Treasure Island — Page 13

Vocabulary

ขี้เถ้า

khîi thâo — ash; residue left after something burns

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

กอง

gaawng — pile or heap of things

ไฟ

fai — fire; flame; light

ขนาด

khanàat — size; dimension; magnitude of something

ใหญ่

yài — big; large; great in size

นั้น

nán — that; those; referring to something mentioned

ได้

dâi — can; to be able to; to get

ดับ

dàp — to extinguish; to go out; to turn off

มอด

mâawt — to die out; smolder to ash; extinguished completely

ไป

pai — to go; away; directional particle indicating movement

เกือบ

gùeap — almost; nearly; not quite there yet

หมด

màt — all gone; finished; completely used up

แล้ว

láaeo — already; then; completion marker particle

และ

láe — and; connecting two words or clauses

ตอน

taawn — period; moment; episode of time

นี้

níi — this; these; close demonstrative pronoun

ก็

gâaw — also; then; discourse particle softening statements

ยัง

yang — still; yet; ongoing action or state

คง

khong — probably; likely; to remain constant

ลุก

lúk — to stand up; to rise; to flare up

อยู่

yùu — to be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ต่ำ

tàm — low; below average level or height

มัว

mua — dim; blurry; hazy; unclear vision or light

มาก

mâak — many; much; a lot; very

จน

jon — until; poor; to the point that

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun informal female

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — to understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

เหตุ

hèet — reason; cause; motive behind an event

ใด

dai — any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

พวก

phûeak — group; bunch; those people; classifier for groups

ผู้

phûu — person; one who; prefix indicating a person

ร่วม

rûam — to join; together; to participate collectively

คิด

khít — to think; to plan; to calculate mentally

เหล่า

lào — these; those; a group of people or things

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ต้องการ

tâawng gaan — to want; to need; to require something

คบ

khóp — to associate with; to befriend; to keep company

เพลิง

phloeng — fire; flame; blaze; large destructive fire

ประมาณ

pràmaan — approximately; about; to estimate a quantity

กึ่งกลาง

gûeng glaang — center; midpoint; exactly in the middle

ทาง

thaang — path; way; direction; route to somewhere

ลง

long — to go down; to descend; downward direction

เนิน

noen — hill; slope; gentle rise in the ground

รั้ว

rúa — fence; barrier surrounding a property

ล้อม

lâawm — to surround; to encircle; to enclose something

เขา

khǎo — he; she; they; third-person pronoun

รวม

ruam — to combine; total; to gather together

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

กัน

gan — each other; together; reciprocal action marker

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; linking verb

กลุ่ม

glùm — group; cluster; collection of people or things

คน

khon — person; people; human being; classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; a; the number one

ถือ

thǔue — to hold; to carry; to regard as something

แสง

sǎaeng — light; ray; beam of light

อีก

ìik — another; more; again; additionally

คุก

khúk — prison; jail; place of confinement

เข่า

khào — knee; the joint in the middle of the leg

ท่ามกลาง

thâam glaang — amidst; in the middle of; surrounded by

เห็น

hěn — to see; to notice; to observe visually

ใบ

bai — leaf; classifier for flat objects like cards

มีด

mîit — knife; blade used for cutting

ที่

thîi — at; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

เปิด

pòoet — to open; to turn on; to reveal

ออก

àawk — out; to exit; to come out; outward direction

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or container

มือ

muue — hand; the human hand

ด้วย

dûuay — also; with; by means of; too

สี

sǐi — color; hue; shade of a particular color

ต่างๆ

tàang tàang — various; different kinds; assorted types

จันทร์

jan — moon; Monday; the celestial body or day

เหลือ

lǔuea — remaining; left over; to have surplus

ต่าง

tàang — different; various; foreign; distinct from others

ก้ม

gôm — to bow; to bend the head downward

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — a little; slightly; small amount of something

ราวกับ

raao gàp — as if; as though; like; resembling something

กำลัง

gamlang — currently doing; strength; power; progressive marker

จับตา

jàp taa — to watch closely; to keep an eye on

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

การ

gaan — action; activity; nominalizing prefix for verbs

เคลื่อนไหว

khlûuean wǎi — movement; motion; to move around physically

หลัง

lǎng — after; behind; back of the body

สุด

sùt — most; extreme; end; superlative intensifier

พอ

phaaw — enough; just as; sufficient amount

สังเกต

sǎng gèet — to observe; to notice; to pay attention carefully

ทั้ง

tháng — all; both; entire; whole amount included

หนังสือ

nǎng sǔue — book; document; written material

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — to suspect; to doubt; to be curious about

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; matter; abstract or concrete item

ไม่

mâi — not; no; negation particle for present tense

เข้า

khâo — to enter; inward; into a place or state

เช่น

chên — for example; such as; like the following

มา

maa — to come; toward the speaker; directional particle

ครอบครอง

khrâawp khraawng — to possess; to own; to have control over

อย่างไร

yàang rai — how; in what way; what manner

เมื่อ

mûuea — when; at the time that something happened

ร่าง

râang — body; figure; draft of a document

ขึ้น

khûen — to rise; upward; to increase; upward direction

ยืน

yuuen — to stand; to be standing upright

ครั้ง

khráng — time; instance; occasion; classifier for events

เริ่ม

rôoem — to start; to begin; to initiate an action

เดิน

dooen — to walk; to travel on foot

พร้อม

phráawm — ready; prepared; together with others

มุ่งหน้า

mûng nâa — to head toward; to proceed in a direction

บ้าน

bâan — house; home; village; dwelling place

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

กลับ

glàp — to return; to go back; reverse direction

ตำแหน่ง

tam nàaeng — position; rank; location; job title

เดิม

doem — original; former; as before; previously existing

ตน

ton — oneself; self; reflexive pronoun third person

เพราะ

phráw — because; due to; the reason being that

เหมือน

mǔuean — like; similar to; resembling another thing

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

ต่ำต้อย

tàm tôoi — lowly; humble; of inferior social status

เกิน

gooen — to exceed; more than; beyond a limit

ศักดิ์ศรี

sàk sǐi — dignity; honor; self-respect; personal worth

หาก

hàak — if; in case that; conditional conjunction

พบ

phóp — to meet; to find; to encounter someone

มอง

maawng — to look at; to gaze; to stare at

ช่าง

châang — how; what a; craftsman; expressing strong emotion

มัน

man — it; that thing; third-person pronoun for things

เถอะ

thòe — just do it; go ahead; encouraging particle

เด็ก

dèk — child; kid; young person

น้อย

nóoi — little; few; small in amount or number

ปล่อย

plòoi — to release; to let go; to set free

ให้

hâi — to give; for; causative marker; benefactive

อย่าง

yàang — way; manner; type; kind of something

ร่าเริง

râa roeng — cheerful; lively; joyful in character

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

ไพ่

phâi — playing cards; a card used in games

ประตู

prà tuu — door; gate; entrance to a building

ชาย

chaai — male; man; edge or border of something

ห้า

hâa — five; the number five

กอด

gàawt — to hug; to embrace; to hold closely

อก

òk — chest; breast; the front of the torso

ด้าน

dâan — side; aspect; face of something

ผลัก

phlàk — to push; to shove; to force away

ข้าง

khâang — side; beside; next to; lateral position

หน้า

nâa — face; front; next; page of a book

สถานการณ์

sà thǎan gaan — situation; circumstances; state of affairs

อื่น

ùuen — other; another; different from current one

น่า

nâa — worthy of; deserving; likely to cause feeling

ขำ

khǎm — funny; amusing; causing laughter or amusement

ค่อยๆ

khôi khôi — gradually; little by little; slowly and gently

ช้าๆ

cháa cháa — slowly; at a slow pace; not fast

ลังเล

lang lee — to hesitate; to be indecisive; to waver

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each; without exception

ก้าว

gâao — step; pace; to step forward

เท้า

tháao — foot; the lower part of the leg

แต่

tàae — but; however; only; contrastive conjunction

ยื่น

yûuen — to extend; to hand over; to stretch out

ขวา

khwǎa — right; the right side or direction

กำ

gam — to grip; to clench; to hold tightly in fist

แน่น

nâaen — tight; firm; packed densely; secure grip

ไว้

wái — to keep; to retain; to store; to maintain

เลย

looei — at all; ever; so; then; emphasizing particle

ร้อง

ráawng — to cry; to shout; to sing; to call out

กิน

gin — to eat; to consume food or drink

เธอ

thooe — you; she; second or third person pronoun informal

หรอก

ràawk — not really; not at all; softening negation particle

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to deliver; to pass something along

ไอ้

âi — derogatory prefix for males; rude name marker

โง่

ngôo — stupid; foolish; not intelligent; dumb