A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

ไม่

mâi — Negation particle meaning 'not' or 'no'

บ่อย

bòi — Often, frequently, happening many times

นัก

nák — Very, extremely; intensifier used after adjectives

หรอก

ròk — Particle softening negation or dismissal

ชาย

chaai — Male person; man or boy

คน

khon — Person, human being; classifier for people

ที่

thîi — Place, location; relative pronoun 'that/which'

สอง

sǒng — The number two

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

สาม

sǎam — The number three

กล่าว

klàao — To say, state, or declare formally

โดย

dooi — By, through, by means of

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, or say something

กับ

kàp — With; together with; to/for in some contexts

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

สัตว์

sàt — Animal, creature, living beast

เลว

leeo — Bad, wicked, morally inferior

ทราม

thraam — Vile, despicable, of very low character

เหล่า

lào — Group, those (plural marker for people/things)

นี้

níi — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

จำนวน

jamnuan — Number, quantity, amount of something

มาก

mâak — Many, much, a lot, very

จะ

jà — Future tense marker; will, going to

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; past tense marker; to get

รู้

rúu — To know, to be aware of something

รส

rót — Taste, flavor of food or drink

ชาติ

châat — Nation, country; birth; race or kind

ของ

khǒng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ไวน์

wai — Wine, an alcoholic grape beverage

หรือ

rǔu — Or; question particle for yes/no questions

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter, or affair

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative/indefinite pronoun

ก็

kô — Also, too; connective particle meaning 'then/also'

ตาม

taam — According to, following, along with

นอก

nôk — Outside, exterior, beyond a boundary

จาก

jàak — From, away from, departing a place

ขนมปัง

khanompang — Bread, a baked staple food loaf

ดำ

dam — Black; dark in color

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state, condition, or feeling

ตาย

taai — To die; death; dead

ใช่

châi — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example, like

นั้น

nán — That, those; far demonstrative pronoun

ตอบ

tòp — To answer, reply, or respond

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time that (past)

มี

mii — To have, there is/are

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix; act, action, or process

เรียก

rîak — To call, summon, or name something

ชื่อ

chûu — Name, the title of a person or thing

แบบ

bàep — Style, type, pattern, or manner

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, occasion; classifier for occurrences

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connector

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or action

คง

khong — Probably, likely; to remain steady

ใช้

cháai — To use, utilize, employ something

ไม้

máai — Wood, timber; tree; also tone mark name

จิ้ม

jîm — To pick at, poke, or dip into something

ฟัน

fan — Tooth, teeth; to cut or hack

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too; with, by means of

สงบ

sa-ngòp — Calm, peaceful, quiet, tranquil

นิ่ง

nîng — Still, motionless, silent, not moving

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, type; like, as

ลึก

lúek — Deep, profound, far down

ซึ้ง

súeng — Touching, deeply moving, profound emotionally

ไอ

ai — To cough; also informal pronoun for males

เบา

bao — Light in weight; soft, gentle, quiet

ๆ

(mai yamok) — Repetition mark indicating the preceding word repeats

อีก

ìik — More, again, another, additionally

ยก

yók — To lift, raise, carry upward

คิ้ว

khíu — Eyebrow, the hair above the eye

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise, increase; upward direction

เล็ก

lék — Small, little, tiny in size

น้อย

nói — Few, little, a small amount

สุดท้าย

sùttháai — Last, final, ultimate in a sequence

ตอน

ton — Period, episode, section of time

ขณะ

khàna — Moment, instant, while, during a time

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they (third person pronoun)

วาง

waang — To place, put down, set something

ภาชนะ

phaachaná — Container, vessel, receptacle for holding things

ดื่ม

dùem — To drink a liquid

ว่าง

wâang — Empty, vacant, free, unoccupied

เปล่า

plào — Empty, bare; question particle 'right?'

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward direction

ดูด

dùut — To suck, absorb, draw in liquid

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; opening of a container or river

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, noise

ดัง

dang — Loud, noisy; famous, well-known

อา

aa — Exclamation of realization or surprise; 'ah!'

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly, the more

แย่

yâe — Bad, terrible, in poor condition

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in; inward direction

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from speaker

ขม

khǒm — Bitter in taste

นั่น

nân — That (over there); mid-distance demonstrative

แหละ

làe — Exactly, precisely; emphatic particle

เลี้ยง

líang — To raise, feed, support; to host a meal

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one, a certain

น่า

nâa — Worth, deserving of; prefix indicating worthiness

สงสาร

sǒngsǎan — To pity, feel sorry for someone

มัก

mák — Usually, tend to, often do something

อยู่

yùu — To be at, stay, reside; continuous marker

เสมอ

sàmoe — Always, constantly, all the time

พวก

phûak — Group, gang; plural pronoun marker

มัน

man — It; informal third person; also 'it is'

ชีวิต

chiiwít — Life, existence, one's living being

ยาก

yâak — Difficult, hard, not easy

ลำบาก

lambàak — Troublesome, hardship, difficult circumstances

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me (first person, informal, female)

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; to be acted upon (passive)

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

คุณ

khun — You (polite); also title of respect

คือ

khuue — Is, means, that is to say

คำ

kham — Word, term, utterance in language

สิ้นสุด

sînsùt — To end, conclude, terminate completely

ไว้

wái — To keep, store; done in advance for later

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high in height or level

ขยับ

khàyàp — To move slightly, shift position a little

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

บน

bon — On top of, above, upper surface

นั่ง

nâng — To sit, be seated

หยุด

yùt — To stop, halt, cease an action

ก่อน

kòon — Before, prior to, first

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to, required to do

สามี

sǎamii — Husband, a married male partner

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you (informal, often female)

พึมพำ

phuemphum — To mumble, mutter quietly under one's breath

ท่าน

thân — You or he/she (very formal/respectful pronoun)

สุภาพบุรุษ

suphâapburùt — Gentleman, a polite and well-mannered man

ภรรยา

phanrayaa — Wife, a married female partner

ผม

phǒm — I, me (first person, male, polite)

ลูกค้า

lûukkháa — Customer, client, buyer of goods or services

ทั้ง

tháng — All, both, entire, the whole of

ถอด

thòt — To remove, take off clothing or accessories

หมวก

mùak — Hat, cap, headwear

ให้

hâi — To give; for, so that; causative marker

แก่

kàe — To, for (indirect object); old, aged

พร้อม

phróm — Ready, prepared; together, simultaneously

โบก

bòok — To wave, to beckon with hand

สง่างาม

sa-ngâangaam — Graceful, dignified, elegant in manner

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, take something offered

เคารพ

khaoróp — To respect, honor, show deference to

โน้ม

nóom — To incline, lean, bend toward something

ศีรษะ

sǐisa — Head, the topmost part of body

มอง

moong — To look, gaze, glance at something

รวดเร็ว

rûatreo — Fast, quick, rapid in action or movement

รอบ

rôop — Around, surrounding; round, rotation, cycle

ร้าน

ráan — Shop, store, establishment selling goods

ใส่

sài — To put in, wear, place into something

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, spirit, inner feelings

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up, grab with fingers

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, task; event or ceremony

ถัก

thàk — To knit, weave, braid fibers or yarn

จิตใจ

jìtjai — Mind, heart, mental and emotional state

เห็น

hěn — To see, notice, perceive visually

ชัด

chát — Clear, distinct, obvious, sharp in vision

จับ

jàp — To grab, catch, hold, arrest

ตา

taa — Eye; also maternal grandfather

สายตา

sǎaitaa — Eyesight, vision, line of sight

แวว

waeo — Glint, sparkle in the eyes; hint of quality

วาว

waao — Bright, shining, gleaming; also a kite

ตั้งใจ

tângjai — To intend, pay attention, be determined

วัน

wan — Day, a 24-hour period

ดี

dii — Good, fine, nice, of high quality