A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

ความเหมือนกัน

khwaam meuuan gan — Similarity or likeness between two or more things

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

มิได้

mi dai — Did not; formal negative past tense marker

ลดน้อยลง

lot noi long — To decrease or diminish in amount or degree

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; used for emphasis or continuation

จาก

jaak — From; away from a place or source

เหตุบังเอิญ

het bang oein — Coincidence; an accidental or chance occurrence

ที่ว่า

thi wa — That; which states or refers to something

ผู้เป็นพ่อ

phu pen pho — One who is a father; a male parent

กัด

gat — To bite; to clench or gnaw with teeth

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

บ้วน

buan — To spit out liquid from the mouth

ฟาง

faang — Straw; dried stalks of grain used as material

ออกมา

ok maa — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ขณะที่

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

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the organs of sight on a face

พริบพร่าง

phrip phraang — Sparkling or twinkling; shimmering with light

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; a possessive particle

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; a young adult male person

ก็

go — Also; then; a connective or filler particle

คอย

khoi — To wait; to anticipate someone or something arriving

จับตามอง

jap taa mong — To keep a close watch; to observe carefully

เขา

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

อย่าง

yaang — Like; in the manner of; a type or kind

ไม่อยู่นิ่ง

mai yuu ning — Restless; unable to stay still or calm

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao gap — Just like; in the same way as something else

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker for clauses

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze toward something or someone

สิ่งอื่น

sing uen — Other things; something else besides what is mentioned

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yaang — Everything; all things without exception

ถนน

tha-non — Road; a street or path for vehicles and people

ศีรษะ

see-sa — Head; the uppermost part of the human body

ผู้ส่งสาร

phu song saan — Messenger; a person who delivers messages or parcels

ประจำ

pra-jam — Regular; assigned; permanent or routine in nature

ร่ม

rom — Umbrella; a device used for shade or rain protection

คนหนึ่ง

khon neung — One person; a certain individual among others

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside or exist somewhere

กับ

gap — With; together with; a preposition of accompaniment

กิจการ

git-ja-gaan — Business; an enterprise or commercial undertaking

โผล่

phlo — To pop out; to suddenly appear or emerge

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go past or across something

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; a gate or entrance to a building or room

ได้

dai — Can; could; to obtain or be able to do

กล่าว

glaao — To say; to speak or state something formally

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

ว่า

wa — That; to say; a complementizer introducing reported speech

ต้องการ

tong gaan — To want; to need or require something

คนรับของ

khon rap khong — Porter; a person who receives or carries goods

ไชโย

chai-yo — Hurray; an exclamation of joy or celebration

พ่อ

pho — Father; a male parent in the family

นี่

nii — This; here; used to indicate something nearby

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate two things

งาน

ngaan — Work; a job, task, or event to be done

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

ชิ้นแรก

chin raek — First piece; the very first item or task

นะ

na — A softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After; following a particular event or time

อวยพร

uai phon — To bless; to wish someone good fortune or health

บิดา

bi-daa — Father; a formal or literary word for male parent

ของตน

khong ton — One's own; belonging to oneself

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner or such a way

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

นั่งลง

nang long — To sit down; to take a seated position

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

เก้าอี้สตูล

gao-ii sa-tuun — Stool; a small seat without a back or arms

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start an action or process

สนใจ

son jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to something

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; indicating past habitual experience

เคี้ยว

khiao — To chew; to grind food with the teeth

ครุ่นคิด

khrun khit — To ponder; to think deeply and reflectively about something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something in a state

นิจ

nit — Always; habitually; on a regular or constant basis

เป็นสนิม

pen sa-nim — To be rusty; covered or affected by rust

นิ้ว

niu — Finger; also a unit of measurement (inch)

แก

gae — You; he/she; informal pronoun for elderly or familiar

บ่น

bon — To complain; to grumble or mutter dissatisfaction

พึมพำ

phuem pham — To mumble; to speak quietly and unclearly to oneself

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females or informally

สนิมเหล็ก

sa-nim lek — Iron rust; the reddish corrosion forming on iron

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; entire; the whole amount or total

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something at a distance

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

ไหน

nai — Where; which; an interrogative word for location

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or group particle

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; cannot; negation of ability or past action

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept something given or sent

อะไร

a-rai — What; an interrogative pronoun asking about things

ที่นี่

thi nii — Here; at this place or location