Treasure Island — Page 23

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or move downward

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location

ข้าง

khang — Side; beside; next to something

ล่าง

lang — Below; lower; underneath something

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to get or obtain

เลย

loei — At all; ever; so; therefore; straight past

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; things; possessions

เรา

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

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain stable

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something

การ

kan — Action; process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

อาหาร

ahan — Food; meal; cuisine

เย็น

yen — Cold; cool; evening; dinner time

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after completing an action

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers

ท่าน

than — Respectful you; honorable person; sir

พ่อครัว

pho-khrua — Male cook; chef in a kitchen

ตอบ

top — To answer; reply; respond to someone

แตะ

tae — To touch lightly; tap; make light contact

หน้าผาก

na-phak — Forehead; front upper part of face

คำนับ

kham-nap — To bow respectfully; show formal respect

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; connective particle

หาย

hai — To disappear; vanish; recover from illness

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately; right away; at once

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ทิศทาง

thit-thang — Direction; course; way toward a destination

ห้อง

hong — Room; chamber inside a building

ครัว

khrua — Kitchen; cooking area in a home

ชาย

chai — Man; male; boy; masculine

ดี

di — Good; fine; well; of good quality

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or emphasis

กัปตัน

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

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; medical professional

พูด

phut — To speak; talk; say something aloud

อาจ

at — May; might; possibly; perhaps

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become

ระวัง

ra-wang — Be careful; watch out; beware of danger

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; by means of

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; bunch of people together

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negative command particle

ให้

hai — To give; to let; for; causing someone to

กระแทก

kra-thaek — To slam; hit hard; bang against something

เขา

khao — He; she; they; him; her; them

ต่อ

to — Next; against; continue; per; extend

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing an action

ที่

thi — At; place; which; that; relative marker

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; strength; power; energy

ขน

khon — Hair; fur; feathers; to transport goods

ย้าย

yai — To move; relocate; transfer to another place

ดิน

din — Soil; earth; ground; dirt

ปืน

puen — Gun; firearm; rifle; weapon that shoots

ทันใด

than-dai — Suddenly; all at once; immediately at that moment

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe; notice; pay attention to details

เห็น

hen — To see; notice visually; perceive with eyes

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by women

ตรวจ

truat — To inspect; examine; check carefully

ดู

du — To look; watch; see; observe something

หมุน

mun — To spin; rotate; turn around in circles

ติด

tit — To stick; attach; be connected to something

อยู่

yu — To be at; stay; live; located somewhere

กลาง

klang — Middle; center; amid; in the middle of

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats and aircraft; hull

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; vessel that travels on water

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ทองเหลือง

thong-lueang — Brass; yellow metal alloy of copper and zinc

ยาว

yao — Long; lengthy; extended in measurement

ขนาด

kha-nat — Size; dimension; measurement of something

เก้า

kao — Nine; the number 9

นิ้ว

niu — Finger; toe; inch as unit of measurement

เฮ้

he — Hey; exclamation to get someone's attention

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; young person; minor

ตะโกน

ta-kon — To shout; yell; call out loudly

ออก

ok — Out; exit; go out; emerge from inside

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a place

นั่น

nan — That; that thing over there; pointing away

ช่วย

chuai — To help; assist; aid someone in need

ทำงาน

tham-ngan — To work; do a job; carry out tasks

ซะ

sa — Emphatic particle indicating completion or command

และ

lae — And; connecting two words or clauses together

ขณะ

kha-na — While; moment; at the time that something happens

รีบ

rip — To hurry; rush; be in a hurry

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot from place to place

ได้ยิน

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

ค่อนข้าง

khon-khang — Rather; quite; fairly; somewhat; moderately

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; renowned; making much noise

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ว่า

wa — That; say; think; quotative or complementizer particle

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

จะ

cha — Will; going to; future tense marker

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai sentences

มี

mi — To have; there is; exist; possess something

โปรด

prot — Please; to favor; to be gracious toward someone

ปราน

pran — To be merciful; show compassion or leniency

ขอ

kho — To request; ask for; beg for something

รับรอง

rap-rong — To guarantee; assure; certify; vouch for someone

คิด

khit — To think; consider; ponder an idea

พ้อง

phong — To agree; concur; coincide in opinion

อย่าง

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

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely; entirely; totally; without exception

เกลียด

kliat — To hate; detest; strongly dislike someone or something

สุด

sut — End; most; utmost; extreme degree of something

ซึ้ง

sueng — Deeply moved; touching; profound emotional feeling

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel; make a journey to somewhere

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

คืน

khuen — Night; to return something; give back

ต่าง

tang — Different; various; foreign; each other

วุ่นวาย

wun-wai — Chaotic; hectic; turbulent; disorderly and confusing

จัดเก็บ

chat-kep — To store; organize and put away items

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something in general

เข้า

khao — To enter; go in; move inside something

ทาง

thang — Way; path; road; direction toward somewhere

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; pal; close acquaintance

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Symbol indicating the preceding word is repeated

หลาย

lai — Many; several; multiple; a number of things

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; the whole of something

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from this one

พาย

phai — To paddle; row a boat; oar movement

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker's location

ส่ง

song — To send; deliver; pass something to someone

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

อวยพร

uai-phon — To bless; wish someone well; give blessings

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something

สวัสดิภาพ

sa-wat-di-phap — Safety; well-being; welfare; good condition of life

กลับ

klap — To return; go back; come back home

ปลอดภัย

plot-phai — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; have experience doing something before

ไหน

nai — Where; which; asking about location or choice

โรงเตี๊ยม

rong-tiam — Inn; tavern; old-style lodging with food and drink

มาก

mak — Much; many; a lot; very; in great quantity

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby

เหนื่อย

nueai — Tired; weary; exhausted from physical effort

ล้า

la — Exhausted; worn out; fatigued beyond normal tiredness

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; the superlative degree; the extreme end

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ก่อน

kon — Before; prior to; earlier than something else

รุ่งสาง

rung-sang — Dawn; early morning; the break of day

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little; slightly; a small amount of something

นาย

nai — Mr.; master; boss; male title of address

เป่า

pao — To blow; blow air; blow a whistle or instrument

นก

nok — Bird; any feathered flying animal

หวีด

wit — To whistle; make a high-pitched shrill sound

ลูก

luk — Child; offspring; ball; classifier for round objects

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; start; commence an activity

จับ

chap — To grab; catch; hold; arrest someone

คัน

khan — Itch; classifier for vehicles and long-handled tools

สมอ

samo — Anchor; heavy device to moor a ship