Story 18: SERVE YOU RIGHT! Part 1_Vocabulary

Question 1

dawn

Answer 1

cháo mêut

Question 2

to hold; bear; carry

Answer 2

tĕu

Question 3

to put down; place

Answer 3

waang

Question 4

hand

Answer 4

meu

Question 5

to exchange

Answer 5

lâek

Question 6

gun

Answer 6

bpeun

Question 7

to come out

Answer 7

àwk-maa

Question 8

something; anything

Answer 8

à-rai sàk yàang

Question 9

to leave something or something in order to retrieve it later

Answer 9

tíng wái

Question 10

to serve someone right

Answer 10

sŏm nám nâa

Question 11

(tell/ask/order) someone to

Answer 11

hâi…

It usually appears after verbs like ‘tell’ or ‘ask.’ ให้ can be out either before or after the name.

Structure:
Directive Verb / Wish + ให้ + [Subject] + Command Command

Question 12

as little as; merely; just; about

Answer 12

sàk…

สัก or ซัก reduces the amount or shows that it’s being estimated, meaning ‘as little as,’ ‘merely,’ ‘just,’ or ‘about.’

Structure:
Verb + สัก/ซัก + [number or quantity]

Question 13

only; just

Answer 13

kâe…tâo nán

เท่านั้น means ‘equal to that mentioned,’ ‘only a tiny amount’ (first example), and ‘only one thing’ (second example). แค่ can be included with the first meaning.

Structure
Subject +** แค่** + [Noun/Amount] + เท่านั้น