Treasure Island — Page 28

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

แก

kae — You; informal pronoun used with close acquaintances

ไม่

mâi — Not; general negation particle in Thai

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used by females

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention indicator

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, or manner of something

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completed action or then/and then

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also, then, so; discourse particle linking clauses

กระตุก

krà-tùk — To jerk, twitch, or pull with a sudden movement

แรง

raeng — Strong, hard, forceful; describes intensity or strength

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the point of a result

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or calculate something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to oneself

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or ability

ลม

lom — Wind; also refers to fainting or dizziness

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with; indicates accompaniment or addition

เหตุ

hèet — Cause, reason, or origin of an event

กลัว

klua — To be afraid or scared of something

ขอทาน

khɔ̌ɔ-thaan — Beggar; a person who begs for money

ตา

taa — Eye; also maternal grandfather in Thai

บอด

bɔ̀ɔt — Blind; unable to see; visually impaired

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant reference

สุด

sùt — Extreme, utmost, end; superlative intensifier

ขีด

khìit — Limit, boundary; to scratch or draw a line

ลืม

lueem — To forget; to fail to remember something

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating state or quality

ที่

thîi — Place, that, which; relative pronoun or location word

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; indicates possession or existence

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — To continue, against, per; connects or extends something

กัปตัน

káp-tan — Captain; leader of a ship, aircraft, or team

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

เสีย

sǐia — Broken, bad, lost; indicates something ruined or gone

สิ้น

sîn — To end, finish, expire; completely depleted

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction joining words or clauses together

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

เปิด

pəət — To open or turn on something

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door, gate; entrance to a room or building

ห้อง

hɔ̂ɔng — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

นั่งเล่น

nâng-lên — Living room; room for relaxing and sitting

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — To cry, shout, or sing; vocalize loudly

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, inform, or say to someone

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of language or speech

สั่ง

sàng — To order, command, or instruct someone

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound, voice, noise; auditory sensation

สั่น

sân — To shake, tremble, or vibrate involuntarily

เครือ

khruea — Hoarse, quavering; also network or cluster

ผู้

phûu — Person, one who; prefix indicating a person doing something

น่า

nâa — Should, worth; precedes adjective to mean deserving of

สงสาร

sǒng-sǎan — To pity, feel sorry for someone unfortunate

เงย

ngoei — To raise or lift one's face upward

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, to rise, increase; upward directional particle

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at, gaze, or observe something

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; indicates limitation in amount

ชั่ว

chûa — Evil, wicked; brief moment; temporary duration

อึดใจ

ùt-jai — A brief moment; a short span of time

เดียว

diaw — Single, alone, only one; just a moment

ฤทธิ์

rít — Power, magical force, or supernatural potency

เหล้า

lâo — Liquor, alcohol; alcoholic beverage

หาย

hǎai — To disappear, vanish, or recover from illness

จาก

jàak — From, to leave; indicates separation or origin

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects

ทิ้ง

thíng — To abandon, discard, or throw away something

ให้

hâi — To give; causative particle; for the purpose of

จ้อง

jɔ̂ɔng — To stare fixedly at something or someone

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, live; continuous aspect marker

สติ

sà-tì — Consciousness, mindfulness, awareness; mental presence

สีหน้า

sǐi-nâa — Facial expression; the look on one's face

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle or noun

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show, display, perform, or express something

หวาดกลัว

wàat-klua — To be terrified, fearful, or frightened of something

มาก

mâak — Much, many, very; indicates large quantity or degree

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as; comparison of degree

กับ

kàp — With, and, to; indicates accompaniment or comparison

อ่อนแอ

ɔ̀ɔn-ae — Weak, feeble, frail; lacking strength or energy

ใกล้

klâi — Near, close; short distance from something

ตาย

taai — To die; dead; extremely (intensifier in slang)

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

ลุก

lúk — To get up, stand up, or rise from sitting

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast

เหลือ

lǔea — Remaining, left over; to have something remaining

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ร่างกาย

râang-kaai — Body; the physical form of a person

เพียงพอ

phiang-phɔɔ — Sufficient, enough; adequate for a purpose

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated somewhere

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, or say something

ข้า

khâa — I, me; archaic or formal first-person pronoun

เห็น

hěn — To see, perceive visually; to notice something

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing or incomplete state

ได้ยิน

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

นิ้วมือ

níu-muue — Finger; digits of the human hand

ขยับ

khà-yàp — To move slightly, shift, or adjust position

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; indicates ability or past completion

ธุระ

thú-rá — Business, errand, matter to attend to

คือ

khuue — Is, means; equative verb linking subject and predicate

ยื่น

yûen — To extend, hand over, or reach something out

มือ

muue — Hand; the part of the body used for gripping

ซ้าย

sáai — Left; the direction opposite of right

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To exit, go out; outward directional particle

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward

เด็กน้อย

dèk-nɔ́ɔi — Little child; a young or small child

จับ

jàp — To grab, catch, hold, or arrest someone

ข้อมือ

khɔ̂ɔ-muue — Wrist; the joint connecting hand and forearm

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, or bring something along

ขวา

khwǎa — Right; the direction opposite of left

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

ทั้งสอง

tháng-sɔ̌ɔng — Both; refers to two things or people together

ทำตาม

tham-taam — To follow, comply with, or act according to

คำสั่ง

kham-sàng — Order, command, instruction given to someone

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; refers to each member of a group

ประการ

prà-kaan — Aspect, regard, respect; formal classifier for matters

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or pass something to someone

บางสิ่ง

baang-sìng — Something; an unspecified thing or object

อุ้งมือ

ûng-muue — Palm of the hand; the inner surface of hand

ถือ

thǔue — To hold, carry, or consider something

ไม้เท้า

máai-tháao — Walking stick, cane; staff used for support

ฝ่ามือ

fàa-muue — Palm; the flat inner surface of the hand

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun in formal contexts

กำ

kam — To grip, clench, or hold tightly in hand

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; general noun for objects

ไว้

wái — To keep, put aside; retaining particle for future use

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, at once, right away

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Right now, at this moment; formal present time

เสร็จ

sèt — Finished, done, completed; end of a task

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; edge or border of something

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough, sufficient; just as soon as

พูดจบ

phûut-jòp — To finish speaking; done saying what was needed

ปล่อย

plɔ̀ɔi — To release, let go, or set free something

แม่นยำ

mɛ̂n-yam — Accurate, precise, exact; hitting the target well

คล่องแคล่ว

khlɔ̂ɔng-khlɛ̂ɛo — Agile, nimble, dexterous; moving with ease and skill

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat-jai — To be surprised, astonished, or amazed by something

กระโดด

krà-dòot — To jump, leap, or spring upward or forward

สู่

sùu — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or destination

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street; a path for vehicles and people

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while, during; indicates a point in time

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

นิ่ง

nîng — Still, motionless, quiet; not moving or making sound

แทะ

thɛ́ — To nibble, gnaw, or chew on something slowly

ค่อยๆ

khɔ̂i-khɔ̂i — Slowly, gradually, gently; doing something little by little

ห่าง

hàang — Far, distant, apart; separated by a gap

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance, interval, range; span between two points

ไกล

klai — Far, distant; a great distance away