The Wind in the Willows — Page 135

Vocabulary

สัตว์

sat — Animal; any living creature of the animal kingdom

โง่เขลา

ngô khlao — Stupid or foolish; lacking intelligence or wisdom

ที่

thîi — That, which, where; relative pronoun or place marker

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

กล่าว

klàow — To say, state, or declare formally

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now, at this moment; formal expression of present time

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ซมซาน

som sǎan — Miserable, wretched, in a pitiful condition

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition indicating location

คุก

khúk — Prison, jail; a place of confinement for criminals

ใต้ดิน

tâi din — Underground, below ground; beneath the earth's surface

แห่งนี้

hàeng níi — This place, here; refers to the current location

จนกว่า

jon kwàa — Until, up to the point when something happens

ผู้คน

phûu khon — People, persons; a group of human individuals

เคย

khoei — Used to, once did; indicates past habitual action

ภาคภูมิใจ

phâak phuum jai — To be proud; feeling honor or satisfaction in something

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

บอก

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

ว่า

wâa — That; conjunction introducing a reported statement

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing

ลืม

luuum — To forget; to fail to remember something

แม้กระทั่ง

mâe krathâng — Even, even though; emphasizing an extreme or unlikely case

ชื่อ

chûue — Name; the word by which someone is called

ของ

khǒong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

โอ้

ôo — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ผู้เฒ่า

phûu thâo — Elder, old person; someone of advanced age

ผู้ฉลาด

phûu chalàat — Wise or clever person; someone of intelligence

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix indicating a person with a quality

ชาญฉลาด

chaan chalàat — Clever, ingenious, skillfully intelligent

และ

láe — And; conjunction joining words or clauses together

เฉลียวฉลาด

chalîow chalàat — Sharp, astute, keenly perceptive and quick-witted

ผู้มี

phûu mii — One who has; a person possessing a certain quality

สติปัญญา

sàtì panyaa — Intelligence, wisdom, mental faculties and understanding

ช่าง

châang — How; emphasizes a quality or exclaims about something

มี

mii — To have, to exist; indicating possession or existence

วิจารณญาณ

wíjaan yaan — Critical judgment, discernment, ability to evaluate wisely

ถูกต้อง

thùuk tông — Correct, right, accurate; conforming to truth or rules

ความรู้

khwaam rúu — Knowledge, information, learning acquired through experience

เกี่ยวกับ

kìow kàp — About, concerning, related to a subject

กิจการ

kìt jaan — Affairs, business, matters, activities being conducted

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much, to what extent; asks degree of something

น่าสงสาร

nâa sǒng sǎan — Pitiful, pitiable; deserving of sympathy or compassion

ถูกทอดทิ้ง

thùuk thôot thíng — Abandoned, left behind, forsaken by others

ด้วย

dûay — With, also, by means of; connective or instrumental particle

การ

kaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

คร่ำครวญ

khrâm khruan — To lament, wail, moan with grief or sorrow

เช่นนี้

chên níi — Like this, in this manner; referring to current situation

ใช้ชีวิต

chái chiiwít — To live life, to spend one's days in some way

ทั้ง

tháng — Both, all; inclusive particle covering all mentioned items

กลางวัน

klaang wan — Daytime, midday; the period of daylight hours

กลางคืน

klaang khuuen — Nighttime; the period of darkness after sunset

เป็นเวลา

pen weelaa — For a duration of; indicating a span of time

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several, numerous; indicating large quantity

สัปดาห์

sàpdaa — Week; a period of seven consecutive days

ปฏิเสธ

pàtìsèet — To refuse, deny, reject; declining an offer or claim

อาหาร

aahǎan — Food, meal; nourishment consumed for sustenance

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice

ของว่าง

khǒong wâang — Snack; light food eaten between main meals

เบาๆ

bao bao — Lightly, gently; in a light or mild manner

ระหว่าง

rawàang — Between, during, among; indicating a time or space interval

มื้อ

múue — Meal; a specific occasion of eating food

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

ผู้คุมคุก

phûu khum khúk — Prison warden, jailer; person who guards prisoners

เคร่งขรึม

khrêng khrǔm — Stern, strict, serious in manner or expression

แก่ชรา

kàe charaa — Old, aged, elderly; having lived for many years

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

รู้ดี

rúu dii — To know well; having good knowledge of something

กระเป๋า

kràpǎo — Bag, pocket, wallet; a container for carrying items

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

เต็มไปด้วย

tem pai dûay — Full of, filled with; containing a large amount

เงิน

ngoen — Money, silver; currency used for transactions

มัก

mák — Often, usually, tend to; indicating habitual action

ชี้ให้เห็น

chíi hâi hěn — To point out, indicate, show something to someone

ความสะดวกสบาย

khwaam sadùak sabaai — Comfort, convenience; a state of ease and well-being

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of, kind, type; adverbial modifier

แน่นอน

nâe nɔɔn — Certainly, of course; expressing certainty or confirmation

รวมถึง

ruam thǔeng — Including, encompassing; incorporating additional items

ความหรูหรา

khwaam hruu hraa — Luxury, opulence; great comfort and extravagance

สามารถ

sǎamâat — Can, able to; indicating capability or ability

จัดส่ง

jàt sòng — To deliver, supply, send; dispatching goods to someone

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in, enter; moving inward toward a location

ได้

dâai — Can, able to, obtained; indicates possibility or achievement

ราคา

raakhaa — Price, cost; the amount paid for something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1 or an indefinite article

จาก

jàak — From, away from; preposition indicating origin or departure

ภายนอก

phaai nôok — Outside, exterior; the outer part or beyond a boundary

ลูกสาว

lûuk sǎao — Daughter; a female child in relation to her parents

คนหนึ่ง

khon nùeng — One person, a certain person; indefinite individual reference

สาวน้อย

sǎao nóoi — Young girl, little maiden; a young female person

น่ารัก

nâa rák — Cute, adorable, lovable; appealing in an endearing way

ใจดี

jai dii — Kind-hearted, good-natured; having a generous spirit

คอย

khoi — To wait, keep doing; patiently attending or repeatedly doing

ช่วยเหลือ

chûay lǔea — To help, assist, aid someone in need

พ่อ

phɔ̂ɔ — Father, dad; a male parent

หน้าที่

nâa thîi — Duty, responsibility, role; an obligation one must fulfill

ตำแหน่ง

tamnaeng — Position, rank, post; a role or status one holds

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; pronoun for female or informal second person

ชื่นชอบ

chûuen chôop — To like, enjoy, be fond of something or someone

เป็นพิเศษ

pen phísèet — Especially, particularly; in a special or exceptional way

นอกจาก

nôok jàak — Besides, except for, in addition to something

กรง

krong — Cage; an enclosed structure for confining animals

มัน

man — It, he, she; third-person pronoun, often for objects or animals

ถูก

thùuk — Was, were; passive marker or to be correct or cheap

แขวน

khwǎen — To hang, suspend; placing something up on a hook or nail

ไว้

wái — Placed, kept; indicates an action done for future purpose

บน

bon — On, on top of, above; preposition indicating upper surface

ตะปู

tapuu — Nail; a small metal spike hammered into a surface

กำแพง

kamphaeng — Wall; a solid vertical structure enclosing a space

หนา

nǎa — Thick; having a large distance between two surfaces

หอคอย

hɔɔ khoi — Tower; a tall narrow structure or building

ตอน

toon — When, at the time of; indicating a specific time period

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make, cause; producing a result or effect

นักโทษ

nák thôot — Prisoner, convict; a person confined in a jail

นอนหลับ

nɔɔn làp — To sleep; resting in an unconscious state at night

พักผ่อน

phák phɔ̀ɔn — To rest, relax; taking a break from activity

หลัง

lǎng — After, behind, back; indicating time following or rear position

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel, sense; experiencing an emotion or physical sensation

รำคาญ

ramkhaan — Annoyed, irritated, bothered by something persistent

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; indicating a high degree or quantity

คลุม

khlum — To cover, drape, wrap over a surface

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture for placing items

ห้องนั่งเล่น

hông nâng lên — Living room; the main room for relaxing and entertaining

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating continuation of a state or action

เลี้ยง

líang — To raise, keep, feed; caring for animals or children

หนู

nǔu — Mouse, rat; a small rodent, also informal for child or I

ลายด่าง

laai dàang — Spotted, patchy; having irregular patches of color

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals or clothing items

กระรอก

kràrôok — Squirrel; a small bushy-tailed tree-climbing rodent

ซุกซน

súk son — Naughty, mischievous, playfully troublesome behavior

ชอบ

chôop — To like, enjoy, prefer something or someone

วิ่งวน

wîng won — To run in circles, go around repeatedly

ล้อ

lô — Wheel; a circular object that rotates on an axle

คนนี้

khon níi — This person; referring to a specific individual nearby

สงสาร

sǒng sǎan — To pity, feel sorry for; compassion toward suffering

ความทุกข์ทรมาน

khwaam thúk thoramaan — Suffering, torment, anguish; intense pain or distress

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus; indicating result or consequence

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say; expressing words verbally

กับ

kàp — With, to, and; preposition indicating accompaniment

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ทนไม่ได้

thon mâi dâai — Cannot bear, unbearable, unable to endure anymore

เห็น

hěn — To see, notice; perceiving something visually

ตัวนั้น

tua nán — That one, that creature; referring to a specific animal

ทุกข์ใจ

thúk jai — Distressed, mentally suffering; troubled at heart

ผอม

phɔ̌ɔm — Thin, slim, skinny; having little body fat

ลง

long — Down, to decrease; directional particle going downward

เรื่อยๆ

rûueai rûueai — Continuously, gradually, on and on without stopping

ให้

hâi — To give, for, let; indicating giving or causing something

ดูแล

duu lae — To take care of, look after, tend to something

เถอะ

thòe — Come on, just do it; softening particle urging action

นะ

ná — Softening particle; seeking agreement or softening a request

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — Also, then, well; connective particle linking ideas

รู้

rúu — To know, understand; having knowledge of something

แค่ไหน

khâe nǎi — How much, to what extent; asking about degree or level