Treasure Island — Page 11

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

บัดนี้

bat ni — Formal word meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'.

ข้าพเจ้า

kha phra jao — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start doing something.

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation.

ว่า

wa — Conjunction meaning 'that'; introduces a clause or quote.

ตนเอง

ton eng — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'himself/herself'.

กำลัง

kamlung — Auxiliary indicating ongoing action; also means 'strength/power'.

ละเลย

la loei — To neglect, overlook, or fail to attend to something.

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty, responsibility, or assigned function.

ของ

khong — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

ตน

ton — Formal reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself'.

เมื่อ

muea — Conjunction meaning 'when' referring to a past time.

ได้

dai — Auxiliary indicating ability, permission, or past completion.

กล้า

kla — To be brave or daring enough to do something.

บ้าบิ่น

ba bin — Recklessly daring or foolishly bold in behavior.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or up to a point.

ขนาด

khanat — Size, extent, or degree of something.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, or increase in direction/degree.

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank, shore, or side of a river or boundary.

มา

ma — To come; also directional particle toward the speaker.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, or together with someone or something.

กับ

kap — Preposition meaning 'with' or 'and' (pairing things).

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or collective of people; 'those people'.

อันธพาล

an tha phan — Thug, hoodlum, or person who behaves lawlessly.

เหล่า

lao — Classifier or determiner meaning 'these/those' for groups.

นี้

ni — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (near the speaker).

แล้ว

laeo — Indicates completion of action; means 'already' or 'then'.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter in a general sense.

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun 'that/which'; also means 'place' or 'at'.

น้อย

noi — Little, few, or small in amount or degree.

ที่สุด

thi sut — Superlative marker meaning 'the most' or 'the least'.

พึง

phueng — Formal auxiliary meaning 'should' or 'ought to do'.

กระทำ

kra tham — To do, commit, or perform an action (formal register).

คือ

khue — To be or mean; used for definitions and identification.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns.

แอบ

aep — To do something secretly or stealthily without being seen.

ฟัง

fang — To listen to sounds, speech, or audio attentively.

ประชุม

pra chum — To meet or hold a formal meeting or assembly.

หารือ

ha rue — To consult, discuss, or deliberate with others formally.

เขา

khao — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

ชัดเจน

chat jaen — Clear, distinct, or unambiguous in meaning or appearance.

แน่ชัด

nae chat — Definite and clear; absolutely certain without doubt.

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, or be required to do something.

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place or state.

ใกล้

klai — Near, close to, or in proximity to something.

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning 'to make/let/for'.

มาก

mak — Much, many, or a large amount or degree.

เท่า

thao — As much as, equal to, or the same degree as.

จะ

ja — Future tense auxiliary meaning 'will' or 'going to'.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action or task.

โดย

doi — By means of, through, or by (agent/method marker).

อาศัย

a sai — To rely on, depend on, or live somewhere.

ที่ซ่อน

thi son — A hiding place or spot used for concealment.

อัน

an — General classifier for objects; also a relative pronoun.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates identity, state, or condition.

คุณประโยชน์

khun pra yot — Benefit, usefulness, or value that something provides.

กลุ่ม

klum — Group, cluster, or collection of people or things.

ต้นไม้

ton mai — Tree or plant; a woody perennial plant.

ก้ม

kom — To bend or bow the head or body downward.

ลู่

lu — To lean or bend toward; slope in a direction.

อยู่

yu — To be located at; to stay or reside somewhere.

นั้น

nan — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (farther from speaker).

สามารถ

sa mat — To be able to or capable of doing something.

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or convey information to someone.

ทิศทาง

tit thang — Direction, course, or orientation toward a destination.

ผู้พูด

phu phut — Speaker; the person who is talking or speaking.

อย่าง

yang — Manner, way, or type; used like 'like' or 'as'.

แม่นยำ

maen yam — Accurate, precise, or exact in aim or statement.

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient, or just right in amount.

สมควร

som khuan — Appropriate, suitable, or deserving under the circumstances.

ไม่

mai — Negation particle meaning 'not' or 'no'.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, or just a small amount or degree.

แต่

tae — But, however, or only; contrasting conjunction.

จาก

chak — From, away from, or originating at a point.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise produced by something.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or also; indicates ongoing state or addition.

พฤติกรรม

phruet ti kam — Behavior, conduct, or pattern of actions exhibited.

นก

nok — Bird; a feathered winged animal.

กี่

ki — How many; interrogative word for quantity.

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals, letters, and some objects.

คง

khong — Probably, likely, or presumably; expresses assumption.

บิน

bin — To fly through the air, as birds or aircraft do.

วน

won — To circle, loop, or move around in a pattern.

ด้วย

duai — Also, with, or by means of; adds or accompanies.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns like feelings/states.

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up or become alert and aroused.

ตระหนก

tra nok — Startled, alarmed, or frightened by something sudden.

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, or north; higher in position or direction.

ศีรษะ

si sa — Head; the topmost part of the human body.

บรรดา

ban da — All of; referring collectively to a group of people/things.

ผู้

phu — Person who; nominalizing prefix indicating a doer or agent.

บุกรุก

buk ruk — To trespass, intrude, or invade someone's territory.

คลาน

khlan — To crawl on hands and knees or on all fours.

สี่เท้า

si thao — Four-legged; moving on all four limbs like an animal.

หา

ha — To look for, search, or seek something or someone.

มั่นคง

man khong — Stable, firm, secure, or steady in position or state.

ช้าๆ

cha cha — Slowly, at a reduced pace or speed.

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means 'poor' (adjective).

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or period.

เงย

ngoei — To raise or lift the head upward to look.

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze, or direct one's eyes toward.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go through, or across something.

ช่อง

chong — Gap, opening, channel, or slot between objects.

ระหว่าง

ra wang — Between, among, or during a period of time.

ใบไม้

bai mai — Leaf of a plant or tree.

ก็

ko — Then, also, or so; discourse particle linking clauses.

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or perceive visually.

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or decrease in direction/degree.

ไป

pai — To go away; directional particle away from speaker.

หุบเขา

hup khao — Valley; a low area between hills or mountains.

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Small, tiny, or little in size (reduplicated for emphasis).

สี

si — Color; the visual quality of an object's hue.

เขียว

khiao — Green; the color of grass and most leaves.

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside, or next to something or someone.

หนอง

nong — Pond, swamp, or shallow marshy body of water.

บึง

bueng — Marsh, bog, or large natural pond or wetland.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that' (formal).

มี

mi — To have, possess, or there is/are something.

หนา

na — Thick, dense, or of considerable depth or consistency.

แน่น

naen — Tight, packed, dense, or firmly fixed in place.

รอบ

rop — Around, surrounding, or one round/cycle/trip.

ลอง

long — To try, attempt, or test something out.

ลูกเรือ

luk ruea — Crew member of a ship or boat.

อีก

ik — Another, more, or additionally; indicates repetition.

คน

khon — Person, human being; also classifier for people.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1 or 'a/an' indefinite article usage.

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet.

สนทนา

son tha na — To converse, chat, or engage in dialogue with someone.

หน้า

na — Face, front, or page; next in sequence.

ชน

chon — To collide with, bump into, or hit something.

กัน

kan — Each other, together, or mutually (reciprocal marker).

แสงแดด

saeng daet — Sunlight; the light and rays produced by the sun.

ส่อง

song — To shine, illuminate, or beam light onto something.

แผด

phaet — To blaze, beat down intensely, or shine harshly.

เต็มๆ

tem tem — Fully, completely, or at full intensity (reduplicated).

บน

bon — On top of, above, or on a surface.

โยน

yon — To throw, toss, or fling something through the air.

หมวก

muak — Hat or cap worn on the head.

วาง

wang — To place, put down, or set something somewhere.

ข้างๆ

khang khang — Beside, next to, or at the side of something.

พื้น

phuen — Floor, ground, or surface of an area.

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front part of a person's head.

กว้าง

kwang — Wide, broad, or spacious in extent or area.

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, or great in size or importance.

เรียบ

riap — Smooth, flat, even, or neat in surface or manner.

เนียน

nian — Smooth, silky, or seamlessly fine in texture.

แดด

daet — Sunlight or sunshine; bright light from the sun.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make, or result in a certain effect.

เปล่ง

pleng — To emit, radiate, or give off light or sound.

ประกาย

pra kai — Spark, gleam, or sparkle of light.

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All, entire, or the whole total amount.

ถูก

thuk — To be acted upon (passive marker); also 'correct/cheap'.

ฝ่าย

fai — Side, faction, or party in a group or conflict.

ราว

rao — About, approximately; also a rail or rod.

อ้อนวอน

on won — To plead, beg, or entreat someone earnestly.

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a person one has a close bond with.

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something to someone.

เช่น

chen — For example, such as; used to give examples.

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; introduces a reason or cause.

ข้า

kha — Archaic/literary first-person pronoun meaning 'I/me'.

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have thoughts about something.

แก

kae — Informal second-person pronoun 'you'; also 'to fix/solve'.

ค่า

kha — Value, worth, cost, or fee of something.

ผง

phong — Powder, dust, or fine granular substance.

ทอง

thong — Gold; the precious yellow metal or its color.

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Indeed, very much so, or absolutely; intensifying expression.

จง

jong — Imperative particle meaning 'let', 'shall', or 'must'.

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe, trust, or have faith in something/someone.

มั่น

man — Firm, steady, confident, or resolved in conviction.

เถิด

thoet — Particle urging action, meaning 'please do' or 'go ahead'.

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis.

ผูกพัน

phuk phan — Bound together; emotionally attached or committed to someone.

แฟ้น

faen — Tightly bound or firmly attached; a file/folder.

เตือน

tuean — To warn, remind, or caution someone about something.

นี่

ni — This (here); demonstrative pronoun close to speaker.

หรอก

rok — Particle softening negation; implies 'not really' or disbelief.

รึ

rue — Informal question particle meaning 'or?' or 'right?'