A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

ขอ

khǒo — To request or ask for something politely

อนุญาต

à nú yâat — To permit or grant permission for something

ที่จะ

thîi jà — Particle indicating intention or purpose: 'to' or 'in order to'

เขา

khǎo — Third-person pronoun: he, she, or they

หลงลืม

lǒng luuum — To forget or lose awareness of something

ไป

pai — To go; also used as a directional verb particle

อีก

ìik — Again; additionally; more of something

แม้

mâae — Even though; despite; concessive conjunction

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

ชั่วครู่

chûua khrûu — For a brief moment; a short while

มือ

muuu — Hand; the part of the body below the wrist

ของเขา

khǒong khǎo — His, her, or their possessive form

ก็

kôo — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'well'

ยังคง

yang khong — To still continue; to remain in a state

เคลื่อนไหว

khlûuan wǎi — To move or make movement; physical motion

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; like; as a way of

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; indicates a state or identity

จังหวะ

jang wà — Rhythm; beat; timing or tempo of movement

ตลอด

tà lòot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

เวลา

wee laa — Time; a period or moment in time

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or context

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most; superlative degree; finally, at last

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

ค่อยๆ

khôi khôi — Slowly and gradually; little by little

หวน

wǔan — To return or revert back to a previous state

กลับมา

klàp maa — To come back; to return to a place or state

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used to indicate continuation

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front part of the head

ที่

thîi — Relative pronoun 'that/which'; also means 'place'

เหม่อ

mòo — To stare blankly; to be absent-minded or dazed

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze or glance at something

ออกไป

òok pai — To go out; to look outward; away from here

เมื่อ

mûua — When; at the time that something occurred

สายตา

sǎai taa — Gaze; line of sight; eyesight or vision

จับ

jàp — To catch; to grab; to fix upon something

อยู่ที่

yùu thîi — To be located at; to rest or stay at

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

สะดุ้ง

sà dûng — To startle; to flinch from a sudden shock

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

พูดต่อ

phûut tòo — To continue speaking; to carry on talking

ท่าที

thâa thii — Manner; attitude; demeanor or way of behaving

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ผู้ที่

phûu thîi — One who; the person who does something

เพิ่ง

phôoeng — Just; just now; having just done something recently

ตื่น

tùun — To wake up; to become alert or awake

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a point

หลับ

làp — To sleep; to be asleep; eyes closed in sleep

ราวกับ

raao kàp — As if; as though; resembling a certain condition

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of something

เรื่องราว

rûuang raao — Story; tale; account of events or narrative

คืน

khuun — Night; to return something; a nighttime period

ที่แล้ว

thîi láaeo — Previous; last; referring to the past period

สอน

sǒon — To teach; to instruct someone in a subject

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; by yourself; one's own self

และ

láe — And; also; connecting two elements together

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive; to obtain or get something given

ด้วย

dûuai — With; also; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract quality or state

ยากลำบาก

yâak lam bàak — Difficult and troublesome; hardship; arduous struggle

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a large degree or amount

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a certain event or time

ผ่านไป

phàan pai — To pass by; to elapse; time going by

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

ทำ

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

รองเท้า

roong tháo — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker

นับแต่นั้น

náp tàae nán — Since then; from that point onward in time

ขณะที่

khà nà thîi — While; at the moment that; during the time

ยื่น

yùun — To extend; to hand over; to reach out

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept something offered or given

ถูก

thùuk — To be; passive marker; correct; inexpensive

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to take with the fingers

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; title of respect

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent or method

จ้องมอง

jôong moong — To stare intently; to gaze fixedly at something

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; page; next (as in next time)

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside at a location

มั่นคง

mân khong — Stable; firm; steadfast and unwavering

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clauses

ท่าน

thâan — Respectful pronoun for 'you' or 'he/she' (formal)

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall something

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

เลย

looei — At all; not at all; ever; intensifying negative particle

หรือ

rǔuu — Or; question particle at end of yes/no questions

หล่น

lòn — To fall; to drop down from a height

ลง

long — Down; downward direction; to go down

พื้น

phúun — Floor; ground; surface of a room or area

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be in a seated position

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to inquire or question someone

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

กะพริบตา

kà phrîp taa — To blink; to open and close eyes briefly

วาง

waang — To place; to put something down on a surface

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

แขน

khǎaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person

คนนี้

khon níi — This person; this man or this individual

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

สิ

sì — Imperative particle; 'go on and do it'

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; to not have; absence of something

ภาพ

phâap — Image; picture; visual representation of something

นายธนาคาร

naai thá naa khaan — Banker; a person who works in banking

เก่า

kào — Old; aged; worn from long use or age

ธุรกิจ

thú rá kìt — Business; commercial enterprise or professional activity

คน

khon — Person; people; a human being

รับใช้

ráp chái — To serve; to work in service of someone

กาลเวลา

kaan wee laa — Time; the passage of time; era or epoch

เก่าๆ

kào kào — Old things; referring to multiple old items

ผุด

phùt — To pop up; to emerge suddenly from below

ขึ้นมา

khûun maa — To rise up; to come up toward the speaker

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or consciousness

นักโทษ

nák thôot — Prisoner; convict; a person who is imprisoned

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; a formal subject prefix

จองจำ

joong jam — To imprison; to be confined or incarcerated

หลายปี

lǎai pii — Many years; multiple years of time

ผลัด

phlàt — To take turns; to alternate; to relieve someone

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal action particle

ร่องรอย

rôong rooi — Trace; mark; remnant or sign left behind

สติปัญญา

sà tì pan yaa — Intelligence; wisdom; mental faculty and intellect

เคย

khooei — Used to; ever; indicates past habitual action

เฉียบแหลม

chìap lǎaem — Sharp; keen; acute in intelligence or perception

ตื่นตัว

tùun tua — Alert; awake; aware and responsive to surroundings

ซึ่ง

sûng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ลบเลือน

lóp luuan — To fade away; to become blurred or erased

บริเวณ

boo rí ween — Area; zone; a surrounding region or vicinity

กลาง

klaang — Middle; center; the central part of something

หน้าผาก

nâa phàak — Forehead; the area above the eyes on the face

บังคับ

bang kháp — To force; to compel; to control by authority

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb particle

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go through or across

ทะลุ

thá lú — To penetrate; to go through; to pierce something

ม่านหมอก

mâan mòok — Veil of fog; a curtain of mist obscuring vision

ดำทึบ

dam thúp — Pitch dark; opaque; completely black and dense

ปกคลุม

pòk khlum — To cover; to envelop or blanket something over

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural things

อีกครั้ง

ìik khráng — Once more; again; one more time

จาง

jaang — To fade; to become pale or less vivid

หาย

hǎai — To disappear; to be lost; to recover from illness

แต่

tàae — But; however; a contrastive conjunction

มัน

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

ปรากฏ

praa kòt — To appear; to emerge; to become visible or evident

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that place; over in that location