Through the Looking-Glass — Page 8

Vocabulary

ลำตัว

lam tua — the torso or main body of an animal or person

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

มัน

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

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

มา

ma — to come; directional verb toward the speaker

จาก

jak — from; indicating origin or starting point

ปีก

peek — wing; the limb used for flying in birds or insects

ใบ

bai — leaf; also a classifier for flat objects

และ

lae — and; conjunction joining words or clauses

หัว

hua — head; the uppermost part of the body

คือ

khue — is; to be; used for definitions or identification

ลูกเกด

luk ket — raisin; a small dried grape used in cooking

ที่

thi — at; which; a relative pronoun or place marker

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently doing; a present continuous aspect marker

ลุกไหม้

luk mai — to be on fire; to burn or combust actively

อยู่

yu — to be located; continuative aspect marker in Thai

ใน

nai — in; inside; a preposition indicating location within

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; completion marker in Thai grammar

กิน

kin — to eat or consume food or drink

อะไร

a-rai — what; an interrogative pronoun asking about something

เป็น

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

อาหาร

a-han — food; anything eaten for nourishment or sustenance

ข้าวต้มหวาน

khao tom wan — sweet rice porridge; a dessert made with sticky rice

ยุง

yung — mosquito; a small insect that bites and sucks blood

ตอบ

top — to answer or respond to a question

รัง

rang — nest; a structure built by birds or insects to live in

กล่อง

glong — box; a rectangular container for storing things

ของขวัญ

khong khwan — gift; a present given to someone on a special occasion

คริสต์มาส

khrit-mat — Christmas; the annual Christian holiday on December 25th

ก็

ko — also; then; a discourse particle connecting clauses

มี

mi — to have; there is; indicating existence or possession

ผีเสื้อ

phi suea — butterfly; a colorful winged insect with large wings

พูด

phut — to speak or say something verbally

ต่อ

to — to continue; next; onward in sequence

หลังจาก

lang jak — after; following a particular event or point in time

เธอ

thoe — she; her; a second or third person pronoun

มอง

mong — to look at; to gaze or observe something

ดู

du — to watch or look; to observe carefully

แมลง

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

ลุก

luk — to rise up; to stand up or get up

ไฟ

fai — fire; flames; also means electricity or light

อย่าง

yang — in a manner of; like; a way or type

ละเอียด

la-iat — detailed; careful; thorough and precise in attention

คิด

khit — to think; to consider or ponder something mentally

ใจ

jai — heart; mind; the center of emotions and feelings

ว่า

wa — that; says that; a complementizer or quotation marker

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by female speakers

สงสัย

song-sai — to wonder; to be curious or have doubts about something

นั่น

nan — that; referring to something at a distance

เหตุผล

het-phon — reason; a logical explanation or justification for something

ชอบ

chop — to like; to enjoy or be fond of something

บิน

bin — to fly; to move through the air with wings

เข้า

khao — to enter; directional particle meaning inward movement

หา

ha — to look for; to seek or search for something

เทียนไข

thian khai — candle; a wax stick burned to provide light

หรือ

rue — or; a conjunction offering an alternative choice

เปล่า

plao — no; empty; used to negate a yes/no question

เพราะ

phro — because; a conjunction giving a reason or cause

พวกมัน

phuak man — they; them; third-person plural for animals or objects

อยาก

yak — to want; to desire or wish for something

กลาย

klai — to become; to transform into a different state

คลาน

khlan — to crawl; to move on hands and knees or low to ground

เท้า

thao — foot; the lower extremity of the leg used for walking

ดึง

dueng — to pull; to draw something toward oneself with force

ถอย

thoi — to retreat; to move backward or step back

กลับ

klap — to return; to go back to a previous place or state

ด้วย

duai — with; also; by means of; accompanying something

ความ

khwam — a nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ตกใจ

tok jai — to be startled or frightened by a sudden shock

อาจ

at — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

สังเกต

sang-ket — to notice or observe something carefully and attentively

เห็น

hen — to see; to perceive visually with the eyes

ขนมปัง

kha-nom pang — bread; a baked food made from flour and yeast

เนย

noei — butter; a dairy product spread on bread or used in cooking

แผ่น

phaen — sheet; slice; a flat thin piece of something

บางๆ

bang bang — thin; slender; having little thickness or depth

เปลือก

plueak — crust; shell; the outer layer or covering of something

ก้อน

kon — lump; chunk; a solid piece or mass of a substance

น้ำตาล

nam-tan — sugar; a sweet crystalline substance used in food

ชา

cha — tea; a hot drink made by steeping leaves in water

อ่อนๆ

on on — soft; gentle; mild in texture or intensity

ครีม

khrim — cream; a thick dairy product or cosmetic substance

ผสม

pha-som — to mix; to combine different ingredients or elements together

ยุ่งยาก

yung yak — complicated; troublesome; difficult and causing inconvenience

ใหม่

mai — new; fresh; recently made or not yet used

ความคิด

khwam-khit — idea; thought; a concept formed in the mind

สมมติ

som-mot — to suppose; to assume something hypothetically for argument

ไม่

mai — not; a negation particle used before verbs or adjectives

เจอ

joe — to meet; to encounter someone or something unexpectedly

เลย

loei — at all; ever; an emphatic particle strengthening negation

ล่ะ

la — a sentence-final particle adding emphasis or mild questioning

แนะนำ

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

คง

khong — probably; likely; expressing a degree of certainty

ตาย

tai — to die; to cease living; death

สิ

si — a particle emphasizing a command or obvious statement

แน่นอน

nae-non — certainly; of course; expressing confidence or assurance

แต่

tae — but; however; a conjunction showing contrast or exception

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — to happen; to occur; to take place as an event

บ่อย

boi — often; frequently; occurring many times regularly

มาก

mak — very; much; a lot; indicating high degree or quantity

ใคร่ครวญ

khrai-khruoan — to deliberate; to reflect carefully and thoughtfully on something

เสมอ

sa-moe — always; ever; consistently occurring without exception

นั้น

nan — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

นิ่ง

ning — still; motionless; not moving or making sound

เงียบ

ngiap — quiet; silent; making little or no noise

สัก

sak — just; about; a particle indicating approximation or a small amount

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one; a single unit

สอง

song — two; the number two; a pair

นาที

na-thi — minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds

ครุ่นคิด

khrun-khit — to ponder; to think deeply and seriously about something

สนุก

sa-nuk — fun; enjoyable; having a good and entertaining time

กับ

kap — with; and; together with someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself; myself or yourself; a reflexive pronoun

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — between; during; in the middle of two things or events

โดย

doi — by; through; indicating means or agency of action

การ

kan — a nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

รอบๆ

rop rop — around; surrounding; in the area encircling something

ที่สุด

thi-sut — most; the superlative marker indicating the highest degree

หยุด

yut — to stop; to cease movement or activity

อีก

ik — again; more; another; indicating repetition or addition

ครั้ง

khrang — time; instance; a classifier for occurrences or events

เดา

dao — to guess; to make an estimate without certainty

สูญเสีย

sun-sia — to lose; to be deprived of something important

ชื่อ

chue — name; what someone or something is called

ใช่

chai — yes; correct; used to affirm a statement is true

ไหม

mai — a question particle used at the end of yes/no questions

กังวล

kang-won — to worry; to feel anxious or concerned about something

นิด

nit — a little bit; a small amount of something

หน่อย

noi — a little; slightly; softening particle in requests