Through the Looking-Glass — Page 11

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ฤดู

rʉ́-duu — Season, a division of the year

ใบไม้ผลิ

bai-máai-phlì — Spring season, when flowers bloom

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When, at the time that something occurred

ป่า

pàa — Forest, jungle, wooded wilderness area

เริ่ม

rə̂əm — To begin, start doing something

เขียว

khǐaw — Green, the color of plants and leaves

ฉัน

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

จะ

jà — Will, future tense marker in Thai

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try, make an effort to do something

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, inform someone of something

ให้

hâi — To give; causes or allows someone to do

รู้

rúu — To know, have knowledge of something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quote or clause

หมาย

mǎai — To mean, intend, or signify something

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; about, regarding

อะไร

à-rai — What, anything; used in questions

ขอบคุณ

khɔ̀ɔp-khun — Thank you, expression of gratitude

มาก

mâak — Many, much, a lot of something

เลย

ləəi — At all, ever; also means therefore or past

กล่าว

klàaw — To say, state, or mention formally

ฤดูร้อน

rʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔn — Summer season, the hot time of year

วัน

wan — Day, a 24-hour period of time

ยาวนาน

yaaw-naan — Long-lasting, extending over a long time

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe occasionally

เธอ

thəə — She, her, you; informal second/third person pronoun

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly could happen

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand, comprehend something fully

เพลง

phleeng — Song, music piece performed or sung

นี้

níi — This, referring to something nearby

ใบไม้ร่วง

bai-máai-rûang — Autumn, fall season when leaves drop

ใบไม้

bai-máai — Leaf, leaves of a tree or plant

เปลี่ยน

plìan — To change, transform, or switch something

เป็น

pen — To be, become; linking verb in Thai

สี

sǐi — Color; also means paint or pigment

น้ำตาล

náam-taan — Brown; also means sugar in Thai

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up, grab something with fingers

ปากกา

pàak-kaa — Pen, a writing instrument using ink

และ

lɛ́ — And, connecting words or clauses together

หมึก

mʉ̀k — Ink; also means squid in Thai

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛw — Already, then, after that; completion marker

จด

jòt — To note down, jot, write briefly

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

ลง

long — Down, downward; directional verb complement

ไป

pai — To go; also directional particle away

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action

ถ้า

thâa — If, conditional conjunction in Thai

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, recall something

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; past tense marker

นาน

naan — Long time, for a lengthy duration

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size, dimension; used for emphasis informally

นั้น

nán — That, referring to something farther away

ไม่

mâi — Not, negation particle in Thai

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary, essential, required to do something

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — Must, have to, need to do something

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something aloud

อย่าง

yàang — Like, in a manner; type or kind

หรอก

rɔ̀ɔk — Particle softening negation or contradiction

สมเหตุสมผล

sǒm-hèet-sǒm-phǒn — Reasonable, logical, making rational sense

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause, make someone feel or do

หงุดหงิด

ngùt-ngìt — Irritated, annoyed, easily agitated feeling

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, pass something along

สาร

sǎan — Message, substance, matter communicated

หา

hǎa — To search for, look for something

ปลา

plaa — Fish, aquatic animal used as food

พวก

phûak — Group, bunch of people or things

นี่

nîi — Here, this (emphatic), used pointing nearby

คือ

khʉʉ — Is, equals, means; identity linking verb

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter, something abstract

ที่

thîi — That, which, where; relative pronoun or place

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ɔng-kaan — To want, need, desire something

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals, letters

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small, tiny, little in size

ทะเล

thá-lee — Sea, ocean, large body of saltwater

คำตอบ

kham-tɔ̀ɔp — Answer, response, solution to a question

กลับ

klàp — To return, go back to a place

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to someone; possessive particle

พวกเรา

phûak-rao — We, us, our group of people

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâi — Cannot, did not, unable to do something

ท่าน

thân — You; formal respectful second-person pronoun

เพราะว่า

phrɔ́-wâa — Because, due to the fact that

กลัว

klua — To fear, be afraid of something

ค่อย

khɔ̂i — Gradually, slowly, gently doing something

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy, simple, not difficult to do

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, upward; rise, increase in level

ตอน

tɔɔn — Episode, moment, period of time

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — To continue, connect; per, versus

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer, reply to a question

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more, additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance, occurrence of an event

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to, for the purpose of

การ

kaan — Action, process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

เชื่อฟัง

chʉ̂a-fang — To obey, listen and comply with someone

ดี

dii — Good, well, fine, of positive quality

กว่า

kwàa — More than, comparative particle in Thai

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready, prepared, complete, all together

รอย

rɔɔi — Trace, mark, scar, sign left behind

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile, show a pleasant expression

โอ้

ôo — Oh! Exclamation of surprise or realization

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ช่าง

châang — How very; emphasizes adjective; also craftsman

โกรธ

krôot — Angry, furious, feeling strong displeasure

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, genuinely, for real

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One, the number one

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two, the number two

ยอม

yɔɔm — To yield, agree, accept, give in

ฟัง

fang — To listen, hear attentively to something

คำ

kham — Word, term, syllable in Thai language

แนะนำ

nɛ́-nam — To suggest, recommend, introduce someone or something

กา

kaa — Crow; also teapot or marking a cross

ต้มน้ำ

tôm-náam — To boil water, heat water until boiling

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat or sheet-like objects

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large, great in size

ใหม่

mài — New, fresh, recently made or acquired

เหมาะสม

mɔ̀-sǒm — Appropriate, suitable, fitting for a situation

กับ

kàp — With, and; together with someone or something

หัวใจ

hǔa-jai — Heart, the emotional or physical organ

กระโดด

krà-dòot — To jump, leap, spring upward

เต้น

tên — To dance; also means to beat (heart)

ตัก

ták — To scoop, ladle out liquid or food

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid, also used in compounds

ใส่

sài — To put in, add, insert something

มี

mii — To have, there is, exist

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for humans

เดิน

dəən — To walk, move on foot

นอน

nɔɔn — To lie down, sleep, rest in bed

หลับ

làp — To sleep, be asleep, fall asleep

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, be located somewhere

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

ชัดเจน

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

งั้น

ngán — Then, in that case, so therefore

ปลุก

plùk — To wake someone up, rouse from sleep