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Vocabulary

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives or verbs into nouns

อดอยาก

ot oyaak — To suffer from hunger or famine

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ

rá-duu bai-máai phlì — Spring season, when leaves and flowers bloom

ของ

khǎawng — Belonging to; possessive particle or 'things'

ปี

bpii — Year; a twelve-month period

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive auxiliary verb

จะ

jà — Future tense marker; will or going to

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, or until a point

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened

เดินทาง

dooen-thaang — To travel or go on a journey

ไกล

glai — Far away; a great distance

จน

jon — Until; up to the point that something occurs

สำเร็จ

sǎm-rèt — To succeed or accomplish a goal

เป็น

bpen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

เดือน

duean — Month; one of twelve divisions of a year

เมษายน

mee-sǎa-yon — April; the fourth month of the year

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

มี

mii — To have; to possess or there is/are

อายุ

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

ได้

dâai — Can, could, or did; auxiliary showing ability or completion

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1

ขวบ

khùap — Year old; classifier for a child's age

เขา

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

ถูก

thùuk — Passive marker; to be acted upon by someone

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or carry something somewhere

กลับ

glàp — To return; go back to a previous place

เข้า

khâo — To enter; move into a place or space

หมู่บ้าน

mùu-bâan — Village; a small rural community or settlement

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive or obtain something from someone

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ปลด

bplot — To release, unfasten, or remove a restraint

สายรัด

sǎai rát — Strap or leash used to tie or restrain

โดย

dooi — By; indicating the agent or method of action

แม้

máe — Even though; concessive conjunction expressing contrast

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or incomplete action

ห่างไกล

hàang glai — Far away; distant from something in space or time

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or separation from a point

เติบโต

tòoep dtoo — To grow up; develop from young to mature

เต็มที่

dtem thîi — Fully; completely; to the maximum extent possible

รอง

raawng — Second; runner-up or subordinate in rank

ก็

gâaw — Also, then, or well; connective particle in sentences

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; any living creature that is not a plant

ที่

thîi — That, which; relative pronoun or place marker

ตัว

dtua — Body or classifier for animals and some objects

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large; great in size or extent

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most; superlative marker in Thai

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or group

ทั้ง

tháng — All, both, entire; indicating the whole group

พ่อ

phâaw — Father; male parent

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

หมาป่า

mǎa bpàa — Wolf; a wild canine predator

ถ่ายทอด

thàai thâawt — To transmit or pass down traits or knowledge

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, or through a means or direction

พันธุกรรม

phan-thú-gam — Genetics; hereditary traits passed through biological inheritance

รูปร่าง

rûup-râang — Body shape, figure, or physical appearance

แข็งแกร่ง

khǎeng grâeng — Strong, sturdy, physically powerful and tough

ขณะนี้

khà-nà níi — At this moment; right now, currently

เทียบเคียง

thîap khiang — To compare; measure one thing against another

กับ

gàp — With; together with or compared to something

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; domestic canine animal

โต

dtoo — Grown, big; having developed to a larger size

เต็มวัย

dtem wai — Full-grown, adult; having reached complete maturity

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completion of an action

แต่

dtàe — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives

กระชับ

grà-cháp — Compact, firm, tightly built or concise

ร่างกาย

râang gaai — Body; the physical structure of a living being

ผอมบาง

phǎawm baang — Slim and slender; lean with a light frame

สูงโปร่ง

sǔung bprôong — Tall and slender; having a lean, upright build

เส้นเอ็น

sên en — Tendons or sinew; fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone

มากกว่า

mâak gwàa — More than; greater in quantity or degree

กำยำ

gam-yam — Muscular, stocky, and powerfully built

ขน

khǒn — Fur, hair, or feathers covering an animal's body

สี

sǐi — Color; the visual quality of an object's hue

เทา

thao — Gray; a color between black and white

แบบ

bàep — Type, style, or pattern of something

แท้

tháe — True, genuine, pure, or authentic

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; referring to each item in a group

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, type; classifier for kinds of things

รูปลักษณ์

rûup-lák — Appearance, looks; overall visual characteristics of something

บ่งบอก

bòng bàawk — To indicate, suggest, or point toward a meaning

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing a reported clause

คือ

khuue — Is; equative verb meaning 'is' or 'namely'

สายเลือด

sǎai lûeat — Bloodline; lineage or ancestral heritage

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

ทิ้ง

thíng — To leave behind, abandon, or discard something

ร่องรอย

râwng raawi — Trace, mark, or remnant left behind by something

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whichever, used in negative or general statements

ไว้

wái — To keep, set aside, or retain for later

มัน

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

บทบาท

bòt-bàat — Role; a part played in shaping someone or something

หล่อหลอม

làaw làawm — To mold, shape, or forge character and identity

จิตใจ

jìt jai — Mind, heart; the inner mental and emotional self

เดิน

dooen — To walk; move on foot from place to place

เตร่

trèe — To wander, roam about without a fixed destination

ไป

bpai — To go; move away from the speaker's location

ทั่ว

thûa — Throughout, all over, everywhere in an area

จดจำ

jòt jam — To remember, memorize, or retain in memory

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too, with; indicates accompaniment or addition

พึงพอใจ

phueng phaw jai — To be satisfied or content with a situation

สงบนิ่ง

sà-ngòp nîng — Calm and still; peacefully quiet without disturbance

ต่อ

dtàaw — Against, toward, or continuing; preposition of relation

เหล่า

lào — Group of; plural marker for people or beings

เทพเจ้า

thêep jâo — God, deity; a divine or supernatural being

ต่างๆ

dtàang dtàang — Various, different kinds; indicating variety or plurality

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something in the past

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; be acquainted with a person

ก่อน

gàawn — Before; prior to a time or event

ลูกสุนัข

lûuk sù-nák — Puppy; a young dog not yet fully grown

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself, by oneself, or emphasizing the subject

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or seem; observe visually

ใหญ่โต

yài dtoo — Large and fully grown; impressively big in size

น่าเกรงขาม

nâa greeng khaam — Awe-inspiring, intimidating; commanding fear and respect

เท่า

thâo — As much as, equal to; a measure of equivalence

ภาพจำ

phâap jam — Mental image; a picture retained in one's memory

เก็บ

gèp — To collect, keep, or store something away

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; the emotional and mental center

นอกจากนี้

nâawk jàak níi — Besides this, furthermore; in addition to the above

กลัว

glua — To fear, be afraid of something or someone

พวกมัน

phûak man — Them; referring to a group of animals or things

น้อย

náawi — Little, few; a small amount or degree

กว่า

gwàa — Than; used in comparative constructions

แต่ก่อน

dtàe gàawn — In the past, formerly; previously at an earlier time

ย่าง

yâang — To step, stride; walk with a particular manner

สง่า

sà-ngâa — Dignified, majestic; carrying oneself with grace

อยู่

yùu — To live, stay, or be located somewhere

ท่ามกลาง

thâam glaang — Amid, in the middle of; surrounded by others

สบายใจ

sà-baai jai — At ease, comfortable; feeling relaxed and worry-free

ไม่แยแส

mâi yae sǎe — Indifferent, unconcerned; not caring about something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object; a general noun for any entity

ใหม่

mài — New; recently made, discovered, or encountered

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for or designated to someone

พอๆ

phaw phaw — About the same; roughly equivalent in degree

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause, make, or cause someone to feel something

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to experience a sensation or emotion

สนุก

sà-nùk — Fun, enjoyable; experiencing pleasure and entertainment