A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ผู้โดยสาร

phûu dooi sǎan — Passenger; person traveling on a vehicle

ที่

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

จอง

joong — To reserve or book in advance

ไว้

wái — To keep, hold, or set aside for later

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show, display, or perform

ให้

hâi — To give; causes or allows something to happen

เห็น

hěn — To see or notice something visually

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ทันที

than thii — Immediately, instantly, right away

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

คือ

khuu — Is, means; used to define or equate things

ชื่อ

chûue — Name; the title by which someone is called

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

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

ยามรักษาการณ์

yaam rák-sǎa-gaan — Guard on duty; person keeping official watch

คนขับรถม้า

khon khàp rót máa — Coachman; person who drives a horse-drawn carriage

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

อีก

ìik — Another, more, additionally

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for humans

ต่าง

tàang — Different, various; each in their own way

จ้องมอง

jôong maawng — To stare at; gaze intently and fixedly

ด้วย

dûuay — Also, with, too; used to add or accompany

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ระแวง

rá-wɛɛng — Suspicious, wary, distrustful of surroundings

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — To doubt, suspect, or be curious about something

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, or remain at a place

กับ

gàp — With; together with someone or something

ยาม

yaam — Guard, watchman; one who keeps watch

ตะโกน

tà-goon — To shout, yell loudly at someone

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, to, toward; also used as filler

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, noise made by someone or something

หมอก

mòk — Fog, mist; thick haze reducing visibility

เพราะ

phráw — Because; gives reason or cause for something

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause

ฉัน

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

เกิด

gòoet — To occur, happen, be born; arise unexpectedly

เข้าใจผิด

khâo jai phìt — To misunderstand; get the wrong idea about something

ขึ้น

khûen — To rise, go up; directional particle upward

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

มี

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

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

แก้ไข

gɛ̂ɛ khai — To fix, correct, or remedy a mistake

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; indicates possibility or past action

ทัน

than — In time, to catch up; not too late

ชั่ว

chûua — Evil, wicked; also used in time expressions

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; one's existence or lifetime

แก

gɛɛ — You; informal second-person pronoun, sometimes condescending

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap bù-rùt — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered man

ตอบ

tòop — To answer, reply to a question or statement

ตรงๆ

trong trong — Directly, straightforwardly, without beating around bush

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

ถาม

thǎam — To ask a question of someone

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐang — Tone of voice; manner of speaking emotionally

สั่น

sân — To shake, tremble, quiver involuntarily

เครือ

khruua — Cracking, hoarse; voice trembling with emotion

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — A little, slightly, a small amount

ใคร

khrai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

ต้องการ

tôong gaan — To want, need, require something

หรือ

rǔue — Or; presents alternatives or asks yes/no questions

เปล่า

plào — No, empty; used in questions expecting yes/no

ชอบ

châawp — To like, enjoy something or someone

เลย

looei — At all, so, just; intensifier or discourse particle

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, genuinely; emphatic confirmation

บ่น

bòn — To grumble, complain, mutter repeatedly

อุบ

up — To murmur quietly; hold something back secretly

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of emotions and feelings

แหบแห้ง

hɛ̀ɛp hɛ̂ɛng — Hoarse and dry; voice rough from dryness

เกิน

gəən — Exceeding, too much, beyond a limit

กว่า

gwàa — More than, comparative particle in Thai

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or take something offered

ใช่

châi — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun, also title Mr./Ms.

หนังสือด่วน

nǎng-sǔue dùuan — Express letter; urgent written correspondence

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or dispatch something

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to, along with

ท่าน

thân — You; very respectful second or third-person pronoun

จาก

jàak — From; indicates origin or point of departure

โน่น

nôon — Over there; demonstrative for distant objects

บริษัท

baw-rí-sàt — Company, corporation, business organization

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person

ผู้ส่งสาร

phûu sòng sǎan — Messenger; person who delivers messages or letters

คนนี้

khon níi — This person; referring to someone nearby

ดี

dii — Good, well, fine; positive quality or state

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something verbally

พลาง

phlaang — While, simultaneously doing another action

ก้าว

gâao — To step, stride; take a step forward

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward directional particle

สู่

sùu — To, toward; directional preposition indicating destination

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street; a paved path for vehicles

โดย

dooi — By, through, via; indicates means or agent

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive, obtain; to have gotten something

ช่วยเหลือ

chûuay lǔua — To help, assist, lend support to someone

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect; face or dimension of something

หลัง

lǎng — Back, rear, behind; the posterior side

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner, type of, kind of; adverb marker

รวดเร็ว

rûuat reo — Fast, speedy, quick in action or movement

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; contrasting conjunction

ค่อย

khôoi — Gradually, gently; slowly and carefully

สุภาพ

sù-phâap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered in behavior

นัก

nák — Very, much; intensifier following adjective or verb

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun for clauses

รีบ

rîip — To hurry, rush, do something quickly

ปีน

piin — To climb, scramble up something

รถม้า

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

ปิด

pìt — To close, shut; turn off something

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door, gate; entrance or exit barrier

ดึง

dueng — To pull, tug, draw something toward oneself

หน้าต่าง

nâa tàang — Window; opening in wall allowing light in

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in, enter; move inside toward speaker

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close; short distance from something

ผิดปกติ

phìt pà-gà-tì — Abnormal, unusual, not ordinary or expected

ก็

gâaw — Then, also, well; discourse particle linking clauses

หวัง

wǎng — To hope for, wish something will happen

มั่นใจ

mân jai — Confident, certain, sure about something

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

ซัก

sák — A bit, somewhat; informal intensifier particle

หน่อย

nòoi — A little, a bit; softening particle in requests

พึมพำ

phuem pham — To mumble, mutter quietly to oneself

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

ห้วนๆ

hûuan hûuan — Curt, abrupt, blunt in speech or manner

เฮ้

héeh — Hey; exclamation to get someone's attention

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then; past completion marker or connector

เหมือนกัน

mǔuean gan — Same, likewise, also; similarly to something else

เดิม

dəəm — Original, former, same as before

เดิน

dəən — To walk; move on foot at normal pace

ม้า

máa — Horse; large domesticated four-legged animal

ช้าๆ

cháa cháa — Slowly, at a slow pace or speed

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; perceive sound with one's ears

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; used in yes/no questions

ซองปืน

soong puuen — Holster; case for carrying a pistol or gun

ติด

tìt — Attached to, stuck on, connected with something

อาน

aan — Saddle; seat strapped onto a horse's back

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative negative telling someone not to act

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

ยื่น

yûuen — To extend, reach out, hand something over

เข้าไป

khâo pai — To go into, enter a place away from speaker

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject with state or identity

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; one item of something

ขาด

khàat — To be cut, broken, lacking; torn apart completely