A Tale of Two Cities — Page 5

Vocabulary

บ๋อย

bɔ̌i — Waiter or male servant in a restaurant

ห่อ

hɔ̀ — To wrap; a wrapped package or bundle

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; opening of something

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting words or clauses

ตา

taa — Eye; also maternal grandfather

ทั้ง

táng — Both; all; entire amount or group

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number 2

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; direction next to something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

วงกลม

wong klom — Circle; a round closed geometric shape

ขณะ

khanà — While; moment; at the time of

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third person pronoun

ถอย

thɔ̌i — To step back; to retreat or reverse

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; after something

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To exit; to go out from somewhere

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

ย้าย

yáai — To move; to relocate to another place

ผ้า

phâa — Cloth; fabric or textile material

เช็ด

chét — To wipe; to clean a surface by rubbing

แขน

khɛ̌ɛn — Arm; the upper limb of the body

ขวา

khwǎa — Right; the right-hand side or direction

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

ซ้าย

sáai — Left; the left-hand side or direction

ทิ้ง

thíng — To throw away; to abandon or discard

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals

ลง

long — To descend; to go down or lower

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ท่าทาง

thâa thaang — Posture; manner; the way one carries oneself

สบาย

sabaaي — Comfortable; relaxed and at ease

ยืน

yuun — To stand; to be in an upright position

จ้อง

jɔ̂ɔng — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; to observe with the eyes

แขก

khɛ̀ɛk — Guest; visitor; person from another place

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who does something; agent marker

เยือน

yuuan — To visit; to pay a visit to someone

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food orally

ดื่ม

dùum — To drink; to consume a liquid

ราว

raao — About; approximately; around a number

กับ

kàp — With; together with; and (linking nouns)

อยู่

yùu — To stay; to live; to be located somewhere

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

หอ

hɔ̌ɔ — Tower; tall building or dormitory

ดูดาว

duu daao — To stargaze; to watch stars in the sky

หรือ

rǔu — Or; a word connecting alternatives

สังเกตการณ์

sǎng-kèet-kaan — Observation; the act of carefully watching events

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

ธรรมเนียม

tham-niiam — Custom; tradition; an established social practice

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; the one (that)

เก่าแก่

kào kɛ̀ — Ancient; very old; dating back long ago

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ยุค

yúk — Era; age; a period of historical time

สมัย

samǎi — Period; era; time in history

เมื่อ

mûua — When; at the time that something happened

ทาน

thaan — To eat or consume (polite form)

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

เช้า

cháo — Morning; early part of the day

เสร็จ

sèt — Finished; completed; done with a task

ก็

kɔ̂ — Then; also; a particle linking clauses

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to move on foot

เล่น

lên — To play; to engage in leisure activity

ชายหาด

chaai hàat — Beach; sandy shore along the sea

เมือง

muuang — City; town; urban settlement or country

เล็ก

lék — Small; little in size or amount

แคบ

khɛ̂ɛp — Narrow; not wide; confined in space

คด

khót — Bent; winding; crooked in shape

เคี้ยว

khîao — To chew; to grind food with teeth

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something distant

ซ่อน

sɔ̂ɔn — To hide; to conceal from sight

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by itself; emphasizes self-action

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

พ้น

phón — To be free from; to pass beyond something

พุ่ง

phûng — To surge; to shoot forward rapidly

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of the body or object

ฝัง

fǎng — To bury; to embed deeply into something

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into a place

หน้าผา

nâa phǎa — Cliff; steep rock face along coast or mountain

หิน

hǐn — Rock; stone; hard mineral material

ปูน

puun — Cement; lime; chalky building material

ดุจ

dùt — Like; similar to; resembling something else

นก

nók — Bird; a feathered flying animal

กระจอกเทศ

kra-jɔ̀ɔk thêet — Ostrich; large flightless bird burying its head

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; place classifier; belonging to a location

ท้อง

thɔ́ɔng — Stomach; belly; abdomen of the body

ทะเล

tha-lee — Sea; large body of saltwater

เสมือน

samǔuan — As if; resembling; like something else

ถิ่น

thìn — Region; territory; homeland or native area

ทุรกันดาร

thú-ra-kan-daan — Wilderness; remote desolate and hard-to-reach area

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled with something

ด้วย

dûuai — With; also; by means of something

กอง

kɔɔng — Pile; heap; a gathered mass of things

คลื่น

khluun — Wave; undulating movement of water or sound

ก้อน

kɔ̂ɔn — Lump; chunk; a solid piece of something

กระเด็น

kra-den — To splatter; to fly off in small pieces

กระดอน

kra-dɔɔn — To bounce; to rebound off a surface

ทั่ว

thûa — Throughout; all over; everywhere in a place

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; abstract or physical matter

มัน

man — It; third person for things; oily or starchy

ปรารถนา

praat-tha-nǎa — To desire; to wish for deeply; strong longing

คือ

khuuu — Is; means; that is to say

การ

kaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions

ทำลาย

tham-laai — To destroy; to damage or ruin something completely

ล้าง

láang — To wash; to cleanse with water

คำราม

kham-raam — To roar; to growl loudly and threateningly

ใส่

sài — To put in; to wear; to add to something

พัด

phát — To blow; wind blowing or a fan

พา

phaa — To take along; to lead someone somewhere

ชายฝั่ง

chaai fàng — Coastline; shore; edge of land meets sea

พัง

phang — To collapse; to break down and fall apart

ทลาย

tha-laai — To crumble; to demolish; to fall to pieces

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; kind; type or way

บ้า

bâa — Crazy; mad; wildly out of control

คลั่ง

khlâng — Frenzied; delirious; extremely wild or mad

อากาศ

aa-kàat — Air; weather; the atmospheric conditions outside

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; during; in the space separating two things

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; one's place of residence

เรือน

ruuan — House; dwelling; traditional Thai home

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is or are

กลิ่น

klìn — Smell; scent; an odor perceived by nose

คาว

khaao — Having a fishy or raw smell; pungent odor

ปลา

plaa — Fish; aquatic animal with fins and scales

แรงกล้า

rɛɛng klâa — Intense; powerful; strong and fierce in force

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; poor (adjective)

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or likelihood

นึก

núk — To think of; to recall; to imagine mentally

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense marker in context

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces quoted or reported speech

เจ็บ

jèp — To hurt; to feel pain from an injury

ป่วย

pùuai — To be sick; to suffer from illness

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain or stay constant

ขึ้น

khûun — To rise; to go up; upward movement

จุ่ม

jùm — To dip; to immerse briefly into liquid

เช่น

chên — For example; such as; like the following

เดียว

diao — Single; only; alone; just one of something

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

ประมง

pra-mong — Fishing; related to the fishing industry

น้อย

nɔ́ɔi — Few; little; small in quantity or degree

ท่าเรือ

thâa ruua — Port; harbor; dock where ships arrive

เตร่

trèe — To wander; to roam aimlessly around

ยาม

yaam — Guard; watchman; a period of time at night

ค่ำ

khâm — Evening; nightfall; late afternoon to night

คืน

khuun — Night; to return something back to owner

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready; prepared; together at the same time

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; road; direction toward something

จำนวน

jam-nuuan — Number; quantity; amount of something counted

มาก

mâak — Many; much; a large quantity or degree

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of an agent

เฉพาะ

cha-phɔ́ — Specific; particular; especially or exclusively

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid; river or body of water

ใกล้

klâi — Near; close to; not far in distance

ถึง

thǔng — To reach; to arrive at; until a point

ช่วง

chûuang — Period; interval; a span of time or space

พ่อค้า

phɔ̂ɔ kháa — Merchant; trader; a man who sells goods

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive in size

น้อยๆ

nɔ́ɔi nɔ́ɔi — Very few; very little; a tiny amount

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ธุรกิจ

thú-ra-kìt — Business; commercial enterprise or trade activity

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; referring to anything at all

เลย

ləəi — At all; ever; past or beyond a point

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few among many

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; one occurrence of an event

ร่ำรวย

râm ruuai — Wealthy; rich; having abundant financial resources

ใหญ่โต

yài too — Large and grand; impressively big in size

เหตุผล

hèet-phon — Reason; rationale; logical explanation for something

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving; makes adjective mean 'worthy of'

สังเกต

sǎng-kèet — To notice; to observe carefully with attention

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; asking about a person's identity

ละแวก

la-wɛ̀ɛk — Neighborhood; vicinity; surrounding local area

ทน

thon — To endure; to tolerate; to withstand difficulty

ต่อ

tɔ̀ — Against; toward; per; to continue doing something

จุด

jùt — Point; spot; to light or ignite something

ตะเกียง

ta-kiiang — Lamp; lantern; a portable light-giving device