A Tale of Two Cities — Page 20

Vocabulary

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After a certain event or point in time

หยุดนิ่ง

yùt-nîng — To stop completely and remain motionless

ด้วย

dûay — With, also, or by means of something

ความ

kwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or states

เห็นอกเห็นใจ

hěn-òk-hěn-jai — To feel sympathy or compassion toward someone

และ

láe — Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses

อ่อนน้อม

òn-nɔ́ɔm — Polite, gentle, and respectful in manner

ถ่อมตน

tòm-ton — To be humble and modest about oneself

อีก

ìik — Again, another, or additionally

ครั้ง

kráng — A classifier counting times or occurrences

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

คุณ

kun — You; polite second-person pronoun or honorific title

จะ

jà — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

ร่วม

rûam — To join together or participate with others

เดินทาง

dəən-taang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-ràng-sèet — France; the European country known for culture

กับ

gàp — With; together with someone or something

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; used in questions or to offer alternatives

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Matter, story, or topic being discussed

ที่

tîi — That, which; relative pronoun or place marker

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; past tense or possibility marker

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly; emphasizes sincerity or reality

หญิง

yǐng — Woman or female person

แข็งแกร่ง

kɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ng — Strong, tough, and resilient physically or mentally

คน

kon — Person; classifier for people

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

ตอบ

tɔ̀p — To answer or respond to a question

หาก

hàak — If; conditional conjunction used in formal contexts

มี

mii — To have or there is or there are

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

กำหนด

gam-nòt — To set, determine, or prescribe a plan

ไว้

wái — Particle indicating something done in advance or kept

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tɛ̀e — Since or from a particular time onward

แรก

rɛ̂ɛk — First; the earliest in order or time

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity

ข้าม

kâam — To cross over a boundary, river, or barrier

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid essential for life

ทะเล

ta-lee — The sea or ocean

คิด

kít — To think, consider, or have a thought

ชะตากรรม

chá-taa-gam — Fate or destiny; one's predetermined life course

ของ

kɔ̌ng — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging or relation

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker meaning to cause or let

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or remain somewhere

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface or place

เกาะ

gɔ̀ — An island surrounded by water

เนื่องจาก

nʉ̂ang-jàak — Because of; due to a particular reason or cause

นี่

nîi — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

คำถาม

kam-tǎam — A question posed to seek information or clarification

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one or a single item

ยาก

yâak — Difficult, hard, or not easy to do

นาย

naai — Mister; title for an adult male person

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so; indicates consequence or result

ถอย

tɔ̌i — To retreat, step back, or withdraw from position

ออก

òok — Out; to exit or move away from a place

เพื่อ

pʉ̂a — In order to; expressing purpose or intention

พิจารณา

pí-jaa-ra-naa — To consider, deliberate, or carefully examine something