The Wind in the Willows — Page 184

Vocabulary

บางที

bang thi — Sometimes; perhaps; possibly occurring occasionally

คุณ

khun — You; polite pronoun or title of respect

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have had past experience of

ได้ยิน

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

ชื่อ

chue — Name; the word used to identify someone

มัน

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

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; a little bit of something

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completed action or sequence

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives or options

โอ้

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization

ฉัน

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

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle linking clauses or adding emphasis

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of doing something now

จะ

cha — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction toward a destination

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เหมือนกัน

muean kan — Same; likewise; also; me too as well

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; girl; feminine gender

เรือบาร์จ

ruea baj — Barge; flat-bottomed boat for transporting goods

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply to a question or statement

คลอง

khlong — Canal; man-made waterway for transport or irrigation

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

บรรจบ

banchop — To meet; to converge; to join at a point

กับ

kap — With; and; together; connecting two nouns

แม่น้ำ

mae nam — River; large natural flowing body of water

อีก

ik — More; another; additionally; further beyond current point

สองสาม

song sam — Two or three; a few; small indefinite number

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers

ข้างหน้า

khang na — Ahead; in front; forward direction from current position

เหนือ

nuea — North; above; upper direction or region

ขึ้นไป

khuen pai — Going up; upward; further upstream or northward

นิดหน่อย

nit noi — A little; slightly; a small amount of something

เดิน

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

ต่อ

to — To continue; per; connecting; next in sequence

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicating ability or past action

สบาย

sabai — Comfortable; relaxed; feeling at ease and well

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Symbol indicating the preceding word is repeated

โดยสาร

doi san — To ride as a passenger; to travel on transport

เถอะ

thoe — Come on; let's; softening particle urging an action

พา

pha — To take; to lead; to bring someone along

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to take someone somewhere

หล่อน

lon — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun somewhat literary

บังคับ

bangkhap — To control; to steer; to force or compel someone

เข้า

khao — To enter; inward; into a place or direction

ใกล้

klai — Near; close; not far in distance or time

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank; shore; side of a river or waterway

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together

แสดง

sadaeng — To show; to express; to perform or demonstrate

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives or verbs into nouns

ขอบคุณ

khop khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward another person

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; kind; type; way of doing something

สุภาพ

suphap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered in speech or behavior

อ่อนน้อม

on nom — Humble; meek; showing deference and modesty to others

มากมาย

mak mai — Plenty; abundant; a great deal of something

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to another action or time

เหยียบ

yiap — To step on; to tread; to put foot upon something

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; to rise; to board a vehicle

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; any watercraft used for travel

เบา

bao — Light; soft; gentle; not heavy or not loud

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to take a seated position somewhere

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; to get off a vehicle

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; together with another thing

พึงพอใจ

phueng pho chai — Satisfied; pleased; content with a situation or outcome

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more… the more

โชค

chok — Luck; fortune; fate affecting outcomes positively

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought or opinion

มัก

mak — Often; usually; tend to; habitually does something

ได้เปรียบ

dai priap — To have an advantage; to be at a benefit

เสมอ

samer — Always; consistently; ever; equal or level as well

ทำ

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

กิจการ

kitchakan — Business; enterprise; an organized commercial activity

ซักรีด

sak rit — Laundry service; washing and ironing clothes professionally

คะ

kha — Polite particle used by women at sentence end

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone

ขณะ

khana — While; moment; at the time that something occurs

ที่

thi — At; place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

แล่น

laen — To sail; to run smoothly; to glide through water

นิ่มนวล

nim nuan — Smooth; gentle; soft and graceful in movement

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai

ดี

di — Good; fine; well; of positive quality or character

มาก

mak — Very; much; many; a large degree or quantity

กล้า

kla — Brave; daring; bold; courageous enough to act

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say words aloud

เลย

loei — At all; then; just; particle emphasizing a statement

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; unable to or did not do

ล้ำเส้น

lam sen — To overstep a line; to cross a boundary improperly

นะคะ

na kha — Polite softening particle used by women in speech

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the ultimate degree; superlative marker in Thai

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time period

ประเทศ

prathet — Country; nation; a sovereign state or land

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Quite; indeed; absolutely; emphasizing truth of a statement

ไม่แยแส

mai yaesae — Indifferent; uncaring; paying no attention to something

บรรดา

banda — All; the various; used before a group or category

ผู้ดี

phu di — Aristocrat; refined person; someone of high social class

ทั้งหลาย

thang lai — All; everyone; the whole group collectively

หา

ha — To look for; to seek; to find something or someone

ทั้งนั้น

thang nan — All of that; everything; in every case without exception

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai language

คนอื่น

khon uen — Other people; someone else; another person besides oneself

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite; concessive conjunction

มี

mi — To have; to exist; there is or are something

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; individual

จ่าย

chai — To pay; to spend money for goods or services

ให้

hai — To give; for; to; causing or allowing something

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of people being referenced

รู้จัก

ru chak — To know; to be acquainted with a person or thing

นัก

nak — Very; much; expert; intensifier or professional suffix

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice visually; to perceive with eyes

ไหม

mai — Question particle; asking yes or no at sentence end

เข้าใจ

khao chai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

งาน

ngan — Work; job; task; event or ceremony of gathering

ถ่องแท้

thong thae — Thoroughly; truly; deeply and clearly understanding something

ดูแล

du lae — To take care of; to look after; to supervise

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yang — Everything; all things without exception

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; personally; by one's own effort or action

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; entire; the whole total amount of something

ซัก

sak — To wash; to launder clothing or fabric items

รีด

rit — To iron; to press clothes with a hot iron

รีดแป้ง

rit paeng — To starch and iron; pressing clothes with starch applied

ตัดเย็บ

tat yep — To cut and sew; to tailor clothing from fabric

เสื้อเชิ้ต

suea choet — Shirt; a formal or casual upper-body garment

ชั้นดี

chan di — High quality; first-class; of a superior grade

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for; used to indicate purpose or recipient

ผู้ชาย

phu chai — Man; male; adult of the masculine gender

ไว้

wai — To keep; to store; to set aside for future use

ใส่

sai — To wear; to put on; to insert something into something

ยาม

yam — During; time of; guard; a period of the day

ค่ำคืน

kham khuen — Evening; nighttime; the hours after dusk

อยู่

yu — To stay; to live; to be located somewhere

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight; gaze; vision; one's line of sight

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All; entirely; in total; every single one included

แต่

tae — But; however; only; conjunction showing contrast

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; expressing mild certainty

หรอก

rok — Particle softening negation or denial; not really

นอบน้อม

nop nom — Respectful; humble; showing polite submission to others

สาวใช้

sao chai — Maid; female domestic servant working in a household

ประมาณ

praman — Approximately; about; an estimated quantity or number

ยี่สิบ

yi sip — Twenty; the number 20 in Thai

คอย

khoi — To wait; to await; to remain expecting something

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to do a job or task for pay

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of facts or information

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing a subordinate clause

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; gang; a collection of people or things

ผู้หญิง

phu ying — Woman; female person; adult of the feminine gender

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method

น่ารำคาญ

na ram khan — Annoying; irritating; causing displeasure or frustration

นั่นแหละ

nan lae — That's it; exactly that; emphatic confirmation of something

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; identifying or defining something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an entity or item

เรียก

riak — To call; to name; to summon someone or something

เต็มอก

tem ok — Wholeheartedly; with full chest; completely and sincerely

เต็มใจ

tem chai — Willing; wholehearted; doing something with full willingness