A Tale of Two Cities — Page 5

Vocabulary

ความหิวโหย

khwaam hiw hooi — extreme hunger or starvation affecting a person

ถูก

thuuk — cheap in price; or to be acted upon

ผลัก

phlak — to push someone or something away forcefully

ออก

awk — out; to go out or exit a place

มา

maa — to come; indicating movement toward speaker

จาก

jaak — from; indicating origin or departure point

บ้าน

baan — home; one's house or dwelling place

สูง

suung — tall or high in stature or position

ใหญ่

yai — big or large in size or extent

เผย

phloei — to reveal or disclose something hidden

ให้

hai — to give; causes or allows something to happen

เห็น

hen — to see or perceive visually something

ใน

nai — in; inside a place or container

เสื้อผ้า

suea phaa — clothing; garments worn on the body

อัน

an — general classifier for objects; a thing

น่า

naa — worthy of; inspiring a particular feeling

สังเวช

sang-wet — pitiful; evoking sympathy or compassionate sorrow

ที่

thii — at; place or relative pronoun marker

แขวน

khwaen — to hang something on a hook or support

อยู่

yuu — to be located; to stay or reside

บน

bon — on top of; above a surface

และ

lae — and; connecting words or clauses together

เชือก

chueak — rope or cord used for tying things

ปะ

pa — to patch; mend a hole in fabric

ติด

tit — to attach or stick to a surface

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

ด้วย

duai — also; with; by means of something

ฟาง

faang — straw; dry stalks of grain plants

ผ้าขี้ริ้ว

phaa khii riu — a rag; old torn cloth used for cleaning

ไม้

mai — wood; a piece of timber or stick

กระดาษ

kradaat — paper; thin flat material for writing on

สะท้อน

sa-thon — to reflect; mirror back light or an image

ซ้ำ

sam — again; to repeat an action once more

ทุก

thuk — every; each one without exception

เศษเสี้ยว

set siao — a fragment or tiny fraction of something

ของ

khong — of; belonging to someone or something

ฟืน

fuen — firewood; wood cut for burning as fuel

จำนวน

jamnuan — amount or quantity of something countable

น้อย

noi — few; small in number or amount

นิด

nit — a tiny bit; very small amount

ชาย

chaai — man; an adult male person

ผู้นั้น

phuu nan — that person; referring to a specific individual

เลื่อย

lueai — a saw; tool for cutting wood or material

จ้อง

jong — to stare intently at something or someone

มอง

mong — to look at; to gaze toward something

ลง

long — down; to descend or go downward

ปล่องไฟ

plong fai — a chimney; vertical duct for smoke escape

ไร้

rai — without; lacking something entirely

ควัน

khwan — smoke; visible gas from burning material

ผุด

phut — to pop up; appear suddenly from below

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise or ascend upward

ถนน

thanon — road or street for vehicle and foot traffic

สกปรก

sok kaprok — dirty; unclean or covered in filth

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai sentences

มี

mii — to have; there is or there are

เครื่องใน

khrueang nai — organ meat; internal organs of an animal

สัตว์

sat — animal; a living creature that is not human

สิ่ง

sing — thing; an object or matter of any kind

ใด

dai — any; which; used in questions or indefinite reference

กอง

kong — a pile or heap of things stacked together

ขยะ

khaya — garbage; waste or rubbish to be discarded

พอ

pho — enough; sufficient in quantity or degree

จะ

ja — will; future tense or intention marker

กิน

kin — to eat; to consume food or drink

ได้

dai — can; able to; or past action marker

คือ

khue — is; equals; used to define or identify

จารึก

jaaruek — an inscription; words carved or written permanently

ชั้น

chan — shelf; a layer or level of a structure

วาง

waang — to place or set something down somewhere

ร้าน

raan — shop; a store where goods are sold

ขนมปัง

khanom pang — bread; baked flour-based food staple

สลัก

salak — to engrave or carve into a hard surface

ก้อน

kon — a lump or chunk of a solid substance

เล็ก

lek — small; little in size or degree

สต็อก

sa-tok — stock; supply of goods kept in store

คุณภาพ

khunnaphaap — quality; standard or degree of excellence

ต่ำ

tam — low; inferior in position, rank, or quality

เขา

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

ขาย

khaai — to sell; exchange goods for money

ไส้กรอก

sai krok — sausage; minced meat stuffed in a casing

ชิ้น

chin — piece; classifier for a portion of food

อาหาร

aahaan — food; nourishment consumed to sustain life

ทำ

tham — to do or make something; to perform an action

ซาก

saak — remains; carcass or ruins of something dead

สุนัข

sunak — dog; a domesticated canine animal

ส่ง

song — to send or deliver something to someone

เสียง

siang — sound; noise produced by vibration or voice

กระดูก

kraduk — bone; hard structure forming the skeleton

แห้ง

haeng — dry; lacking moisture or water content

กระทบ

kratop — to impact or knock against something else

กัน

kan — each other; together; mutually among parties

ท่ามกลาง

thaam klaang — amid; in the middle of a situation or group

เกาลัด

kaolaht — chestnut; a sweet edible nut often roasted

กำลัง

kamlang — currently doing; in the process of an action

คั่ว

khua — to roast or dry-fry nuts or seeds

กระบอก

krabork — a cylinder or tube-shaped container or object

หมุน

mun — to spin or rotate around a central point

สับ

sap — to chop; cut into small pieces rapidly

จน

jon — until; poor; up to a point or condition

ละเอียด

la-iat — fine; detailed; ground into small particles

ถ้วย

thuai — cup or bowl; small vessel for holding liquid

ราคา

raakhaa — price; the cost of buying something

เศษ

set — remainder; leftover fragment or scraps

มันฝรั่ง

man farang — potato; starchy root vegetable commonly eaten

ทอด

thoht — to fry food in hot oil

น้ำมัน

naam man — oil; fatty liquid used in cooking or machinery

หยด

yot — a drop; small liquid amount falling down

หยาด

yaat — a drip or trickle of liquid falling slowly

อย่าง

yaang — like; in a certain manner or way

เต็มใจ

tem jai — willingly; with full consent and readiness

มัน

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

เหมาะสม

mor som — appropriate; fitting or suitable for a situation

กับ

kap — with; together with another person or thing

คดเคี้ยว

khot khiao — winding; twisting and turning in a path

แคบ

khaep — narrow; limited in width or space

ๆ

(repetition mark) — symbol indicating repetition of the previous word

เต็ม

tem — full; filled completely to capacity

ไป

pai — to go; movement away from the speaker

รังเกียจ

rang kiat — to dislike strongly; feel disgust or aversion toward

กลิ่น

klin — smell; an odor perceived by the nose

เหม็น

men — stinky; having a bad unpleasant smell

สาย

saai — late; or a line or stream of something

อื่น

uen — other; different from what was mentioned

แยก

yaek — to separate; divide apart from a group

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all; the entire total amount or group

คน

khon — person; a human being; classifier for people

นุ่ง

nung — to wear clothing on the lower body

สวม

suam — to wear; put on clothing or accessories

หมวก

muak — hat; a head covering worn for protection

นอน

non — to sleep or lie down to rest

ล้วน

luan — all; entirely made up of one thing

รูปลักษณ์

ruup lak — appearance; the outward look of a person

หม่นหมอง

mon mong — gloomy; dull and sad in expression or mood

ดู

duu — to look at; to watch or observe something

เจ็บป่วย

jep puai — to be sick or ill; suffering from disease

ท่าที

thaa thii — manner or attitude shown through behavior

หวาดระแวง

waat ra-waeng — suspicious; fearfully distrustful of others around

ผู้คน

phuu khon — people; a group of persons in general

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing a state or action

คง

khong — probably; likely to remain as is

ความคิด

khwaam khit — thought or idea formed in the mind

แบบ

baep — style; type; a pattern or model

สัตว์ป่า

sat paa — wild animal; creature living in natural habitat

ถึง

thueng — to reach; arrive at; up to a point

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dai — possible; able to happen or be done

หัน

han — to turn; rotate face or body toward something

กลับ

klap — to return; go back to a previous place

สู้

suu — to fight or resist; stand up against adversity

แม้

mae — even though; despite a condition or fact

พวกเขา

phuak khao — they; a group of people being referred to

หดหู่

hot huu — depressed; feeling sad and mentally downcast

หลบ

lop — to dodge or evade something coming toward you

ซ่อน

son — to hide; conceal from sight or discovery

แต่

tae — but; however; contrasting two ideas

ดวงตา

duang taa — eyes; the organs used for seeing

ลุก

luk — to rise up; stand up; flare up suddenly

โชน

chon — to blaze or glow brightly with light or fire

ก็

kor — also; then; particle softening a statement

หมู่

muu — group; cluster of people or things together

ริมฝีปาก

rim fii paak — lips; the outer edges of the mouth

แน่น

naen — tight; firm; tightly packed or compressed

ซีด

siit — pale; lacking color especially in the face

ขาว

khaao — white; the color of pure snow or milk

อด

ot — to refrain from; to go without something

กลั้น

klan — to hold back; suppress a feeling or action

ไว้

wai — to keep; retain; hold in place for later

หน้าผาก

naa phaak — forehead; the front part of the head above eyes

ขมวด

khamuad — to furrow or knit the brows together tightly

คล้าย

khlaai — similar to; resembling something else closely

คอ

kho — neck; body part connecting head to shoulders

ครุ่น

khrun — to brood or ponder deeply on a matter

คิด

khit — to think; form thoughts or consider something

ว่า

waa — that; say; introduces a quoted or reported speech

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; required to do something

ทน

thon — to endure; bear or tolerate pain or hardship

รับ

rap — to receive or accept something given to you

หรือ

rue — or; presenting an alternative choice or option

มือ

mue — hand; the part of the arm used for grasping

กระทำ

kratham — to commit or carry out an action or deed