The Time Machine — Page 15

Vocabulary

ส่วนตัว

suan tua — Personal; relating to oneself privately

ข้าพเจ้า

kha pha jao — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I/me'

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-reference

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

หมกมุ่น

mok mun — Obsessed with; deeply absorbed in something

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live somewhere

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

กล

kon — Trick; deception; cunning scheme

อุบาย

u bai — Stratagem; trick; clever deceptive plan

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

แบบจำลอง

baep jam long — Model; replica; miniature representation of something

เป็นพิเศษ

pen phi set — Especially; particularly; in a special manner

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicates past tense or ability

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces a clause or quote

พูดคุย

phut khui — To chat; to converse casually with someone

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or current

ชาย

chai — Male; man; the masculine gender

แพทย์

phaet — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

พบ

phop — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

วัน

wan — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

ศุกร์

suk — Friday; the sixth day of the week

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for place

สมาคม

sa ma khom — Society; association; organized group of members

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; indicates past habitual action

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to observe visually

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; something abstract or concrete

คล้าย

khlai — Similar to; resembling; nearly the same as

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutually; reciprocally

เมือง

mueang — City; town; country; urban settlement

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words or clauses

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

ความสำคัญ

khwam sam khan — Importance; significance; value of something

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; kind; type; way of doing

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; greatly

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix indicating action or process

เทียน

thian — Candle; a wax stick used for light

ดับ

dap — To extinguish; to go out; put out fire

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional verb downward

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introduces contrast

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what way; what manner

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle softening or connecting clauses

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

สามารถ

sa mat — Can; able to; capable of doing something

อธิบาย

a thi bai — To explain; to describe; to clarify something

พฤหัสบดี

pha rue hat sa bo di — Thursday; the fifth day of the week

ถัด

that — Next; following; immediately after in sequence

มา

ma — To come; directional marker toward speaker

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional marker away from speaker

อีก

ik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for occurrences

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate; to surmise

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

คง

khong — Probably; likely; must be; indicates assumption

เป็น

pen — To be; is; am; are; existence verb

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

แขก

khaek — Guest; visitor; person invited to a place

เยี่ยม

yiam — To visit; excellent; to pay someone a visit

นัก

nak — Expert; one who does; intensifier meaning very

ข้าม

kham — To cross; to pass over; to traverse

เวลา

we la — Time; period; moment; duration

สม่ำเสมอ

sa mam sa moe — Consistent; regular; always the same; steady

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative suffix; the extreme degree

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; upon

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; until; as far as

ช้า

cha — Slow; late; not fast in movement

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess

สี่

si — Four; the number four

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; question particle for yes/no

ห้า

ha — Five; the number five

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

รวมตัว

ruam tua — To gather; to assemble; to come together

ห้อง

hong — Room; chamber; enclosed space in a building

นั่งเล่น

nang len — Living room; to sit and relax leisurely

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to remain upright on feet

หน้า

na — Front; face; page; next; in front of

เตา

tao — Stove; fireplace; furnace; cooking appliance

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flame; electricity; light

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body below wrist

ถือ

thue — To hold; to carry in hand; to consider

กระดาษ

kra dat — Paper; sheet used for writing or printing

แผ่น

phaen — Sheet; flat piece; classifier for flat objects

นาฬิกา

na li ka — Clock; watch; instrument for measuring time

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to observe visually

หา

ha — To look for; to search; to seek something

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now; at this moment; currently; right now

เจ็ด

jet — Seven; the number seven

โมง

mong — O'clock; unit for telling time in Thai

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; fifty percent; midpoint of something

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; to mention formally

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal); first-person pronoun

น่า

na — Should; likely to; makes adjective into prediction

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

รับประทาน

rap pra than — To eat; formal word for eating food

อาหาร

a han — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

ค่ำ

kham — Evening; nighttime; dusk; the evening meal

กระมัง

kra mang — Perhaps; probably; expresses mild supposition

ที่ไหน

thi nai — Where; what place; which location

ถาม

tham — To ask; to question; to inquire of someone

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together; simultaneously

เอ่ย

oei — To mention; to utter; to bring up a name

ชื่อ

chue — Name; to be named; title of a person

เจ้าของ

jao khong — Owner; proprietor; person who owns something

บ้าน

ban — House; home; dwelling; place of residence

คุณ

khun — You; polite title; formal second-person pronoun

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just; recently; to have just done something

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ค่อนข้าง

khon khang — Rather; quite; fairly; somewhat; moderately

แปลก

plaek — Strange; odd; unusual; unfamiliar; weird

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; the same as something

ติด

tit — Stuck; attached; addicted; in contact with

ธุระ

thu ra — Business; errand; personal matter to attend

จำเป็น

jam pen — Necessary; essential; required; must do

จน

jon — Until; so that; poor; up to a point

ฝาก

fak — To entrust; to leave with; to deposit something

ข้อความ

kho khwam — Message; text; written communication content

จดหมาย

jot mai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

ฉบับ

cha bap — Copy; edition; classifier for letters/documents

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start; to commence an action

เลย

loei — So; therefore; at all; went past; already

หาก

hak — If; in case; supposing that; conditional

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; indicates ongoing action

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back; to reverse direction

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively; to heed

น่าเสียดาย

na sia dai — What a pity; unfortunately; too bad; regrettable

ถ้า

tha — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; to let go; to set free

เสีย

sia — To lose; broken; bad; to waste; particle of completion

บรรณาธิการ

ban na thi kan — Editor; person who edits publications professionally

หนังสือพิมพ์

nang sue phim — Newspaper; daily printed news publication

รายวัน

rai wan — Daily; occurring every day; day-by-day

ชื่อเสียง

chue siang — Reputation; fame; renown; public recognition

จากนั้น

jak nan — After that; then; subsequently; following that

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; informal term for medical professional

กด

kot — To press; to push down; to click a button

กริ่ง

kring — Doorbell; small bell; ringing bell device

จิตวิทยา

jit wi tha ya — Psychology; the study of mind and behavior

บุคคล

buk khon — Person; individual; a specific human being

เดียว

diao — Single; only; alone; one and the same

นอกจาก

nok jak — Except; besides; other than; in addition to

เข้าร่วม

khao ruam — To participate; to join; to take part in

งาน

ngan — Work; job; event; task; function or party

เลี้ยง

liang — To host; to raise; to feed; to throw a party

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to; ahead in time