The Time Machine — Page 101

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

เวลา

we-laa — Time, a period or moment in time

นั้น

nan — That, referring to something previously mentioned

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa-phá-jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning I, me

ขอ

khǒo — To request, ask for something politely

สารภาพ

sǎa-rá-phâap — To confess, admit to something honestly

ว่า

wâa — That, used to introduce a clause or quote

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or reflect mentally

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, or think about

เป็น

pen — To be, exist as something; also means can

หลัก

làk — Main, principal, primary; also a post or pillar

เกี่ยวกับ

kìao-kàp — About, concerning, related to a topic

และ

láe — And, connecting words or clauses together

บทความ

bòt-khwaam — Article, essay, or written piece on a topic

สิบเจ็ด

sìp-jèt — Seventeen, the number 17

ชิ้น

chín — Piece, item, or classifier for articles and objects

ของ

khǒong — Of, belonging to; also means things or stuff

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; emphasizes personal action or identity

เชิง

chəəng — In terms of, aspect, angle; also foot of a hill

กายภาพ

kaai-yá-phâap — Physical, relating to the body or physical science

จากนั้น

jàak-nán — After that, then, subsequently in a sequence

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time that something happened

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise, increase; upward directional particle

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs, staircase, steps leading up or down

กว้าง

kwâang — Wide, broad, spacious in extent

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first-person singular I

ก็

gôo — Also, then; connective particle showing consequence

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter, something abstract or concrete

ที่

thîi — At, place, which; relative pronoun and location word

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expressing possibility or uncertainty

เคย

khəəi — To have ever done something; past experience marker

หอ

hǒo — Hall, tower, building used for a specific purpose

แสดง

sà-dɛɛng — To show, display, perform, or demonstrate something

เคมี

khee-mii — Chemistry, the science of substances and reactions

เทคนิค

théek-nîk — Technique, technical method or skill

ก่อน

gòon — Before, prior to, earlier in time or order

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — Here, at this place or location

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are

ความหวัง

khwaam-wǎng — Hope, expectation, desire for something positive

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, be located somewhere; continuous aspect

ไม่

mâi — Not, no; negation particle in Thai

น้อย

nóoi — Little, few, small amount of something

จะ

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

พบ

phóp — To find, meet, encounter someone or something

ประโยชน์

prà-yòot — Benefit, usefulness, advantage gained from something

ยกเว้น

yók-wén — Except, excluding, unless a condition is met

ปลาย

plaai — End, tip, extremity of something; far end

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect, direction, or face of something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One, the number one; also means a certain one

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

หลังคา

lǎng-khaa — Roof, the top covering of a building

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; past tense and ability marker

พัง

phang — To collapse, break down, fall apart in ruin

ทลาย

thá-laai — To crumble, collapse, be destroyed completely

ลง

long — Down, downward; directional particle indicating descent

นี้

níi — This, referring to something near or just mentioned

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive, obtain, get something given or awarded

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

อนุรักษ์

à-nú-rák — To conserve, preserve, protect from deterioration

ไว้

wái — To keep, retain, store for future use

อย่างดี

yàang-dii — Well, in a good manner or condition

เดิน

dəən — To walk, move on foot from place to place

เข้าไป

khâo-pai — To go inside, enter into a place

ด้วย

dûuai — With, also, too; indicates accompaniment or addition

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state, condition, or quality

กระตือรือร้น

grà-tʉʉ-rʉʉ-rón — Enthusiastic, eager, zealous, full of energy

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to mean also or even

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each one without exception

ตู้

tûu — Cabinet, cupboard, locker for storing things

สมบูรณ์

sǒm-buun — Complete, perfect, whole, fully intact

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most, superlative marker; the most extreme degree

ปิด

pìt — To close, shut, turn off something

สนิท

sà-nìt — Tight, close, intimate; sealed firmly shut

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner, way, or style of doing something

แท้จริง

thɛ̂ɛ-jing — True, real, genuine, authentic in nature

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects, cards, documents

กล่อง

glòong — Box, container for holding or storing items

ไม้ขีดไฟ

máai-khîit-fai — Matches, small sticks used to make fire

ทดลอง

thót-lɔɔng — To experiment, test, try out scientifically

ใช้

chái — To use, utilize, employ something for a purpose

มัน

man — It, they (informal); also means oily or starchy

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly, the more so

ดี

dii — Good, nice, fine, of high quality

สมบูรณ์แบบ

sǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛp — Perfect, flawless, ideal in every way

แม้แต่

mɛ́ɛ-tɛ̀ɛ — Even, not even; emphasizing an extreme or unlikely case

ชื้น

chúen — Damp, moist, slightly wet with humidity

หัน

hǎn — To turn, face a different direction

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

หา

hǎa — To look for, search for, seek something

เต้นรำ

tên-ram — To dance, move rhythmically to music

เถิด

thəət — Go ahead, please do; mild imperative encouragement particle

ร้อง

róong — To sing, cry out, make a vocal sound

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, say, inform someone of something

นาง

naang — She, her; formal feminine title or pronoun

ภาษา

phaa-sǎa — Language, tongue, system of communication

เพราะ

phró — Because, since; also means melodious or pleasant-sounding

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now, at this moment; formal or literary usage

อาวุธ

aa-wút — Weapon, arms used for fighting or defense

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then; indicates completed action or consequence

ต่อสู้

tɔ̀ɔ-sûu — To fight, struggle, resist against opposition

กับ

gàp — With, and, against; connects two nouns or agents

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sìng-mii-chii-wít — Living thing, organism, creature that is alive

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; also a relative pronoun

น่า

nâa — Worth, deserving of; prefix expressing worthiness or feeling

สยดสยอง

sà-yòt-sà-yɔɔng — Horrifying, terrifying, causing extreme fright

หวาดกลัว

wàat-glua — To be afraid, terrified, filled with dread

ดังนั้น

dang-nán — Therefore, thus, so, consequently as a result

พิพิธภัณฑ์

phí-phít-thá-phan — Museum, a place displaying historical or cultural items

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; also passive voice marker in Thai

ทอดทิ้ง

thɔ̂ɔt-thíng — To abandon, desert, leave someone or something behind

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface

พรม

phrom — Carpet, rug, floor covering made of fabric

ฝุ่น

fùn — Dust, fine particles settling on surfaces

หนา

nǎa — Thick, dense; describing material or layer depth

นุ่ม

nûm — Soft, gentle, tender to the touch

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to, for the purpose of doing something

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad, pleased, happy to do something

ใหญ่หลวง

yài-lǔang — Great, enormous, tremendously significant or large

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so, consequently; result of previous action

แบบ

bɛ̀ɛp — Style, pattern, form, type of something

ผสมผสาน

phà-sǒm-phà-sǎan — To blend, combine, integrate different elements together

ขึงขัง

khʉng-khǎng — Stern, serious, imposing in manner or expression

พร้อม

phróom — Ready, prepared, complete with everything needed

ผิวปาก

phǐo-pàak — To whistle by pursing the lips together

เพลง

phleeng — Song, music, a musical piece or tune

สนุกสนาน

sà-nùk-sà-nǎan — Fun, entertaining, lively and enjoyable activity

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as; same amount or degree

ทำได้

tham-dâai — Can do, able to accomplish something successfully

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, section of a whole

เต้น

tên — To dance; also means to beat rhythmically

สุภาพ

sù-phâap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered in behavior

สเต็ป

sà-tép — Step, dance step movement; loanword from English

กระโปรง

grà-proong — Skirt, a garment worn around the waist downward

เสื้อ

sʉ̂a — Shirt, blouse, top garment worn on the body

เอื้ออำนวย

ʉ̂a-am-nuai — To facilitate, enable, be conducive to something

ท่า

thâa — Posture, pose, manner; also dock or pier

ดั้งเดิม

dâng-dəəm — Original, traditional, from the very beginning

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

ช่าง

châang — Craftsman, technician, skilled worker; also how X!

ประดิษฐ์

prà-dìt — To invent, create, devise something new and original

โดย

dooi — By, via, by means of; indicates agent or method

ธรรมชาติ

tham-má-châat — Nature, the natural world, natural state of things

ดัง

dang — Loud, as, like; also famous or well-known

ท่าน

thân — You, polite second or third person pronoun

ทราบ

sâap — To know, be aware of something; formal register

ยังคง

yang-khong — Still, continue to remain in a state

รอดพ้น

rɔ̂ɔt-phón — To escape, survive, be free from danger

จาก

jàak — From, away from, originating at a source

กัดกร่อน

gàt-grɔ̀ɔn — To corrode, erode, eat away at over time

กาลเวลา

gaan-wee-laa — Time, the passage of time over long periods

นาน

naan — Long time, for a prolonged duration

นับ

náp — To count, number; also means considered as

อนันต์

à-nan — Infinite, endless, boundless without limit

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, topic, subject, or affair

แปลก

plɛ̀ɛk — Strange, unusual, odd, different from the norm

ประหลาด

prà-làat — Weird, bizarre, surprisingly strange or unexpected

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For, intended for a specific person or purpose

โชคดี

chôok-dii — Lucky, fortunate; also means good luck as expression

กระนั้น

grà-nán — Even so, nevertheless, despite that situation

น่าแปลก

nâa-plɛ̀ɛk — Strangely, curiously, interestingly in a surprising way

พอสมควร

phɔɔ-sǒm-khuan — Fairly, moderately, to a reasonable extent

สาร

sǎan — Substance, chemical matter; also message or letter

โอกาส

oo-gàat — Opportunity, chance, occasion to do something

รอด

rɔ̂ɔt — To survive, escape danger, be saved from harm

กว่า

gwàa — More than, comparatively greater in degree

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot, very; high quantity or degree

คือ

khʉʉ — Is, namely, that is; equating subject and predicate

การบูร

gaan-buun — Camphor, a waxy aromatic substance used medicinally