A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10

Vocabulary

ธนาคาร

tha-na-khan — A financial institution for depositing and borrowing money.

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or indicates past accomplishment.

แจ้ง

jaeng — To inform or notify someone about something.

แก่

kae — To, for; also means old or aged.

ฉัน

chan — First-person pronoun, I or me (informal).

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote.

ท่าน

than — Respectful pronoun for you or esteemed person.

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — A gentleman; a polite and honorable man.

ผู้นี้

phu-ni — This person; referring to someone nearby or mentioned.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai.

อธิบาย

a-thi-bai — To explain or describe something in detail.

รายละเอียด

rai-la-iat — Details; specific particulars of a subject.

ของ

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

ธุรกิจ

thu-ra-kit — Business; commercial or professional activity.

ให้

hai — To give; also causes or allows something to happen.

ทราบ

sap — To know; a formal word for knowing something.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ต้อง

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

เตรียม

triam — To prepare or get ready for something.

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of emotions and feelings.

รับ

rap — To receive or accept something given.

ข้อมูล

kho-mun — Information or data about a topic.

ที่

thi — That, which; relative pronoun or place marker.

อาจ

at — Might, may; expresses possibility or uncertainty.

มี

mi — To have; indicates existence or possession.

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — Characteristic, feature, or quality of something.

น่า

na — Worth, deserving of; precedes adjectives for suggestion.

ประหลาดใจ

pra-lat-jai — To be surprised or astonished by something unexpected.

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try, make an effort toward a goal.

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; like, as, or type.

เต็มที่

tem-thi — Fully, completely, to the maximum extent.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completion of an action.

ก็

ko — Also, then; connective particle in sentences.

ความสนใจ

khwam-son-jai — Interest; a feeling of curiosity or attention.

แรงกล้า

raeng-kla — Strong determination; intense or powerful motivation.

รู้

ru — To know; to have knowledge or awareness.

สิ่งเหล่านั้น

sing-lao-nan — Those things; referring to previously mentioned items.

คือ

khue — Is, are; used to define or identify something.

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative word asking about something.

เป็นเรื่องธรรมดา

pen-rueang-tham-ma-da — It is ordinary or a common, normal matter.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai.

กล่าว

klao — To say or state something, formal usage.

ใช่แล้ว

chai-laeo — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation expression.

หลังจาก

lang-jak — After; following a particular time or event.

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, or pause an action.

นิ่ง

ning — Still, motionless; remaining calm and quiet.

ชั่วครู่

chua-khru — For a moment; a brief period of time.

เขา

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

เพิ่มเติม

phoem-toem — To add more; additional or supplementary information.

พลาง

phlang — While doing simultaneously; at the same time.

จัด

jat — To arrange, organize, or put in order.

วิกผม

wik-phom — A wig; artificial hairpiece worn on head.

สีทอง

si-thong — Golden color; the color of gold.

อ่อน

on — Soft, gentle, light; not hard or intense.

แข็ง

khaeng — Hard, firm, stiff; rigid in texture or nature.

กรอบ

krop — Frame; also means crispy in food context.

บริเวณ

bo-ri-wen — Area, vicinity, surrounding zone or region.

หู

hu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

เรียบร้อย

riap-roi — Neat, tidy, orderly; well-arranged and proper.

อีกครั้ง

ik-khrang — Again, once more; repeating an action.

มัน

man — It; informal pronoun for things or animals.

ยาก

yak — Difficult, hard; not easy to do or understand.

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; high degree or quantity.

เริ่มต้น

roem-ton — To begin, start; the commencement of something.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or not yet done.

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start an action or process.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk; expressing words verbally.

แต่

tae — But; a contrastive conjunction in Thai.

ด้วย

duay — Also, with, too; adds inclusion or accompaniment.

ความ

khwam — Prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives.

ลังเลใจ

lang-le-jai — To hesitate, waver; feeling uncertain about deciding.

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something.

กับ

kap — With; together or in conjunction with something.

สายตา

sai-ta — Gaze, eyesight; the direction or focus of eyes.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; pronoun often used for females.

หน้าผาก

na-phak — Forehead; the part of face above the eyebrows.

อ่อนเยาว์

on-yao — Young, youthful; appearing fresh and youthful.

ยก

yok — To lift, raise; to move something upward.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, upward; directional word indicating rising motion.

แสดงออก

sa-daeng-ok — To express outwardly; show emotions or thoughts.

ถึง

thueng — To, until, reaching; arriving at a destination.

สีหน้า

si-na — Facial expression; the look shown on one's face.

แปลก

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

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Strange, peculiar, bizarre; surprisingly unusual or odd.

งดงาม

ngot-ngam — Beautiful, splendid; visually attractive and elegant.

เอกลักษณ์

ek-ka-lak — Unique identity; distinctive characteristic of something.

นอกเหนือจาก

nok-nuea-jak — Apart from, in addition to; beyond what mentioned.

แปลกประหลาด

plaek-pra-lat — Very strange, bizarre; remarkably odd or unusual.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part used for grasping things.

ราวกับว่า

rao-kap-wa — As if, as though; suggesting a resemblance or supposition.

เป็น

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

การกระทำ

kan-kra-tham — An action, deed; something done or performed.

โดย

doi — By, through; indicates means or agent of action.

ไม่รู้ตัว

mai-ru-tua — Without awareness; doing something unconsciously or unknowingly.

ดั่ง

dang — Like, as; a literary word for resemblance.

คว้า

khwa — To grab, snatch; reaching out to seize something.

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives or choices.

หน่วง

nuang — To delay, hold back, or slow something down.

เงา

ngao — Shadow, shade; dark image cast by an object.

บางอย่าง

bang-yang — Something; an unspecified thing or matter.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass, go through; moving past something.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker.

คน

khon — Person, people; a human being or individual.

แปลกหน้า

plaek-na — Stranger; an unfamiliar or unknown person.

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a particular person or purpose.

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely, entirely; to the fullest possible degree.

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct; affirmative response in Thai.

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at the end of sentences.

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by males in conversation.

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — No, not correct; negating an identity or fact.

กาง

kang — To spread open, extend outward; unfold something.

ออก

ok — Out; directional particle indicating outward movement.

ยื่น

yuen — To extend, reach out, or hand something forward.

ออกไป

ok-pai — To go out; moving away or outward from here.

ข้างหน้า

khang-na — In front, ahead; the forward direction or future.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; in a state of readiness.

รอยยิ้ม

roi-yim — A smile; the expression of happiness on face.

ดู

du — To look, watch, seem; observing something visually.

เหมือน

mueang — Like, similar to, resembling; comparative word.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive tense marker in Thai.

โต้เถียง

to-thiang — To argue, dispute; engaging in verbal conflict.

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, during; in the middle of two things.

คิ้ว

khio — Eyebrow; the arched hair above the eye.

เหนือ

nuea — Above, north, over; higher position or direction.

จมูก

ja-muk — Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.

เล็กๆ

lek-lek — Small, tiny; reduplication emphasizing smallness.

อัน

an — A classifier for small objects; one item.

ละเมียด

la-miat — Delicate, refined; subtle and carefully detailed.

ละไม

la-mai — Gentle, delicate; soft and refined in manner.

หญิงสาว

ying-sao — Young woman; a female who is young aged.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

เส้นสาย

sen-sai — Lines, connections; delicate lines or features.

บอบบาง

bop-bang — Fragile, delicate; easily damaged or very slender.

ละเอียดอ่อน

la-iat-on — Sensitive, subtle, delicate; requiring careful attention.

เท่า

thao — Equal to, as much as; same degree or level.

เป็นไปได้

pen-pai-dai — Possible; able to happen or be done.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifies a comparison.

ลึกซึ้ง

luek-sueng — Deep, profound; touching deeply or having great depth.

เมื่อ

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

ค่อยๆ

khoi-khoi — Gradually, slowly; doing something little by little.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated in a position.

ลง

long — Down; directional particle indicating downward movement.

บน

bon — On, upon, above; a position on top of something.

เก้าอี้

kao-i — Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting on.

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright position.

อยู่

yu — To be at, to stay; indicates location or state.

ข้างๆ

khang-khang — Beside, next to; at the side of something.

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout, all along; from beginning to end.

ท่าที

tha-thi — Attitude, manner, demeanor; one's bearing or stance.

ครุ่นคิด

khrun-khit — To ponder, mull over; thinking deeply and carefully.

มองดู

mong-du — To gaze at, observe; looking at something attentively.

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment, while; a specific point or period in time.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; indicating interior location.

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately, at once; without any delay.

เงย

ngoei — To raise one's head or face upward.

หน้า

na — Face; the front of the head, or page/front.

มอง

mong — To look, gaze; directing eyes toward something.

ต่อไป

to-pai — Continue, onwards; proceeding further or ahead.

ประเทศ

pra-thet — Country, nation; a sovereign territory or state.

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive, obtain; having gotten something given.

การ

kan — Prefix nominalizing verbs; the act of doing something.

อุปการะ

up-pa-kha-ra — To support, sponsor, patronize; provide care or assistance.

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe, trust; having faith in something.

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is not; indicating absence or lack of something.

วิธีใด

wi-thi-dai — Any method, any way; asking about possible approaches.

ดี

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

กว่า

kwa — More than, better than; comparative particle.

เรียก

riak — To call, name, summon; addressing someone or something.

ชาว

chao — People of, citizen; member of a nationality or group.

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — English, British; relating to England or Britain.

ตาม

tam — According to, following; in accordance with something.

เห็น

hen — To see, notice; perceiving visually or understanding.

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate, suitable, deserving; fitting for the situation.

นักธุรกิจ

nak-thu-ra-kit — Businessman; a person engaged in commercial activity.