The Time Machine — Page 77

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First-person pronoun, meaning 'I' or 'me'

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — To make a decision or resolve to do something

ว่า

wa — Conjunction meaning 'that'; also 'to say'

จะ

ja — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or move downward

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

โดย

doi — By, by means of, or through a method

ไม่

mai — Negation particle meaning 'not' or 'no'

เสีย

sia — To waste, lose, or spend unnecessarily

เวลา

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

อีก

ik — More, again, or additionally

ต่อ

to — To continue, connect, or extend something further

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses

ออก

ok — To exit, go out, or emerge from somewhere

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel or go on a journey

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'

ยาม

yam — A period of time; a watch or guard shift

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

ตรู่

tru — Very early; used in 'เช้าตรู่' meaning dawn

มุ่ง

mung — To head toward, aim at, or be directed at

หน้า

na — Face; front; also next or ahead

สู่

su — Toward, to, or in the direction of

บ่อ

bo — A well, pit, or pool of water

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid in general

แห่ง

haeng — Classifier for places; of or belonging to a location

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit

ใกล้

klai — Near, close, or in proximity to something

กับ

kap — With, together with, or and

ซาก

sak — Ruins, remains, or wreckage of something

หัก

hak — Broken, snapped, or fractured

พัง

phang — Collapsed, destroyed, or fallen apart

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

หิน

hin — Stone, rock, or made of rock

น้อย

noi — Little, few, or small in amount

วิ่ง

wing — To run or move quickly on foot

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, or together with someone

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal, often feminine)

เต้นรำ

ten-ram — To dance or perform dancing movements

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, or exist at a location

เคียง

khiang — Alongside, beside, or next to something

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside, or adjacent to something

จน

jon — Until, up to, or so much that

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or until a point

แต่

tae — But, however, or only; contrast conjunction

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something happened

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

โน้ม

nom — To lean, bend, or incline toward something

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and letters

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, or north of something

ปาก

pak — Mouth; opening or entrance of something

มอง

mong — To look at or observe something

ล่าง

lang — Below, lower, or the bottom part

ดู

du — To look, watch, or appear a certain way

เหมือน

muean — Similar to, like, or resembling something else

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

สบาย

sa-bai — Comfortable, at ease, or feeling well

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, or the emotional center

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, or in the manner of

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Strange, odd, or surprisingly unusual

ลา

la — To bid farewell or say goodbye to someone

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, or prior to something else

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening statements

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

พลาง

phlang — While doing, simultaneously performing another action

จูบ

jup — To kiss someone on the lips or cheek

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, or after completing an action

จึง

jueng — Therefore, then, or consequently as a result

วาง

wang — To place, put down, or set something

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, or commence an action

คลำ

khlam — To feel around, grope, or search by touch

หา

ha — To look for, seek, or search for something

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or seek permission

เกี่ยว

kiao — To relate to, hook onto, or involve something

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For the purpose of, intended for someone

ปีน

peen — To climb up using hands and feet

ตาม

tam — To follow, along, or according to something

ราว

rao — A railing, bar, or approximately about a number

กำแพง

kam-phaeng — A wall or barrier surrounding an area

รีบ

rip — To hurry, rush, or do something quickly

ร้อน

ron — Hot in temperature; also urgent or pressing

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient, or just as something happens

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate, deserving, or fitting for a situation

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, or be required to do

ยอม

yom — To yield, accept, or give in to something

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or take something offered

เพราะ

phro — Because, since, or the reason that something occurs

กลัว

klua — To fear, be afraid of, or dread something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

กล้า

kla — Brave, daring, or courageous enough to act

สลาย

sa-lai — To dissolve, disintegrate, or fall apart completely

หาย

hai — To disappear, vanish, or recover from illness

ตอน

ton — A period of time, episode, or part of something

แรก

raek — First, initial, or at the very beginning

จ้อง

jong — To stare intently or gaze fixedly at something

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with, or by means of

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat-jai — To be surprised, astonished, or amazed by something

ก็

ko — Then, also, or a softening connective particle

ร้องไห้

rong-hai — To cry, weep, or shed tears from emotion

น่า

na — Prefix expressing something is worthy of a feeling

สงสาร

song-san — To pity, feel sorry for, or have compassion

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in, or move inward

ดึง

dueng — To pull, tug, or drag something toward oneself

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, or tiny in size

ๆ

(mai yamok) — Repetition mark indicating the preceding word is repeated

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions; a matter or affair

ต่อต้าน

to-tan — To resist, oppose, or fight against something

กลับ

klap — To return, go back, or reverse direction

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, or all the more so

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause, make, or render something a certain way

มุ่งมั่น

mung-man — Determined, resolute, or firmly committed to a goal

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun; at, which, that, or a place

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry on, or conduct an activity

สลัด

sa-lat — To shake off, fling away, or toss aside

อาจ

at — Might, may, or possibly; expressing uncertainty

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Violent, severe, or intense in degree

สัก

sak — Just, a bit, or a little; minimizing particle

หน่อย

noi — A little bit; softening particle in requests

กี่

ki — How many; interrogative for quantity

วินาที

wi-na-thi — A second, one unit of time measurement

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front surface of a person's head

เจ็บ

jep — To hurt, feel pain, or be injured

ปวด

puat — To ache or feel a dull persistent pain

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile or show a pleasant facial expression

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker; for the benefit of

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of doing

ปลอบ

plop — To comfort, soothe, or console someone upset

มั่นคง

man-khong — Stable, firm, secure, or financially sound

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เกาะ

ko — To grip, cling to, or hold onto something

ไต่

tai — To climb, scale, or creep along a surface

ลึก

luek — Deep, profound, or extending far downward

ประมาณ

pra-man — Approximately, about, or an estimated amount

สอง

song — The number two; a pair of things

ร้อย

roi — One hundred; also to string or thread together

นั้น

nan — That, those; referring to something previously mentioned

กระทำ

kra-tham — To act, perform, or carry out an action

อาศัย

a-sai — To rely on, depend on, or dwell somewhere

แท่ง

thaeng — A bar, rod, or stick-shaped object

โลหะ

lo-ha — Metal; any metallic material or element

ยื่น

yuen — To extend, protrude, or hand something over

จาก

jak — From, away from, or departing a place

ด้าน

dan — Side, aspect, or the face of something

เนื่องจาก

nueng-jak — Because of, due to, or owing to a reason

เหล่า

lao — These, those; plural marker for groups of beings

นี้

ni — This, these; indicating something nearby or just mentioned

ถูก

thuk — To be acted upon; cheap; correct or right

ออกแบบ

ok-baep — To design, plan, or create the layout of something

สิ่ง

sing — A thing, object, or matter in general

มี

mi — To have, possess, or there is something

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life, existence, or living being

เบา

bao — Light in weight; soft or gentle in intensity

กว่า

kwa — More than, comparatively greater, or rather

มาก

mak — Many, much, a lot, or very

คับแคบ

khap-khaep — Narrow, cramped, or confined in space

เหนื่อยล้า

nuai-la — Exhausted, fatigued, or worn out from effort

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast, swift, or happening with great speed

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct, or that is right

แค่

khae — Only, just, or merely; limiting something

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only that, nothing more, just that amount