The war of the worlds — Page 109

Vocabulary

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ได้

dai — To get, can, to be able to do something

เข้า

khao — To enter, go into a place or state

นอน

non — To lie down, to sleep

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

คืน

khuen — Night; also means to return something

วัน

wan — Day, a unit of time equal to 24 hours

อาทิตย์

aa-thit — Week; also the sun or Sunday

อย่าง

yaang — Way, manner, type, kind of something

หมดสติ

mot-sa-ti — To lose consciousness, to faint completely

และ

lae — And, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

นิ่งเฉย

ning-choei — To stay still, remain motionless and indifferent

ถูก

thuuk — To be correct; also passive marker in sentences

ปลุก

pluk — To wake someone up, to rouse from sleep

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning let or make

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up, to be awake and alert

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise; directional particle upward

ยาม

yaam — A period of time; a guard or watchman

ดึก

duek — Late at night, the deep hours of night

ของ

khoong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เช้า

chao — Morning, the early part of the day

จันทร์

jan — Monday; also the moon in Thai

ด้วย

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

ความรู้สึก

khwaam-ruu-suek — Feeling, emotion, a sense of something felt

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until, as far as

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger, hazard, something threatening one's safety

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — Clear, distinct, obvious, easy to understand

พี่ชาย

phii-chaai — Older brother, an elder male sibling

ฉัน

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

ไม่สามารถ

mai-saa-maat — Cannot, unable to do something at all

ทราบ

saap — To know, to be aware of information politely

จาก

jaak — From, away from a place or person

หน้าต่าง

naa-taang — Window, an opening in a wall for light

ว่า

waa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

เกิด

koet — To be born; to happen, occur, take place

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything; used in questions about things

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, consequently; shows logical result

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward directional particle

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

ออก

ook — To go out, exit, leave a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also means to, toward something

ถนน

tha-non — Road, street, a paved path for vehicles

พอดี

phoo-dii — Just right, exactly, precisely at that moment

กับ

kap — With, together with; also and between nouns

ที่

thii — At, place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

ท้องฟ้า

thoong-faa — Sky, the expanse of air above the earth

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between, among, during a period of time

บ้านเรือน

baan-ruean — Houses, residential buildings, dwellings in general

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start doing something for first time

เปลี่ยน

plian — To change, alter, switch from one thing to another

เป็น

pen — To be, to become; linking verb in Thai

สี

sii — Color; also the number four in Thai

ชมพู

chom-phuu — Pink, a light red color like rose blossoms

แสง

saeng — Light, rays of light, brightness or illumination

อรุณรุ่ง

a-run-rung — Dawn, the first light appearing at sunrise

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — People, persons, human beings in general

หนี

nii — To flee, run away, escape from danger

อยู่

yuu — To be at, to live, to stay somewhere

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entirety of a group or set

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot at normal pace

เท้า

thao — Foot, feet; the lower extremity of the leg

ยานพาหนะ

yaan-phaa-ha-na — Vehicle, any mode of transportation carrying people

มี

mii — To have, to possess, there is or are

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number, quantity, amount of something counted

มาก

maak — Many, much, a lot, in large quantity

ทุก

thuk — Every, each, all without exception

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment, while, at the time that something happens

เขา

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

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear, to perceive sound with one's ears

ร้อง

roong — To cry out, shout, sing, or make noise

ตะโกน

ta-koon — To shout, yell loudly to get attention

ควันดำ

khwan-dam — Black smoke, dark smoke from fire or exhaust

อีก

iik — Again, another, more, additionally, once more

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occurrence; classifier for occurrences

การ

kaan — Nominalization prefix turning verbs into noun forms

แพร่กระจาย

phrae-kra-jaai — To spread, disperse, propagate widely through area

ความกลัว

khwaam-kluua — Fear, fright, a feeling of being scared

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like something similar

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, something in general

หลีกเลี่ยง

liik-liang — To avoid, evade, steer clear of something

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ลังเล

lang-le — To hesitate, waver, be indecisive about something

บน

bon — On top of, above, on a surface

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, observe with one's eyes

พ่อค้า

phoo-khaa — Merchant, trader, a person who sells goods

หนังสือพิมพ์

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

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

รีบ

riip — To hurry, rush, do something quickly with urgency

ซื้อ

sue — To buy, purchase something in exchange for money

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, instantly, right away without delay

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; also the edge or side of something

วิ่ง

wing — To run, move quickly on foot

พร้อม

phroom — Ready, prepared; together with, at the same time

อื่นๆ

uen-uen — Others, other things or people, various more

ขาย

khaai — To sell, offer goods in exchange for money

ฉบับ

cha-bap — Issue, edition, copy; classifier for documents, papers

ละ

la — Per, each; also a particle softening statements

หนึ่ง

nueng — One, the number one; a single unit

นับ

nap — To count, to number, to reckon amounts

ผสมผสาน

pha-som-pha-saan — To blend, mix together, combine various elements harmoniously

น่าประหลาด

naa-pra-laat — Surprising, astonishing, strange and unexpected

ผลกำไร

phon-kam-rai — Profit, gain, financial benefit from a transaction

ความตื่นตระหนก

khwaam-tuen-tra-nok — Panic, state of widespread fear and alarm

นี้

nii — This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

อ่าน

aan — To read text, books, newspapers, or signs

รายงาน

raai-ngaan — Report, a formal account of events or findings

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; also meaning which/that

หายนะ

haa-ya-na — Disaster, catastrophe, a great devastating calamity

ผู้บัญชาการ

phuu-ban-chaa-kaan — Commander, the person in supreme military command

สูงสุด

suung-sut — Highest, supreme, maximum level or rank

ชาว

chaao — Native of, people of a particular place or group

ดาวอังคาร

daao-ang-khaan — Mars, the red planet; also Tuesday in Thai

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to, capable of doing something

ปล่อย

plooi — To release, let go, set free, discharge

กลุ่มเมฆ

klum-mek — Cloud mass, a cluster of clouds in sky

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size, dimension, scale of something measured

มหึมา

ma-hue-maa — Enormous, gigantic, immensely huge in scale

ไอพิษ

ai-phit — Poisonous vapor, toxic fumes harmful to breathe

ดำ

dam — Black, dark in color; to dive underwater

โดย

dooi — By, by means of, through a method or agent

ใช้

chai — To use, utilize, employ something for a purpose

จรวด

ja-ruat — Rocket, a projectile propelled by jet thrust

พวก

phuak — Group, they, those people; a set or faction

มัน

man — It; also informal first or third person pronoun

ทำลาย

tham-laai — To destroy, demolish, cause damage or ruin

แนวป้องกัน

naeo-poong-kan — Line of defense, a protective barrier or fortification

เรา

rao — We, us; also informal first-person singular pronoun

กำลัง

kam-lang — Presently doing; also strength, power, force

เคลื่อนตัว

khluean-tua — To move, advance, shift position gradually

ช้าๆ

chaa-chaa — Slowly, at a slow and gradual pace

มุ่ง

mung — To head toward, aim at, be directed at

สู่

suu — Toward, to, in the direction of something

ทุกสิ่ง

thuk-sing — Everything, all things without any exception

ขวางหน้า

khwaang-naa — In the way, blocking the path ahead

ไม่ได้

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

จะ

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

หยุดยั้ง

yut-yang — To halt, stop, hold back, prevent from advancing

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, route, direction to somewhere

ปลอดภัย

plot-phai — Safe, secure, free from danger or harm

นอกจาก

nook-jaak — Except for, besides, other than something stated

นั่น

nan — That, over there; demonstrative pronoun for distance

คือ

khue — Is, means, that is; equative verb in Thai

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All, everything, the whole total amount

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast or exception

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; discourse particle for continuity

เพียงพอ

phiang-phoo — Sufficient, enough, adequate for the purpose

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

ประชากร

pra-chaa-koon — Population, the total number of people in area

เมือง

mueang — City, town, an urban area or municipality

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, great in size or importance

หก

hok — Six, the number six in Thai

ล้าน

laan — Million, one million units of something

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean-wai — To move, make movement, be in motion

ลื่นไถล

luen-thalai — To slide, slip, glide smoothly across a surface

วิ่งหนี

wing-nii — To run away, flee by running from danger

ไม่ช้า

mai-chaa — Soon, before long, in a short time

หลั่งไหล

lang-lai — To flow, stream, pour in large numbers

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reflexive or reciprocal marker

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, north; higher in position or direction

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise heard by the ears

ไฟไหม้

fai-mai — Fire burning, a blaze consuming buildings or things