The war of the worlds — Page 125

Vocabulary

ผู้หลบหนี

phû lop nī — A person who flees or escapes from danger

ส่วนใหญ่

sùan yài — Mostly; the majority of something

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ยาม

yām — A period of time; a watch or guard

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ต่าง

tàng — Different; various; each one separately

ขี่

khì — To ride an animal or bicycle

จักรยาน

jàk-krà-yān — Bicycle; a two-wheeled pedal-powered vehicle

แต่

tàe — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

ไม่นาน

mâi nān — Not long; after a short period of time

ก็

kô — Also; then; a connecting particle in sentences

มี

mī — To have; to exist; there is or are

รถยนต์

rót yon — Car; a motorized four-wheeled vehicle

รถ

rót — Vehicle; car; any wheeled transport

และ

láe — And; a conjunction joining words or phrases

รถม้า

rót má — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

แล่น

lâen — To run or travel fast, especially vehicles

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; at a high speed

ตาม

tām — To follow; to chase after something or someone

มา

mā — To come; movement toward the speaker

ฝุ่น

fùn — Dust; fine dry particles floating in air

ลอย

lɔi — To float; to drift in air or water

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; to exist as something

กลุ่ม

klùm — Group; cluster; a collection of things or people

ก้อน

kɔ̂n — A lump or chunk of a solid substance

หนา

nǎ — Thick; dense; not thin in measurement

แน่น

nâen — Tight; packed; dense and firmly packed together

ตลอด

tà-lɔ̀t — Throughout; all along; the entire length or duration

เส้นทาง

sên thāng — Route; path; a way from one place to another

สู่

sù — To; toward; in the direction of a destination

เมือง

mʉang — City; town; an urban settlement or municipality

บางที

bāng thī — Sometimes; perhaps; occasionally or possibly

ความคิด

khwām khít — Thought; idea; something conceived in the mind

เลือนราง

lʉan rāng — Vague; faint; unclear or indistinct in memory

ที่

thî — At; which; a place or relative pronoun particle

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

มุ่งหน้า

mûng nâ — To head toward; to move in a specific direction

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; toward a place or state

ซึ่ง

sʉng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ที่อยู่

thî yù — Address; residence; a place where someone lives

ของ

khɔ̌ng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เพื่อน

phʉ̂an — Friend; a person one has a friendly relationship with

บางคน

bāng khon — Someone; some people; a certain person

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun in Thai

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or probability

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an item or matter in general

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen or change

พี่ชาย

phî chāi — Older brother; an elder male sibling

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first person pronoun used informally

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sin-jai — To decide; to make a decision or resolution

เลี้ยว

líao — To turn; to change direction while traveling

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go inside a place or space

ซอย

sɔi — Side street; alley; a narrow lane off a main road

เงียบสงบ

ngîap sà-ngop — Quiet and peaceful; calm with little noise

มุ่ง

mûng — To aim toward; to head in a specific direction

ทาง

thāng — Way; direction; path or route somewhere

ทิศตะวันออก

thít tà-wan-ɔ̀k — East; the direction of the sunrise

พบ

phóp — To find; to meet; to encounter someone or something

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; steps; a staircase for climbing levels

ข้าม

khâm — To cross; to go over an obstacle or barrier

รั้ว

rúa — Fence; a barrier enclosing an area of land

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; at the time that something happened

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; after completing an action

เดิน

dən — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace

ทางเดินเท้า

thāng dən tháo — Footpath; pavement; a path for pedestrians to walk

ทิศตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือ

thít tà-wan-ɔ̀k chǐang nʉ̌a — Northeast; the direction between east and north

ผ่าน

phàn — To pass through or by a place

ใกล้

klâi — Near; close; a short distance from something

บ้านไร่

bân rài — Farm; farmhouse; a rural dwelling with fields

หลาย

lǎi — Many; several; more than two in number

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; after; also a classifier for buildings

สถานที่

sà-thǎn thî — Place; location; a specific spot or venue

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small; tiny; diminutive in size or scale

บาง

bāng — Some; thin; a little of something

แห่ง

hàeng — Classifier for places, locations, or institutions

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; a negation particle in Thai

รู้จัก

rú-jàk — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something

ชื่อ

chʉ̂ — Name; the word used to identify a person or thing

เพียง

phīang — Only; merely; just a small amount

น้อยนิด

nɔ́i nít — Very little; a tiny amount of something

จนกระทั่ง

jon krà-thâng — Until; up to the point when something occurs

ทางเดิน

thāng dən — Walkway; a path or corridor for walking

หญ้า

yâ — Grass; green ground-covering plant material

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up; to rise; upward movement or direction

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; also marks past tense in Thai

สตรี

sà-trī — Woman; a formal word for an adult female

สอง

sɔ̌ng — Two; the number 2

คน

khon — Person; people; the classifier for human beings

กลาย

klāi — To become; to turn into something different

ร่วมทาง

rûam thāng — To travel together; to accompany on a journey

พวกเธอ

phûak thə — They; them; referring to a group of females

ทันเวลา

than wē-lā — On time; just in time; not late for something

พอดี

phɔ-dī — Just right; exactly; fitting perfectly in time or size

ช่วยเหลือ

chûai lʉ̌a — To help; to assist someone in need

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; a particle indicating purpose

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

เสียงกรีดร้อง

sǐang krīt rɔ́ng — A scream; a loud shrill cry of fear or pain

รีบ

rîp — To hurry; to rush; to do something quickly

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move fast on foot

อ้อม

ɔ̂m — To go around; to take a detour past something

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; where two lines or walls meet

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road; street; a paved way for vehicles

เห็น

hěn — To see; to visually perceive something

ชาย

chāi — Man; male; an adult male person

พยายาม

phá-yā-yām — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

ลาก

lāk — To drag; to pull something along a surface

ออก

ɔ̀k — Out; to exit; to move away from inside

จาก

jàk — From; away from a place or source

คัน

khan — Classifier for vehicles; also means itchy

เล็ก

lék — Small; little; not large in size

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of doing something

ขับ

khàp — To drive; to operate a vehicle

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; at the moment when something happens

สาม

sǎm — Three; the number 3

อย่าง

yàng — Way; manner; type; a classifier for kinds

ยากลำบาก

yâk lam-bàk — Difficult; hard; requiring great effort to do

จับ

jàp — To grab; to catch; to hold something firmly

หัว

hǔa — Head; the upper body part; also a classifier

ตกใจกลัว

tòk-jai-klua — Frightened; startled and afraid of something

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number 1; a single unit

หญิง

yǐng — Woman; female; an adult female person

ร่างเตี้ย

râng tîa — Short figure; a person of small stature

สวม

sùam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

ชุด

chút — Outfit; suit; a set of clothing worn together

สีขาว

sǐ khǎo — White color; the lightest color in the spectrum

กรีดร้อง

krīt rɔ́ng — To scream; to cry out loudly in fear or pain

อยู่

yù — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

เฉยๆ

chəi chəi — Indifferently; just staying still without reaction

ส่วน

sùan — Part; portion; a section of a whole thing

อีก

ìk — Another; more; additionally or once more

รูปร่าง

rûp râng — Figure; body shape; the physical form of a person

ผิวคล้ำ

phǐu khläm — Dark complexion; having a darker skin tone

เพรียวบาง

phrio bāng — Slender; slim; having a lean and thin body

ฟาด

fàt — To strike; to lash; to hit hard with something

แขน

khǎen — Arm; the upper limb of a human body

เธอ

thə — She; her; second or third person female pronoun

ด้วย

dûai — Also; with; too; using something as a means

แส้

sâe — Whip; a flexible instrument used for striking

ถือ

thʉ̌ — To hold; to carry something in one's hand

มือ

mʉ — Hand; the part of the arm below the wrist

อีกข้าง

ìk khâng — The other side; the opposite hand or direction

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — To understand; to comprehend a situation or meaning

สถานการณ์

sà-thǎn-kān — Situation; circumstance; the current state of affairs

ทันที

than thī — Immediately; instantly; without any delay

ตะโกน

tà-kōn — To shout; to call out loudly to someone

หา

hǎ — To look for; to search for something or someone

การต่อสู้

kān tɔ̀-sû — A fight; a struggle; physical or competitive conflict