The Wind in the Willows — Page 233

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

ถูก

thuuk — To be correct; or passive marker in sentences

เพื่อนๆ

phuean phuean — Friends (plural, informal repetition form)

ลาก

laak — To drag or pull something along a surface

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; directional particle indicating upward movement

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เช็ด

chet — To wipe or dry something with a cloth

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

บิด

bit — To twist or wring something tightly

น้ำ

naam — Water; general word for liquid or water

ออก

ook — Out; to exit or move outward from something

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner of; way or type of something

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast, quick, or rapid in movement or action

ปลอบโยน

ploap yoon — To comfort or soothe someone who is upset

พยุง

phayung — To support or help someone stand or walk

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning to have done

ลุก

luk — To get up or rise from a sitting position

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

โกรธ

kroot — To be angry or furious at someone

จริงจัง

jing jang — Serious, earnest, or sincere in attitude or tone

บอก

book — To tell or inform someone of something

ว่า

waa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

หาก

haak — If; conditional conjunction used in formal contexts

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; classifier for occurrences or instances

ต่อไป

to pai — Next time; to continue forward or in future

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

โง่เขลา

ngoo khlao — Foolish, stupid, or lacking good judgment

อีก

iik — Again; another; more of something previously mentioned

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon or leave something or someone behind

ไว้

wai — To keep or leave something in a certain state

ข้างหลัง

khaang lang — Behind; at the back of someone or something

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, definitely, or of course

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker in Thai

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They or them; third person plural pronoun

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

เข้า

khao — To enter; directional particle moving inward

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle moving away from speaker

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

ทางลับ

thaang lap — Secret passage or hidden route somewhere

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; particle marking completed action

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

บุก

buk — To invade, charge into, or push through forcefully

โจมตี

joom tii — To attack or assault someone or something

ได้

dai — Can, able to; past tense or ability marker

เริ่มต้น

roem ton — To begin or start something from the beginning

แท้จริง

thae jing — True, genuine, or in reality

มัน

man — It; informal pronoun for things or animals

เย็น

yen — Cold or cool in temperature

มืด

muet — Dark; lacking light in a space

ชื้น

chuen — Damp or humid with slight moisture

เตี้ย

tia — Short in height; low to the ground

แคบ

khaep — Narrow or tight in width or space

ผู้

phuu — Person; prefix indicating a person who does something

น่าสงสาร

naa song saan — Pitiful or deserving of sympathy and compassion

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start an action or process

สั่นเทิ้ม

san thoem — To tremble or shiver from fear or cold

ส่วนหนึ่ง

suan nueng — A part of; one portion of something larger

เพราะ

phro — Because; conjunction giving reason or cause

ความกลัว

khwaam klua — Fear; the feeling of being afraid

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object or matter in general

ที่

thii — That which; relative pronoun or place marker

อาจ

aat — Might, may, or possibly (modal of possibility)

รอ

ro — To wait for someone or something

เบื้องหน้า

bueang naa — Ahead; in front or in the future

เปียก

piak — Wet; soaked with water or liquid

โชก

chook — Drenched or completely soaked through with liquid

โคมไฟ

khoom fai — Lamp or lantern providing light

ไกล

klai — Far away in distance from something

ข้างหน้า

khaang naa — In front; ahead of someone or something

อด

ot — To refrain from or be unable to stop oneself

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; not able to do something

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Slowly and gradually; little by little

ล้าหลัง

laa lang — To fall behind or lag at the rear

นิด

nit — A little bit; a tiny amount

ความมืด

khwaam muet — Darkness; the state of having no light

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear a sound or voice

ร้อง

rong — To call out, cry, or shout loudly

เตือน

tuean — To warn or remind someone of danger

เร็วเข้า

reo khao — Hurry up! Move faster! (urgent command)

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

สยองขวัญ

sayong khwan — Horror or terror; something deeply frightening

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places or locations

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

ลำพัง

lam phang — Alone; by oneself without others

ครอบงำ

khrop ngam — To overwhelm or dominate completely

จึง

jueng — So, therefore; conjunction showing result or consequence

วิ่งมา

wing maa — To run toward someone or something

เร็ว

reo — Fast or quick in speed

จน

jon — Until; so much that; resulting in

ชน

chon — To collide or crash into something or someone

ล้ม

lom — To fall down or topple over

กอง

kong — A pile or heap of things together

ทับ

thap — On top of; to overlap or press down upon

ชั่วขณะ

chua khana — A brief moment or instant in time

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yaang — Everything; all things without exception

วุ่นวาย

wun waai — Chaotic, confused, or disorderly situation

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up

คิด

khit — To think or consider something in one's mind

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of doing something

จาก

jaak — From; away from a place or person

เนื่องจาก

nueang jaak — Due to; owing to a reason or cause

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is not; to not have something

ที่ว่าง

thii waang — Empty space or available room somewhere

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just right amount

ใช้

chai — To use or make use of something

ไม้

mai — Wood; stick; a wooden object or material

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option

ดาบ

daap — Sword; a bladed weapon for fighting

ชัก

chak — To draw out; to pull a weapon from its holster

ปืน

puean — Gun; a firearm used as a weapon

ยิง

ying — To shoot a weapon at a target

กระสุน

krasun — Bullet or ammunition used in a firearm

ใส่

sai — To put into or direct something at a target

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

รู้

ruu — To know a fact or piece of information

เกิด

koet — To occur, happen, or be born

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative word asking about something

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, or genuinely (emphatic form)

มาก

maak — Very; a lot; a large amount or degree

พูด

phuut — To speak or say words to someone

คราวนี้

khrao nii — This time; on this particular occasion

น่ารำคาญ

naa ram khaan — Annoying or irritating in behavior or manner

คนนั้น

khon nan — That person; referring to a specific individual

_ต้อง_

tong — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

แน่ๆ

nae nae — For sure; definitely; with absolute certainty