The Time Machine — Page 123

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases.

ตาม

taam — To follow, or according to a certain path or rule.

แนว

naeo — A line, direction, or row of something.

ริม

rim — Edge or side of something, such as a riverbank.

ที่

thii — Place, or relative pronoun 'that/which/where'.

น้ำ

naam — Water, or liquid in general.

ซัด

sat — To hurl, splash, or dash against something forcefully.

เข้า

khao — To enter or move inward toward something.

มา

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

บาง

baang — Some, thin, or a certain few of something.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time or occasion; a counter for occurrences or events.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.

มี

mii — To have or there is/are something present.

เปลือก

plueак — Shell, bark, or outer covering of an object.

เกลือ

kluea — Salt; a common mineral used for seasoning food.

หนา

naa — Thick; having a large measurement from one surface to another.

แน่น

naen — Tight, firm, or densely packed together.

จับ

jap — To grab, catch, or hold something with the hand.

อยู่

yuu — To be located at; to stay or reside somewhere.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that', linking clauses.

ดู

duu — To look at or watch something; to appear a certain way.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition of something.

สี

sii — Color; also a number four in Thai.

ชมพู

chom-phuu — Pink color, resembling the rose apple fruit.

ภาย

phaai — Within, inside; used in compound words for location.

ใต้

tai — Below, under, or south; indicating a lower position.

ท้องฟ้า

thong-faa — The sky; the expanse of air above the earth.

แดง

daeng — Red; a vivid warm color of blood or fire.

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first-person pronoun used by females or informally.

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel or sense an emotion or physical sensation.

หนัก

nak — Heavy in weight; also severe or intense in degree.

อึ้ง

ueng — Speechless or stunned with shock and disbelief.

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or container.

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body or an object.

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe or notice something carefully and attentively.

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or reported speech.

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.

หายใจ

haai-jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

เร็ว

reo — Fast or quick; moving or happening at high speed.

มาก

maak — Much, many, or a lot; indicates a large quantity or degree.

ความรู้สึก

khwaam-ruu-suek — Feeling or emotion; an internal sensory or emotional experience.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause or make something happen; to result in.

นึกถึง

nuek-thueng — To think of or recall someone or something from memory.

ประสบการณ์

pra-sop-gaan — Experience; knowledge or skill gained through past events.

การปีนเขา

gaan-piin-khao — Mountain climbing; the activity of ascending mountains or hills.

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, or only one; indicating singularity or oneness.

ของ

khong — Of; indicates possession or belonging to something or someone.

จาก

jaak — From; indicates origin, source, or starting point of movement.

ก็

go — Then, also; a conjunction or discourse particle linking ideas.

อนุมาน

a-nu-maan — To infer or deduce a conclusion from available evidence.

ได้

dai — To get, obtain, or be able to do something.

อากาศ

aa-gaat — Air or weather; the atmosphere surrounding the earth.

ที่นี่

thii-nii — Here; referring to the current or nearby location.

เบาบาง

bao-baang — Thin, sparse, or light; describing air or density at altitude.

กว่า

gwaa — More than; used in comparisons to indicate greater degree.

ปัจจุบัน

pat-ju-ban — Present, current; referring to the existing time or situation.

ไกล

glai — Far, distant; a long way away from a reference point.

ออก

ok — To exit or go out; away from an enclosed space.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away from speaker.

บน

bon — On top of; above or upon a surface or object.

เนิน

noen — A hill or mound; a gentle rise in the landscape.

รกร้าง

rok-raang — Desolate, overgrown, or abandoned; describing a neglected place.

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears.

เสียง

siang — Sound or voice; any audible noise or tone.

กรีดร้อง

greet-rong — To scream or shriek loudly in fear or pain.

แหลม

laem — Sharp-pointed; having a fine tip or high-pitched sound.

คม

khom — Sharp, as in a blade; keen or cutting in quality.

เห็น

hen — To see or perceive visually; to notice with the eyes.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing or object; a general term for any entity or item.

คล้าย

khlaai — Similar to or resembling something else in appearance.

ผีเสื้อ

phii-suea — Butterfly; a colorful winged insect undergoing metamorphosis.

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size or dimension; the measurement of an object's extent.

ยักษ์

yak — Giant or ogre; a mythically large and powerful creature.

ขาว

khao — White; the color of snow or milk.

บิน

bin — To fly; to move through the air as a bird does.

เฉียง

chiang — Diagonal or slanted; moving or angled obliquely.

ขึ้น

khuен — To go up or rise; directional particle indicating upward movement.

สู่

suu — Toward; indicating direction or destination of movement.

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completion of an action or event.

วน

won — To circle or spiral; moving in a looping pattern.

วง

wong — A circle, ring, or loop; also an orchestra or group.

ก่อน

gon — Before; prior to a certain time or event.

จะ

ja — Will or shall; a future tense marker in Thai.

หาย

haai — To disappear, vanish, or recover from an illness.

ลับ

lap — To disappear behind something; also secret or hidden.

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, or north; indicating a higher position.

เตี้ยๆ

tia-tia — Low-lying or short in height; describing squat structures.

เบื้องหน้า

bueang-naa — In front of; the area or direction ahead of oneself.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, call, or sing; to vocalize loudly.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things or animals.

ช่าง

chaang — How (emphatic); also a craftsman or skilled technician.

น่า

naa — Worthy of or likely to inspire a feeling; prefix for adjectives.

สยดสยอง

sa-yot-sa-yong — Horrifying or terrifying; causing intense fear and revulsion.

จน

jon — Until; to the point that a condition is reached.

สั่น

san — To shake or tremble; vibrating from fear or cold.

เทา

thao — Gray; a neutral color between black and white.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position.

ลง

long — To descend or go down; downward directional particle.

เครื่องจักร

khrueang-jak — Machine or machinery; a mechanical device performing work.

ให้

hai — To give; also causative particle meaning 'to let' or 'for'.

มั่นคง

man-khong — Stable, firm, or secure; not easily moved or changed.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; intensifier indicating an increased degree.

เมื่อ

muea — When; referring to a past or conditional point in time.

มอง

mong — To look or gaze at something; to direct one's eyes.

รอบๆ

rop-rop — All around; in every direction surrounding a central point.

อีก

iik — More, again, or another; indicating repetition or addition.

ใกล้ๆ

glai-glai — Nearby or close by; at a short distance from here.

เคย

khoei — Used to; having done something previously in the past.

คิด

khit — To think or consider; to have thoughts or opinions.

ก้อน

gon — A lump, chunk, or piece of a solid material.

หิน

hin — Stone or rock; hard naturally occurring mineral material.

อม

om — To hold something in the mouth; to suck or absorb.

น้ำตาล

naam-taan — Brown color; also sugar or a sweet substance.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing something; also strength or power.

เคลื่อนที่

khluen-thii — To move from one place to another; to be in motion.

หา

haa — To search for or look for something or someone.

อย่าง

yaang — Kind, type, or manner; in a certain way or style.

ช้าๆ

chaa-chaa — Slowly; at a reduced pace or speed.

สัตว์ประหลาด

sat-pra-laat — A monster or strange creature; an abnormal frightening animal.

ปู

puu — Crab; a crustacean with a hard shell and claws.

ตัว

tua — Body or self; classifier for animals and clothing items.

มหึมา

ma-hue-maa — Enormous or colossal; of an exceptionally great size.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also title of respect.

ลอง

long — To try or attempt doing something for the first time.

นึก

nuek — To think of or imagine something in the mind.

ภาพ

phaap — Image, picture, or mental visualization of something.

ใหญ่

yai — Large or big; of great size or magnitude.

เท่า

thao — As much as or equal to; used in size comparisons.

โต๊ะ

to — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top surface.

สิ

si — Particle encouraging action or softening a command politely.

ขา

khaa — Leg; a limb used for walking or supporting the body.

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number or quantity; the total count of something.

เคลื่อนไหว

khluen-wai — To move or make movements; physical motion of the body.

ไม่

mai — Not; the main negation particle in Thai language.

แน่นอน

naen-on — Certain, definite, or of course; expressing certainty or assurance.

กราม

graam — Jaw or molar; the bony lower part of the mouth.

คู่

khuu — A pair or couple; two things matched or grouped together.

แกว่ง

gwaeng — To swing or sway back and forth rhythmically.

หนวด

nuat — Whiskers or mustache; long facial or sensory hairs.

ยาว

yaao — Long in length or duration; extending over a great distance.

แส้

sae — A whip; a flexible instrument used for striking.

คน

khon — Person or people; a human being; classifier for humans.

ขับ

khap — To drive a vehicle or to sing; to propel forward.

รถม้า

rot-maa — Horse-drawn carriage; a wheeled vehicle pulled by horses.

โบก

bok — To wave or signal by moving the hand or object.

สะบัด

sa-bat — To flick, whip, or shake something quickly and sharply.

สัมผัส

sam-phat — To touch or feel; physical contact with a surface.

ต่างๆ

taang-taang — Various or different; many types or kinds of things.

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the organs of sight, often poetically expressed.

ก้าน

gaan — Stalk or stem; a thin supporting structure of a plant or object.

ประกาย

pra-gaai — A sparkle or glimmer; a brief flash of light.

ทั้ง

thang — Both or all; including every part or member.

สอง

song — Two; the number 2 in Thai.

ข้าง

khaang — Side; the lateral part or direction of something.

หน้า

naa — Face; front side, or next in sequence.

โลหะ

lo-ha — Metal; a hard shiny material like iron or gold.

หลัง

lang — Back or behind; the rear side of something or someone.

ประดับ

pra-dap — To decorate or adorn with ornamental additions.

ด้วย

duai — With, by means of, or also; accompaniment or inclusion.

ปุ่ม

pum — Button, knob, or bump; a raised protrusion on a surface.

นูน

nuun — Raised or protruding; bulging outward from a surface.

งุ่มง่าม

ngum-ngaam — Clumsy or awkward; moving in an ungainly, lumbering manner.

เขียว

khiao — Green; the color of leaves and growing plants.

กระจาย

gra-jaai — To spread out or scatter; to disperse widely in all directions.

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — In general or widespread; common and applicable everywhere.

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to or capable of doing something.

มองเห็น

mong-hen — To be able to see visually; to perceive with eyes.

เล็กๆ

lek-lek — Very small or tiny; diminutive in size or scale.

ปาก

paak — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking.

อัน

an — A general classifier for objects; also meaning 'which' in compounds.

ซับซ้อน

sap-son — Complex or complicated; having many intricate interrelated parts.

ไหว

wai — To move or tremble slightly; also able to manage doing something.

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment or while; a specific point or period in time.