A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or get off a vehicle

จาก

jak — From; indicating origin or departure point

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, or any wheeled transport

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface or place

ถนน

thanon — Road or street used for travel

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, or span of time

กลางคืน

klang khuen — Nighttime; the period of darkness after sunset

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun or title

โปรด

prot — Please; polite request particle or word

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

ดู

du — To watch, look at, or observe something

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner or convict serving a sentence

เขา

khao — He, she, him, or her; third person pronoun

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1

ผู้โดยสาร

phu doi san — Passenger; a person travelling in a vehicle

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

คน

khon — Person or people; classifier for humans

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ข้าพเจ้า

kha pha chao — I, me; formal or royal first person pronoun

อาจ

at — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ยืนยัน

yuen yan — To confirm, verify, or assert something as true

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also past tense or result marker

ว่า

wa — That; complementizer introducing a clause or quote

มี

mi — To have or there is/are something

ลักษณะ

lak sa na — Characteristic, appearance, or distinguishing feature

คล้าย

khlai — Similar to or resembling something else

กับ

kap — With; together with or compared to

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all; indicating entirety of a set

คู่

khu — Pair or couple; two matched items or people

ห่อ

ho — To wrap up; also a wrapped bundle or package

หุ้ม

hum — To cover or enclose something around an object

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, or hold in a state

มาก

mak — Much, many, very; indicating high degree or quantity

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

คืน

khuen — Night; also means to return something to someone

มืด

muet — Dark; absence of light in a place or time

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; referring to each member of a group

ก็

ko — Also, then; discourse particle linking clauses smoothly

เงียบขรึม

ngiap khruem — Quiet and reserved; silent and serious in manner

จน

jon — Until; also means poor or destitute person

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; emphasizing inclusion of an extreme case

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, story, topic, or subject of discussion

อีก

ik — Another, more, again; indicating addition or repetition

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance; classifier for occurrences or events

สมมติ

som mot — To suppose, assume, or pretend something is true

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao kap — Same as; just like; similar in the same way

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything, whatever; indefinite reference to any thing

รูปร่าง

rup rang — Shape, figure, or physical form of a person

ส่วนสูง

suan sung — Height; the measurement of how tall someone is

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ที่

thi — At, which; place marker or relative clause marker

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen to someone

น่า

na — Worth, likely to; prefix indicating desirability or tendency

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

จะ

cha — Will, going to; future tense or intention marker

สาบาน

sa ban — To swear an oath; to vow solemnly

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct; affirmative confirmation that something is true

ไหม

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

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore, so; indicating result or conclusion

อย่างน้อย

yang noi — At least; indicating a minimum amount or degree

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most, -est; superlative marker for adjectives

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or mention something formally

ยกเว้น

yok wen — Except, unless; excluding something from a general statement

จำ

cham — To remember or memorize something from the past

ต่าง

tang — Different, various; each one separately or distinctly

กลัว

klua — To be afraid or scared of something

โจร

chon — Thief, robber, or criminal who steals

ปล้น

plon — To rob or plunder; commit armed robbery

ท่าที

tha thi — Attitude, manner, or demeanor toward a situation

ขี้กลัว

khi klua — Cowardly, timid; easily frightened or scared person

เลย

loei — At all, so, then; emphasis or result particle

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; indicating past experience or habit

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something with one's eyes

การ

kan — Act of, process of; nominalizer for actions or activities

แสร้ง

saeng — To pretend or feign; act as if something is true

ทำ

tham — To do or make something; perform an action

บ้าง

bang — Some, somewhat; indicating a small indefinite amount

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter; general reference to something

อย่าง

yang — Type, kind, way; manner or style of doing

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, definitely; expressing strong confidence or certainty

สัก

sak — Some, any; softening particle for approximate quantity

พบ

phop — To meet, find, or encounter someone or something

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker

ก่อน

kon — Before, first; indicating priority or earlier time

แน่ใจ

nae jai — Sure, certain; feeling confident about something

เมื่อ

muea — When; referring to a past time or moment

ไหร่

rai — When; used in questions asking about time

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

กลับ

klap — To return or go back to a previous place

ฝรั่งเศส

fa rang set — France; the European country also known as France

กี่

ki — How many; interrogative word asking about quantity

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ต่อมา

to ma — Later, afterward; indicating subsequent time or events

เมือง

mueang — City, town, or country; a populated settlement

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, board, or increase; upward direction

เรือ

ruea — Boat or ship used for water transportation

ไปรษณีย์

prai sa ni — Mail, postal service; system for sending letters

กลับมา

klap ma — To come back; return to the speaker's location

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, along with; prepared or together with something

เวลา

we la — Time; a specific moment or period of time

หลัง

lang — After, behind; following in time or position

เที่ยงคืน

thiang khuen — Midnight; twelve o'clock at night

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little, slightly; a small amount of something