Treasure Island — Page 66

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, meaning 'I' or 'me'

เดา

dao — To guess or speculate without certainty

ว่า

waa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption or probability

ต้อง

tong — Must; to have to; expressing necessity or obligation

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for something

เช่น

chen — For example; such as; used to give examples

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

เพราะ

phro — Because; the reason why something happens

โอกาส

o-kat — Opportunity; a favorable chance or occasion

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something from someone

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or states

สุขสบาย

suk sa-bai — Comfort and happiness; a comfortable, pleasant life

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

โลก

lok — World; the earth or a realm of existence

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; the coming period ahead

มี

mi — To have; there is; to exist or possess

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small in quantity or amount

มาก

mak — Much; many; a large amount or degree

แท่ง

thaeng — Bar; rod; a solid elongated piece of material

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used in transactions

และ

lae — And; used to connect words or phrases together

อาวุธ

a-wut — Weapon; an instrument used for fighting or defense

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; an action continuing or remaining

ฝัง

fang — To bury something underground or embed deeply

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live at a location

นั่น

nan — That thing; pointing to something specific over there

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; same amount or degree

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware or have knowledge

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ไว้

wai — To keep; to store; to place for future use

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly; definitely; without any doubt at all

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

วัว

wua — Cow; a domestic bovine farm animal

เชือก

chueak — Rope; string; a thick twisted cord for tying

เกวียน

kwian — Cart; ox cart; a traditional wooden wheeled vehicle

ก็

ko — Also; then; a discourse particle linking clauses

ไม่

mai — Not; negation word used to negate verbs

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

พา

pha — To take; to lead someone somewhere

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a previous place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

เกาะ

ko — Island; a land mass surrounded by water

อาภัพ

a-phap — Unlucky; unfortunate; lacking good fortune in life

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; classifier for places or locations

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

อีก

ik — Again; more; another; additionally occurring action

ฝัน

fan — Dream; to dream while sleeping or daydream

ร้าย

rai — Bad; evil; wicked; harmful in nature

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the superlative degree of adjectives

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done something before

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used to define or identify something

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise heard by the ears

คลื่น

khluen — Wave; a moving swell of water on the sea

ซัด

sat — To hurl; to lash; waves crashing forcefully against

สาด

sat — To splash; to spray liquid forcefully in direction

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; a round or cycle of something

ชายฝั่ง

chai fang — Coast; shoreline; the edge where land meets sea

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

สะดุ้ง

sa-dung — To startle; to flinch suddenly from shock or fright

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up; to be awake and alert

ลุก

luk — To rise; to get up from a sitting position

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

เตียง

tiang — Bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping

ด้วย

duai — With; also; too; using something as a means

แหลมคม

laem khom — Sharp; pointed; having a keen cutting edge

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

กัปตัน

kap-tan — Captain; the commander or leader of a vessel

ก้อง

kong — To resound; to echo loudly and ring out

หู

hu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

แปด

paet — Eight; the number 8 in Thai language

ชิ้น

chin — Piece; a classifier for small individual items