Through the Looking-Glass — Page 10

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun; I, me (informal)

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; used to negate identity or classification

ผู้มาเยือน

phu ma yuean — Visitor; a person who comes to visit

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ก็

ko — Also, then; a connective particle showing continuation

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to work as a servant for someone

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation or obligation

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention indicator

มี

mi — To have; to exist; there is or are

ป้าย

pai — Sign; a board displaying text or information

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for items

เขียน

khian — To write; to put words or text on paper

ว่า

wa — That; saying; introduces reported speech or clauses

ราชินี

rachinee — Queen; a female monarch or ruler of a kingdom

สัก

sak — Just; some; a particle softening quantity or request

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects, things, or items

นึง

nueng — One; informal spoken form of หนึ่ง (one)

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time period

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; right away; without any delay

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ประตู

pratu — Door; gate; an entrance to a building or room

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; opposite of closed or off

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to go or come out of something

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little; slightly; a small amount of something

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing mi chiwit — Living thing; any organism that is alive

จะงอยปาก

ja ngoi pak — Beak; bill; the pointed mouth of a bird

ยาว

yao — Long; having great length in measurement or time

แหย่

yae — To poke; to tease or prod something gently

หัว

hua — Head; top part of a body or object

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker's location

ชั่วขณะ

chua khana — For a moment; a brief or short period of time

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

พูด

phut — To speak; to say; to talk to someone

ห้าม

ham — To forbid; to prohibit; not allowed to do something

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go inside a place or space

จนกว่า

jon kwa — Until; up to the point that something happens

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination or time

สัปดาห์หน้า

sapdah na — Next week; the week following the current one

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to turn off something

ดัง

dang — Loud; making a strong or prominent sound

โครม

khrom — Crash; bang; sound of something slamming heavily

เคาะ

kho — To knock; to tap on a surface or door

กด

kot — To press; to push down on a button or surface

กริ่ง

kring — Doorbell; a bell rung to signal someone's arrival

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; to reside in a location

นาน

nan — Long time; for an extended duration of time

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Without result; fruitless; producing no effect or outcome

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point of something

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the extreme degree of a quality or state

กบ

kop — Frog; a small amphibian that hops and croaks

แก่

kae — Old; aged; elderly; having lived for a long time

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree or quantity

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a single unit

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position

ใต้

tai — Under; below; beneath a surface or object

ต้นไม้

ton mai — Tree; a large woody plant with trunk and branches

ลุกขึ้น

luk khuen — To stand up; to rise from a sitting position

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace

ช้าๆ

cha cha — Slowly; at a slow or unhurried pace

หา

ha — To look for; to seek; to search for something

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often feminine reference)

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun in Thai

สวม

suam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

ชุด

chut — Outfit; uniform; a set of matching clothing items

สี

si — Color; paint; the visual property of hue

เหลือง

lueang — Yellow; a bright warm color like the sun

สดใส

sot sai — Bright; vivid; cheerful and lively in appearance

รองเท้าบู๊ต

rong thao but — Boots; tall footwear covering the ankle and leg

ขนาด

khanat — Size; dimension; measurement of an object's extent

ใหญ่โต

yai to — Very large; enormous in size; impressively big

อะไร

arai — What; used to ask about identity or nature

อีก

ik — More; again; additional; another occurrence or amount

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; used to add or include something

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something or someone

กระซิบ

krasip — To whisper; to speak very softly into someone's ear

ทุ้ม

thum — Deep; low-pitched; describing a bass-like voice or sound

แหบ

haep — Hoarse; raspy; a rough or husky quality of voice

หัน

han — To turn; to rotate the face or body in direction

กลับ

klap — To return; to turn back; reversing direction or state

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; along with; prepared or accompanied by something

ตำหนิ

tamni — To blame; to criticize; to find fault with someone

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; asking about a person's identity

ได้

dai — Can; able to; got; past tense or ability marker

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty; responsibility; a role one is obligated to perform

ไหน

nai — Where; which; asking about location or choice

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start; the commencement of an action

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

โกรธ

krot — Angry; to be furious; feeling strong displeasure or rage

เกือบ

kueap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching a point or amount

กระทืบ

krathuep — To stomp; to stamp the foot forcefully on the ground

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg used for walking

หงุดหงิด

ngut ngit — Irritated; annoyed; feeling mild frustration or impatience

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

น้ำเสียง

nam siang — Tone of voice; quality or inflection of someone's speech

ยืดยาด

yuet yat — Dragging; slow and drawn out in manner or speech

นี่

ni — This; here; referring to something close to the speaker

ไง

ngai — Particle emphasizing a statement or seeking confirmation

แน่นอน

nae non — Certain; of course; definitely; without any doubt

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze; to direct one's eyes at something

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the organs of sight on a person's face

โต

to — Big; large; to grow; having great size or age

ทื่อๆ

thue thue — Blankly; dully; without expression or understanding

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); a third person pronoun

ครู่หนึ่ง

khru nueng — A moment; a brief period of time passing

จึง

jueng — Therefore; then; consequently; indicating a result

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker's location

ใกล้

klai — Near; close; a short distance from something

ใช้

chai — To use; to utilize something for a purpose

นิ้วหัวแม่มือ

niu hua mae mue — Thumb; the short thick first digit of the hand

ถู

thu — To rub; to scrub; moving something back and forth

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; as though; used to make a comparison

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

ทดสอบ

thot sop — To test; to try out; to examine something's function

หลุด

lut — To slip out; to come loose; to escape accidentally

เปล่า

plao — No; empty; not at all; used in negative responses

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to answer a call or greeting

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone

แทบ

thaep — Almost; barely; hardly; nearly but not quite

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation marker used before verbs or adjectives

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second person pronoun; also Mr./Ms.

หมายความ

mai khwam — To mean; to signify; what something intends to convey

ข้า

kha — I; me; an archaic or formal first person pronoun

ภาษาอังกฤษ

phasa angkrit — English language; the language spoken in England and USA

ต่อ

to — Per; to; next to; continuing; connected to something

หู

hu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

หนวก

nuak — Deaf; unable to hear; lacking the sense of hearing