The Time Machine — Page 99

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chăn — First-person pronoun, commonly used by females

เดิน

dəən — To walk, to move on foot

ไป

pai — To go, to move away from speaker

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of, a way or type

ช้าๆ

cháa cháa — Slowly, in a slow repeated manner

คิด

khít — To think, to consider or ponder

หา

hăa — To look for, to search for something

คำตอบ

kham tòop — An answer, a response to a question

เกี่ยวกับ

kìaw gàp — About, concerning, related to a topic

เครื่องจักร

khrûuang jàk — A machine, mechanical device or apparatus

และ

láe — And, a conjunction connecting words or clauses

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; also marks past completion

จดจ่อ

jòt jòo — To focus intently, to concentrate on something

อยู่

yùu — To be located; indicates ongoing action or state

กับ

gàp — With, together with; also used as 'and'

มัน

man — It, third-person pronoun for objects or animals

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot of something

เกินไป

gəən pai — Too much, excessively beyond a normal degree

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; also means poor

ไม่

mâi — Not, negation particle for present or future

สังเกต

săng gèet — To observe, to notice or pay attention to

เห็น

hĕn — To see, to visually perceive something

แสงสว่าง

săeng sawàang — Light, brightness illuminating a space

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ค่อยๆ

khôi khôi — Gradually, little by little, slowly and gently

ลด

lót — To reduce, decrease, or lower something

น้อย

nói — Little, few, small in quantity or degree

ลง

long — Down, downward; directional particle indicating decrease

กระทั่ง

grà tâng — Until, even, up to a point in time

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

วิตกกังวล

wí tòk gang won — Anxiety, worry, a state of nervous concern

เพิ่มขึ้น

phôəm khûen — To increase, to grow or rise in amount

ของ

khŏong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ดึง

dəəng — To pull, to draw toward oneself

ความสนใจ

khwaam săn jai — Interest, attention directed toward something

แล้ว

láew — Already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

ก็

gôo — Also, then, so; discourse connector particle

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or concept

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most, the most extreme degree of something

ทางเดิน

thaang dəən — A walkway, corridor, or passage for walking

หอศิลป์

hŏo sĭn — An art gallery or art exhibition hall

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

ลาด

lâat — To slope, incline downward gradually

สู่

sùu — Toward, into, in the direction of something

ความมืด

khwaam mûut — Darkness, the state of having no light

ทึบ

thúep — Dense, opaque, solid and impenetrable to light

ลังเล

lang lee — To hesitate, to be uncertain or wavering

เมื่อ

mûua — When, at the time that something happened

มอง

moong — To look at, to gaze toward something

รอบๆ

rôop rôop — Around, in all surrounding directions

ฝุ่น

fùn — Dust, fine particles settled on surfaces

มี

mii — To have, there is or there are

พื้นผิว

phúun phĭw — Surface, the outer layer or face of something

ราบเรียบ

râap rîap — Flat and smooth, even without bumps or ridges

เหมือน

mùuan — Like, similar to, resembling something else

เดิม

dəəm — Original, former, as it was before

ไกล

glai — Far, distant from the current position

ออก

òok — Out, to exit or emerge from somewhere

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction toward somewhere

ความมืดมัว

khwaam mûut mua — Murky darkness, dim and obscure lack of light

ดูเหมือน

duu mùuan — To seem like, to appear to be something

ถูก

thùuk — To be acted upon; also cheap or correct

ขัดจังหวะ

khàt jang wà — To interrupt, to disturb or break a rhythm

ด้วย

dûuai — With, also, by means of something

รอยเท้า

roi tháo — Footprint, a mark left by a foot

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small, tiny, very little in size

แคบๆ

khâep khâep — Narrow, quite tight or slim in width

จำนวน

jam nuan — Number, an amount or quantity of something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One, the number one or a single unit

ความรู้สึก

khwaam rúu sùek — A feeling, emotion or inner sensation experienced

พวก

phûuak — Group, a bunch of people or things

ใกล้ๆ

glâi glâi — Nearby, very close in physical proximity

กลับ

glàp — To return, to go back to a place

คืน

khuuen — To return something; also means night

มา

maa — To come, to move toward the speaker

ทันที

than thii — Immediately, right away without any delay

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel, to sense an emotion or sensation

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself, one's own self or person

กำลัง

gam lang — Currently doing; also means strength or power

เสีย

sĭa — To waste or lose; also broken or spoiled

เวลา

wee laa — Time, a period or moment in time

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into action nouns

ตรวจสอบ

trùat sòop — To inspect, verify, or investigate something carefully

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something

วิชาการ

wí chaa gaan — Academic, scholarly, pertaining to formal learning

นึก

núek — To think of, to recall or realize something

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, upward; directional particle indicating increase

บ่าย

bàai — Afternoon, the period after midday

แก่

gàe — Old, elderly; also a particle meaning 'to'

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates an ongoing state

ไม่มี

mâi mii — To not have, there is none of something

อาวุธ

aa wút — Weapon, an instrument used to cause harm

ที่หลบภัย

thîi lòp phai — A shelter, a safe refuge from danger

วิธี

wí thii — A method, way, or means of doing something

ก่อ

gòo — To create or start something, such as fire

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flames; also means electricity or light

จาก

jàak — From, away from a source or origin

สนิท

sà nìt — Close, intimate; also tightly sealed or firm

ส่วนลึก

sùan lúek — The deep part, inner depth of something

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear, to perceive sound with the ears

เสียง

sĭang — Sound, a noise or voice heard by ears

ดัง

dang — Loud, making a strong audible sound

แปลกๆ

plàek plàek — Strange, odd, unusual in a repeated sense

คล้าย

khlâai — Similar to, resembling something else closely

เสียงเท้า

sĭang tháo — Footstep sound, the noise made while walking

กระทบ

grà thóp — To strike, hit, or impact a surface

พื้น

phúun — Floor, ground, the base surface underfoot

ประหลาด

prà làat — Strange, bizarre, surprisingly unusual or odd

เดียวกับ

diao gàp — The same as, identical with something else

เคย

khəəi — Used to, ever having done something before

บ่อน้ำ

bòo nám — A water well, a deep hole for water

จับ

jàp — To grab, catch, or hold something firmly

มือ

muuu — Hand, the human hand used for grasping

ความคิด

khwaam khít — A thought, idea, or mental consideration

ผุด

phùt — To suddenly pop up, spring or bubble forth

กะทันหัน

gà than hăn — Suddenly, all at once without warning

ทิ้ง

thíng — To abandon, discard, or leave something behind

เธอ

thəə — She, her; second or third person feminine pronoun

ไว้

wái — To keep, place, or store something for later

หัน

hăn — To turn, to rotate facing a direction

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

คันโยก

khan yôok — A lever, a bar used to apply mechanical force

ยื่น

yùun — To extend, stick out, or protrude outward

ปีน

piin — To climb, to scale upward using hands and feet

บน

bon — On, on top of a surface or object

ฐาน

thăan — A base, foundation, or platform supporting something

ทั้งสอง

tháng sŏong — Both, the two together without exception

ข้าง

khâang — Side, beside, the lateral part of something

ใช้

chái — To use, to employ something for a purpose

น้ำหนัก

nám nàk — Weight, the heaviness or mass of something

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All, everything, the entire total amount

กด

gòt — To press, push down on something with force

ด้านข้าง

dâan khâang — The side, the lateral face of an object

ทันใดนั้น

than dai nán — At that instant, suddenly at that very moment

คนเดียว

khon diao — Alone, by oneself, only one person

กลาง

glaang — Middle, center, the central part of something

หลัก

làk — Main, principal, primary or fundamental element

เริ่ม

rôəm — To begin, to start doing something

ร้องไห้

róong hâi — To cry, to weep with tears and sobs

คร่ำครวญ

khrâm khruuan — To lament, to moan or wail in grief