A Tale of Two Cities — Page 14

Vocabulary

อย่างที่

yàang thîi — As mentioned; in the way that something is described

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (informal first-person pronoun)

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently doing; in the process of an action

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk or say something

อยู่

yùu — To be; to exist or stay at a place

สายตา

sǎai dtaa — Eyesight; gaze or the look in one's eyes

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to someone or something

เธอ

thəə — She; her; you (informal, often feminine)

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they (third-person pronoun)

หวั่นวิตก

wàn wítok — To be anxious; to worry or feel uneasy

จน

jon — Until; to the point that something occurs

ต้อง

dtâawng — Must; to have to do something

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to cease an action or movement

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to move on foot

วนเวียน

won wian — To circle around; to wander repeatedly without direction

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

เริ่มต้น

rîam dtôn — To begin; to start something from the beginning

ใหม่

mài — New; fresh or again anew

อีกครั้ง

ìik khráng — Once more; one more time, again

ถ้าหาก

thâa hàak — If; in the event or condition that something occurs

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not or unable to do something

เสียชีวิต

sǐia chiiiwít — To die; to lose one's life

หายตัว

hǎai dtua — To vanish; to disappear without a trace

ไป

pai — To go; to move away or off somewhere

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; a way or type of something

กะทันหัน

gatan hǎn — Suddenly; happening abruptly without warning

เงียบงัน

ngîap ngan — Silent; completely quiet with no sound

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive marker or correct

ลักพาตัว

lák phaa dtua — To kidnap; to abduct someone by force

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard to do or achieve

นัก

nák — Very; intensifier meaning quite or particularly

ที่จะ

thîi jà — To; indicating intention or infinitive marker

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate without full knowledge

ได้ว่า

dâai wâa — Can say that; able to conclude something

พา

phaa — To take; to lead or bring someone along

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used as a continuative marker

สถานที่

sathǎan thîi — Place; location or venue of an event

อัน

an — A classifier; one item or a certain thing

น่าสยดสยอง

nâa sayòt sayǎawng — Horrifying; terrifying and causing dread

แห่งใด

hàeng dai — Wherever; at any place or location

แม้

máe — Even; though; despite a certain condition

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is no; to lack or have none of something

วิธีใด

wíthii dai — Any method; any way or means of doing something

ติดตาม

dtìt taam — To follow; to track or pursue someone

ร่องรอย

râawng raawi — Trace; clue or trail left behind by someone

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; or indicates past completion

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are something

ศัตรู

sàtthruu — Enemy; foe or adversary of someone

อยู่ใน

yùu nai — To be inside; located within a group or place

หมู่

mùu — Group; crowd or community of people

ชาว

chaaw — People of; native inhabitants of a place or nation

ชาติ

châat — Nation; country or nationality of a person

เดียวกัน

diao gan — The same; identical or belonging together

ที่

thîi — That; which; a relative pronoun or place marker

สามารถ

sǎamâat — To be able; capable of doing something

ใช้

chái — To use; to make use of something

สิทธิพิเศษ

sìtthi phísèet — Privilege; special right granted to someone

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative clause connector

ใน

nai — In; inside or within a place or time

ยุคสมัย

yúk samǎi — Era; age or period of historical time

แม้แต่

máe dtàe — Even; not even a single instance or person

คน

khon — Person; people or human being

กล้า

glâa — Brave; daring or courageous enough to act

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most; superlative marker indicating the extreme degree

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; a connective or concessive particle

ยังกลัว

yang glua — Still afraid; continuing to feel fear

กระซิบ

grasíp — To whisper; to speak very quietly or secretly

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; to speak about or refer to something

ข้าม

khâam — To cross; to go over or beyond something

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid or body of water

โน้น

nóon — Over there; that thing or place far away

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example or like something

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizer for verbs and actions

กรอก

gràawk — To fill in; to write information into a form

แบบฟอร์ม

bàep faawm — Form; a document with blanks to fill in

เปล่า

plào — Empty; blank or for nothing; a question particle

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to dispatch or deliver something

ผู้ใด

phûu dai — Anyone; whoever or any person at all

ก็ตาม

gâaw taam — Whatever; anyway; regardless of conditions

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow or cause something for someone

จมหาย

jom hǎai — To sink away; to disappear into oblivion

คุกตาราง

khúk dtaaraang — Prison; jail where inmates are confined

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ระยะเวลา

rayá weelaa — Period of time; duration of an interval

เท่าใด

thâo dai — How much; however long or whatever amount

ก็ได้

gâaw dâai — Can be; acceptable or possible in any case

ภรรยา

phanrayaa — Wife; a married woman or spouse

วิงวอน

wing waawn — To plead; to beg earnestly for something

ขอ

khǎaw — To request; to ask for something politely

ต่อ

dtàaw — To; toward; against or per in relation to

กษัตริย์

gasàt — King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom

พระราชินี

phrá raachinii — Queen; a female royal monarch or king's consort

ราชสำนัก

râat sǎmnák — Royal court; the official residence of royalty

ข่าวคราว

khàao khraao — News; information or tidings about something

แต่

dtàe — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

ไร้ผล

rái phǒn — Fruitless; producing no result or effect

โดย

dooi — By; through or by means of something

สิ้นเชิง

sîn chəəng — Completely; entirely or totally without exception

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

ประวัติ

prawàt — History; background or record of a person

บิดา

bidaa — Father; a formal word for one's male parent

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for a person

คงจะ

khong jà — Probably; likely going to happen or be true

สุภาพบุรุษ

suphâap burùt — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who does an action

โชคร้าย

chôok ráai — Unlucky; unfortunate or having bad luck

คนนี้

khon níi — This person; referring to a specific individual nearby

คือ

khuue — Is; means; used to define or identify something

หมอ

mǎaw — Doctor; a medical physician or healer

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; a classifier for places or institutions

ข้าพเจ้า

khâaphajâo — I; me (very formal first-person pronoun)

เล่า

lâo — To narrate; to tell a story or recount events

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to sounds or speech

อีก

ìik — More; another; additionally or once again

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers at sentence end

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

รับได้

ráp dâai — Can accept; able to handle or tolerate something

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle asking yes or no

ทุกอย่าง

thúk yàang — Everything; all things without exception

ยกเว้น

yók wên — Except; excluding a particular thing or person

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix expressing state or quality

ไม่แน่นอน

mâi nâe naawn — Uncertain; not definite or reliable

ทิ้ง

thíng — To leave behind; to abandon or throw away

ไว้

wái — To keep; to leave in place for future use

ขณะนี้

khanà níi — At this moment; right now or currently

มีสติ

mii satì — To be conscious; to have mindfulness or awareness

สติ

satì — Mindfulness; consciousness or mental awareness

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; emphasizing that something is genuine

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something at a medium distance

ดี

dii — Good; fine or of positive quality

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot or in great quantity

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Although; even though a condition exists

ท่าทาง

thâa thaang — Manner; posture or appearance of someone

ดู

duu — To look; to watch or seem a certain way

พึงพอใจ

phueng phaajai — Satisfied; content or pleased with something

น้อย

náawi — Little; few or less in amount or degree

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative marker in Thai

คำพูด

kham phûut — Words; speech or something that is said

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic or subject of discussion

ธุรกิจ

thurákit — Business; commercial enterprise or affairs

จง

jong — Imperative marker; let or shall do something

มอง

maawng — To look at; to gaze or stare at something

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ทำ

tham — To do; to make or perform an action

เสร็จ

sèt — Finished; done or completed successfully