A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated mammal used for riding

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ดื้อรั้น

dûue-rán — Stubborn, obstinate; refusing to comply or change

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ถูก

thùuk — To be hit; correct; or passive voice marker

แส้

sâae — Whip; a flexible instrument used to strike animals

หยุดยั้ง

yùt-yáng — To stop, restrain, or hold back something

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, manner; used to describe ways or methods

เด็ดขาด

dèt-khàat — Absolutely, decisively; firmly without exception

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so; conjunction indicating result or consequence

พยายาม

phayaayaam — To try, attempt; make an effort to do something

ไต่

tài — To climb, crawl up; move upward along a surface

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise, increase; upward directional verb

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more; indicating repetition or addition

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance, occasion; counter for occurrences

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

ก็

kôo — Also, then, well; discourse particle for continuation

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform; carry out an action

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to; in accordance with something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1

รถม้า

rót-máa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

ไปรษณีย์

praisanii — Post office; mail service for delivering letters

ฝ่าฝัน

fàa-fǎn — To brave through, overcome; persevere through difficulties

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — To travel, make a journey; go from place to place

ต่อ

tòo — To continue, per, against; linking or extending something

โดย

dooi — By, via; indicates means or agent of an action

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; indicates possession or existence

รองเท้าบู๊ต

roong-tháo-búut — Boots; sturdy footwear covering the foot and ankle

ของ

khǒong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ผู้โดยสาร

phûu-dooi-sǎan — Passenger; a person traveling in a vehicle

ย่ำ

yâm — To stamp, trudge; walk heavily or mark time

เดิน

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

ข้าง

khâang — Side, beside, next to; directional or positional word

รถ

rót — Vehicle, car, carriage; any wheeled transportation

พวกเขา

phûuak-khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

หยุด

yùt — To stop, halt; cease movement or activity

เมื่อ

mûuea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

ใกล้ชิด

klâi-chít — Close, intimate; near in distance or relationship

หาก

hàak — If, in case; conditional conjunction in Thai

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition indicating location

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

กล้าหาญ

klâa-hǎan — Brave, courageous; showing no fear in difficult situations

พอ

phoo — Enough, sufficient; just enough or just as

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

เสนอ

sanǒoe — To propose, offer, suggest; put forward an idea

ให้

hâi — To give, let, for; causative or benefactive particle

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, take; guide or carry something forward

หน้า

nâa — Front, face, page, next; forward direction or facial feature

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in; inward directional verb

มืด

mûet — Dark, darkness; absence of light

หมอก

mòok — Fog, mist; thick water vapor obscuring visibility

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they, him, her; third-person pronoun

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still; indicating probability or continuity

ยิง

ying — To shoot; fire a weapon at a target

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, at once; without any delay

ฐานะ

thaanà — Status, position, role; one's standing in society

โจร

joon — Thief, robber, criminal; one who steals from others

ปล้น

plôn — To rob, plunder; take by force or threat

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, road; route or direction of travel

การ

kaan — Nominalizaing prefix for actions or processes; act of doing

พุ่ง

phûng — To dart, shoot forward; move rapidly in one direction

สุดท้าย

sùt-tháai — Last, final; occurring at the very end

พา

phaa — To take along, lead; bring someone somewhere

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, until; attain a destination

ยอด

yôot — Top, peak, summit; the highest point of something

พัก

phák — To rest, take a break; pause from activity

หายใจ

hǎai-jai — To breathe; inhale and exhale air

ยาม

yaam — Guard, watchman; period of watch or time of day

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward directional verb

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker

เบรก

brèek — Brake; device used to slow or stop a vehicle

ล้อ

lóo — Wheel; circular rotating component of a vehicle

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to, for the purpose of; purpose conjunction

เตรียม

triam — To prepare, get ready; make arrangements in advance

เปิด

pòet — To open, turn on; make accessible or start operating

ประตู

pratuu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit barrier

ขับ

khàp — To drive, operate; control a vehicle in motion

ร้อง

róong — To cry out, shout, sing; make a loud vocal sound

ด้วย

dûuai — Also, with, by means of; particle for accompaniment

น้ำเสียง

náam-sǐang — Tone of voice; quality or manner of speaking

เตือน

tuuean — To warn, remind, alert; give notice of danger

มอง

moong — To look, gaze at; direct one's eyes toward something

จาก

jàak — From, since; indicating origin or starting point

ที่นั่ง

thîi-nâng — Seat; a place designated for someone to sit

แก

kae — You, he/she; informal pronoun for familiar address

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say; express words verbally

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity or thing

นะ

ná — Particle seeking agreement or softening statements

ทั้ง

tháng — Both, all, entire; including everything mentioned

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2

ตั้งใจ

tâng-jai — To intend, pay attention; do something with full focus

ฟัง

fang — To listen, hear attentively; pay attention to sound

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used by women or casually

ว่า

wâa — That, say; quotative particle introducing reported speech

ได้ยิน

dâi-yin — To hear; perceive sound through the ears

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, noise; auditory sensation or tone

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; move quickly on foot

เหยาะๆ

yòe-yòe — At a trot, jogging pace; moving at a light easy pace

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently, in the process of; progressive aspect marker

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition

เต็ม

tem — Full, complete, at maximum; filled to capacity

ฝีเท้า

fǐi-tháo — Pace, gait speed; the speed of one's footsteps

ตอบ

tòop — To answer, reply, respond; give a response to question

ปล่อย

plòi — To release, let go, free; allow something to be free

มือ

muue — Hand; the part of the body at the end of the arm

ปีน

piin — To climb, scale; ascend using hands and feet

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also; indicating continuation or addition

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject

คล่องแคล่ว

khlôong-khláaeo — Agile, nimble, dexterous; moving quickly and skillfully

สุภาพบุรุษ

suphâap-burùt — Gentleman; a polite, honorable, and refined man

ทั้งหลาย

tháng-lǎai — All, everyone; referring to an entire group collectively

พระนาม

phrá-naam — Royal name; the name of a king or royalty

พระราชา

phrá-raachaa — King; a male monarch ruler of a kingdom

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each; referring to every member of a group

คำสั่ง

kham-sàng — Order, command, instruction; directive to be followed

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; one item of something

เร่งรีบ

rêng-rîip — To hurry, rush; do something quickly with urgency

ดึง

dueng — To pull, tug; apply force toward oneself

นก

nók — Bird; a feathered winged vertebrate animal

ปืน

puuen — Gun, firearm; a weapon that fires projectiles

พร้อม

phróom — Ready, prepared, along with; in a state of readiness

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; be upright on one's feet

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, live; indicates location or ongoing state

ท่า

thâa — Pose, manner, posture; physical stance or gesture

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, answer; take something offered

บันทึก

banthuek — To record, note down; write information for keeping

เรื่องราว

rûueang-raao — Story, account, narrative; a sequence of events told

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

บน

bon — On top of, above, upper; positional preposition

ขั้น

khân — Step, level, rung; one unit in a series of stages

บันได

bandai — Stairs, ladder, staircase; structure for climbing levels

ส่วน

sùuan — Part, portion, section; a component of a larger whole

ใกล้ๆ

klâi-klâi — Nearby, very close; in the immediate vicinity

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect, face; one surface or direction of something

หลัง

lǎng — Back, behind, after; rear side or following in time