The Wind in the Willows — Page 77

Vocabulary

ฝูง

fuung — A group or flock of animals

แกะ

gae — Sheep; also means to peel or unwrap

วิ่ง

wing — To run or move quickly on foot

เบียด

bìat — To squeeze, press, or crowd against something

กัน

gan — Each other; together; mutually

แน่น

naen — Tight, packed, crowded, or dense

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or live somewhere

ริม

rim — Edge, border, or side of something

รั้ว

rúa — A fence or barrier around a property

กั้น

gân — To partition, block, or separate with a barrier

หายใจ

hǎai-jai — To breathe; the act of respiration

พ่น

phon — To spray, blow, or exhale forcefully

ไอ

ai — To cough; also means steam or vapor

ออก

òok — To go out, exit, or emerge from somewhere

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, route, or direction

รู

ruu — A hole, opening, or small cavity

จมูก

ja-mùuk — The nose; organ used for smelling and breathing

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small; tiny in size

และ

láe — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

เหยียบ

yìap — To step on or tread upon something

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower extremity used for walking

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; also means next or ahead

ที่

thîi — Place, location; relative pronoun meaning 'that/which'

บอบบาง

bòp-baang — Fragile, delicate, or frail in nature

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or decrease

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (connecting nouns)

พื้น

phúun — Floor, ground, or surface area

เงย

ngoei — To raise or tilt one's head upward

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of the body

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise, increase, or climb

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from speaker

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect, or face of something

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; after something in time or space

ไอน้ำ

ai-náam — Steam; water vapor released by heat

จางๆ

jaang-jaang — Faint, faded, or barely visible

ลอย

looi — To float, drift, or hover in air or water

จาก

jàak — From; departing or originating from a place

คอก

khôk — A pen or enclosure for keeping animals

แออัด

ae-àt — Overcrowded, congested, or packed with people

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of something

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Air; weather; the atmosphere around us

เย็น

yen — Cool, cold; also means evening in Thai

จัด

jàt — Intense, extreme; also means to organize or arrange

ขณะ

kha-nà — Moment, while, or at the time of

สัตว์

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

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire amount or group

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2

รีบ

rîip — To hurry, rush, or act quickly

เร่ง

rêng — To speed up, accelerate, or urge forward

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through, go past, or pass by

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with; used to add or include

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or states

ร่าเริง

râa-roeng — Cheerful, lively, and in high spirits

พูดคุย

phûut-khui — To chat or converse casually with someone

หัวเราะ

hǔa-ró — To laugh; expressing amusement audibly

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; kind or type of something

ครึกครื้น

khrúek-khrûen — Merry, boisterous, and full of lively noise

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They; those people; third-person plural pronoun

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; strength or power

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back, or come back

ข้าม

khâam — To cross over or traverse a space

ทุ่งนา

thûng-naa — Rice field or open agricultural plain

เที่ยว

thîao — To travel for pleasure; a trip or excursion

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

นากน้ำ

nâak-náam — Otter; a semi-aquatic mammal near water

ล่าสัตว์

lâa-sàt — To hunt animals in the wild

สำรวจ

sǎm-rùat — To explore, survey, or investigate an area

บน

bon — On top of; above or upon a surface

ที่ราบสูง

thîi-râap-sǔung — A plateau; elevated flat land area

กว้างใหญ่

gwâang-yài — Vast, wide, and expansive in area

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is or are

ลำธาร

lam-thaан — A stream; a small flowing body of water

สาขา

sǎa-khǎa — Branch; a division of a river or organization

บาง

baang — Some; thin; or a certain unspecified one

สาย

sǎai — Line, stream, or strand; also means late morning

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

แม่น้ำ

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

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by itself; used for emphasis or reflexivity

ไหล

lǎi — To flow, stream, or run as liquid

ต้น

tôn — Origin, beginning; also a classifier for trees

กำเนิด

gam-nòet — Origin, birth, or the source of something

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; a classifier for places or locations

แรก

râek — First; the earliest in order or time

เงา

ngao — Shadow or reflection cast by an object

ฤดูหนาว

rúe-duu-nǎao — Winter season; the cold period of the year

อัน

an — A classifier for small objects; one unit

สั้น

sân — Short in length or duration

ก็

gôr — Also, then; a discourse particle for continuity

รวบรัด

rûap-rát — Concise, brief, or to the point quickly

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing action or state

ระยะทาง

rá-yá-thaang — Distance; the measured space between two points

อีก

ìik — More, again, another; additional amount or time

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

น้อย

nói — Few, little, small amount of something

ต้อง

tôong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ต่อ

tòr — To continue; per; connected to something next

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at normal pace

เตร็ดเตร่

trèt-trè — To wander or roam around aimlessly

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along something

ไม่แน่นอน

mâi-nâe-non — Uncertain, unsure, or not definite

พื้นที่

phúun-thîi — Area, space, or region of land

ไถพรวน

thǎi-phrawan — To plow and till agricultural land for farming

ได้ยิน

dâi-yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, noise, or voice

มุ่งหน้า

mûng-nâa — To head toward; to aim in a direction

หา

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

มัน

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

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now; at this present moment in time

ทางออก

thaang-òok — Exit, way out, or solution to a problem

พบ

phóp — To find, meet, or encounter someone or something

เส้นทาง

sên-thaang — Route, path, or course of travel

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; also passive marker in Thai

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point in time

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause, make, or result in something

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เป็น

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

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion

เบาสบาย

bao-sa-baai — Light and comfortable; easy and relaxed feeling

ยิ่งกว่า

yîng-gwàa — More than; even more so than something else

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ตอบสนอง

tòp-sa-nǒong — To respond, fulfill, or satisfy a need

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, or matter in general

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To wonder, doubt, or be curious about something

น้อยๆ

nói-nói — Very small or tiny amount; just a little

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each without exception

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals or letters

พกพา

phók-phaa — To carry or bring along with oneself

ภายใน

phaai-nai — Inside, within, or interior of something

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, or inner feelings and thoughts

บอก

bòok — To tell, say, or inform someone of something

ผิดเพี้ยน

phìt-phían — Distorted, altered, or changed from the original

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a clause or quotation

ใช่แล้ว

châi-láew — That's right; yes, correct; affirmation expression

ถูกต้อง

thùuk-tôong — Correct, accurate, or right; without error

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot; high degree or quantity

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, or bring something along

บ้าน

bâan — House, home, or one's place of residence

ดูเหมือน

duu-mǔean — To seem, appear, or look like something

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

จะ

jà — Will, shall; future tense marker in Thai

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, or until a point

หมู่บ้าน

mùu-bâan — Village; a small rural community of homes

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicating completed action

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, or mention formally

ลังเล

lang-lee — To hesitate or be indecisive about something

เล็กน้อย

lék-nói — A little, slightly, or a small amount

ชะลอ

chá-lor — To slow down or decelerate movement or progress

ฝีเท้า

fǐi-tháo — Pace or speed of one's footsteps while moving

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened

ค่อยๆ

khôi-khôi — Gradually, slowly, or little by little

กลาย

glaai — To become or turn into something different

ทางเดิน

thaang-doen — A walkway, footpath, or pedestrian passage

พัฒนา

phát-tha-naa — To develop, improve, or advance something

ซอย

soi — A narrow side street or small lane

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also past tense marker

นำพา

nam-phaa — To lead, guide, or escort someone somewhere

ถนน

tha-nǒn — Road or street for vehicles and pedestrians

ปู

puu — To pave or lay a surface; also means crab

ผิว

phǐu — Skin; surface of the body or an object

เรียบร้อย

rîap-róoi — Neat, tidy, orderly; also means done and finished

ทั้งหลาย

tháng-lǎai — All, everyone, all of them collectively

นิยม

ní-yom — To prefer, be popular, or favor something

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

คับคั่ง

kháp-khâng — Busy, congested, or bustling with activity

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix indicating a person doing something

สัญจร

sǎn-jon — To travel or pass through; traffic or transit

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry out, or conduct something

อิสระ

ìt-sa-rà — Free, independent, or at liberty to act

แยแส

yae-sǎe — To care about or pay attention to something

โบสถ์

bòot — Church or temple; a religious building for worship

ที่ทำการ

thîi-tham-gaan — Office or place of official business or work

ไปรษณีย์

prai-sa-nii — Post office; mail service for sending letters

หรือ

rǔue — Or; used to present alternatives or options

โรงเตี๊ยม

roong-tíam — Inn or tavern; a place for lodging and food

โอ้

ôo — Oh!; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

เป็นไร

pen-rai — What's wrong; is something the matter?

หนูน้ำ

nǔu-náam — Water rat; a small semi-aquatic rodent