A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

ผู้

phuu — Person; classifier or prefix indicating a person

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; the entire duration of something

เวลา

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

นี้

nii — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

สวม

suam — To wear or put on clothing or accessories

ใส่

sai — To put on; to wear or insert something

เสื้อผ้า

suea-phaa — Clothes; garments worn on the body

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay or reside at a place

กล่าว

klaao — To say or state something formally

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a quote or reported speech

ถ้า

thaa — If; a conditional conjunction introducing a clause

ไม่

mai — Not; a negation word used before verbs

ใช่

chai — Yes; to be correct or to affirm something

คน

khon — Person; a human being or individual

ที่

thii — That; place or relative pronoun in sentences

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; or passive voice marker

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or states

ศรัทธา

sat-thaa — Faith; belief or devotion toward something revered

และ

lae — And; a conjunction joining words or clauses

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter or topic being discussed

งี่เง่า

ngii-ngao — Foolish or silly; acting in a ridiculous manner

ต่างๆ

taang-taang — Various; many different kinds or types

นานา

naa-naa — Various; diverse kinds of things or people

ทำ

tham — To do or make; to perform an action

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning 'to cause'

โชค

chook — Luck; fortune whether good or bad

ร้าย

raai — Bad; evil or harmful in nature

ใน

nai — In; inside a place or period of time

สัปดาห์

sap-daa — Week; a period of seven days

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass; to go through or beyond something

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement here

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; an intensifier used in comparisons

กว่า

kwaa — More than; a comparative particle in Thai

ทำมาหากิน

tham-maa-haa-kin — To earn a living; work to support oneself

สุจริต

sut-ja-rit — Honest; acting with integrity and righteousness

น่า

naa — Worthy of; prefix expressing feeling or likelihood

สงสาร

song-saan — To pity; to feel compassion for someone's suffering

ไหน

nai — Where; which; interrogative word asking location

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

พบ

phop — To meet or find someone or something

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completion of an action

น้อย

noi — Few; little; a small amount or quantity

แต่งตัว

taeng-tua — To dress oneself; to get dressed up

ซะ

sa — Emphatic particle indicating action done immediately

ลูกชาย

luuk-chaai — Son; a male child of someone

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment or time that

ขัด

khat — To polish; to scrub or clean a surface

รองเท้า

roong-thaao — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

ก็

ko — Also; then; a conjunctive or concessive particle

คอย

khoi — To wait; to wait for someone or something

เหลือบ

lueap — To glance; to look sideways or sneak a look

ดู

duu — To look; to watch or observe something

แม่

mae — Mother; a female parent

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to someone or something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ครั้งคราว

khrang-khraao — Occasionally; from time to time

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually

สัญญาณ

san-yaan — Signal; a sign or indication of something

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix used before verbs indicating process

กราบไหว้

kraap-wai — To prostrate and pay respect in worship

อีก

iik — Another; more; again in addition to

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon or name something

เพราะ

phro — Because; the reason why something occurs

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; to have done

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; an emphasizing particle

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; exactly at a point

เขา

khao — He, she, they; a third-person pronoun

หัน

han — To turn; to rotate facing a direction

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk or say something

กับ

kap — With; together with someone or something

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a female spouse in a marriage

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; an occurrence or instance of something

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker before verbs

ยอม

yom — To yield; to accept or agree reluctantly

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things or people

เกิด

koet — To occur; to be born or happen

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise or increase; directional particle

แบบ

baep — Style; type or manner of doing something

สั่นเทา

san-thao — To tremble; to shake with fear or cold

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to or resembling something else

รถม้า

rot-maa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

โกโรโกโส

koo-roo-koo-soo — Dilapidated; old and falling apart in condition

ง่วงนอน

nguang-noon — Sleepy; feeling drowsy and wanting to sleep

ยา

yaa — Medicine; drug used for treatment or healing

ฝิ่น

fin — Opium; a narcotic drug derived from poppies

เส้นเอ็น

sen-en — Tendon; fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone

ตึง

tueng — Tight; tense or stretched taut

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point in time

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size; extent or degree of something

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — Pain; to ache or feel physical hurt

นั้น

nan — That; a demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain or stay

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

อัน

an — A classifier for small or general objects

อื่น

uuen — Other; another different thing or person

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

มี

mii — To have; to possess or there is

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

กระเป๋า

kra-pao — Bag; pocket; a container for carrying items

ดี

dii — Good; fine; of positive quality

สัก

sak — A little; some; a particle of approximation

นิด

nit — A little bit; a tiny amount of something

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be curious or suspicious about

ตั้งแต่

tang-tae — Since; from a point in time onward

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

จรด

ja-rot — Until reaching; up to a point or place

ค่ำ

kham — Evening; the period after sunset at nightfall

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle

ทน

thon — To endure; to tolerate or bear something

หรอก

rok — Emphatic particle expressing denial or contradiction

อะไร

a-rai — What; an interrogative asking about something

ตอน

toon — Period; episode; a section of time

นอก

nook — Outside; external; beyond a boundary

จาก

jaak — From; away from a source or origin

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something

คำราม

kham-raam — To roar; to growl loudly in anger

วลี

wa-lii — Phrase; a group of words forming expression

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like something listed

เคร่ง

khreng — Strict; devout; serious in following rules

ศาสนา

saat-sa-naa — Religion; a system of spiritual belief

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; an additive particle

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or emphasis

ขัดขวาง

khat-khwaang — To obstruct; to block or hinder someone's progress

ผลประโยชน์

phon-pra-yoot — Benefit; interest; gain derived from something

สามี

saa-mii — Husband; a male spouse in a marriage

ลูก

luuk — Child; offspring; also a classifier for round objects

ไหม

mai — Question particle asking yes or no

ขว้าง

khwaang — To throw; to hurl an object forcefully

ประกาย

pra-kaai — Spark; a glint or flash of light

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of language or speech

เสียดสี

siat-sii — Sarcastic; to mock with biting critical words

อื่นๆ

uuen-uuen — Others; various other things or people

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or come out of something

หิน

hin — Stone; rock; hard mineral material

ลับมีด

lap-miit — To sharpen a knife; honing a blade

หมุน

mun — To spin; to rotate or turn around

แห่ง

haeng — Of; place classifier for locations and institutions

เดือดดาล

dueat-daan — Furious; boiling with intense rage or anger

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second-person pronoun in Thai

เตรียมตัว

triam-tua — To prepare oneself; to get ready for something

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

ธุรกิจ

thu-ra-kit — Business; commercial activity or enterprise

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; as per something

ปกติ

pa-ka-ti — Normal; usual; the regular or standard state