Through the Looking-Glass — Page 4

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ช่วย

chuay — To help, assist, or aid someone

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or say to someone

ฉัน

chan — I, me; informal first-person pronoun

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past or permission

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

ถนน

thanon — Road, street, or avenue

สาย

sai — Line, route; also strand or late (time)

ไหน

nai — Which, where; used in questions about location

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, or bring along

ออก

ok — To go out, exit, or emerge from somewhere

จาก

jak — From; indicates origin or departure point

ป่า

pa — Forest, jungle, or wild wooded area

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ท่อง

thong — To recite, roam, or travel through a place

ให้

hai — To give; also causative marker meaning 'for/let'

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or informal 'you' (feminine)

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear something attentively

อะไร

arai — What; used in questions asking about things

ดี

di — Good, well, nice, or of high quality

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

พลาง

phlang — While simultaneously doing another action

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze, or watch something

ไป

pai — To go; also directional particle meaning away

ที่

thi — At, place, that; versatile preposition and relativizer

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; indicates inclusion or addition

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; literally 'orbs of the eye'

เคร่งขรึม

khreng khreum — Serious, solemn, or stern in expression

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifier in comparisons

นัก

nak — Very, greatly; intensifier placed after adjectives

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ไม่

mai — Not; primary negation word in Thai

สังเกต

sang-ket — To notice, observe, or pay attention to

คำถาม

kham tham — Question, inquiry; words used to ask something

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; emphasizes negation or result

กับ

kap — With, and; links nouns or indicates accompaniment

ช่างไม้

chang mai — Carpenter; craftsman who works with wood

ยาว

yao — Long in length or duration

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker in Thai

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to someone

กอด

kot — To hug, embrace, or hold someone closely

น้องชาย

nong chai — Younger brother; male younger sibling

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns in Thai

รักใคร่

rak khrai — Fondness, affection, or loving care for others

เริ่มต้น

roem ton — To begin, start, or commence something

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, at once, right away

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang a-thit — The sun; the star at the center of solar system

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; present tense aspect marker

ส่องแสง

song saeng — To shine light, radiate brightness or rays

ตรงนี้

trong ni — Right here, at this very spot

กล้า

kla — Brave, daring; bold enough to do something

ขัดจังหวะ

khat chang-wa — To interrupt, cut in, or disturb someone speaking

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her, they; third-person pronoun

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause or supposition

มัน

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

มาก

mak — Very, much, many; indicates large degree or quantity

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, in the manner of; indicates manner

สุภาพ

su-phap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered in behavior

เท่า

thao — As much as, equal to; used in comparisons

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, prior to something else

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile; showing happiness with facial expression

อ่อนโยน

on yon — Gentle, tender, soft in manner or touch

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

ใหม่

mai — New, again, fresh; indicates something renewed

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, north; indicates higher position

ท้องทะเล

thong tha-le — The sea, ocean; expanse of salt water

พลัง

phlang — Power, energy, or force of something

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All, everything, the whole amount or group

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

สุด

sut — Utmost, extreme, end; used in superlatives

ความสามารถ

khwam sa-mat — Ability, capability, or skill to do something

ทำให้

tham hai — To make, cause, or render something a state

คลื่น

khluen — Wave; moving swell of water on the sea

เรียบ

riap — Smooth, flat, calm, or orderly in surface

สว่างไสว

sa-wang sa-wai — Brightly lit, radiant, brilliantly shining

นี่

ni — This, here; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as; linking verb in Thai

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, or topic about something

แปลก

plaek — Strange, odd, unusual, or unfamiliar

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives reason or cause for something

เวลา

we-la — Time; a point or period in time

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative for distant things

คือ

khue — Is, means; equative verb linking subject to predicate

เที่ยงคืน

thiang khuen — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night

พอดี

pho di — Exactly, just right, precisely fitting

ดวงจันทร์

duang jan — The moon; Earth's natural satellite

งอแง

ngo ngae — Fussy, whiny, or acting sulky and difficult

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not, to have none, lacking something

ธุระ

thu-ra — Business, errand, personal matter to attend to

มา

ma — To come; also directional particle toward speaker

อยู่

yu — To stay, be located, or exist somewhere

นั่น

nan — That over there; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

หลังจาก

lang jak — After, following; indicates sequence of events

กลางวัน

klang wan — Daytime, midday; the middle part of the day

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — To end, conclude, or come to a finish

ลง

long — Down, to descend; directional particle downward

หยาบคาย

yap khai — Rude, crude, impolite in speech or behavior

ทำลาย

tham lai — To destroy, ruin, or damage something

ความสนุก

khwam sa-nuk — Fun, enjoyment, amusement, or entertainment

ทะเล

tha-le — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water

เปียกชุ่ม

piak chum — Soaking wet, thoroughly drenched with water

ทราย

sai — Sand; fine granular material found on beaches

แห้งผาก

haeng phak — Completely dry, parched, bone dry

เห็น

hen — To see, to catch sight of something

เมฆ

mek — Cloud; mass of water droplets in the sky

สัก

sak — Even a, just one; used with small quantities

ก้อน

kon — Lump, chunk, piece; classifier for solid masses

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

ท้องฟ้า

thong fa — Sky; the expanse of air above the earth

นก

nok — Bird; winged feathered animal that typically flies

บิน

bin — To fly through the air

ศีรษะ

si-sa — Head; the upper part of the human body

แม้แต่

mae tae — Not even; emphasizes total absence or negation

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one; indicates solitary state

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot

เคียงข้าง

khiang khang — Side by side, alongside, next to each other

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective marker

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

ร้องไห้

rong hai — To cry, weep, or shed tears

หนัก

nak — Heavy; also intensely or severely (degree adverb)

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something happened

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number, quantity, or amount of something

มหาศาล

ma-ha-san — Enormous, vast, immense in size or quantity

สิ่งนี้

sing ni — This thing; referring to a nearby object or matter

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; also passive marker in Thai

กวาด

kwat — To sweep away or brush off a surface

เสีย

sia — Away, gone, broken; indicates loss or damage

คง

khong — Probably, likely, presumably; expresses supposition

วิเศษ

wi-set — Wonderful, magical, superb, or extraordinary