The war of the worlds — Page 73

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, commonly used by females

ตัดสินใจ

tat sin jai — To make a decision or resolve to do something

ที่จะ

thi ja — Particle indicating intention or future action

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon, throw away, or leave behind

นักฝัน

nak fan — A dreamer; person who fantasizes or imagines greatly

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun or preposition indicating place or which

แปลกประหลาด

plaek pra lat — Strange, weird, or unusual in an odd way

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses

ไร้ระเบียบวินัย

rai ra biap wi nai — Lacking discipline or order; undisciplined and disorganized

ผู้นี้

phu ni — This person; referring to a specific individual nearby

ผู้ซึ่ง

phu sueng — Who; relative pronoun referring to a person

ฝัน

fan — To dream; a dream experienced during sleep or imagination

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or about something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter of any kind

ยิ่งใหญ่

ying yai — Grand, great, magnificent, or impressive in scale

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or hold something in place

กับ

kap — With; preposition connecting people or things together

เหล้า

lao — Alcohol, liquor, or strong alcoholic beverage

ความตะกละ

khwam ta kla — Greediness or gluttony, especially regarding food or drink

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging or ownership

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

แล้ว

laeo — Already; particle indicating completed action or 'then'

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

ต่อ

to — To continue, connect, or toward; versatile preposition

เข้าไป

khao pai — To go into or enter a place or space

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or context

ที่นั่น

thi nan — Over there; referring to a place already mentioned

ดู

du — To look, watch, or seem; observe visually

เหมือนว่า

muean wa — It seems like; expressing apparent likelihood or appearance

จะ

ja — Future tense marker indicating will or intention

มี

mi — To have or there is/are something

โอกาส

o kat — Opportunity, chance, or occasion for something

ดี

di — Good, fine, or positive in quality

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative marker indicating highest degree

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

เรียนรู้

rian ru — To learn or acquire knowledge through experience

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought

พวก

phuak — Group of people; plural marker or collective noun

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a companion or close acquaintance

มนุษย์

ma nut — Human being; a person of the human species

กำลัง

kam lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

อะไร

a rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

อยู่

yu — To be located or to be in a state

ยังคง

yang khong — Still, continues to; indicating a persisting state

บน

bon — On top of; preposition indicating upper surface position

หลังคา

lang kha — Roof; the covering structure on top of a building

เมื่อ

muea — When; conjunction indicating a past time or moment

ดวงจันทร์

duang chan — The moon; Earth's natural satellite visible at night

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise, go up, or increase in position

ช้า

cha — Slow or slowly; describing reduced speed of movement

ยามดึก

yam duek — Late at night; the deep or quiet night hours

ร้าง

rang — Abandoned, deserted, or empty of inhabitants

หลังจาก

lang chak — After; following a certain event or point in time

แยกทาง

yaek thang — To part ways or separate from someone or a group

ทหาร

tha han — Soldier or military personnel serving in armed forces

ปืนใหญ่

puen yai — Artillery; large mounted gun used in military warfare

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot at a normal pace

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or move downward

เนินเขา

noen khao — Hill; a raised area of land smaller than a mountain

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or go past something

ถนน

tha non — Road or street used for vehicle or foot travel

ข้าม

kham — To cross over a bridge, road, or boundary

สะพาน

sa phan — Bridge; structure allowing passage over water or gap

ไปยัง

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

วัชพืช

wat cha phuet — Weed; unwanted plant growing in an undesired location

สีแดง

si daeng — Red color; the color of blood or fire

เวลา

we la — Time; a period or moment when something occurs

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เติบโต

toep to — To grow or develop, especially referring to living things

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; adverbial marker indicating how something is done

รุนแรง

run raeng — Intense, violent, or severe in degree or force

เกือบ

kueap — Almost or nearly reaching a certain state or amount

ปิดกั้น

pit kan — To block, obstruct, or barricade a path or passage

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

ใบ

bai — Leaf of a plant; also a classifier for flat objects

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for non-human or informal use

ก็

ko — Also, then, or too; connective particle in Thai sentences

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start an action or process

ซีดขาว

sit khao — Pale white; a faded, washed-out whitish color

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

หย่อมๆ

yom yom — In patches or clumps; scattered unevenly in spots

จาก

chak — From; preposition indicating origin or starting point

โรค

rok — Disease, illness, or sickness affecting health

แพร่กระจาย

phrae kra chai — To spread or disperse widely, as disease or rumor

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; relative pronoun connecting clause to noun

กำจัด

kam chat — To eliminate, get rid of, or eradicate something

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out or away from a place

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast, swift, or rapid in speed or action

มุม

mum — Corner or angle of a street, room, or shape

ซอย

soi — Small side street or alley branching off a main road

มุ่งไป

mung pai — To head toward or aim in a specific direction

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or toward; indicating continuation or direction

สถานี

sa tha ni — Station; a stopping point for trains or other transport

พบ

phop — To find, meet, or encounter someone or something

ชาย

chai — Man or male person; also refers to male gender

คนหนึ่ง

khon nueng — One person; referring to a single unspecified individual

นอน

non — To lie down or sleep in a resting position

ดำมืด

dam muet — Pitch black or very dark, nearly completely without light

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if or just like; used to make comparisons

คน

khon — Person or people; classifier for human beings

กวาด

kwat — To sweep; clean a surface using a broom

ปล่องไฟ

plong fai — Chimney; a vertical duct for smoke from a fire

ด้วย

duai — With, also, or by means of something

ฝุ่น

fun — Dust; fine dry particles of matter or dirt

ดำ

dam — Black; the darkest color, absorbing all light

มีชีวิต

mi chi wit — Alive or living; having life and biological functions

เมา

mao — Drunk or intoxicated from alcohol consumption

จน

chon — Until; to the point of a certain result or state

ช่วยตัวเอง

chuai tua eng — To help oneself; manage independently without assistance

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot or was not able to do something

พูด

phut — To speak or talk; express words verbally

ไม่ออก

mai ok — Unable to produce or say something; stuck, unable to speak

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something given or provided

ไม่ได้เลย

mai dai loei — Not at all; completely unable to do something

นอกจาก

nok chak — Except for or besides; indicating exclusion or exception

คำสาปแช่ง

kham sap chaeng — A curse; words expressing strong anger or ill wishes

พุ่งเข้าใส่

phung khao sai — To lunge or rush aggressively toward someone or something

ศีรษะ

si sa — Head; the uppermost part of the human body

ดุเดือด

du dueat — Fierce, intense, or ferocious in manner or action

คิดว่า

khit wa — To think that; expressing a personal opinion or belief

น่าจะ

na cha — Should or probably; expressing reasonable expectation

เป็นเพื่อน

pen phuean — To be friends or keep someone company

ถ้าหาก

tha hak — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical case

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negation of identity or classification

เพราะ

phro — Because; conjunction explaining reason or cause

สีหน้า

si na — Facial expression; the look or appearance of one's face

ดุร้าย

du rai — Fierce, savage, or menacing in appearance or behavior

ปกคลุม

pok khlum — To cover or envelop a surface completely

ตาม

tam — To follow or according to; in accordance with something

ตั้งแต่

tang tae — Since or from a particular point in time onward

เป็นต้นมา

pen ton ma — Onwards from; indicating continuation since a starting point

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; intensifier indicating greater degree

หนาแน่น

na naen — Dense, thick, or crowded together in a space

ถนนหนทาง

tha non hon thang — Roads and pathways; streets and routes in general

เงียบสงัด

ngiap sa ngat — Very quiet and still; deeply silent and deserted

น่าสยดสยอง

na sa yot sa yong — Horrifying, terrifying, or causing a creepy frightened feeling

ได้

dai — Can, could, or did; ability or past action marker

อาหาร

a han — Food; anything eaten for nourishment or sustenance

มา

ma — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

ร้านขนมปัง

ran kha nom pang — Bakery; a shop selling bread and baked goods

แห่งหนึ่ง

haeng nueng — One place; referring to an unspecified particular location

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; referring to the current location or place

รส

rot — Flavor or taste experienced when eating or drinking

เปรี้ยว

priao — Sour; having a sharp acidic taste or flavor

แข็ง

khaeng — Hard or stiff; firm in texture or structure

ขึ้นรา

khuen ra — Moldy; covered with mold or fungal growth

ยังพอ

yang pho — Still enough or just sufficient for a purpose

กิน

kin — To eat; consume food through the mouth

ไป

pai — To go; directional verb away from the speaker

ระยะหนึ่ง

ra ya nueng — A certain period of time or a certain distance

ทิศทาง

thit thang — Direction; the course or way toward a destination

ปลอด

plot — Free from or clear of something dangerous or unwanted

ผง

phong — Powder or fine particles of a dry substance

แถว

thaeo — Row, line, or neighborhood area in a general vicinity

บ้าน

ban — House or home; a place where people live

สีขาว

si khao — White color; the lightest color, reflecting all light

ลุกไหม้

luk mai — To catch fire, burn, or be engulfed in flames

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise perceived by hearing

เปลวไฟ

pleo fai — Flame; the visible burning part of a fire

ช่าง

chang — How; expressive particle emphasizing degree of quality

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen to someone

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel or sense an emotion or physical sensation

โล่งใจ

long jai — Relieved; feeling of comfort after worry is removed

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue onward or proceed further ahead

กลับมา

klap ma — To return or come back to a previous place

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — Once more or again; repeating a previous action