The Time Machine — Page 47

Vocabulary

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ประดับประดา

pradap-pradaa — To decorate or adorn with ornaments

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; referring to one's own self

ด้วย

duay — With; also; by means of

ดอกไม้

dok-maai — Flower; a blooming plant blossom

เต้นรำ

ten-ram — To dance; perform rhythmic body movements

ร้องเพลง

rong-pleng — To sing a song

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

แสงแดด

saeng-daet — Sunlight; light radiating from the sun

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used to define or identify

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an abstract or physical entity

ที่

thii — That; which; at; relative pronoun or preposition

เหลือ

luea — To remain; be left over after use

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

จิตวิญญาณ

jit-winyaan — Soul; spirit; the inner spiritual essence

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; route

ศิลปะ

sinlapa — Art; creative expression through various media

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is not; to not have; absence of something

อะไร

arai — What; anything; something unspecified

มาก

maak — Much; many; a large amount or degree

กว่า

gwaa — More than; comparatively exceeding another thing

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something specific

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme case

ก็

go — Also; then; particle emphasizing or conceding a point

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

ค่อยๆ

khoiy-khoiy — Gradually; slowly and steadily over time

เลือน

luean — To fade; become blurry or indistinct

หาย

haai — To disappear; vanish; go away

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

ที่สุด

thii-sut — Most; the utmost degree; superlative marker

กลาย

glaai — To become; transform into something different

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; exist as something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or states

เฉื่อยชา

chuey-chaa — Sluggish; lethargic; lacking energy or enthusiasm

พึงพอใจ

phueng-pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

ถูก

thuuk — To be subjected to; passive marker; correct

กด

got — To press; push down on something

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle

คม

khom — Sharp; having a keen edge or point

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — To hurt; feel pain; experience physical or emotional suffering

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; essential; required for a purpose

ดู

duu — To look; watch; appear to be

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer introducing a clause

ที่นี่

thii-nii — Here; at this place or location

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; that which is

น่าชัง

naa-chang — Hateful; detestable; causing strong dislike or disgust

ได้

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

แตก

taek — To break; crack; shatter into pieces

สลาย

salaai — To disintegrate; dissolve; fall apart completely

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completion marker for past actions

ขณะ

khana — While; moment; during a specific period of time

ข้าพเจ้า

khaapajao — I; formal first-person pronoun used in writing

ยืน

yuen — To stand; be in an upright position

ที่นั่น

thii-nan — There; at that place or location

มืด

muet — Dark; without light; darkness

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

ครอบคลุม

khrop-khlum — To cover; encompass; spread over an area

คิด

khit — To think; ponder; consider an idea

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of language or speech

อธิบาย

athibaai — To explain; describe; clarify something to someone

ง่ายๆ

ngaai-ngaai — Simply; easily; in a straightforward manner

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; comprehend the meaning of something

ปัญหา

panhaa — Problem; issue; difficulty requiring a solution

โลก

look — World; earth; the planet or global society

ไข

khai — To unlock; solve; open a lock or mystery

ลับ

lap — Secret; to sharpen; hidden from others

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire total amount

ผู้คน

phu-khon — People; persons; human beings in general

น่า

naa — Worth; likely to; deserving of a feeling

หลงใหล

long-lai — To be fascinated; captivated; deeply enchanted by something

เหล่า

lao — These; those; plural marker for groups of people

มาตรการ

maattragan — Measure; policy; official steps taken to achieve goals

พวกเขา

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

คิดค้น

khit-khon — To invent; devise; create something new through thinking

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ควบคุม

khuap-khum — To control; regulate; manage or oversee something

เพิ่มขึ้น

phoem-khuen — To increase; grow; rise in number or amount

ประชากร

prachaakon — Population; the total number of people in an area

ได้ผล

dai-phon — To be effective; produce desired results or outcomes

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

เกินไป

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

จำนวน

jamnuan — Number; quantity; an amount or count of something

ลด

lot — To reduce; decrease; lower in amount or level

น้อย

noi — Few; little; a small amount or number

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

แทนที่

taen-thii — Instead of; to replace; substitute for something else

คงที่

khong-thii — Stable; constant; remaining unchanged over time

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain or persist

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

ซาก

saak — Remains; wreckage; remnants of something destroyed

หักพัง

hak-phang — Collapsed; demolished; fallen into ruin or destruction

ทิ้งร้าง

thing-raang — Abandoned; deserted; left empty and neglected

ง่าย

ngaai — Easy; simple; not difficult to do or understand

สม

som — Suitable; fitting; matching or proportionate to something

เหตุ

het — Cause; reason; the origin of an event

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just barely adequate

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate; fitting; deserving of a particular outcome

เช่นเดียว

chen-diao — The same; likewise; in the same manner as

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

ทฤษฎี

thritsadii — Theory; a systematic explanation of observed phenomena

ผิดพลาด

phit-phlaat — Mistaken; erroneous; containing an error or fault

ส่วนใหญ่

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

ตกใจ

tok-jai — To be startled; shocked; suddenly frightened by something

อย่าง

yaang — Like; in the manner of; type or kind

กะทันหัน

gatan-han — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning or prior notice

ใคร่ครวญ

khrai-khruan — To contemplate; reflect deeply; ponder carefully over something

ถึง

thueng — To; until; reaching a destination or point

ชัยชนะ

chaichana — Victory; triumph; winning over an opponent

สมบูรณ์แบบ

sombun-baep — Perfect; flawless; meeting the highest possible standard

มนุษย์

manut — Human being; person; a member of humanity

ดวงจันทร์

duang-jan — Moon; the natural satellite orbiting the earth

เต็ม

tem — Full; complete; filled to capacity

ดวง

duang — Classifier for celestial bodies; orb; sphere of light

สี

sii — Color; hue; a visual property of light

เหลือง

lueang — Yellow; the color of gold or ripe bananas

นูน

nuun — Bulging; raised; protruding above a surface

โต

too — Large; grown; big in size or age

โผล่

phlo — To emerge; appear suddenly from behind or below

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating at a point

แสง

saeng — Light; radiance; illumination from a source

เงิน

ngoen — Silver; money; a shiny gray precious metal

ท่วม

thuam — To flood; overflow; inundate with liquid

ทะลัก

thalak — To gush; surge; pour out with great force

ทิศ

thit — Direction; cardinal point; compass direction

ตะวันออก

tawan-ok — East; the direction of the rising sun

เฉียงเหนือ

chiang-nuea — Northeast; the direction between north and east

รูปร่าง

ruup-raang — Shape; figure; the outward form of something

เล็กๆ

lek-lek — Small; tiny; diminutive in size

สดใส

sot-sai — Bright; vivid; cheerful and full of life

หยุด

yut — To stop; halt; cease movement or activity

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean-wai — To move; shift; make physical movement or motion

ข้างล่าง

khaang-laang — Below; underneath; at a lower position

นกฮูก

nok-huuk — Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey

ไร้เสียง

rai-siang — Silent; soundless; without making any noise

บิน

bin — To fly; move through the air on wings

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; go past; traverse a place

สั่น

san — To shiver; tremble; shake with small vibrations

เทา

thao — Gray; an intermediate color between black and white

หนาวเย็น

naao-yen — Cold; chilly; having a low and uncomfortable temperature

กลางคืน

glaang-khuen — Nighttime; the hours of darkness after sunset

ตัดสินใจ

tatsin-jai — To decide; make a decision or choice

หา

haa — To search; look for; seek something out

นอน

non — To sleep; lie down; recline on a surface

หลับ

lap — To be asleep; fall into a sleeping state

มอง

mong — To look; gaze; direct one's eyes toward something

อาคาร

aakhaan — Building; structure; a constructed edifice or facility

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — To know; recognize; be acquainted with someone or something

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — Then; after that; following that point in time

สายตา

saai-taa — Eyesight; gaze; one's line of visual focus

เลื่อน

luean — To slide; shift; move smoothly along a surface

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing in a previous state

รูป

ruup — Form; image; shape or picture of something

ขาว

khaao — White; the color of snow or pure light

ฐาน

thaan — Base; foundation; the bottom supporting structure

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ปรากฏ

praakot — To appear; become visible; manifest to the senses

ชัด

chat — Clear; distinct; easily seen or understood

เรื่อยๆ

rueay-rueay — Continuously; steadily; without stopping or changing pace

ตาม

taam — According to; following; along a path or direction

สว่าง

sawang — Bright; luminous; full of light

สามารถ

saamat — Can; to be able to; having the capability

มองเห็น

mong-hen — To be able to see; have visual perception of something

ต้น

ton — Tree; trunk; origin; classifier for trees

โดดเด่น

doot-den — Outstanding; prominent; standing out from the surroundings

เบื้องหน้า

bueang-naa — In front; ahead; in the foreground before one