The Time Machine — Page 14

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First-person pronoun, commonly used by females or informally.

สบตา

sop taa — To make eye contact with someone.

กับ

gap — With; a preposition linking two nouns or phrases.

ข้าม

khaam — To cross over or traverse something.

ไหล่

lai — The shoulder part of the human body.

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging.

นายแพทย์

naai phaet — A formal title for a male medical doctor.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses.

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun.

ขยิบตา

khayip taa — To wink at someone as a signal.

ให้

hai — To give; also marks causative or purpose clauses.

อย่าง

yaang — In the manner of; like; a way or type.

จริงจัง

jing jang — Seriously; with sincerity and earnestness.

นักเดินทาง

nak doen thaang — A traveler; one who journeys frequently.

ข้ามเวลา

khaam wee-laa — Time travel; moving across different time periods.

กลับมา

glap maa — To come back; to return to a place.

คิดว่า

khit waa — To think that; to believe or suppose something.

ใน

nai — In; inside; a locative preposition.

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or moment in time.

นั้น

nan — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is not; to have none of something.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe or trust in something or someone.

เครื่อง

khrueang — Machine; device; a mechanical apparatus or tool.

เดินทาง

doen thaang — To travel; to journey from one place to another.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; used for emphasis or conclusion.

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; the state of being factual or real.

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used to equate or define things.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; also means a single item.

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of; among; used before a group noun.

คน

khon — Person; people; a classifier for human beings.

ที่

thi — That; which; a relative pronoun or place marker.

ฉลาด

chalaat — Smart; intelligent; clever in thinking or action.

เกินกว่า

goen gwaa — More than; exceeding a certain degree or limit.

จะ

ja — Will; shall; a future tense marker in Thai.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past tense or achievement.

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second-person pronoun in Thai.

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something before.

รู้สึก

ruu suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation.

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or quotation.

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly.

ทะลุปรุโปร่ง

tha-lu pru prong — To see through completely; perceptive and insightful.

มัก

mak — Often; tend to; indicates habitual action.

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt or suspect; to be curious about something.

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; consistently; at all times.

มี

mee — To have; there is; indicates existence or possession.

บางอย่าง

baang yaang — Something; some kind of unspecified thing.

ซ่อนเร้น

son ren — Hidden; concealed; kept secret from others.

อยู่

yuu — To be at; to stay; indicates location or ongoing action.

แนบเนียน

naep nian — Subtle; smooth; cleverly concealed or discreet.

ความเฉลียวฉลาด

khwaam cha-liao cha-laat — Cleverness; sharp intelligence and quick-wittedness.

ซุ่ม

sum — To lurk; to lie in ambush or wait secretly.

รออยู่

ro yuu — To be waiting; to remain in a state of waiting.

เบื้องหลัง

bueang lang — Behind; in the background; underlying cause.

ความจริงใจ

khwaam jing jai — Sincerity; genuine honesty and truthfulness of heart.

อัน

an — A classifier for various objects; also means 'which.'

แจ่มชัด

jaem chat — Clear; distinct; obvious and easy to understand.

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to display or demonstrate something.

แบบจำลอง

baep jam-long — A model; a replica or scaled representation of something.

อธิบาย

a-thi-baai — To explain; to describe something in detail.

เรื่องนี้

rueang nii — This matter; this topic or subject being discussed.

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of; additionally.

ถ้อยคำ

thoi kham — Words; language used in speech or writing.

ก็

go — Then; also; a connective particle in sentences.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; expressing assumption.

ความสงสัย

khwaam song-sai — Doubt; suspicion; a feeling of uncertainty.

ต่อ

to — Toward; against; per; continuing from something.

น้อยกว่า

noi gwaa — Less than; fewer; a smaller degree or amount.

นี้

nii — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; indicates high degree.

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; a causal conjunction.

มองเห็น

mong hen — To see; to perceive visually with understanding.

แรงจูงใจ

raeng juung jai — Motivation; incentive driving a person's actions.

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; used for emphasis including extreme cases.

คนขาย

khon khaai — A seller; a person who sells goods.

เนื้อหมู

nuea muu — Pork; the meat of a pig.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; an adverb indicating continuation.

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to; capable of doing something.

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrastive conjunction.

ความแปรปรวน

khwaam prae pruan — Variability; instability; fluctuation in behavior or conditions.

ความเพ้อฝัน

khwaam phoe fan — Fantasy; daydreaming; unrealistic wishful thinking.

แฝงอยู่

faeng yuu — To be latent; hidden or embedded within something.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun in Thai.

มากกว่า

maak gwaa — More than; to a greater degree or amount.

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little; slightly; a small amount.

ไม่ไว้วางใจ

mai wai waang jai — To distrust; to lack confidence or trust in someone.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an abstract or concrete entity.

สร้าง

saang — To build; to create or construct something.

ชื่อเสียง

chue siang — Reputation; fame; how one is known by others.

ให้แก่

hai gae — To give to; for the benefit of someone.

ผู้ชาย

phuu chaai — A man; a male person or adult male.

กลับ

glap — To return; to go back; reversal of direction.

ดูเหมือน

duu muean — To seem; to appear as though something is true.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree.

กลอุบาย

gon u-baai — A trick; a scheme or cunning stratagem.

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body used for grasping.

การทำ

gaan tham — The act of doing; performing or making something.

สิ่งต่างๆ

sing taang taang — Various things; multiple different objects or matters.

ง่ายดาย

ngaai daai — Effortlessly; with great ease and simplicity.

เกินไป

goen pai — Too much; excessively beyond an acceptable degree.

ความผิดพลาด

khwaam phit phlaat — A mistake; an error or fault made by someone.

ยอมรับ

yom rap — To accept; to admit or acknowledge something.

แน่ใจ

nae jai — Sure; certain; confident about something being true.

กิริยามารยาท

gi-ri-yaa maa-ra-yaat — Manners; polite behavior and social etiquette.

เต็มที่

tem thi — Fully; completely; to the greatest possible extent.

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

ไม่ทางใด

mai thaang dai — Not in any way; by no means whatsoever.

ทางหนึ่ง

thaang nueng — One way; in one direction or manner.

การ

gaan — An action or process; nominalizing prefix for verbs.

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring or guide toward something.

ด้าน

daan — Side; aspect; a direction or facet of something.

วิจารณญาณ

wi-jaan-ya-yaan — Judgment; critical thinking and discernment ability.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive or self-referencing pronoun.

มา

maa — To come; also a directional verb particle.

ฝากไว้

faak wai — To entrust; to leave something in someone's care.

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

ตกแต่ง

tok taeng — To decorate; to adorn or furnish a space.

ห้องเด็ก

hong dek — A child's room; nursery for young children.

เครื่องเคลือบ

khrueang khluap — Glazed ware; coated ceramic or porcelain items.

ดินเผา

din phao — Terracotta; baked clay used for pottery or tiles.

บางเฉียบ

baang chiiap — Razor-thin; extremely thin and sharp.

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; thus; as a result of what was said.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently following a cause.

ไม่คิด

mai khit — To not think; to not consider doing something.

พูดถึง

phut thueng — To mention; to speak about or refer to something.

การเดินทาง

gaan doen thaang — Travel; the act or process of journeying somewhere.

นัก

nak — An expert or enthusiast; intensifier meaning 'very much.'

ช่วง

chuang — Period; interval; a span of time or space.

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between; during; in the middle of two things.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

พฤหัสบดี

pha-rue-hat-sa-bo-dee — Thursday; the fifth day of the week.

ถัดไป

that pai — Next; the following one in sequence.

แม้ว่า

mae waa — Even though; although; despite the fact that.

ศักยภาพ

sak-ka-ya-phaap — Potential; capability for future development or achievement.

แปลกประหลาด

plaek pra-laat — Strange; bizarre; unusually odd or extraordinary.

มัน

man — It; a third-person pronoun for animals or things.

วนเวียน

won wian — To go around in circles; to revolve or recur.

ความคิด

khwaam khit — A thought; an idea or concept in one's mind.

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly; the majority; the greater part of something.

ไม่ต้องสงสัย

mai tong song-sai — Undoubtedly; without question or any doubt.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; including every part or member.

ความน่าเชื่อถือ

khwaam naa chuea thue — Credibility; trustworthiness; being reliable and believable.

ความเป็นไปไม่ได้

khwaam pen pai mai dai — Impossibility; the state of being unable to occur.

ทางปฏิบัติ

thaang pa-ti-bat — Practical; relating to real-world application or execution.

ความเป็นไปได้

khwaam pen pai dai — Possibility; the chance or likelihood of occurring.

น่าพิศวง

naa phit-sa-wong — Marvelous; astonishing; causing wonder and amazement.

การผิด

gaan phit — A wrongdoing; the act of making an error.

ยุคสมัย

yuk sa-mai — Era; age; a distinct historical period or epoch.

ความสับสน

khwaam sap son — Confusion; a state of disorder or bewilderment.

อลหม่าน

on la-maan — Chaotic; in great confusion and disorder.

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely; entirely; to the fullest degree possible.

ชวนให้

chuan hai — To invite or prompt someone to do something.

นึกถึง

nuek thueng — To think of; to recall or be reminded of something.