A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

มัน

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

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

มอด

môt — To die out; extinguish gradually, as a flame

ดับ

dàp — To extinguish; turn off a light or flame

ลง

long — To go down; descend; downward directional particle

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên diao gàp — Just like; in the same way as something

ทุก

túk — Every; all; each without exception

สิ่ง

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

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; way; manner of doing something

นอกจาก

nôk jàak — Except; besides; other than a specified thing

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or activity

ทำ

tam — To do; make; perform an action

รองเท้า

rong táo — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

ที่

têe — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for locations

ไป

bpai — To go; move away from the speaker

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or source

ตัว

dtua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เขา

kǎo — He; she; they; third-person personal pronoun

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

พับ

páp — To fold; collapse something flat by bending

ห่อ

hòr — To wrap; bundle something up in material

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small; tiny; diminutive in size or amount

ของ

kǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

กลับ

glàp — To return; go back to a previous place

คืน

keun — Night; also to return something to someone

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicating completed action or sequence

พยายาม

pá-yaa-yaam — To try; make an effort to do something

เก็บ

gèp — To collect; keep; store; pick up an item

ไว้

wái — To keep; set aside; retain for future use

อก

òk — Chest; breast; the front torso of a person

แต่

dtàe — But; however; only; indicating contrast or exception

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; still continuing an action or state

คง

kong — Probably; likely; to remain stable or unchanged

มอง

mong — To look at; gaze toward something or someone

ดู

duu — To watch; look; observe something visually

เธอ

ter — She; you (informal feminine); second or third person

อยู่

yùu — To be; stay; live; exist at a location

ส่าย

sàai — To shake; sway side to side, especially the head

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of the body or an object

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; together with something or someone

ความ

kwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns and qualities

หม่น

mòn — Dull; gloomy; slightly dark or somber in tone

หมอง

mǒng — Tarnished; dim; dull; lacking brightness or clarity

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs and adjectives

เยาว์วัย

yao wai — Youth; young age; the period of being young

เกินไป

gern bpai — Too much; excessively beyond a reasonable degree

เบ่งบาน

bèng baan — To bloom; flourish; blossom fully and beautifully

เป็นไป

bpen bpai — To be possible; to happen; proceed in a direction

ไม่ได้

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

ว่า

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

นักโทษ

nák tôht — Prisoner; convict; person serving a jail sentence

คน

kon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เป็น

bpen — To be; to have a condition or identity

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; what manner or condition

นี่

nêe — This; here; emphatic demonstrative for nearby things

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; negating identity or classification of something

มือ

meu — Hand; the part of the body used for grasping

รู้จัก

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

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front part of a person's head

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something or someone

เคย

koey — Ever; used to; having done something previously before

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; perceive sound through the ears

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something further away or mentioned

ก่อน

gòn — Before; previously; prior to a time or event

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; at; classifier for places and institutions

หอคอย

hǒr koi — Tower; a tall structure rising above surroundings

เหนือ

nèua — Above; north; higher than something in position

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; one item

ยาวนาน

yaao naan — Long; lengthy; extending over a great period of time

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration of time

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker; past directional

ชื่อ

chêu — Name; the word used to identify a person or thing

คือ

keu — Is; means; defines or identifies something explicitly

อะไร

à-rai — What; asking about the identity of something unknown

นางฟ้า

naang fáa — Angel; fairy; a heavenly or magical female being

ผู้

pûu — Person who; one who; a nominalizing agent prefix

อ่อนโยน

òn yohn — Gentle; tender; kind and soft in manner or touch

เมื่อ

mêua — When; at the time that something occurred or happens

สังเกต

sǎng-gèt — To notice; observe carefully; pay attention to details

เห็น

hěn — To see; perceive visually; notice something exists

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐang — Tone of voice; vocal quality expressing emotion

ท่าที

tâa tee — Attitude; manner; demeanor expressed through behavior

ลูกสาว

lûuk sǎao — Daughter; a female child of a parent

คุกเข่า

kúk kào — To kneel; get down on one's knees

ต่อหน้า

dtòr nâa — In front of; in the presence of someone

พร้อมกับ

próm gàp — Together with; along with; simultaneously accompanying something

วาง

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

วิงวอน

wing won — To plead; beg; implore someone earnestly for help

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface or position

ท่าน

tâan — You; honorific second or third person respectful pronoun

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time period

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a specific moment or period of time

อื่น

èun — Other; another; different from the one mentioned

จะ

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

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; did; past or ability marker

ข้าพเจ้า

kâa pá jâo — I; me; formal and polite first-person pronoun

แม่

mâe — Mother; mom; a female parent

ใคร

krai — Who; asking about or referring to a person

พ่อ

pôr — Father; dad; a male parent

เหตุใด

hèt dai — Why; for what reason; asking cause of something

จึง

jeung — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result of something

รู้

rúu — To know; have knowledge or awareness of something

ประวัติ

bprà-wàt — History; background; personal record or life history

แสน

sǎen — Hundred thousand; extremely; very much in degree

ขมขื่น

kǒm kèun — Bitter; acrid; deeply painful emotionally or in taste

พวก

pûak — Group; gang; a collective of people or things

เลย

loey — At all; so; then; emphasizing degree or consequence

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility of an action

บอก

bòk — To tell; inform; say something to someone

ที่นี่

têe nêe — Here; at this place where the speaker is

เดียว

diao — Single; only; alone; one and no more

ที่นี้

têe níi — Here; at this place; slightly more formal variant

ขอ

kǒr — To request; ask for; please; making a polite appeal

ให้

hâi — To give; for; allow; causative or benefactive marker

สัมผัส

sǎm pàt — To touch; contact; sense through physical touching

อวยพร

uay pon — To bless; wish well; bestow a blessing on someone

จูบ

jùup — To kiss; press lips against someone affectionately

ที่รัก

têe rák — Dear; beloved; darling; a term of endearment

ศีรษะ

sǐi-sà — Head; the formal word for the human head

สีขาว

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

เย็นชา

yen chaa — Cold; emotionally distant; aloof and indifferent in manner

ปะปน

bpà bpon — To mix; mingle; blend together different things

เข้า

kâo — To enter; go in; inward directional particle

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with a person or thing

ผม

pǒm — Hair; also polite first-person male pronoun

สดใส

sòt sai — Bright; cheerful; lively; radiant in appearance or manner

ซึ่ง

seung — Which; that; a relative pronoun linking clauses

ทำให้

tam hâi — To cause; make something happen; bring about a result

อบอุ่น

òp ùn — Warm; cozy; providing comfort and warmth physically or emotionally

สว่างไสว

sà-wàang sǎai — Brilliantly bright; radiant; glowing with intense light

ขึ้น

kêun — To rise; go up; upward directional particle

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if; like; resembling; making a comparison

แสง

sǎeng — Light; ray; beam of light from a source

อิสรภาพ

ìt-sà-rà-pâap — Freedom; liberty; the state of being free

ส่องประกาย

sòng bprà-gaai — To sparkle; shine; glitter with reflected or emitted light