Treasure Island — Page 21

Vocabulary

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

มองเห็น

maawng hen — To be able to see something visually

ต้นไม้

dtôn máai — Tree; a large woody plant

ที่

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

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close in distance

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant reference

แทบ

thâaep — Almost, nearly, barely; used before negatives

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause or make something happen

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun, informal feminine

ป่วย

pùuay — To be sick or ill

ด้วย

dûuay — Also, too; with; by means of

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or states

โหยหา

hǒoi hǎa — To yearn or long deeply for something

แต่

dtàae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

กระแสน้ำ

grà-sǎae náam — Water current; flow of water in a body

ได้

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

พัด

phát — To blow, as wind blowing something

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through or go past something

จุด

jùt — Point, spot, dot; a specific location

ไป

pai — To go; away from the speaker

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — Soon, before long, shortly afterward

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

เมื่อ

mûuea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

ช่วง

chûuang — Period, interval, stretch of time or space

ทะเล

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

ถัดไป

thàt pai — Next, following, the one after this

เปิด

pòoet — To open; to turn on or reveal something

ออก

àawk — Out, to exit; away from inside a place

ก็

gâaw — Then, also; discourse particle connecting clauses

เห็น

hěn — To see, to perceive visually

ภาพ

phâap — Image, picture, visual scene

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plìian plaeng — To change, transform, or alter significantly

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — Characteristic, appearance, feature, or quality

ความคิด

khwaam khít — Thought, idea, or opinion in the mind

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ตรง

dtrong — Straight, direct; exactly at a certain point

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next (page or time)

ห่าง

hàang — Far, distant, separated by a gap

ออกไป

àawk pai — To go out, move away outward

ไม่ถึง

mâi thǔeng — Less than, not reaching a certain amount

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts

ไมล์

mai — Mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 km

เรือ

ruuea — Boat, ship; a waterborne vessel

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker

แล่น

lâen — To sail or move swiftly through water

แน่นอน

nâae naawn — Certainly, definitely, of course

แน่ใจ

nâae jai — To be sure or certain about something

ว่า

wâa — That; quotation marker; to say or think

ตัวเอง

dtuua eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive voice marker

จับ

jàp — To catch, grab, or arrest someone

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thúk thá-rá-maan — To suffer greatly; to endure pain or hardship

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or source

ขาด

khàat — To lack, be without; to be cut off

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid essential for life

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot; high in quantity

จน

jon — Until; so much that; conjunction of result

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle

รู้

rúu — To know, to be aware of something

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

ดีใจ

dii jai — To be happy, glad, or pleased

หรือ

rǔue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

เสียใจ

sǐia jai — To be sad, sorry, or regretful

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (connecting nouns)

ก่อน

gàawn — Before, first; earlier in time or order

สรุป

sà-rùp — To summarize; in conclusion, to sum up

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat jai — To be surprised or astonished by something

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in; inward direction

ครอบครอง

khrâawp khraawng — To possess, occupy, or take control of

จิตใจ

jìt jai — Mind, heart, spirit; inner mental state

โดย

dooi — By, by means of; through an agent or method

สิ้นเชิง

sîn choeng — Completely, entirely, totally, absolutely

ทำได้

tham dâai — To be able to do; capable of doing something

จ้องมอง

jâawng maawng — To stare or gaze fixedly at something

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — To be curious or doubtful; to wonder about

ใบ

bai — Leaf; also a classifier for flat objects

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large, great in size

จิบ

jìp — To sip; take a small drink of liquid

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

ผืน

phǔuen — Classifier for flat sheet-like objects such as cloth

ผ้าใบ

phâa bai — Canvas; heavy cloth used for sails or tents

สีขาว

sǐi khǎao — White color; the color of snow or milk

งดงาม

ngót ngaam — Beautiful, elegant, graceful in appearance

ส่องแสง

sàawng sǎeng — To shine light; to emit or reflect brightness

ระยิบระยับ

rá-yíp rá-yáp — To glitter, sparkle, or shimmer brightly

แสงแดด

sǎeng dàaet — Sunlight; light coming directly from the sun

ดั่ง

dàng — Like, as, similar to; literary comparison word

หิมะ

hì-mà — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

เงิน

ngooen — Money; silver; can refer to silver color

ครั้งแรก

khráng râek — First time; the initial occurrence of something

ใบเรือ

bai ruuea — Sail; cloth panel that catches wind on a boat

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each without exception

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or catch something

ลม

lom — Wind; moving air; breeze

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction, route

ทิศ

thít — Direction, compass bearing such as north or south

ตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือ

dtà-wan dtòk chǐiang nǔuea — Northwest; the compass direction between west and north

คิด

khít — To think, to consider or reflect on something

คน

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

บน

bon — On top of, above, upper surface

อ้อม

âawm — To go around; to curve or detour around something

เกาะ

gàw — Island; a land mass surrounded by water

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to a previous place

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or not yet done

จอด

jàawt — To stop and park a vehicle or vessel

ทอดสมอ

thâawt sà-mǎaw — To drop anchor; to moor a ship in place

ไม่นานนัก

mâi naan nák — Not very long; after only a short time

เริ่ม

rôoem — To begin, start doing something

เบน

been — To veer, turn, or shift direction slightly

ตะวันตก

dtà-wan dtòk — West; the direction of the setting sun

มากขึ้น

mâak khûen — More and more; increasingly greater in degree

เรื่อยๆ

rûuay rûuay — Continuously, steadily, going on and on

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

หัน

hǎn — To turn around; to face a different direction

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker

ไล่ตาม

lâi taam — To chase, pursue, or follow after someone

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most, extreme; superlative marker in Thai

เข้าหา

khâo hǎa — To approach, move toward someone or something

ทิศทาง

thít thaang — Direction; the course or path of movement

ย้อน

yáawn — To reverse, turn back, go against a direction

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; type, kind, or way

จัง

jang — Intensifier expressing strong degree or feeling

หยุด

yùt — To stop, cease, halt movement or action

นิ่ง

nîng — Still, motionless, not moving at all

ครู่หนึ่ง

khrûu nùeng — A moment, a short while, briefly

ไร้

rái — Without, lacking, devoid of something

ความสามารถ

khwaam sǎa-mâat — Ability, capability, skill to do something

สั่น

sân — To shake, tremble, or vibrate

ระริก

rá-rík — To quiver, flutter, or tremble slightly

พวก

phûuak — Group, gang, crowd; plural marker for people

งุ่มง่าม

ngûm ngâam — Clumsy, awkward, slow and ungainly in movement

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing reasonable assumption

เมา

mao — Drunk, intoxicated; feeling dizzy or nauseated

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

นกฮูก

nók hûuk — Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey

เลย

looei — So, therefore; at all; past a point entirely

นึกถึง

núek thǔeng — To think of, recall, or bring to mind

กัปตัน

gáp-dtan — Captain; the commander of a ship or aircraft

ต้อง

dtâawng — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

วิ่งวุ่น

wîng wûn — To run around busily and frantically

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after completing an action