The Time Machine — Page 70

Vocabulary

แต่

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

พวกมัน

phûak man — They; them; refers to non-human or informal subjects.

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested in something or someone.

ไม้ขีดไฟ

máai khìit fai — A matchstick used to ignite fire.

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun, often feminine.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; discourse particle indicating continuation or concession.

จุด

jùt — To light; a point or dot; to ignite something.

บาง

baang — Some; thin; used to indicate a partial amount.

ก้าน

gâan — Stem or stalk of a plant or match.

เพื่อ

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

เอาใจ

ao jai — To please; to win someone's heart or favor.

พยายาม

phayaayaam — To try; to make an effort to do something.

ถาม

thǎam — To ask a question to someone.

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic or subject being discussed.

บ่อน้ำ

bàaw náam — A water well used for drawing water.

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another instance of something.

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; classifier for occurrences or attempts.

ล้มเหลว

lóm lĕeo — To fail; to be unsuccessful in an attempt.

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore; so; as a result of what was stated.

ใน

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

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — Soon; before long; in a short amount of time.

จาก

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

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the current location.

โดย

dooi — By; through; indicating means or agency of action.

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend; to concentrate; to do something deliberately.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back to a previous place.

หา

hǎa — To look for; to search for something or someone.

ดู

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

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker.

ข้อมูล

khâaw muun — Information; data; facts gathered about a subject.

อะไร

arai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you; second or third person pronoun.

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; any; softens questions or statements.

ความคิด

khwaam khít — Thought; idea; an opinion or mental concept.

กำลัง

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

พลิกผัน

phlík phǎn — To turn around suddenly; an unexpected dramatic change.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; continuous aspect marker in Thai.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; past completion marker in Thai.

การคาดเดา

gaan khâat dao — Guessing; speculation; the act of making a conjecture.

ความรู้สึก

khwaam rúu sùek — Feeling; emotion; a subjective internal sensation or sense.

เลื่อนไหล

lûean lǎi — To flow smoothly; to glide or drift along.

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of something.

การปรับตัว

gaan pràp tua — Adaptation; the process of adjusting to new conditions.

ใหม่

mài — New; fresh; recently made or introduced.

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn níi — Now; at this moment; currently happening.

มี

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

เบาะแส

bàw sǎe — Clue; lead; a hint pointing toward solving something.

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao gàp — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic or subject.

ความสำคัญ

khwaam sǎm khan — Importance; significance; the quality of being important.

เหล่านี้

làao níi — These; referring to a group of nearby items.

หอ

hɔ̌ɔ — Tower; hall; a tall structure or large building.

ระบาย

rábàai — To vent; to drain; to release air or emotion.

อากาศ

aagàat — Air; weather; the atmosphere surrounding the earth.

ความลึกลับ

khwaam lúek láp — Mystery; secrecy; something unknown and difficult to explain.

เหล่า

làao — Group of; those; plural classifier for beings or things.

ผี

phǐi — Ghost; spirit; a supernatural entity in Thai belief.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; indicating ongoing state or action.

ไม่ต้อง

mâi tâwng — Need not; do not have to; no need to act.

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; to bring up a topic in conversation.

คำใบ้

kham bâi — Hint; a subtle clue given to guide understanding.

ความหมาย

khwaam mǎai — Meaning; significance; what a word or symbol represents.

ประตู

pratuu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit of a building.

สำริด

sǎmrìt — Bronze; an alloy of copper and tin, brownish metal.

ชะตากรรม

chataa gam — Fate; destiny; the outcome determined by one's fortune.

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in the manner of; a way or type.

เลือนราง

luean raang — Faint; vague; barely visible or dimly recalled.

แนวคิด

naeo khít — Concept; idea; a framework of thought or approach.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit.

ปรากฏขึ้น

praagòt khûen — To appear; to emerge; to become visible suddenly.

การแก้ปัญหา

gaan gâe panhǎa — Problem-solving; the process of finding solutions to issues.

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means of doing something.

เศรษฐกิจ

sèetthaagìt — Economy; the system of production and trade in society.

ที่

thîi — That; which; at; relative pronoun and location marker.

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make someone feel or do something.

งุนงง

ngun ngong — Confused; puzzled; in a state of bewilderment.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker.

ตลอด

talàwt — Throughout; all along; continuously from start to finish.

นี่

nîi — This; here; used to point to something nearby.

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate two things.

มุมมอง

mum mawng — Perspective; viewpoint; a particular way of seeing things.

เห็นได้ชัด

hěn dâai chát — Obviously; clearly visible or apparent to anyone observing.

มนุษย์

manut — Human; humankind; a member of the human species.

สายพันธุ์

sǎai phan — Species; breed; a biological classification of related organisms.

ที่สอง

thîi sǎawng — Second; the ordinal number following first in sequence.

นี้

níi — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

อาศัยอยู่

aasǎi yùu — To live; to reside in a particular place.

ใต้ดิน

tâai din — Underground; beneath the earth's surface; subterranean.

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number three in Thai.

สถานการณ์

sathǎanagaan — Situation; circumstance; a set of conditions at a time.

โดยเฉพาะ

dooi chaphàw — Especially; particularly; more than other cases or things.

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought or opinion.

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizer prefix for verbal nouns.

โผล่ขึ้นมา

phlòe khûen maa — To pop up; to emerge or appear from below.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface or place.

พื้นดิน

phúen din — Ground; the surface of the earth; land surface.

หาได้ยาก

hǎa dâai yâak — Rare; hard to find; difficult to come across.

มัน

man — It; they; third-person pronoun for non-human subjects.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; links subject with predicate.

ผล

phǒn — Result; fruit; the outcome or product of something.

สืบเนื่อง

sùep nûeang — Continuing; stemming from; resulting as a consequence of.

ยาวนาน

yaao naan — Long; prolonged; lasting for an extended period of time.

ประการแรก

pragaan râek — Firstly; first of all; the first point in a list.

ลักษณะ

láksanà — Characteristic; feature; a distinguishing quality or trait.

สีซีด

sǐi sîit — Pale color; washed out; lacking vibrant or deep color.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative pronoun linking clauses together.

พบได้ทั่วไป

phóp dâai thûa pai — Commonly found; widely encountered in many different places.

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; a living creature; a non-human organism.

ส่วนใหญ่

sùan yài — Mostly; the majority; the greater part of something.

ความมืด

khwaam mùet — Darkness; the absence of light in a space.

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; introducing illustrative examples.

ปลา

plaa — Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food.

สีขาว

sǐi khǎao — White color; the color of snow or pure light.

ถ้ำ

thâm — Cave; a natural underground hollow in rock or earth.

จากนั้น

jàak nán — Then; after that; indicating the next event in sequence.

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the organs of sight; eyeballs.

ขนาดใหญ่

khanàat yài — Large size; big; of considerable dimensions or magnitude.

เหล่านั้น

làao nán — Those; referring to a group of distant items or beings.

ความสามารถ

khwaam sǎamâat — Ability; capability; the skill or power to do something.

สะท้อนแสง

sathɔ́ɔn sǎeng — To reflect light; the bouncing back of light rays.

ทั่วไป

thûa pai — General; common; found or applicable in most situations.

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sìng mii chiiwít — Living thing; organism; any life form that exists.

หากิน

hǎa gin — To forage; to search for food to survive.

เวลา

weelaa — Time; period; a specific moment or duration.

กลางคืน

glaang khuen — Night; nighttime; the period from dusk to dawn.

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; making a strong sound or well-known.

เห็นได้

hěn dâai — Can be seen; visible; observable to the eye.

นกฮูก

nók hûuk — Owl; a nocturnal bird known for large eyes.

แมว

maeo — Cat; a common domesticated feline animal.

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — Last; final; occurring at the very end of something.

ความสับสน

khwaam sàp sǒn — Confusion; disorder; a state of being mixed up.

แสงแดด

sǎeng dàet — Sunlight; the light emitted by the sun.

การหลบหนี

gaan lòp nǐi — Escape; fleeing; the act of running away from something.

เร่งรีบ

rêng rîip — Hurried; rushed; moving or acting with great haste.

งุ่มง่าม

ngûm ngâam — Clumsy; awkward; moving in an ungraceful or bumbling way.

เงามืด

ngao mùet — Dark shadow; a region of deep darkness or shade.

ท่าทาง

thâa thaang — Gesture; posture; the way a body is held or moves.

ศีรษะ

sǐirà — Head; the topmost part of the human body.

แปลกประหลาด

plàek pralàat — Strange; bizarre; unusual and difficult to explain or understand.

ขณะ

khanà — While; moment; a brief period or instant in time.

แสง

sǎeng — Light; brightness; electromagnetic radiation visible to eyes.

ทั้งหมดนี้

tháng mòt níi — All of this; everything mentioned or present here.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; used to intensify a comparison.

ตอกย้ำ

tàwk yám — To reinforce; to emphasize; to hammer a point home.

ทฤษฎี

thrísadii — Theory; a systematic explanation based on evidence or reasoning.

ความไวแสง

khwaam wai sǎeng — Light sensitivity; the degree of responsiveness to light.

สุดขีด

sùt khîit — Extreme; to the utmost degree; maximum or very intense.

จอประสาทตา

jaw prasàat taa — Retina; the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye.