The war of the worlds — Page 127

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

คง

khong — Probably, likely, or to remain stable

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will, going to

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle

มี

mii — To have, to exist, there is

โอกาส

o-kaat — Opportunity, chance, occasion

สู้

suu — To fight, resist, or compete against someone

กับ

gap — With, and; together with someone or something

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or a collective of people

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant

ได้

dai — Can, able to; or past tense marker

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; intensifying particle

หาก

haak — If, in case; conditional conjunction

สตรี

sa-trii — Woman, female person (formal or literary term)

ร่าง

rang — Body, figure, or draft of a document

เพรียว

phriaw — Slender, slim, gracefully lean figure

กล้า

klaa — Brave, daring, courageous in facing danger

หาญ

haan — Bold, heroically brave (often paired with กล้า)

ดึง

dueng — To pull, tug, or draw something toward oneself

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, or any wheeled transport

หยุด

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

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

กลับ

klap — To return, go back; reversal of direction

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

ช่วย

chuay — To help, assist, aid someone in need

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or observe something visually

เหมือน

muean — Similar to, like, resembling something else

ว่า

waa — That (conjunction); to say; as in speech reporting

เธอ

thoe — You (feminine or intimate) or she/her

ปืน

puuen — Gun, firearm, rifle or pistol

พก

phok — To carry on one's person, to pocket

อยู่

yuu — To be at, to stay; indicates ongoing state

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout, all along, the entire duration

เวลา

we-laa — Time, period, moment in time

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

มัน

man — It; informal third person or pronoun for things

ใต้

tai — Under, beneath, below a surface or object

ที่

thii — At, place, that (relative pronoun); location marker

นั่ง

nang — To sit down on a surface or seat

ตอน

ton — When, at the time of; episode or period

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion, close associate

ร่วม

ruam — Together, jointly, to participate or share

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, road, direction, or route

ถูก

thuuk — To be hit; correct; inexpensive; passive marker

โจมตี

jom-tii — To attack, assault someone or something aggressively

ยิง

ying — To shoot, fire a weapon at a target

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space or boundary

ระยะ

ra-ya — Distance, range, interval, or span between points

หก

hok — Six; the number 6

หลา

laa — Yard (unit of length); approximately 0.9 meters

พลาด

phlaat — To miss, fail, make an error or blunder

พี่ชาย

phii-chaai — Older brother (respectful family term)

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chan — I, me (informal first person, often feminine)

ไป

pai — To go; directional verb away from speaker

อย่าง

yaang — In a way, manner, type, or kind of

หวุดหวิด

wut-wit — Narrowly, barely, just barely avoiding something bad

โจร

joon — Thief, robber, criminal, bandit

ขี้ขลาด

khii-khlaat — Cowardly, timid, lacking courage or bravery

กว่า

kwaa — More than, rather than; comparative particle

วิ่ง

wing — To run, to move quickly on foot

หนี

nii — To flee, escape, run away from danger

ก๊วน

kuan — Gang, clique, group of associates (informal)

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; discourse particle linking clauses

ตาม

taam — To follow, chase, according to, along

หลัง

lang — Behind, after, back; rear of something

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, complete, simultaneously

ด่าทอ

daa-tho — To scold, berate, verbally abuse someone harshly

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix; quality, state, or matter of

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze at, observe something visually

เห็น

hen — To see, to perceive visually something

ถัด

that — Next, adjacent, immediately following in sequence

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward directional verb

ซอย

soi — Small side street, alley, or lane

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connector

ชาย

chaai — Man, male person; edge or shore

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or classifier for people

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

นอน

non — To lie down, sleep, recline on a surface

สลบ

sa-lop — To faint, lose consciousness, pass out

เอา

ao — To take, get, want; general action verb

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, item or entity

นี้

nii — This, these; demonstrative pronoun near speaker

กล่าว

klaao — To say, state, speak (formal or literary usage)

มอบ

mop — To hand over, give, bestow or present something

ให้

hai — To give; causative or benefactive particle for actions

พลาง

phlaang — While doing, simultaneously, at the same time

เช็ด

chet — To wipe, clean by wiping a surface

เลือด

lueat — Blood; the red fluid in the body

ออก

ok — Out, to exit, to come out of something

จาก

jaak — From, away from; indicating origin or separation

ริมฝีปาก

rim-fii-paak — Lip, the edge of the mouth

แตก

taek — To break, crack, burst, or split apart

หัน

han — To turn around, rotate to face another direction

โดย

doi — By, by means of, via (indicating method or agent)

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, say something verbally

อะไร

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

ต่าง

taang — Different, various, each; indicating variety or difference

หอบ

hop — To pant, gasp, breathe heavily with difficulty

เดิน

doen — To walk, to proceed on foot

ชุด

chut — Suit, outfit, set, or uniform of clothing

ขาว

khaao — White; the color white

กำลัง

gam-lang — Presently doing; strength, power, or energy

ดิ้นรน

din-ron — To struggle, strive hard to survive or succeed

ยื้อ

yuue — To drag, wrestle for control, tug forcefully

ม้า

maa — Horse; equine animal used for riding

ตกใจ

tok-jai — To be startled, shocked, or suddenly frightened

กลัว

klua — To fear, be afraid of something or someone

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, store; indicates reservation or retention

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient, just right, when

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, feelings, inner emotion or spirit

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive, obtain, or be given something

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, done; completion or sequence marker

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something occurred

อีก

iik — Again, another, more, additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occurrence; classifier for times/events

ล่าถอย

laa-thoi — To retreat, withdraw, pull back from a position

ขอ

kho — To ask for, request, beg for something

นี่

nii — Here, this (near speaker, spoken informal form)

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used at end of yes/no questions

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, increase; upward direction

บน

bon — On top of, above, upper surface

ด้าน

daan — Side, aspect, face, or dimension of something

หน้า

naa — Face, front, next; facial features or forward side

ว่าง

waang — Empty, free, vacant, unoccupied space or time

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through, pass by, go through something

บ่า

baa — Shoulder; the upper joint of the arm

ส่ง

song — To send, deliver, pass along to someone

สาย

saai — Line, string, cord, wire; late (in time)

วาง

waang — To place, put down, set an object somewhere

ข้าง

khaang — Side, beside, next to, adjacent direction

ตัว

tua — Body, self, oneself; classifier for animals and clothing

ชั่ว

chua — Evil, wicked; a brief moment of time

ครู่

khruu — A short moment, a brief while

โค้ง

khong — Curve, bend in a road or path

ถนน

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

พ้น

phon — Past, beyond, out of range or reach

สายตา

saai-taa — Eyesight, line of vision, visual range

ดัง

dang — Loud, famous; as, like (conjunction)

คาด

khaat — To expect, anticipate, predict or guess

ฝัน

fan — To dream; a dream during sleep

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, then; indicates result or consequence

พบ

phop — To meet, find, encounter someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself, yourself, himself/herself; reflexive pronoun

ปาก

paak — Mouth; opening of the face for eating, speaking

กราม

kraam — Jaw; the lower jawbone of the face

ฟกช้ำ

fok-cham — Bruised, showing bruising from impact or injury

ข้อ

kho — Joint (body), point, item, knuckle or clause

นิ้ว

niu — Finger, toe; digit of the hand or foot

เปื้อน

puean — Stained, dirty, soiled with a substance

ขับ

khap — To drive a vehicle or to sing/expel

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing