A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

สีหน้า

sǐi nâa — Facial expression; the look on one's face

ที่

thîi — At; which; a relative pronoun or place marker

เข้มขลึง

khêm khlʉng — Dark and gloomy; having a stern, forbidding look

กลับคืน

klàp khʉʉn — To return; to come back to original state

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

บน

bon — On; above; on top of something

หน้าผาก

nâa phàak — Forehead; the front part of the head

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khǎo — He; she; him; her; third-person pronoun

ดูเหมือน

duu mʉ̌ean — To seem; to appear as though something is true

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention marker

ตระหนัก

tra nák — To realize; to become aware of something

ว่า

wâa — That; a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ปรากฏ

praa kòt — To appear; to become visible or manifest

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; indicates ongoing state or location

เธอ

thəə — She; her; you (informal, often to females)

ด้วย

dûay — Also; too; with; as well

เช่นกัน

chên kan — Likewise; similarly; the same as well

หัน

hǎn — To turn; to rotate the head or body

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; page; next

เข้าหา

khâo hǎa — To approach; to move toward someone or something

แสงสว่าง

sɛ̌ɛng sàwàang — Light; brightness; illumination from a source

โดยตรง

dooi trong — Directly; straight; without detour or intermediary

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; indicating completed action

มองดู

mɔɔng duu — To look at; to gaze upon something

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense or possibility marker

วาง

waang — To place; to put something down somewhere

ศีรษะ

sǐi sà — Head; the top part of the human body

ไหล่

lài — Shoulder; the joint between arm and torso

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal)

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; to return something; to give back

ถูก

thùuk — To be acted upon; correct; cheap; passive marker

เรียกตัว

rîak tua — To summon; to call someone to appear

ออกไป

ɔ̀ɔk pai — To go out; to leave; to exit a place

กลัว

klua — To fear; to be afraid of something

จากไป

jàak pai — To leave; to depart; to go away

แม้ว่า

mɛ́ɛ wâa — Even though; although; despite the fact that

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

นำตัว

nam tua — To bring someone; to escort a person somewhere

ไปยัง

pai yang — To go to; toward; in the direction of

หอคอย

hɔ̌ɔ khɔɔi — Tower; a tall structure rising above surroundings

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above; north; over; higher than something

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; them; a group of people

พบ

phóp — To find; to meet; to encounter someone

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an abstract or concrete item

เหล่านี้

lào níi — These; referring to a group of things nearby

แขนเสื้อ

khɛɛn sʉ̂a — Sleeve; the part of a garment covering the arm

ทิ้ง

thíng — To abandon; to throw away; to leave behind

เหล่า

lào — Group of; those; plural marker for nouns

ไว้

wái — To keep; to leave in place; to retain

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or beneficiary marker

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions

มัน

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

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ช่วย

chûay — To help; to assist someone with something

หนี

nǐi — To flee; to escape; to run away from

ร่างกาย

râang kaai — Body; the physical form of a living being

จิตวิญญาณ

jìt winyaan — Soul; spirit; the spiritual essence of a person

ก็ตาม

kɔ̂ taam — Regardless; no matter; even so; anyway

นั่น

nân — That (over there); referring to a specific thing

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; are; means; defines or identifies something

ถ้อยคำ

thɔ̂ɔi kham — Words; speech; verbal expression or utterance

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai

อย่างดี

yàang dii — Well; properly; in a good manner

ขยับ

khayàp — To move slightly; to shift position a little

ริมฝีปาก

rim fǐi pàak — Lips; the edge of the mouth area

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — For; in order to; for the purpose of

เตรียม

triam — To prepare; to get ready for something

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; a large number of things

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; a classifier for occurrences

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to something else

เปล่ง

plèng — To emit; to utter; to produce a sound

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

ออกมา

ɔ̀ɔk maa — To come out; to emerge from inside something

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

สามารถ

sǎa mâat — Can; to be able to; capable of doing

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; still; a softening or connective particle

อย่าง

yàang — Like; as; in a manner; type or kind

ต่อเนื่อง

tɔ̀ɔ nʉ̂ang — Continuous; ongoing; without interruption

สอดคล้อง

sɔ̀ɔt khlɔ́ɔng — Consistent; harmonious; in agreement with something

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or mutual marker

แม้

mɛ́ɛ — Even; although; despite; concessive conjunction

ช้า

cháa — Slow; late; moving without speed

เกิด

kə̀ət — To occur; to be born; to happen suddenly

อะไร

arai — What; something; anything; interrogative pronoun

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; to rise; increase; directional particle upward

แน่

nɛ̂ɛ — Certain; sure; definitely; expressing confidence

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right; affirmation

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additional

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; a single unit; the number one

ผู้ชม

phûu chom — Audience; spectator; viewer watching something

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; encompassing everything mentioned

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number two

สะดุ้ง

sadûng — To flinch; to startle suddenly from shock

ตกใจ

tòk jai — To be startled; shocked; frightened by something sudden

หา

hǎa — To search for; to look for something

กะทันหัน

ka than hǎn — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning or expectation

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving of; prefix indicating worthiness

สะพรึงกลัว

sa phrʉng klua — Terrifying; horrifying; causing great fear

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

นิ่งสนิท

nîng sanìt — Perfectly still; completely motionless; not moving at all

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or boundary

อ้อมมือ

ɔ̂ɔm mʉʉ — Embrace; to wrap arms around someone gently

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; indicating a small amount

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly; gently; lightly; with little force

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — I; me; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

วิงวอน

wing wɔɔn — To beg; to implore; to plead earnestly with someone

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; respectful second or third-person pronoun

สุภาพบุรุษ

sùphâap búrùt — Gentleman; a polite, honorable, well-mannered man

ผู้ใจดี

phûu jai dii — Kind-hearted person; someone who is generous and good

อย่า

yàa — Don't; do not; negative imperative command

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in; to enter a space or area

ใกล้

klâi — Near; close; not far from something

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal); first-person pronoun

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively to something

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — To cry out; to shout; to sing or wail

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; interrogative pronoun for people

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the part of the body at arm's end

ปล่อย

plɔ̀ɔi — To release; to let go; to free something

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out; to exit; away from inside something

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise; to pick something up

ผม

phǒm — I; me; hair; first-person pronoun (male)

สีขาว

sǐi khǎao — White color; the color of snow or milk

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ฉีก

chìik — To tear; to rip apart with force

ทึ้ง

thʉ́ng — To tug; to pull roughly at hair or clothing

ความ

khwaam — A nominalizer; abstract noun prefix for states

คลั่งไคล้

khlâng khlâi — To be obsessed with; to be madly passionate about