The Time Machine — Page 137

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ฉัน

chan — I, me (first person pronoun, informal)

รู้ดี

ru di — To know well; to be fully aware of something

เพราะ

phro — Because; used to introduce a reason or cause

คำถาม

kham tham — A question or inquiry posed to someone

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เคย

khoei — To have ever done something; past experience

ถูก

thuk — Correct; also cheap; also passive voice marker

ถกเถียง

thok thiang — To debate or argue back and forth about something

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or collective marker

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

หมู่

mu — Group, cluster, or community of people or things

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We, us; our group of people

ตั้ง

tang — To set up, establish, or place something upright

นาน

nan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

ก่อน

kon — Before; earlier in time or order

ที่

thi — Place; also a relative clause marker or preposition

เครื่องจักร

khrueang chak — Machine or mechanical device used for work

เวลา

wela — Time; a specific period or moment in time

จะ

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

สร้าง

sang — To build, create, or construct something

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise, increase, or come into being

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also past tense or result marker

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; about, regarding something

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ก้าวหน้า

kao na — To progress, advance; moving forward in development

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

มวล

muan — Mass, total collection, or entire body of something

มนุษยชาติ

manut yasat — Humanity, humankind; the entire human species collectively

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, type; like or in the style of

หมด

mot — All gone, finished, completely used up or depleted

อาลัย

alai — To feel sorrow, longing, or reluctance to part

และ

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

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze toward something or someone

เห็น

hen — To see, to perceive visually or mentally

กอง

kong — A pile, heap, or stack of things

เพิ่ม

phoem — To increase, add more, or augment something

อารยธรรม

araya tham — Civilization; an advanced stage of human social development

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; indicating a small or limited amount

แค่

khae — Just, only; limiting something to a small degree

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

สั่งสม

sang som — To accumulate, amass, or build up over time

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; also a relative pronoun

โง่เขลา

ngo khao — Foolish, ignorant, or lacking wisdom and good sense

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

พัง

phang — To collapse, break down, or fall apart completely

ทลาย

thalai — To crumble, collapse, or be destroyed thoroughly

กลับ

klap — To return, go back; also reversal of action

มา

ma — To come; also a directional verb complement toward speaker

ทับ

thap — To overlap, press down upon, or crush something underneath

ทำลาย

tham lai — To destroy, demolish, or cause serious damage to

ผู้

phu — Person who; a prefix indicating a person or agent

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most, the most; superlative marker in Thai language

หาก

hak — If, in the event that; a conditional conjunction

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or profession

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example; introducing examples or instances

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter; an abstract or physical entity

เหลือ

lueа — To remain, be left over; something remaining after use

อยู่

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

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a particular person or purpose

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first person singular or plural pronoun

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; a connective or softening particle

คือ

khue — Is, means, namely; used to define or identify something

ดำเนิน

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

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; one's existence or way of living daily

ราว

rao — About, approximately; roughly a certain amount or number

กับ

kap — With; together with; also marks object in some contexts

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a subordinate clause

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not; negating ability or past action

แต่

tae — But, however; introduces a contrasting idea or clause

อนาคต

anakhot — The future; time that has not yet arrived

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating an ongoing or continuing state

คง

khong — Probably, likely; still remaining in a certain state

มืดมน

muet mon — Dark and gloomy; without light or hope ahead

ว่างเปล่า

wang plao — Empty, vacant, void; containing nothing at all

ไม่รู้

mai ru — To not know; unaware or ignorant of something

กว้างใหญ่

kwang yai — Vast, wide, and large; describing an enormous expanse

สว่าง

sawang — Bright, luminous; full of light or enlightenment

บาง

bang — Some; thin; a few among a larger group

แห่ง

haeng — Place, location; classifier for places or establishments

ตำแหน่ง

tam naeng — Position, location, or official rank in a hierarchy

โดย

doi — By, through, via; indicating means or agent

ทรงจำ

song cham — Memory, recollection; the ability to remember things

จาก

chak — From; indicating origin, source, or departure point

เรื่องราว

rueang rao — Story, narrative, account of events or experiences

มี

mi — To have, there is, there are; indicating existence

ดอกไม้

dok mai — Flower; a blooming plant or blossom

สีขาว

si khao — White color; the color of snow or milk

ประหลาด

pralat — Strange, odd, unusual, or surprising in some way

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

ดอก

dok — Classifier for flowers; also the word for flower

เคียง

khiang — Beside, alongside, next to something or someone

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside; next to or alongside something

เพื่อ

phuea — For, in order to; indicating purpose or intention

เครื่อง

khrueang — Machine, device, instrument, or set of equipment

ปลอบใจ

plop chai — To comfort, console, or soothe someone's sad feelings

ขณะ

khana — While, at the moment when; during a specific time

เหี่ยวแห้ง

hiao haeng — Withered, dried up, or shriveled from loss of moisture

กลาย

klai — To become, turn into, transform into something else

สี

si — Color; also the number four in Thai

น้ำตาล

nam tan — Brown color; also the word for sugar

เปราะบาง

pro bang — Fragile, delicate, easily broken or damaged

พยาน

phayan — Witness; someone who sees or testifies to an event

แม้

mae — Even though, although; introducing a concessive clause

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that; referring to a past moment

สติปัญญา

sati panya — Intelligence, wisdom, and mental faculty combined

พละกำลัง

phala kamlang — Physical strength, energy, and bodily power

สูญสิ้น

sun sin — To be completely lost, gone, or utterly exhausted

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional particle away from speaker

แล้ว

laeo — Already; done; then; indicating completion of action

กตัญญู

kata nyu — Grateful, dutiful; acknowledging and repaying kindness received

อ่อนโยน

on yon — Gentle, tender, soft in manner or temperament

ต่อ

to — Toward, against, per; continuing or connecting something

ดำรง

dam rong — To maintain, sustain, or preserve something over time

หัวใจ

hua chai — Heart; the center of emotion and feeling

มนุษย์

manut — Human being, person; a member of the human species