Through the Looking-Glass — Page 1

Vocabulary

แมลง

ma-laeng — insect; small invertebrate creature with six legs

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or thing

กระจก

gra-jok — mirror or glass, reflective surface

เงา

ngao — shadow or reflection of an object

แน่นอน

naae-non — certainly, definitely, without doubt

ว่า

waa — that; used to introduce a clause or quote

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, or matter

แรก

raek — first, earliest in order or time

ที่

thii — at, which, that; place or relative pronoun

ต้อง

tong — must, have to, need to do something

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

คือ

khue — is, means, that is to say

การ

gaan — nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

สำรวจ

sam-ruuat — to explore, survey, or investigate an area

ดินแดน

din-daen — territory, land, region of a place

เธอ

thoe — she, her; informal second-person pronoun

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — to travel, make a journey somewhere

ผ่าน

phaan — to pass through, go past something

อย่าง

yaang — in a manner of, type, kind of way

ละเอียด

la-iat — detailed, thorough, fine in texture or attention

ถี่ถ้วน

thii-thuaan — thoroughly, carefully, with great attention to detail

มัน

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

ช่าง

chaang — how very; expresses emphasis on a quality

คล้าย

khlaai — similar to, resembling, alike in appearance

กับ

gap — with, and, together with someone or something

เรียน

rian — to study, learn, attend class

ภูมิศาสตร์

phuu-mi-saat — geography, the study of Earth's lands and features

มาก

maak — much, many, a lot, very

เลย

loei — at all, so, therefore; intensifying particle

คิด

khit — to think, consider, or have a thought

ขณะ

kha-na — while, moment, at the time of

ยืน

yuen — to stand, be in an upright position

เขย่ง

kha-yeng — to stand on tiptoe, raise oneself on toes

ปลาย

plaai — tip, end, point of something

เท้า

thaao — foot, the lower part of the leg

ด้วย

duuai — also, too, with, by means of

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or feelings

หวัง

wang — to hope, wish, or expect something

สามารถ

saa-maat — to be able to, capable of doing something

มองเห็น

mong-hen — to be able to see, catch sight of

ได้

daai — can, able to; past tense or success marker

ไกล

glai — far, distant, a long way away

ขึ้น

khueen — up, rise, increase; directional particle upward

อีก

iik — more, another, again, additionally

นิด

nit — a little bit, slightly, a tiny amount

แม่น้ำ

mae-naam — river, a large natural flowing body of water

สาย

saai — line, stream, classifier for rivers or strings

สำคัญ

sam-khan — important, significant, essential

ไม่มี

mai-mii — there is none, does not have, lacking

สัก

sak — even one, at least one; indefinite particle

ภูเขา

phuu-khao — mountain, a large natural elevation of earth

ฉัน

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

อยู่

yuu — to be, stay, live, reside at a place

บน

bon — on, on top of, above a surface

ลูก

luuk — child, offspring; also classifier for round objects

เดียว

diao — only, single, alone, one and the same

มี

mii — to have, there is, there are

แต่

tae — but, however, yet; introduces contrast

ไม่

mai — not, no; negation marker in Thai

ชื่อ

chuue — name, to be named, what something is called

เมือง

mueang — city, town, country or region

ทำไม

tham-mai — why, for what reason

หนอ

no — particle expressing wonder, mild curiosity or musing

บรรดา

ban-daa — all of, the group of, various members of

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing-mii-chii-wit — living thing, organism, creature with life

เหล่านั้น

lao-nan — those, referring to previously mentioned group

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently doing; present continuous tense marker

น้ำผึ้ง

naam-phueng — honey, sweet substance produced by bees

ข้างล่าง

khaang-laang — below, underneath, the lower side

นั่น

nan — that, that one over there

อะไร

a-rai — what, anything, whatever

กัน

gan — together, each other; reciprocal particle

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — is not, that is incorrect, no it isn't

ผึ้ง

phueng — bee, an insect that produces honey

หรอก

rok — particle softening or negating a statement

ใคร

khrai — who, whoever, anyone

เคย

khoei — used to, ever; indicates past experience

จาก

jaak — from, away from, departing a place

ระยะ

ra-ya — distance, interval, period of time or space

หนึ่ง

nueng — one, the number one

ไมล์

mail — mile, a unit of distance measurement

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun

ก็

go — also, then, so; connective or emphatic particle

รู้

ruu — to know, be aware of, understand

และ

lae — and, as well as, in addition to

พัก

phak — to rest, take a break, stay temporarily

เงียบ

ngiap — quiet, silent, without noise

จ้องมอง

jong-mong — to stare at, gaze intently at something

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and clothes

วุ่นวาย

wun-waai — chaotic, busy, hectic, in a commotion

ท่ามกลาง

thaam-glaang — in the midst of, surrounded by, among

ดอกไม้

dok-maai — flower, a blossom of a plant

วง

wong — circle, ring, group; classifier for circular things

ปาก

paak — mouth, opening, entrance of something

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive marker

เข้าไป

khao-pai — to go in, enter into a place

ราวกับ

raao-gap — as if, just like, as though something were true

เป็น

pen — to be, to have a condition or status

ธรรมดาๆ

tham-ma-daa tham-ma-daa — very ordinary, quite plain, utterly unremarkable

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — how, in what way, what manner

ก็ตาม

go-taam — anyway, regardless, no matter what

นี้

nii — this, this one, referring to nearby thing

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-daa — ordinary, normal, common, plain

แม้แต่

mae-tae — even, not even one, not so much as

น้อย

noi — little, few, a small amount

ที่จริง

thii-jing — actually, in fact, the truth is

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, after that; completion marker

ช้าง

chaang — elephant, the large grey land mammal

ดัง

dang — loud, famous; like, as (comparator)

ค้นพบ

khon-phop — to discover, find out, uncover something new

ไม่ช้า

mai-chaa — soon, before long, in a short time

แม้

mae — even though, even if, although

ความคิด

khwaam-khit — thought, idea, opinion in one's mind

นั้น

nan — that, those; refers to something previously mentioned

ทำให้

tham-hai — to cause, make something happen, result in

ตะลึงงัน

ta-lueng-ngan — to be stunned, dumbfounded, frozen in amazement

ตอน

ton — period, episode, part of a time or story

ใหญ่โต

yai-to — very large, huge, big in size

มโหฬาร

ma-hoo-laan — enormous, colossal, grand, immense in scale

ต่อมา

to-maa — afterward, later on, subsequently

กระท่อม

gra-thom — hut, small cottage or simple dwelling

ถูก

thuuk — to be subjected to; cheap; correct

ถอด

thot — to remove, take off clothing or a part

หลังคา

lang-khaa — roof, the top covering of a building

ออก

ok — out, exit, outward; away from inside

แทน

thaen — instead of, in place of, to replace

พวก

phuuak — group, gang, those people, classifier for groups

มากมาย

maak-maai — a great deal, lots and lots, abundant

มหาศาล

ma-haa-saan — vast, enormous, immeasurably large or great

ลงไป

long-pai — to go down, descend into a lower place

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also; continuative particle

พูด

phuut — to speak, talk, say something

ต่อ

to — to continue, next, against, per unit

หยุด

yut — to stop, halt, cease an action

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself, myself, yourself; reflexive pronoun

ไว้

wai — to keep, hold, place; action held in reserve

พอดี

pho-dii — just right, exactly, fits perfectly

วิ่ง

wing — to run, move quickly on foot

ลง

long — down, descend; directional particle downward

เนิน

noen — hill, a small raised area of land

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — to try, attempt, make an effort

หา

haa — to look for, search, seek something

ข้ออ้าง

kho-aang — excuse, pretext, justification for something

สำหรับ

sam-rap — for, intended for, meant for someone

กลับ

glap — to return, go back, turn around

อาย

aai — shy, embarrassed, ashamed of something

ขึ้นมา

khueen-maa — to come up, rise toward the speaker

กะทันหัน

ga-than-han — suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly

ทาง

thaang — way, path, direction, route

โดย

doi — by, by means of, through a method

กิ่งไม้

ging-maai — tree branch, a limb of a tree

ยาวๆ

yaao-yaao — quite long, elongated, lengthy in shape

ดี

dii — good, nice, well, fine

กิ่ง

ging — branch, a stem growing from a tree

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of

ปัด

pat — to brush off, flick away, sweep aside

สนุก

sa-nuk — fun, enjoyable, entertaining, amusing

แค่ไหน

khae-nai — how much, to what extent, how far

เมื่อ

mueua — when, at the time that something happened

ถาม

thaam — to ask, inquire, pose a question

ชอบ

chop — to like, enjoy, be fond of

เดินเล่น

doen-len — to take a walk, stroll leisurely around