The war of the worlds — Page 29

Vocabulary

ขณะ

kha-na — while; at the moment when something occurs

ที่

thii — at; which; place; relative pronoun marker

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal)

มอง

maawng — to look at; to gaze toward something

เครื่องจักร

khrueang-jak — machine; mechanical device used for work

จัดการ

jat-kaan — to manage; to handle or deal with something

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

ด้วย

duay — also; with; by means of something

เสียง

siang — sound; voice; noise produced by something

กระทบ

kra-thop — to impact; to strike or affect something

กัน

kan — each other; together; reciprocal particle

เบาๆ

bao-bao — softly; gently; in a light quiet manner

ไพเราะ

phai-ro — melodious; pleasantly harmonious to the ear

ได้

dai — can; able to; to get or obtain something

ยืด

yueat — to stretch; to extend something in length

หนวด

nuat — mustache; whiskers on the upper lip area

ออก

aawk — out; to exit; to come or go outward

มา

maa — to come; to move toward the speaker

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or container

แบบ

baep — style; type; pattern or form of something

กล้อง

klaawng — camera; optical instrument for viewing or recording

ส่อง

saawng — to shine; to look through an optical device

ทางไกล

thaang-klai — long distance; far away route or range

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something happened

สักครู่

sak-khruu — a moment; a short while; briefly

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also; continuing action or state

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as; to have a status

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just a small amount

ส่วน

suan — part; portion; section of a whole

ยื่น

yuen — to extend; to protrude; to hand something over

จน

jon — until; poor; up to a certain point

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — until; even; up to a point in time

ปลาย

plaai — tip; end; the far extremity of something

ของ

khaawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

มัน

man — it; he; she; third-person informal pronoun

ซ่อน

saawn — to hide; to conceal something from view

อยู่

yuu — to be located; to stay; to remain somewhere

หลัง

lang — behind; back; after; the rear side

กอง

kaawng — pile; heap; a mound of gathered material

ดิน

din — soil; earth; ground material

เหนียว

niao — sticky; tough; adhesive in texture

อีก

iik — more; again; another; additional amount

เสี้ยว

siao — fraction; a small sliver or portion

วินาที

wi-naa-thii — second; unit of time equal to one second

ยก

yok — to lift; to raise something upward

แท่ง

thaeng — bar; rod; a solid elongated piece of material

อะลูมิเนียม

a-luu-mi-niam — aluminum; lightweight silvery metallic element

สีขาว

sii-khaao — white color; the color of snow or light

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise; to move in an upward direction

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; causative particle

เห็น

hen — to see; to visually perceive something

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai

มี

mii — to have; to exist; there is something

รอย

roi — mark; trace; a visible impression left behind

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

แสง

saeng — light; beam of radiant energy visible to eyes

จ้า

jaa — bright; glaring; intensely brilliant light

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; after that; completion marker

วาง

waang — to place; to put something down somewhere

ลง

long — down; to descend; to move downward

โลหะ

lo-ha — metal; a hard shiny chemical element material

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently; in the process of; strength or power

สูง

suung — tall; high; elevated in height or position

เรื่อยๆ

rueai-rueai — continuously; gradually; on and on steadily

ตั้ง

tang — to set up; to place upright; to establish

ข้าง

khaang — side; beside; next to something

หลุม

lum — hole; pit; a hollow in the ground

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — between; during; in the middle of something

พระอาทิตย์

phra-aa-thit — the sun; the star at the center of solar system

ตกดิน

tok-din — sunset; when the sun sets below the horizon

แสงดาว

saeng-daao — starlight; light emitted from distant stars

คล่องแคล่ว

khlaawng-khlaeo — agile; nimble; moving with skill and ease

นี้

nii — this; referring to something nearby or present

คง

khong — probably; likely; to remain constant

ผลิต

pha-lit — to produce; to manufacture; to make goods

เช่น

chen — such as; for example; like something else

ไป

pai — to go; to move away from the speaker

มาก

maak — much; many; a large quantity or degree

กว่า

kwaa — more than; comparative particle in Thai

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one; a single unit

ร้อย

roi — hundred; the number one hundred

จาก

jaak — from; away from; originating at a point

ดิบ

dip — raw; unprocessed; not yet cooked or refined

ฝุ่น

fun — dust; fine particles of dry matter

สี

sii — color; hue; paint or pigment

น้ำเงิน

naam-ngoen — blue; the color of clear sky or sea

อม

om — tinged with; to hold in mouth; mixed hue

เทา

thao — gray; the color between black and white

ก็

kaw — also; then; discourse particle softening statement

เลย

loei — at all; so; then; past; emphasis particle

ขอบ

khaawp — edge; rim; border of an object or area

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; the state or quality of

แตกต่าง

taek-taang — different; distinct; varying from one another

การ

kaan — action noun prefix; the act or process of

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean-wai — to move; movement of a body or object

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — fast; swift; happening with great speed

ซับซ้อน

sap-saawn — complex; complicated; having many intricate parts

เหล่านี้

lao-nii — these; referring to multiple nearby things

กับ

kap — with; and; together with someone or something

งุ่มง่าม

ngum-ngaam — clumsy; awkward; moving without grace or coordination

หายใจ

haai-jai — to breathe; to inhale and exhale air

หอบ

haawp — to pant; to breathe rapidly with difficulty

เจ้าของ

jao-khaawng — owner; proprietor; one who possesses something

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — clear; obvious; distinct and easy to understand

หลาย

laai — many; several; a considerable number of things

วัน

wan — day; a 24-hour period of time

ต้อง

tawng — must; have to; required to do something

บอก

baawk — to tell; to inform; to say to someone

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself; himself; herself; by one's own self

ซ้ำๆ

sam-sam — repeatedly; over and over again

ว่า

waa — that; to say; introduces reported speech

พวก

phuak — group; they; a collective of people or things

แหละ

lae — emphasis particle; exactly that; right there

คือ

khue — is; means; that is to say; equating particle

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; an entity or matter

มีชีวิต

mii-chi-wit — alive; living; having life or vital existence

ทั้ง

thang — both; all; entire; including everything

สอง

saawng — two; the number two

บาทหลวง

baat-luang — Catholic priest; a Christian ordained religious leader

ช่อง

chaawng — gap; channel; narrow opening or passage

แคบ

khaep — narrow; tight; limited in width or space

นำ

nam — to lead; to guide; to bring forward

ชาย

chaai — man; male; edge or border of something

กลุ่ม

klum — group; cluster; a collection of people or things

แรก

raek — first; initial; the earliest in a sequence

นั่ง

nang — to sit; to be in a seated position

ล่าง

laang — lower; below; the bottom part of something

หมอบ

maawp — to crouch; to prostrate; to lie low

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

คอย

khaaoi — to wait; to stay and anticipate something

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to pay attention to sound

อย่าง

yaang — way; manner; type; in the manner of

ตั้งใจ

tang-jai — attentively; intentionally; with focused attention

เขา

khao — he; she; they; third-person pronoun

ขยับ

kha-yap — to shift; to move slightly; to adjust position

ถอย

thaawi — to retreat; to step back; to move backward

กะทันหัน

ka-than-han — suddenly; abruptly; without warning or expectation

กลัว

klua — to fear; to be afraid of something

เรา

rao — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

จะ

ja — will; going to; future tense marker

ถูก

thuuk — to be acted upon; correct; passive voice marker

สังเกต

sang-ket — to observe; to notice; to pay careful attention

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently as a result

ไถล

thlai — to slide; to slip; to glide along a surface

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; along a path

ซาก

saak — remains; ruins; remnants of something destroyed

คลาน

khlaan — to crawl; to move on hands and knees

ข้างๆ

khaang-khaang — alongside; right beside; next to something nearby

มืด

mueat — dark; lacking light; dim or black surroundings

พูด

phuut — to speak; to talk; to say something verbally

ไม่ออก

mai-aawk — unable to produce; cannot get words out

แต่

tae — but; however; except; conjunction of contrast

ใช้

chai — to use; to utilize something for a purpose

มือ

mue — hand; the human hand used for grasping

ทำ

tham — to do; to make; to perform an action

ท่าทาง

thaa-thaang — gesture; appearance; manner of movement or posture

ชั่ว

chua — evil; wicked; brief moment; a short duration

ตื่น

tuen — to wake up; to be awake or startled

ตระหนก

tra-nok — panic; alarmed; feeling sudden intense fright

พร้อม

phraawm — ready; prepared; together at the same time

บ่งบอก

bong-baawk — to indicate; to suggest; to point something out

สละ

sa-la — to sacrifice; to give up; to abandon something

หลังจาก

lang-jaak — after; following; subsequent to an event

อยากรู้

yaak-ruu — curious; wanting to know; eager for knowledge

อยากเห็น

yaak-hen — wanting to see; eager to witness something

กล้า

klaa — brave; daring; courageous enough to do something

แก่

kae — to; for; old; elderly; giving to someone

ลุกขึ้น

luk-khuen — to stand up; to rise from a sitting position

ก้าว

kaao — to step; a stride; to take a step forward

ข้าม

khaam — to cross; to go over or across something

ปีน

piin — to climb; to scale; to go up by gripping