Treasure Island — Page 18

Vocabulary

บัดนี้

bat ni — At this moment; right now; currently

สมบัติ

som-bat — Property, treasure, or possessions belonging to someone

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion

ที่

thi — Place; at; which; a relative pronoun or preposition

ต้อง

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

ระมัดระวัง

ra-mat ra-wang — To be careful, cautious, or watchful

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-chao — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ชอบ

chop — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or go on a journey somewhere

เพื่อ

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

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introducing a quoted or reported clause

กรณี

ka-ra-ni — Case, instance, or situation under consideration

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All; entirely; in total; without exception

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words or clauses together

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third-person informal pronoun

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special, extraordinary, or exceptional in some way

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ความลับ

khwam lap — A secret; confidential information not shared openly

ขออภัย

kho a-phai — To apologize; to ask for forgiveness or pardon

ท่าน

than — Respectful second or third-person pronoun meaning 'you/he/she'

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ได้

dai — Can; able to; did; past tense or ability marker

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; to be hit; passive voice marker

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or say something to someone

แก่

kae — To; for; indicating recipient; also means 'old'

นกแก้ว

nok kaeo — Parrot; a colorful bird known for mimicking speech

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives

ถาม

tham — To ask a question of someone

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; to rise; directional particle upward

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely; limiting the scope of something

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something verbally

กัปตัน

kap-tan — Captain; leader or commander of a ship

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or mention formally in speech

หมายความว่า

mai khwam wa — To mean; to signify; what something indicates or implies

ปากโป้ง

pak pong — Loudmouthed; unable to keep secrets; blabbermouth

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe, trust, or have faith in something

สุภาพบุรุษ

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

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; the two of them together

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of facts or information

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; referring back to the subject themselves

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker; strength/force

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions asking for identity

อยู่

yu — To be at a location; to stay; continuative aspect marker

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

จะ

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

ความคิดเห็น

khwam khit hen — Opinion; personal view or perspective on a matter

นั่น

nan — That; that thing over there; demonstrative pronoun

คือ

khue — Is; namely; used to define or identify something

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence or living state

ความตาย

khwam tai — Death; the state of ceasing to live

ฝ่าฟัน

fa fan — To overcome obstacles; to push through difficulties bravely

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, type; like; in the manner of

หวุดหวิด

wut wit — Narrowly; barely escaping; by a very close margin

ชัดเจน

chat chen — Clear, evident, distinct, or easy to understand

ดี

di — Good; fine; well; of positive quality or character

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg something politely

ความจริง

khwam ching — Truth; reality; what is actually true or factual

พอสมควร

pho som khuan — Reasonably; fairly; to a suitable or moderate degree

ดร.

dok-to — Dr.; abbreviation for doctor, academic or medical title

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question or statement

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular 'I'

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or take something offered

ความเสี่ยง

khwam siang — Risk; danger; possibility of something bad occurring

โง่เขลา

ngo khao — Foolish, stupid, or lacking good sense or judgment

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought

ต่อมา

to ma — Later; afterward; subsequently in time

ลูกเรือ

luk ruea — Crew member; sailor working aboard a ship

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; referring to a group of people

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmative response

นักเดินเรือ

nak doen ruea — Sailor; navigator; a person who travels by sea

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by males at sentence end

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; it is advisable to do something

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess something

สิทธิ์

sit — Right; entitlement; legal or moral authority to do something

เลือก

lueak — To choose, select, or pick from available options

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; himself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; together; additionally included

หาก

hak — If; in case that; conditional conjunction in Thai

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; to; arriving at a destination

บางที

bang thi — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe; occasionally possible

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; connective or emphasis particle

แพทย์

phaet — Physician; medical doctor; a person who practices medicine

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; a person you are close to

อาจ

at — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility or uncertainty

พา

pha — To take or lead someone along somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; to travel away from current location

ดูถูก

du thuk — To look down on; to disrespect or belittle someone

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen, occur, or take place as an event

ตั้งใจ

tang chai — To intend; to be determined or focused on something

นาย

nai — Mr.; master; male title or form of address

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end seeking yes/no answer

เขา

khao — He; she; him; her; third-person pronoun in Thai

สนิทสนม

sa-nit sa-nom — Intimate, close, or very friendly with someone

กับ

kap — With; and; together with; accompanied by someone

มากเกินไป

mak koen pai — Too much; excessively; more than what is appropriate

จน

chon — Until; so that; to the point where; poor (adj)

เหมาะ

mo — Appropriate, suitable, or fitting for a purpose

นายทหาร

nai tha-han — Military officer; a person of commissioned rank

ต้นหน

ton hon — First mate; chief officer aboard a sailing vessel

รู้จัก

ru chak — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person

เก็บตัว

kep tua — To keep to oneself; to be reserved or withdrawn socially

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume a liquid beverage

ชั้นล่าง

chan lang — Lower deck or floor; the bottom level of a structure

หมายความ

mai khwam — To mean; to have the meaning or significance of something

ร้อง

rong — To cry, sing, or call out; to make a vocal sound

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; no, that is incorrect; negating identity

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an acceptable limit

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only; just that; nothing more than what was stated

ทีนี้

thi ni — Now then; at this point; moving to next topic

สรุป

sa-rup — To summarize, conclude, or wrap up main points

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion aspect marker