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Sap Jaak Khao looks at a selection of vocabulary from a timely news story in both Thai and English. It is helpful for learners of both languages

July 26, 2005

While the government continues to implement manpower changes and different strategies to cope with the situation in the south, the attacks are getting bigger and more violent. According to this Matichon excerpt, it seems as if the militants are also turning to psychological warfare in winning people over to their cause.

                           
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  The main idea of the headline reads: Southern militants brainwash villagers in taking revenge on state officials' (actions).

à»èÒËÙ

— pao huu

— to brainwash

ÅéÒ§á¤é¹

— laang khaen

— to avenge

àÃè§

— reng

— to hurry; to speed up

»¯ÔºÑµÔ¡ÒÃ

— patibatkaan

— to start, begin, implement a plan, mission

¨ÔµÇÔ·ÂÒ

— jit-ta-wit-thay-aa

— psychology; psychological(ly)

ªÒǺéÒ¹

— chaaobaan

— a villager

¢ºÇ¹¡ÒÃ

— khabuankaan

— a movement; a group

¡èÍ¡ÒÃÃéÒÂ

— kawkaanraai

— terrorism

»ÅØ¡ÃдÁ

— pluk-ra-dom

— to incite; to provoke

ÁÇŪ¹

— muanchon

— the masses

¡Ã³Õ

— kawranii

— in the case of

àÊÕªÕÇÔµ

— sia-chii-wit

— to lose one’s life

ËÒµÑÇ

— haai-tua

— to disappear, vanish

ä¿ãµéäÁè´Ñº

— fai tai mai dap

— the fire in the South didn’t die down

¡ÅѺ»Ð·Ø

— klap pa-thu

— to flare up instead

à¨éÒ˹éÒ·Õè(¨¹·.)ÃÑ°

— jao-naa-thii rat

— a state officer 

Å͵ÑÇ

— loi-tua

— to ignore; to disregard

äÃé·Õè¾Öè§

— rai thii-phueng

— to have no one to turn to; helpless

  • This lesson was prepared by Acharn Sunee Siidao, Educational Specialist.

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