Treasure Island — Page 32

Vocabulary

ท่าน

thân — Formal pronoun for 'you' or respected person

กัปตัน

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

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will, going to

ไม่

mâi — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

ยอม

yom — To yield, accept, or give in

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker meaning 'let' or 'for'

ข้า

khâa — Archaic or formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I'

เข้า

khâo — To enter; go into a place

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; direction or flank

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or thing

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; used in questions and alternatives

ลอง

long — To try, attempt, or test something

บ่น

bon — To complain, grumble, or mutter

อากาศ

aa-kàat — Weather; air; atmospheric conditions

เช้า

cháo — Morning; the early part of the day

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

หนาว

nǎao — Cold; feeling chilly; low temperature

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, genuinely; used for emphasis

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker

นั่ง

nâng — To sit down; be in a seated position

อยู่

yùu — To stay, be located, or live somewhere

นอก

nôok — Outside; exterior; beyond a boundary

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

ทราย

saai — Sand; fine granular material on beaches

เอ๋ย

ǒoei — Exclamation used to address or call out to someone

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, or say something

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction used in sentences

หาก

hàak — If; formal conditional word in Thai

เจ้า

jâo — You; informal or old pronoun; lord or owner

เลือก

lʉ̂ak — To choose, select, or pick an option

ที่

thîi — Place; relative pronoun; at a location

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

คน

khon — Person, people; human being

สุจริต

sùt-ja-rìt — Honest, upright, virtuous in character

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — Also, then, well; connective or filler particle

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing probability or assumption

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; past tense marker; to get

ห้อง

hông — Room; enclosed space inside a building

ครัว

khruua — Kitchen; room for cooking food

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

นี่

nîi — Here, this; emphatic form of 'this'

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, issue, or topic

ก่อ

kɔ̀ɔ — To cause, build up, or start something

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To rise, go up; upward direction

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; by one's own action

แค่

khɛ̂ɛ — Only, just; limiting or restricting amount

พ่อ

phɔ̂ɔ — Father; male parent

เรือ

rʉa — Boat, ship; watercraft for travel

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; relative pronoun connector

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or take something

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix meaning 'the act of'

ปฏิบัติ

pà-tì-bàt — To practice, carry out, or perform a duty

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, kind; like or as

ดี

dii — Good, well; positive quality or behavior

กบฏ

kà-bòt — Rebellion, treason; act of revolting against authority

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

โจร

joon — Thief, criminal, bandit or robber

สลัด

sà-làt — Pirate; also means salad in modern Thai

ธรรมดา

tham-má-daa — Ordinary, normal, common, unremarkable

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; completion marker in sentences

แขวน

khwɛ̌ɛn — To hang something up on a hook or hook

คอ

khoo — Neck; the part connecting head to body

ซะ

sá — Emphatic or dismissive particle; just do it

เอา

ao — To take, get, or want something

ละ

lá — Particle indicating dismissal, completion, or softening

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer, reply, or respond to someone

พลาง

phlaang — While simultaneously doing another action

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward direction

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along a path

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; passive voice marker

สั่ง

sàng — To order, command, or instruct someone

ช่วย

chûai — To help, assist, or aid someone

พยุง

phá-yung — To support, prop up, or help someone stand

ลุก

lúk — To stand up, rise from a seated position

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more; additional amount or time

ครั้ง

khrâng — Time, instance, occasion; classifier for events

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ช่าง

châang — Craftsman; never mind; how very (exclamation)

สถาน

sà-thǎan — Place, station, establishment, or location

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful, gorgeous, splendid in appearance

น่า

nâa — Worth, should, likely to; precedes adjectives

รื่น

rʉ̂n — Pleasant, cheerful, refreshing atmosphere or feeling

อ้า

âa — Oh!; exclamation of surprise or realization

นั่น

nân — That (over there); pointing to something distant

ไง

ngai — Informal sentence-final particle seeking confirmation

สวัสดี

sà-wàt-dii — Hello, goodbye; general Thai greeting

ตอน

tɔɔn — Time period, episode, or section of something

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor, physician; medical professional

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To request, ask for, or beg something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or concepts

เคารพ

khao-róp — To respect, revere, or show deference to someone

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too; with; used as an addition

โอ้

ôo — Oh!; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

พวก

phûak — Group, gang, bunch; classifier for people

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All, everything, the whole amount or group

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective action

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, resembling something else

ครอบครัว

khrɔ̂ɔp-khruua — Family; household unit of related members

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are

สุข

sùk — Happiness, well-being, comfort, contentment

เลย

looei — At all; so; right away; emphatic particle

อะไร

à-rai — What; asking about an unknown thing

กล่าว

klàao — To say, state, or mention formally

หน้าที่

nâa-thîi — Duty, responsibility, or function of a role

คือ

khʉʉ — Is, meaning, that is; defining or explaining

แน่

nɛ̂ɛ — Certainly, surely, definitely; expressing confidence

ทีเดียว

thii-diiao — Quite, very, indeed; strong emphasis particle

เถอะ

thə̀ — Come on, just do it; softening imperative particle

ฟัง

fang — To listen, hear attentively to someone

นะ

ná — Softening or seeking-agreement sentence-final particle

วางแผน

waang-phɛ̌ɛn — To plan, make plans, or strategize

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; at the time that something happened

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; also means to return something

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot; high degree or quantity

ปฏิเสธ

pà-tì-sèet — To deny, refuse, or reject something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotation or subordinate clause marker

แผนการ

phɛ̌ɛn-kaan — Plan, scheme, strategy, or plot

บาง

baang — Some, a few; thin; a certain amount

ใช้

chái — To use, utilize, or employ something

ท่อน

thɔ̂ɔn — Piece, section, or log of material

ไม้

máai — Wood, tree; timber material

คล่องแคล่ว

khlɔ̂ng-khlɛ̂ɛo — Agile, nimble, dexterous, quick in movement

เช่นกัน

chên-kan — Likewise, same to you, also, as well

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, section; as for (topic marker)

ตื่น

tʉ̀ʉn — To wake up; to be alert or startled

กลัว

kluua — To be afraid, scared, or fearful of something

ที

thii — Time, turn, instance; once (classifier)

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each; without exception

แหละ

lɛ̀ — Emphatic final particle; that's exactly it

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — For, in order to; expressing purpose or goal

เจรจา

jeen-rá-jaa — To negotiate, talk over, or discuss terms

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, or recall something

ไว้

wái — To keep, store; to do something in advance

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

เกิด

kəət — To occur, happen, be born, arise

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number 2

สาบาน

sǎa-baan — To swear an oath, vow solemnly