Through the Looking-Glass — Page 7

Vocabulary

อย่างที่

yàang thîi — as, in the way that something is described

ฉัน

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

กำลัง

gamlang — currently doing something; auxiliary for present continuous

พูด

phûut — to speak, to talk, to say

มัน

man — it; third person pronoun for things or animals

ดูเหมือน

duu mǔean — seems like, appears to be, looks as though

จะ

jà — will, going to; future tense marker

ทำ

tham — to do, to make, to perform an action

ถูกต้อง

thùuk tâawng — correct, right, accurate, proper

แล้ว

láaeo — already; indicates completed action or then

แม้ว่า

máae wâa — even though, although, despite the fact that

ตอนนี้

tawn níi — now, at this moment, currently

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is not, to not have, none

เวลา

weelaa — time, period, moment, occasion

ตรวจ

trùat — to inspect, to check, to examine carefully

ดู

duu — to look, to watch, to see

อย่าง

yàang — way, manner, type, kind, style

ละเอียด

la-ìat — detailed, thorough, fine, precise, meticulous

และ

láe — and, as well as, also

นั่น

nân — that, that one over there

แสดง

sadaeng — to show, to display, to demonstrate, to perform

ให้

hâi — to give; causative marker; for, so that

เห็น

hěn — to see, to perceive visually, to notice

ว่า

wâa — that; quotative particle introducing reported speech

มี

mii — to have, there is, there are

สาม

sǎam — three; the number 3

ร้อย

ráawy — hundred; the number 100

หก

hòk — six; the number 6

สิบ

sìp — ten; the number 10

สี่

sìi — four; the number 4

วัน

wan — day, a calendar day

ที่

thîi — at, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

คุณ

khun — you; polite second person pronoun

อาจ

àat — might, may, perhaps, possibly

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — to receive, to get, to obtain something

ของขวัญ

khǎawng khwǎn — gift, present given to someone

แน่นอน

nâae nawn — certainly, of course, definitely, sure

กล่าว

klàao — to say, to state, to remark formally

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just, solely

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number 1

สำหรับ

sǎmràp — for, intended for, in regard to

วันเกิด

wan gèet — birthday, the day one was born

ก็

gâaw — also, then, so; discourse particle for continuity

รู้

rúu — to know, to be aware of something

คือ

khuu — is, are, means; equative verb to define

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng yài — great, grand, magnificent, impressive, glorious

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

หมายความ

mǎai khwaam — to mean, to signify, to have the meaning

อะไร

arai — what, anything, something; question word

ด้วย

dûay — also, too, with, by means of

คำ

kham — word, term, expression in language

ยิ้ม

yím — to smile, to grin pleasantly

จน

jon — until, to the point of; also means poor

กว่า

gwàa — more than, compared to, before (time)

บอก

bàawk — to tell, to inform, to say to someone

นี่

nîi — this, this one, here (near speaker)

ข้อโต้แย้ง

khâaw tôo yáaeng — argument, objection, counterargument, dispute

ดี

dii — good, fine, nice, well

แต่

tàae — but, however, yet, nevertheless

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — did not, cannot, did not manage to

คัดค้าน

khát khâan — to object, to oppose, to protest against

เมื่อ

mûea — when, at the time that, since

ใช้

chái — to use, to employ, to utilize something

น้ำเสียง

náam sǐang — tone of voice, intonation when speaking

ดูถูก

duu thùuk — to look down on, to belittle, to despise

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, matter, entity

เลือก

lûeak — to choose, to select, to pick

ไม่มาก

mâi mâak — not much, not many, a little

ไม่น้อย

mâi náawy — not few, quite a lot, a fair amount

นั้น

nán — that, those (slightly further reference)

คำถาม

kham thǎam — question, inquiry, something asked

สามารถ

sǎamâat — can, able to, capable of doing something

ทำให้

tham hâi — to cause, to make something happen

ความหมาย

khwaam mǎai — meaning, significance, definition of a word

ได้

dâai — can, able to; past tense or success marker

หลาย

lǎai — many, several, numerous, multiple

ขนาด

khanàat — size, scale, dimension, magnitude

หรือ

rǔu — or; question particle at end of sentence

ใคร

khrai — who, someone, anyone; question word for person

เป็น

pen — to be, to exist as, to become

นาย

naai — master, sir, Mr.; male title or boss

นั่นแหละ

nân làe — exactly that, that's it, precisely so

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — all, everything, entire, the whole lot

งุนงง

ngun ngong — confused, puzzled, bewildered, perplexed

เกินกว่า

goen gwàa — more than, exceeding, beyond a certain limit

ดังนั้น

dang nán — therefore, so, thus, consequently

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — after, following, subsequent to an event

สัก

sàk — a little, a moment, some; softening particle

ครู่

khrûu — a short while, a moment, briefly

เริ่ม

rôem — to begin, to start, to commence

อีก

ìik — again, more, another, additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — time, instance, occurrence, once

พวกมัน

phûak man — they, them (referring to things or animals)

อารมณ์

aarom — mood, emotion, feeling, temper

บาง

baang — some, certain, thin; partially

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and letters

โดยเฉพาะ

dooi chaphâw — especially, particularly, in particular

กริยา

griyaa — verb; a word expressing action or state

หยิ่ง

yìng — arrogant, haughty, proud, snobbish

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — most, -est; superlative marker in Thai

คำคุณศัพท์

kham khun sàp — adjective; word describing a noun's quality

ก็ได้

gâaw dâai — it's okay, that's fine, either will do

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — is not, no, that's wrong, incorrect

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang rai gâaw taam — however, nevertheless, regardless, anyway

จัดการ

jàt gaan — to manage, to handle, to deal with

แทรกซึม

sáaek sûem — to infiltrate, to penetrate, to seep through

ช่วย

chûay — to help, to assist, to aid someone

ไหม

mǎi — question particle at end of yes/no questions

เหมือน

mǔean — similar to, like, resembling, same as

เด็ก

dèk — child, kid, young person

เหตุผล

hèet phǒn — reason, rationale, justification, explanation

พึงพอใจ

pheung phaw jai — satisfied, content, pleased with something

มาก

mâak — very, much, many, a lot