráw — Conjunction meaning 'because', indicating a reason or cause

เหตุใด

hèet-dai — An interrogative meaning 'why' or 'for what reason'

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause or make something happen; 'to make'

เร่งรีบ

rêng-rîip — To hurry or rush; to move with urgency and haste

เดินหน้า

dern-nâa — To move forward or advance in a direction

ยัง

yang — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'also' depending on context

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or remain somewhere

ดังขึ้น

dang-khûen — To grow louder; a sound becoming more audible

ไกล

glai — Far away; a great distance from the current position

ข้างหน้า

khâang-nâa — In front of; ahead of someone or something

ลังเล

lang-lee — To hesitate or waver in making a decision

อยากจะ

yàak-jà — To want or desire to do something

หัน

hǎn — To turn around or rotate one's head or body

กลับ

glàp — To return or go back to a previous place or state

ขณะ

kha-nà — A moment or point in time; 'while' or 'at the time'

หยุดชะงัก

yùt-cha-ngák — To stop abruptly or come to a sudden halt

ด้วย

dûay — Also, with, or by means of; a versatile particle

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ลังเลใจ

lang-lee-jai — Feeling of inner hesitation or indecisiveness about something

ระเบิด

ra-bòet — To explode or burst; also means a bomb or explosion

ออกมา

òok-maa — To come out or emerge from an enclosed space

ทั้งสองข้าง

tháng-sǎawng-khâang — On both sides simultaneously; from either flank

ดูเหมือน

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

ถูก

thùuk — Passive marker; also means 'correct' or 'cheap'

รับส่ง

ráp-sòng — To relay or pass something between multiple points

ต่อกัน

tòo-gan — Consecutively, one after another, or connected together

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

ตลอด

ta-lòot — Throughout, all along, or the entire length of something

ความยาว

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

จนถึง

jon-thǔeng — Up to, until, or as far as a certain point

ขอบ

khòop — The edge, rim, or border of an area or object

ไกลสุด

glai-sùt — The farthest possible point or extreme distance

พวกมัน

phûak-man — They or them; referring to animals or a group

ตื่นตัว

tùen-tua — Alert, awake, and aware; in a state of readiness

เตรียมพร้อม

triam-phróom — To be prepared or ready for an upcoming situation

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner or way; used before adjectives as 'very'

เห็นได้ชัด

hěn-dâai-chát — Clearly visible or obviously apparent to anyone observing

ไม่ว่า

mâi-wâa — Regardless of; no matter what the circumstance is

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state, role, or identity

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about an unknown thing

ก็ตาม

gôo-taam — Particle meaning 'whatever', 'whoever', or 'regardless'

คนเดียว

khon-diiao — Alone, by oneself, or only one person

อาวุธ

aa-wút — A weapon used for fighting or defense in combat

อยู่ห่างไกล

yùu-hàang-glai — To be situated at a remote or distant location

จาก

jàak — Preposition meaning 'from' indicating origin or separation

ความช่วยเหลือ

khwaam-chûay-lǔea — Help, assistance, or aid provided to someone in need

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any whatsoever; used to indicate no exception applies

คืน

khuuen — Night; also means 'to return' something to someone

กำลัง

gam-lang — Present progressive marker; also means strength or power

ย่างเข้ามา

yâang-khâo-maa — To step or stride gradually into a place or time

กระทบ

gra-thóp — To impact, touch lightly, or affect something or someone

เบาๆ

bao-bao — Softly, lightly, or gently in force or sound

ตอนแรก

toon-râaek — At first; referring to the initial stage of something

ว่า

wâa — Complementizer 'that'; also means 'to say' or 'to think'

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, or just a small amount of something

ใบไม้

bai-máai — A leaf from a tree or plant

ร่วง

rûang — To fall or drop downward, as leaves falling from trees

นั้น

nán — Demonstrative meaning 'that' referring to something nearby

ละเอียดอ่อน

la-ìat-òon — Delicate, subtle, or sensitive in nature or texture

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; indicating existence or possession

จังหวะ

jang-wà — Rhythm, beat, or timing of repeated movement or sound

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mâm-sa-mǒe — Regular, consistent, and even in pattern or frequency

รู้ได้

rúu-dâai — To be able to know or recognize something

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; used to negate identity or classification

อื่น

ùen — Other, another, or different from what was mentioned

นอกจาก

nôok-jàak — Except for, besides, or other than something specified

เท้า

tháo — A foot; the lower extremity used for walking

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Small or tiny in size; diminutive repeated form

ห่างออกไป

hàang-òok-pai — Farther away; increasing distance from a reference point

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction offering an alternative option or question

มาจาก

maa-jàak — To come from or originate from a particular place

ด้านหนึ่ง

dâan-nùeng — On one side; referring to a single flank or direction

ก่อน

gòon — Before; earlier in time than another event or action

อีกด้านหนึ่ง

ìik-dâan-nùeng — The other side; the opposite flank or direction

ทั้งสองด้าน

tháng-sǎawng-dâan — Both sides; referring to two opposing flanks together

พร้อมกัน

phróom-gan — Simultaneously; happening together at the same time

ทวี

tha-wii — To multiply, increase, or double in number or intensity

จำนวน

jam-nuan — A number, quantity, or count of something

จนกระทั่ง

jon-gra-thâng — Until; up to the point that something occurs

ทุกทิศทาง

thúk-thít-thaang — In every direction; all around from a central point

ฟัง

fang — To listen to or hear something attentively

วิตกกังวล

wi-tók-gang-won — To feel anxious, worried, or troubled about something

เอนตัว

en-tua — To lean or tilt one's body in a direction

ไปทาง

pai-thaang — To go in the direction of; toward a particular side

ปิดล้อม

pìt-lóom — To surround, encircle, or besiege a target completely

เข้ามา

khâo-maa — To come in or move closer toward the speaker

หา

hǎa — To look for, seek, or search for something or someone

ยืนนิ่ง

yuuen-nîng — To stand completely still without moving

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something

กระต่าย

gra-tàai — A rabbit; a small furry mammal with long ears

ตัวหนึ่ง

tua-nùeng — One individual animal; a classifier phrase for creatures

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

รีบเร่ง

rîip-rêng — To hurry urgently; to move with great haste

ตรง

trong — Straight, directly, or right toward a target or place

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through or go past a point or place

ระหว่าง

ra-wàang — Between two things or during a period of time

ต้นไม้

tôn-máai — A tree; a large woody perennial plant