Through the Looking-Glass — Page 13

Vocabulary

ขา

khaa — leg; lower limb of the body

แกะ

kae — to unwrap or carve; also means sheep

ลุก

luk — to rise or stand up from a position

ขึ้น

khuen — to go up; rise; increase in direction

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

จาน

jaan — plate or dish used for serving food

และ

lae — and; conjunction linking words or phrases

โค้ง

khong — curved; bent; to bow or curve

คำนับ

kham-nap — to bow respectfully as a greeting

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — a little; slightly; a small amount

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; causative particle

ก็

ko — also; then; discourse particle for continuation

ตอบ

top — to answer; to respond to a question

โดย

doi — by; by means of; through an action

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai sentences

รู้

ruu — to know; to be aware of something

ว่า

waa — that; to say; complementizer in sentences

จะ

ja — will; future tense marker in Thai

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — to feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

กลัว

klua — to be afraid; to fear something

หรือ

rue — or; question particle at sentence end

ขบขัน

khop-khan — amusing; funny; causing laughter or amusement

ดี

dii — good; well; of high quality or character

ขอ

kho — to request; to ask politely for something

เสิร์ฟ

soef — to serve food or drinks to someone

เนื้อ

nuea — meat; flesh; also means body or substance

สัก

sak — just; some; a bit; indefinite quantity marker

ชิ้น

chin — piece; slice; a portion of something

ได้

dai — can; to get; past tense marker; able

ไหม

mai — question particle at end of yes/no questions

เธอ

thoe — she; her; you (informal, often feminine)

พูด

phuut — to speak; to talk; to say something

พลาง

phlaang — while doing simultaneously; at the same time

หยิบ

yip — to pick up; to take with fingers

มีด

miit — knife; a bladed cutting utensil

ส้อม

som — fork; utensil used for eating food

มา

maa — to come; directional particle toward speaker

มอง

mong — to look at; to gaze toward something

จาก

jaak — from; away from a place or person

ราชินี

raa-chi-nii — queen; female monarch of a kingdom

องค์

ong — classifier for royalty, monks, or sacred figures

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one; a single unit

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle away from speaker

ยัง

yang — still; yet; to; also links actions

อีก

iik — another; more; again; additional amount

แน่นอน

nae-non — certainly; of course; definitely true

แดง

daeng — red; the color red

กล่าว

klaao — to state; to say formally or officially

อย่าง

yaang — manner; way; type; in the style of

เด็ดขาด

det-khaad — absolutely; strictly; decisively; with firm resolve

มารยาท

maa-ra-yaat — manners; etiquette; polite social behavior

อนุญาต

a-nu-yaat — to permit; to allow; to give permission

ตัด

tat — to cut; to slice through something

ผู้

phuu — person; one who; prefix indicating a person

ที่

thii — at; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

เรา

rao — we; us; I (informal first person)

เพิ่ง

phoeng — just; recently; having just done something

ได้รับ

dai-rap — to receive; to obtain; to be given something

การ

kaan — nominalization prefix; the act of doing something

แนะนำ

nae-nam — to introduce; to recommend someone or something

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — to know someone; to be acquainted with

นำ

nam — to lead; to bring; to introduce forward

ออก

ok — out; to exit; to come or go out

พนักงาน

pha-nak-ngaan — employee; staff member; attendant or worker

มัน

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

ขนาด

kha-naat — size; dimension; scale of an object

ใหญ่

yai — big; large; great in size

แทนที่

thaen-thii — instead of; to replace; substitute for something

กรุณา

ka-ru-naa — please; kindly; polite request particle

อย่า

yaa — don't; imperative negative command particle

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun (informal)

กับ

kap — with; and; together with someone or thing

เลย

loei — at all; ever; so; past; right away

รีบเร่ง

riip-reng — to hurry; to rush; to act urgently

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — like that; in that manner; such a way

รับประทาน

rap-pra-thaan — to eat; formal polite word for eating

อาหาร

aa-haan — food; meal; nourishment consumed for sustenance

เย็น

yen — cool; cold; also means evening

สักนิด

sak-nit — just a little; a tiny bit

บ้าง

baang — some; somewhat; at least a little

แต่

tae — but; however; only; a conjunction of contrast

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

บึ้งตึง

bueng-tueng — to scowl; to frown; to look sulky

บ่น

bon — to grumble; to complain; to mutter unhappily

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — fast; quick; rapid in action or movement

จน

jon — until; so that; poor; up to a point

ทัน

than — in time; to catch up; on time

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — how; in what way; what manner

ก็ตาม

ko-taam — anyway; regardless; no matter what follows

เห็น

hen — to see; to notice; to perceive visually

เหตุใด

het-dai — why; for what reason; what cause

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently; then as a result

ควร

khuan — should; ought to; appropriate to do

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; to have a condition

คน

khon — person; human being; people (classifier)

เดียว

diao — alone; single; only one; by oneself

คำสั่ง

kham-sang — order; command; instruction given to someone

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — therefore; thus; so; as a result

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of

ทดลอง

thot-long — to experiment; to try out; to test something

ร้อง

rong — to cry out; to shout; to sing or call

กลับ

klap — to return; to go back; to reverse direction

ปรากฏ

praa-kot — to appear; to emerge; to become visible

ครั้ง

khrang — time; occasion; instance; classifier for events

ทันที

than-thii — immediately; at once; right away instantly

ราว

raao — approximately; about; around a quantity

กล

kon — trick; ruse; stratagem; clever deception

อุบาย

u-baai — trick; scheme; cunning plan or strategy

มาก

maak — much; many; very; a lot of

เขินอาย

khoen-aai — embarrassed; shy; feeling self-conscious and awkward

นิดหน่อย

nit-noi — a tiny bit; very little amount

เหมือน

muean — similar to; like; resembling something else

เอาชนะ

ao-cha-na — to defeat; to overcome; to win against

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or states

ด้วย

duai — also; with; too; by means of

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — to try; to make an effort; to attempt

ส่ง

song — to send; to deliver; to pass something

ช่าง

chaang — how; what a; expressing exclamation of degree

หน้าด้าน

naa-daan — shameless; cheeky; having no sense of shame

จริงๆ

jing-jing — really; truly; genuinely; indeed very much so

สงสัย

song-sai — to wonder; to doubt; to be curious about

ถ้า

thaa — if; in the condition that something occurs

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and clothes

สัตว์

sat — animal; creature; living non-human organism

เอ๋ย

oei — hey; oh; exclamation used to address someone