A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

เพราะ

phro — Because; used to introduce a reason or cause.

กาลเวลา

kan we-la — Time; the passage or flow of time.

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai.

มาถึง

ma thueng — To arrive; to reach a destination.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

หุ่นไล่กา

hun lai ka — Scarecrow; figure placed in fields to deter birds.

ผอมโซ

phom so — Gaunt; very thin and emaciated in appearance.

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places or locations.

ดินแดน

din daen — Territory; a region or stretch of land.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past or successful action.

จ้องมอง

chong mong — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something.

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people.

จุด

chut — To light; to ignite; also means a point or dot.

ตะเกียง

ta kiang — Lantern; an oil lamp used for lighting.

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere.

นาน

nan — Long time; for an extended duration.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing.

ยาม

yam — During; a period of time; a guard or watchman.

ว่างเปล่า

wang plao — Empty; vacant; devoid of content or people.

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses.

หิวโหย

hiu hoi — Hungry; starving; feeling intense lack of food.

จน

chon — Until; poor; to the point that something happens.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; up to a certain point.

ขั้น

khan — Level; step; stage of a process or degree.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought.

หา

ha — To search for; to look for something.

วิธี

wi-thi — Method; way of doing something.

ปรับปรุง

prap prung — To improve; to renovate; to make better.

วิธีการ

wi-thi-kan — Method; procedure; systematic way of doing something.

ของ

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

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun.

ดึง

dueng — To pull; to drag; to draw toward oneself.

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; persons; a group of human beings.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker.

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of something.

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord; string used for tying things.

รอก

rok — Pulley; a wheel-and-rope device for lifting loads.

เหล่า

lao — Those; a group of; plural marker for nouns.

เพื่อ

phuea — For; in order to; expressing purpose or intention.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle in Thai.

ลุกโชน

luk chon — To blaze; to flare up with bright flames.

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — Amid; in the middle of a situation or group.

ความมืดมน

khwam muet mon — Darkness; gloom; a state of obscurity and despair.

ชะตากรรม

cha-ta-kam — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined course of life.

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; third person plural pronoun.

แต่

tae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or unfinished action.

ไม่ถึง

mai thueng — Not yet reaching; falling short of a goal.

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception.

สายลม

sai lom — Breeze; a gentle current of wind.

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for locations.

พัดผ่าน

phat phan — To blow through; wind passing across a place.

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-rang-set — France; the European country known for culture and wine.

สั่น

san — To shake; to tremble; to vibrate.

ผ้าขี้ริ้ว

pha khi rio — Rag; a torn or worn-out piece of cloth.

อย่าง

yang — Like; in the manner of; a type or kind.

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Fruitless; ineffective; without any useful result.

นก

nok — Bird; a feathered, winged animal.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

เสียงร้อง

siang rong — A cry; a call or vocal sound made by creatures.

ขน

khon — Feather; fur; hair on animals or birds.

งาม

ngam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to take something offered.

คำเตือน

kham tuean — Warning; a cautionary message or advice.

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs/adjectives.

ร้านขายไวน์

ran khai wai — Wine shop; a store that sells wine.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai.

ร้าน

ran — Shop; store; a place of business.

หัวมุม

hua mum — Corner; the junction of two streets or walls.

ดูดี

du di — To look good; to appear attractive or prosperous.

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai.

อื่นๆ

uen uen — Others; other ones; remaining unspecified things or people.

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly; the majority; the greater part of something.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entirety of something mentioned.

ด้าน

dan — Side; aspect; a face or dimension of something.

รูปลักษณ์

rup lak — Appearance; looks; the visual impression something gives.

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status; social or financial standing of a person.

เจ้าของ

chao khong — Owner; proprietor; person who possesses something.

ยืน

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

ด้านนอก

dan nok — Outside; the exterior side of a place.

สวม

suam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories.

เสื้อกั๊ก

suea gak — Vest; a sleeveless garment worn over a shirt.

สีเหลือง

si lueang — Yellow; the color of gold or sunlight.

กางเกง

kang keng — Trousers; pants; lower body clothing garment.

สีเขียว

si khiao — Green; the color of leaves and grass.

มองดู

mong du — To look at; to observe something carefully.

การแย่งชิง

kan yaeng ching — Scramble; a fight or competition to grab something.

ไวน์

wai — Wine; an alcoholic drink made from grapes.

หกราด

hok rat — To spill; to pour out accidentally and messily.

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third person pronoun.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negative identification particle in Thai.

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; an affair or subject.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun used informally.

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; a formal word for saying.

พร้อมกับ

phrom kap — Along with; together with; simultaneously accompanying something.

ยักไหล่

yak lai — To shrug; to raise shoulders expressing indifference.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; classifier for occurrences or instances.

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last; final; occurring at the end.

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a place.

ตลาด

ta-lat — Market; a place where goods are bought and sold.

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action.

เอา

ao — To take; to get; informal verb for taking.

อีก

ik — Another; more; again; additional.

ขวด

khuat — Bottle; a container for liquids.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle linking clauses or adding emphasis.

แล้วกัน

laeo kan — Then so be it; fine; expressing reluctant agreement.

ขณะนั้น

kha-na nan — At that moment; at that particular time.

สายตา

sai ta — Gaze; line of sight; eyesight.

บังเอิญ

bang oен — By chance; accidentally; happening unexpectedly.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive something visually.

ตัวตลก

tua talok — Clown; a comic figure; a funny or silly person.

ตัวสูง

tua sung — Tall figure; a person of great height.

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; progressive aspect marker.

เขียน

khian — To write; to inscribe letters or characters.

คำขำขัน

kham kham khan — Joke; a humorous saying intended to make people laugh.

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so; then; indicating a logical result.

ตะโกน

ta-kon — To shout; to yell loudly across a distance.

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to address someone by name.

ข้าม

kham — To cross; to go over a road or boundary.

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a paved path for vehicles.

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to communicate information.

ที

thi — Once; a turn; classifier for times or instances.

เถิด

thoet — Go on; do it; particle urging someone to act.

เจ้า

chao — You; lord; informal or archaic second person pronoun.

อะไร

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

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pointing to something nearby.

ชายคนนั้น

chai khon nan — That man; referring to a specific male person.

ชี้

chi — To point; to indicate direction with a finger.

ท่าทาง

tha thang — Manner; gesture; body language or physical bearing.

ความสำคัญ

khwam sam-khan — Importance; significance; the quality of being important.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; well-known; making a sound.

มัก

mak — Usually; tend to; habitually inclined to do something.

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit; character; a person's usual behavior or nature.

พวกพ้อง

phuak phong — Associates; cronies; a group of close companions.

พลาด

phlat — To miss; to fail; to make an error.

เป้า

pao — Target; goal; an aim one tries to hit or achieve.

ล้มเหลว

lom leo — To fail; to collapse; not succeeding in an effort.

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of a method or agent.

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely; entirely; totally without exception.

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; that way.

กับ

kap — With; and; together with another person or thing.

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise; also; in the same way as well.

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominal prefix for doer.

ต้องส่ง

tong song — Must send; required to deliver or refer someone.

โรงพยาบาลบ้า

rong pha-ya-ban ba — Lunatic asylum; hospital for mentally ill patients.

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle asking for confirmation.

ไง

ngai — Right; isn't it; casual question-ending particle.

พลาง

phlang — Meanwhile; while doing something simultaneously.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; particle indicating completed action.

ลบล้าง

lop lang — To erase; to wipe out; to nullify something.

โคลน

khlon — Mud; wet, dirty earth; slimy soft ground.

กำ

kam — To grasp; a handful; to hold in a fist.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit.

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to grab something with fingers.

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix for actions; act of doing something.

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for something close by.

โดยเฉพาะ

doi cha-pho — Especially; particularly; with special emphasis on something.

ทา

tha — To apply; to smear or spread on a surface.

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle indicating downward movement.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.