Treasure Island — Page 12

Vocabulary

ฉัน

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

มัก

mak — tend to, usually, often do something

จะ

ja — future tense marker, will, going to

คอย

khoi — to wait, to keep watching for something

จับตา

jap taa — to keep an eye on, watch closely

มอง

maawng — to look at, to gaze at something

พวก

phuak — group, bunch, those (referring to people)

นักเดินเรือ

nak doen ruea — sailor, seafarer, one who travels by ship

อยู่

yuu — to be located, to stay, progressive aspect marker

เสมอ

sà-moe — always, consistently, all the time

ไม่ว่า

mai waa — regardless of, no matter what or who

มี

mii — to have, to possess, there is/are

ขา

khaa — leg, limb of a person or animal

ข้าง

khaang — side, flank, beside something or someone

เดียว

diao — single, only one, alone

หรือ

ruue — or, question particle for yes/no questions

สอง

saawng — two, the number 2

และ

lae — and, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

จำ

jam — to remember, to memorize, to recall

ได้

dai — can, able to, to get or obtain

ว่า

waa — that (complementizer), to say, quotative marker

คน

khon — person, human being, individual

นี้

nii — this, referring to something nearby

ทำให้

tham hai — to cause, to make something happen

เขา

khao — he, she, they, him, her, them

ไม่ได้

mai dai — cannot, did not, unable to do something

ท่าทาง

thaa thaang — manner, appearance, way one carries oneself

ของ

khaawng — of, belonging to, possessive particle

แต่

tae — but, however, yet, nevertheless

ก็

kaw — also, then, particle softening or linking clauses

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also, even, continue to

ท้องทะเล

thaawng tha-lee — the sea, the ocean, open waters

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or thing

ตัว

tua — body, self, classifier for animals and clothing

ด้วย

duai — also, too, with, as well

ถาม

thaam — to ask, to question someone about something

ต้องการ

tawng gaan — to want, to need, to require something

อะไร

a-rai — what, anything, something (interrogative pronoun)

บอก

baawk — to tell, to inform, to say to someone

เอา

ao — to take, to get, want (informal usage)

รัม

ram — rum, an alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane

ขณะ

kha-na — moment, while, at the time of

ที่

thii — at, place, relative pronoun, classifier for spots

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently doing, in the process of (progressive)

ออก

aawk — to exit, go out, come out of somewhere

ไป

pai — to go, away, directional particle forward

นอก

naawk — outside, exterior, beyond a boundary

ห้อง

haawng — room, chamber inside a building

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of

หยิบ

yip — to pick up, to grab with fingers

มา

maa — to come, directional particle toward speaker

กลับ

glap — to return, to go back to a place

นั่ง

nang — to sit, to be seated somewhere

ลง

long — to go down, descend, downward direction

บน

bon — on, on top of, above a surface

โต๊ะ

to — table, desk, a flat surface for work

โบก

boke — to wave, to beckon, to signal with hand

มือ

muue — hand, the human hand

ให้

hai — to give, for, causative particle, so that

เข้าไป

khao pai — to go into, to enter a place

ใกล้

glai — near, close to, not far away

หยุด

yut — to stop, to halt, to cease movement

ยืน

yuuen — to stand, to be in standing position

นิ่ง

ning — still, motionless, quiet, without movement

โดย

doi — by, by means of, through an agent

ผ้าเช็ดมือ

phaa chet muue — hand towel, cloth used to dry hands

ถือ

thue — to hold, to carry in the hand

มานี่

maa nii — come here, an instruction to approach speaker

ซิ

si — particle adding emphasis or mild command tone

เด็กน้อย

dek naawi — little child, young kid, small boy or girl

พูด

phuut — to speak, to talk, to say words

เข้ามา

khao maa — to come in, to enter toward the speaker

ใกล้ๆ

glai glai — very nearby, right next to, close by

นี่

nii — here, this (emphatic form of นี้)

ก้าว

gaao — to step, a step taken while walking

ขึ้น

khueen — up, upward, to rise, directional particle

หนึ่ง

nueng — one, the number 1, a certain (article-like)

จอง

jaawng — to reserve, to book in advance

ไว้

wai — to keep, to place aside, aspect marker retention

สำหรับ

sam-rap — for, intended for, on behalf of someone

เพื่อน

phuean — friend, companion, close acquaintance

ชื่อ

chuue — name, to be named, one's given name

เปล่า

plao — no, empty, not so, negation in questions

หัวเราะ

hua-ro — to laugh, to chuckle, expression of amusement

ไม่

mai — not, no, negation particle in Thai

รู้จัก

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

พัก

phak — to rest, to stay temporarily, to lodge

บ้าน

baan — house, home, dwelling place

เรา

rao — we, us, I (informal first person pronoun)

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that, a relative pronoun connector

เรียก

riak — to call, to name, to summon someone

กัปตัน

gap-tan — captain, commander of a ship or vessel

ก็ได้

kaw dai — it's okay, that works too, acceptable option

นั้น

nan — that, referring to something farther away

คง

khong — probably, likely, presumably, I suppose

ถูก

thuuk — correct, right, cheap, passive marker in Thai

เหมือนกัน

muean gan — same, likewise, also, me too

รอย

roi — mark, trace, scar, impression left behind

แผลเป็น

phlae pen — scar, permanent mark left by a wound

แก้ม

gaem — cheek, the fleshy side of the face

มารยาท

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

น่า

naa — worthy of, should feel, deserving of emotion

พึงพอใจ

phueng phaw jai — satisfied, content, pleased with something

อย่าง

yaang — way, manner, kind, type, like (comparison)

ยิ่ง

ying — even more, increasingly, the more so

โดยเฉพาะ

doi cha-phaw — especially, particularly, in specific cases

ตอน

taawn — time period, episode, when, at the time

เมา

mao — drunk, intoxicated from alcohol

เหล้า

lao — alcohol, liquor, spirits, alcoholic drink

ลอง

laawng — to try, to attempt, to test something

สมมติ

som-mut — suppose, assume, let's say, hypothetically

กัน

gan — together, each other, mutual reciprocal action

เล่นๆ

len len — just for fun, jokingly, not seriously

แก

gae — you (informal, slightly rude), he/she (casual)

ถ้า

thaa — if, in the event that, conditional particle

อยาก

yaak — to want, to desire, to wish for something

ต่อ

taw — to continue, next, per unit, against, extend

ขวา

khwaa — right side, the right-hand direction

นั่น

nan — that (over there), that thing or person

แหละ

lae — exactly, that's it, emphasizing particle

อ้า

aa — ah, oh, exclamation of realization or surprise

เป็น

pen — to be, to become, can, as a result

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, after that, completion marker

ทีนี้

thii nii — now then, at this point, so now

ไหม

mai — question particle for yes/no questions

เดิน

doen — to walk, to move on foot

เล่น

len — to play, to engage in leisure activity

ข้างนอก

khaang naawk — outside, the exterior area beyond indoors

ทาง

thaang — way, path, direction, route, means

ไหน

nai — where, which, interrogative for location or choice