Treasure Island — Page 29

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ระหว่าง

ra-wàang — Between, during, among two or more things

นั้น

nán — That, those; referring to something previously mentioned

ท่าน

thân — Honorific pronoun for a respected person

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

กัปตัน

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

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating an ongoing state or action

คง

khong — Probably, likely; indicating assumption or continuity

อยู่

yùu — To be, to stay, to remain somewhere

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concept or state

สัมพันธ์

sǎm-phan — Relationship, connection, association between people

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ห่าง

hàang — Far apart, distant, separated by space

เหิน

hǒen — To be estranged, drifted apart emotionally

กัน

kan — Each other, together; mutual or reciprocal action

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough, sufficient, just right in amount

สมควร

sǒm-khuan — Appropriate, suitable, as it should be

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

อ้อมค้อม

ɔ̂ɔm-khɔ́ɔm — Indirect, roundabout, not straightforward in speech

เรื่อง

rûuang — Story, matter, topic, issue being discussed

นี้

níi — This, these; indicating something nearby or current

เลย

loei — At all, so, then; emphasizing or indicating result

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third person pronoun

ดูถูก

duu-thùuk — To look down on, to disrespect, to belittle

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, type; used to describe how something is

สุด

sùt — Most, extreme, utmost; superlative degree marker

ซึ้ง

súeng — Deeply moving, profound, touching the heart deeply

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, section; as for, regarding

เคย

khoei — Used to, ever; indicating past experience or habit

พูด

phûut — To speak, to talk, to say something

เว้น

wén — To except, to skip, to leave out

แต่

tàe — But, only, except; indicating contrast or limitation

เมื่อ

mûua — When, at the time that something happened

มี

mii — To have, to exist, there is or are

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

ด้วย

dûuai — Also, too, with; used to add or include

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also, then, well; discourse particle indicating continuation

สั้น

sân — Short, brief in length or duration

กระชับ

kra-cháp — Concise, compact, tight and to the point

แห้งแล้ง

hâaeng-láaeng — Dry, arid; lacking warmth or emotion

คำ

kham — Word, term; unit of spoken or written language

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เกิน

goen — To exceed, more than, over a limit

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary, essential, must be done

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, right; also cheap or to be acted upon

ตรรกะ

tàk-ka — Logic, reasoning, rational thinking

บีบ

bìip — To squeeze, to press, to force into a corner

ให้

hâi — To give, to let, to cause; benefactive marker

จนมุม

jon-mum — Cornered, backed into a corner with no escape

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm-ráp — To accept, to admit, to acknowledge something

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing a quoted clause

ดู

duu — To look, to watch, to seem or appear

เหมือน

mǔuan — Like, similar to, resembling something else

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; emphasizing personal action or identity

คิด

khít — To think, to consider, to calculate mentally

ผิด

phìt — Wrong, incorrect, to make a mistake

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao-gàp — About, concerning, related to a topic

ลูกเรือ

lûuk-ruua — Crew member, sailor aboard a ship

บาง

baang — Some, thin; referring to a portion or subset

กระฉับกระเฉง

kra-cháp-kra-chéng — Energetic, lively, brisk and active in manner

ดัง

dang — Loud, famous; as, like something mentioned

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ɔng-gaan — To want, to need, to require something

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each; indicating totality of items

ประพฤติ

pra-phrút — To behave, to conduct oneself in a manner

ตัว

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

ดี

dii — Good, well, fine in quality or behavior

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For, intended for a specific purpose or person

เรือ

ruua — Boat, ship; a water vessel for travel

ชื่นชอบ

chûuen-chɔ̂ɔp — To like, to be fond of, to enjoy

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Serious, earnest, sincere in action or attitude

แล่น

lâen — To sail, to run fast, to glide smoothly

ได้

dâi — Can, to get, to be able to do

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close, not far in distance

ลม

lom — Wind, breeze, air movement outdoors

กว่า

gwàa — More than, comparative degree marker

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; the edge or shore of land

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one or a single item

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

พึง

phûeng — Should, ought to; indicating desirable obligation

คาด

khâat — To expect, to predict, to anticipate an outcome

หวัง

wǎng — To hope, to wish for a desired outcome

จาก

jàak — From, away from a place or source

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a man's female spouse in marriage

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เสีย

sǐa — To lose, to spoil; particle indicating completion

อีก

ìik — Again, more, another; indicating repetition or addition

มัก

mák — Often, usually, tend to do habitually

เสริม

sǒem — To supplement, to add to, to enhance something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, item; general noun for things

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I, myself; formal first person pronoun

คือ

khuue — Is, are, means; equating two things together

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first person pronoun, singular or plural

กลับ

glàp — To return, to go back to a place

บ้าน

bâan — Home, house, one's place of residence

ชอบ

chɔ̂ɔp — To like, to enjoy, to be fond of

การ

gaan — Action, process; nominalizing prefix for activities

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — To travel, to make a journey somewhere

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, occasion; classifier for occurrences or instances

ได้ยิน

dâi-yin — To hear, to perceive sound with ears

หัน

hǎn — To turn, to rotate toward a direction

หลัง

lǎng — Back, behind, after; rear side of something

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot

ไป

pai — To go, moving away from current location

มา

maa — To come, moving toward the speaker

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface

ดาดฟ้า

dàat-fáa — Deck of a ship; flat open upper area

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready, prepared, along with something

กับ

gàp — With, together with, and; linking nouns

เชิด

chôet — To raise up, to lift proudly upward

คาง

khang — Chin; the lower front part of the face

ขึ้น

khûen — To rise, to go up, to increase

ถ้า

thâa — If, in the event that a condition is met

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ทน

thon — To endure, to tolerate, to bear hardship

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively to sound

นิด

nít — A little, a tiny bit, a small amount

เดียว

diao — Alone, only, single; just one of something

ระเบิด

ra-bòet — Explosion, bomb; to explode or blow up

แน่

nâe — Certain, sure, definitely; expressing certainty

พบ

phóp — To meet, to find, to encounter someone

สภาพ

sa-phâap — Condition, state, situation of something

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Weather, air, atmosphere around us

เลวร้าย

leo-ráai — Bad, terrible, awful in quality or condition

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly; intensifying degree marker

พิสูจน์

phí-sùut — To prove, to demonstrate truth of something

คุณภาพ

khun-na-phâap — Quality, standard, level of excellence

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — Only, just that and nothing more

พอใจ

phɔɔ-jai — Satisfied, content, pleased with a situation

เป็น

pen — To be, to become; linking subject to predicate

ยาก

yâak — Difficult, hard, not easy to do

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; intensifier of degree

หาก

hàak — If, in case that; conditional conjunction

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because, since; indicating reason or cause

เชื่อ

chûua — To believe, to trust, to have faith in

กลุ่ม

glùm — Group, cluster, collection of people or things

ไหน

nǎi — Where, which; interrogative asking for location

ได้รับ

dâi-ráp — To receive, to obtain, to be given something

ดูแล

duu-laae — To take care of, to look after someone

เอาอกเอาใจ

ao-ók-ao-jai — To pamper, to please, to indulge someone attentively

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example, like in a list

นับ

náp — To count, to consider, to regard as

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tàe — Since, from a certain point in time

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To exit, to go out, to leave a place

ทะเล

tha-lee — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water