Through the Looking-Glass — Page 9

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses

ฉัน

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

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle placed before verbs

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — To be certain or sure about something

เหมือน

mǔean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

ยุง

yung — Mosquito; small blood-sucking flying insect

พูด

pûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ต่อ

tòr — To continue; toward; per; connecting particle

ด้วย

dûay — Also; too; with; as well as

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking

แยแส

yae sǎe — To care; to pay attention; to be bothered

ลอง

laong — To try; to attempt; to test something out

คิด

kít — To think; to consider; to ponder something

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to see; to try

สิ

sì — Particle urging action; go ahead; come on

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotation or subordinate clause marker

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third-person pronoun

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

สะดวก

sà-dùak — Convenient; comfortable; easy to do

แค่ไหน

khâe nǎi — How much; to what extent; how far

ถ้า

thâa — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

เธอ

thoe — You; she; second or third-person pronoun (informal)

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; capable of doing something

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back to a place

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; one's residence or dwelling

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through a method

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is/are

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to get or obtain

ตัวอย่าง

tua yàang — Example; sample; instance illustrating a point

เช่น

chên — For example; such as; like for instance

ครู

khruu — Teacher; instructor; educator in a school

พี่เลี้ยง

phîi líang — Nanny; babysitter; caretaker for children

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish for something

เรียก

rîak — To call; to summon; to name someone

ไป

pai — To go; to leave; directional particle away

เรียน

rian — To study; to learn; to attend class

หนังสือ

nǎng sǔue — Book; written publication; document or letter

ร้อง

róng — To cry; to sing; to call out loudly

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional particle toward speaker

นี่

nîi — This; here; used to point to nearby things

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ต้อง

tôong — Must; have to; need to do something

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt; to cease an action

ชะงัก

chá-ngák — To pause abruptly; to stop suddenly mid-action

เพราะ

phró — Because; due to; the reason being that

ชื่อ

chûue — Name; to be named; title of a person

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

และ

láe — And; as well as; connecting two elements

แน่นอน

nâe non — Certainly; of course; definitely; for sure

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — To understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; right?; used in yes/no questions

อย่างนั้น

yàang nán — Like that; in that way; such a manner

คง

khong — Probably; likely; must be; expressing assumption

แน่

nâe — Certain; sure; definite; expressing confidence

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Reduplication mark indicating plurality or repetition

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; route to somewhere

ยกเว้น

yók wên — Except; unless; to exclude from a group

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix; the act of doing something

เหตุ

hèet — Reason; cause; motive behind an event

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something already mentioned

หรอก

ròk — Particle softening negation or mild disagreement

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall information

คุณหนู

khun nǔu — Young miss; polite term for a young girl

อย่าง

yàang — Type; kind; manner; way of doing something

ที่

thîi — At; place; that; relative clause marker

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

รับใช้

ráp cháai — To serve; to be a servant; to wait on

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; something; interrogative pronoun

สังเกต

sǎng-gèet — To observe; to notice; to pay close attention

พลาด

phlâat — To miss; to make a mistake; to slip up

นั่น

nân — That (over there); used to point to something distant

แหละ

làe — Emphatic particle; exactly; that's the one

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is; used to define or explain

มุก

múk — Joke; pun; a witty remark or quip

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition; verb to be

ขึ้นมา

khûen maa — To rise up; to come up; upward motion

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; emphasizing particle

นะ

ná — Softening particle; right?; seeking mild agreement

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason; interrogative of cause

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; regarding something

ล่ะ

lâ — Emphatic question particle; well then; so?

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question; to inquire about something

แย่

yâe — Bad; terrible; awful; in a poor condition

มาก

mâak — Very; much; many; a lot; to a great degree

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; emphatic or resultative particle

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than

แค่

khâe — Just; only; merely; limited to that amount

ถอน

thǒon — To withdraw; to pull out; to remove something

หายใจ

hǎai jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

ลึก

lúek — Deep; profound; far down below the surface

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment; while; at the time that something happens

น้ำตา

nám taa — Tears; liquid from eyes when crying

หยด

yòt — Drop; droplet; a small amount of liquid

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2; second in order

ไหล

lǎi — To flow; to stream; liquid moving downward

ลงมา

long maa — To come down; to flow downward toward speaker

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along; in accordance with

แก้ม

gâem — Cheek; the fleshy side of the face

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

เล่น

lên — To play; to perform; to engage in recreation

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make; to cause; to result in something

เศร้าใจ

sâo jai — Sad; heartbroken; feeling sorrow in one's heart

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size; extent; degree; how large something is

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

เบา

bao — Light; soft; quiet; gentle in weight or sound

เศร้าโศก

sâo sôok — Grief; deep sorrow; feeling mournful and sorrowful

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance; classifier for occurrences

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

คราว

khraaw — Time; occasion; turn; an instance of something

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

น่าสงสาร

nâa sǒng sǎan — Pitiful; worthy of pity; evoking compassion

จน

jon — Until; so much that; poor; up to a point

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self

หาย

hǎai — To disappear; to recover; to be gone

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that; upon a past event

เงย

ngoei — To raise one's head; to look upward

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; page; next in sequence

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to observe visually

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

บน

bon — On; above; on top of something

กิ่งไม้

gìng máai — Branch; tree branch; limb of a tree

สัก

sàk — A little; some; just; particle minimizing amount

นิด

nít — A little bit; a tiny amount; slightly

เนื่องจาก

nûeang jàak — Because of; due to; as a result of

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin; to start; to commence an action

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

หนาว

nǎao — Cold; chilly; feeling cold due to temperature

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or person

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

นิ่ง

nîng — Still; motionless; quiet; not moving at all

อยู่

yùu — To stay; to live; to be located; continuous marker

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration; lengthy period

เกินไป

goen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond a reasonable limit

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ลุก

lúk — To stand up; to rise from a sitting position

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot from place to place