White Fang — Page 7

Vocabulary

เรา

rao — We or I; first person pronoun

ลืม

leum — To forget something or someone

หน้าต่าง

naa dtaang — Window of a building or vehicle

ไป

bpai — To go; moving away from speaker

สนิท

sa-nit — Close, intimate; deeply familiar with someone

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; used for emphasis

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ถูก

tuuk — Correct; to be hit; passive marker in sentences

ตัด

dtat — To cut something with a sharp object

และ

lae — And; connecting words or phrases together

ขีด

kheet — To scratch or draw a line on a surface

ข่วน

khuan — To scratch with claws or nails

ใต้

dtai — Under, beneath, below a surface or object

ท้อง

tong — Stomach, belly; also means pregnant informally

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up

คง

kong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption or likelihood

พุ่ง

pung — To shoot forward; surge or dart rapidly

ทะลุ

ta-lu — To pierce through; penetrate all the way

ผ่าน

paan — To pass through or go past something

มา

maa — To come; moving toward the speaker

อย่าง

yaang — Type, kind; in the manner of; like

แน่นอน

naae-non — Certainly, definitely, of course; expressing certainty

โอ้

oh — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

พระเจ้า

phra-jao — God; lord; expression of shock or surprise

แต่

dtae — But; however; expressing contrast between ideas

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; cannot; negates past or ability

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear someone speaking attentively

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai

คิด

kit — To think; to consider or contemplate something

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast, rapid, quick in movement or action

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise produced by something

หวีด

weet — A shrill whistle or screech sound

ของ

kong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เรือ

ruea — Boat or ship used for water travel

ดัง

dang — Loud; to sound; making a loud noise

ขึ้น

kheun — To go up; rise; upward directional particle

เป็น

bpen — To be; to have a condition or status

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occasion; counter for occurrences

สุดท้าย

sut-taai — Last, final; the very end of something

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ประกาศ

bpra-gaat — To announce; make a public declaration or notice

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix; act or process of doing

ออก

ok — To exit; go out; outward direction particle

เดินทาง

dern-taang — To travel; make a journey from place to place

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — People; persons in general; human beings collectively

ต่าง

dtaang — Different; various; each one individually

รีบ

reep — To hurry; rush; do something with urgency

วิ่ง

wing — To run; move on foot at speed

ลง

long — To go down; descend; downward directional particle

สะพาน

sa-paan — Bridge; structure crossing water or a gap

เทียบ

thiap — To dock; moor; compare or bring alongside

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used as continuative marker

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank, shore, side of a river or land

แก้

gae — To fix, correct, or undo something wrong

ผ้า

phaa — Cloth, fabric, textile material used for various purposes

พัน

phan — To wrap around; also means one thousand

คอ

kho — Neck; the part connecting head and body

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating at a place

ตัวเอง

dtua-eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

เริ่ม

rerm — To begin, start; the commencement of something

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker indicating intention

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or take something somewhere

ผูก

phuuk — To tie, bind, or fasten with something

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; one round or revolution

จับ

jap — To grab, hold, or catch something firmly

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the arm below wrist

นัก

nak — Expert, skilled person; intensifier meaning very much

ขับ

khap — To drive a vehicle; to steer or operate

สุนัข

su-nak — Dog; formal word for domesticated canine animal

เลื่อน

luean — To slide, postpone, or move something along

ไว้

wai — To keep, put aside; done in advance

ลาก่อน

laa-gon — Goodbye; farewell when parting from someone

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening requests

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a person one has a close bond

เก่า

gao — Old; used; not new; former or previous

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or issue about something

หมา

maa — Dog; informal word for a canine animal

ป่า

bpaa — Forest, jungle, wilderness; wild natural area

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle in Thai

ต้อง

dtong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

เขียน

khian — To write; putting words or text on paper

จดหมาย

jot-maai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

หรอก

rok — Particle softening denial; not really; don't think so

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; giving a reason for something

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun mainly used by females

อะไร

a-rai — What; asking about an unknown thing or matter

อุทาน

u-taan — Exclamation; an interjection expressing sudden emotion

แก

gae — You; informal second person pronoun; also means old

หมายความ

maai-khwaam — To mean; to signify or have a certain meaning

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something farther away from speaker

แหละ

lae — Emphatic particle; exactly that; used for confirmation

คือ

khue — Is; means; defining or equating one thing with another

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, entity; general classifier for things

ที่

thii — At, which, that; place or relative clause marker

หมาย

maai — To mean; to intend; to signify something

ถึง

theung — To reach; until; about; concerning a topic

นี่

nii — This; pointing to something near the speaker

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or say something to someone

หยุด

yut — To stop; cease movement or an action

ชะงัก

cha-ngak — To halt suddenly; pause abruptly mid-action

กลาง

glaang — Middle, center; in the midst of something

ทาง

taang — Way, path, road, direction toward somewhere

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

ทน

ton — To endure, bear, tolerate something difficult

สภาพ

sa-phaap — Condition, state, situation of something or someone

อากาศ

aa-gaat — Weather; air; atmospheric conditions outdoors

เด็ดขาด

det-khat — Absolutely not; decisively forbidden; under no circumstances

ตะโกน

ta-gon — To shout, yell, call out loudly to someone

กลับ

glap — To return; go back to a previous place

นอกจาก

nok-jaak — Except for; besides; other than something mentioned

ขน

khon — Fur, hair, feathers on an animal's body

ตอน

dton — Period of time; episode; part of a sequence

อุ่น

un — Warm; comfortably heated; not too hot or cold

ดึง

deung — To pull; draw something toward oneself

เก็บ

gep — To collect, keep, store, or pick up something

ก็

go — Also; then; so; connective particle in sentences

แล่น

laen — To sail; glide; move swiftly across a surface

โบก

bok — To wave; motion with the hand or something

ลา

laa — To bid farewell; take leave from someone

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — After that; then; following that point in time

หัน

han — To turn; rotate the head or body direction

ก้ม

gom — To bow or bend the head downward

หา

haa — To look for; search for something or someone

ยืน

yuen — To stand; be in an upright standing position

เคียง

khiang — Alongside; beside; next to someone or something

ข้าง

khaang — Side; beside; next to; lateral direction

คราวนี้

khrao-nii — This time; on this occasion; now specifically

ซะ

sa — Emphatic particle adding force or finality to verb

ไอ้

ai — Rude male prefix; derogatory or familiar masculine particle

ตัว

dtua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

นี้

nii — This; referring to something near the speaker

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, say something to someone

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during; a moment or period of time

ลูบ

luup — To stroke, caress gently with the hand

หัว

hua — Head; top part of body or an object

ตอบสนอง

dtop-sa-nong — To respond, react to a stimulus or situation

ถู

thu — To rub; scrub a surface with friction

ใบหู

bai-huu — Ear; the outer visible part of the ear

แนบ

naep — To press close against; attach snugly to something

ราบ

raap — Flat, smooth, level; lying flat against a surface