Treasure Island — Page 21

Vocabulary

ท่าน

thân — Respectful pronoun for 'you' or 'he/she'

คง

khong — Probably; likely to be the case

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; for (someone to do)

อภัย

à-phai — Forgiveness; to pardon someone's wrongdoing

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I/me'

กล้า

klâa — To dare; brave; courageous

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ได้

dâai — To be able to; to get; can

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; right away

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; conjunction introducing a clause

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen

นึกถึง

nûek thûeng — To think of; to recall; to remember someone

นิทาน

ní-thaan — Fable; folk tale; short story for children

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned before

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

เดิน

doeen — To walk; to move on foot

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward direction

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker's location

ที่นี่

thîi nîi — Here; at this place

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for something politely

พนัน

phá-nan — To bet; to gamble; a wager

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of something

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is/are

เจตนา

jèt-tà-naa — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim

มาก

mâak — Many; much; a lot; very

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to nearby thing

คุณหมอ

khun mǒo — Doctor; respectful term for a physician

กัปตัน

káp-tan — Captain; commander of a ship or aircraft

กล่าว

klàao — To state; to say formally; to declare

ช่าง

châang — How (exclamatory); craftsman; technician

ฉลาด

chà-làat — Clever; intelligent; smart person

นัก

nák — Very; extremely; an expert or enthusiast

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend; to concentrate; to be determined

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ปลด

plòt — To remove; to release; to dismiss from duty

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun

ออก

òok — To exit; out; to go outward

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

คาด

khâat — To expect; to predict; to anticipate

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to ponder

คุณ

khun — You; polite title equivalent to Mr./Ms.

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

แม้แต่

máe tàe — Even; not even; as little as one

คำ

kham — Word; syllable; unit of speech

เดียว

diao — Only; single; one alone; just one

ก็

gôo — Also; then; well; particle showing consequence

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire something strongly

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise; also; the same as well

ร้อง

róong — To cry out; to shout; to sing

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up; upward; to increase

หาก

hàak — If; in case that; conditional conjunction

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ไล่

lâi — To chase; to drive away; to dismiss

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker's location

พ้น

phón — Past; beyond; free from; out of reach

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; after that; completed action

แต่

tàe — But; only; however; yet

เป็นเพราะ

pen phró — Because; it is because of something

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; relative clause marker

ต้องการ

tông gaan — To need; to want; to require something

แย่

yâe — Bad; terrible; in poor condition

ลง

long — To go down; downward; to decrease

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao gàp — About; regarding; related to a topic

แล้วแต่

láeo tàe — Up to; depending on; as one pleases

พอใจ

phoo jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

หน้าที่

nâa thîi — Duty; responsibility; role or function

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

และ

láe — And; as well as; connecting two elements

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; by means of

คำพูด

kham phûut — Words; speech; something someone said

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

ลา

laa — To say goodbye; to take leave; donkey

หมอ

mǒo — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ขัด

khàt — To oppose; to conflict with; to contradict

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with; against

ความคิด

khwaam khít — Thought; idea; opinion; way of thinking

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; entire; everything; the whole amount

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in

หา

hǎa — To look for; to seek; to find

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; shore; edge of water

ซื่อสัตย์

sûe sàt — Honest; faithful; loyal and trustworthy

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number two

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

บน

bon — On; above; on top of something

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; vessel for water travel

สำเร็จ

sǎm-rèt — To succeed; to accomplish; to complete successfully

นั่น

nân — That; that thing over there

คือ

khuue — Is; means; to be (equative verb)

ก็ได้

gôo dâai — It's fine; okay; either way is acceptable

ชอบ

chôop — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; on behalf of someone

หลอกลวง

lòok luang — To deceive; to trick; to cheat someone

ทน

thon — To endure; to tolerate; to bear hardship

ประกาศ

prà-kàat — To announce; to declare; to proclaim publicly

การกระทำ

gaan grà-tham — Action; conduct; deed; act of doing something

เหมาะสม

mòo som — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the situation

ลูก

lûuk — Child; offspring; small rounded object

ผู้ชาย

phûu chaai — Man; male person; a grown male

เหมาะ

mòo — Suitable; fitting; appropriate for something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix indicating abstract concepts or states

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai

อังกฤษ

ang-grìt — England; English; relating to Britain

อย่าง

yàang — Type; kind; way; manner of doing something

สิ้นเชิง

sîn choeng — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; absolutely

เรา

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

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to observe visually

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action marker

ดาดฟ้า

dàat fáa — Deck of a ship; flat rooftop area

พวก

phûak — Group; gang; a bunch of people

ลูกเรือ

lûuk ruea — Crew member; sailor on a ship

เริ่ม

rôoem — To begin; to start; to commence

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone

อาวุธ

aa-wút — Weapon; arms; instrument used for fighting

ดินปืน

din puuen — Gunpowder; explosive powder used in firearms

พร้อม

phróom — Ready; prepared; together with; all set

เพลง

phleeng — Song; music; a musical piece

สนุกสนาน

sà-nùk sà-naan — Fun; enjoyable; entertaining; full of amusement

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; during; at the moment of

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to do one's job or task

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

ดูแล

duu lae — To take care of; to look after someone

ข้างๆ

khâang khâang — Beside; next to; alongside something or someone

การ

gaan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

จัดการ

jàt gaan — To manage; to handle; to deal with something

ใหม่

mài — New; fresh; again; recently made

ถูกใจ

thùuk jai — To please; to be to one's liking