The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2

Vocabulary

เล่า

lao — To narrate or tell a story to someone

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, topic, or matter being discussed

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao gap — About, concerning, or related to something

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; referring to one's own person

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ประเทศ

prathet — Country or nation as a political entity

ที่

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

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker's location

จาก

jak — From; indicating origin or starting point

ให้

hai — To give; or causative marker meaning 'so that'

ฉัน

chan — I or me; informal first-person pronoun

ฟัง

fang — To listen or pay attention to sound

หน่อย

noi — A little; softens requests or indicates small amount

สิ

si — Particle urging or encouraging an action gently

หุ่นไล่กา

hun lai ka — Scarecrow; figure used to frighten away birds

พูด

phut — To speak or say words aloud

เมื่อ

muea — When; referring to a past point in time

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you; informal pronoun for females

รับประทาน

rap prathan — To eat; formal or polite term for eating

อาหารเย็น

ahan yen — Dinner; the evening meal of the day

เสร็จ

set — Finished or done; completed an action or task

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completion of an action

จึง

jueng — Then, therefore; showing result or consequence

เขา

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

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; refers to each item in a group

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, or way; classifier for things

ว่า

wa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

สิ่ง

sing — Thing or object; general word for a thing

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

สีเทา

si thao — Gray color; a neutral shade between black and white

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely; limiting something to a small degree

ใด

dai — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

พายุไซโคลน

phayu saiklon — Cyclone; a powerful rotating tropical storm

พัด

phat — To blow; wind moving air or objects forcefully

พา

pha — To take or bring someone along somewhere

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing or continuing action

ดินแดน

din daen — Land, territory, or region of a place

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places or institutions

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; also meaning 'which'

แปลก

plaek — Strange, unusual, or unfamiliar in nature

ประหลาด

pralat — Odd, bizarre, or surprising in a peculiar way

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

ได้

dai — Can, could, or did; ability or past action marker

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; asking about manner or method of something

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — To intend or pay careful attention to something

ไม่

mai — Not; primary negation word in Thai language

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand or comprehend something clearly

เลย

loei — At all; intensifier emphasizing negation or degree

ทำไม

thammai — Why; asking for the reason behind something

ถึง

thueng — To reach, until, or about; versatile preposition

อยาก

yak — To want or desire to do something

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

สวยงาม

suay ngam — Beautiful, lovely, or aesthetically pleasing

ไป

pai — To go; move away from the speaker's location

กลับ

klap — To return or go back to a previous place

สถานที่

sathan thi — Place, location, or venue of some kind

แห้งแล้ง

haeng laeng — Dry and arid; lacking moisture or rainfall

เรียก

riak — To call, name, or summon someone or something

เพราะ

phro — Because; giving a reason or cause for something

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; lacking or having none of something

สมอง

sa mong — Brain; the organ responsible for thinking

เด็กหญิง

dek ying — Young girl; a female child or young person

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — Regardless of, no matter; used before conditions

บ้าน

ban — Home or house; one's place of residence

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first-person plural or informal singular

เงียบเหงา

ngiap ngao — Lonely and quiet; feeling of solitude and stillness

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We, us; first-person plural emphatic pronoun

คน

khon — Person or people; classifier for human beings

ก็

ko — Also, then; discourse particle connecting ideas

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

มากกว่า

mak kwa — More than; comparative indicating greater quantity

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

อื่น

uen — Other, another; different from the one mentioned

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Even so, regardless; concessive particle in Thai

ที่ไหน

thi nai — Where; asking about the location of something

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

ถอน

thon — To withdraw, pull out, or remove something

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; inhaling and exhaling air naturally

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, definitely; expressing confidence or certainty

อาจ

at — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative referring to something mentioned

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

หัว

hua — Head; the upper part of a body

พวกคุณ

phuak khun — You all; second-person plural pronoun in Thai

ยัด

yat — To stuff or cram something tightly into a space

ด้วย

duay — Also, with, too; adding or accompanying something

ฟาง

fang — Straw; dried stalks used for stuffing or bedding

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing reasonable assumption

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All, everything, in total; the entire amount

ผู้คน

phu khon — People, folks; referring to people in general

มัน

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

โชคดี

chok di — Lucky, fortunate; having good luck or fortune

มี

mi — To have or there is; indicates existence or possession

นิทาน

ni than — Fable or folktale; a traditional story with lesson

สัก

sak — Just, some; a mild indefinite particle in Thai

ไหม

mai — Question particle placed at end of yes/no questions

ขณะ

khanat — Moment, while; during a particular point in time

พักผ่อน

phak phon — To rest or relax; taking a break from activity

ถาม

tham — To ask or pose a question to someone

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze upon something visually

ตำหนิ

tamni — To blame or criticize someone for a fault

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; the existence and experience of living

สั้น

san — Short; of small length or brief duration

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; high degree of something

จน

jon — Until, so that; also means poor or impoverished

รู้

ru — To know; having knowledge or awareness of something

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; emphasizing sincerity or reality

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just recently; an action completed a moment ago

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; also passive marker or cheap

สร้าง

sang — To build, create, or construct something new

ขึ้นมา

khuen ma — To come up, arise; indicates upward or emerging action

วานซืน

wan suen — The day before yesterday; two days before today

นี้เอง

ni eng — Right here, this very thing; emphasizing proximity

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen or occur; an event coming into being

โลก

lok — World or earth; the planet or global community

ก่อน

kon — Before, first; prior in time or order

เวลา

wela — Time; a period or point on the timeline

ล้วน

luan — All, entirely; every single one without exception

รู้จัก

ru jak — To know or be acquainted with someone or something

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All together, entirely; emphasizing complete totality