The war of the worlds — Page 68

Vocabulary

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment when something happens

ที่

thîi — That; which; at (relative pronoun or preposition)

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work; to perform a job or task

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (first-person pronoun, informal female)

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn-khít — To ponder deeply; to think over carefully

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; concerning

แผนการ

phǎen-kaan — A plan; a scheme or organized strategy

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they (third-person pronoun)

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ไม่ช้า

mâi-cháa — Soon; before long; in a short while

ข้อโต้แย้ง

khâaw-tôo-yâeng — An objection; a counterargument or point of dispute

ความสงสัย

khwaam-sǒng-sǎi — Doubt; curiosity; a feeling of uncertainty

ก็

kâaw — Also; then; too (discourse particle linking clauses)

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin; to start an action or process

ผุด

phùt — To pop up; to emerge or spring suddenly

ขึ้นมา

khûen-maa — To come up; to arise or appear upward

แต่

tàe — But; however; yet (conjunction showing contrast)

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist at a location

นั่น

nân — That (demonstrative pronoun pointing to something)

ตลอด

ta-lòot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

ทั้งเช้า

tháng-cháo — The whole morning; all morning long

เพราะ

phráw — Because; since (conjunction giving a reason)

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something

นัก

nák — Very; extremely (intensifier after adjectives)

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to obtain or get

พบ

phóp — To find; to meet; to discover something

ว่า

wâa — That (complementizer); to say; to think that

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; yourself; themselves (reflexive pronoun)

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

จุดมุ่งหมาย

jùt-mûng-mǎai — A goal; an aim; a purpose or objective

อีก

ìik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a particular event or time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — Hour; a unit of time equaling sixty minutes

คาดเดา

khâat-dao — To guess; to speculate; to estimate without certainty

ต้อง

tâwng — Must; have to; to be required to do

ขุด

khùt — To dig; to excavate earth or ground

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

ไกล

klai — Far; distant; a great distance away

แค่ไหน

khâe-nǎi — How far; to what extent; how much

จึง

jueng — Therefore; then; so (consequential conjunction)

จะ

jà — Will; going to (future tense marker)

ท่อระบายน้ำ

thâaw-ra-baai-náam — A drain pipe; a sewer or drainage tube

ความเป็นไปได้

khwaam-pen-pai-dâai — Possibility; the chance that something can happen

พลาด

phlâat — To miss; to make a mistake; to fail

มัน

man — It; he; she (informal third-person pronoun)

โดย

dooi — By; via; through; by means of

สิ้นเชิง

sîn-choeng — Completely; entirely; absolutely; to the fullest extent

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something in general

รบกวนใจ

róp-kuan-jai — To disturb the mind; to bother or trouble someone

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; at once

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is (equating or defining something)

เหตุใด

hèet-dai — Why; for what reason; what cause

อุโมงค์

u-moong — A tunnel; an underground or enclosed passage

ยาว

yaao — Long; lengthy in distance or duration

นี้

níi — This (demonstrative adjective or pronoun, near speaker)

ทั้งที่

tháng-thîi — Even though; despite the fact that

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; capable of doing something

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle going downward

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go through or across

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; classifier for locations or places

ใด

dai — Any; which; what (indefinite or interrogative pronoun)

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ย้อนกลับ

yáawn-klàp — To go back; to return; to retrace a path

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; one's residence or dwelling

ดูเหมือน

duu-mǔean — To seem; to appear; to look as if

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; by means of

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; the back side of something

นั้น

nán — That (demonstrative; refers to something previously mentioned)

ถูก

thùuk — To be (passive marker); correct; cheap in price

เลือก

lûeak — To choose; to select from available options

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; kind; in a certain style

ไม่เหมาะสม

mâi-màw-sǒm — Inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting the situation

ต้องการ

tâwng-kaan — To want; to need; to require something

เกิน

goen — To exceed; more than; beyond a limit

ความจำเป็น

khwaam-jam-pen — Necessity; something that is required or essential

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; present tense marker

เผชิญ

pha-choen — To face; to confront a challenge or situation

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with someone or something

เหล่านี้

lào-níi — These (plural demonstrative pronoun for a group)

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt; to cease an action

มอง

maawng — To look; to gaze; to observe visually

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; of positive quality

ทีเดียว

thii-diaw — Quite; indeed; very much; absolutely so

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something

พลั่ว

phlûa — A spade; a shovel used for digging earth

พัก

phák — To rest; to take a break; to pause

สัก

sàk — Just; a little bit; some (softening particle)

หน่อย

nàauy — A little; a bit; slightly (softening particle)

เถอะ

thòe — Come on; let's; a particle urging action

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ถึงเวลา

thǔeng-wee-laa — It is time; the moment has arrived to act

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

สอดแนม

sàawt-naem — To spy; to reconnoiter; to scout secretly

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or source

หลังคา

lǎng-khaa — A roof; the top covering of a building

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish for something

ต่อไป

tàaw-pai — To continue; to go on; onward or further ahead

ลังเล

lang-lee — To hesitate; to be indecisive or uncertain

ครู่

khrûu — A moment; a short while; a brief period

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to grab; to take with fingers

ต่อ

tàaw — To continue; next; per; to connect or extend

ทันใดนั้น

than-dai-nán — Suddenly; all at once; at that very instant

ความคิด

khwaam-khít — A thought; an idea; a mental conception

แว่บ

wâep — To flash; to appear briefly like a flash

เข้ามา

khâo-maa — To come in; to enter; to move inside

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or mental state

เช่นกัน

chên-kan — Likewise; also; in the same way too

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason or purpose

คุณ

khun — You (polite second-person pronoun); also Mr./Ms.

เดินเตร่

doen-trèe — To wander; to stroll aimlessly around an area

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

พื้นที่โล่ง

phúuen-thîi-lôong — An open area; an exposed or unobstructed space

แทนที่

thaen-thîi — Instead of; in place of something else

นี่

nîi — Here; this (demonstrative, emphatic or near speaker)

กลับมา

klàp-maa — To come back; to return to a place

ตอน

tawn — Time; period; episode; a section of time

กลางคืน

klaang-khuuen — Nighttime; during the night hours

ปลอดภัย

plàawt-phai — Safe; free from danger; secure from harm

กว่า

kwàa — More than; rather than; comparative particle

งาน

ngaan — Work; task; job; an event or function

ล่ะ

lâ — Then; so; what about (informal question particle)

โอ้

ôo — Oh; an exclamation of surprise or realization

คนเรา

khon-rao — People; one; we humans in general terms

ไม่สามารถ

mâi-sǎa-mâat — Cannot; unable to; not capable of doing

ตลอดเวลา

ta-lòot-wee-laa — All the time; always; continuously without stopping

หรอก

ràawk — A particle softening negation or dismissal informally

พริบตา

phríp-taa — The blink of an eye; an instant of time

เดียว

diaw — Single; only one; alone; just one thing

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to observe visually

ตัวตน

tua-ton — One's true self; identity; personal essence

แท้จริง

tháe-jing — True; genuine; real; actual and authentic

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a person of male gender

คน

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

มือ

muue — Hand; the human hand used for grasping

ยัง

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

ถือ

thǔue — To hold; to carry; to consider or regard