The Wind in the Willows — Page 56

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

หยุด

yut — To stop or halt an action

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or exist somewhere

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely a small amount

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

หรือ?

rue? — Or; question particle asking for confirmation

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — No; it is not; negating a statement

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

อื่น

uuen — Other; another; different from this one

บาง

bang — Some; certain; a few among many

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing reasonable assumption

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completed action

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting idea

สติปัญญา

sati panya — Intelligence; wisdom; mental faculty and intellect

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or action

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to perform a job or task

ต่อไป

to pai — Continue; go on; moving forward hereafter

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle

ฉัน

chan — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

หา

ha — To search for; to look for something

แผ่น

phaen — Sheet; flat piece; classifier for flat objects

เช็ดเท้า

chet thao — To wipe feet; a doormat for cleaning feet

เจอ

joe — To meet; to encounter someone or something

เถอะ

thoe — Go ahead; particle urging or encouraging action

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun

ทฤษฎี

thritsadi — Theory; a system of ideas explaining something

ก็

ko — Also; then; connective particle linking clauses

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker indicating intention

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given or awarded

การ

kan — Nominalization prefix; the act of doing something

พิสูจน์

phisut — To prove; to demonstrate truth of something

และ

lae — And; connecting two words or clauses together

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly; of course; definitely true or sure

พบ

phop — To find; to meet; to come across

ฉลาด

chalat — Smart; clever; intelligent and quick-minded

มาก

mak — Very; much; a large degree or amount

เสีย

sia — Broken; wasted; lost; ruined or gone bad

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point of

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

อะไร

arai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun for things

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; obtaining something

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ต้องการ

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

ทีนี้

thi ni — Now then; at this point; transitional phrase

ประตู

pratu — Door; gate; entrance to a building or room

มี

mi — To have; there is; expressing existence

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; not false or fake

ชัดเจน

chat jen — Clear; distinct; obvious and easy to understand

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

ต่อหน้า

to na — In front of; before someone's face; present

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to not have; none

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligation or necessity

ทำ

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

อีก

ik — Again; more; another; additionally

นอกจาก

nok jak — Except; besides; other than something specified

เอาล่ะ

ao la — Alright then; okay; expressing agreement or resolution

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done something before

อ่าน

an — To read; to look at and understand text

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion

แบบ

baep — Style; type; kind; manner or pattern

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or present

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or container

หนังสือ

nangsuue — Book; written publication; document to read

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle in Thai

พบเจอ

phop joe — To encounter; to come across someone or something

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; existence; one's living experience

มา

ma — To come; direction toward speaker; aspect marker

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to a time or event

เลย

loei — At all; ever; intensifier or conclusive particle

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker; directional marker

ยกย่อง

yok yong — To praise; to honor; to hold in high esteem

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; type or kind of way

เหมาะสม

mho som — Appropriate; suitable; fitting the situation well

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

ถูก

thuk — Correct; right; inexpensive; passive voice marker

สูญเปล่า

suun plao — Wasted; in vain; lost without useful result

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; this place; the current location

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — Among; in the middle of; surrounded by

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; our group of people

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

หัวสมอง

hua sa mong — Brain; mind; intellectual capacity of a person

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; a little bit of something

ดี

di — Good; nice; positive quality or condition

หนู

nu — Mouse; rat; also humble first-person pronoun

ขัดขึ้น

khat khuen — To interrupt; to interject; to cut in rudely

ค่อนข้าง

khon khang — Rather; fairly; quite; to a moderate degree

ไม่ใจดี

mai jai di — Unkind; not good-hearted; lacking kindness

เดา

dao — To guess; to estimate without certain knowledge

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated in a position

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

หิมะ

hima — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

ทั้งคืน

thang khuen — All night; throughout the entire night

ลุกขึ้น

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

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; at once; without any delay

จับ

jap — To grab; to catch; to hold something firmly

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord; string used for tying

กระดิ่ง

krading — Bell; small ringing device used for signaling

ดึง

dueng — To pull; to tug; to draw toward oneself

แรง

raeng — Strong; hard; forceful; with great strength

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the utmost; superlative degree marker

เท่า

thao — As much as; equal to; same amount

ขณะ

khana — While; during; at the moment of something

ทุบ

thup — To pound; to hit repeatedly with force

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ a tool or method

ไม้

mai — Wood; stick; wooden material or object

กระโดด

kradot — To jump; to leap; to spring upward

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward direction or motion

คว้า

khwa — To grab; to snatch; to seize quickly

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold in place; retaining something

เท้า

thao — Foot; feet; lower extremity of the leg

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; the two together; all of two things

ยก

yok — To lift; to raise; to elevate something up

พ้น

phon — Past; beyond; clear of an obstacle or boundary

พื้น

phuen — Floor; ground; surface one walks upon

จาก

jak — From; away from; originating at a place

ระยะทาง

raya thang — Distance; the length of space between two points

ไกล

klai — Far; distant; a long way away

พอสมควร

pho som khuan — Fairly; reasonably; to a moderate sufficient degree

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of other people

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

ทุ้ม

thum — Deep; low-pitched; referring to a deep sound

ดัง

dang — Loud; noisy; producing a strong sound

ตอบรับ

top rap — To respond; to acknowledge; to answer positively

แผ่วเบา

phaeo bao — Soft; faint; quiet and barely audible sound

รอคอย

ro khoi — To wait; to await patiently for something

อดทน

ot thon — To endure; to be patient; to persevere through hardship

ตลอด

talot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

เวลา

wela — Time; duration; a period or moment in time

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

นาน

nan — Long time; for a prolonged duration

โดย

doi — By; via; through a means or agent

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

อบอุ่น

op un — Warm; cozy; pleasantly heated and comfortable

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened