Through the Looking-Glass — Page 7

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — I, me (first person pronoun, informal)

ชอบ

chôp — To like, to be fond of something

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot, many

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most, to the greatest degree, superlative marker

กล่าว

klàao — To say, to speak, to state formally

เพราะ

phró — Because, since, due to a reason

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you (informal, often to females)

ก็

kô — Also, then, well (discourse particle, connector)

เห็น

hěn — To see, to notice, to observe visually

แล้ว

láaeo — Already, then, after that, done

ว่า

wâa — That (subordinating conjunction); to say

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they, him, her, them

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel, to sense, to perceive emotionally

เสียใจ

sǐia jai — To feel sad, sorry, regretful, upset

นิด

nít — A little bit, tiny amount (informal)

หน่อย

nòi — A little, slightly, a bit (softening particle)

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For, intended for, in regard to someone

หอย

hǒi — Shellfish, mollusks, snails, clams

ผู้

phûu — Person, one who, prefix indicating a person

น่า

nâa — Worthy of, likely to (prefix for adjectives)

สงสาร

sǒng-sǎan — To pity, feel compassion for someone suffering

พวก

phûak — Group, bunch, those (plural marker for people/things)

นั้น

nán — That, those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective, distant)

แต่

tàe — But, however, yet (contrastive conjunction)

กิน

kin — To eat, to consume food or drink

กว่า

kwàa — More than, comparative marker in sentences

ช่างไม้

châang máai — Carpenter, a craftsman who works with wood

นะ

ná — Particle seeking agreement or softening a statement

ถือ

thǔue — To hold, to carry, to regard as something

ผ้า

phâa — Cloth, fabric, textile material

เช็ด

chét — To wipe, to clean by wiping a surface

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; page (multifunctional word)

ไว้

wái — To keep, to place, to reserve for later

ข้างหน้า

khâang nâa — In front, ahead, forward direction

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to, for the purpose of doing

ที่

thîi — At, place, which, that (relative pronoun/preposition)

จะ

jà — Will, going to (future tense marker)

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; to get, to obtain

นับ

náp — To count, to number, to enumerate items

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot, unable to, did not (negation of ability)

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up, to grab a small object

ไป

pai — To go; away (directional verb/particle)

กี่

kìi — How many, how much (interrogative quantity word)

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and certain objects

นั่น

nân — That (demonstrative, pointing to distant thing)

ไง

ngai — Isn't it, right (informal rhetorical particle)

มัน

man — It; him/her (informal/rude); that thing

แย่

yâe — Bad, awful, terrible, in poor condition

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too, with, by means of

ความ

khwaam — Prefix forming abstract nouns (feeling, quality, state)

ขุ่นเคือง

khùn khueang — To be irritated, resentful, displeased with someone

งั้น

ngán — Then, in that case, so (informal connector)

ถ้า

thâa — If, in the event that (conditional conjunction)

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as, same amount

นี่

nîi — This, here (demonstrative pronoun, nearby object)

ช่าง

châang — How (exclamatory); craftsman; to leave it alone

งุนงง

ngun-ngong — Confused, puzzled, bewildered, disoriented

เสีย

sǐia — To lose, to waste; broken; particle of completion

จริง

jing — True, real, genuine, actually

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After, following a particular event or time

หยุด

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

คิด

khít — To think, to consider, to ponder something

ครู่

khrûu — A moment, a short period of time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One (number); a, an (indefinite article equivalent)

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin, to start an activity or process

พูด

phûut — To speak, to talk, to say something

ทั้งคู่

tháng khûu — Both, the two of them together

ต่าง

tàang — Different; each, respectively, separately

เป็น

pen — To be, to become; can, able to

ตัวละคร

tua lá-khon — Character, fictional person in a story

อึดอัด

ùet-àt — Uncomfortable, suffocating, uneasy, constrained feeling

ชะงัก

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

ตกใจ

tòk jai — To be startled, scared, shocked suddenly

เมื่อ

mûuea — When, at the time that (temporal conjunction)

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear, to perceive sound with ears

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound, voice, noise, audio

บาง

baang — Some, certain (indefinite); thin (adjective)

อย่าง

yàang — Type, kind, way, manner of something

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively

ดู

duu — To look at, to watch, to observe

เหมือน

mǔuan — Like, similar to, as if, resembling

ของ

khǒong — Of, belonging to; things, possessions

เครื่องจักร

khrûuang-jàk — Machine, mechanical device, engine

ไอน้ำ

ai náam — Steam, water vapor produced by heat

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size, dimension, scale of something

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large, great in size

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or thing

ป่า

pàa — Forest, jungle, woods, wild area

ใกล้

klâi — Near, close to, not far away

แม้

máe — Even though, although, even if

กลัว

klua — To fear, to be afraid of something

สัตว์ป่า

sàt pàa — Wild animal, wildlife living in nature

แถว

thǎaeo — Row, line; area, vicinity, around here

นี้

níi — This, these (demonstrative adjective, nearby)

มี

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

สิงโต

sing-too — Lion, a large wild cat

หรือ

rǔue — Or, or else; question particle

เสือ

sǔuea — Tiger, a large striped wild cat

บ้าง

bâang — Some, any, somewhat (partitive particle)

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

ถาม

thǎam — To ask, to question, to inquire

ขี้ขลาด

khîi khlàat — Cowardly, timid, easily frightened person

แค่

khâe — Only, just, merely, no more than

กษัตริย์

gà-sàt — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom

แดง

daeng — Red (color)

กรน

kron — To snore, to make noise while sleeping

อยู่

yùu — To be at, to live, to stay (location)

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only, that's all, nothing more

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; naturally, by itself

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker (directional)

สิ

sì — Imperative particle urging action, come on

พี่น้อง

phîi nóong — Siblings, brothers and sisters

ทั้งสอง

tháng sǒong — Both, the two of them

ร้อง

róong — To cry, to shout, to sing aloud

ขึ้น

khûen — To rise, to go up; upward directional particle

จับ

jàp — To grab, to catch, to hold firmly

มือ

muue — Hand, the human hand

ข้าง

khâang — Side, beside, next to something

ละ

lá — Each, per; particle softening commands

คน

khon — Person, people, human being

และ

láe — And, as well as (conjunction)

พา

phaa — To take someone along, to lead

เดิน

dooen — To walk, to stroll on foot

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also, even (aspect marker)

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing (progressive aspect marker); strength

น่ารัก

nâa-rák — Cute, adorable, lovable in appearance

ดี

dii — Good, fine, well, nice

ล่ะ

lâ — Softening or emphasis particle (informal)

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to, along

ตรง

trong — Straight, direct, right at a point

เลย

loei — So, therefore, at all, directly, right away

สวม

sùam — To wear, to put on clothing or accessories

หมวก

mùak — Hat, cap, headwear

นอน

noon — To sleep, to lie down and rest

สีแดง

sǐi daeng — Red color

ทรง

song — Shape, form; to wear/have (royal language)

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high in height

ห้อย

hôi — To hang, to dangle loosely from something

ขด

khòt — Coiled, curled, wound into a circle

กอง

goong — Pile, heap, stack of things

ไม่

mâi — No, not (general negation particle)

ระเบียบ

rá-bìap — Order, discipline, neatness, regulations

ดัง

dang — Loud, noisy; famous (two meanings)

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; poor (two meanings)

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of something

หลุด

lùt — To slip off, to come loose, to fall free

ออก

òok — Out, outward, to exit, to emerge

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show, to perform, to display, to express