The Time Machine — Page 53

Vocabulary

แท้จริง

thae ching — Actually, truly, in reality

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

ขณะ

kha-na — While, at the moment, during a time

ที่

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

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun (informal)

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action

ธุระ

thu-ra — Business, errand, personal matter to attend to

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself, by oneself, personally

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, reside at a place

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

พบ

phop — To meet, find, encounter someone or something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or quoted speech

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, sense, experience an emotion

แปลกใจ

plaek jai — To be surprised, astonished, taken aback

กับ

kap — With, and; connecting people or things together

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ตื่นเต้น

tuen ten — Excited, thrilled, feeling strong anticipation

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of, like, as; adverbial marker

รุนแรง

run raeng — Intense, severe, violent, very strong

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

คืน

khuen — Night; also means to return something

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, prior to something else

ตรวจสอบ

truat sop — To inspect, verify, check something carefully

พื้นดิน

phuen din — Ground, earth, the surface of the land

บริเวณ

bo-ri-wen — Area, zone, surrounding region or vicinity

สนามหญ้า

sa-nam ya — Lawn, grassy field or yard area

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Small, tiny, very little in size

ละเอียด

la-iat — Detailed, fine, thorough, meticulous

เสีย

sia — To waste, lose, or spend unnecessarily; broken

เวลา

we-la — Time, period, moment in time

ไป

pai — To go; also indicates direction away from speaker

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or activities

ถาม

tham — To ask, inquire, pose a question

คำถาม

kham tham — Question, inquiry, something asked of someone

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Futile, fruitless, without result or effect

โดย

doi — By, via, through a means or method

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try, attempt, make an effort

สื่อสาร

suea san — To communicate, convey information to others

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning to make/let

ดี

di — Good, fine, nice, of positive quality

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most, superlative degree of comparison

เท่า

thao — As much as, equal to, as many as

จะ

cha — Will, shall; future tense marker in Thai

ทำได้

tham dai — Able to do, can manage, capable of doing

ผู้คน

phu khon — People, persons, folks in general

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and objects

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot

ผ่าน

phan — To pass by, go through, pass over

มา

ma — To come; indicates movement toward the speaker

พวกเขา

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

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All, entire, everything in total

ไม่

mai — Not, no; negation particle in Thai

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning

ท่าทาง

tha thang — Gesture, manner, body language, appearance

บางคน

bang khon — Some people, someone, certain individuals

ก็

ko — Also, then, too; connective or emphatic particle

เฉยเมย

choei moei — Indifferent, apathetic, uncaring, showing no interest

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely, entirely, absolutely, totally

คิด

khit — To think, consider, reflect on something

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something

ล้อเล่น

lo len — To joke, tease, play around, not be serious

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

หัวเราะ

hua ro — To laugh, express amusement audibly

เยาะ

yo — To mock, sneer, ridicule someone

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, need to do something

ใช้

chai — To use, employ, make use of something

ข่มใจ

khom jai — To restrain oneself, suppress feelings or impulses

มือ

mue — Hand; body part used for grasping

แตะต้อง

tae tong — To touch, make contact with something or someone

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face, the front part of the head

น่ารัก

na rak — Cute, adorable, lovable, charming

ยิ้มแย้ม

yim yaem — To smile broadly, beam with happiness

มัน

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

แรงกระตุ้น

raeng kra-tun — Impulse, stimulus, motivating force or urge

โง่เขลา

ngo khao — Foolish, stupid, lacking sense or wisdom

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

ปีศาจ

pi-sat — Demon, evil spirit, devil

เกิด

koet — To be born; to occur, happen, arise

จาก

chak — From, out of, away from a source

กลัว

klua — To fear, be afraid, feel frightened

โกรธ

krot — Angry, furious, feeling strong displeasure

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; passive marker; cheap

ควบคุม

khuap khum — To control, manage, have power over

ได้

dai — Can, able to; past tense marker; to get

ไม่ดี

mai di — Not good, bad, unpleasant, poor quality

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, continuing to do something

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still; indicating probability

กระหาย

kra-hai — Thirsty; craving, yearning for something strongly

ฉวยโอกาส

chuai o-kat — To seize an opportunity, take advantage of chance

สับสน

sap son — Confused, muddled, disordered, unclear in mind

งุนงง

gnun ngong — Bewildered, puzzled, completely at a loss

พื้นหญ้า

phuen ya — Grassy ground, grass-covered surface area

คำแนะนำ

kham nae nam — Advice, recommendation, suggestion given to someone

กว่า

kwa — More than, over, exceeding a certain amount

ร่อง

rong — Groove, channel, furrow, narrow indentation

ฉีกขาด

chik khat — Torn, ripped apart, split open forcefully

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

ประมาณ

pra-man — Approximately, about, roughly estimated amount

กึ่งกลาง

kueng klang — Middle, center, midpoint between two things

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, during a period of time

ฐาน

than — Base, foundation, pedestal, bottom support

รอย

roi — Mark, trace, scar, imprint left behind

เท้า

thao — Foot; lower extremity used for walking

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ต่อสู้

to su — To fight, struggle, battle against something

เครื่องจักร

khrueang chak — Machine, mechanical device, engine or apparatus

พลิกคว่ำ

phlik khwam — To overturn, flip upside down, capsize

ตอน

ton — When, at the time of; episode or period

มาถึง

ma thueng — To arrive, reach a destination

มี

mi — To have, there is, there are

สัญญาณ

san-yan — Signal, sign, indication conveying information

อื่นๆ

uen uen — Others, other things or people, et cetera

เคลื่อนย้าย

khluean yai — To move, relocate, shift position of something

รอบๆ

rop rop — Around, surrounding, in all directions nearby

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, all set to do something

แคบๆ

khaep khaep — Narrow, tight, not wide in space

แปลกประหลาด

plaek pra-lat — Strange, bizarre, unusual, very odd indeed

คล้าย

khlai — Similar to, resembling, looking like something else

นึกภาพ

nuek phap — To imagine, visualize, picture in one's mind

ทิ้ง

thing — To throw away, abandon, leave behind something

ไว้

wai — To keep, store; particle indicating retention or state

สิ่งนี้

sing ni — This thing, this object, this particular matter

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make something happen, result in

หัน

han — To turn, face toward, rotate direction

สนใจ

son jai — To be interested in, pay attention to

ใกล้ชิด

klai chit — Close, intimate, having a near relationship

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, all the more so

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, upward; indicates increase or rising

ดัง

dang — Loud, famous; as, like (conjunction)

กล่าว

klao — To say, mention, state formally

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not, unable to do something

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just, no more than

แค่

khae — Just, only, merely, no more than

ก้อน

kon — Lump, chunk, block; classifier for solid masses

วัตถุ

wat-thu — Object, material thing, physical substance

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-da — Ordinary, normal, plain, nothing special

ประดับประดา

pra-dap pra-da — To decorate, adorn, ornament elaborately

วิจิตร

wi-chit — Exquisite, elaborate, beautifully crafted or detailed

ด้วย

duai — With, also, too; by means of something

แผง

phaeng — Panel, rack, flat surface or display board

กรอบ

krop — Frame, border; also means crispy in food context

ลึก

luek — Deep, profound, extending far inward or downward

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both, the two together, each of two

ด้าน

dan — Side, face, aspect of something

เคาะ

kho — To knock, tap, rap on a surface

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those, referring to previously mentioned group

กลวง

kluang — Hollow, empty inside, not solid

ภายใน

phai nai — Inside, within, interior of something

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something occurred

ติด

tit — Stuck, attached, connected to something

กัน

kan — Together, each other; mutual reciprocal action

สนิท

sa-nit — Close, tight, intimate, fitting snugly

ด้ามจับ

dam chap — Handle, grip, part held in the hand

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle expecting yes/no answer

ช่อง

chong — Hole, slot, opening, channel or gap

กุญแจ

kun-chae — Key; used to lock or unlock something

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any, whichever, whatever without specific preference

อาจ

at — Might, may, possibly, expressing uncertainty

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dai — Possible, feasible, able to happen

หาก

hak — If, in case that, supposing that

ประตู

pra-tu — Door, gate, entrance to a place

สันนิษฐาน

san-nit-than — To presume, assume, hypothesize about something

เปิด

poet — To open, turn on, unlock something

ด้านใน

dan nai — Inside, inner side, interior part