A Tale of Two Cities — Page 18

Vocabulary

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear someone speaking

นี่

nîi — This; used to point out something nearby

ก่อน

gòn — Before; first; prior to something else

ท่าน

thân — Respectful pronoun for a person of status

นาย

naai — Mr.; boss; male title or address

ทหาร

tha-hǎan — Soldier; military personnel

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to speak formally or officially

พลาง

plaang — While doing something simultaneously; meanwhile

ลง

long — To go down; descend; get off

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

รถ

rót — Vehicle; car; any wheeled transport

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

พา

paa — To take or lead someone somewhere

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location

พูด

phûud — To speak; to talk to someone

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutually

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; type; kind of way

เคร่ง

khrêng — Strict; serious; stern in manner

ขรึม

khrʉm — Solemn; grave; quietly serious in demeanor

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; used to define or equate

เอกสาร

èek-ga-sǎan — Document; official paper or written record

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who; classifier for people

อยู่

yùu — To stay; to be located somewhere

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to something

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ผม

phǒm — I; me; male first-person pronoun

ขาว

khǎao — White; the color white

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

เหล่า

làao — Those; a group or collection of things

นี้

níi — This; referring to something close or just mentioned

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; to receive an action

มอบ

mɔ̂ɔb — To hand over; to give formally to someone

ฝาก

fàak — To entrust; to leave something with someone

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; retaining something for later

กับ

gàb — With; together with; and (linking nouns)

ข้าพเจ้า

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

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready; prepared; along with something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

ณ

na — At; formal preposition indicating location

ลด

lót — To reduce; to decrease; to lower something

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise made by something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing state or quality

วุ่นวาย

wûn-waai — Chaotic; noisy; disorderly and confused situation

เล็กน้อย

lék-nɔ́ɔi — A little; slightly; a small amount

หมู่

mùu — Group; cluster; community of people or things

โคม

khoom — Lantern; lamp shade; decorative light cover

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flame; electricity; light source

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one; a single item

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to transmit something

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into a place

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something

แขน

khɛ̌ɛn — Arm; the limb between shoulder and hand

สวม

sùam — To wear; to put on clothing or uniform

เครื่องแบบ

khrʉ̂ang-bɛ̀ɛp — Uniform; standardized outfit worn officially

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; indicating completion of action

ดวงตา

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

เชื่อมโยง

chʉ̂am-yoong — To connect; to link things together

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; particle indicating consequence or concession

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; to gaze at something

ด้วย

dûai — Also; with; by means of; too

แวว

wɛɛo — Glint; spark; expression visible in the eyes

ตา

taa — Eye; also means maternal grandfather

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; no; negating identity or classification

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-daa — Ordinary; normal; common; nothing special

ยาม

yaam — Guard; watchman; a period of time

กลางวัน

glaang-wan — Daytime; the middle of the day

หรือ

rʉʉ — Or; a question particle at sentence end

กลางคืน

glaang-khʉʉn — Nighttime; the middle of the night

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; to have a condition

เรียบร้อย

rîab-rɔ́ɔi — Neat; tidy; orderly; properly done

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; to get or obtain

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; opening of the mouth

ลา

laa — To say goodbye; to take leave from someone

แล่น

lɛ̂ɛn — To run; to move fast; to sail along

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past something

ใต้

tâi — Under; below; beneath something

กลุ่ม

glùm — Group; cluster; a gathering of people or things

แกว่ง

gwɛ̀ng — To swing; to sway back and forth

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above; north; over something

หัว

hǔa — Head; top of the body or object

ริบหรี่

ríb-rìi — Dimly flickering; faint and wavering light

เรื่อยๆ

rʉ̂ai-rʉ̂ai — Continuously; steadily; on and on

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To go out; to exit; to emerge

สู่

sùu — Toward; to; in the direction of

ท้องฟ้า

thɔ́ɔng-fáa — Sky; the expanse of sky above

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; one

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled with something

ดวงดาว

duang-daao — Star; a celestial body seen in sky

กว้างใหญ่

gwâang-yài — Vast; wide and large; expansive in size

ภายใต้

phaai-tâi — Under; beneath; within the limits of something

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; at; classifier for places or institutions

แสงสว่าง

sɛ̌ɛng-sa-wàang — Light; brightness; illumination from a source

นิรันดร์

ni-ran — Eternal; everlasting; without end or limit

ไม่เคย

mâi-khəəi — Never; have never done something before

เคลื่อนไหว

khlʉ̂an-wǎi — To move; to make movement; motion

บาง

baang — Some; thin; certain unspecified ones

ดวง

duang — Classifier for celestial bodies; orb; ball of light

ห่างไกล

hàang-glai — Far away; distant; remote from here

โลก

lôok — World; earth; the planet we live on

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive in size

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; many

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the point that

นัก

nák — Very; intensifier; also means expert or scholar

ปราชญ์

prâat — Sage; wise person; scholar of great learning

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; to inform someone of something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotative and complementizer particle

ไม่แน่

mâi-nɛ̂ɛ — Uncertain; not sure; possibly not true

แสง

sɛ̌ɛng — Light; ray; beam of illumination

ดาว

daao — Star; a shining celestial body in sky

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state marker

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status; position; financial or social standing

จุด

jùt — Point; dot; spot; to ignite something

อวกาศ

a-wá-gàat — Outer space; the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

ใด

dai — Any; which; what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

กระทำ

grà-tham — To do; to perform; to carry out an action

เกิดขึ้น

gəəd-khʉ̂n — To occur; to happen; to come into existence

เงา

ngao — Shadow; shade; reflection of an object

มืด

mʉ̂ʉt — Dark; lacking light; darkness of night

ราตรี

raa-dtrii — Night; nighttime; formal or poetic word

กว้างขวาง

gwâang-khwǎang — Spacious; wide; roomy and expansive

ดำ

dam — Black; dark-colored; the color black

ตลอด

ta-lɔ̀ɔt — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

ช่วง

chûang — Period; span; a section of time or space

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a moment or period in time

หนาวเย็น

nǎao-yen — Cold; chilly; having a cold temperature

พักผ่อน

phák-phɔ̀ɔn — To rest; to relax; to take a break

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — Until; even; up to a certain point

รุ่งอรุณ

rûng-a-run — Dawn; sunrise; the early morning light

กระซิบ

grà-síp — To whisper; to speak very quietly to someone

วนเวียน

won-wian — To circle around; to hover; to keep recurring

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; classifier for occurrences

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; relative pronoun connector

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated somewhere

ตรงข้าม

trong-khâam — Opposite; facing; on the other side

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; shore; edge of water

ฝัง

fàng — To bury; to embed something into the ground

ขุด

khùt — To dig; to excavate something from the ground

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up; to rise; upward direction

ครุ่น

khrûn — To ponder deeply; to brood over something

คิด

khít — To think; to ponder; to consider something

พลัง

phalang — Power; energy; force or strength

ละเอียดอ่อน

lá-ìat-ɔ̀ɔn — Delicate; subtle; fine and sensitive

สูญสิ้น

sǔun-sîn — To perish; to be completely lost or gone

กาล

gaan — Time; era; period; formal or literary word

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; to stay stable

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; capable of doing something

ฟื้น

fʉ̂ʉn — To recover; to revive; to regain consciousness

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; to return; to give back something

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something pointed out there

คำถาม

kham-thǎam — Question; an inquiry asked of someone

เก่า

gào — Old; aged; not new; former

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish for something desired

ปรารถนา

praat-tha-naa — To desire; to wish earnestly for something

เรียก

rîak — To call; to summon; to name something

กลับ

glàb — To return; to go back; to reverse direction

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; one's living being

คำตอบ

kham-tɔ̀ɔp — Answer; response; reply to a question

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

จบ

jòp — To end; to finish; to conclude something

ภาค

phâak — Part; section; region; chapter of something

แรก

rɛ̂ɛk — First; initial; the earliest occurrence