Treasure Island — Page 7

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chăn — I/me; first-person pronoun used by women or informally

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk to someone

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a reported speech or clause

เชื่อ

chʉ̂a — To believe or trust something or someone

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to description or state

คน

khon — Person or people; human being

ที่

thîi — That/which; relative pronoun or place marker

ดี

dii — Good; positive quality or favorable condition

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most; superlative marker in Thai

นี่

nîi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

และ

lǽ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

เรื่องราว

rʉ̂ang raaw — Story or account of events and happenings

เลวร้าย

leew ráai — Terrible or wicked; describing very bad situations

ลง

long — To go down; descend or decrease in level

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach; until or up to a point

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention indicator

ขอบคุณ

khɔ̀ɔp khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward another person

มาก

mâak — Very or much; intensifier indicating large degree

หาก

hàak — If; formal conditional conjunction similar to ถ้า

แจ้ง

jɛ̂ŋ — To inform or notify someone of something

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker or beneficiary indicator

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor or physician; medical professional

ทราบ

sâap — To know; formal verb for knowing information

วิธี

wí-thii — Method or way of doing something

รับ

ráp — To receive or accept something given

มัน

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

ไว้

wáy — To keep or hold; indicates retaining something

จำ

jam — To remember or memorize something

ด้วย

dûay — Also or too; with; accompaniment or addition

น้ำเสียง

náam sǐang — Tone of voice; quality or manner of speaking

แปลก

plɛ̀ɛk — Strange or unusual; different from the norm

ประหลาด

prà-làat — Odd or peculiar; causing surprise or wonder

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point in time

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation marker in Thai sentences

อาจ

àat — Might or may; expressing possibility or likelihood

ตัดสินใจ

tàt sin jai — To make a decision; resolve to do something

ได้

dâi — Can or able to; past tense or ability marker

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; emphasizes negation or result

เขา

khǎo — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai

หัวเราะ

hǔa rɔ́ — To laugh; expressing amusement or ridicule

เยาะ

yɔ́ — To mock or sneer at someone scornfully

คำขอ

kham khɔ̌ɔ — Request or appeal made to another person

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; question particle at end of yes/no questions

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive or obtain something from someone

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ประทับใจ

prà-tháp jai — To be impressed; feeling of admiration or impact

ใน

nai — In or inside; preposition indicating location within

กล้าหาญ

glâa hǎan — Brave or courageous; showing fearlessness in difficulty

เสริม

sə̌əm — To supplement or add; enhance or reinforce something

อีก

ìik — Another or more; indicating addition or continuation

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one or a single item

กะลาสี

ga-laa-sii — Sailor or seaman; crew member on a ship

แก่

gɛ̀ɛ — Old; elderly; or informal second-person pronoun

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page of a document

สี

sǐi — Color; or the number four in Thai

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — To sing, cry, or call out loudly

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up; rise; indicates upward direction or increase

ชาย

chaai — Man or male; masculine gender in Thai

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

ชื่อ

chʉ̂ʉ — Name; to be named or called something

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; relative pronoun linking clauses formally

เคย

khəəi — Used to; ever; past habitual experience marker

พบ

phóp — To meet or encounter someone or something

โรงเตี๊ยม

rooŋ-tíam — Inn or tavern; old-style lodging and drinking place

บน

bon — On or above; preposition indicating upper surface

ท่าเรือ

thâa rʉa — Harbor or port; docking area for ships

แห่ง

hɛ̀ŋ — Of; classifier for places and locations

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; equating subject with description

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know or be acquainted with someone

เอาล่ะ

ao lâ — Well then; okay; interjection to start action

ดู

duu — To look at or watch something

สิ

sì — Particle urging or softening a command

พ่อครัว

phɔ̂ɔ khrua — Cook or chef; male person who prepares food

เรือ

rʉa — Boat or ship; water vessel for traveling

กล่าว

glàao — To say or state; formal verb for speaking

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with another person

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, or topic being discussed

สายฟ้าฟาด

sǎai fáa fâat — Lightning strike; flash of lightning hitting something

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; reason-giving conjunction in Thai

เด็ก

dèk — Child or young person; kid

เดียวกัน

diao gan — The same; identical; referring to one shared thing

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun

ขโมย

kha-mooi — To steal; a thief who takes others' property

แผนที่

phɛ̌ɛn thîi — Map; a diagram showing geographic locations

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker's location

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation

ตั้งแต่

tâng tɛ̀ɛ — Since or from; indicating starting point in time

ต้น

tôn — Beginning; tree; classifier for plants

จบ

jòp — To finish or end; completion of something

เรา

rao — We or I; first-person pronoun singular or plural

แตก

tɛ̀ɛk — To break or split apart; shatter

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action marker

งั้น

ngán — Then or in that case; informal conjunction

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Then; also; discourse particle linking consequences

จัดการ

jàt gaan — To manage or handle; deal with a situation

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready or prepared; simultaneously with something

คำ

kham — Word or utterance; classifier for words

สาบาน

sǎa-baan — To swear an oath; vow solemnly

กระโจน

grà-joon — To leap or jump suddenly and quickly

ชัก

chák — To draw out; pull; have a seizure

มีด

mîit — Knife; a blade tool for cutting

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out or outward; to exit or emerge

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if or as though; simile conjunction

อายุ

aa-yú — Age; the number of years someone has lived

แค่

khɛ̂ɛ — Only or just; limiting extent or amount

ยี่สิบ

yîi sìp — Twenty; the number 20

ปี

pii — Year; one calendar year unit of time

หยุด

yùt — To stop or halt movement or action

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative for something farther away

แก

gɛɛ — You; informal or slightly rude second-person pronoun

ใคร

khrai — Who; question word asking about a person

บางที

baang thii — Sometimes or perhaps; expressing possibility or uncertainty

คิด

khít — To think or consider; form a thought

กัปตัน

gàp-tan — Captain; leader or commander of a ship

ไง

ngai — How or why; informal question or emphasis particle

อำนาจ

am-nâat — Power or authority; control over others

ทั้งปวง

tháng puang — All or every; referring to entirety of things

สอน

sɔ̌ɔn — To teach or instruct someone a skill

รู้

rúu — To know; have knowledge of something

ขวาง

khwǎaŋ — To block or obstruct; stand in the way

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker's location

ดีๆ

dii dii — Carefully or nicely; reduplication emphasizing goodness

หลาย

lǎai — Many or several; large unspecified number

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; prior to an event in time

ตลอด

tà-lɔ̀ɔt — Throughout or all along; continuously without interruption

สามสิบ

sǎam sìp — Thirty; the number 30

ผ่านมา

phàan maa — Past; elapsed; referring to time that has passed

บางคน

baang khon — Some people; certain unspecified individuals

เสา

sǎo — Pole, pillar, or mast; vertical support structure

ค้ำ

kháam — To prop up or support; hold something upright

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To ask for or request something politely

สาปแช่ง

sâap chɛ̂ŋ — To curse or damn someone with ill wishes

ตก

tòk — To fall down; drop from a higher position

ทะเล

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

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All or everything; the complete total amount

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; anything eaten for nourishment

ปลา

plaa — Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; does not have; absence of something

ใด

dai — Any; which; indefinite pronoun or adjective

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at or gaze upon something

ตรง

trong — Straight or directly; exact or precise direction

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in or enter a space

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the organs used for seeing

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state up to now

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ภายหลัง

phaai lǎŋ — Afterward or later; at a subsequent time

พึ่งใจ

phʉ̂ng jai — To rely on or trust someone emotionally