Treasure Island — Page 1

Vocabulary

เกาะ

ko — Island; piece of land surrounded by water

มหาสมบัติ

maha sombat — Great treasure; enormous wealth or riches

โดย

doi — By; indicating authorship or means

ถึง

thʉng — To; reaching or directed at someone

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

ชาวอเมริกัน

chao a-me-ri-kan — American; a person from the United States

ผู้ซึ่ง

phu sʉng — Who; relative pronoun referring to a person

รสนิยม

rot-ni-yom — Taste; personal preference or aesthetic sense

อัน

an — A classifier for various objects; one item

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

แบบฉบับ

baep cha-bap — Model; a standard example or archetype

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to someone or something

เขา

khao — He/she/him/her; third-person pronoun

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past tense

แรงบันดาลใจ

raeng ban-dan jai — Inspiration; motivation that drives creative action

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ประพันธ์

pra-phan — To compose or write a literary work

เรื่องราว

rʉang-raw — Story; narrative account of events

ต่อไปนี้

to pai ni — Following; the items or content listed below

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now; at this present moment (formal)

เพื่อ

phʉa — In order to; for the purpose of

ตอบแทน

top-thaen — To repay; to reciprocate a kindness or favor

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended or designated for someone

ชั่วโมง

chua-mong — Hour; unit of time equal to 60 minutes

แสน

saen — Hundred thousand; also means extremely or very

เพลิดเพลิน

phlət-phlən — To enjoy; to be pleasantly entertained

มากมาย

mak-mai — Many; a great amount or large number

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ด้วย

duai — With; also; in addition to something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns

ปรารถนาดี

prat-tha-na di — Goodwill; a sincere wish for someone's wellbeing

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; a way of doing something

สุดซึ้ง

sut sʉng — Deeply heartfelt; profoundly moving or touching

จึง

jʉng — Therefore; so; consequently as a result

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely

มอบ

mop — To present; to give or hand over something

หนังสือ

nang-sʉ — Book; a written or printed publication

เล่มนี้

lem ni — This volume; referring to the current book

เพื่อน

phʉan — Friend; a person one has a friendly relationship with

ผู้

phu — Person who; prefix indicating a person doing something

มี

mi — To have; to possess something

รักใคร่

rak-khrai — To be fond of; to feel affection toward someone

นั่นคือ

nan khʉ — That is; namely; used to clarify or specify

ผู้ซื้อ

phu-sʉ — Buyer; a person who purchases something

ที่

thi — That; which; at; relative pronoun or preposition

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing a state or action

ลังเลใจ

lang-le jai — To hesitate; to be indecisive about something

หาก

hak — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction

นิทาน

ni-than — Tale; a story, often traditional or adventurous

กะลาสี

ka-la-si — Sailor; a person who works on a ship

ขับขาน

khap khan — To sing or chant; to perform songs melodiously

ตาม

tam — According to; following; in accordance with

ทำนอง

tham-nong — Tune; melody; rhythm of a song or style

พายุ

pha-yu — Storm; violent weather with strong winds

ผจญภัย

pha-jon-phai — Adventure; exciting or dangerous experience

ความร้อน

khwam-ron — Heat; the quality or state of being hot

ความหนาว

khwam-nao — Cold; the state or sensation of low temperature

เรือ

rʉa — Boat; a vessel used for traveling on water

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various; different kinds or types of things

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; passive marker; also cheap

ทอดทิ้ง

thot-thing — To abandon; to desert or leave someone behind

โจรสลัด

jot sa-lat — Pirate; a person who robs at sea

ทอง

thong — Gold; a precious yellow metal

ฝัง

fang — To bury; to place something underground

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located somewhere

ใต้ดิน

tai din — Underground; beneath the surface of the earth

โรแมนซ์

ro-maen — Romance; a romantic or adventurous story

เก่าๆ

kao kao — Old; ancient; of a former or past time

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; the entire amount or every part

เล่า

lao — To narrate; to tell a story or recount events

ขึ้น

khʉn — Up; to rise; directional verb indicating upward

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or done

ตรงไปตรงมา

trong pai trong ma — Straightforward; direct and honest in manner

แบบ

baep — Style; form; a manner or pattern of something

โบราณ

bo-ran — Ancient; old-fashioned; from a long time ago

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

สามารถ

sa-mat — Can; to be able or capable of doing something

ทำให้

tham hai — To make; to cause something to happen

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a result

ดัง

dang — Like; as; in the same way as

เคย

khoei — Used to; to have done something before

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — I; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

อดีต

a-dit — Past; former; a time that has already occurred

เหล่า

lao — Those; a group of people or things

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

หนุ่มสาว

num-sao — Young people; youth; boys and girls

ฉลาด

cha-lat — Smart; intelligent; clever in thinking

ยุค

yuk — Era; age; a distinct period of history

ปัจจุบัน

pat-ju-ban — Present; current; happening right now

ก็

ko — Also; then; a discourse particle for continuation

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; such as that

ลงมือ

long mʉ — To begin; to start taking action on something

เลย

loei — At all; just; ever; emphasis or finality particle

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

เยาวชน

yao-wa-chon — Youth; young people in society

ขยันขันแข็ง

kha-yan-khan-khaeng — Diligent; hardworking and persevering in effort

โหยหา

hoi-ha — To yearn for; to long for something deeply

อีก

ik — More; another; additionally

ต่อไป

to pai — Onward; continuing further; from now on

อยากรู้อยากเห็น

yak-ru-yak-hen — Curious; eager to know and discover things

ลืมเลือน

lʉm-lʉan — To fade from memory; to be forgotten gradually

หรือ

rʉ — Or; a conjunction offering an alternative

กล้าหาญ

kla-han — Brave; courageous; showing boldness in danger

แห่ง

haeng — Of; from; classifier for places or sources

ป่า

pa — Forest; jungle; wild wooded area

คลื่น

khlʉn — Wave; a moving ridge of water on the sea

ขอให้

kho hai — May; I wish that; expressing a hope or wish

ร่วม

ruam — Together; to join; to share in something

นอน

non — To sleep; to lie down and rest

หลุม

lum — Pit; hole; a hollow place in the ground

ฝังศพ

fang sop — Burial; the act of burying a dead body

ที่ซึ่ง

thi sʉng — Where; at which; relative locative pronoun

บรรดา

ban-da — All those; the various; referring to a group

นักเขียน

nak-khian — Writer; author; a person who writes professionally

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned people or things

ผลงาน

phon-ngan — Work; creation; a product of one's effort

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of other people

สารบัญ

sa-ra-ban — Table of contents; index of a book's sections

ภาค

phak — Part; section; division of a book or region

หนึ่ง

nʉng — One; the number 1

ชรา

cha-ra — Old age; elderly; advanced in years

บทที่

bot thi — Chapter number; used to label book chapters

๑

nʉng — One; Thai numeral for the number 1

นักเดินเรือ

nak-dən-rʉa — Sailor; navigator; a person who travels by sea

๑๑

sip-et — Eleven; Thai numeral for the number 11

๒

song — Two; Thai numeral for the number 2

ปรากฏตัว

pra-kot tua — To appear; to show oneself; to make an appearance

หายไป

hai pai — To disappear; to vanish; to go missing

๑๗

sip-jet — Seventeen; Thai numeral for the number 17

๓

sam — Three; Thai numeral for the number 3

จุดดำ

jut dam — Black spot; a mark signifying a death sentence

๒๔

yi-sip-si — Twenty-four; Thai numeral for the number 24

๔

si — Four; Thai numeral for the number 4

หีบ

hip — Chest; trunk; a large box for storing items

ทะเล

tha-le — Sea; ocean; a large body of saltwater

๓๐

sam-sip — Thirty; Thai numeral for the number 30

๕

ha — Five; Thai numeral for the number 5

วาระ

wa-ra — Occasion; moment; a critical point in time

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last; final; the very end of a series

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a male person

ตาบอด

ta bot — Blind; unable to see; a sightless person

๓๖

sam-sip-hok — Thirty-six; Thai numeral for the number 36

๖

hok — Six; Thai numeral for the number 6

เอกสาร

ek-ka-san — Document; official paper or written record

กัปตัน

kap-tan — Captain; the commander of a ship

๔๑

si-sip-et — Forty-one; Thai numeral for the number 41

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

พ่อครัว

pho-khrua — Cook; chef; a person who prepares food

ท้องทะเล

thong tha-le — The sea; the open ocean; maritime expanse

๗

jet — Seven; Thai numeral for the number 7

เดินทาง

dən-thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; to move toward a destination

๔๘

si-sip-paet — Forty-eight; Thai numeral for the number 48

๘

paet — Eight; Thai numeral for the number 8

ป้าย

pai — Sign; label; a board displaying information

กล้อง

klong — Camera; also telescope or optical instrument

ส่อง

song — To peer through; to look through a lens

ทางไกล

thang klai — Long distance; far away; a distant direction