Through the Looking-Glass — Page 9

Vocabulary

ก็ได้

kô dâi — It's okay; can also be; acceptable alternative

ตอนนี้

dton níi — Right now; at this moment; currently

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; to get; to obtain

พบ

póp — To meet; to encounter; to find

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual particle

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; and then; done

กล่าว

glàow — To say; to state; to declare formally

ถ้า

tâa — If; in the event that; supposing

เธอ

toer — She; her; you (informal, to females)

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe; to trust; to have faith

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place

ตัว

dtuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (polite, used by females mainly)

ก็

gôr — Also; then; well; connecting particle

ตกลง

dtòk long — To agree; to settle; okay; deal

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

เลย

loei — So; therefore; at all; right away

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish for

ให้

hâi — To give; to let; to cause; for

เป็น

bpen — To be; to become; can; as

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; type; kind; like

นั้น

nán — That; those; over there (demonstrative)

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; toward speaker

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want; to bring

เค้ก

kék — Cake; sweet baked dessert item

ออก

òok — To go out; to exit; out; away

ซะ

sá — Emphatic particle indicating completion or action

คุณ

khun — You (polite); title of respect for adults

เฒ่า

thâo — Old; elderly; aged person (somewhat informal)

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say

ต่อ

dtòr — To continue; next; per; connecting to

หัน

hǎn — To turn; to face; to rotate direction

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place

ไป

bpai — To go; away; onward direction marker

หา

hǎa — To look for; to search; to seek

กษัตริย์

gà-sàt — King; monarch; royal ruler of kingdom

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation word in Thai

ขนมปัง

khà-nǒm bpang — Bread; baked loaf of dough

สี

sǐi — Color; shade; hue; also number four

น้ำตาล

nám dtaan — Sugar; brown color; sweet granulated substance

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle; things

หรอก

ròk — Emphatic negation particle; not at all

นะ

ná — Softening particle; you know; right? okay?

แน่นอน

nâe non — Certainly; definitely; of course; sure

บ่น

bòn — To grumble; to complain; to mutter repeatedly

พึมพำ

pheum pham — To mumble; to murmur softly to oneself

และ

láe — And; also; as well as; plus

โบกมือ

bòok muu — To wave one's hand; to gesture goodbye

เรียก

rîak — To call; to summon; to name something

เปิด

bpòet — To open; to turn on; to start

ถุง

thǔng — Bag; sack; pouch for carrying items

พระองค์

prá ong — Royal pronoun for king or royal person

กระซิบ

grà-síp — To whisper; to speak very softly secretly

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapidly; at high speed

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go in; into; inward

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; no; that is incorrect; not

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; one item

เต็ม

dtem — Full; filled; completely filled to capacity

ด้วย

dûay — Also; too; with; by means of

หญ้า

yâa — Grass; lawn grass; herbaceous ground cover

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to grab; to take small item

ก้อน

gôn — Lump; chunk; piece; classifier for solid masses

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great; huge in size

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to pass something

ถือ

thǔu — To hold; to carry; to regard as

ไว้

wái — To keep; to hold in place; for future

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; at the time of

ที่

thîi — At; place; that (relative pronoun); where

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; him; her; them

จาน

jaan — Plate; dish; flat serving vessel for food

มีด

mîit — Knife; sharp cutting blade utensil

แกะ

gàe — To carve; to unwrap; also sheep (animal)

สลัก

sà-làk — To engrave; to carve into a surface

นึก

núek — To think; to recall; to imagine mentally

ว่า

wâa — That (conjunction); to say; to think that

พวก

phûak — Group; gang; bunch; those (people); classifier

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; what manner

มัน

man — It; that thing; he/she (informal); starchy

เหมือน

mǔean — Similar to; like; same as; resembling

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with; versus

การ

gaan — Activity; action; process; nominalizing prefix

เล่น

lên — To play; to perform; to do for fun

กล

gon — Trick; deception; cunning; magic art

ที

thii — Time; instance; once; turn; occasion

เดียว

diow — Single; alone; only one; just one

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to calculate mentally

สิงโต

sǐng dtoo — Lion; large wild cat; king of animals

ร่วม

rûam — Together; to join; to participate; combined

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; among; during; in the middle

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear; to seem

เหนื่อย

nùeay — Tired; weary; exhausted from effort

ง่วงนอน

ngûang non — Sleepy; drowsy; feeling like sleeping

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; very; extremely

ตา

dtaa — Eye; maternal grandfather; visual organ

ปิด

bpìt — To close; to shut; to turn off

อยู่

yùu — To be (at a place); to stay; to live

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; partially; one half of something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

นี่

nîi — This; here; this one (near speaker)

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is; to be (definition)

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; whatever; what thing

กะพริบตา

gà-príp dtaa — To blink one's eyes; rapid eye movement

เกียจคร้าน

gìat khrâan — Lazy; idle; unwilling to work or move

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to stare at

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐang — Tone of voice; vocal quality; manner of speaking

ทุ้ม

thúm — Deep; low-pitched; resonant (of voice or sound)

กังวาน

gang waan — Resonant; melodious; echoing; clear ringing sound

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively; to obey

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise; audio; tone

ระฆัง

rá-khang — Bell; large hanging bell rung for signal

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects; a page

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; to sound; resounding noise

ก้อง

gông — To resound; echo loudly; booming sound

อ๋อ

ǒo — Oh I see; expression of sudden understanding

ร้อง

róong — To cry; to shout; to sing; to call out

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating concept or state

กระตือรือร้น

grà-dtuu ruue rón — Enthusiastic; eager; energetic; keenly motivated

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to exist; possess

วัน

wan — Day; daytime; a calendar day

เดา

dao — To guess; to estimate; to speculate answer

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; itself; alone; personally

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; still continuing an action

เหนื่อยล้า

nùeay láa — Exhausted; worn out; completely fatigued

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; creature; living fauna species

พืช

phûet — Plant; vegetation; flora; botanical organism

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; question particle for alternatives

แร่ธาตุ

râe thâat — Mineral; inorganic natural substance from earth

หาว

hǎao — To yawn; to open mouth wide from sleepiness

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each; entire group without exception

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number two; second

คำ

kham — Word; syllable; utterance; spoken unit

สัตว์ประหลาด

sàt bprà-làat — Monster; strange creature; extraordinary bizarre animal

ตำนาน

dtam-naan — Legend; myth; traditional story; folklore tale

ก่อน

gòon — Before; first; prior to; earlier than

ตอบ

dtòp — To answer; to reply; to respond to

งั้น

ngán — Then; in that case; so (informal connector)

แจก

jàek — To distribute; to hand out; to give away

รอบ

rôp — Around; round; lap; time; surrounding area

วง

wong — Circle; ring; group; band; cycle; orbit

นอน

non — To lie down; to sleep; to recline

ลง

long — Down; to descend; to get off; downward

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something

คาง

khaang — Chin; lower jaw; the part below mouth

บน

bon — On; upon; above; on top of surface

อุ้งเท้า

ûng thâo — Paw; the padded underside of animal foot