Treasure Island — Page 57

Vocabulary

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or consequence

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something

มี

mee — To have; to exist; there is

อีก

eek — More; again; another; additionally

สาม

saam — The number three

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

บน

bon — On; above; on top of something

เกาะ

ko — Island; small land surrounded by water

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ได้แก่

dai kae — Namely; that is; which includes the following

แก่

kae — Old; aged; to; for (used with certain verbs)

และ

lae — And; connecting two nouns or clauses together

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

แต่ละ

tae la — Each; every individual one separately

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to get; to obtain

ส่วน

suan — Part; portion; section; share of something

ร่วม

ruam — Together; to join; to participate; combined

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

อาชญากรรม

aat-cha-yaa-kam — Crime; criminal act; illegal offense

เหล่า

lao — Group of; those; plural marker for people

นี้

nee — This; these; referring to something nearby

เช่นเดียว

chen diao — Same; likewise; in the same manner

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ที่

thi — At; place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish; to expect something

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type; kind of something

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something

ผล

phon — Result; fruit; outcome of an action

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to get something

แบ่ง

baeng — To divide; to share; to split something

รางวัล

raang-wan — Prize; reward; award given for achievement

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go in; inward direction

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; toward the speaker

เลย

loei — At all; ever; so; passed beyond a point

กัปตัน

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

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; to state formally

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal feminine pronoun)

เป็น

pen — To be; is; am; are; to become

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; young person; boy or girl

ดี

dee — Good; well; fine; positive quality

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern; form of something

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

แต่

tae — But; however; only; contrasting conjunction

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun (informal)

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle in Thai

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to believe something

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotation or complement marker

ออก

ok — To exit; to go out; outward direction

ทะเล

tha-lee — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; done; past tense marker

โชคดี

chok dee — Good luck; fortunate; having good fortune

กำเนิด

kam-noet — Birth; origin; to be born; beginning

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; many; extremely

เกินไป

koern pai — Too much; excessively; beyond appropriate amount

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; regarding a specific purpose

นั่น

nan — That; that thing; referring to something distant

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; question particle in Thai

เปล่า

plao — Empty; no; not at all; nothing

ธุระ

thu-ra — Business; errand; personal matter to attend to

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; what thing or matter

นี่

nee — Here; this; hey; calling attention nearby

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; someone you are close to

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back; reverse direction

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

หน้าที่

na-thi — Duty; responsibility; role; function assigned

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — I; me; formal first person pronoun (polite)

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; respectful second or third person pronoun

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply; to respond to something

อ๋อ

o — Oh I see; exclamation of sudden realization

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; equating two things

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the whole amount or group

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

มื้อ

mue — Meal; mealtime; occasion of eating food

อาหาร

aa-haan — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

เย็น

yen — Evening; cool; cold; dinner time

คืน

khuen — Night; nighttime; to return something

ช่าง

chang — How; what a; mechanic; exclamation of emphasis

วิเศษสุด

wi-set sut — Most wonderful; absolutely superb; the very best

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent; how great

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; ago

มิตรสหาย

mit-sa-hai — Friend; companion; close associate or ally

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each; without exception

ล้อมรอบ

lom rop — To surround; to encircle; all around something

มัน

man — It; that thing; third person pronoun for objects

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; by means of something

แพะ

phae — Goat; a hoofed animal that bleats

เค็ม

khem — Salty; having a strong salt flavor

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; that; one item

โอชะ

o-cha — Delicious; tasty; flavorful; pleasing to taste

บาง

baang — Some; certain; thin; a few of something

ไวน์

wai — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes

เก่า

kao — Old; aged; worn; not new anymore

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ขวด

khuat — Bottle; container with narrow neck for liquids

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating from a place

เรือ

ruea — Boat; ship; vessel for water travel

มั่นใจ

man jai — Confident; certain; sure about something

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is none; to not have; lacking something

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; instance of something occurring

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; indefinite pronoun

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; persons; human beings in general

ร่าเริง

ra-roeng — Cheerful; lively; merry; in high spirits

ความสุข

khwaam suk — Happiness; joy; state of being happy

ไป

pai — To go; to leave; away from speaker

กว่า

kwa — More than; than; comparative particle in Thai

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated; resting position

อยู่

yuu — To stay; to live; to be located somewhere

หลบ

lop — To hide; to dodge; to avoid being seen

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; barely; hardly at all

นอก

nok — Outside; outer; beyond a boundary or area

แสง

saeng — Light; ray; beam of light or glow

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flame; electricity; light source

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food or drink

เอร็ดอร่อย

a-ret a-roi — Delicious; very tasty; extremely enjoyable to eat

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; together with

กระโจน

kra-jon — To leap; to jump; to spring suddenly forward

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

ต้องการ

tong kaan — To want; to need; to desire something

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; not even; as little as

หัวเราะ

hua ro — To laugh; the act of laughing out loud

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; making no sound at all

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Reduplication mark indicating repetition of previous word

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; they; a bunch of people

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal); first person plural

คง

khong — Probably; likely; must be; presumably so

กะลาสี

ka-laa-see — Sailor; seaman; crew member on a ship

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; prefix for role or agent

อ่อนโยน

on yon — Gentle; tender; soft in manner or touch

สุภาพ

su-phap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered; respectful in behavior

ประจบสอพลอ

pra-jop so phlo — To flatter; to be sycophantic; to curry favor

เดิม

doem — Original; former; previous; as it was before

การ

kaan — Act of; process of; nominalizing prefix for verbs

เดินทาง

doen thaang — To travel; to journey; to go on a trip

ขา

khaa — Leg; limb; leg of a journey or trip

บท

bot — Chapter; lesson; section; act of a play

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last; final; the very end of something

เช้า

chao — Morning; early part of the day

วัน

wan — Day; a single calendar day

รุ่งขึ้น

rung khuen — The next day; following morning; day after

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start; to commence something

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to do work; to perform a job

ตรู่

truu — Early; very early morning; dawn time

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; due to; reason for something

ขนส่ง

khon song — To transport; to carry; transportation of goods

ทองคำ

thong kham — Gold; precious yellow metal; pure gold

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Amount; quantity; number of something

มหาศาล

ma-haa-saan — Enormous; vast; immense; extremely large amount

เกือบ

kuap — Almost; nearly; close to but not quite

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance measurement

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; route; direction to go

บก

bok — Land; on land; ashore; dry ground

ชายหาด

chaai haat — Beach; shoreline; sandy area by the sea

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; task; event or function

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; difficult; strenuous in effort

คนงาน

khon ngaan — Worker; laborer; employee doing manual work

น้อยนิด

noi nit — Very little; tiny amount; barely any at all

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like; for instance