Through the Looking-Glass — Page 1

Vocabulary

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang-rai-gôr-taam — However, nevertheless, regardless of circumstances

ไข่

khài — Egg, oval object laid by birds or reptiles

นั้น

nán — That, referring to something previously mentioned

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back, or reverse direction

ใหญ่ขึ้น

yài khûen — Bigger, growing larger in size

เรื่อยๆ

rûeai-rûeai — Continuously, gradually, without stopping

และ

láe — And, connecting words or clauses together

มี

mii — To have, to exist, there is

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — Characteristic, feature, appearance, or quality

เหมือน

mǔean — Similar to, like, resembling something else

มนุษย์

má-nút — Human being, person, mankind

มากขึ้น

mâak khûen — More, increasingly, to a greater degree

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time that something happened

เธอ

ter — She, her, or informal second-person pronoun

เดิน

dern — To walk, move on foot

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in, enter toward the speaker

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or thing

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance, range, interval, or period

ไม่กี่

mâi gìi — Only a few, not many in number

หลา

lǎa — Yard, unit of length equal to three feet

ก็

gôr — Also, then, a particle showing continuation or result

เห็น

hěn — To see, to notice, to perceive visually

ว่า

wâa — That, said that; introduces reported speech or clause

มัน

man — It, referring to a thing or animal

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes, the organs used for seeing

จมูก

jà-mûuk — Nose, the facial organ for smelling and breathing

ปาก

pàak — Mouth, the opening used for eating and speaking

ใกล้ๆ

glâi-glâi — Nearby, very close in distance

ได้

dâai — Can, able to, or past tense marker

ชัดเจน

chát-jen — Clear, distinct, obvious, easy to understand

คือ

khue — Is, means, namely; used to define or identify

นั่นเอง

nân eng — That's exactly it, precisely that thing

ไม่มีทาง

mâi mii taang — No way, impossible, there is no possibility

เป็น

bpen — To be, to exist as something

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone, anyone, referring to a person

อื่น

ùen — Other, another, different from this one

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something

กับ

gàp — With, to, together with someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself, by oneself, referring to the subject

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — Sure, certain, confident about something

เรื่องนี้

rûeang níi — This matter, this story, this issue

ราวกับว่า

raao gàp wâa — As if, as though, it seemed like

ชื่อ

chûe — Name, the word used to identify someone

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

เขา

khǎo — He, him, she, her; third-person pronoun

ถูก

thùuk — To be done to; passive marker, or correct

เขียน

khǐan — To write, to inscribe something on a surface

ไว้

wái — To keep, place, or retain for future use

ทั่ว

thûa — All over, throughout, everywhere on something

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face, the front part of one's head

อาจ

àat — Might, may, perhaps, expressing possibility

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, up to, as many as

ร้อย

rói — Hundred, the number one hundred

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance, occurrence of an action

อย่างง่ายดาย

yàang ngâai daai — Easily, without difficulty or effort

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; an item or thing

มหึมา

má-hǔe-maa — Enormous, gigantic, immensely large in size

นั่ง

nâng — To sit, to be in a seated position

ขัดสมาธิ

khàt sà-maa-thi — To sit cross-legged in meditative posture

อยู่

yùu — To be located, to stay, to live somewhere

กำแพง

gam-phaeng — Wall, a vertical structure enclosing an area

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high, elevated in height

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; a relative clause connector

แคบ

khâep — Narrow, tight, not wide in measurement

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot, extremely

จน

jon — Until, so much that, to the point of

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To wonder, doubt, be curious or suspicious

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

รักษา

rák-sǎa — To maintain, preserve, keep, or treat medically

สมดุล

sǒm-dun — Balance, equilibrium, stability

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way, by what means

เนื่องจาก

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

จ้อง

jông — To stare, gaze fixedly at something

ไป

bpai — To go, away, in a direction from speaker

ทิศทาง

thít-thaang — Direction, the way something is heading

ตรงข้าม

trong khâam — Opposite, contrary, facing the other side

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner, type, kind, or style

แน่วแน่

nâeo-nâe — Firm, resolute, steadfastly focused on something

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot, did not, unable to do something

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested in, to pay attention

แม้แต่น้อย

máe tàe nói — Not even a little, not in the slightest

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus, as a result

คิด

khít — To think, consider, reflect on something

คง

khong — Probably, likely, must be, presumably

แค่

khâe — Just, only, merely, nothing more than

หุ่น

hùn — Figure, doll, dummy, mannequin, or puppet

ยัดไส้

yàt sâi — Stuffed, filled inside with material

ช่าง

châang — How very, what a; exclamation of emphasis

เสีย

sǐa — Lost, wasted, broken, gone; intensifying particle

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, indeed, genuinely

ออกเสียง

òok sǐang — To pronounce, to articulate a sound or word

ดัง

dang — Loud, making a strong sound

ยืน

yuen — To stand, to be in an upright position

โดย

dooi — By, by means of, through an agent or method

มือ

mue — Hand, the body part at the end of the arm

พร้อม

phróm — Ready, prepared, along with, simultaneously

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, get something from someone

เพราะ

phró — Because, due to the reason that

คาด

khâat — To expect, anticipate, or fasten with a belt

หล่น

lòn — To fall, drop down from a higher position

ลงมา

long maa — To come down, descend toward the speaker

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each without exception

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while, at the time of something

น่ารำคาญ

nâa ram-khaan — Annoying, irritating, bothersome to deal with

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After, following a particular event or time

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet, silent, making little or no sound

นาน

naan — Long time, for a lengthy duration

มอง

maawng — To look, gaze, view something with eyes

ออกไป

òok bpai — To go out, move away from a place

จาก

jàak — From, away from, originating at a place

ที่

thîi — At, place, which; relative pronoun or preposition

เรียก

rîak — To call, summon, or refer to by name

บอก

bòok — To tell, inform, say to someone

คุณ

khun — You, polite second-person pronoun, or Mr./Ms.

_ดู_

_duu_ — Look, see; italicized for emphasis

ท่าน

thân — You, formal respectful second or third person pronoun

อธิบาย

à-thí-baai — To explain, describe, clarify something to someone

นุ่มนวล

nûm-nuan — Gentle, soft, smooth in manner or texture

บาง

baang — Some, thin, or a certain few things

ฟอง

faawng — Bubble, foam, or shell of an egg

สวยงาม

sǔai-ngaam — Beautiful, attractive, lovely in appearance

นะคะ

ná khá — Polite feminine sentence-ending particle for softening

เสริม

sǒerm — To add, supplement, enhance with something extra

หวัง

wǎng — To hope, wish, expect something to happen

เปลี่ยน

bplìan — To change, switch, alter, or replace something

คำพูด

kham phûut — Words, speech, what someone says or utters

ให้

hâi — To give, to allow, to cause something to happen

กลายเป็น

glaai bpen — To become, to turn into something else

คำ

kham — Word, term, a unit of language or speech

ชมเชย

chom-choei — To compliment, praise, express admiration for someone