Treasure Island — Page 18

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — but, however; conjunction indicating contrast

มัน

man — it; third person pronoun for things or animals

คือ

khue — is, means; used to define or equate things

มนุษย์

má-nút — human being, mankind, person

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for humans

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number one

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first person pronoun, informal

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle used before verbs

อาจ

àat — might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — to doubt, suspect, be curious about something

ใน

nai — in, inside, within; preposition of location

เรื่อง

rûeang — story, matter, topic, issue, subject

นั้น

nán — that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

ได้

dâi — can, able to; also indicates past or success

อีก

ìik — more, again, another, additionally

ต่อ

tòr — to continue, connect; against, per, toward

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating movement away

เริ่ม

rôem — to begin, start, commence something

นึก

nûek — to think, recall, imagine something mentally

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach, arrive at; about, regarding, until

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, matter, item

ที่

thîi — that, which; place; relative pronoun or preposition

ยิน

yin — to hear, receive; used in compound words

มา

maa — to come; directional particle indicating movement toward

เกี่ยวกับ

kìao-gàp — about, regarding, concerning a topic

พวก

phûak — group, gang, bunch; plural marker for people

กิน

gin — to eat, consume food or drink

เนื้อ

nûea — meat, flesh, body tissue; beef specifically

เกือบ

gùeap — almost, nearly, close to happening

จะ

jà — will, going to; future tense marker

ร้อง

róng — to cry, shout, sing, call out loudly

ขอ

khǒr — to ask for, request, beg for something

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; state, condition, feeling

ช่วยเหลือ

chûai-lǔea — to help, assist, aid someone in need

อยู่

yùu — to be, stay, live; continuous aspect marker

แล้ว

láew — already, then, afterwards; completion marker

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just; indicating limitation

แค่

khâe — only, just, merely; informal limitation word

จริง

jing — true, real, genuine, actually, indeed

ว่า

wâa — that; quotative particle introducing speech or thought

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third person pronoun

เป็น

pen — to be; is, am, are; to have a condition

ดุร้าย

du-ráai — fierce, ferocious, savage, wild and violent

ใด

dai — any, which, whatever; interrogative pronoun

ก็

gôr — also, too, then; discourse particle for emphasis

ทำให้

tham-hâi — to make, cause, render something a certain way

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — to feel, sense, experience an emotion

สบายใจ

sà-baai-jai — to feel at ease, comfortable, relieved mentally

ขึ้น

khûen — up, rise, increase; directional particle upward

บ้าง

bâang — some, somewhat, a little bit of something

และ

láe — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

กลัว

glua — to be afraid, fear, scared of something

ฟื้น

fûen — to recover, regain consciousness, revive

คืน

khuean — night; to return, restore something back

ตาม

taam — to follow, according to, along, per

ส่วน

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

จึง

jueng — therefore, so, then; indicating consequence

ยืน

yuuen — to stand, stand up in a position

นิ่ง

nîng — still, motionless, quiet, not moving

มองหา

mong-hǎa — to look for, search for, seek something visually

วิธี

wí-thii — method, way, means of doing something

หลบหนี

lòp-nǐi — to escape, flee, run away from danger

ขณะ

khà-nà — while, moment, at the time of something

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently doing; power, strength, force

คิด

khít — to think, consider, plan, calculate mentally

ทรงจำ

song-jam — memory, recollection; to remember something

ปืนพก

puuen-phók — handgun, pistol; small firearm carried personally

ของ

khǒng — of, belonging to; possessive particle; things

แวบ

wâep — to flash, dart across; a brief moment or glimpse

ใจ

jai — heart, mind, spirit; center of emotions

ทันที

than-thii — immediately, instantly, right away

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — oneself, myself, yourself; reflexive pronoun

ไร้

rái — without, lacking, devoid of something

อาวุธ

aa-wút — weapon, arms, instrument of combat

กล้าหาญ

glâa-hǎan — brave, courageous, bold, daring in spirit

ลุกโชน

lúk-choon — to blaze, burn brightly, flare up intensely

หัวใจ

hǔa-jai — heart; center of emotion, courage, feeling

ครั้ง

khráng — time, occasion, instance; classifier for occurrences

มุ่งหน้า

mûng-nâa — to head toward, aim at, proceed in direction

อย่าง

yàang — manner, way, type; in the manner of

แน่วแน่

nâeo-nâe — resolute, firm, determined, steadfast in purpose

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also; still continuing an action

ชาย

chaai — man, male; edge or shore of something

แห่ง

hàeng — of, at; classifier for places and locations

เกาะ

gòr — island; to cling, hold on to something

เดิน

doeen — to walk, stroll, move on foot

คล่องแคล่ว

khlông-khlaeo — agile, nimble, skillful, quick and efficient

เข้า

khâo — to enter, go in; inward directional particle

หา

hǎa — to find, look for, seek, search for

ซ่อน

sôn — to hide, conceal, keep out of sight

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and objects

หลัง

lǎng — back, behind, after; rear part of something

ต้นไม้

tôn-máai — tree, plant; a woody perennial plant

ต้น

tôn — trunk, origin, beginning; classifier for trees

คง

khong — probably, likely; to remain, stay the same

จับตา

jàp-taa — to watch carefully, keep an eye on something

มอง

mong — to look, gaze, observe, watch something

ใกล้ชิด

glâi-chít — close, intimate, near, in close proximity

เพราะ

phró — because, since; conjunction giving reason

ทาง

thaang — way, path, road, direction, route

ปรากฏ

praa-gòt — to appear, emerge, become visible or evident

ก้าว

gâao — step, stride; to step forward or advance

ออก

òok — to go out, exit; outward directional particle

ต้อนรับ

tôn-ráp — to welcome, greet, receive a guest warmly

ลังเล

lang-lee — to hesitate, waver, be indecisive

ถอย

thǒi — to retreat, step back, move backward

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most, -est; superlative degree marker

ด้วย

dûai — also, too, with; used to add or include

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat-jai — to be surprised, astonished, amazed by something

งุนงง

ngon-ngong — confused, bewildered, puzzled, disoriented

คุกเข่า

khúk-khào — to kneel down on one or both knees

ลง

long — down, descend; downward directional particle

ยื่น

yûen — to extend, reach out, hand over something

มือ

muue — hand; unit of measure; skilled person

ประสาน

prà-sǎan — to coordinate, join together, harmonize, clasp

กัน

gan — each other, together, mutually; keep, prevent

ท่า

thâa — posture, gesture, manner, pose; pier, dock

วิงวอน

wing-won — to plead, implore, beg earnestly for something

เมื่อ

mûea — when, at the time; conjunction for past time

หยุด

yùt — to stop, halt, pause, cease an action

คุณ

khun — you; polite second person pronoun; Mr./Mrs.

ใคร

khrai — who, whom, whoever; interrogative pronoun

ถาม

thǎam — to ask, question, inquire about something

ตอบ

tòp — to answer, reply, respond to a question

เสียง

sǐang — sound, voice, noise, tone

ฟังดู

fang-duu — to sound like, appear to sound a certain way

แหบพร่า

hàep-phrâa — hoarse and raspy; describing a rough voice quality

เก้กัง

gêe-gang — awkward, clumsy, ungainly in movement or manner

ราวกับ

raao-gàp — as if, like, as though something were true

กลอน

glon — bolt, latch of a door; also poem, verse

ประตู

prà-tuu — door, gate, entrance to a building

สนิม

sà-nim — rust; corrosion on metal surfaces

ผู้

phûu — person who; prefix indicating a doer or subject

น่าสงสาร

nâa-sǒng-sǎan — pitiful, pathetic, deserving of sympathy or pity

พูดคุย

phûut-khui — to chat, talk, converse casually with someone

กับ

gàp — with, and; together with; preposition of accompaniment

สัก

sàk — about, some, approximately; particle of approximation

สาม

sǎam — three; the number 3

ปี

pii — year; a period of twelve months

ตอนนี้

toon-níi — now, at this moment, currently, right now

มองเห็น

mong-hěn — to see, be able to see, perceive visually

ผิวขาว

phǐu-khǎao — fair skin, white skin; having a pale complexion

เหมือน

mǔean — like, similar to, same as, resembling

ใบหน้า

bai-nâa — face; the front surface of the head

ดู

duu — to look, watch, seem, appear to be

น่า

nâa — worthy of, -able; prefix making adjectives from verbs

พึงพอใจ

phueng-phoo-jai — satisfied, pleased, content with something

ซ้ำ

sám — to repeat, do again, duplicate; again, repeatedly