The war of the worlds — Page 129

Vocabulary

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang aa-thit — The sun, the star at the center of our solar system

คืบคลาน

khʉ̂p khlaan — To creep or crawl slowly along a surface

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up, rise, or ascend

สูง

sǔung — High or tall in position or stature

บน

bon — On top of or above something

ท้องฟ้า

tháawng fáa — The sky, the expanse above the earth

และ

lǽ — And, a conjunction connecting words or clauses

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After, following a particular time or event

ผ่านไป

phàan pai — To pass by or elapse, as time goes on

สักครู่

sàk khrûu — A brief moment or short while

การสนทนา

kaan sǒn-tha-naa — A conversation or discussion between people

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; indicates possession or relation

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They or them, third-person plural pronoun

ก็

kâaw — Also, then; a particle indicating consequence or addition

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet, silent, making little or no sound

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or decrease

แทนที่

thɛɛn thîi — Instead of, replacing something or someone else

ด้วย

dûai — With, also, or by means of something

ความรู้สึก

khwaam rúu sʉ̀k — A feeling, sensation, or emotional experience

กระวนกระวายใจ

kra-won kra-waai jai — Feeling anxious, restless, or deeply worried inside

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; a relative pronoun or preposition

คอย

khaawi — To wait or keep watch for someone or something

ระแวดระวัง

ra-wɛ̂ɛt ra-wang — To be watchful, cautious, and on alert

นักเดินทาง

nák dəən thaang — A traveler, one who journeys from place to place

หลายคน

lǎai khon — Many people, a large number of individuals

ผ่านมา

phàan maa — To have passed by or come through recently

ตาม

taam — To follow, along, or according to something

ทางแคบ

thaang khɛ̂ɛp — A narrow path or passageway with little width

จาก

jàak — From, originating at a particular place or source

คน

khon — A person or people, a human being

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those, referring to specific previously mentioned people or things

พี่ชาย

phîi chaai — Older brother, a male sibling who is older

ฉัน

chǎn — I or me, first-person singular pronoun (informal)

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; also indicates past tense

รวบรวม

rûap ruam — To collect, gather, or compile various things together

ข่าวสาร

khàao sǎan — News or information communicated to others

เท่าที่

thâo thîi — As much as, to the extent that something is possible

จะ

jà — Will, going to; indicates future tense or intention

ทำได้

tham dâai — Can do, able to accomplish or perform a task

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; referring to each item without exception

คำตอบ

kham tàawp — An answer or response to a question or problem

เขา

khǎo — He, she, or they; third-person singular or plural pronoun

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive or obtain something given by another

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly, the more something intensifies

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause or make something happen to someone

ลึกซึ้ง

lʉ́k sʉ́ng — Deep, profound, or moving in a meaningful way

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at, or up to a point

ภัยพิบัติ

phai phí-bàt — A disaster or catastrophe causing great destruction

ครั้งใหญ่

khráng yài — A great or major occurrence, large-scale event

เกิดขึ้น

kəət khʉ̂n — To occur, happen, or come into existence

กับ

kàp — With, to, against; a preposition linking two elements

มนุษยชาติ

ma-nút-ya-châat — Humanity or mankind, all human beings collectively

ตอกย้ำ

tàawk yám — To reinforce, hammer home, or strongly emphasize a point

ความเชื่อมั่น

khwaam chʉ̂a mân — Confidence or firm belief in something or someone

ความจำเป็น

khwaam jam pen — Necessity, something that is absolutely required or needed

เร่งด่วน

rêng dùan — Urgent, requiring immediate attention or swift action

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space or context

การ

kaan — A nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เร่ง

rêng — To speed up, accelerate, or rush something along

หลบหนี

lòp nǐi — To flee, escape, or run away from danger

เร่งรัด

rêng rát — To urge, press, or hasten someone to act quickly

เรื่องนี้

rʉ̂ang níi — This matter, this issue, or this story at hand

พวกเรา

phûak rao — We or us, first-person plural pronoun

มี

mii — To have or there is or there are

เงิน

ngən — Money or silver; a medium of financial exchange

หญิงสาว

yǐng sǎao — A young woman or girl of youthful age

ผอมบาง

phǎawm baang — Thin and slender in body build or figure

กล่าว

klàao — To say, state, or speak in a formal manner

หยุดชะงัก

yùt cha-ngák — To stop abruptly or be suddenly interrupted mid-action

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight or gaze, the direction one's eyes look

เธอ

thəə — She, her; second or third person pronoun (informal)

พบกับ

phóp kàp — To meet or encounter someone or something specifically

ความลังเล

khwaam lang-lee — Hesitation or indecision about taking a particular action

สิ้นสุด

sîn sùt — To end, conclude, or come to a final termination

เช่นกัน

chên kan — Likewise, as well, or in the same manner

อธิบาย

à-thí-baai — To explain or describe something clearly to others

ว่า

wâa — That, saying; introduces a reported speech or clause

สามสิบ

sǎam sìp — Thirty, the cardinal number thirty (30)

ปอนด์

paawn — Pound, a unit of British currency or weight

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something; a linking verb

ทอง

thaawng — Gold, a precious yellow metal of high value

นอกจากนั้น

nâawk jàak nán — Besides that, in addition to what was already mentioned

ยังมี

yang mii — There is also, additionally there exists something more

ธนบัตร

tha-ná-bàt — Banknote or paper money used as currency

ห้าปอนด์

hâa paawn — Five pounds, a monetary amount of five pound notes

อีกด้วย

ìik dûai — Also, too; additionally included alongside other things

เสนอแนะ

sa-nəə nɛ́ — To suggest or recommend a course of action

จำนวนนั้น

jam-nuan nán — That amount or that particular quantity being discussed

อาจจะ

àat jà — Might, may, or possibly; expresses probability or uncertainty

รถไฟ

rót fai — A train, a rail vehicle for passenger or freight transport

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or, a conjunction presenting an alternative option

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have a thought or opinion

นั่น

nân — That, referring to something previously mentioned or distant

ไม่มีทาง

mâi mii thaang — No way, impossible, there is absolutely no possibility

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dâai — Possible, able to happen or be achieved feasibly

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When, at the time that something occurred or happened

เห็น

hěn — To see or notice something with one's eyes

ความดุเดือด

khwaam du dʉ̂at — Fierceness, intensity, or fierce frenzy of a crowd

แห่กัน

hɛ̀ kan — To flock or swarm together in a large crowd

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so; indicates a result or logical consequence

เสนอ

sa-nəə — To offer, propose, or put forward an idea

ความคิด

khwaam khít — A thought, idea, or opinion formed in the mind

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself, by themselves; a reflexive pronoun

ที่จะ

thîi jà — That will, intending to; marks an upcoming action

ตัด

tàt — To cut, sever, or slice through something

ข้าม

khâam — To cross over or pass across a boundary or area

ไปยัง

pai yang — To go toward or in the direction of somewhere

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then; indicates completion or a subsequent event

ออก

àawk — To exit, go out, or leave a place

ประเทศ

prà-thêet — A country or nation as a political territory

ไป

pai — To go away or travel somewhere; directional particle

เลย

ləəi — At all, completely, just; an intensifying particle

นาง

naang — Mrs or Madam; title for a married or adult woman

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; a relative pronoun linking clauses together

ชื่อ

chʉ̂ʉ — Name, the word used to identify a person or thing

หญิง

yǐng — A woman or female person

ชุดขาว

chút khǎao — A white outfit or white dress worn by someone

ไม่ยอม

mâi yaawm — To refuse, not willing to accept or comply

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear what someone is saying

เหตุผล

hèet phǒn — A reason or logical justification for an action

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any whatsoever, any kind at all without restriction

เรียกหา

rîak hǎa — To call out for or summon someone urgently

อยู่

yùu — To be located, to stay, or to live somewhere

ร่ำไป

râm pai — Repeatedly, over and over again continuously

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement

น้องสะใภ้

náawng sa-phâai — Sister-in-law, the wife of one's younger brother

กลับ

klàp — To return, go back, or conversely turn around

เงียบสงบ

ngîap sa-ngòp — Calm and quiet, peaceful without disturbance or noise

รอบคอบ

râawp khâawp — Careful, thorough, and considerate in one's actions

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of, a way or type of something

น่าประหลาดใจ

nâa prà-làat jai — Surprisingly, in an astonishing or unexpected manner

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most, superlative marker indicating the highest degree

ตกลง

tòk long — To agree, okay, or to settle on a decision

ข้อเสนอ

khâaw sa-nəə — A proposal or offer put forward for consideration

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore, so, thus; indicating a logical conclusion

โดย

dooi — By, via, or through a particular means or agent

แผน

phɛ̌ɛn — A plan or scheme devised to achieve a goal

ถนน

tha-nǒn — A road or street for vehicles and pedestrians

มุ่งหน้า

mûng nâa — To head toward or aim in a specific direction

จูง

juung — To lead, pull, or guide something by hand

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to, for the purpose of doing something

ถนอมแรง

tha-nǎawm rɛɛng — To conserve energy or spare one's strength carefully

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

ให้

hâi — To give, to allow, or causative marker in Thai

มาก

mâak — A lot, very, or much; indicates a high degree