Treasure Island — Page 7

Vocabulary

รถไปรษณีย์

rot praisanee — Mail coach; horse-drawn vehicle carrying postal deliveries

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or pick up something

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; our group of people

ขึ้นรถ

kheun rot — To board or get onto a vehicle

ราว

rao — Approximately; about; roughly a certain amount

พลบค่ำ

phlop kham — Dusk; the time just after sunset

ที่

thi — At; place; location; relative pronoun marker

โรงแรม

rong raem — Hotel; establishment providing lodging for guests

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ที่ราบโล่ง

thi rap long — Open plain; flat, wide, unobstructed landscape

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun, informal female usage

ถูก

thuk — To be acted upon; passive marker; also cheap

ประกบ

prakop — To sandwich between; to press closely on both sides

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live at a place

ระหว่าง

rawang — Between; among; during a period of time

กับ

kap — With; and; together with another person or thing

สุภาพบุรุษ

suphap burut — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

สูงวัย

sung wai — Elderly; of advanced age; older in years

รูปร่าง

rup rang — Figure; body shape; physical appearance of a person

อ้วนท้วม

uan thuam — Plump; chubby; having a round, well-fed body

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite a condition

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; any mode of wheeled transport

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker; indicating intention

แล่น

laen — To run fast; to sail; to move swiftly

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; at high speed

อากาศ

akat — Air; weather; atmospheric conditions outside

ยามค่ำคืน

yam kham khuen — Nighttime; the hours of darkness at night

หนาวเย็น

nao yen — Cold and chilly; uncomfortably low in temperature

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; be obliged to do something

หลับงีบ

lap ngip — To doze; to nap lightly for a short time

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ตั้งแต่

tangtae — Since; from a particular point in time onward

แรกเริ่ม

raek roem — At the very beginning; from the first moment

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completed action marker in Thai

หลับสนิท

lap sanit — To sleep deeply; to be in sound sleep

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; just like; resembling something else closely

ท่อนซุง

thon sung — A log; a large cut piece of timber

ตลอด

talot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration of something

การเดินทาง

kan doen thang — Journey; travel; the act of traveling somewhere

ขึ้นเขา

kheun khao — To go uphill; to climb a mountain or hill

ลงห้วย

long huai — To descend into a ravine or valley below

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; to go past a place

ด่าน

dan — Checkpoint; gate; a point of passage or control

เล่า

lao — Particle for emphasis or continuation in narration

จนกระทั่ง

jon kratang — Until; up to the point when something happens

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Final; last; at the very end of something

ปลุก

pluk — To wake someone up; to rouse from sleep

ด้วย

duay — With; by means of; also; too

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix; the act or process of something

กระแทก

krathaek — To bump hard; to jolt; to strike with force

สีข้าง

si khang — Ribs; the side of the body near the ribs

เมื่อ

mueа — When; at the time that something occurred

ลืมตา

leum ta — To open one's eyes; to wake up visually

ขึ้น

kheun — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement

พบว่า

phop wa — To find that; to discover that something is true

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

จอด

jot — To stop; to park a vehicle at a location

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; not moving at all

หน้า

na — In front of; face; the front side of something

อาคาร

akhaan — Building; structure; a constructed architectural edifice

ขนาดใหญ่

khanat yai — Large-sized; of big dimensions or proportions

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or container

ถนน

thanon — Street; road; a paved path for vehicles

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เมือง

mueang — City; town; an urban settlement or municipality

รุ่งสาง

rung sang — Dawn; early morning; the first light of day

ได้

dai — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker

นาน

nan — Long time; for a prolonged duration of time

ที่ไหน

thi nai — Where; which place; asking about a location

ถาม

tham — To ask; to question someone about something

บอก

bok — To tell; to say; to inform someone verbally

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

ได้เลย

dai loei — Can do right away; immediately possible without hesitation

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also title of respect

พัก

phak — To rest; to stay temporarily; to take a break

แห่งหนึ่ง

haeng nueng — A certain place; one particular location or spot

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector in Thai

ไกล

klai — Far; distant; a long way away from here

ลงไป

long pai — Down to; going further down in a direction

บริเวณ

boriwon — Area; vicinity; the surrounding zone of a place

ท่าเรือ

tha ruea — Port; harbor; a place where ships dock

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

ควบคุมดูแล

khuapkhum dulaе — To oversee and manage; to supervise operations carefully

ซ่อมแซม

som saem — To repair; to fix; to restore something broken

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; a watercraft used for sailing

สกูนเนอร์

sakun noe — Schooner; a type of sailing vessel with masts

เดิน

doen — To walk; to travel on foot or move along

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do or be something

ที่นั่น

thi nan — There; at that place over there

เส้นทาง

sen thang — Route; path; a course taken to reach somewhere

ทำให้

tham hai — To make; to cause something to happen or change

ยินดี

yindee — Pleased; happy; glad about a situation or event

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to function as something

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Extremely; very much; to a great degree indeed

ตาม

tam — Along; following; according to; in the direction of

ท่าเทียบเรือ

tha thiap ruea — Wharf; dock; a platform where ships are moored

นานาชนิด

nana chanit — Various kinds; many different types of things

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; including every part or member

ขนาด

khanat — Size; dimension; the measurement of an object

ใหญ่น้อย

yai noi — Big and small; all sizes ranging from large to small

รูปแบบ

rup baep — Pattern; style; form or format of something

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various; different kinds; assorted types of things

หลากหลาย

lak lai — Diverse; varied; having many different kinds or forms

สัญชาติ

sanchat — Nationality; the country someone belongs to by origin

ลำหนึ่ง

lam nueng — One vessel; a classifier for boats counting one ship

กะลาสี

kalasi — Sailor; seaman; a person who works on ships

ร้องเพลง

rong phleng — To sing a song; to vocalize music aloud

ขณะ

khana — While; during; at the moment something is happening

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to perform a job or task

อีก

ik — More; another; again; additionally beyond what exists

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

ชาย

chai — Man; male person; a male human being

หลายคน

lai khon — Many people; several persons; a number of individuals

ที่สูง

thi sung — High up; elevated place; a lofty position above

เหนือ

nuea — Above; over; north; higher than something else

หัว

hua — Head; top part; the uppermost section of something

ขึ้นไป

kheun pai — Up there; going upward further away from here

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; a great quantity or degree

ห้อยโหน

hoi hon — To hang and swing; to dangle from something above

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord; a thick twisted fiber for tying

ดู

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

บาง

bang — Thin; some; slender; a small amount or number

ไม่ต่างจาก

mai tang jak — Not different from; just the same as something else

ใยแมงมุม

yai maengmum — Spider web; the silk threads woven by spiders

อาศัย

asai — To live; to reside; to depend on for survival

ริมฝั่งทะเล

rim fang thale — Seaside; along the shore beside the sea

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; existence; the state of being alive

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; expressing contrast or exception

ดูเหมือน

du muean — Seems like; appears as if; looks similar to something

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something at any time

ใกล้

klai — Near; close to; not far from a place

ทะเล

thale — Sea; ocean; a large body of salt water

อย่างแท้จริง

yang thae jing — Truly; genuinely; in a real and authentic way

เลย

loei — At all; ever; just; emphatic particle in Thai

บัดนั้น

bat nan — At that moment; just then; at that very time

กลิ่น

klin — Smell; scent; odor detected by the nose

น้ำมันดิน

nam man din — Tar; pitch; thick black sticky substance from petroleum

เกลือทะเล

kluea thale — Sea salt; salt obtained from ocean water

สิ่งใหม่

sing mai — New thing; something novel not experienced before

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for; meant for a specific person or purpose

ได้เห็น

dai hen — Got to see; had the opportunity to witness something

รูปแกะสลัก

rup kae salak — Carved figure; sculpture; an intricately carved decorative figure

หัวเรือ

hua ruea — Bow of a ship; the front part of a vessel

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; item; one unit of something

งดงาม

ngot ngam — Beautiful; elegant; strikingly attractive in appearance

วิจิตร

wijit — Exquisitely crafted; ornate; intricately detailed and beautiful

ล้วน

luan — All; entirely; consisting solely of one thing

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done something previously before

ห้วง

huang — Expanse; depths; a vast stretch of water or space

มหาสมุทร

mahasamut — Ocean; a vast, deep body of salt water

ไกลโพ้น

klai phon — Far away; very distant; in a remote faraway place

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All in all; altogether; every single one included