Through the Looking-Glass — Page 13

Vocabulary

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completed action or 'then/and then'

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

อยาก

yàak — To want or desire something strongly

ซื้อ

séu — To buy or purchase something

อะไร

à-rai — What; used in questions asking about things

กัน

gan — Together; particle indicating mutual or shared action

แน่

nâe — Sure; certain; used for emphasis or confirmation

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ด้วย

dûay — Also; too; as well; with

น้ำเสียง

náam sǐang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking

ที่

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

ครึ่ง

khrêung — Half; halfway; partial amount

หนึ่ง

nèung — One; the number one

ประหลาดใจ

pràlàat jai — To be surprised or astonished by something

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

หวาดกลัว

wàat glua — To be frightened, fearful, or terrified

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; due to a reason

เรือ

reua — Boat; vessel used for water travel

แม่น้ำ

mâe náam — River; large natural flowing body of water

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; to get or obtain

หาย

hǎai — To disappear; to vanish; to be lost

ไป

pai — To go; away; in a direction away from speaker

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ชั่ว

chûa — Duration of; wicked; evil; a span of time

พริบตา

phríp taa — Blink of an eye; an extremely short moment

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second-person pronoun

ก็

gôr — Then; also; discourse particle indicating consequence

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back to a place

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb

อยู่

yùu — To be located at; to stay; to reside

ร้าน

ráan — Shop; store; small commercial establishment

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive in size

มืด

mêut — Dark; lacking light; dim

ทึบ

thêup — Dense; opaque; thick and impenetrable

อีก

èek — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event

หนู

nǔu — Mouse; I/me (used by young females, politely)

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker; going to do

ไข่

khài — Egg; oval object laid by birds

สัก

sàk — Just; some; a bit; a vague quantifier

ฟอง

fong — Bubble; classifier for eggs or bubbles

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; kind; type of something

ขี้อาย

khîi aai — Shy; bashful; easily embarrassed around others

ขาย

khǎai — To sell goods or services

ราคา

raakhaa — Price; cost of a product or service

เท่าไหร่

thâo rài — How much; asking about quantity or price

ละ

lá — Per; each; particle for distribution or emphasis

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number five

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number two

แกะ

gàe — Sheep; to unwrap or peel something open

ตอบ

tòop — To answer or respond to a question

งั้น

ngán — Then; in that case; informal conjunction

ถูก

thùuk — Cheap; inexpensive; correct; to be hit

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle for adjectives

น่ะ

nâ — Particle for mild emphasis or friendly assertion

สิ

sì — Particle urging action; come on; of course

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to take with fingers

กระเป๋าเงิน

grà-pǎo ngoen — Wallet; small bag for carrying money

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to come or go outside

แต่

tàe — But; however; introducing contrast or exception

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; necessary obligation

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food

ให้

hâi — To give; for; causing someone to do something

หมด

mòt — All gone; finished; completely used up

ทั้ง

tháng — All; entire; whole; both

นะ

ná — Softening particle; you know; isn't it?

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for something politely

ขณะ

khànà — While; at the moment; during a time

วาง

waang — To place; to put something down somewhere

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

ลง

long — Down; to descend; to place downward

บน

bon — On top of; above; on a surface

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to calculate

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or thoughts

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer linking clauses

มัน

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

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or probability

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle for present/future tense

อร่อย

à-ròi — Delicious; tasty; describing good-tasting food

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; emphasis or result marker

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

เก็บ

gèp — To keep; to store; to collect something

ไว้

wái — To keep in place; to retain for later

กล่อง

glông — Box; container used for storing items

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; subsequently in sequence

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having experience of something

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

มือ

meu — Hand; the human hand

คน

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

อื่น

èun — Other; another; different from this one

หรอก

ròok — Particle dismissing or negating an assumption softly

อย่างนั้น

yàang nán — Like that; in that way or manner

เรื่อง

rêuang — Matter; story; topic; subject being discussed

เอา

ao — To take; to want; to get something

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; naturally

จบ

jòp — To end; to finish; conclusion of something

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing an ongoing state

ด้าน

dâan — Side; aspect; direction of something

ตั้ง

tâng — To set up; to place upright; to establish

ตรง

trong — Straight; directly; right at a specific point

ชั้น

chán — Floor; shelf; level; layer of a structure

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ทำไม

thammai — Why; asking for a reason or cause

ถึง

thěung — To reach; until; arriving at a point

ค่อยๆ

khôi khôi — Slowly; gradually; carefully step by step

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; route; direction to travel

ท่ามกลาง

thâam glaang — In the middle of; surrounded by; amid

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; flat-surfaced furniture for placing things

เก้าอี้

gâo-îi — Chair; seat for one person to sit on

มาก

mâak — Many; much; a lot; very

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; the more… the more

เข้า

khâo — To enter; inward; going inside something

ข้างใน

khâang nai — Inside; interior of a place or object

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear or seem

เหมือน

měuan — Similar to; like; resembling something else

ห่าง

hàang — Far; distant; separated by space

เรื่อยๆ

rêuai rêuai — Continuously; gradually; on and on steadily

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person)

หา

hǎa — To look for; to search; to find

ลอง

loong — To try; to attempt doing something new

นี่

nîi — This; here; indicating something nearby

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

โอ้โห

ôo hǒo — Wow; exclamation of surprise or amazement

มี

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

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; genuinely; indeed very much

ช่าง

châang — How very; what a; intensifying exclamation

แปลก

plàek — Strange; unusual; weird; out of the ordinary

ประหลาด

pràlàat — Odd; bizarre; peculiar; remarkably strange

เสีย

sǐa — Broken; wasted; lost; particle of disappointment

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually so

พบ

phóp — To find; to meet; to encounter something

ต้นไม้

tôn máai — Tree; a large woody plant with trunk

ขึ้น

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