The Time Machine — Page 84

Vocabulary

จนกระทั่ง

jon kra-thang — Until; up to the point that something occurs

บัดนี้

bat-ni — Now; at this present moment in time

ยกเว้น

yok-wen — Except; excluding a particular thing or person

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

คืน

khuen — Night; also means to return something back

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun used in clauses

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — I; formal first-person pronoun used formally

เจ็บปวด

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

ทุรนทุราย

thu-ron-thu-rai — Restless; agitated; unable to stay calm or still

จาก

jak — From; away from a source or origin point

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

สูญเสีย

sun-sia — To lose; to suffer the loss of something valuable

เครื่องจักร

khrueang-jak — Machine; mechanical device used to perform work

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or moment in the day

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; indicates past tense

รู้สึก

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

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination

ความหวัง

khwam-wang — Hope; a feeling of expectation and desire

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; one; a certain thing

ยั่งยืน

yang-yuen — Sustainable; lasting; enduring over a long time

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces a reported clause

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action

หลุดพ้น

lut-phon — To escape; to be freed from a constraint

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ก็

ko — Also; then; a linking particle in sentences

สั่นคลอน

san-khlon — To shake; to destabilize; to make unsteady

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of something additional

ค้นพบ

khon-phop — To discover; to find something previously unknown

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or encountered

เหล่า

lao — Group of; those; plural marker for nouns

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or present

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or ponder something mentally

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; by oneself; referring to one's own self

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; correct; passive voice marker

ขัดขวาง

khat-khwang — To obstruct; to hinder someone's progress or action

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of an agent or method

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

เรียบง่าย

riap-ngai — Simple; plain; uncomplicated in nature or style

ไร้เดียงสา

rai-diang-sa — Naive; innocent; lacking worldly knowledge or experience

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ผู้คน

phu-khon — People; persons in general; members of society

ตัวเล็ก

tua-lek — Small-bodied; small in physical size or stature

และ

lae — And; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses

พลัง

phlang — Power; energy; force driving action or movement

ลึกลับ

luek-lap — Mysterious; secretive; difficult to understand or explain

บางอย่าง

bang-yang — Something; some kind of unspecified thing

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ทำความเข้าใจ

tham-khwam-khao-jai — To understand; to make sense of something complex

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

เอาชนะ

ao-chana — To overcome; to defeat; to win against opposition

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess or contain something

องค์ประกอบ

ong-pra-kop — Element; component; a constituent part of something

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely; entirely; thoroughly without any exception

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — Characteristic; quality; a distinguishing feature or trait

น่า

na — Worth; deserving of; prefix making adjectives of feeling

สะอิดสะเอียน

sa-it-sa-ian — Disgusting; revolting; causing strong feelings of repulsion

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; a collective set of people or things

นั่นคือ

nan-khue — That is; meaning; in other words clarifying a statement

บางสิ่ง

bang-sing — Something; some unspecified object or matter

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of a particular quality

เป็น

pen — To be; is; to exist as something or someone

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human; human being; a member of mankind

มุ่งร้าย

mung-rai — Malicious; intending harm; having hostile evil intentions

สัญชาตญาณ

san-chat-ya-nan — Instinct; innate natural impulse guiding behavior automatically

รังเกียจ

rang-kiat — To dislike; to feel aversion or disgust toward something

พวกมัน

phuak-man — They; them; referring to a non-human group

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; a way of doing something

สุดซึ้ง

sut-sueng — Deeply moving; profoundly touching; felt at heart's depth

ก่อนหน้า

kon-na — Before; prior; preceding a particular time or event

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling another thing or person

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a male person or gender reference

ผู้หนึ่ง

phu-nueng — A certain person; someone; one particular individual

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop down from a higher position

ลง

long — Down; downward; descending in direction or level

ไป

pai — To go; away; moving toward another place

หลุม

lum — Hole; pit; a hollow space in the ground

ความกังวล

khwam-kang-won — Worry; anxiety; a feeling of concern or unease

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; to reside somewhere

วิธี

wi-thi — Method; way; a procedure for doing something

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; moving away from inside somewhere

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker; indicating direction inward

มัน

man — It; he/she informal; third-person pronoun for things

สัตว์

sat — Animal; creature; any living non-human organism

ติด

tit — Stuck; attached; trapped against something firmly

กับดัก

kap-dak — Trap; snare; a device used to catch creatures

ศัตรู

sat-tru — Enemy; foe; an opponent or hostile adversary

ไม่ช้า

mai-cha — Soon; before long; in a short amount of time

หวาดกลัว

wat-klua — Fearful; terrified; experiencing intense fear or dread

อาจ

at — May; might; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make; to bring about a result

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; formal respectful second or third person

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat-jai — Surprised; astonished; feeling unexpected wonder or shock

คือ

khue — Is; equals; used to define or identify something

ความมืด

khwam-muet — Darkness; the absence of light in a space

เดือนดับ

duean-dap — New moon; moonless night; a night with no moonlight

ใส่

sai — To put in; to insert; to place something inside

ความคิด

khwam-khit — Thought; idea; a concept formed in the mind

เข้า

khao — To enter; into; moving inward toward something

หัว

hua — Head; top; the uppermost part of the body

คำพูด

kham-phut — Words; speech; spoken language or verbal expression

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-kap — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic or subject

คืนมืด

khuen-muet — Dark night; a night without light or moonlight

แรก

raek — First; initial; the earliest in a sequence

ทีเดียว

thi-diao — At once; absolutely; used to emphasize a statement

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle used before verbs

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Is not; it is not; negating identity or classification

ปัญหา

pan-ha — Problem; issue; a difficult matter needing resolution

ยาก

yak — Difficult; hard; requiring much effort or skill

นัก

nak — Very; quite; intensifier used after adjectives

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate without certain knowledge

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

หมายความว่า

mai-khwam-wa — To mean; to signify; what something indicates or implies

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions asking identity

ดวงจันทร์

duang-jan — Moon; the natural satellite orbiting the Earth

ลดลง

lot-long — To decrease; to diminish; to go down in level

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

เล่า

lao — Then; you see; particle seeking confirmation or elaboration

ช่วงเวลา

chuang-we-la — Period of time; a span or interval of time

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; classifier for places and institutions

ยาวนาน

yao-nan — Long-lasting; prolonged; extending over a great duration

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; increasing or moving upward

ระดับ

ra-dap — Level; grade; a position on a scale or hierarchy

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; a single unit; the number one

อย่างน้อย

yang-noi — At least; the minimum amount or degree possible

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; a vague or partial amount

เหตุผล

het-phon — Reason; rationale; a logical cause or justification

โลก

lok — World; Earth; the planet or the entire universe

เบื้องบน

bueang-bon — Above; overhead; in the upper or surface world

กลัว

klua — To fear; to be afraid of something or someone

ฟุ้งซ่าน

fung-san — Distracted; scattered mind; unable to focus thoughts

ความชั่วร้าย

khwam-chua-rai — Evil; wickedness; a morally bad or harmful quality

กระทำ

kra-tham — To commit; to carry out an action or deed

ค่อนข้าง

khon-khang — Quite; rather; moderately to a considerable degree

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — Certain; sure; feeling confident about something

สมมติฐาน

som-mut-ti-than — Hypothesis; assumption; a proposed explanation for investigation

ข้อ

kho — Point; item; clause or article in a list

สอง

song — Two; the number two; second in a sequence

ผิดพลาด

phit-phlat — Wrong; mistaken; having made an error or mistake

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire total amount together