Through the Looking-Glass — Page 5

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

อาจ

aat — Might, may; expresses possibility or uncertainty

พูด

phuut — To speak, to talk

ตลก

talok — Funny, humorous; comedy

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-kap — About, regarding, concerning a topic

สิ่งนั้น

sing nan — That thing; referring to something previously mentioned

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Very small, tiny; reduplication emphasizes smallness

กล่าว

klao — To say, to state, to remark formally

ใกล้

klai — Near, close to in distance

หู

huu — Ear; the organ of hearing

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; informal pronoun for female or peer

บางอย่าง

bang yang — Something; an unspecified thing or matter

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ทำ

tham — To do, to make, to perform an action

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause

นั่นแหละ

nan lae — That's it, exactly that; emphatic confirmation

อย่า

ya — Don't; negative imperative command particle

แกล้ง

klaeng — To pretend, to tease, to deliberately bother someone

อย่างนั้น

yang nan — Like that, in that manner or way

เลย

loei — At all, ever; intensifier or discourse particle

มอง

mong — To look at, to gaze, to observe

ไป

pai — To go; also directional particle meaning away

รอบๆ

rop rop — Around, all around, in every direction

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, type; used like 'kind of' or 'as'

ไร้ประโยชน์

rai prayoot — Useless, without benefit or purpose

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of

ดู

duu — To look, to watch, to observe

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought

มา

maa — To come; also directional particle meaning toward speaker

จาก

jaak — From; indicates origin or starting point

ไหน

nai — Where, which; interrogative word for place or choice

อยาก

yaak — To want, to desire something

ให้

hai — To give; also causative particle meaning 'to let/make'

มี

mii — To have, to exist, there is/are

การ

kaan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

มาก

maak — Much, many, a lot; indicates large degree or quantity

ขนาดนั้น

khanat nan — That much, to that extent or degree

ทำไม

thammai — Why; asks for a reason or cause

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle in Thai

เอง

eng — Oneself, by oneself; reflexive or emphatic particle

ล่ะ

la — Particle seeking confirmation or softening a question

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective for distant things

ถอนหายใจ

thon haai jai — To sigh; exhale deeply expressing emotion

ลึก

luek — Deep; having great depth physically or emotionally

มัน

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

เศร้า

sao — Sad, sorrowful, feeling unhappy

ชัดเจน

chat jaen — Clear, obvious, evident, distinct

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; adds or accompanies something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

สงสาร

song saan — To pity, to feel sorry for someone

ปลอบ

ploap — To comfort, to console, to soothe someone

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

อื่นๆ

uen uen — Others, other ones; referring to additional items or people

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only, just that; limits or restricts to one thing

คิด

khit — To think, to consider, to have a thought

แต่

tae — But, however; introduces contrast or exception

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little, slightly, a small amount

น่าอัศจรรย์

na at-ja-ran — Wonderful, amazing, astonishing, marvelous

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; also means poor/destitute

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses supposition or expectation

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear, to be able to hear a sound

หาก

haak — If, in case; formal conditional conjunction

อยู่

yuu — To be located, to stay, to live somewhere

กับ

kap — With, together with; also marks object in some verbs

ผล

phon — Result, outcome, fruit; consequence of an action

ที่

thii — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to, along

คือ

khue — Is, means, that is; equative verb linking subject and predicate

จั๊กจี้

jak-jii — To tickle; causing laughter through light touching

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, to make something happen

ความคิด

khwaam khit — Thought, idea, opinion, thinking

หัน

han — To turn, to turn around toward something

ออก

ok — Out, to exit; directional particle meaning outward

ความทุกข์

khwaam thuk — Suffering, sorrow, misery, distress

สัตว์

sat — Animal, creature, living beast

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

น่าสงสาร

na song saan — Pitiful, pitiable, deserving of sympathy

ฉัน

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

รู้

ruu — To know, to be aware of something

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as; linking verb for state or identity

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion

ต่อ

to — To, toward, against; also means to continue or extend

รัก

rak — To love; deep affection for someone

เก่า

kao — Old, aged, former; not new

ทำร้าย

tham raai — To harm, to hurt, to injure someone

แม้ว่า

mae wa — Even though, although; introduces concessive clause

แมลง

malaeng — Insect, bug; small invertebrate creature

ชนิด

cha-nit — Type, kind, species, sort

ถาม

thaam — To ask, to question someone

กังวล

kang-won — To worry, to be anxious or concerned

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, something abstract or concrete

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, genuinely; emphatic reduplication

สามารถ

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

ต่อย

toi — To sting, to punch, to strike with fist or stinger

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives in a question

นั่น

nan — That (one); demonstrative for something farther away

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not, no that's wrong; negates identity or classification

คำถาม

kham thaam — Question, query, inquiry

สุภาพ

su-phaap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered

นัก

nak — Very, excessively; intensifier after adjectives or verbs

นะ

na — Softening particle; seeks agreement or adds friendliness

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, to start an action

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

ถูก

thuuk — To be hit; passive marker; also means correct or cheap

กลบ

klop — To cover up, to bury, to drown out a sound

กรีดร้อง

kriit rong — To scream, to shriek loudly in fear or pain

ดัง

dang — Loud, loudly; producing a strong sound

แหลม

laem — Sharp, shrill, pointed; piercing in sound or shape

เครื่องจักร

khrueang jak — Machine, machinery, mechanical device

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone, everybody, all people

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; connecting or softening discourse particle

กระโดด

kra-doot — To jump, to leap, to spring upward

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement

ตกใจ

tok jai — To be startled, to be shocked or frightened suddenly

รวม

ruam — To combine, to include, to gather together

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned