Through the Looking-Glass — Page 4

Vocabulary

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn níi — Right now, at this moment in time.

เหลือ

lʉ̌ʉa — To remain, be left over after use.

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; conjunction showing contrast.

หญ้า

yâa — Grass, a common ground-covering plant.

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; indicates completed action or past event.

ผู้ส่งสาร

pûu sòng săan — Messenger, a person who delivers messages.

กล่าว

klàao — To say, speak, or state formally.

แอบมอง

ɛ̀ɛp mɔɔng — To peek, look secretly without being noticed.

เข้าไป

khâo pai — To go into, enter a place or space.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or container.

ถุง

tǔng — Bag, sack, or pouch for carrying things.

งั้น

ngán — Then, in that case; informal consequential connector.

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also, then; discourse particle linking clauses.

แล้วกัน

lɛ́ɛo gan — Alright then; expression of resigned agreement.

พระราชา

prá râat-chaa — King, a male royal ruler of a kingdom.

กระซิบ

grà-síp — To whisper quietly into someone's ear.

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, type, or kind of something.

ดีใจ

dii jai — Glad, happy, pleased about something.

ที่

thîi — That, which; relative pronoun or location marker.

เห็นว่า

hěn wâa — To think that, consider something to be true.

ช่วยให้

chûay hâi — To help make something happen or improve.

รู้สึก

rúu sʉ̀k — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion.

ดีขึ้น

dii khʉ̂n — Better, improved compared to before.

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; degree intensifier.

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none, nothing exists or is available.

อะไร

à-rai — What, anything; question word or indefinite pronoun.

ดีไปกว่า

dii pai gwàa — Better than something else in comparison.

การกิน

gaan gin — The act of eating food.

ตอนที่

tɔɔn thîi — When, at the time that something happened.

อ่อนเพลีย

ɔ̀ɔn phliia — Exhausted, weary, feeling drained of energy.

หรอก

rɔ̀ɔk — Softening particle denying or dismissing a statement.

กับ

gàp — With, and; preposition connecting people or things.

เธอ

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

เคี้ยว

khîao — To chew food with the teeth.

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional verb complement.

เรื่อยๆ

rʉ̂ay rʉ̂ay — Continuously, steadily, on and on without stopping.

หนู

nǔu — Mouse; also a polite first-person pronoun (young female).

คิดว่า

khít wâa — To think that, believe something to be true.

น้ำเย็น

náam yen — Cold water; chilled drinking or bathing water.

สาด

sàat — To splash or throw liquid onto something.

ใส่

sài — To put in, place into, or apply onto.

น่าจะ

nâa jà — Should, probably; expressing reasonable expectation.

ดีกว่า

dii gwàa — Better than; comparative form of good.

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone.

เสนอ

sà-nəə — To suggest, propose, or offer an idea.

หรือไม่ก็

rʉ̌ʉ mâi gɔ̂ɔ — Or else, otherwise; presenting an alternative option.

สัก

sàk — A little bit of, some; indefinite small quantity.

หน่อย

nɔ̀i — A little, a bit; softens requests or statements.

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first person pronoun.

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Did not, cannot; negates past action or ability.

บอกว่า

bɔ̀ɔk wâa — To tell, say that; report someone's words.

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer, reply to a question or statement.

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, inform, or say to someone.

แค่ว่า

khɛ̂ɛ wâa — Just that, only saying; limiting what is stated.

มัน

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

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ไม่กล้า

mâi glâa — Not daring, too afraid to do something.

โต้แย้ง

tôo yɛ́ɛng — To argue, object, or dispute someone's statement.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through, go past a place.

ใคร

khrai — Who, whoever, anyone; interrogative pronoun.

มา

maa — To come; directional complement toward the speaker.

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface.

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street for vehicles and pedestrians.

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat; indicates partial or occasional occurrence.

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — To continue, connect, or extend something further.

ยื่น

yʉ̂n — To extend, hold out, or hand something over.

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To ask for, request something politely.

เพิ่ม

phə̂əm — To add, increase, or get more of something.

จาก

jàak — From, away from; indicates origin or departure.

ไม่มีใคร

mâi mii khrai — Nobody, no one; indicates absence of any person.

ถูกต้อง

thùuk tɔ̂ɔng — Correct, right, accurate; conforming to truth.

คนนี้

khon níi — This person, referring to a specific individual nearby.

เห็น

hěn — To see, notice, or observe visually.

เขา

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

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise, also, the same; expressing similarity.

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore, so, thus; indicates logical conclusion.

แน่นอน

nɛ̂ɛ nɔɔn — Certainly, of course, definitely without doubt.

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most, -est; superlative degree marker.

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought.

เดิน

dəən — To walk, move on foot from place to place.

ช้ากว่า

cháa gwàa — Slower than; comparative form of slow.

พยายาม

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

เต็มที่

tem thîi — Fully, with full effort, to the maximum.

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with; adds inclusion or accompaniment.

น้ำเสียง

náam sǐang — Tone of voice, manner of speaking.

งอน

ngɔɔn — Sulky, pouting, acting upset in a childish way.

แน่ใจ

nɛ̂ɛ jai — Sure, certain, confident about something.

เร็วกว่า

reo gwàa — Faster than; comparative form of fast/quick.

มากนัก

mâak nák — Too much, very much; strong degree intensifier.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action or task.

แบบนั้น

bɛ̀ɛp nán — Like that, in that way or manner.

ไม่งั้น

mâi ngán — Otherwise, or else; warns of consequence.

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses probability or assumption.

มาถึง

maa thʉ̌ng — To arrive at, reach a destination.

ที่นี่

thîi nîi — Here, at this place or location.

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before, first, prior to something else happening.

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang rai gɔ̂ɔ taam — However, nevertheless, regardless of that.

หายใจ

hǎai jai — To breathe, inhale and exhale air.

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also marks past or successful action.

จะได้

jà dâi — So that one can; expresses purpose or result.

เล่า

lâo — To tell, narrate a story or account.

ให้

hâi — To give; also marks causative or beneficiary.

ฟัง

fang — To listen, hear attentively to something.

เกิด

gəət — To occur, happen, be born, arise.

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, to rise; directional complement upward.

เมือง

mʉaang — City, town, country, or territory.

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker.

เอา

ao — To take, get, bring, or use something.

มือ

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

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking.

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to predicate or state.

รูป

rûup — Shape, form, picture, or image.

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction joining words or phrases together.

ลง

long — Down, to descend; directional complement downward.

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to, for the purpose of doing.

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close to in distance or proximity.

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

เสียดาย

sǐa daai — What a pity, regretful, sorry about a loss.

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because, since; gives a reason or cause.

อยาก

yàak — To want, desire to do or have something.

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear, perceive sound with the ears.

ข่าว

khàao — News, information about recent events.

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative referring to something distant.

แทนที่จะ

thɛɛn thîi jà — Instead of doing something; expressing substitution.

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back; reversal of action.

ตะโกน

tà-goon — To shout, yell loudly at someone.

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They, them; third person plural pronoun.

อีก

ìik — More, again, another; indicates repetition or addition.