The war of the worlds — Page 5

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun; I, me (informal).

เอนเอียง

en-iang — To lean, be biased, or inclined toward something.

ที่จะ

thi ja — Particle indicating future intention or purpose.

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or reflect on something.

ว่า

wa — Conjunction meaning 'that'; introduces reported speech.

แสงเพลิง

saeng phloeng — Light from fire; fiery glow or flame light.

นั้น

nan — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'those'.

อาจ

at — Modal verb meaning 'might' or 'may possibly'.

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

หล่อ

lo — To cast or mold metal; also means handsome.

ปืนใหญ่

puen yai — Cannon; large artillery weapon firing heavy projectiles.

มหึมา

ma-hue-ma — Enormous, gigantic, immensely large in size.

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'.

หลุม

lum — A hole, pit, or hollow in the ground.

ขนาดใหญ่

kha-nat yai — Large in size; of great dimensions or scale.

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun or preposition; place, location, or 'that'.

ขุด

khut — To dig, excavate, or bore into the ground.

ลึก

luek — Deep; extending far down from the surface.

ลงไป

long pai — Going down; descending further into something.

ดาวเคราะห์

dao khro — Planet; a celestial body orbiting a star.

ของ

khong — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

พวกมัน

phuak man — They, them; third person plural pronoun for non-humans.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'.

ยิง

ying — To shoot, fire a weapon or projectile.

กระสุน

kra-sun — Bullet or artillery shell; ammunition projectile.

ใส่

sai — To put into; to place inside or toward.

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

รอย

roi — Mark, trace, scar, or visible impression left behind.

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Strange, odd, unusual, or surprising in nature.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to indicate continuation.

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to lack or have none.

คำอธิบาย

kham a-thi-bai — Explanation, description, or clarification of something.

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; passive marker; to be acted upon.

พบเห็น

phop hen — To encounter and see; to witness or observe.

ใกล้

klai — Near, close to, in proximity to something.

บริเวณ

bo-ri-wen — Area, vicinity, surrounding zone or region.

เกิดเหตุ

koet het — Incident occurring; the scene where something happened.

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, or span of time or space.

โคจร

kho-jon — To orbit; to revolve around a celestial body.

ตรงข้าม

trong kham — Opposite, facing, on the contrary side.

สอง

song — The number two; second in a sequence.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occurrence; a counter for events.

ถัดมา

that ma — Following, subsequent, coming right after.

พายุ

pha-yu — Storm; severe weather with strong winds and rain.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; past tense marker or achievement particle.

ถาโถม

tha-thom — To rush, surge, or overwhelm with great force.

เข้าใส่

khao sai — To attack or charge aggressively toward something.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

หก

hok — The number six; sixth in sequence.

ปี

pi — Year; a period of twelve months.

ก่อน

kon — Before, prior to, earlier than a given time.

นี้เอง

ni eng — This very thing; emphasizing 'this one specifically'.

ขณะที่

kha-na thi — While, at the moment that something is occurring.

ดาวอังคาร

dao ang-khan — Mars; the fourth planet from the sun.

เคลื่อน

khluean — To move, shift, or change position gradually.

เข้าใกล้

khao klai — To approach, move closer to something or someone.

ตำแหน่ง

tam-naeng — Position, location, or rank in a hierarchy.

แห่ง

haeng — Of, at; classifier for places and locations.

ส่ง

song — To send, transmit, or deliver something to someone.

ข่าว

khao — News, information, or a report about events.

อัน

an — A classifier; one item or a particular thing.

น่าตื่นตะลึง

na tuen ta-lueng — Astonishing, astounding, leaving one stunned with amazement.

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About, concerning, related to a topic.

ปะทุ

pa-thu — To erupt, burst out, or explode suddenly.

แก๊ส

kaet — Gas; a gaseous substance or vapor.

เรืองแสง

rueang saeng — Glowing, luminous, emitting visible light.

ขนาด

kha-nat — Size, dimension, or scale of an object.

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, via, or by way of.

สาย

sai — Wire, line, or cord; also a stream or late.

โทรเลข

tho-ra-lek — Telegraph; a communication system using electrical signals.

สมาคม

sa-ma-khom — Association, society, or organized group of members.

ดาราศาสตร์

da-ra-sat — Astronomy; the scientific study of celestial objects.

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means poor.

สั่นสะเทือน

san sa-thuean — To shake, vibrate, or tremble with force.

เหตุการณ์

het-kan — Event, incident, or occurrence that takes place.

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen, occur, or come into existence.

เที่ยงคืน

thiang khuen — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

สิบสอง

sip song — The number twelve; twelve of something.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses.

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her; third person singular pronoun.

หัน

han — To turn, rotate, or redirect one's face or body.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

ใช้

chai — To use, employ, or make use of something.

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, at once, without any delay.

บ่งชี้

bong chi — To indicate, point out, or suggest evidence of.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to exist or possess.

กลุ่ม

klum — Group, cluster, or collection of similar things.

ลุกไหม้

luk mai — To burn, be on fire, to combust.

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly, mainly, the majority of something.

ไฮโดรเจน

hai-dro-jen — Hydrogen; the lightest and most abundant chemical element.

เคลื่อนที่

khluean thi — To move, travel, or be in motion.

ด้วย

duai — With, also, by means of; inclusive particle.

ความเร็ว

khwam reo — Speed, velocity; rate of movement or motion.

มหาศาล

ma-ha-san — Immense, enormous, vast beyond ordinary measure.

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in, enter, move inward toward here.

โลก

lok — Earth; the world or the planet we inhabit.

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.

ลำแสงไฟ

lam saeng fai — Beam of light; a narrow ray of light.

หายไป

hai pai — To disappear, vanish, or go missing.

จาก

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

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight, vision; one's field of visual perception.

ราว

rao — About, approximately, roughly a certain amount.

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit or item.

สี่

si — The number four; fourth in a sequence.

ชั่วโมง

chua-mong — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.

หลัง

lang — After, behind, following; the back side.

เปรียบ

priap — To compare, liken, or make an analogy.

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for objects or animals.

กับ

kap — With; together with; compared to.

ลูกไฟ

luk fai — Fireball; a bright ball of fire or flame.

พุ่ง

phung — To shoot forward, dart, or lunge rapidly.

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out, emerge from inside something.

อย่าง

yang — In the manner of; a way or type of.

ฉับพลัน

chap phlan — Suddenly, abruptly, without warning or prior notice.

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Violent, intense, severe in force or degree.

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, just like, resembling in comparison.

ปาก

pak — Mouth; opening of a vessel, cave, or cannon.

กระบอกปืน

kra-bok puen — Gun barrel; the tube of a firearm or cannon.

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for something more distant.

พิสูจน์

phi-sut — To prove, verify, or demonstrate the truth.

ให้เห็น

hai hen — To show, make visible, demonstrate to others.

วลี

wa-li — Phrase; a group of words forming an expression.

เหมาะเจาะ

mo-cho — Fitting, apt, exactly appropriate for the situation.

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Extremely, very much, to the greatest degree.

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Nevertheless, even so, despite that fact.

รุ่งขึ้น

rung khuen — The next morning; when the following day dawns.

ก็

ko — Then, also; a discourse particle showing consequence.

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything, whatever; any kind of thing.

หนังสือพิมพ์

nang-sue phim — Newspaper; a printed daily publication of news.

เลย

loei — At all, ever; also means 'to go past'.

นอกจาก

nok chak — Except for, besides, other than something mentioned.

ข้อความ

kho-khwam — Message, text, or written statement of content.

สั้นๆ

san san — Short, brief; very concise in length or duration.

ยังคง

yang khong — Still, continue to remain in a certain state.

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay, remain, or exist somewhere.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract concepts and states.

ไม่รู้

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

อันตราย

an-ta-rai — Danger, peril, hazard posing risk of harm.

ร้ายแรง

rai raeng — Serious, severe, grave in terms of harm or damage.

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker indicating highest degree.

เคย

khoei — To have ever done; past experience marker.

คุกคาม

khuk-kham — To threaten, menace, or intimidate someone or something.

เผ่าพันธุ์

phao phan — Race, species, lineage; a group sharing common ancestry.

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human being, mankind, the human species.

ไม่ได้ยิน

mai dai yin — Did not hear; unable to hear something said.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or subject being discussed.

หาก

hak — If, in case that; a conditional conjunction.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not, could not; negation of past action.

พบ

phop — To find, meet, or encounter someone or something.

นักดาราศาสตร์

nak da-ra-sat — Astronomer; a scientist who studies celestial objects.

ชื่อดัง

chue dang — Famous, well-known, renowned by many people.