The Time Machine — Page 62

Vocabulary

สิ่งนั้น

sing nan — that thing; referring to something previously mentioned

จับ

jap — to catch, grab, or hold something

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-na-gan — imagination; the ability to form mental images

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

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

ไว้

wai — to keep, store, or set aside for later

เป็น

pen — to be; indicates state or identity

ไป

pai — to go; moving away from speaker

ได้

dai — can; to be able to; to obtain

มาก

mak — many; much; a lot; very

ว่า

wa — that; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

รู้สึก

ru-suek — to feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

โดดเดี่ยว

dot-diao — lonely; isolated; feeling alone and apart

อยู่

yu — to be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — no matter; regardless of; whether or not

จะ

ja — will; future tense marker or intention indicator

อย่างไร

yang-rai — how; in what way; used in questions

ก็ตาม

ko tam — anyway; regardless; no matter what follows

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — to try; to make an effort or attempt

อย่าง

yang — in a manner; type; way; like (adverb marker)

เต็มที่

tem thi — fully; to the fullest extent; completely

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of

แสดง

sa-daeng — to show; to perform; to demonstrate something

ให้

hai — to give; causative marker; so that

เห็น

hen — to see; to visually perceive something

ซาบซึ้ง

sap-sueng — deeply touched; moved; feeling profound gratitude

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

ของขวัญ

khong-khwan — gift; a present given to someone

นั้น

nan — that; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something distant

ไม่นาน

mai nan — not long; shortly after; brief period of time

เรา

rao — we; us; also informal first-person singular pronoun

ก็

ko — also; then; particle linking clauses or showing consequence

นั่ง

nang — to sit; to be seated

ลง

long — to go down; downward directional verb complement

ด้วยกัน

duay-kan — together; jointly; alongside each other

ศาลา

sa-la — pavilion; open-sided shelter or resting hall

หิน

hin — stone; rock; made of stone

เล็กๆ

lek lek — small; tiny; diminutive size (reduplicated form)

แห่ง

haeng — classifier for places, locations, or institutions

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one; a single unit

สนทนา

son-tha-na — to converse; to have a conversation or dialogue

กัน

kan — each other; together; reciprocal action marker

โดย

doi — by; by means of; indicating agent or method

ส่วนใหญ่

suan-yai — mostly; the majority; for the most part

การ

kan — nominalizer prefix; action or process noun marker

ยิ้ม

yim — to smile; a pleasant facial expression

ความเป็นมิตร

khwam-pen-mit — friendliness; the quality of being friendly

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing-mi-chi-wit — living thing; organism; any creature that is alive

ส่งผล

song-phon — to result in; to have an effect on something

ต่อ

to — toward; per; to continue; connecting preposition

ไม่ต่างอะไร

mai-tang-arai — no different; just the same as; indistinguishable from

กับ

kap — with; and; together with someone or something

ที่

thi — at; place; relative clause marker; classifier for places

เด็ก

dek — child; kid; a young person

คน

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

พึง

phueng — should; ought to; indicating moral appropriateness

กระทำ

kra-tham — to do; to act; to perform an action (formal)

ส่ง

song — to send; to deliver; to pass something along

ดอกไม้

dok-mai — flower; a blossom of a plant

และ

lae — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เธอ

thoe — she; her; you (informal, addressing female)

จูบ

jup — to kiss; a kiss on cheek or hand

มือ

mue — hand; the part of the body used for grasping

ทำ

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

แบบ

baep — style; type; pattern; in the manner of

เดียวกัน

diao-kan — the same; identical; in the same way

จากนั้น

jak-nan — after that; then; following that moment

พูดคุย

phut-khui — to chat; to talk casually with someone

รู้

ru — to know; to be aware of a fact

ชื่อ

chue — name; the word someone or something is called

คือ

khue — is; namely; used to identify or define something

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

แม้

mae — even though; although; even if (concessive)

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle used before verbs

มัน

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

มี

mi — to have; there is; to exist

ความหมาย

khwam-mai — meaning; significance; what something represents

อะไร

arai — what; anything; used in questions or indefinitely

แต่

tae — but; however; contrasting conjunction

ดู

du — to look; to watch; to appear (seem)

เหมาะสม

mo-som — appropriate; suitable; fitting for the situation

ดี

di — good; well; positive quality or condition

นั่น

nan — that (over there); emphatic demonstrative pronoun

จุด

jut — point; dot; spot; starting point

เริ่มต้น

roem-ton — to begin; starting point; the very beginning

มิตรภาพ

mit-tra-phap — friendship; the bond between friends

อัน

an — classifier for small objects; one (of something)

แปลกประหลาด

plaek-pra-lat — strange; bizarre; unusual and surprising

กิน

kin — to eat; to consume food or drink

เวลา

we-la — time; a period or moment in time

สัปดาห์

sap-da — week; a period of seven days

จบ

jop — to finish; to end; completion of something

ดังที่

dang-thi — as; just as; in the way that something was

เล่า

lao — to tell; to narrate; to recount a story

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to hear attentively

เหมือน

muean — like; similar to; resembling something else

ทุก

thuk — every; all; each without exception

อยาก

yak — to want; to desire; to wish to do something

ตลอด

ta-lot — throughout; all along; the entire duration

ติดตาม

tit-tam — to follow; to track; to keep up with someone

ออก

ok — out; to exit; directional particle meaning outward

เดินทาง

doen-thang — to travel; to make a journey somewhere

ครั้ง

khrang — time; occurrence; classifier for times or occasions

ต่อไป

to-pai — to continue; onward; from now on; next

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — pain; to hurt; to feel physical or emotional pain

ใจ

jai — heart; mind; inner feelings or emotions

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; obligated to do something

เหนื่อยล้า

nuay-la — exhausted; worn out; very tired and fatigued

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; completion marker for past actions

ทิ้ง

thing — to abandon; to throw away; to leave behind

ที่สุด

thi-sut — most; the utmost; superlative degree marker

อ่อนเพลีย

on-phlia — weak and tired; physically drained and weary

ร้อง

rong — to cry; to shout; to sing (depending on context)

เรียก

riak — to call; to summon; to name or address someone

น่าสงสาร

na-song-san — pitiful; poor thing; deserving of sympathy

ปัญหา

pan-ha — problem; issue; difficulty needing a solution

โลก

lok — world; the earth; the entire global sphere

จำเป็น

jam-pen — necessary; essential; must be done or exist

ได้รับ

dai-rap — to receive; to obtain; to get something given

แก้ไข

kae-khai — to fix; to correct; to resolve a problem

บอก

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

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun for any person

มา

ma — to come; toward the speaker; directional particle

สู่

su — toward; to; in the direction of (formal)

อนาคต

a-na-khot — future; time yet to come; what lies ahead

ความสัมพันธ์

khwam-sam-phan — relationship; connection between people or things

จีบ

jip — to court; to flirt with; to woo someone romantically

น้อยๆ

noi noi — a little; slightly; small amount (reduplicated)

กระนั้น

kra-nan — even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

ความทุกข์ใจ

khwam-thuk-jai — heartache; mental suffering; emotional distress

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that; upon a past event

จาก

jak — from; away from; originating from a place

มากมาย

mak-mai — plenty; a great deal; very many in number

ร้องขอ

rong-kho — to request; to beg; to ask earnestly for something

ยาม

yam — time; period; moment; during (literary/formal)

จากลา

jak-la — to say goodbye; to bid farewell; parting

บางครั้ง

bang-khrang — sometimes; occasionally; at certain times

คลั่งไคล้

khlang-khlai — to be crazy about; to be obsessed with something

คิด

khit — to think; to consider; to have a thought

รวม

ruam — to combine; together; total; to include

ความทุ่มเท

khwam-thum-the — dedication; devotion; wholehearted commitment to something

สร้าง

sang — to create; to build; to construct something

ความ

khwam — nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

ยุ่งยาก

yung-yak — complicated; troublesome; difficult to deal with

พอๆ

pho pho — just about equal; roughly the same amount

ปลอบโยน

plop-yon — to comfort; to soothe; to console someone gently

แก่

kae — to; for; giving to (indirect object marker, formal)

ปลอบโยนใจ

plop-yon-jai — to comfort the heart; to emotionally console someone

ยิ่ง

ying — even more; increasingly; the more (comparative intensifier)

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just; nothing more than

ความรักใคร่

khwam-rak-khrai — affection; fondness; loving care for someone

เด็กๆ

dek dek — children; kids; young people (reduplicated, plural)

เกาะ

ko — to cling; to attach to; island (different tone)

ติด

tit — to be attached; to be stuck; to be addicted to