The Wind in the Willows — Page 228

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, I or me

ตลก

ta-lok — Funny, amusing, or comical

ไหม

mai — Question particle placed at sentence end

ล่ะ

la — Particle adding emphasis or mild questioning tone

โทด

thot — Toad, a type of amphibian

สัตว์

sat — Animal, any living creature or beast

น่าสงสาร

na song-san — Pitiful, deserving of sympathy or compassion

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or preposition

ไร้สาระ

rai sa-ra — Nonsensical, pointless, or without meaningful substance

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, or genuinely emphasizing truth

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, in a manner or way

ยโสโอหัง

ya-so o-hang — Arrogant, conceited, extremely haughty in attitude

ความจริง

khwam jing — Truth, reality, or a factual state of affairs

คือ

khue — Is, means, or to be (equating clause)

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion

อิจฉา

it-cha — To be jealous or envious of someone

โมล

mon — Mole, a small burrowing mammal

อย่างมาก

yang mak — Very much, a great deal, extremely

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or thing

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or an abstract item

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just, recently, having just done something

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional or aspect particle

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

อยาก

yak — To want, desire, or wish for something

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with, or by means of

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself, by oneself, or personally

พอดี

pho di — Just right, exactly fitting, or just in time

เลย

loei — So, therefore, at all; emphasizing particle

ถ้าหาก

tha hak — If, in the event that, supposing that

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or ponder something

ขึ้นมา

khuen ma — To come up, arise, or occur to mind

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or to have done something

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, or previously in time

และ

lae — And, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not, or unable to do something

นอนหลับ

non lap — To sleep, to be asleep

ตื่นสาย

tuen sai — To wake up late, oversleep in the morning

ซะก่อน

sa kon — First, go ahead and do it before anything

พังพอน

phang phon — Mongoose, a small carnivorous mammal

บางตัว

bang tua — Some individuals, some animals among a group

หน้าแดง

na daeng — Red-faced, flushed from embarrassment or anger

ทีเดียว

thi diao — At once, indeed, quite, or right away

เล่า

lao — To tell, narrate, or recount a story

ต่อ

to — To continue, next, or connected to something

จ่าสิบเอก

ja sip ek — Sergeant first class, a military rank

รับผิดชอบ

rap phit chop — To be responsible or accountable for something

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; conjunction or filler particle

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone or something

สั้นๆ

san san — Short and brief, in a concise manner

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quotation or reported speech

ซะ

sa — Particle adding emphasis or completion to action

เดี๋ยวนี้

diao ni — Right now, immediately, at this very moment

แม่บ้าน

mae ban — Housekeeper, housewife, or female household manager

น่า

na — Should, ought to; makes adjectives into recommendations

อย่า

ya — Don't; used for negative commands or prohibitions

มา

ma — To come; also a directional or aspect particle

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make something happen, or enable

ลูกน้อง

luk nong — Subordinate, underling, or employee under a superior

เสีย

sia — To lose, waste, or be broken; particle of completion

เวลา

we-la — Time, period, or a specific point in time

คุย

khui — To chat, converse, or talk casually with someone

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, or topic of discussion

ไม่เป็นเรื่อง

mai pen rueang — Nonsensical, irrelevant, or not making proper sense

วิ่งหนี

wing ni — To run away, flee, or escape by running

งั้น

ngan — Then, in that case, or if so

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

อีก

ik — More, again, another, or additionally

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon, before long, in a short while

คน

khon — Person, human being, or people

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, or be required to do

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not, that is incorrect, or no

หรอก

rok — Particle softening negation or indicating disbelief

โอ้

o — Oh! Exclamation of surprise or realization

เธอ

thoe — You or she; pronoun used informally

ทำได้

tham dai — Can do it, capable of doing something

ยังไง

yang ngai — How, in what way, informal spoken question word

กัน

kan — Together, each other; mutual action particle

แรท

raet — Rat; a small rodent animal

ความ

khwam — Prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives or verbs

ตกใจ

tok jai — To be startled, shocked, or suddenly frightened

แบดเจอร์

baet-joe — Badger; a burrowing omnivorous mammal

วาง

wang — To place, put down, or set something somewhere

หนังสือพิมพ์

nang-sue phim — Newspaper, a printed daily publication of news

ลง

long — Down, to go down, or to place downward

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or observe something visually

พวกมัน

phuak man — They, them; referring to a group of animals or things

เงี่ยหู

ngia hu — To prick up ears, listen attentively

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear something attentively

มองหน้า

mong na — To look at someone's face, to stare at

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; completion particle

ช่างมัน

chang man — Never mind, forget it, let it be

เถอะ

thoe — Come on, just do it; persuasive softening particle

สนใจ

son jai — To be interested in, to pay attention to

หล่อน

lon — She; third person feminine pronoun, slightly formal

ไม่รู้

mai ru — Don't know, to not know or be unaware

อะไร

a-rai — What; question word asking about identity or thing

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, live, or remain somewhere

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or adding friendliness

ลูกสาว

luk sao — Daughter, one's female child

ซักผ้า

sak pha — To do laundry, wash clothes

ให้

hai — To give, for, or to cause someone to do

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun

แค่นี้

khae ni — Just this much, only this, that's all

รู้

ru — To know, to be aware of something

ไหน

nai — Where, which; question word for location or choice

พวกแก

phuak kae — You all; informal plural second person pronoun

เอง

eng — Self, oneself, or by oneself; emphasizing particle

นี้

ni — This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

แหละ

lae — Particle emphasizing finality, exactness, or pointing out

นับร้อย

nap roi — Hundreds of, numbering in the hundreds

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing items

โหดเหี้ยม

hot hiam — Cruel, brutal, savage, or mercilessly fierce

ถือ

thue — To hold, carry, or regard something as

อาวุธปืน

a-wut puen — Firearm, a weapon that fires projectiles

ไรเฟิล

rai-foen — Rifle; a long-barreled firearm

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker or strength

บุก

buk — To invade, storm, or advance aggressively toward

โจมตี

jom ti — To attack, assault, or strike against something

คืนนี้

khuen ni — Tonight, this evening or night

โดย

doi — By, via, through, or by means of

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go through, or via

ทาง

thang — Way, path, direction, or route

ลาน

lan — Open courtyard, plaza, or open ground area

เลี้ยง

liang — To raise, keep, or feed animals or people

ม้า

ma — Horse, a large domesticated riding animal