A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

สีหน้า

sǐi nâa — Facial expression or complexion showing emotion.

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ก็

gôr — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'so'.

ปรากฏ

bpràakòt — To appear, emerge, or become visible.

ซ้ำ

sám — To repeat; doing something again or repeatedly.

อย่าง

yàang — Type, kind, or manner; used to indicate how something is.

แม่นยำ

mâen yam — Accurate, precise, or exact in execution.

บน

bon — On top of; preposition indicating upper surface.

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — The face; front part of the head.

อ่อนเยาว์

òn yao — Young, youthful in appearance or character.

อัน

an — Classifier for general objects; also means 'one thing'.

งดงาม

ngót ngaam — Beautiful, elegant, graceful in appearance.

ของ

kŏng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

หญิงสาว

yǐng sǎao — Young woman; a girl or young female person.

ผู้

pûu — Person who; prefix indicating a person or agent.

ที่

tîi — Place, location; also a relative pronoun 'that/which'.

แอบ

àep — To sneak, hide, or do something secretly.

เลื้อย

léuay — To crawl or creep slowly along a surface.

ไป

bpai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along a path or rule.

ผนัง

pànang — Wall; interior vertical surface of a room.

จน

jon — Until; so much that; also means poor.

ถึง

tǔeng — To reach, arrive at; preposition meaning 'to/until'.

จุด

jùt — Point, spot, or dot; a specific location.

เธอ

ter — She, her, or you (informal, usually female).

สามารถ

sǎamâat — To be able to; expressing capability or possibility.

มองเห็น

mong hěn — To be able to see; to perceive visually.

เขา

kǎo — He, she, him, her; third-person pronoun.

ได้

dâai — Can, could; indicates ability or past accomplishment.

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now, at this moment; formal or literary present time.

ยืน

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

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze, or observe something.

อยู่

yùu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere.

นั่น

nân — That over there; demonstrative pointing to something.

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with; used to add or accompany.

มือ

meu — Hand; the part of the body used to grasp.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location.

ตอนแรก

dton râek — At first, initially; referring to the beginning.

เพียงแต่

piang dtàe — Only, merely, just; limiting scope of an action.

ยก

yók — To lift, raise up; to elevate something.

ขึ้น

kêun — Up, upward; directional particle indicating rising.

ความ

kwaam — Prefix nominalizing abstract concepts like feelings or states.

สงสาร

sǒng sǎan — To pity, feel compassion or sympathy for someone.

หวาดกลัว

wàat gluua — To fear, be frightened or terrified of something.

หรือ

rěu — Or; conjunction offering an alternative option.

อาจ

àat — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

กระทั่ง

grà tâng — Until, even; up to a point or extent.

เพื่อ

pêua — In order to, for the purpose of doing something.

กัน

gan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle.

ออก

òk — Out, outward; to exit or move away from.

ปิดกั้น

bpìt gân — To block, obstruct, or shut something off.

ภาพ

pâap — Image, picture, or visual representation.

ไว้

wái — To keep, retain; particle indicating a stored action.

แต่

dtàe — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast.

กลับ

glàp — To return; unexpectedly doing the opposite instead.

เหยียด

yìat — To stretch out or extend a limb fully.

ยื่น

yêun — To extend, hand out, or reach something forward.

หา

hǎa — To look for, search, or seek something.

ตัว

dtuua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects.

สั่นเทา

sân tao — To tremble, shiver, or shake from emotion or cold.

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai.

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or take someone somewhere.

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or observe something attentively.

วิญญาณ

winyaan — Soul, spirit; a person's spiritual or immaterial essence.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker.

วาง

waang — To place, put down, or set something somewhere.

อก

òk — Chest, breast; the front upper torso of body.

อุ่น

ùn — Warm; having a comfortable, gentle heat.

ความรัก

kwaam rák — Love; the feeling of deep affection for someone.

พา

paa — To take or bring someone along somewhere.

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker meaning 'to let/make'.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals.

มี

mii — To have, possess; there is/are.

ชีวิต

chiiwít — Life; the state of being alive and living.

ความหวัง

kwaam wǎng — Hope; the feeling of expectation for something positive.

แม้

máe — Even though, although; concessive conjunction.

เข้มข้น

kêm kôn — Intense, concentrated, strong in degree or quality.

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai language.

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if, like; used for simile or comparison.

ว่า

wâa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

ผ่าน

pàan — To pass through, go past, or get through.

แสง

sǎeng — Light; radiance or illumination from a source.

เคลื่อนไหว

kleuan wǎi — To move, shift; motion of a body or object.

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin or departure point.

สู่

sùu — Toward, to; preposition indicating direction of movement.

ความมืด

kwaam mêut — Darkness; absence of light in an environment.

ปกคลุม

bpòk klum — To cover, envelop, or spread over a surface.

แทน

taen — Instead of, in place of; to substitute or replace.

คน

kon — Person, people; general term for a human being.

ทั้งสอง

táng sǒng — Both; referring to two people or things together.

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to something.

น้อย

nóoi — Little, few, small in amount or degree.

ลง

long — Down, downward; directional particle indicating descent.

เรื่อย

rêuay — Continuously, steadily, without stopping.

ๆ

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

ดวงตา

duang dtaa — Eyes; literary or poetic term for the eyes.

เหม่อลอย

mòr loi — Vacant, absent-minded, staring blankly into space.

หม่นหมอง

mòn mong — Gloomy, dim, dull; sorrowful or downcast in mood.

กวาดมอง

gwàat mong — To sweep one's gaze across an area or scene.

พื้น

péun — Floor, ground, surface; the base of a room.

รอบ

rôp — Around, surrounding; a round or circuit of something.

แบบ

bàep — Style, pattern, form, or type of something.

เดิม

derm — Original, former; the same as before.

ที่สุด

tîi sùt — Most, the most; superlative degree marker.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or activities.

ถอนหายใจ

tǒn hǎai jai — To sigh; exhaling deeply expressing emotion or fatigue.

ยาว

yaao — Long; having great length or duration.

ลึก

léuk — Deep; extending far down or inward.

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up, grab, or take with the fingers.

รองเท้า

rong táo — Shoe, footwear worn to protect the feet.

ทำงาน

tam ngaan — To work; to perform a job or task.

ต่อ

dtòr — To continue, connect; per unit or toward something.

ท่าน

tâan — You (formal/respectful); also means 'he/she' formally.

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, or recognize someone or something.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions.

ถาม

tǎam — To ask a question or make an inquiry.

เป็น

bpen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, noise; auditory perception.

กระซิบ

grà síp — To whisper; speaking very softly and quietly.

ใช่

châi — Yes, correct; affirmative response confirming something.

ชั่วขณะ

chûa kànà — A moment, an instant; a very brief period of time.

หนึ่ง

nèung — One; the number one or a single unit.

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally.

คิด

kít — To think, consider, or have a thought.

สิ้นหวัง

sîn wǎng — Hopeless, despairing; having lost all hope.

โดย

dooi — By, through, by means of; indicating method or agent.

สิ้นเชิง

sîn cherng — Completely, entirely, thoroughly; to the fullest extent.

เห็น

hěn — To see, perceive visually, or notice something.

ไม่ต้องสงสัย

mâi dtông sǒng sǎi — Without doubt, undoubtedly, certainly true.

เพียง

piang — Only, just, merely; limiting to a small amount.

เดียว

diiao — Alone, single, only one; solitary.

เคย

koie — Ever, used to; indicating past experience or habit.

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing.

ดี

dii — Good, well; positive quality or favorable condition.

ก่อน

gòn — Before, first, earlier; preceding in time or order.

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet, silent; absence of noise or sound.

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first-person pronoun singular or plural.

ถอย

tǒi — To step back, retreat, or move backward.

อีก

ìik — Again, more, another; indicating addition or repetition.

เดิน

dern — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace.

ห้อง

hông — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

ใต้หลังคา

dtâi lǎng kaa — Under the roof; attic or garret space.

เข้า

kâo — To enter, go in; directional particle inward.

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close; a short distance away from something.

มาก

mâak — Many, much, very; indicating a large degree or quantity.

กับ

gàp — With, and; together with another person or thing.

ม้านั่ง

máa nâng — Bench; a long seat for multiple people to sit.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position.