Through the Looking-Glass — Page 16

Vocabulary

ขอบคุณ

khɔ̂ɔp khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude

มาก

mâak — Very; a lot; much; many

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

คะ

khá — Polite particle used by female speakers

เธอ

təə — You; she; her (informal or feminine reference)

กระซิบ

krá-síp — To whisper; speak very quietly to someone

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer; to reply to a question

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; yet (conjunction of contrast)

หนู

nǔu — Mouse; rat; also used as 'I' by children

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; to obtain; indicates possibility

ดี

dii — Good; fine; well; of high quality

ที

thii — Time; instance; once (as in 'one time')

เดียว

diao — Only; alone; single; just one

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of (preposition)

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — Must; have to; need to do something

มี

mii — To have; there is; there are

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; something (general classifier)

นั้น

nán — That; those (referring to something previously mentioned)

นั่น

nân — That (demonstrative pronoun pointing to something)

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative clause marker; location

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do

เลย

ləəi — At all; ever; so; then (intensifier or connector)

สัก

sàk — Just; a little; at least (softening particle)

นิด

nít — A tiny bit; a little; a small amount

ราชินี

raat-chí-nii — Queen; female monarch of a kingdom

แดง

dɛɛng — Red; the color red

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; to mention formally

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner; in a certain way

เด็ดขาด

dèt-khàat — Absolutely; strictly; firmly; without exception

ดังนั้น

dang-nán — Therefore; so; thus; for that reason

จึง

jʉng — Therefore; so; consequently; then as a result

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm-ráp — To accept; to acknowledge; to admit something

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; by means of

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; matter; affair; feeling

สง่างาม

sà-ngàa-ngaam — Graceful; elegant; dignified in appearance or manner

และ

lɛ́ — And; as well as (conjunction)

พวกเขา

phûuak-khǎo — They; them; those people (third person plural)

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; well; particle indicating continuation

ผลัก

phlàk — To push; to shove something or someone away

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; genuinely; actually (intensifier)

ใน

nai — In; inside; within (preposition of location)

ภายหลัง

phaai-lǎng — Afterwards; later; subsequently in time

ตอน

tɔɔn — Episode; period; time; section of a story

เล่า

lâo — To tell; to narrate; to recount a story

เรื่องราว

rʉ̂ʉang-raao — Story; tale; narrative; account of events

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

งานเลี้ยง

ngaan-líiang — Party; banquet; social feast or celebration

ให้

hâi — To give; to let; to allow; causative marker

น้องสาว

nɔ́ɔng-sǎao — Younger sister; a younger female sibling

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

คุณ

khun — You; polite pronoun; title of respect (Mr./Ms.)

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably; to remain stable

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to calculate or ponder

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing a clause

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ɔng-gaan — To want; to need; to desire something

บีบ

bìip — To squeeze; to press; to compress tightly

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (first person, informal, often feminine)

แบน

bɛɛn — Flat; level; having no depth or thickness

ราบ

râap — Flat; level; smooth; even surface

ที่จริง

thîi-jing — Actually; in truth; the real fact is

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; after that; done (aspect marker)

มัน

man — It; they (informal); third person pronoun for things

ค่อนข้าง

khɔ̂ɔn-khâang — Rather; quite; fairly; somewhat (degree adverb)

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; in regard to someone/something

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

ยืน

yʉʉn — To stand; to be in an upright position

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

กับที่

gàp-thîi — In place; still; without moving from a spot

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; during; at the moment that something happens

สุนทรพจน์

sǔn-thɔɔn-phá-jon — Speech; formal address delivered to an audience

ทั้งสอง

tháng-sɔ̌ɔng — Both; the two together; both of them

แรง

rɛɛng — Strong; hard; forceful; power or strength

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

ละ

lá — Each; per; apiece; particle indicating distribution

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to; direction indicator

จน

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

เกือบ

gʉ̀ʉap — Almost; nearly; not quite; close to happening

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise; to carry something upward

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; upward; to rise; directional verb complement

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional complement indicating movement

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Air; atmosphere; weather; the open sky

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To ask for; to request; to beg for something

ลุก

lúk — To get up; to rise; to stand up from sitting

เพื่อ

phʉ̂ʉa — In order to; for the purpose of; so that

เริ่มต้น

rə̂ʉm-tôn — To begin; to start; the beginning of something

ลอย

lɔɔi — To float; to drift; to hover in the air

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something aloud

สูง

sǔung — High; tall; elevated in position or height

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; multiple; a number of things

นิ้ว

níu — Finger; inch; digit on a hand or foot

คว้า

khwâa — To grab; to snatch; to seize something quickly

ขอบ

khɔ̀ɔp — Edge; rim; border; margin of an object

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; desk; a flat surface for working or eating

ไว้

wái — To keep; to hold; to retain; perfective marker

ดึง

dʉng — To pull; to tug; to drag toward oneself

ตัวเอง

tuua-eeng — Oneself; myself/yourself/himself (reflexive pronoun)

ลง

long — Down; downward; to descend; directional complement

มา

maa — To come; toward here; directional complement

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occasion; occurrence classifier

ระวัง

rá-wang — To be careful; to watch out; to take caution

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

ขาว

khǎao — White; the color white; pale in color

กรีดร้อง

grìit-rɔ́ɔng — To scream; to shriek; to cry out loudly

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready; together with; prepared; at the same time

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with (linking things or people)

ผม

phǒm — I; me (first person masculine pronoun); hair

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the hand of a person

บางสิ่ง

baang-sìng — Something; some thing; a certain unspecified thing

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive aspect marker

เกิดขึ้น

gə̀ʉt-khʉ̂n — To happen; to occur; to take place; arise

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; as; like (comparison particle)

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate; to give an account of

ต่างๆ

tàang-tàang — Various; different; diverse; of many kinds

มากมาย

mâak-maai — Plenty; a great deal; very many; abundant

ทันที

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

เทียน

thiian — Candle; a wax stick that produces light when lit

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All; everything; the whole total amount

ยืด

yʉ̂ʉt — To stretch; to extend; to lengthen outward

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach; until; up to; arriving at a place

เพดาน

phee-daan — Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something visually

คล้าย

khláai — Similar to; resembling; like; looks like something

ดอกไม้ไฟ

dɔ̀ɔk-máai-fai — Fireworks; colorful explosive display in the sky

ด้านบน

dâan-bon — Top; upper side; above; the upper part of something

ส่วน

sùuan — Part; portion; section; as for (topic marker)

ขวด

khùuat — Bottle; a glass or plastic container for liquids

แต่ละ

tɛ̀ɛ-lá — Each; every individual one; each separate item

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like papers, plates

จาน

jaan — Plate; dish; flat vessel used for serving food

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one; a single unit

คู่

khûu — Pair; couple; partner; two matching items together

ติด

tìt — To attach; to stick; to be stuck; adjacent to

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; to be able to; as a result

ปีก

pìik — Wing; a wing of a bird, insect, or airplane

รวดเร็ว

rûuat-reo — Fast; rapid; swift; moving with great speed

ส้อม

sɔ̂ɔm — Fork; a utensil used for eating food

ขา

khǎa — Leg; a limb used for walking and standing

บิน

bin — To fly; to travel through the air

สั่น

sân — To shake; to tremble; to vibrate rapidly

วุ่นวาย

wûn-waai — Chaotic; hectic; confused; disorderly and turbulent

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each; without exception

ทิศทาง

thít-thaang — Direction; the course or path toward something

พวกมัน

phûuak-man — They; them (referring to animals or things informally)

เหมือน

mʉ̌ʉan — Like; similar to; the same as; resembling

นก

nók — Bird; a feathered winged animal

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; feelings; the emotional center of a person

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; the utmost degree; the superlative ending

เท่า

thâo — As much as; equal to; as tall as; same amount

ท่ามกลาง

thâam-glaang — Amid; in the middle of; surrounded by something

โกลาหล

goo-laa-hǒn — Chaos; uproar; turmoil; great confusion and disorder

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one (general classifier)

น่า

nâa — Worthy of; makes one feel; prefix for adjectives of feeling

สะพรึงกลัว

sà-phrʉng-gluua — Terrifying; frightening; causing great fear or dread