The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 5

Vocabulary

พวก

phuak — group, bunch, or gang of people or things

มัน

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

มา

maa — to come; indicates motion toward the speaker

จาก

jaak — from; indicating origin or departure point

ทุก

thuk — every, all; refers to each item without exception

ทิศทาง

thit-thaang — direction; the way something is headed or oriented

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

มี

mii — to have; to exist; there is or there are

อยู่

yuu — to be located; to stay or remain somewhere

นับ

nap — to count; to number items in a sequence

พัน

phan — thousand; the number one thousand

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals, letters, and figures

ทั้ง

thang — all, both; entirety of a group or pair

หนู

nuu — mouse or rat; small rodent common in Thailand

ใหญ่

yai — big, large; of great size or importance

เล็ก

lek — small, little; of minimal size or extent

ขนาด

kha-naat — size, dimension; the measurement of something's extent

กลาง

klaang — middle, center; midpoint between two extremes

แต่ละ

tae-la — each, every individual one in a group

คาบ

khaap — to hold in the mouth; grip with teeth or beak

เชือก

chueak — rope, cord, string used for tying or binding

ชิ้น

chin — piece, chunk; classifier for solid objects or food

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one or a single unit

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or container

ปาก

paak — mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking

ช่วง

chuang — period, span, section of time or space

เวลา

we-laa — time; a particular moment or duration of time

นี้

nii — this; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby

เอง

eeng — oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

ที่

thii — at, which, that; place or relative clause marker

ตื่น

tuen — to wake up; to become alert from sleep

การ

kaan — nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

หลับ

lap — to sleep; to be in a state of sleep

ยาว

yaao — long; extended in length or duration

ลืม

luem — to forget; to fail to remember something

ตา

taa — eye; the organ used for seeing

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise or increase; upward movement

เธอ

thoe — she, her, you; informal second or third person pronoun

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — to feel; to sense an emotion or physical sensation

ประหลาดใจ

pra-laat-jai — to be surprised, astonished by something unexpected

อย่าง

yaang — way, manner, type; in the manner of something

มาก

maak — very, much, many; a large amount or degree

พบ

phop — to find, meet, or encounter someone or something

ว่า

waa — that; introduces a quoted clause or statement

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

นอน

noon — to lie down; to sleep or recline

บน

bon — on top of, above a surface or object

พื้น

phuen — floor, ground, surface; the flat base of a space

หญ้า

yaa — grass; green ground-covering plant

โดย

dooi — by, via; indicates agent or method of action

ยืน

yuen — to stand; to be in an upright standing position

ล้อม

loom — to surround, encircle, or besiege something or someone

รอบ

rop — around, surrounding; a complete circuit or round

มอง

moong — to look at, gaze upon, observe something visually

ขี้อาย

khii-aai — shy, bashful; easily embarrassed around others

แต่

tae — but, however; conjunction expressing contrast

หุ่น

hun — figure, dummy, doll; an artificial human-like form

ไล่กา

lai-kaa — scarecrow; figure used to scare away crows

เล่า

lao — to tell, narrate; to recount a story or event

เรื่อง

rueang — story, matter, topic; a narrative or subject matter

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

ฟัง

fang — to listen, to hear attentively what someone says

หัน

han — to turn, face toward a different direction

ไป

pai — to go; indicates movement away from speaker

หา

haa — to look for, seek, search for something or someone

น้อย

noi — few, little, small amount; not much in quantity

ผู้

phuu — person, one who; nominalizer indicating a person

ศักดิ์ศรี

sak-sii — dignity, honor, prestige; one's respected social standing

เขา

khao — he, she, they; third-person pronoun for people

ก็

ko — also, then; discourse particle showing logical continuation

กล่าว

klaao — to state, say, speak formally; used in written Thai

ขอ

kho — to request, ask for, may I; polite request marker

อนุญาต

a-nu-yaat — to permit, allow, grant permission for something

แนะนำ

nae-nam — to introduce, recommend, suggest someone or something

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun; title of respect

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — to know, be acquainted with a person or thing

กับ

kap — with, and; together with another person or thing

พระองค์

phra-ong — royal person; pronoun referring to royalty respectfully

ท่าน

than — respectful pronoun for esteemed persons; you or they

สมเด็จ

som-det — royal title for high-ranking Thai royalty or nobility

พระราชินี

phra-raa-chi-nii — queen; the female ruler or king's royal consort

พยักหน้า

pha-yak-naa — to nod one's head in agreement or acknowledgment

จริงจัง

jing-jang — serious, earnest; doing something with full sincerity

ทรง

song — royal verb prefix; to have or maintain royally

ถอน

thon — to withdraw, pull out, remove from a position

หลัง

lang — after; back of something; behind in time or space

นั้น

nan — that; demonstrative referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — to be; indicates identity, state, or condition

มิตร

mit — friend, ally; a person with whom one is friendly

เด็กหญิง

dek-ying — girl; a young female child

บัดนี้

bat-nii — now, at this moment; formal term for right now

ช่างไม้

chang-mai — carpenter; craftsperson who works with wood

เริ่ม

roem — to begin, start; the commencement of an action

ผูก

phuuk — to tie, bind, fasten with rope or string

เข้า

khao — to enter, go into; inward directional particle

รถ

rot — vehicle, car; any wheeled mode of transportation

บรรทุก

ban-thuk — to load cargo; a truck for carrying heavy goods

ใช้

chai — to use, utilize; to make use of something

นำ

nam — to lead, bring, take someone or something somewhere

ปลาย

plaai — end, tip, point; the terminal part of something

ข้าง

khaang — side, beside; the lateral part next to something

ถูก

thuuk — to be hit; correct; passive marker in Thai sentences

คอ

kho — neck; the part connecting the head to the body

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

อีก

iik — more, another, again; additional quantity or occurrence

แน่นอน

nae-non — certain, sure, definitely; expressing strong certainty

กว่า

kwaa — more than, rather than; comparative degree marker

จะ

ja — will, shall; future tense or intention marker

ลาก

laak — to drag, pull, haul something along a surface

ถึง

thueng — to reach, arrive at; until; up to a point

เท่า

thao — equal to, as much as; same level or amount

เมื่อ

muea — when, at the time that something occurred

เทียม

thiam — to harness an animal to a vehicle or plow

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

สามารถ

saa-maat — can, able to; having the ability to do something

ได้

dai — can, could; able to; past tense or result marker

ง่ายดาย

ngaai-daai — easily, effortlessly; done without difficulty or effort

แม้แต่

mae-tae — even; emphasizing an extreme or unexpected inclusion

ดีบุก

dii-buk — tin; a soft silvery metallic element

ยัง

yang — still, yet; continuing state or incomplete action

นั่ง

nang — to sit; to be in a seated position

ม้า

maa — horse; a large domesticated mammal used for riding

แปลก

plaek — strange, unusual, different from what is normal

ประหลาด

pra-laat — weird, odd, bizarre; strikingly unusual or unexpected

พา

phaa — to take along, lead, accompany someone somewhere

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — fast, quick, rapid; done with great speed

สู่

suu — toward, to; indicating direction of movement or aim

สถานที่

sa-thaan-thii — place, location, site; a specific spot or venue

สิงโต

sing-too — lion; large wild cat known for its mane

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — to work; to perform a job or task

หนัก

nak — heavy; difficult; of great weight or burden

เพราะ

phro — because, since; gives reason or cause for something

ยก

yok — to lift, raise; to pick something up off ground