Through the Looking-Glass — Page 1

Vocabulary

ราชินี

raa-chi-nii — Queen; female royal ruler of a kingdom

โอ้

oo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or admiration

นี่

nii — This; used to indicate something nearby

มัน

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

ยิ่งใหญ่

ying-yai — Grand, magnificent, great in scale or importance

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly; used for emphasis

กล่าว

glaao — To say, state, or declare formally

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun used by females

ไม่เคย

mai-khoei — Never; have not ever done something

คาดคิด

khaat-khit — To expect or anticipate something happening

เลย

loei — At all; particle emphasizing negation or surprise

ว่า

waa — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

จะ

ja — Will; auxiliary verb indicating future tense

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also indicates past tense

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject with description or identity

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick; describes speed of action

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size, scale; to the extent of something

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative adjective indicating proximity

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

บอก

book — To tell, inform someone of something

ให้

hai — To give; also marks causative or purpose clauses

รู้

ruu — To know, be aware of something

ฝ่าบาท

faa-baat — Your Majesty; royal second-person honorific pronoun

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; pronoun for females informally

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, say something aloud

ต่อ

tor — To continue; also means toward or per

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; with; used to add information

น้ำเสียง

naam-siang — Tone of voice; manner of speaking

เคร่งขรึม

khroeng-khruem — Serious, stern, solemn in manner or expression

มัก

mak — Often, usually; indicates habitual action

ชอบ

choop — To like, enjoy; to be fond of

ตำหนิ

tam-ni — To blame, criticize, or find fault with

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

อยู่

yuu — To be located; progressive aspect marker

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, consistently; every time without exception

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expresses moral obligation

ที่

thii — At, that; relative pronoun or place marker

นอน

noon — To lie down, sleep; to recline

เอกเขนก

ek-kha-nok — To lounge or recline lazily and comfortably

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

หญ้า

yaa — Grass; green ground-covering plant

แบบ

baep — Style, type, manner; like this way

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pointing to something distant

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

มี

mii — To have; there is/are something

ศักดิ์ศรี

sak-sri — Dignity, honor, self-respect, prestige

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at end of sentences

จึง

jueng — So, therefore; indicates result or consequence

ลุกขึ้น

luk-khuen — To stand up, rise from a sitting position

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ไปมา

pai-maa — Back and forth; to and fro

ค่อนข้าง

khon-khaang — Rather, quite, fairly; moderately so

ตึงตัว

tueng-tua — Stiff, tense, rigid in body or movement

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ตอนแรก

ton-raek — At first, initially; in the beginning

เพราะ

phro — Because; introduces a reason or cause

กลัว

gluaa — To be afraid, fear something or someone

มงกุฎ

mong-kut — Crown; royal headpiece worn by a monarch

หลุด

lut — To slip off, come loose, fall away

ออก

ok — Out, away; to exit or come out

แต่

tae — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

ก็

gor — Also, then; connective or emphasis particle

ปลอบใจ

ploob-jai — To comfort, console, reassure someone emotionally

ความคิด

khwaam-khit — Thought, idea, opinion in one's mind

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is not; to not have something

ใคร

khrai — Who, anyone, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

มอง

moong — To look at, gaze, observe something visually

ถ้า

thaa — If; introduces a conditional clause

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during, at the moment of

นั่ง

nang — To sit down; to be seated

ลง

long — Down; to descend or go downward

อีกครั้ง

iik-khrang — Again, once more; another time

จัดการ

jat-gaan — To manage, handle, deal with something

ดี

dii — Good, well, fine; positive quality

ที่สุด

thii-sut — Most, the best; superlative degree marker

ทุกอย่าง

thuk-yaang — Everything, all things without exception

เกิดขึ้น

goed-khuen — To occur, happen, take place

อย่าง

yaang — Way, manner, type; adverbial modifier

แปลกประหลาด

plaek-pra-laat — Strange, bizarre, peculiar, very unusual

มาก

maak — Very, much, a lot; high degree

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; so much

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel, sense, experience an emotion

แปลกใจ

plaek-jai — Surprised, astonished by something unexpected

เมื่อ

mueua — When, at the time that something occurred

พบ

phop — To find, meet, encounter someone or something

ใกล้ๆ

glai-glai — Nearby, close by, in the vicinity

ข้าง

khaang — Side, beside, next to something

ละ

la — Particle indicating mild emphasis or farewell

องค์

ong — Classifier for royalty or sacred figures

อยาก

yaak — To want, desire, wish to do something

ถาม

thaam — To ask, inquire, pose a question

พวกเธอ

phuak-thoe — You all, they; plural pronoun for females

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward speaker

ที่นั่น

thii-nan — There, at that place over there

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — How, in what way; interrogative of manner

สุภาพ

su-phaap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered in behavior

ก็ตาม

gor-taam — Nevertheless, anyway; regardless of circumstances

คิด

khit — To think, consider, reflect on something

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses probability or assumption

เสียหาย

sia-haai — Damaged, harmed, ruined; to suffer loss

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

หาก

haak — If, in case; formal conditional conjunction

เกม

gem — Game; an activity with rules and competition

จบ

jop — To end, finish, conclude something completely

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completed action

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction offering alternatives

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing or incomplete state

กรุณา

ga-ru-naa — Please; polite request marker

ช่วย

chuai — To help, assist, aid someone

เริ่ม

roem — To start, begin an action or process

พลาง

phlaang — While doing simultaneously; at the same time

ไป

pai — To go; directional verb away from speaker

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns

ขี้อาย

khii-aai — Shy, bashful, easily embarrassed around others

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; also passive voice marker in Thai

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only, just that; nothing more than

ขัด

khat — To interrupt, obstruct, conflict with something

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise or go upward

เฉียบขาด

chiiap-khaat — Decisive, sharp, firm in making decisions