A Tale of Two Cities — Page 20

Vocabulary

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun or general subject marker

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai

เหมาะสม

moh som — Appropriate, suitable, fitting for a situation

เลย

loei — At all; emphasizes negation or indicates result

สำหรับ

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

สุภาพบุรุษ

su phap bu rut — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered man

ธนาคาร

tha na khan — Bank; financial institution for money management

ผู้มี

phu mi — One who has; a person possessing something

เกียรติ

kiat — Honor, prestige, dignity of a person

อย่าง

yang — Like, in the manner of; a way or type

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun in Thai

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; passive voice marker in Thai

มองเห็น

mong hen — To see, to be able to visually perceive something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quote or reported speech

พูดคุย

phut khui — To chat, to talk casually with someone

กับ

kap — With, and; connects two nouns or actions together

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun in Thai

ต่อหน้า

to na — In front of, in the presence of someone

สาธารณชน

sa tha ran chon — The public; general population or society at large

ก็

ko — Also, then; connecting particle showing continuation or concession

รู้

ru — To know, to be aware of something

นะ

na — Particle softening a statement or seeking agreement

หน้า

na — Face; front side; also means page or next

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red in Thai

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise, go up; indicates increasing or upward movement

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, as though; used for comparisons or similes

ตระหนัก

tra nak — To realize, to become aware of something important

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense or achievement

ถกเถียง

thok thiang — To debate, argue, discuss a point heatedly

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, story, topic; concerning a subject

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

อยู่

yu — To be, to stay, to reside at a place

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; the center of emotion and thought

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting two words or clauses

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot

ทาง

thang — Way, path, direction; route to a destination

ออก

ok — Out, to exit, to go outside from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

นอก

nok — Outside, exterior; beyond a boundary or place

บาร์

ba — Bar; a place serving alcoholic drinks

จาก

jak — From; indicating origin or departure point

ศาล

san — Court; a judicial building or institution of law

ทิศทาง

thit thang — Direction; the course or orientation of movement

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for something farther away

ติดตาม

tit tam — To follow, to track, to keep up with someone

ด้วย

duai — With, also, by means of; accompaniment or addition

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight, gaze; the direction one looks

หู

hu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively to something

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ตื่นตัว

tuen tua — Alert, awake, attentive; in a state of readiness

เต็มที่

tem thi — Fully, completely, to the maximum extent possible

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner, convict; a person held in custody

ก้าว

kao — Step; to step forward or take a stride

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward

ทันที

than thi — Immediately, at once, without any delay

ย่อม

yom — Naturally, inevitably; something that is to be expected

อยาก

yak — To want, to desire something strongly

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

พยาน

pha yan — Witness; a person who testifies in a legal proceeding

เป็น

pen — To be; verb indicating identity or state of being

ธรรมดา

tham ma da — Ordinary, normal, usual; nothing special or remarkable

เธอ

thoe — She, you; second or third person pronoun for females

สบาย

sa bai — Comfortable, at ease, feeling well and relaxed

ดี

di — Good, fine; positive quality or favorable condition

เห็น

hen — To see, to notice visually something present

ปั่นป่วน

pan puan — Disturbed, chaotic, upset; in a state of turmoil

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, phase of time or space

เลวร้าย

leo rai — Terrible, awful, very bad; an extremely negative situation

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most, the extreme degree; superlative marker in Thai

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completion or sequence of events

ผม

phom — I, me; first person pronoun used by males

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel, to sense an emotion or physical sensation

เสียใจ

sia jai — To feel sorry, sad, regretful about something

สุดซึ้ง

sut sueng — Deeply moved, profoundly touched emotionally

ต้นเหตุ

ton het — Root cause, origin of a problem or situation

ช่วย

chuai — To help, to assist someone with a task

บอก

bok — To tell, to inform someone of something

แทน

thaen — Instead, in place of, substituting for something else

ไหม

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

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, along with; in a state of readiness

ขอบคุณ

khop khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude in Thai

จริงใจ

jing jai — Sincere, genuine, honest in feelings or intentions

ทำ

tham — To do, to make, to perform an action

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

ขอ

kho — To request, to ask for something politely

กิริยา

ki ri ya — Behavior, manner, conduct; one's actions or demeanor

เลินเล่อ

loen loe — Careless, negligent, inattentive to one's responsibilities

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; also means poor

เกือบ

kueap — Almost, nearly, not quite reaching a point

การ

kan — Prefix nominalizing verbs into abstract nouns or actions

ดูหมิ่น

du min — To disrespect, to look down upon, to belittle someone

ยืน

yuen — To stand, to be in an upright standing position

หัน

han — To turn, to rotate one's direction or face

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, after; the rear side of something

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning to let or make

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts of a whole

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects

พิง

phing — To lean against something for support

ข้อศอก

kho sok — Elbow; the joint in the middle of the arm

เกียจคร้าน

kiat khran — Lazy, idle, unwilling to work or make effort

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, genuinely; used for strong emphasis

รับ

rap — To receive, to accept, to take something offered

อบอุ่น

op un — Warm, cozy; feeling of warmth and comfort

คาดหวัง

khat wang — To expect, to hope for a particular outcome

อะไร

a rai — What; question word asking about identity of something

กล่าว

klao — To say, to state, to mention formally

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating continuation of a state

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing assumption or probability

หา

ha — To look for, to search for something or someone

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting the quantity or extent

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter; a general classifier for things

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something distant

ฉลาด

cha lat — Smart, clever, intelligent; having quick mental ability

มาก

mak — Very, much, many; intensifier indicating large degree

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast between ideas

คิด

khit — To think, to consider, to have a thought

คณะลูกขุน

kha na luk khun — Jury; a group deciding a verdict in court

ถอนตัว

thon tua — To withdraw, to pull out from an involvement

ผลดี

phon di — Good result, positive outcome, beneficial effect

เนื่องจาก

nueang jak — Because of, due to; indicating cause or reason

อนุญาต

a nu yat — To permit, to allow, to grant official permission

เตร็ดเตร่

tret trae — To wander aimlessly, to roam without a destination

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus; indicating consequence or result

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear, to perceive sound with one's ears

อีก

ik — More, again, another; indicating addition or repetition

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon, to throw away, to leave behind

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; referring to two things or people together

ไว้

wai — To keep, to hold; indicates retention or future use

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

มี

mi — To have, to exist, there is or are

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front part of a person's head

คล้าย

khlai — Similar, resembling, looking like something else

กัน

kan — Together, each other; mutual or reciprocal action

ต่าง

tang — Different, various; each one separately or distinctly

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely, entirely, totally; to the fullest extent

เคียงข้าง

khiang khang — Beside, alongside, next to someone or something

ภาพ

phap — Image, picture, photo; a visual representation of something

ทั้งคู่

thang khu — Both of them, the pair; referring to two together

สะท้อน

sa thon — To reflect, to mirror; showing an image or idea back

กระจก

kra jok — Mirror, glass; a reflective surface showing images

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, north; higher in position or direction

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them; third person plural pronoun in Thai