The war of the worlds — Page 26

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

บัดนี้

bat-nee — Formal word meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'.

ฉัน

chan — First-person pronoun 'I', used informally.

นึก

neuk — To think, recall, or imagine something mentally.

ขึ้น

kheun — To go up, rise, or increase in direction.

มา

ma — To come; also a directional verb particle.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also past tense marker.

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; used to add or include.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix forming abstract nouns.

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat-jai — To be surprised or astonished by something unexpected.

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a reported clause or statement.

แม้

mae — Even though, although; concessive conjunction.

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will, going to do.

ตก

tok — To fall down or drop from a position.

อยู่

yuu — To be, stay, or reside at a place.

ใน

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

อันตราย

an-ta-rai — Danger, hazard, or a threatening situation.

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; also relative pronoun.

สุด

sut — Extreme, most, utmost; superlative intensifier.

ประมาณ

pra-man — Approximately, about, roughly a certain amount.

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, or during a period of time.

อดอยาก

ot-yak — To starve, suffer from hunger and deprivation.

ตาย

tai — To die; death; losing life.

ที่

thee — At, place; also relative pronoun marker.

น่า

na — Prefix expressing that something is worthy of feeling.

สะพรึง

sa-phreung — Terrifying, causing dread or horror.

กว่า

gwa — More than, comparative degree marker.

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun pointing away.

อีก

eek — More, again, another, additionally.

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal 'I'.

ก็

go — Also, then, so; connective particle in sentences.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; ongoing action or state.

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to, capable of doing something.

ต่อสู้

to-su — To fight, struggle, battle against opposition.

แย่งชิง

yaeng-ching — To compete aggressively, snatch or contest for something.

กัน

gan — Each other, together; reciprocal action marker.

อย่าง

yang — Like, in a manner of; adverbial marker.

ดุเดือด

du-deat — Fierce, intense, furiously heated in conflict.

เพื่อ

pheua — For, in order to, for the purpose of.

สิทธิ

sit-thi — Right, entitlement, or legal privilege.

สยดสยอง

sa-yot-sa-yong — Horrifying, spine-chilling, causing extreme fear.

การ

gan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or activities.

มองเห็น

mong-hen — To see, perceive visually, or catch sight of.

วิ่ง

wing — To run, move quickly on foot.

แข่ง

khaeng — To compete, race against others.

ข้าม

kham — To cross over, pass across something.

ห้อง

hong — Room, a space enclosed within walls.

ครัว

khrua — Kitchen, room for cooking food.

ท่าทาง

tha-thang — Appearance, manner, posture, or gesture.

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Strange, odd, unusual, or bizarre.

พิสดาร

phi-sa-dan — Bizarre, eccentric, outlandish, or extraordinarily strange.

กระตือรือร้น

gra-teu-reu-ron — Enthusiastic, eager, energetically motivated to act.

กลัว

glua — To be afraid of, fear something or someone.

เกิด

gert — To be born; to occur or happen.

เสียง

siang — Sound, noise, voice, or audio.

แล้ว

laew — Already, then, after that; completion marker.

ตี

tee — To hit, strike, beat something or someone.

ผลัก

phlak — To push, shove someone or something away.

เตะ

te — To kick with the foot.

ระยะ

ra-ya — Distance, interval, span between two points.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount.

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle.

กี่

gee — How many; interrogative quantity word.

นิ้ว

niu — Finger, toe; also unit of inch measurement.

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; cheap; passive marker.

ค้นพบ

khon-phop — To discover, find out, uncover something unknown.

ความจริง

khwam-jing — Truth, reality, the true facts of something.

คือ

kheu — Is, means, to be equivalent to.

มี

mee — To have, there is, to possess.

อุปนิสัย

up-pa-ni-sai — Character, innate disposition, or personal temperament.

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit, nature, or personal characteristic.

แห่ง

haeng — Of, belonging to; classifier for places.

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or reflect on something.

กระทำ

gra-tham — To act, perform, or carry out an action.

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in, move inward.

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot, unable to, did not do.

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely, entirely, absolutely, totally.

กับ

gap — With, and, together; also marks comparison.

โดดเดี่ยว

dot-diao — Lonely, isolated, alone without companions.

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive marker.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifying adverb.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action.

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning 'to make'.

เด่น

den — Prominent, outstanding, standing out clearly.

ชัด

chat — Clear, distinct, sharp, obvious to perceive.

เริ่ม

rerm — To begin, start an activity or process.

เกลียดชัง

gliat-chang — To hate, detest, feel intense dislike toward.

บาทหลวง

bat-luang — Christian priest or Catholic father.

ชอบ

chop — To like, enjoy, be fond of something.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, shout, sing, or call.

อุทาน

u-than — To exclaim; an exclamation or interjection.

หมด

mot — To run out, finish, all used up.

หนทาง

hon-thang — Path, way, route, or means to proceed.

ดื้อรั้น

deu-ran — Stubborn, obstinate, persistently refusing to cooperate.

ทาง

thang — Way, path, direction, or means.

โง่เขลา

ngo-khao — Foolish, stupid, lacking intelligence or wisdom.

เขา

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

เสีย

sia — To lose, spoil, ruin; particle indicating regret.

พึมพำ

phuem-pham — To mumble, mutter quietly to oneself.

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, say something.

คนเดียว

khon-diao — Alone, by oneself, only one person.

รู้

ru — To know, be aware of, understand.

จบ

jop — To finish, end, complete something.

ทำลาย

tham-lai — To destroy, demolish, ruin something completely.

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each without exception.

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try, attempt, make an effort.

หา

ha — To look for, search, seek something.

แนวทาง

naew-thang — Approach, guideline, direction for action.

ปฏิบัติ

pa-ti-bat — To practice, carry out, implement actions.

ดัน

dan — To push, press forward with force.

บาง

bang — Some, thin; certain unspecified ones.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occasion, instance of something occurring.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connector.

อัด

at — To compress, pack tightly, or stuff in.

แน่น

naen — Tight, packed, firm, dense, or congested.

ทวี

tha-wi — To multiply, increase, intensify progressively.

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Severe, intense, violent, extreme in degree.

เกือบ

guap — Almost, nearly, not quite reaching a state.

ถึง

theung — To reach, arrive at; until, up to.

ขอบ

khop — Edge, border, rim, boundary of something.

วิกลจริต

wi-kon-ja-rit — Insane, mentally disturbed, of unsound mind.

ขาด

khat — To lack, be without, or break apart.

ยับยั้ง

yap-yang — To restrain, hold back, suppress an impulse.

ชั่งใจ

chang-jai — To weigh options, deliberate, consider before deciding.

ต่าง

tang — Different, various, diverse; each respectively.

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions about things.

จาก

jak — From, away from, departing a location.

ผู้หญิง

phu-ying — Woman, female person, adult female.

คน

khon — Person, human being; classifier for people.

หนึ่ง

neung — One, the number one; a certain one.

ร้องไห้

rong-hai — To cry, weep, shed tears emotionally.

เป็น

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

ชั่วโมง

chua-mong — Hour, a unit of sixty minutes.

ๆ

mai-yamok — Repetition mark meaning the previous word repeats.

เชื่อ

cheua — To believe, trust, have faith in.

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, genuinely, indeed.

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also poor.

วาระ

wa-ra — Moment, occasion, turn, or agenda item.

สุดท้าย

sut-thai — Last, final, the very end.

เด็ก

dek — Child, kid, young person.

ตามใจ

tam-jai — To indulge, follow one's own wishes freely.

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life, existence, living being's span.

ผู้

phu — Person who, one who; nominalizing prefix for people.

นี้

nee — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun.

น้ำตา

nam-ta — Tears, drops of water from crying eyes.

อ่อนแอ

on-ae — Weak, feeble, lacking strength or resolve.

ผล

phon — Result, outcome, fruit, consequence.

บ้าง

bang — Some, somewhat, a little bit.

ทางใด

thang-dai — Which way, whichever direction or means.

ทางหนึ่ง

thang-neung — One way, a certain direction or method.

นั่ง

nang — To sit, be seated in a position.

มืด

meut — Dark, lacking light, gloomy.

อาจ

at — Might, may, possibly; expressing probability.

เอา

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

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, inner feelings or spirit.

ออก

ok — Out, to go out, exit or emerge.

ห่าง

hang — Far, distant, away from something or someone.

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; reason-giving conjunction.

รบเร้า

rop-rao — To pester, nag, persistently urge or pressure someone.