The Wind in the Willows — Page 245

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing something; indicates present continuous action.

จะ

ja — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction.

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot.

ตัว

dtua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects.

มุ่งหน้า

mung-na — To head toward; move in a determined direction.

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used to indicate ongoing state.

สวน

suan — Garden or park; also to go against something.

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun in formal Thai.

เขา

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

ต้องการ

tong-gaan — To want or need something specifically.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or ponder something.

หา

ha — To look for; to search or seek something.

แนวคิด

naew-khit — Concept or idea; a way of thinking about something.

สัก

sak — Just; even; used to indicate a small amount.

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit.

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions.

สอง

song — The number two.

อย่าง

yaang — Type, kind, or manner; classifier for types.

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific purpose or person.

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of speech or language.

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; arrive at; up to a point.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred.

จับ

jap — To grab, catch, or hold something firmly.

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body.

ไว้

wai — To keep, hold, or retain something in place.

ค่อนข้าง

khon-khaang — Rather, quite, or fairly; moderately so.

สงสัย

song-sai — To wonder or be curious; to suspect something.

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a reported speech clause.

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking about something.

พยายาม

pha-ya-yaam — To try or make an effort to do something.

เต็มที่

tem-thi — Fully, completely, with maximum effort.

หลบหนี

lop-ni — To flee or escape from a situation or place.

แต่

dtae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause.

อีก

ik — Another; more; again; additionally.

ข้าง

khaang — Side; beside; next to something.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ก็

go — Then; also; a connective particle showing continuation.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start doing something.

เห็น

hen — To see; to visually perceive something.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completion of an action.

เกม

gem — Game; an activity played for fun or competition.

จบ

jop — To end or finish; completion of something.

สัตว์

sat — Animal; a living creature other than plants.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entirety of a group or set.

พา

pha — To take or lead someone somewhere.

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between; during; in the middle of something.

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; classifier for groups of people.

มัน

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

เข้า

khao — To enter; go inside something.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time.

ห้อง

hong — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

สูบ

suup — To smoke; to inhale smoke from a cigarette.

บุหรี่

bu-ri — Cigarette; a rolled tobacco product for smoking.

เล็กๆ

lek-lek — Small, tiny; reduplication emphasizing smallness.

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on something.

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or come out of something.

จาก

jaak — From; originating or departing from a place.

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, or direction toward something.

ปิด

pit — To close or shut; to turn off something.

ประตู

pra-dtuu — Door or gate; an entrance to a space.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb particle.

ลง

long — To go down; to descend or decrease.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

เก้าอี้

gao-i — Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting.

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — Then; after that; indicating sequence of events.

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright position.

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside at a location.

ตรง

trong — Straight; directly; in front of something.

หน้า

na — Face; front; page; in front of something.

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a specific time.

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; remaining calm and quiet.

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze toward something.

ด้วย

duay — With; also; too; by means of something.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives.

อารมณ์

aa-rom — Mood, emotion, or feeling; one's emotional state.

ไม่ดี

mai-di — Not good; bad; in a poor state or condition.

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree.

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to sound.

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone.

กล่าว

glaao — To say or state something, often formally.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, or topic about something.

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

เกี่ยว

giao — To concern; to relate to; to be involved with.

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something.

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, or event; a task or occasion.

เลี้ยง

liang — To raise; host a party; feed or care for.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females.

เสียใจ

sia-jai — To feel sad or sorry; to regret something.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; indicates necessity or obligation.

พูด

phuut — To speak or talk; to express oneself verbally.

เธอ

thoe — You; she; second or third person informal pronoun.

แบบ

baep — Style, type, or pattern; the way something is done.

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

อยาก

yaak — To want; to desire or wish for something.

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly.

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — Clear and definite; easy to understand or see.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; classifier for occurrences or instances.

เดียว

diao — Only; single; alone; just one of something.

ตลอด

ta-loot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration of something.

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is none; to not have or lack something.

เพลง

pleng — Song; a piece of music with or without words.

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; used in negative or universal statements.

ทั้งสิ้น

thang-sin — All; entirely; in total; without exception.

ทำความเข้าใจ

tham-khwaam-khao-jai — To make an effort to understand something.

ให้ได้

hai-dai — To manage to; to succeed in doing something.

โอกาส

o-gaat — Opportunity or chance to do something.

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot; did not; indicates inability or negation of past.

เถียง

thiang — To argue or dispute; to talk back to someone.

แค่

khae — Just; only; merely; limiting quantity or scope.

บอก

bok — To tell or inform; to say something to someone.

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only; that's all; nothing more than this.

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; right; cheap; passive voice marker.

ความฝัน

khwaam-fan — Dream; a vision or aspiration one hopes to achieve.

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; a unit.

แสน

saen — Hundred thousand; extremely; very much so.

สุข

suk — Happiness; well-being; a state of contentment.

แตก

taek — To break, crack, or shatter into pieces.

สลาย

sa-laai — To dissolve, collapse, or fall apart completely.

ร้องเพลง

rong-pleng — To sing a song; to vocalize music.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise; auditory sensation.

น่า

na — Worthy of; makes adjectives expressing worthiness.

สงสาร

song-saan — To feel pity or compassion for someone.

ไม่

mai — No; not; primary negation word in Thai.

แม้แต่

mae-dtae — Not even; used to emphasize total negation.

ตอบ

dtop — To answer or respond to a question.

แม้ว่า

mae-wa — Even though; although; despite the fact that.

หัวใจ

hua-jai — Heart; the emotional center of a person.

เจ็บปวด

jep-puuat — To hurt or be in pain; physical or emotional ache.

สังเกต

sang-get — To observe or notice something carefully.

ริมฝีปาก

rim-fi-paak — Lips; the edge of the mouth.

สั่น

san — To tremble or shake; to vibrate involuntarily.

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; prefix indicating a person's role.

ผิดหวัง

phit-wang — Disappointed; feeling letdown when expectations are unmet.