A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

ขณะ

kha-na — while; at the moment or time of something

ที่

thii — at; which; that; relative pronoun or preposition

สายตา

saai-taa — eyesight; gaze; the look in one's eyes

ของ

khoong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khao — he; she; they; third-person pronoun

จับ

jap — to catch; to grab; to hold onto something

อยู่

yuu — to be; to stay; to exist at a location

กับ

gap — with; and; together with someone or something

รูปร่าง

ruup-raang — figure; body shape; physical appearance of someone

เตี้ย

tiia — short in height; not tall

เล็ก

lek — small; little; tiny in size

น้อย

nooi — few; little; a small amount

งดงาม

ngot-ngaam — beautiful; graceful; elegant in appearance

ผม

phom — hair (on head); also male first-person pronoun

สีทอง

sii-thoong — golden color; the color of gold

อัน

an — classifier for small or general objects; one item

หนาแน่น

naа-naen — thick; dense; tightly packed together

ดวงตา

duang-taa — eyes; the pair of eyes as an expressive feature

สีฟ้า

sii-faa — blue color; sky-blue color

คู่

khuu — pair; couple; set of two things

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one

มอง

moong — to look at; to gaze at something

มา

maa — to come; directional particle toward speaker

พบ

phop — to meet; to find; to encounter someone

ตา

taa — eye; also maternal grandfather

ด้วย

duai — also; too; with; by means of

แวว

waew — glint; spark; hint seen in someone's eyes

สงสัย

song-sai — to be curious; to doubt; to wonder about something

และ

lae — and; connecting two words or clauses

หน้าผาก

naa-phaak — forehead; the front part of the head above eyebrows

มี

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

ความสามารถ

khwaam-saa-maat — ability; capability; skill or talent

แปลก

plaek — strange; unusual; different from normal

ประหลาด

pra-laat — odd; peculiar; surprisingly strange

นึก

nuek — to think; to recall; to imagine something mentally

ถึง

thueng — to reach; until; about; thinking of something

ว่า

waa — that; to say; complementizer in reported speech

มัน

man — it; third-person pronoun for objects or animals

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also used in ongoing actions

เยาว์วัย

yao-wai — young age; youth; being in early years of life

เนียน

niian — smooth; even; seamlessly blended in texture

เรียบ

riiap — flat; smooth; neat and even surface

เพียงใด

phiang-dai — how much; to what extent; how so

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or context

การ

gaan — the act of; nominalizing prefix for actions

ขมวด

kha-muat — to knit together; to furrow as in eyebrows

ย่น

yon — to wrinkle; to crinkle; to pucker up

เข้า

khao — to enter; inward directional particle

หา

haa — to search for; to look for something

กัน

gan — each other; together; reciprocal particle

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; linking verb

สีหน้า

sii-naa — facial expression; look on one's face

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — is not; it is not the case

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix indicating state or condition

งุนงง

ngun-ngong — confused; bewildered; puzzled about something

โดย

dooi — by; by means of; through an agent or method

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — completely; entirely; absolutely; thoroughly

หรือ

ruue — or; question particle seeking confirmation

ประหลาดใจ

pra-laat-jai — to be surprised; to be astonished by something unexpected

ตกใจ

tok-jai — to be startled; to be shocked suddenly

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just a small amount

แค่

khae — just; only; no more than this

สนใจ

son-jai — to be interested in; to pay attention to

จับจ้อง

jap-joong — to stare at; to fix one's gaze intently

สดใส

sot-sai — bright; fresh; cheerful and vibrant in appearance

แม้

mae — even though; although; despite the fact that

จะ

ja — will; future tense marker; about to do

รวม

ruam — to combine; to include; to total together

ทั้งสี่

thang-sii — all four; the complete set of four things

อย่าง

yaang — kind; type; manner; in a certain way

ไว้

wai — to keep; to retain; placed for future reference

ด้วยกัน

duai-gan — together; jointly; all at the same time

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; abstract or physical entity

เหล่า

lao — those; plural marker for groups of things

นั้น

nan — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ภาพ

phaap — image; picture; visual representation

คล้ายคลึง

khlaai-khlueng — similar; resembling; bearing likeness to something

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — clear; distinct; obvious and easy to understand

ฉับพลัน

chap-phlan — suddenly; instantly; happening all at once

ก็

ko — also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

ผ่าน

phaan — to pass; to go through; to pass by something

ต่อหน้า

to-naa — in front of; before someone's eyes or presence

เด็ก

dek — child; kid; young person

คน

khon — person; people; human being

เคย

khoei — used to; ever done something in the past

อุ้ม

um — to carry in one's arms; to cradle a child

อ้อมแขน

oom-khaen — arms; encircling arms; in someone's embrace

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — between; during; in the middle of a period

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — to travel; to make a journey somewhere

ข้าม

khaam — to cross; to go across something

ช่องแคบ

choong-khaep — strait; narrow channel of water between landmasses

แห่ง

haeng — of; classifier for places; indicating location

ยาม

yaam — time; period; guard; a specific time of day

หนาวเหน็บ

naao-nep — bitterly cold; chilly and piercing cold weather

ครั้ง

khrang — time; occasion; classifier for occurrences

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something happened

ลูกเห็บ

luuk-hep — hail; balls of ice falling from the sky

โปรย

prooi — to scatter; to sprinkle lightly over an area

ปราย

praai — to sprinkle; to spray; to scatter lightly

หนัก

nak — heavy; severe; hard; with great force

คลื่น

khluen — wave; wave of water or signal

ทะเล

tha-lee — sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

ซัด

sat — to hurl; to crash against; to lash at

สูง

suung — high; tall; elevated in height

เลือน

luean — faded; dim; becoming blurry or indistinct

หาย

haai — to disappear; to vanish; to recover from illness

ไป

pai — to go; away; directional particle moving away

ดั่ง

dang — like; as; similar to; in the manner of

ลม

lom — wind; breeze; air movement

หายใจ

haai-jai — to breathe; to inhale and exhale air

พัด

phat — to blow as wind; a fan for cooling

ผิวหน้า

phiu-naa — skin surface; complexion; the face's skin texture

กระจก

gra-jok — mirror; glass; reflective surface

ยาว

yaao — long; lengthy in measurement

ผอมโซ

phoom-soo — very thin; gaunt; extremely skinny and frail

เบื้องหลัง

bueang-lang — background; behind the scenes; what lies behind

เธอ

thoe — she; her; informal second or third person pronoun

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

บน

bon — on; on top of; above a surface

กรอบ

groob — frame; border; crispy in texture

ขบวนแห่

kha-buan-hae — procession; parade; ceremonial march of people

เทพ

thep — deity; god; divine being

กามเทพ

gaam-thep — Cupid; god of love; deity of desire and romance

ผิวดำ

phiu-dam — dark-skinned; having dark or black skin tone

น่าสังเวช

naa-sang-wet — pitiful; pathetic; worthy of sympathy or pity

หลาย

laai — many; several; a number of things

องค์

ong — classifier for royalty, deities, or sacred objects

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — all; everything; the whole entirety

พิการ

phi-gaan — disabled; physically impaired; having a physical disability

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently; in the process of; strength or force

นำ

nam — to lead; to bring; to carry forward

ตะกร้า

ta-graa — basket; woven container for carrying items

สีดำ

sii-dam — black color; the color black

บรรจุ

ban-ju — to fill; to pack; to contain items inside

ผลไม้

phon-la-mai — fruit; edible fruit from plants or trees

ถวาย

tha-waai — to offer; to present to royalty or deity

แด่

dae — to; for; used when addressing or dedicating formally

เทพเจ้า

thep-jao — god; deity; divine supernatural being

เพศหญิง

phet-ying — female gender; the female sex

โค้ง

khoong — to bow; a curve; bending forward in respect

คำนับ

kham-nap — to bow in greeting or respect; a respectful bow

ทางการ

thaang-gaan — official; formal; relating to official matters

ต่อ

to — toward; per; to; connecting or continuing something

มิส

mit — Miss; honorific title for an unmarried woman

กรุณา

ga-ru-naa — please; kindly; polite request particle

นั่ง

nang — to sit; to be seated

ลง

long — down; to go down; downward direction

นะคะ

na-kha — polite softening particle used by female speakers

ท่าน

than — you; honorific second or third person pronoun

เสียง

siang — sound; voice; audio

หญิงสาว

ying-saao — young woman; a girl or young female person

ใส

sai — clear; pure; transparent; clean and bright

ไพเราะ

phai-ro — melodious; pleasant-sounding; harmonious to the ears

มาก

maak — much; many; a lot; very

สำเนียง

sam-niiang — accent; pronunciation; distinctive manner of speaking

ต่างชาติ

taang-chaat — foreign; from another country; foreign nationality

บ้าง

baang — some; somewhat; to some extent

เล็กน้อย

lek-nooi — a little; slightly; a small amount

แต่

tae — but; however; yet; introducing contrast

จริงๆ

jing-jing — really; truly; genuinely; emphasizing truth

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa-pha-jao — I; me; formal first-person pronoun

ขอ

kho — to ask for; to request; to want something politely

จูบ

juup — to kiss; a kiss on someone or something

มือ

mue — hand; the hand of a person

ท่านหญิง

than-ying — lady; noblewoman; honorific for high-status woman

มิสเตอร์

mit-toe — Mister; Mr.; honorific for a man

กล่าว

glaao — to say; to speak; to state formally

มารยาท

maa-ra-yaat — manners; etiquette; polite social behavior

แบบ

baep — style; type; manner; form or pattern

สมัยเก่า

sa-mai-gao — old-fashioned; of an older era or time

อีกครั้ง

iik-khrang — once more; again; one more time

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; after completing an action

ดิฉัน

di-chan — I; me; polite first-person pronoun for women

ได้รับ

dai-rap — to receive; to get; to obtain something

จดหมาย

jot-maai — letter; written correspondence sent to someone

จาก

jaak — from; originating from a place or person

ธนาคาร

tha-naa-khaan — bank; financial institution for money services

เมื่อวาน

muea-waan — yesterday; the day before today

นี้

nii — this; these; referring to something nearby

ค่ะ

kha — polite particle used by female speakers at sentence end

แจ้ง

jaeng — to inform; to notify; to let someone know

ให้

hai — to give; for; causative particle

ทราบ

saap — to know; formal word for knowing information

ข่าวสาร

khaao-saan — news; information; communication of current events

ค้นพบ

khon-phop — to discover; to find out; to uncover something

บาง

baang — some; certain; thin; not all of something

คำศัพท์

kham-sap — vocabulary word; term; piece of lexical knowledge

สำคัญ

sam-khan — important; significant; crucial matter

หรอก

rok — particle softening negation or denial in speech

ครับ

khrap — polite particle used by male speakers at sentence end

คุณหนู

khun-nuu — young miss; polite address for a young girl

คำ

kham — word; a unit of spoken or written language

ไหน

nai — where; which; interrogative for place or choice

ก็ได้

ko-dai — any will do; either is fine; acceptable option

ทั้งนั้น

thang-nan — all of it; every one; without exception