Through the Looking-Glass — Page 6

Vocabulary

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large four-legged riding animal

ที่

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

แหย่

yàe — To tease or poke at someone playfully

หัว

hǔa — Head; the top part of the body

ออก

òok — To exit or go out from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from a location

นอก

nôok — Outside; beyond a boundary or space

หน้าต่าง

nâa tàang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

ค่อยๆ

khôi khôi — Slowly and gradually; doing something little by little

ดึง

dueng — To pull or tug something toward oneself

กลับ

glàp — To return; go back to a previous place

เข้า

khâo — To enter; move into a place or space

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk; express words verbally

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces quoted speech or a clause

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

แค่

khâe — Only, just; limiting the extent of something

ลำธาร

lam thaan — Stream; a small natural flowing body of water

เรา

rao — We or I; first-person pronoun in Thai

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

กระโดด

gra-dòot — To jump or leap through the air

ข้าม

khâam — To cross over something such as a stream

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only that; nothing more than this amount

เอง

eeng — Oneself; emphasizes doing something by oneself

ทุกคน

thúk khon — Everyone; every person in a group

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or seem; observe visually

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

พอใจ

phoo jai — Satisfied, content; feeling pleased with something

กับ

gàp — With; together with or in relation to

คำตอบ

kham tòp — Answer or reply to a question

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Although, even though; introduces a concessive clause

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; experience an emotion or sensation

ประหม่า

pra-màa — Nervous, anxious; feeling uneasy or apprehensive

เล็กน้อย

lék nói — A little, slightly; a small amount

ความคิด

khwaam khít — Thought, idea; a concept formed in the mind

รถไฟ

rót fai — Train; a rail vehicle for passenger transport

สิ่งใดๆ

sìng dai dai — Anything, whatever; any thing at all

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How, in what way; asking about manner

ก็ตาม

gôr taam — Regardless, anyway; no matter what happens

พา

phaa — To take or lead someone somewhere

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing action or state

ช่อง

chông — Gap, compartment, channel; an opening or space

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

นั่น

nân — That (over there); demonstrative pronoun for distance

ก็

gôr — Also, then; connective particle in Thai

ดี

dii — Good, fine; of positive quality or standard

เธอ

thooe — She, her, you; second or third person pronoun

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself, yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

อีก

ìik — Again, more, another; additional occurrence

ชั่ว

chûa — Evil, wicked; or used in time expressions

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while; a brief period of time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1 or a single thing

ตู้

tûu — Compartment, cabinet, or rail car section

พุ่ง

phûng — To dart, shoot, or rush forward quickly

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise or go upward in direction

ตรงๆ

trong trong — Straight, directly; in a direct manner

บน

bon — On top of, above; at an upper position

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Air; the atmosphere or weather condition

ด้วย

dûai — Also, with, too; accompaniment or addition

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns in Thai

ตกใจ

tòk jai — Startled, shocked; suddenly frightened by something

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so; indicates result of a situation

คว้า

khwâa — To grab or snatch something quickly

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object; a general word for items

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay at a place

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close; a short distance from something

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part at the end of arm

มาก

mâak — Much, many, very; a large quantity

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most; superlative degree marker in Thai

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; relative pronoun connecting clauses

คือ

khuue — Is, namely; equating or defining something

เครา

khrao — Beard; facial hair growing on the chin

ของ

khǎwng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

แพะ

pháe — Goat; a domesticated horned farm animal

แต่

tàe — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast

ละลาย

lá-laai — To melt or dissolve; change from solid to liquid

หาย

hǎai — To disappear or vanish; no longer present

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time of; time conjunction

สัมผัส

sǎm-phàt — To touch; physical contact with something

พบ

phóp — To meet or find; encounter someone or something

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; resting in a seated position

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; a way or kind of

เงียบสงบ

ngîap sa-ngòp — Calm and quiet; peaceful without disturbance

ใต้

tâi — Under, below; beneath something

ต้นไม้

tôn máai — Tree; a large woody plant

ต้น

tôn — Tree trunk, start; beginning or plant classifier

ยุง

yung — Mosquito; a small blood-sucking flying insect

แมลง

ma-laeng — Insect; a small six-legged invertebrate animal

กำลัง

gam-lang — In the process of; present progressive marker

คุย

khui — To chat or converse casually with someone

ทรงตัว

song tua — To balance oneself; maintain stable posture

กิ่งไม้

gìng máai — Branch; a limb extending from a tree

เหนือ

nǔea — Above, over, north; positioned at higher level

พัด

phát — To fan or blow air; waving to create breeze

ปีก

pìik — Wing; the appendage used by birds for flight

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals or letters

ใหญ่

yài — Large, big; of great size or extent

มากๆ

mâak mâak — Very much, a lot; emphasizing large quantity

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; emphasizing truth or sincerity

ประมาณ

pra-maan — Approximately, about; an estimated quantity

ขนาด

kha-nàat — Size, dimension; the measurement of something

เดียวกับ

diao gàp — Same as; identical to something else

ไก่

gài — Chicken; a common domestic poultry bird

คิด

khít — To think; use the mind to consider something

กระนั้น

gra-nán — Even so, nevertheless; despite that situation

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a particular event or time

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

กัน

gan — Together, each other; mutual or reciprocal action

นาน

naan — Long time; for an extended duration

แสน

sǎen — Extremely, one hundred thousand; very much

แล้ว

láew — Already, then; past completion or sequence marker

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ชอบ

chôop — To like; have a preference for something

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; each one without exception

ชนิด

cha-nít — Type, kind, species; a category of things

งั้น

ngán — Then, in that case; informal conditional response

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives or questions

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; pose a question to someone

ต่อไป

tòo pai — Continue, next, further; moving onward in sequence

เงียบๆ

ngîap ngîap — Very quietly; in a silent or hushed manner

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if, as though; comparing to a situation

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not, have no; absence of something

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

เกิดขึ้น

gòoet khûen — To happen, occur; take place or come about

ฉัน

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

ได้

dâai — Can, could, to get; ability or past tense marker

สัก

sàk — Some, any; a small indefinite amount

เลย

looei — At all, so, then; intensifier or result marker

ใน

nai — In, inside; within a space or time period

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or departure point

ชื่นชอบ

chûen chôop — To appreciate, enjoy, really like something

ใด

dai — Any, which; indefinite or interrogative determiner