Through the Looking-Glass — Page 4

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.

เขา

khao — Third person pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile; showing happiness through facial expression.

กว้าง

kwang — Wide or broad; describing large horizontal extent.

เกือบ

kuap — Almost or nearly; close to but not quite.

จาก

jak — From; indicating origin, departure, or separation.

หู

hu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

ข้าง

khang — Side; the area beside or next to something.

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit or item.

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location.

ถึง

thueng — To reach or arrive at a destination or point.

อีก

ik — Another, more, or again; indicating addition or repetition.

ขณะ

kha-na — While or during; indicating a moment or period of time.

ที่

thi — At, which, or that; versatile particle for place or relative clause.

โน้ม

nom — To lean or incline toward something; bending forward.

ตัว

tua — Body or self; also classifier for animals and letters.

มา

ma — To come; moving toward the speaker's location.

หน้า

na — Face or front; also means 'next' or 'page'.

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; indicating something will happen.

ตก

tok — To fall down; dropping from a higher position.

ลง

long — Down or downward; indicating descending direction or movement.

กำแพง

kam-phaeng — A wall; a solid vertical structure enclosing an area.

ใน

nai — In or inside; indicating location within something.

ทำ

tham — To do or make; performing an action or creating something.

เช่น

chen — Such as or for example; introducing illustrative examples.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.

ยื่น

yuen — To extend or hand out; reaching something forward.

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body at the end of the arm.

ให้

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

เธอ

thoe — She or her; feminine third-person pronoun in Thai.

จ้อง

jong — To stare or gaze intently at something or someone.

มอง

mong — To look at; directing one's eyes toward something.

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, or with; indicating accompaniment or addition.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives or verbs into nouns.

กังวล

kang-won — To worry or feel anxious about something uncertain.

ใจ

jai — Heart or mind; center of feelings and emotions.

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little; a small amount or slight degree of something.

รับ

rap — To receive or accept something given by another person.

ถ้า

tha — If; introducing a conditional clause or hypothetical situation.

กว่า

kwa — More than; used in comparisons to show greater degree.

นี้

ni — This; referring to something close or just mentioned.

ปลาย

plai — Tip or end; the outermost point of something.

ปาก

pak — Mouth; the opening in the face used for speaking and eating.

ทั้ง

thang — Both or all; including every part of a group.

สอง

song — Two; the number after one and before three.

อาจ

at — May or might; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

บรรจบ

ban-jop — To meet or converge; two things coming together at a point.

กัน

kan — Together or each other; indicating mutual or shared action.

ด้าน

dan — Side or aspect; a face or dimension of something.

หลัง

lang — Back or behind; the rear side or after something.

ได้

dai — Can, could, or to get; indicating ability or achievement.

คิด

khit — To think or consider; mental process of reasoning or reflecting.

แล้ว

laeo — Already or then; indicating completion or sequence of events.

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first-person pronoun used mainly by females.

ก็

ko — Also or then; a discourse particle linking related clauses.

ไม่

mai — No or not; negation particle used before verbs and adjectives.

รู้

ru — To know; having knowledge or awareness of something.

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought.

เกิด

koet — To occur or be born; something coming into existence.

อะไร

a-rai — What; question word asking about things or identity.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up or upward; indicating rising direction or increasing degree.

กับ

kap — With or and; indicating accompaniment or connection between things.

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body above the neck.

ของ

khong — Of or belonging to; indicating possession or association.

เกรง

kreng — To fear or be apprehensive about a possible outcome.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things, animals, or informal speech.

หลุด

lut — To slip off or come loose from a fixed position.

ออก

ok — Out or out of; moving from inside to outside.

เลย

loei — At all, so, or right away; intensifying or resultative particle.

ใช่

chai — Yes or correct; affirming that something is true.

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large four-legged animal used for riding.

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All or everything; referring to the complete total amount.

ทหาร

tha-han — Soldier or military personnel; a member of the armed forces.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk; producing words to communicate with others.

ต่อ

to — To continue or per; connecting or extending something further.

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They or them; plural third-person pronoun in Thai.

เก็บ

kep — To collect, keep, or store; putting something away safely.

พริบตา

phrop-ta — A blink of an eye; an extremely short moment of time.

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly or of course; expressing certainty or strong confirmation.

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How or in what way; asking about manner or method.

ก็ตาม

ko-tam — Nevertheless or anyway; concessive expression meaning 'even so'.

การสนทนา

kan-son-tha-na — Conversation; an exchange of words between two or more people.

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed or carry on; continuing a process or activity.

เร็ว

reo — Fast or quick; moving or happening at high speed.

เกินไป

koen-pai — Too much or excessively; beyond an acceptable or desired limit.

สัก

sak — Just or a little; softening particle suggesting a small amount.

หน่อย

noi — A little bit; requesting or indicating a small amount.

ย้อน

yon — To go back or reverse; returning to a previous point.

กลับ

klap — To return or go back; reversing direction to origin.

คำพูด

kham-phut — Speech or words spoken; an utterance or verbal statement.

ก่อน

kon — Before or first; indicating something preceding another in time.

ประโยค

pra-yok — Sentence; a grammatical unit expressing a complete thought.

เถอะ

thoe — Come on or let's; particle urging someone to do something.

จำ

jam — To remember or memorize; retaining information in memory.

ค่อย

khoi — Gradually or gently; doing something slowly or softly.

อย่าง

yang — Like or in a manner; indicating style or type of action.

สุภาพ

su-phap — Polite or courteous; behaving with good manners and respect.

มาก

mak — Very or many; indicating a large degree or quantity.

กรณี

ka-ra-ni — Case or situation; a specific instance or circumstance.

เรา

rao — We or us; first-person plural pronoun in Thai.

เริ่มต้น

roem-ton — To begin or start; the commencement of an action or event.

ใหม่

mai — New or again; something recently made or done anew.

กล่าว

klao — To say or state; formal word for speaking or declaring.

ตอนนี้

ton-ni — Now or currently; referring to the present moment in time.

เป็น

pen — To be; linking subject to predicate, showing state or identity.

คิว

khiu — Queue or turn; a line of people waiting for service.

เลือก

lueak — To choose or select; picking one option from several available.

หัวข้อ

hua-kho — Topic or subject; the main theme of a discussion.

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if or just like; expressing a comparison or resemblance.

เกม

kem — Game; a structured activity played for fun or competition.

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — Therefore or thus; indicating a conclusion or logical result.

นี่

ni — This here; demonstrative pronoun for something close to speaker.

คือ

khue — Is or means; equating subject with its definition or identity.

คำถาม

kham-tham — Question; an inquiry posed to seek information or answers.

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; indicating purpose, intended recipient, or beneficiary.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun also used as a title.

บอก

bok — To tell or inform; communicating information to another person.

อายุ

a-yu — Age; the length of time a person has been alive.

เท่าไหร่

thao-rai — How much or how many; asking about quantity or price.

คำนวณ

kham-nuan — To calculate or compute; performing mathematical operations.

ครู่

khru — A moment or brief time; a short period of time.

เจ็ด

jet — Seven; the number between six and eight.

ปี

pi — Year; a period of twelve months in the calendar.

หก

hok — Six; the number between five and seven.

เดือน

duean — Month; one of the twelve divisions of a calendar year.

ผิด

phit — Wrong or incorrect; not matching what is true or right.

อุทาน

u-than — To exclaim; an exclamation expressing sudden emotion or surprise.

มี

mi — To have or there is; indicating existence or possession.

ชัย

chai — Victory or triumph; winning over an opponent or obstacle.

เคย

khoei — Ever or used to; indicating past experience or habit.

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of language carrying meaning in speech.

แบบ

baep — Style, type, or pattern; a form or model of something.

หมาย

mai — To mean or intend; indicating purpose or intended meaning.

อธิบาย

a-thi-bai — To explain; making something clear through words or description.

หมายความ

mai-khwam — To mean; conveying the intended sense or significance.

คง

khong — Probably or likely; expressing reasonable assumption or expectation.

อยาก

yak — To want or desire; wishing to have or do something.

เริ่ม

roem — To start or begin; initiating an action or process.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract noun concepts.

โต้เถียง

to-thiang — To argue or debate; disputing with someone over differing views.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time or occasion; classifier counting instances or occurrences.

จึง

jueng — Therefore or so; indicating result following a cause.

ซ้ำ

sam — To repeat; doing the same thing again one more time.

ใคร่ครวญ

khrai-khruan — To ponder or deliberate; thinking carefully and deeply about something.

วัย

wai — Age or life stage; a period or phase of life.

สบายใจ

sa-bai-jai — At ease or comfortable; feeling relaxed and free from worry.