The war of the worlds — Page 41

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside' a place.

คืน

khuuen — Night; or to return something to someone.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ที่

thii — At, place, or relative pronoun 'which/that'.

โทรเลข

thoo-ra-lèek — Telegram; a message sent by telegraph.

ของ

khǎawng — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging.

ผู้

phûu — Person; prefix indicating a person who does something.

น่า

nâa — Prefix expressing worthiness or likelihood of feeling.

สงสาร

sǒng-sǎan — To pity or feel sympathy for someone unfortunate.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; relative pronoun connecting clauses in Thai.

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe or narrate something in detail.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, or until a point.

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

ค่อยๆ

khâawy khâawy — Gradually; doing something slowly and carefully.

คลาย

khlaai — To loosen, relax, or unwind something tight.

เกลียว

kliao — A spiral or thread/screw coil shape.

กระสุน

kra-sǔn — Bullet or ammunition used in firearms.

ถูก

thùuk — To be hit; also cheap or grammatically correct.

ตัดสิน

tàt-sǐn — To judge or make a decision about something.

ว่า

wâa — That; conjunction introducing a reported speech clause.

เป็น

pen — To be; copula verb linking subject and predicate.

ข่าว

khàao — News or a piece of reported information.

ลวง

luang — To deceive or mislead someone with false information.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together.

หนังสือพิมพ์

nǎng-sǔue phim — Newspaper; a printed publication of daily news.

ตอน

taawn — Period of time; episode or section of something.

เย็น

yen — Evening; also means cool or cold temperature.

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun in Thai.

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; or the back of something.

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or departure from a place.

ส่ง

sòng — To send or deliver something to someone.

ขอ

khǎaw — To request or ask for something politely.

ยืนยัน

yuuen-yan — To confirm or verify the truth of something.

แต่

tàae — But; conjunction showing contrast between two ideas.

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs.

ได้

dâai — Can, could, or to obtain/receive something.

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or pick something up.

คำตอบ

kham-tàawp — Answer or response to a question.

เพราะ

phráw — Because; conjunction explaining the reason for something.

ชาย

chaai — Male person; man or boy in general.

คน

khon — Person; classifier for people in Thai.

สังหาร

sǎng-hǎan — To kill or murder someone violently.

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; indicates a completed action or event.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; indicating result or consequence.

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — To make a decision or resolve to do something.

พิมพ์

phim — To print or type text on a surface.

ฉบับ

cha-bàp — Edition or issue of a publication like newspaper.

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — Special or extraordinary; above the ordinary standard.

แม้แต่

máae-tàae — Even; emphasizing inclusion of an extreme case.

ภายใน

phaai-nai — Within; inside a defined area or time frame.

รัศมี

rát-sa-mii — Radius; the distance from center to edge.

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5 in Thai.

ไมล์

mail — Mile; a unit of distance measurement.

ผู้คน

phûu khon — People; referring to people in general collectively.

ส่วนใหญ่

sùan yài — Mostly; the majority or greater part of something.

ก็

kâaw — Also, then; a filler particle linking clauses.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicating ongoing or continuing state.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; indicating assumption or persistence.

เฉื่อย

chùuay — Sluggish; slow-moving or lacking energy and vitality.

ชา

chaa — Numb; or tea (beverage); two distinct meanings.

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I/me; formal first-person pronoun in Thai.

พฤติกรรม

phrúet-tì-kam — Behavior; the way a person acts or conducts themselves.

หญิง

yǐng — Female; woman or girl in Thai language.

พูดคุย

phûut-khui — To chat or converse casually with someone.

ด้วย

dûuay — Also; with; too; used to add or include.

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location.

ทั่ว

thûua — Throughout; all over; spread across an entire area.

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; encompassing everything together.

ย่าน

yâan — Neighborhood; district or area of a town.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai.

รับประทาน

ráp-pra-thaan — To eat; formal/polite word for eating food.

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; any edible substance consumed.

มื้อ

múue — Meal; classifier for meals like breakfast or dinner.

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, or an event/ceremony.

ทำ

tham — To do or make something; general action verb.

สวน

sǔuan — Garden or park; outdoor cultivated green space.

เหนื่อย

nùuay — Tired; physically fatigued from exertion or effort.

ล้า

láa — Exhausted; extremely tired or worn out completely.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

เด็กๆ

dèk dèk — Children; young kids in general plural form.

เข้า

khâo — To enter or go into a place.

นอน

naawn — To sleep or lie down to rest.

หนุ่มสาว

nùm-sǎao — Young people; youth; young men and women.

เดิน

dooen — To walk; moving on foot at normal pace.

เล่น

lên — To play; engage in recreational or fun activities.

ตาม

taam — Along; to follow; according to a path.

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, or road leading somewhere.

แคบๆ

khâaep khâaep — Narrow; describing a tight or slim passageway.

พร้อม

phráwm — Ready; prepared; together with someone or something.

กับ

kàp — With; and; together; connecting nouns or people.

เกี้ยว

kîao — To court or flirt romantically with someone.

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutually among a group.

นักเรียน

nák-rian — Student; a person studying at school level.

นักศึกษา

nák-sùek-sǎa — University student; someone studying at higher education.

นั่ง

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

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; existence at a location.

หนังสือ

nǎng-sǔue — Book; a written or printed text publication.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to self.

บาง

baang — Some; certain; thin; used to indicate partial selection.

ที

thii — Time; occasion; classifier for turns or instances.

อาจ

àat — May; might; expressing possibility or probability.

มี

mii — To have; there is; indicating existence or possession.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, or noise produced by something.

ครึกครื้น

khrúek-khrûuen — Lively and noisy; festive atmosphere full of cheer.

ถนน

tha-nǒn — Road or street used for vehicle travel.

หมู่บ้าน

mùu-bâan — Village; a small rural community or settlement.

หัวข้อ

hǔua-khâaw — Topic or subject being discussed or written about.

แปลกใหม่

plàaek-mài — Novel; strange and new; unfamiliar and interesting.

สนใจ

sǒn-jai — To be interested in something; to pay attention.

โรงเตี๊ยม

roong-tîam — Inn or tavern; an old-style lodging with drinks.

ที่นั่น

thîi-nân — There; at that place over there.

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — Here; at this present location.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternative choices.

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually something around you.

เหตุการณ์

hèet-kaan — Event or incident; something that has occurred.

ภาย

phaai — Within; inside; prefix used in compound words.

ก่อ

kàaw — To cause or give rise to something happening.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb in Thai.

เกิด

kòoet — To occur, happen, or be born into the world.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract concept.

ตื่นเต้น

tùuen-tên — Excited; feeling thrilled or stimulated by something.

ตะโกน

ta-koon — To shout or yell loudly at someone.

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot.

วุ่น

wûn — Chaotic; busy and confused in a disorderly way.

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker.

โดย

dooi — By; through; indicating means or agent of action.

กิจวัตร

kìt-ja-wàt — Routine; habitual daily activities regularly performed.

ประจำวัน

pra-jam-wan — Daily; occurring every day as a regular routine.

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work; to perform job-related duties.

กิน

kin — To eat; informal verb for consuming food.

ดื่ม

dùuem — To drink; to consume a liquid beverage.

ดำเนิน

dam-nooen — To proceed, carry on, or continue an activity.

ต่อ

tàaw — To continue; next; connecting or extending something.

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like; similar to; resembling something else closely.

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before.

ตลอด

ta-làwt — Throughout; all along; continuously without interruption.

นับ

náp — To count; to number items in a sequence.

ถ้วน

thûuan — Complete; exact; every single one without exception.

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve calendar months.

ราวกับ

raao-kàp — As if; just like; expressing a comparison or resemblance.

ดาว

daao — Star; a luminous celestial body in the sky.

อังคาร

ang-khaan — Mars (planet); also Tuesday in Thai calendar.

จริง

jing — True; real; actually existing or occurring in fact.

บน

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

ฟ้า

fáa — Sky; the expanse above; also means light blue.

สถานี

sa-thǎa-nii — Station; a stopping point for trains or police.

เช่น

chên — For example; such as; used to give examples.

แยก

yâaek — To separate, split, or diverge into different parts.

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point in time.

กระทั่ง

kra-thâng — Until; even; up to and including a point.

ดึก

dùek — Late at night; well past midnight hour.

รถไฟ

rót-fai — Train; a rail vehicle for passenger transport.

จอด

jàawt — To park or stop a vehicle at a place.

ออก

àawk — To go out; to exit or depart from somewhere.

เดินทาง

dooen-thaang — To travel; to make a journey from place to place.

ขบวน

kha-buan — Procession; train convoy; a moving group in line.

สับ

sàp — To switch or chop; as in switching train tracks.

เปลี่ยน

plìan — To change or switch from one thing to another.

ผู้โดยสาร

phûu-dooi-sǎan — Passenger; a person traveling in a vehicle.

ลง

long — To go down; to disembark from a vehicle.

รอ

raaw — To wait; to stay in place until something happens.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception.

อย่าง

yàang — Type, kind, or way of doing something.

ปกติ

pa-ka-tì — Normal; regular; ordinary in the usual sense.

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-daa — Ordinary; common; plain without anything special.

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker indicating the highest degree.

เด็กชาย

dèk-chaai — Boy; a young male child.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1 in Thai language.

เมือง

mueang — City or town; an urban settlement area.

ก้าวล่วง

kâao-lûuang — To trespass or overstep into another's territory.

อาณาเขต

aa-naa-khèet — Territory; a defined area under someone's jurisdiction.

ผูกขาด

phùuk-khàat — To monopolize; to have exclusive control over something.

ขาย

khǎai — To sell; to exchange goods or services for money.

ช่วง

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

บ่าย

bàai — Afternoon; the time period after midday.