White Fang — Page 8

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something occurred

เวลา

wee-laa — time; a period or point in time

ผ่าน

phàan — to pass; to go through or by something

ไป

pai — to go; moving away from current location

การ

gaan — nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ต่อสู้

dtòr-sûu — to fight; to struggle against an opponent

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to someone or something

มัน

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

ก็

gâaw — then; also; particle indicating consequence or continuation

ลด

lót — to reduce; to decrease in amount or degree

น้อย

nóoi — little; few; small in amount or number

ลง

long — down; downward; to decrease or go lower

เรื่อยๆ

rûueai-rûueai — continuously; gradually and steadily over time

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — people; persons in general; human beings

หมดหวัง

mòt-wǎng — to lose hope; to become completely hopeless

ที่

thîi — that; which; relative pronoun or place marker

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

หา

hǎa — to look for; to search or seek something

คู่ต่อสู้

khûu-dtòr-sûu — opponent; adversary; one who fights against another

เสมอ

sà-mǒer — always; equally; all the time without exception

กัน

gan — each other; together; mutual action between parties

มา

maa — to come; to arrive; movement toward speaker

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative particle in Thai

และ

láe — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

จำ

jam — to remember; to memorize or recall something

ต้อง

dtông — must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation

จับ

jàp — to catch; to grab or capture something physically

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with another person or thing

หมาป่า

mǎa-bpàa — wolf; a wild canine predator living in packs

แทน

thaen — instead of; to replace or substitute for something

เหล่านั้น

lào-nán — those; referring to previously mentioned plural items

ถูก

thùuk — passive marker; correct; inexpensive; to be acted upon

ชาว

chaao — people of; member of a particular group or nationality

อินเดียนแดง

in-diian-daaeng — Native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas

ดัก

dàk — to trap; to set an ambush or snare for prey

เพื่อ

phûuea — in order to; for the purpose of achieving something

จุดประสงค์

jùt-bprà-song — purpose; aim; the goal or intention of an action

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

โดยเฉพาะ

dooi-chà-phór — especially; particularly; specifically among other things

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — between; during; in the middle of two things

ดึงดูด

dueng-dùut — to attract; to draw attention or interest toward something

ฝูงชน

fùung-chon — crowd; a large group of people gathered together

ได้

dâai — can; able to; past tense marker; to obtain

ครั้ง

khráng — time; occasion; a classifier for occurrences or instances

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number one; a single unit or item

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess or own something

แมวป่า

maaeo-bpàa — wildcat; a wild feline animal living in nature

ลิงซ์

ling — lynx; a wild spotted cat with tufted ears

ตัวเมีย

dtuua-miia — female; the female gender of an animal

โต

dtoo — big; grown; to grow large or mature in size

เต็มวัย

dtem-wai — fully grown; adult; having reached complete maturity

คราว

khraao — occasion; time; an instance when something happens

เอา

ao — to take; to get; to bring or obtain something

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; existence; the state of being alive

รอด

rôot — to survive; to escape danger or death successfully

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ว่องไว

wông-wai — agile; quick; nimble and swift in movement

เทียบเท่า

thîiap-thâo — equivalent; equal to; comparable in level or value

ดุร้าย

dù-ráai — fierce; savage; aggressive and dangerous in nature

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives

แพ้

pháae — to lose; to be defeated in a competition or fight

ขณะ

khà-nà — while; at the moment; during a specific time period

สู้

sûu — to fight; to resist or compete against someone

ด้วย

dûuai — with; also; by means of; using something as tool

เขี้ยว

khîiao — fang; tusk; a sharp pointed tooth of an animal

เพียง

phiiang — only; merely; just; nothing more than stated

อย่างเดียว

yàang-diiao — only; solely; exclusively one thing and nothing else

แต่

dtàae — but; however; indicating contrast or exception

ทั้ง

tháng — both; all; entirety of items being referenced

เล็บ

lép — nail; claw; the hard covering on fingers or toes

เท้า

tháo — foot; the lower extremity used for walking

แหลมคม

lǎaem-khom — sharp; pointed and keen-edged like a blade or claw

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — after; following a particular event or time period

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — all; everything; the total amount of something

สิ้นสุด

sîn-sùt — to end; to finish; to come to a conclusion

สัตว์

sàt — animal; a living creature that is not a plant

ใด

dai — any; which; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun

อีก

ìik — more; again; another; additional amount or occurrence

แล้ว

láaeo — already; then; after; completion marker in Thai

อย่างน้อย

yàang-nóoi — at least; a minimum amount or number required

ตัว

dtuua — body; classifier for animals, letters, and clothing items

มอง

maawng — to look; to gaze or view something visually

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative particle introducing reported speech

คู่ควร

khûu-khuuan — worthy; deserving; suitable as a match or partner

ดังนั้น

dang-nán — therefore; so; as a result of what was stated

จึง

jueng — so; therefore; consequently following a reason given

อยู่

yùu — to be; to stay; to exist at a location

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time period

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — status; position; role or standing in society

โชว์

choo — show; a performance or display for an audience

ต่อ

dtòr — per; against; to continue; connecting or facing something

จน

jon — until; poor; up to a point in time

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; until; arriving at a destination or time

ฤดู

rúe-duu — season; one of the climatic periods of the year

ใบไม้ผลิ

bai-máai-phlì — spring; the season when plants bloom and grow

ชาย

chaai — man; male; the masculine gender of a person

คน

khon — person; people; classifier for human beings

ชื่อ

chûue — name; to be named; the label given to someone

นักพนัน

nák-phá-nan — gambler; someone who regularly bets money on games

ไพ่

phai — playing card; cards used in gambling or games

เดินทาง

dern-thaang — to travel; to make a journey to another place

ดินแดน

din-daaen — territory; land; a region or area of ground

พร้อม

phróom — ready; prepared; along with; together with something

เขา

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

คือ

khuue — is; are; equates to; linking subject and predicate

สุนัข

sù-nák — dog; a domesticated canine kept as a pet

บูลด็อก

buun-dàwk — bulldog; a stocky breed of domestic dog

แรก

râaek — first; initial; the earliest in a sequence or order

เคย

khoei — ever; used to; having done something previously before

เหยียบย่าง

yìiap-yâang — to set foot; to step into a place for first time

เข้า

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

แคว้น

khwâaen — region; province; an administrative or geographic territory

พบ

phóp — to meet; to find; to encounter someone or something

นั้น

nán — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

bpen — to be; to become; linking verb indicating identity or state

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; an item or matter being referred to

หลีก

lìik — to avoid; to evade; to move aside from something

เลี่ยง

lîiang — to evade; to sidestep; to avoid a situation cleverly

ตลอด

tà-lòot — throughout; all along; the entire duration of something

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — week; a period of seven consecutive days

ทุกคน

thúk-khon — everyone; everybody; all people without exception

รอคอย

raaw-khaawi — to wait; to anticipate; to look forward to something

กลาย

glaai — to become; to turn into; to change into something else

หัวข้อ

hǔua-khâaw — topic; subject; the main theme of a discussion

สนทนา

sǒn-thá-naa — to converse; to have a discussion or conversation

หลัก

làk — main; principal; primary; the most important element

ย่าน

yâan — area; neighborhood; district; a zone within a city

ต่างๆ

dtàang-dtàang — various; different; a variety of kinds or types

เมือง

mueang — city; town; a populated urban settlement or place