A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao gàp — About, concerning, or related to a topic.

ทรัพย์สมบัติ

sáp sŏm-bàt — Wealth, possessions, or valuable property owned.

เล็กน้อย

lék nói — A little, slightly, or a small amount.

ของ

khŏng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

บิดา

bì-daa — Father; formal or literary word for father.

ผู้น่าสงสาร

phûu nâa sŏng-săan — A pitiable person deserving sympathy or compassion.

ฉัน

chăn — I, me; informal first-person pronoun.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses.

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have not ever done something before.

ได้

dâi — Can, could, or did; auxiliary verb of ability.

พบเห็น

phóp hĕn — To encounter, come across, or witness something.

จากไป

jàak bpai — To depart, leave, or go away permanently.

นาน

naan — Long, for a long time; duration of time.

แล้ว

láew — Already, then; indicates completed action or sequence.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title.

ขยับตัว

khà-yàp dtua — To shift or move one's body slightly.

ใน

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

เก้าอี้

gâo-îi — Chair; a seat with a back to sit on.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or dispatch something to someone.

สายตา

săai-dtaa — Eyesight, gaze, or line of vision.

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; preposition or relative pronoun.

เป็น

bpen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity.

กังวล

gang-won — Worried, anxious, or concerned about something.

ไป

bpai — To go; directional verb indicating movement away.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to link to another action.

ขบวน

khà-buan — Procession, convoy, or series of things moving together.

ภาพ

phâap — Picture, image, or photograph.

กามเทพ

gaam-má-thêep — Cupid; the god of love in mythology.

ผิวดำ

phĭu dam — Dark skin; describing a dark-skinned person.

วาด

wâat — To draw or paint a picture or image.

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, or exist at a location.

บน

bon — On top of, above; preposition indicating surface position.

ผนัง

phà-nang — Wall; the vertical surface inside a building.

ราวกับว่า

raao gàp wâa — As if, as though; indicating hypothetical comparison.

พวก

phûak — Group, bunch; also plural pronoun marker.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for objects or informally people.

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense auxiliary verb.

มี

mii — To have, there is, or there are.

ความช่วยเหลือ

khwaam chûay lĕua — Help, assistance, or support given to someone.

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any, whatsoever; indicating no restriction on choice.

ให้

hâi — To give; also used to indicate purpose or cause.

แก่

gàe — To, for; preposition indicating recipient of action.

ผู้ใด

phûu dai — Anyone, whoever; referring to an unspecified person.

ตะกร้า

dtà-grâa — Basket; a woven container for carrying things.

อัน

an — A classifier for small objects; also means 'thing'.

น่าขัน

nâa khăn — Funny, ridiculous, or laughable in nature.

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make, cause, or result in something happening.

จำเป็น

jam-bpen — Necessary, essential, or required to do something.

ต้อง

dtông — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity.

เดินทาง

dern-taang — To travel or make a journey to somewhere.

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to, for the purpose of doing something.

ติดต่อ

dtìt-dtòr — To contact, communicate, or get in touch with someone.

กับ

gàp — With, and; preposition connecting people or things.

สุภาพบุรุษ

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

ท่านหนึ่ง

thân nùeng — A certain person; referring to one respected individual.

จาก

jàak — From; preposition indicating origin or starting point.

ธนาคาร

thá-naa-khaan — Bank; financial institution for saving and lending money.

ผู้ซึ่ง

phûu sûeng — Who, one who; relative pronoun referring to a person.

กรุณา

gà-rú-naa — Please; polite request word or kindness, compassion.

มา

maa — To come; directional verb indicating movement toward.

จุดประสงค์

jùt prà-sŏng — Purpose, objective, or goal of an action.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing.

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá-jâo — I, me; very formal first-person pronoun.

เอง

eeng — Oneself, myself; reflexive or emphatic pronoun particle.

ดัง

dang — As, like; or loud, famous in other contexts.

หนู

nŭu — Mouse, rat; also a humble first-person pronoun.

คาด

khâat — To expect, anticipate, or predict something will happen.

ไว้

wái — To keep, store; particle indicating preparatory action.

ท่าน

thân — You or he/she; respectful pronoun for honored person.

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers in Thai.

หล่อน

lòn — She, her; third-person female pronoun, somewhat dated.

ถวาย

thà-waai — To offer or present to royalty or a monk.

ความเคารพ

khwaam khao-róp — Respect, reverence; regard shown toward someone.

ด้วย

dûay — Also, with, too; indicates addition or accompaniment.

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns.

ย่อตัว

yôr dtua — To crouch down or bow one's body respectfully.

ลง

long — Down, downward; directional particle indicating descent.

สาวๆ

săao săao — Young women, girls; referring to youthful females.

สมัย

sà-măi — Era, period, time; a particular age or epoch.

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant thing.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action.

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that, in that way, such as that.

ความตั้งใจ

khwaam dtâng jai — Intention, determination, or resolve to do something.

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful, elegant, or gracefully attractive in appearance.

สื่อ

sùea — To communicate, convey; also means media or medium.

เขา

khăo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun in Thai.

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — To understand or comprehend something clearly.

ว่า

wâa — That; conjunction introducing a clause or quotation.

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel or sense an emotion or physical sensation.

ดี

dii — Good, well, fine; positive quality or condition.

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much, to what extent; asking degree or amount.

อาวุโส

aa-wú-sŏo — Senior in age or rank; experienced and respected.

ชาญฉลาด

chaan chà-lâat — Clever, intelligent, or skillfully wise.

กว่า

gwàa — More than, -er than; comparative degree marker.

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; intensifier of degree.

แค่ไหน

khâe năi — How much, to what degree; asking extent.

ก้ม

gôm — To bend or bow one's head downward.

ศีรษะ

sĭi-rà-sà — Head; the uppermost part of the human body.

คำนับ

kham-náp — To bow respectfully; a gesture of greeting or respect.

อีก

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

ครั้ง

khrâng — Time, instance, occasion; counter for occurrences.

ตอบกลับ

dtòp glàp — To reply or respond back to someone.

เนื่องจาก

nûeang jàak — Because of, due to, owing to a reason.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix creating agent nouns.

รู้

rúu — To know, be aware of, or understand something.

คำแนะนำ

kham náe-nam — Advice, recommendation, or suggestion given to someone.

เห็นว่า

hĕn wâa — To think that, consider that, or be of opinion.

เด็กกำพร้า

dèk gam-prâa — Orphan; a child whose parents have died.

ไม่มี

mâi mii — To not have, there is none, lacking something.

เพื่อน

phûean — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.

เกียรติ

gìat — Honor, dignity, or prestige; respect from others.

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Extremely, very much; to a great degree.

หาก

hàak — If, in case; conditional conjunction in formal Thai.

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive, obtain, or be granted something.

อนุญาต

à-nú-yâat — To permit, allow, or give permission for something.

ความคุ้มครอง

khwaam khúm-khrong — Protection, shelter, or safeguarding from harm.

ทรงคุณค่า

song khun-khâa — Highly valuable, precious, or of great worth.

ท่านนั้น

thân nán — That person; respectfully referring to a specific individual.

ตลอด

dtà-lòt — Throughout, the whole time, all along a duration.

การเดินทาง

gaan dern-taang — Travel, journey, or trip from one place to another.

ออก

òok — To exit, go out, or leave a place.

แต่

dtàe — But, however; conjunction showing contrast or exception.

คิดว่า

khít wâa — To think that, believe that, or suppose something.

ผู้สื่อสาร

phûu sùea-săan — Communicator; person who conveys messages or information.

ตาม

dtaam — To follow, according to, or in accordance with.

ขอ

khŏr — To request, ask for, or beg something politely.

ความกรุณา

khwaam gà-rú-naa — Kindness, compassion, or benevolence shown to others.

รอ

ror — To wait for someone or something.

ที่นี่

thîi nîi — Here, at this place; indicating current location.

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad, willing, pleased; happy to do something.

กล่าว

glàao — To say, speak, or state formally.

มอบหมาย

môp-măai — To assign, delegate, or entrust a task to someone.

ภารกิจ

phaa-rá-gìt — Mission, duty, or task assigned to be completed.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly; intensifier in comparisons.

ยิ่งขึ้น

yîng khûen — Even more so, increasingly; heightening degree of something.

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction.

ปฏิบัติ

bpà-dtì-bàt — To practice, perform, or carry out a duty.

ขอบคุณ

khòp-khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude to someone.

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, genuinely; emphasizing sincerity or truth.

อย่าง

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

สุดซึ้ง

sùt súeng — Deeply moving, profoundly touching; heartfelt and sincere.