White Fang — Page 2

Vocabulary

นางหมาป่า

naang maa paa — Female wolf; a she-wolf in the wild

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing something; in the process of

เดิน

dəən — To walk on foot from place to place

เหยาะย่าง

yǒ yaang — To walk with light, careful, dainty steps

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner or way; like something

เหนื่อยล้า

nùay láa — Exhausted and weary from effort or travel

โดย

dooi — By means of; through a method or agent

มี

mii — To have or possess; there is/are

คู่

khûu — A pair or couple of things together

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Belonging to; possessive particle indicating ownership

มัน

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

นำหน้า

nam nâa — To lead ahead; go in front of others

ไป

pai — To go; moving away toward a destination

ไกล

glai — Far away; a great distance from here

เมื่อ

mûua — When; at the time that something happened

มา

maa — To come; moving toward the speaker

พบ

phop — To find or encounter someone or something

กับ

gap — With; together with another person or thing

ตลิ่ง

ta-lîng — A riverbank or steep embankment along water

ดินเหนียว

din nǐao — Clay; sticky fine-grained soil material

สูง

sǔung — Tall or high in height or elevation

ที่

thîi — At; a place or relative clause marker

ยื่น

yùun — To protrude or extend outward from a surface

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out; away from the inside or center

เบี่ยง

bìang — To swerve or deflect to one side

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เข้า

khâo — To enter; go into a place or space

หา

hǎa — To search for or look for something

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

กัดเซาะ

gàt sɔ́ — To erode by cutting or washing away gradually

จาก

jàak — From; originating or departing from a place

พายุ

phaa-yú — Storm; severe weather with strong winds and rain

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ

rí-duu bai máai phlì — Spring season when plants bloom and grow

หิมะ

hì-má — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from the sky

ละลาย

lá-laai — To melt or dissolve into liquid form

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense marker in Thai

ชะล้าง

chá-láang — To wash away or rinse thoroughly with water

ด้านล่าง

dâan lâang — The bottom side or lower part of something

ใน

nai — In; inside or within a place or time

จุด

jùt — Point; spot; a specific location or dot

หนึ่ง

nùng — One; the number one or a single thing

กัด

gàt — To bite with the teeth into something

เป็น

pen — To be; a linking verb indicating identity or state

ถ้ำ

thâm — Cave; a hollow space inside a rock or hill

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Very small; tiny in size or dimension

รอยแยก

rɔɔi yɛ̂ɛk — A crack or split in a surface or material

แคบๆ

khɛ̂ɛp khɛ̂ɛp — Very narrow; limited in width or space

หยุด

yùt — To stop; cease movement or an activity

นิ่ง

nîng — Still; motionless without any movement

อยู่

yùu — To stay or be located somewhere; to reside

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; opening of the face or a cave

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; direct one's gaze toward something

ดู

duu — To look at or watch something carefully

ผนัง

phá-nang — Wall; a vertical surface enclosing a room or cave

ระมัดระวัง

rá-mât rá-wang — Careful and cautious; taking great care

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; following that moment

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; move quickly on foot

ตาม

taam — To follow; go after someone or something

ฐาน

thǎan — Base or foundation; the bottom supporting structure

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all of; entire group included

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number two

ด้าน

dâan — Side; aspect; direction of something

จนถึง

jon thǔng — Until reaching; up to a point or place

มวล

muan — Mass; bulk or a large amount of material

ดิน

din — Soil or earth; ground material

ขรุขระ

khrù-khrá — Rough and uneven in texture or surface

รวม

ruam — To combine or include together as a whole

ภูมิทัศน์

phuu-mi-thát — Landscape; the visible features of an area

อ่อนนุ่ม

ɔ̀ɔn núm — Soft and gentle to the touch

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

กลับ

glàp — To return; go back to a previous place

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

ทาง

thaang — Path; way; direction toward a destination

แคบ

khɛ̂ɛp — Narrow; small in width or passage

ตลอด

ta-lɔ̀ɔt — Throughout; all the way along something

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance or interval between two points

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number three

ฟุต

fút — Foot; unit of measurement equal to twelve inches

สั้นๆ

sân sân — Very short; brief in length or duration

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must; have to; obligated to do something

ก้มตัว

gôm tua — To bend the body downward; stoop or crouch

ต่ำ

tàm — Low; not high in position or height

ขยาย

khà-yaai — To expand or widen; become larger in size

กว้าง

gwâang — Wide; broad in measurement or extent

ขึ้น

khûun — Up; increasing; moving upward in direction

ห้อง

hɔ̂ng — Room; an enclosed space within a structure

กลม

glom — Round; circular in shape

เกือบ

gùap — Almost; nearly but not quite reaching something

หก

hòk — Six; the number six

เพดาน

phee-daan — Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room

แทบ

thɛ̂ɛp — Almost; barely; hardly reaching a certain point

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai language

เหนือ

nùua — Above; over; north direction

หัว

hǔa — Head; the top part of a body

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

เล็กน้อย

lék nɔ́ɔi — A little; a small amount of something

แห้ง

hɛ̂ɛng — Dry; lacking moisture or water content

อบอุ่น

op ùn — Warm and cozy; comfortably heated atmosphere

น่าสบาย

nâa sà-baai — Comfortable; pleasant and relaxing to be in

ตรวจสอบ

trùat sɔ̀ɔp — To inspect or verify something carefully and thoroughly

พิถีพิถัน

phí-thii phí-than — Meticulous and painstaking; very careful and precise

ขณะ

khà-ná — While; during the time that something happens

ซึ่ง

sûng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; completed; then afterward

ยืน

yuun — To stand upright on one's feet

ทางเข้า

thaang khâo — Entrance; the way into a place or space

คอย

khɔɔi — To wait for someone or something patiently

อดทน

ot ton — Patient; able to endure difficulty without complaint

ก้ม

gôm — To bow or bend the head downward

ลง

long — Down; downward; to descend or decrease

จมูก

ja-mùuk — Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing

แนบ

nɛ̂ɛp — To press closely against a surface; to attach

พื้น

phúun — Floor or ground; the lower flat surface

ชี้

chíi — To point at or indicate a direction or thing

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something

ใกล้

glâi — Near; close in distance to something

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower part of the leg for walking

กัน

gan — Each other; together; mutually between parties

แน่น

nɛ̂ɛn — Tight; firm; packed closely together

วน

won — To circle or revolve around a point

เวียน

wian — To spin or go around in circles repeatedly

รอบ

rɔ̂ɔp — Around; a full circle or rotation

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; a large number of things

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occurrence; an instance of doing something

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; by means of something

เหนื่อย

nùuai — Tired; fatigued from physical or mental effort

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; an audible noise or tone

คราง

khraang — To groan; make a low sound of discomfort

ขด

khòt — To coil or curl into a rounded shape

คลาย

khlaai — To loosen or relax; release tension gradually

ขา

khǎa — Leg; the limb used for standing and walking

นอน

nɔɔn — To lie down; to sleep or rest horizontally

หัน

hǎn — To turn around; rotate to face another direction

ยก

yók — To lift or raise something upward

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

ตั้ง

tâng — To set up; erect; place upright in position

ชู

chuu — To hold up or raise something high

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested in something; show curiosity toward

หัวเราะ

hǔa rɔ́ — To laugh; express amusement with sound

เยาะ

yɔ́ — To mock or taunt someone in a scornful way

เลย

ləəi — At all; then; so; past a point entirely

เงา

ngao — Shadow; shade; a dark silhouette cast by light

ปรากฏ

praa-gòt — To appear; become visible or manifest suddenly

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — Against; next to; continuing on from something

แสง

sɛ̌ɛng — Light; rays of illumination from a source

สีขาว

sǐi khǎao — White color; the lightest of all colors

เห็น

hěn — To see; perceive with the eyes visually

พุ่ม

phûm — Bush or shrub; a cluster of plants or branches

หาง

hǎang — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun in Thai

โบก

bòok — To wave or swing something back and forth

สะบัด

sà-bàt — To flick or shake quickly with a snap

อารมณ์ดี

aa-rom dii — In a good mood; feeling cheerful and positive