The Time Machine — Page 21

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

ขณะที่

kha-na thi — While; at the same time as something else occurs.

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or go past something.

เขา

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

ก็

ko — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'well'.

กด

kot — To press or push down on something.

กริ่ง

kring — A doorbell or small ringing bell.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'.

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, or bring something forward.

ทาง

thang — Path, way, route, or direction.

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place.

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location.

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place.

ห้อง

hong — A room inside a building.

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker.

อยู่

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

ติดกัน

tit kan — Adjacent to each other; next to one another.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; or indicates past tense.

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone of something.

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About, concerning, or related to a topic.

เครื่องจักร

khrueang chak — A machine or mechanical device.

ใช่

chai — Yes; that is correct or right.

ไหม

mai — Question particle placed at end of sentence.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone.

กับ

kap — With; together with someone or something.

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun, often used by women.

พลาง

phlang — While doing something simultaneously; at the same time.

เอน

en — To lean or recline against something.

หลัง

lang — Back; behind, or the back part of something.

ลง

long — To go down; descend or move downward.

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface.

เก้าอี้

kao-i — A chair to sit on.

นวม

nuam — Padded, cushioned; a soft stuffed cushion or glove.

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or mention formally.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until or about.

ชื่อ

chue — Name; the word used to identify someone.

แขก

khaek — A guest or visitor coming to a place.

ใหม่

mai — New; recently made or not used before.

ทั้ง

thang — All, both, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned.

สาม

sam — The number three.

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or classifier for people.

แต่

tae — But; however, introduces a contrasting statement.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter of any kind.

นั้น

nan — That; refers to something previously mentioned or distant.

เป็น

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

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting to a small amount.

ข้อ

kho — Point, item, clause; a specific matter or issue.

ขัดแย้ง

khat yaeng — To conflict, contradict, or be in opposition.

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that; nothing more, just that amount.

บรรณาธิการ

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

คืนนี้

khuen ni — Tonight; this current night.

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai.

อยาก

yak — To want or desire something strongly.

เถียง

thiang — To argue or dispute with someone.

กัน

kan — Together; each other, mutual action particle.

รังเกียจ

rang-kiat — To dislike, mind, or be averse to something.

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker or intention indicator.

เล่า

lao — To tell a story or narrate an account.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion.

ให้

hai — To give; causes or allows someone to do something.

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear something attentively.

ต่อ

to — To continue; next, against, per, or connecting.

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause.

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen, occur, or take place.

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause or situation.

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation.

แทรก

saek — To insert, interject, or slip something in between.

มัน

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

มาก

mak — Much, many, a lot; indicates high quantity.

อย่าง

yang — Type, kind, way; manner of doing something.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly, to a greater degree.

ส่วนใหญ่

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

ดู

du — To look at, watch, or seem like something.

เหมือน

muean — Similar to, like, resembling something else.

โกหก

ko-hok — To lie; tell an untruth or deceive someone.

ช่าง

chang — Never mind; just let it be, forget it.

เถอะ

thoe — Particle urging action; go ahead, just do it.

ความจริง

khwam ching — Truth; the reality or fact of a matter.

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; each one without exception.

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language.

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — No matter, regardless of; introducing any condition.

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How; in what way or manner.

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Anyway, nevertheless; used to accept any condition.

ทดลอง

thot-long — To experiment or test something out.

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle.

ตอน

ton — Period, episode, part of a time or story.

สี่

si — The number four.

โมง

mong — O'clock; unit for telling time of day.

นับจาก

nap chak — Counting from; starting from a particular point.

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker's location.

แปด

paet — The number eight.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; does not have or exist.

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human being; a person of the human species.

ไหน

nai — Where, which; interrogative for location or choice.

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; indicates past experience or habit.

ใช้

chai — To use or make use of something.

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; the existence of a living being.

แบบ

baep — Style, pattern, type, or manner of something.

ก่อน

kon — Before, first; prior to a time or event.

เหนื่อย

nueai — Tired, weary; feeling physical or mental fatigue.

แทบ

thaep — Almost, nearly, barely; very close to a limit.

หมด

mot — Finished, all gone; completely used up or depleted.

แรง

raeng — Strength, force; strong or powerful energy.

นอน

non — To sleep or lie down to rest.

จนกว่า

chon kwa — Until; up to the point when something happens.

นี้

ni — This; refers to something nearby or just mentioned.

จบ

chop — To finish, end, or conclude something.

จึง

chueng — Therefore, thus; as a result of something prior.

ห้าม

ham — To forbid, prohibit, or not allow something.

ตกลง

tok-long — To agree, settle on; okay, agreed.

พวกเรา

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

เหลือ

lueа — To remain, be left over; surplus remaining.

สอดรับ

sot rap — To correspond with, fit with, or be consistent.

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; adds something to a statement.

เหตุนี้

het ni — Because of this; for this reason, therefore.

นัก

nak — Expert, enthusiast; intensifier meaning 'very much'.

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or make a journey somewhere.

ข้าม

kham — To cross over; go across a barrier or boundary.

เวลา

we-la — Time; a particular moment or period of time.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start doing something.

เรื่องราว

rueang-rao — A story, account, or narrative of events.

ตาม

tam — According to; following, chasing, or in accordance.

บันทึก

ban-thuek — To record or note down; a written record.

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or retain something for later.

แรก

raek — First; the earliest or initial one in order.

นั่ง

nang — To sit down on a surface or seat.

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, as though; making a comparison.

เหนื่อยล้า

nueai la — Exhausted, worn out; deeply tired and fatigued.

ภายหลัง

phai lang — Afterward, later; at a subsequent time.

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are something.

ชีวิตชีวา

chi-wit chi-wa — Lively, vivid, full of life and energy.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, increase; upward direction marker.

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix indicating action or activity.

รู้สึก

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

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality.

บกพร่อง

bok-phrong — Deficient, flawed, having a shortcoming or imperfection.

ปากกา

pak-ka — A pen used for writing.

หมึก

muek — Ink used in pens or printing; also squid.

เหนือ

nuea — Above, north, or superior to something.

อื่น

uen — Other, another; different from the one mentioned.

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite determiner.

ตัว

tua — Self, body; classifier for animals and letters.

เอง

eng — Self, oneself; by oneself without help.

ถ่ายทอด

thai-thot — To transmit, broadcast, or pass on knowledge.

คุณภาพ

khun-na-phap — Quality; the standard or degree of excellence.