The Time Machine — Page 69

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses.

ค่อยๆ

khôi khôi — Gradually; slowly and steadily doing something.

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; the reality or fact of something.

ก็

gôr — Then; also; a discourse particle linking clauses.

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin; to start doing something.

ปรากฏ

bpraa-gòt — To appear; to become visible or manifest.

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; directed toward someone older.

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — Formal first-person pronoun; I, used in formal writing.

นั่นคือ

nân khue — That is; namely; used to explain or clarify.

มนุษย์

má-nút — Human being; a member of the human species.

มิได้

mí dâi — Did not; formal negation of a past action.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption or likelihood.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist at a location.

เป็น

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

สปีชีส์

sà-bpii-chîit — Species; a biological classification of organisms.

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one of something.

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that; a conditional conjunction.

ได้

dâi — Can; to have; indicates ability or past completion.

แยก

yâek — To separate; to divide into distinct parts.

ออก

òk — Out; outward; to exit or emerge from something.

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; a living creature other than a plant.

สอง

sǒng — Two; the number two.

ชนิด

chá-nít — Type; kind; a category or variety of something.

ที่

thîi — At; which; a place or relative pronoun particle.

แตกต่าง

tàek tàang — Different; to differ from something else.

กัน

gan — Each other; together; a reciprocal particle.

บรรดา

ban-daa — All the; among; referring to a collective group.

เด็ก

dèk — Child; a young person or kid.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; a nominalizing prefix.

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful; elegant; strikingly lovely in appearance.

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; at; a formal locative or possessive particle.

โลก

lôok — World; the earth; the realm of existence.

เบื้องบน

bûeang bon — Above; the upper realm or surface.

มิใช่

mí châi — Is not; formal negation of identity or state.

ทายาท

thaa-yâat — Heir; successor; one who inherits something.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a limited amount.

หนึ่งเดียว

nùeng diao — One and only; sole; the single one.

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ยุคสมัย

yúk sà-mǎi — Era; age; a period of time in history.

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun).

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sìng mii chii-wít — Living organism; any creature that is alive.

ซีดเซียว

sîit siao — Pallid; ghastly pale in complexion or appearance.

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together.

ออกหากิน

òk hǎa gin — To forage; to go out searching for food.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time.

ยาม

yaam — During; at the time of; a period or watch.

ค่ำคืน

khâm khuuen — Night; nighttime; the hours after dark.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses.

โผล่

phòl — To emerge; to pop out; to appear suddenly.

ต่อหน้า

tòr nâa — In front of; in the presence of someone.

นั้น

nán — That; those; a demonstrative pronoun or particle.

สืบทอด

sùuep thôt — To inherit; to carry on a legacy or tradition.

กาลเวลา

gaan-wee-laa — Time; the passage of time; an era or epoch.

ทั้งมวล

tháng muan — All; entirety; every part of something collectively.

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise; also; in the same manner as well.

นึกถึง

nûek thǔeng — To think of; to recall or remember something.

กระพริบ

grà-phríp — To blink; to flicker; rapid opening and closing.

ทฤษฎี

thrít-sà-dii — Theory; a system of ideas explaining something.

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao gàp — About; concerning; related to a topic.

ระบบ

rá-bòp — System; an organized set of interrelated parts.

ระบายอากาศ

rá-baai aa-gàat — Ventilation; the circulation or release of air.

ใต้ดิน

tâi din — Underground; beneath the surface of the earth.

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To doubt; to wonder; to be curious or suspicious.

ความหมาย

khwaam mǎai — Meaning; the significance or definition of something.

แท้จริง

thâe jing — True; genuine; the real nature of something.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an entity or matter.

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those; referring to previously mentioned things or people.

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; a complementizer introducing a clause.

นี้

níi — This; these; a proximal demonstrative pronoun.

มี

mii — To have; there is; indicates possession or existence.

บทบาท

bòt-bàat — Role; part played by someone in a situation.

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

แผนการ

phǎen gaan — Plan; scheme; an organized strategy for action.

องค์กร

ong-gon — Organization; an institution or structured group.

สมดุล

sǒm-dun — Balance; equilibrium; a state of equal distribution.

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like; a way of doing something.

สมบูรณ์แบบ

sǒm-buun bàep — Perfect; flawless; complete without any defect.

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); a third-person pronoun.

ความเกี่ยวข้อง

khwaam gìao không — Connection; relevance; the relationship between things.

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something.

ความสงบสุข

khwaam sà-ngòp sùk — Peace; tranquility; a state of calm happiness.

เกียจคร้าน

gìat khrâan — Lazy; idle; unwilling to work or exert effort.

ผู้อาศัย

phûu aa-sǎi — Resident; inhabitant; one who lives in a place.

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; a general-purpose classifier.

ซ่อน

sôn — To hide; to conceal something from view.

เบื้องล่าง

bûeang lâang — Below; the lower realm or area underneath.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position.

บอก

bòk — To tell; to inform; to say something to someone.

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; yourself; referring back to the subject.

อย่างไรเสีย

yàang rai sǐia — Anyway; regardless; no matter what the situation.

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is no; to not have; absence of something.

น่ากลัว

nâa glua — Frightening; scary; causing fear or dread.

จำเป็น

jam-bpen — Necessary; essential; something that must be done.

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

ลง

long — Down; to descend; moving in a downward direction.

ไป

bpai — To go; away; indicating movement toward a destination.

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that place; referring to a distant location.

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

หาทาง

hǎa thaang — To find a way; to seek a solution or path.

แก้ไข

gâe-khǎi — To fix; to correct; to resolve a problem.

ปัญหา

bpan-hǎa — Problem; issue; a difficulty requiring a solution.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive pronoun referring to self.

กระนั้น

grà-nán — Even so; nevertheless; despite what was said.

หวาดกลัว

wàat glua — To fear; to be terrified; feeling intense fright.

สุดขีด

sùt khîit — Extreme; utmost; at the highest possible degree.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; a future tense marker.

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; at the moment; during a period of time.

ลังเล

lang-lee — To hesitate; to waver; feeling uncertain about acting.

ผู้คน

phûu khon — People; persons; a group of human individuals.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation.

สองคน

sǒng khon — Two people; a pair of individuals.

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot.

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb particle.

การเล่น

gaan lên — Play; the act of playing or engaging in games.

รัก

rák — To love; affection or deep fondness for someone.

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; them; a third-person plural pronoun.

ผ่าน

phàan — Through; to pass; moving past or across something.

แสง

sǎeng — Light; brightness; illumination from a source.

กลางวัน

glaang wan — Daytime; midday; the middle part of the day.

เงามืด

ngao mûut — Dark shadow; a dark area of shade or darkness.

ฝ่ายชาย

fàai chaai — The male side; the man; referring to a male party.

ไล่ตาม

lâi taam — To chase; to pursue someone or something.

ฝ่ายหญิง

fàai yǐng — The female side; the woman; referring to a female party.

พลาง

phlaang — While; at the same time; doing simultaneously.

โยน

yoon — To throw; to toss something through the air.

ดอกไม้

dòk máai — Flower; a bloom of a plant.

ใส่

sài — To put in; to place into; to wear something.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal feminine pronoun).

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something visually.

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

วิตกกังวล

wí-tòk gang-won — Anxious; worried; feeling concern about something.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened.

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone or something.

เอา

ao — To take; to use; to get something.

แขน

khǎen — Arm; the limb between the shoulder and hand.

ยัน

yan — To brace against; to prop up; to push against.

เสา

sao — Pillar; post; a vertical support column.

ล้ม

lóm — To fall; to collapse; to topple over.

ก้ม

gôm — To bend down; to bow one's head downward.

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to direct eyes toward.

บ่อ

bòr — Well; a pit; a deep hole dug for water.

ดูเหมือน

duu mǔean — To seem; to appear as if; looks like something.

การ

gaan — The act of; a nominalizing prefix for actions.

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show; to perform; to express or demonstrate.

ความสนใจ

khwaam sǒn jai — Interest; curiosity; attention paid to something.

ต่อ

tòr — Toward; to; continuing; connected to something.

ช่องเปิด

chông bpòet — Opening; an open gap or aperture in a surface.

เหล่านี้

lào níi — These; referring to nearby things just mentioned.

ถือ

thǔue — To hold; to carry; to regard something as.

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter; story; topic; a subject being discussed.

ไม่เหมาะสม

mâi mòr sǒm — Inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting the situation.

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; giving a reason or cause.

ชี้

chíi — To point; to indicate direction toward something.

ช่อง

chông — Channel; opening; a gap or slot in something.

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort.

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question.

ภาษา

phaa-sǎa — Language; a system of communication through words.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

อาการ

aa-gaan — Symptom; condition; a sign of a state or illness.

มากขึ้น

mâak khûen — More; increasingly; to a greater extent than before.

หัน

hǎn — To turn; to rotate one's body or head.

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; the rear side of something.

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace.

หนี

nǐi — To flee; to run away; to escape from something.