The Time Machine — Page 17

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun).

เดิน

doen — To walk on foot.

กะเผลก

ka-phloek — To limp or walk with an uneven gait.

อย่างที่

yang thi — In the way that; as.

ฉัน

chan — I or me (first person, informal).

เคย

khoei — Used to have done something before; ever.

เห็น

hen — To see or observe something visually.

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place.

คน

khon — A person or people; classifier for humans.

เร่ร่อน

re-ron — To wander or roam without a fixed home.

ที่

thi — Place; relative pronoun; classifier for locations.

เท้า

thao — Foot or feet of a person.

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — To feel pain or be in pain.

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We or us (plural first person).

จ้องมอง

jong mong — To stare or gaze fixedly at someone.

อยู่

yu — To be located; to live or stay somewhere.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner or way; type or kind.

เงียบงัน

ngiap-ngan — Completely silent; utterly quiet and still.

โดย

doi — By, through, or via a means or agent.

คาดหวัง

khat-wang — To expect or anticipate something with hope.

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote.

จะ

ja — Will or going to; future tense marker.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot or did not; negates ability or past action.

แม้แต่

mae tae — Not even; emphasizes the smallest extent.

คำ

kham — A word or syllable in Thai language.

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, or only one.

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction.

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in or enter a place.

โต๊ะ

to — A table or desk surface for working or eating.

ทุรนทุราย

thuron-thurai — To fidget or be restless with discomfort.

และ

lae — And; a coordinating conjunction joining elements.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action.

ท่าทาง

tha-thang — Manner, gesture, or appearance of a person.

ไป

pai — To go; away from the speaker.

ทาง

thang — Way, path, direction, or route.

เหล้าองุ่น

lao a-ngun — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes.

บรรณาธิการ

ban-na-thi-kan — An editor of a publication or media outlet.

ริน

rin — To pour liquid slowly into a container.

แชมเปญ

chaem-pen — Champagne; sparkling wine from France.

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit.

แก้ว

kaeo — A glass for drinking; also means crystal or gem.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action.

ผลัก

phlak — To push someone or something away forcefully.

มัน

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

ให้

hai — To give; to cause; for the benefit of.

ดื่ม

duem — To drink a liquid or beverage.

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; also means poor.

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up.

ดูเหมือน

du mueun — To seem or appear to be something.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen.

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation.

ดีขึ้น

di khuen — Better; improved in condition or feeling.

เพราะ

phro — Because; the reason why something occurs.

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze toward something.

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; a round or cycle.

เงา

ngao — Shadow or reflection cast by an object.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

รอยยิ้ม

roi yim — A smile; the mark or trace of smiling.

เก่าๆ

kao-kao — Old, worn, or from a long time ago.

ก็

ko — Also; then; a connective particle in sentences.

วาบ

wap — A sudden flash or flicker of light or feeling.

ขึ้นมา

khuen ma — To come up or emerge; upward movement.

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface.

ใบหน้า

bai na — The face of a person.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun.

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions about things.

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker.

เนี่ย

nia — Emphatic particle; like 'huh' or 'you know'.

หมอ

mo — A doctor or physician; also informally a person.

ถาม

tham — To ask a question of someone.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, upward, or to increase in degree.

นักเดินทาง

nak doen thang — A traveler or person who journeys frequently.

ข้ามเวลา

kham wela — To travel across or through time; time travel.

ไม่ได้ยิน

mai dai yin — Did not hear or could not hear something.

อย่า

ya — Don't; used to give a negative command.

รบกวน

rop-kuan — To disturb or bother someone; to impose.

พวกคุณ

phuak khun — You all; plural second person pronoun.

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; emphasizes negation or result.

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or remark formally.

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; accompaniment or addition.

น้ำเสียง

nam siang — Tone of voice; quality of how one speaks.

สั่นเครือ

san khruea — Trembling or quivering voice; shaky tone.

ไม่เป็นไร

mai pen rai — Never mind; it's okay; no problem.

หยุด

yut — To stop or cease an action or movement.

ยื่น

yuen — To extend or hand something over to someone.

ขอ

kho — To request or ask for something politely.

เพิ่ม

phoem — To add more or increase an amount.

อึดใจ

uet jai — A brief moment or short pause in time.

อร่อยดี

a-roi di — Quite delicious; tastes good or pleasant.

ดวงตา

duang ta — The eyes; orbs of the eye poetically.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start doing something.

สว่างขึ้น

sawang khuen — To become brighter or lighter in appearance.

สีสัน

si-san — Color and vibrancy; colorfulness of something.

อ่อนๆ

on-on — Soft, gentle, or faint in degree.

กลับคืน

klap khuen — To return or come back to a previous state.

แก้ม

kaem — The cheek of a person's face.

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight; gaze or line of vision.

กวาด

kwat — To sweep; to scan across a wide area.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract state.

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied or content with something.

เบาๆ

bao-bao — Softly, lightly, or gently in manner.

ทั่ว

thua — Throughout, all over, or everywhere.

ห้อง

hong — A room inside a building.

อบอุ่น

op-un — Warm and cozy; comfortably warm in feeling.

สบาย

sa-bai — Comfortable, at ease, or feeling well.

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — Once more; again; one more time.

ยังคง

yang khong — Still; continue to remain in a state.

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker.

คลำหา

khlam ha — To grope or search for something by feeling.

ถ้อยคำ

thoi kham — Words or verbal expression; what is said.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive or formal self-reference.

ล้างตัว

lang tua — To bathe or wash one's body.

แต่งตัว

taeng tua — To dress oneself or get dressed.

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; earlier than something else.

ลงมา

long ma — To come down; descend toward the speaker.

อธิบาย

a-thi-bai — To explain or describe something in detail.

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yang — Everything; all things without exception.

เก็บ

kep — To collect, keep, or put something away.

เนื้อแกะ

nuea kae — Lamb or mutton; meat from a sheep.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or put aside for later.

หิวโหย

hiu hoi — Very hungry; starving or famished.

อยาก

yak — To want or desire something strongly.

กิน

kin — To eat food or consume something orally.

เนื้อ

nuea — Meat or flesh; also skin or substance of fruit.

มาก

mak — A lot; very; much or many in quantity.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector.

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status.

แขก

khaek — A guest or visitor; also refers to South Asians informally.

ไม่บ่อย

mai boi — Not often; infrequently; rarely occurring.

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for something.

ปกติดี

pa-ka-ti di — Doing fine normally; in good usual condition.

คำถาม

kham tham — A question asked to gain information.

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone of something.

อีก

ik — More; again; another additional one.

สักครู่

sak khru — A moment; wait a short while please.

แปลกๆ

plaek-plaek — Strange, odd, or unusual in character.