The war of the worlds — Page 94

Vocabulary

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (informal first person pronoun).

บังเอิญ

bang-oen — Accidentally, by coincidence, happening unexpectedly.

เข้า

khao — To enter, go into, or move inward.

มา

ma — To come, move toward the speaker.

อยู่

yuu — To be, stay, or exist at a location.

ใน

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

จุด

jut — Point, spot, or dot; also to light something.

ที่

thii — At, which, that; a place or relative pronoun.

หนัก

nak — Heavy, severe, or intense in weight or degree.

ที่สุด

thii-sut — The most, superlative degree of an adjective.

ของ

khoong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

เหตุการณ์

het-kan — Event, incident, or situation that has occurred.

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun used by women.

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, or say something aloud.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ก็

ko — Also, then; a discourse particle linking clauses.

คือ

khue — Is, means; equating two things or defining something.

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All, everything, the entire amount or group.

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

กระพริบ

kra-prip — To blink, flash, or flicker repeatedly.

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface.

ท้องฟ้า

thong-fa — The sky, the expanse above the earth.

เขา

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

ถาม

tham — To ask, inquire, or pose a question.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, increase in position.

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, in a manner or way.

กะทันหัน

ka-than-han — Suddenly, abruptly, without prior warning.

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or let someone know.

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or clauses.

มัน

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

สัญญาณ

san-yan — Signal, sign, or indicator communicating information.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something; general copula.

สัญลักษณ์

san-lak — Symbol, emblem, or sign representing something else.

ความช่วยเหลือ

khwam-chuay-lue — Assistance, help, or support given to someone.

ความพยายาม

khwam-pha-ya-yam — Effort, attempt, or endeavor toward achieving something.

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human being, person, or mankind in general.

ท่ามกลาง

tham-klang — Amid, in the middle of, surrounded by something.

เงียบสงบ

ngiap-sa-ngop — Calm, peaceful, quiet, and tranquil in atmosphere.

เพียงใด

phiang-dai — How much, to what extent; interrogative of degree.

ก็ตาม

ko-tam — Regardless, no matter what or however it is.

แสง

saeng — Light, ray, or beam of illumination.

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or up to a point.

พายุ

pha-yu — Storm, tempest, or strong violent weather.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; also strength or force.

ก่อตัว

ko-tua — To form, take shape, or begin developing.

โน่นแน่ะ

non-nae — Look over there! An exclamation pointing something out.

เดา

dao — To guess, speculate, or estimate without certainty.

พวก

phuak — Group, bunch, or they; collective pronoun or noun.

ทาง

thang — Way, path, route, or direction of travel.

ฝั่ง

fang — Side, bank, or shore of a river or area.

เนินเขา

noen-khao — Hill, a small elevated landform or mound.

สูงขึ้น

sung-khuen — To rise higher, increase in elevation or height.

แถบ

thaep — Area, strip, region, or zone of a place.

ต้นไม้

ton-mai — Tree, a large woody perennial plant.

ให้

hai — To give, allow, or cause someone to do something.

ที่กำบัง

thii-kam-bang — Shelter, hiding place, or protective cover from danger.

มี

mii — To have, possess, or there is something.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or activities; the act of.

สร้าง

sang — To build, construct, or create something new.

แนว

naeo — Line, row, trend, or zone of something.

สนามเพลาะ

sa-nam-phlo — Trench; a long narrow ditch dug for defense.

วาง

wang — To place, put down, or set something somewhere.

ปืน

puen — Gun, firearm, or rifle used as a weapon.

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or place something for later.

ไม่ช้า

mai-cha — Soon, before long, in a short time.

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai.

กลับมา

klap-ma — To come back, return to a previous location.

ทางนี้

thang-nii — This way, in this direction, toward here.

อีกครั้ง

iik-khrang — Again, once more, another time.

แม้

mae — Even though, although, despite the fact that.

ขณะ

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

กระโดด

kra-dot — To jump, leap, or spring upward suddenly.

ลุกขึ้น

luk-khuen — To stand up, rise from a sitting position.

ยืน

yuen — To stand, be upright on one's feet.

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, or cease movement or action.

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; indicates accompaniment or addition.

ท่าทาง

tha-thang — Posture, gesture, manner, or physical appearance.

ฟัง

fang — To listen, pay attention to sounds or speech.

จาก

jak — From, away from, originating at a place.

เบื้องหลัง

bueang-lang — Behind, in the background, at the back.

เตี้ยๆ

tia-tia — Low and short, close to the ground.

ข้าม

kham — To cross over, pass across a barrier or river.

ฝั่งน้ำ

fang-nam — Riverbank, the edge or shore of a waterway.

ดังมา

dang-ma — Sound coming from a distance toward the listener.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise perceived by hearing.

ก้อง

kong — To resound, echo, or reverberate loudly.

ทื่อๆ

thue-thue — Dull, blunt, muffled sound or sensation.

ไกล

klai — Far, distant, a long way away.

ออกไป

ok-pai — To go out, move away outward from somewhere.

เสียงร้อง

siang-rong — A cry, shout, or calling sound made aloud.

ประหลาด

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

แผ่วเบา

phaeo-bao — Soft, faint, gentle in sound or touch.

จากนั้น

jak-nan — Then, after that, from that point onward.

ทุกอย่าง

thuk-yang — Everything, all things without exception.

เงียบสงัด

ngiap-sa-ngat — Completely silent, dead quiet, utterly still.

แมลงปีกแข็ง

ma-laeng-piik-khaeng — Beetle; an insect with hard outer wing covers.

ตัวหนึ่ง

tua-nueng — One (creature/thing); classifier for animals or objects.

บิน

bin — To fly, move through the air with wings.

วิ้ง

wing — Whooshing past quickly; sound of something flying by.

รั้ว

rua — Fence, barrier, or enclosing structure around property.

ผ่านไป

phan-pai — To pass by, go past, move through.

ใกล้

klai — Near, close, not far in distance.

ไป

pai — To go, move away from the current location.

ทิศตะวันตก

thit-ta-wan-tok — West; the cardinal direction of the setting sun.

พระจันทร์เสี้ยว

phra-jan-siao — Crescent moon; the thin curved phase of the moon.

แขวน

khwaen — To hang, suspend from above by something.

จาง

jang — Faint, pale, fading, or becoming less vivid.

ซีด

siit — Pale, pallid, lacking color or brightness.

เหนือ

nueua — North; also above or over something.

ควัน

khwan — Smoke, fumes rising from fire or burning.

ความงาม

khwam-ngam — Beauty, loveliness, aesthetic quality of something.

อัน

an — A general classifier for various objects and things.

ร้อนระอุ

ron-ra-u — Sweltering, intensely hot and stifling in heat.

นิ่งสงบ

ning-sa-ngop — Still and calm, motionless and peaceful.

พระอาทิตย์ตก

phra-a-thit-tok — Sunset; the time the sun descends below horizon.

น่าจะ

na-ja — Should, probably, likely to be the case.

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot at a normal pace.

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to, along a path.

เส้นทาง

sen-thang — Route, path, or course taken to a destination.

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.

ทางเหนือ

thang-nueua — Northward, toward or in the northern direction.

บทที่

bot-thii — Chapter number; used to indicate a chapter.

๑๔

sip-si — Fourteen; Thai numeral 14.

น้องชาย

nong-chai — Younger brother; a male younger sibling.

เมื่อ

mueua — When, at the time that something happened.

ตก

tok — To fall, drop, or descend downward.

ลงมา

long-ma — To come down, descend toward the speaker.

นักศึกษาแพทย์

nak-suek-sa-phaet — Medical student; a student studying to become a doctor.

เตรียมตัว

triam-tua — To prepare oneself, get ready for something ahead.

สอบ

sop — To take an exam, test, or be examined.

ใกล้จะ

klai-ja — About to, nearly, on the verge of doing something.

มาถึง

ma-thueng — To arrive, reach a destination or point.

ไม่ได้ยิน

mai-dai-yin — Did not hear, unable to perceive a sound.

ข่าว

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

เลย

loei — At all, ever; intensifier indicating negation or surprise.

จนกระทั่ง

jon-kra-thang — Until, up to the time that something occurs.

เช้า

chao — Morning, the early part of the day.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

เสาร์

sao — Saturday; the sixth day of the week.