A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

นั่น

nan — That (demonstrative pronoun, referring to something nearby).

ก็

ko — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'well'.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or subject.

บังเอิญ

bang-oen — By coincidence; accidentally; by chance.

เช่น

chen — For example; such as.

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutual particle.

ยาม

yam — Guard; watchman; a period of time.

เฝ้า

fao — To watch over; to guard; to keep vigil.

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; any wheeled transport.

ครุ่น

khrun — To brood; to ponder deeply and persistently.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to calculate.

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; also means melodious.

ฉัน

chan — I; me (used by females or in casual speech).

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action.

แปล

plae — To translate; to interpret from one language to another.

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix; meaning; concept.

หมาย

mai — To mean; to signify; a warrant or notice.

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); also means oily or starchy.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to get; past tense marker.

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; the same as.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that (relative pronoun connector).

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; cheap; to be hit or subjected to.

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon; to throw away; to leave behind.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; for (causative marker).

อยู่

yu — To stay; to live; to be located somewhere.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being.

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one; just a moment.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time.

หมอก

mok — Fog; mist; haze obscuring visibility.

และ

lae — And; as well as; connecting words or clauses.

มืด

muet — Dark; darkness; absence of light.

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; downward directional particle.

จาก

jak — From; away from; departing a place.

หลัง

lang — Behind; back; after; the back of something.

ม้า

ma — Horse; also refers to a sawhorse or trestle.

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between; during; among two or more things.

นั้น

nan — That (demonstrative, referring to something farther away).

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of.

ที่

thi — Place; at; which; relative clause marker.

อ่อน

on — Soft; tender; weak; young and delicate.

ล้า

la — Exhausted; fatigued; very tired.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

เขา

khao — He; she; they; him; her (third person pronoun).

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break; to stay temporarily.

แต่

tae — But; however; only; since (conjunction).

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state particle.

เช็ด

chet — To wipe; to clean by wiping with cloth.

โคลน

khlon — Mud; muddy earth; wet dirty soil.

ออก

ok — To exit; to go out; outward directional particle.

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves and documents.

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page.

สะบัด

sa-bat — To shake or flick something briskly; to flutter.

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid; fluid.

ปีก

pik — Wing; the wing of a bird or aircraft.

หมวก

muak — Hat; cap; headwear.

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe.

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker.

จุ

ju — To hold; to contain a capacity or volume.

ราว

rao — About; approximately; around a certain amount.

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one half of something.

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to stand upright.

ถือ

thue — To hold; to carry in hand; to regard as.

สาย

sai — Late; wire; string; line; also late in the morning.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; to retain for later use.

บน

bon — On top of; above; on a surface.

แขน

khaen — Arm; the human arm from shoulder to hand.

เปื้อน

puean — Stained; dirty; soiled with something.

อย่าง

yang — Kind; type; manner; way of doing something.

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; serious; weighing a lot.

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to the point of.

กระทั่ง

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

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise.

ล้อ

lo — Wheel; a circular rotating component.

ไปรษณีย์

prai-sa-ni — Post office; postal service; mail.

ยิน

yin — To hear; to perceive sound (used in compounds).

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally.

ต่อ

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

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away.

ราตรี

ra-tri — Night; nighttime (formal or literary term).

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; without noise.

สงัด

sa-ngat — Completely quiet; still; utterly silent and deserted.

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; well-known; to sound.

เดิม

doem — Original; former; as before; the same as previously.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; then; as a result.

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction.

เดิน

doen — To walk; to stroll on foot.

เนิน

noen — Hill; slope; gentle rising ground.

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot.

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; done; past action marker.

คุณ

khun — You (polite pronoun); also a title of respect.

แม่

mae — Mother; mom; also a prefix for rivers.

เจ้า

jao — You (informal); owner; lord; master.

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; spirit; feelings and emotions.

ขา

kha — Leg; the limb used for walking and standing.

แก

kae — You (informal, familiar); he/she (casual reference).

กว่า

kwa — More than; rather than; comparative particle.

พา

pha — To lead; to take someone somewhere; to bring along.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; until; about.

ราบ

rap — Flat; level; smooth; even surface.

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; a prefix denoting a person or agent.

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to transmit something to someone.

สาร

san — Message; substance; letter; content of communication.

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something.

แหบ

haep — Hoarse; husky; rough-sounding voice.

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; to state formally.

พลาง

phlang — While; at the same time; simultaneously doing something.

เหลือบ

lueap — To glance; to cast a quick sideways look.

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to observe something.

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing.

เมีย

mia — Wife (informal); female partner or spouse.

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name or address someone.

คืน

khuen — Night; to return something; to give back.

สู่

su — To; toward; in the direction of.

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence or way of living.

ข้อความ

kho-khwam — Message; text; a piece of written communication.

แปลก

plaek — Strange; unusual; odd; different from the norm.

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Weird; bizarre; astonishing; surprisingly strange.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more… the more.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; to stay constant.

เหมาะ

mo — Suitable; appropriate; fitting for a purpose.

กับ

kap — With; and; together with; to go along with.

หรอก

rok — Particle softening negation or emphasizing dismissal.

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone.

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; ever; emphasizes a statement.

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or adding friendliness.

สภาพ

sa-phap — Condition; state; situation of something.

แย่

yae — Bad; terrible; in poor condition; awful.

มาก

mak — Much; many; very; a large amount.

ทีเดียว

thi-diao — Quite; very; indeed; used to strongly emphasize degree.

ถ้า

tha — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction.

หาก

hak — If; in the event that (formal conditional conjunction).

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix for actions; act of doing something.

กลาย

klai — To become; to turn into something different.

นิยม

ni-yom — Popularity; to favor; to be fond of something.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; to rise; upward directional particle.