A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

อัยการ

ai-ya-gaan — Public prosecutor; government legal official

สูงสุด

sǔung-sùt — Highest; supreme; utmost level or degree

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to cease an action or movement

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

อึกทึก

èuk-thúek — Loud and noisy; chaotic uproar in a place

ก็

gâw — Then; also; particle indicating result or continuation

เกิดขึ้น

gèrt-khûen — To occur; to happen; to take place

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ศาล

săan — Court; a tribunal where legal cases are heard

ราวกับ

raao-gàp — As if; just like; resembling a certain situation

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

กลุ่ม

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

แมลงวัน

ma-laeng-wan — Housefly; a common flying insect pest

สี

sǐi — Color; hue; also the number four

น้ำเงิน

náam-ngern — Blue; the color blue

ขนาด

kha-nàat — Size; dimension; the measurement of something

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or extent

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of doing something

วนเวียน

won-wian — To circle around repeatedly; to hover or linger

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside at a location

รอบ

râawp — Around; surrounding; a round or circuit

นักโทษ

nák-thôot — Prisoner; convict; person serving a prison sentence

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix; act or process of doing something

คาดการณ์

khâat-gaan — To predict; to forecast; to anticipate future events

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; up to a point or destination

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an item or matter

ที่

thîi — That; which; place; relative pronoun or location marker

เขา

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

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action

กลาย

glaai — To become; to transform into something different

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ช้า

cháa — Slow; late; not fast in movement or time

สงบ

sa-ngòp — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

อีก

ìik — Again; another; more; additional occurrence

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; a single occurrence of an event

ผู้รักชาติ

phûu-rák-châat — Patriot; person who loves and defends their country

ไร้

rái — Without; lacking; devoid of something

ติ

tì — To criticize; to find fault; to reproach someone

ปรากฏตัว

praa-gòt-tua — To appear; to show up; to make one's presence known

กล่อง

glàawng — Box; container; a rectangular enclosed receptacle

พยาน

pha-yaan — Witness; testimony; person who testifies in court

จากนั้น

jàak-nán — Then; after that; subsequently following an event

ท่าน

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

ผู้ช่วย

phûu-chûay — Assistant; helper; someone who aids another person

โดย

dooi — By; through; via; indicating means or agency

ปฏิบัติ

pà-tì-bàt — To practice; to carry out; to perform a duty

ตาม

taam — According to; following; in accordance with

แนวทาง

naew-thaang — Guideline; approach; direction or course of action

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

หัวหน้า

hǔa-nâa — Leader; chief; head of a group or organization

ได้

dâi — Can; could; to get; able to do something

ซักถาม

sák-thǎam — To interrogate; to question thoroughly; to cross-examine

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

นาม

naam — Name; noun; a word denoting a person or thing

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phâap-bu-rùt — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

เรื่องราว

rûeang-raao — Story; account; narrative of events or experiences

จิตวิญญาณ

jìt-win-yaan — Spirit; soul; the spiritual or moral essence of someone

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one; a certain thing

บริสุทธิ์

baw-rì-sùt — Pure; innocent; clean and free from impurity

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; exact; aligned correctly

เป๊ะ

pé — Exactly; precisely; perfectly accurate or correct

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate; to give a lecture or account

ไว้

wái — To keep; to store; used to indicate prior action

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes; perhaps; possibly on certain occasions

หาก

hàak — If; in case; conditional conjunction

ข้อ

khâaw — Point; item; clause; article in a list or rule

ผิดพลาด

phìt-phlaàt — Mistake; error; to make a wrong or faulty action

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; defining or explaining something

เกินไป

gern-pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an acceptable degree

สัก

sàk — Just; about; a softening particle before numbers

หน่อย

nàawy — A little; a bit; slightly; softening request particle

ปลดเปลื้อง

plòt-plûeang — To relieve; to free from a burden or obligation

ภาระ

phaa-rá — Burden; responsibility; a heavy duty or obligation

ออก

àawk — Out; to exit; to go away from a place

จาก

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

อก

òk — Chest; breast; the front of the upper torso

สูงส่ง

sǔung-sòng — Lofty; noble; elevated in status or character

ตน

ton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun for oneself

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; past tense completion marker

ต้องการ

tâwng-gaan — To want; to need; to desire something

ถอนตัว

thǎawn-tua — To withdraw; to pull out; to remove oneself from something

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in a manner of; adverbial manner particle

สุภาพ

su-phâap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered in behavior

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; conjunction showing contrast

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix for agent nouns

สวม

sǔam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

วิก

wík — Wig; artificial hairpiece worn on the head

เอกสาร

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

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something somewhere

หน้า

nâa — Face; page; front; next in sequence

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

ไกล

glai — Far; distant; a long way away

นาย

naai — Mr.; master; male title or employer

ขอร้อง

khǎaw-ráawng — To beg; to plead; to earnestly request something

ให้

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

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone about something

คำถาม

kham-thǎam — Question; inquiry; something asked to gain information

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

ข้าม

khâam — To cross; to pass over; to skip something

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; expressing probability

มอง

maawng — To look; to gaze; to direct eyes toward something

เพดาน

phee-daan — Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; to have done before

สายลับ

sǎai-láp — Spy; secret agent; person conducting covert intelligence

มา

maa — To come; toward; directional particle indicating approach

ก่อน

gàawn — Before; first; prior to an event or time

หรือ

rǔe — Or; whether; question particle in yes/no questions

ดูถูก

duu-thùuk — To look down on; to despise; to treat with contempt

พาดพิง

phâat-phing — To implicate; to allude to; to make reference to someone

ต่ำช้า

tàm-cháa — Despicable; base; morally low and contemptible

ดำรงชีวิต

dam-rong-chii-wít — To live; to sustain one's life and existence

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; by means of; as well

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; an interrogative pronoun

ทรัพย์สิน

sáp-sǐn — Property; assets; wealth or possessions owned

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative pronoun for location

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall information

แน่ชัด

nâe-chát — Certain; clear; definitely and clearly established

มัน

man — It; that; informal third-person pronoun for things

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; no; expressing negation or denial

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter; story; topic; issue being discussed

ใคร

khrai — Who; someone; interrogative pronoun for a person

ทั้งนั้น

tháng-nán — All of it; everything; entirely without exception

ได้รับ

dâi-ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something given

มรดก

maawn-rá-dòk — Inheritance; legacy; assets passed from deceased person

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; affirmative response to a question

ญาติ

yâat — Relative; family member; person related by blood

ห่างๆ

hàang-hàang — Distantly; loosely related; at a considerable distance

ห่าง

hàang — Far; distant; separated by a gap or space

มาก

mâak — Very; a lot; much; a large quantity or degree

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions

ค่อนข้าง

khâawn-khâang — Rather; quite; fairly; moderately to a notable degree

ติดคุก

tìt-khúk — To be imprisoned; to be jailed; serving a prison sentence

แน่นอน

nâe-naawn — Certainly; of course; definitely and without doubt

คุก

khúk — Prison; jail; a place where criminals are confined

ลูกหนี้

lûuk-nîi — Debtor; borrower; person who owes money to another

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

นั่น

nân — That; over there; referring to something distant

เกี่ยว

gìao — Related to; concerning; connected with something

นี้

níi — This; these; indicating something nearby or just mentioned

เถอะ

thùh — Come on; just do it; particle urging action

เลย

loei — So; at all; right away; intensifying particle

กี่

gìi — How many; interrogative for counting quantity

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

ประกอบ

prà-gàawp — To compose; to assemble; to engage in an occupation

อาชีพ

aa-chîip — Profession; occupation; career or livelihood

ถูก

thùuk — To be hit; cheap; correct; passive voice marker

เตะ

tè — To kick; to strike with one's foot

อาจ

àat — May; might; possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

บ่อย

bàawy — Often; frequently; occurring many times

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; ladder; steps used to climb between levels