The war of the worlds — Page 29

Vocabulary

และ

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

ไกล

glai — Far away, at a great distance.

ออก

awk — To go out, exit, or emerge from somewhere.

ไป

bpai — To go, move toward a destination.

ทาง

taang — Path, way, direction, or route.

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun 'I', informal usage.

เห็น

hen — To see or perceive something visually.

แสง

saeng — Light, a ray or beam of brightness.

วาบ

waap — A flash of light, sudden and brief.

ของ

kawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle.

ต้นไม้

dton maai — Tree, a large woody plant.

รั้ว

rua — Fence, a barrier enclosing an area.

อาคาร

aa-kaan — Building, a structure with walls and roof.

ไม้

maai — Wood, timber, or a wooden material.

ที่

tee — At, place, or relative pronoun marker.

ถูก

tuuk — To be hit or affected by something; cheap.

จุด

jut — To ignite, light; also a point or dot.

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame, or electricity.

ลุก

luk — To flare up, catch fire, or rise up.

โชน

chon — To blaze intensely, burn with bright flames.

ขึ้น

kuen — To rise, go up, increase upward.

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner of, like, a type of.

ฉับพลัน

chap plan — Suddenly, all at once, abruptly.

มัน

man — It, third person pronoun for things or animals.

กวาด

gwaat — To sweep, spread broadly across an area.

วน

won — To circle, spin, or move in loops.

รวดเร็ว

ruad reo — Fast, quick, rapid in movement or action.

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam sa-moe — Consistent, regular, steady without variation.

ความตาย

kwaam dtaai — Death, the end of life.

เป็น

bpen — To be, exist as something; can also mean 'alive'.

เปลวเพลิง

bpleo ploeng — Flame, a tongue of burning fire.

นี้

nee — This, demonstrative pronoun for nearby object.

ดาบ

daap — Sword, a long bladed weapon.

แห่ง

haeng — Of, from; classifier for places or entities.

ความร้อน

kwaam rawn — Heat, warmth, thermal energy.

มอง

mawng — To look at, gaze, observe something.

ไม่เห็น

mai hen — Cannot see, unable to perceive visually.

หลีกเลี่ยง

leek liang — To avoid, evade, steer clear of something.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, unable to do something.

รู้

ruu — To know, be aware of something.

ว่า

waa — That, as in 'I know that...'; also to say.

กำลัง

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

มุ่งหน้า

mung naa — To head toward, direct oneself to a destination.

มา

maa — To come, move toward the speaker.

หา

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

จาก

jaak — From, originating at a place or source.

พุ่มไม้

pum maai — Bush, shrub, a woody low-growing plant.

แตะต้อง

dtae dtawng — To touch, make contact with something.

ตก

dtok — To fall, drop down from a position.

ตะลึง

dta-leung — Stunned, astonished, frozen in shock.

งงงวย

ngong nguay — Bewildered, completely confused and disoriented.

เกิน

goen — To exceed, go beyond a limit or amount.

กว่า

gwaa — More than, comparative particle in Thai.

จะ

ja — Will, future tense marker or intention.

ขยับตัว

kha-yap dtua — To move one's body, shift position slightly.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; past tense marker.

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear, perceive sound with the ears.

เสียง

siang — Sound, noise, voice.

แตก

dtaek — To break, crack, burst apart.

ปะทุ

bpa-tu — To explode, erupt, burst out suddenly.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place.

บ่อ

baw — Pit, well, or hollow in the ground.

ทราย

saai — Sand, fine granular material on ground.

ร้อง

rawng — To cry out, shout, or scream.

ครวญ

kruan — To moan, groan in pain or grief.

ม้า

maa — Horse, a large domesticated riding animal.

ดัง

dang — Loud, making a strong sound.

แล้ว

laew — Already, then; marks completed action.

ก็

gaw — Also, then; a connective discourse particle.

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet, silent, free from noise.

ลง

long — To go down, descend, decrease.

เหมือน

meuuan — Like, similar to, resembling something else.

กับ

gap — With, together with; also 'and' for nouns.

นิ้วมือ

niu mue — Finger, one of five digits on the hand.

แต่

dtae — But, however, yet; contrast conjunction.

ร้อน

rawn — Hot, having high temperature.

ระอุ

ra-u — Smoldering, radiating intense stifling heat.

รุนแรง

run raeng — Intense, severe, violent in nature or degree.

ลาก

laak — To drag, pull along a surface.

ผ่าน

paan — To pass through, go across something.

ต้น

dton — Trunk of plant; beginning; classifier for trees.

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between, among, during a period.

พวก

puak — Group, a collective of people or things.

ตลอด

dta-lawt — Throughout, all along, the entire length.

แนว

naew — Line, row, direction, or front.

เส้น

sen — Line, thread, strand; classifier for lines.

โค้ง

koong — Curve, bend, an arc shape.

พ้น

pon — Beyond, past, free from something.

พื้นดิน

peun din — Ground, the surface of the earth.

สีดำ

see dam — Black color, the darkest shade.

พวย

puay — Spout, jet, or a gushing stream of something.

ควัน

kwan — Smoke, dark gases from burning material.

บาง

baang — Thin, slim; some, certain amount of.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, an entity or matter.

ลงมา

long maa — To come down, descend toward the speaker.

พร้อม

prawm — Ready, prepared, simultaneous with.

สนั่น

sa-nan — Reverberating, thundering, making a booming sound.

ซ้าย

saai — Left, the left-hand side or direction.

ตรง

dtrong — Straight, direct, directly toward.

ถนน

ta-non — Road, street, a paved public way.

สถานี

sa-taa-nee — Station, a stop for trains or police.

แผ่

pae — To spread out, expand over an area.

สู่

suu — Toward, in the direction of something.

ที่โล่ง

tee long — Open space, a clear unobstructed area.

ทันที

tan-tee — Immediately, instantly, right away.

นั้น

nan — That, demonstrative pronoun for distant object.

ฟี้

fee — Hissing sound, a sharp sibilant noise.

หึ่ง

hueng — Humming or buzzing drone sound.

หยุด

yut — To stop, cease movement or action.

วัตถุ

wat-tu — Object, a physical thing or substance.

มี

mee — To have, there is/are; to exist.

รูปร่าง

ruup raang — Shape, form, physical appearance of something.

คล้าย

klaai — Similar to, resembling, looking like.

โดม

dom — Dome, a rounded vaulted structure or shape.

ค่อยๆ

khawy khawy — Gradually, slowly, little by little.

จม

jom — To sink, submerge into a surface.

หาย

haai — To disappear, vanish, be gone.

หลุม

lum — Hole, pit, a hollow in the ground.

ทั้งหมด

tang mot — All, everything, the entire total.

เกิดขึ้น

goed kuen — To happen, occur, take place.

จน

jon — Until, up to a point; also poor.

ยืน

yeun — To stand, be in an upright position.

นิ่ง

ning — Still, motionless, not moving at all.

อยู่

yuu — To be at a place, to stay, exist.

กับที่

gap tee — In place, on the spot, stationary.

อึ้ง

ueng — Speechless, dumbfounded, struck silent with shock.

ตา

dtaa — Eye, the organ of sight; also grandfather.

พร่า

praa — Blurred, hazy, unclear vision.

หาก

haak — If, in case, supposing that.

ครบ

krob — Complete, full, all accounted for.

วงกลม

wong glom — Circle, a perfectly round geometric shape.

คง

kong — Probably, likely; to remain, stay.

สังหาร

sang-haan — To kill, slay, destroy life.

ขณะ

kha-na — While, at the moment, during that time.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, continuing; also 'to' as in toward.

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up, be alert or alarmed.

ละเว้น

la wen — To spare, exempt, leave something alone.

ไว้

wai — To keep, hold, place for later use.

ทิ้ง

ting — To abandon, discard, throw away.

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning 'to let'.

ราตรี

raa-dtree — Night, nighttime; formal or poetic usage.

รอบข้าง

rawp kaang — Surroundings, the area all around.

มืดมิด

meud mid — Pitch dark, completely without any light.

แปลกหน้า

bplaek naa — Stranger, someone unfamiliar or unknown.

ลูกคลื่น

luuk kleun — Wave, an undulating movement in water or air.

ดู

duu — To look, watch, observe something.

เกือบ

guap — Almost, nearly, not quite.

ดำสนิท

dam sa-nit — Jet black, completely and totally dark.

ตอนนี้

dton nee — Right now, at this moment in time.

ยกเว้น

yok wen — Except, excluding, apart from something.

ถนนหนทาง

ta-non hon taang — Roads and pathways, routes for travel.

ทอด

tawt — To extend, stretch out; also to fry food.

ตัว

dtua — Body, self; classifier for animals and letters.

สี

see — Color, hue, shade of something.

เทา

tao — Gray, an intermediate color between black and white.

ซีด

seed — Pale, faded, lacking color or brightness.

เซียว

siao — Pale and gaunt, washed out in complexion.

ใต้

dtai — Under, beneath, southern direction.

ท้องฟ้า

tong faa — Sky, the expanse of atmosphere above earth.

น้ำเงิน

naam ngoen — Blue, the color of sky or deep water.

เข้ม

kem — Dark, deep, concentrated in color or flavor.

ยาม

yaam — A period of time; guard, watchman.

ค่ำคืน

kam keun — Night, evening time after sunset.

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just, recently completed an action.

เริ่มต้น

roem dton — To begin, start from the beginning.

ปราศจาก

bpraat sa-jaak — Without, devoid of, lacking something completely.

ผู้คน

puu kon — People, persons, human beings collectively.