A Tale of Two Cities — Page 5

Vocabulary

หน้าแดง

nâa-dɛɛng — Red-faced, flushed with embarrassment or anger

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting words or clauses together

พูด

pûut — To speak or talk

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with, or by means of

น้ำเสียง

náam-sǐang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking

อบอุ่น

òp-ùn — Warm, cozy; emotionally comforting and welcoming

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

ท่าน

thân — Respectful pronoun for you or he/she

เคย

kəəy — To have ever done something; past experience

ถึง

thǔng — To reach, arrive at, or about/regarding

เรื่อง

rûang — Story, matter, topic, or subject

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

มา

maa — To come; also indicates action toward speaker

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then, done; indicates completed action

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers

พวก

phûak — Group, bunch, or collective pronoun prefix

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first-person singular

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for humans

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ธุรกิจ

thú-rá-kìt — Business; commercial enterprise or trade activity

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; place or relative pronoun

รับใช้

ráp-chái — To serve, wait on, or be in service

สำนักงาน

sǎm-nák-ngaan — Office; a place where administrative work occurs

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot, did not, or not able to

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, condition, or identity

นาย

naai — Master, boss, or Mr.; male title of address

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself, myself, yourself; reflexive pronoun

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

คำนึง

kham-nʉng — To consider, think about, or take into account

มาก

mâak — Many, much, very; indicates high degree or quantity

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and clothing

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; emphasizes personal action or identity

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; informal first-person pronoun

รู้

rúu — To know, to be aware of something

สวน

sǔan — Garden, orchard; also to go against/counter

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up, rise; directional particle upward

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, manner, way of doing something

เฉื่อยชา

chʉ̂ay-chaa — Sluggish, languid, slow and listless in manner

อย่า

yàa — Don't; negative imperative command particle

โกรธ

kròot — To be angry, furious, or irritated

เลย

ləəy — At all, ever, so; intensifier or result marker

ดี

dii — Good, fine, nice; positive quality or condition

พอๆ

phɔɔ-phɔɔ — About as much as; roughly equal degree

กับ

kàp — With, and, to; connective or comparative particle

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — Other, another, else; indicating a different one

ไม่

mâi — No, not; basic negation particle in Thai

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To doubt, suspect, or be curious about something

อาจ

àat — Maybe, might, may; expresses possibility or probability

จะ

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

ซ้ำ

sáam — To repeat, do again; redundant or once more

ที่จริง

thîi-jing — Actually, in truth, in reality, to be honest

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — To continue, extend, connect; next or per

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

โดย

dooi — By, through, via; indicates means or agent

สนใจ

sǒn-jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

เขา

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

ผม

phǒm — I, me; polite first-person pronoun for males

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, genuinely; strong emphasis on truth

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; indicates existence

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, section; also as for/regarding

เกี่ยวข้อง

kìao-khɔ̂ng — To be related, involved, or connected to something

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun for things or ideas

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause or scenario

ยก

yók — To lift, raise; also to cite or excuse

โทษ

thôot — Fault, penalty, punishment; excuse or blame

ให้

hâi — To give, to allow, for; causative or dative marker

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status, position, capacity, or social standing

อาวุโส

aa-wú-sǒo — Senior, elder; having higher rank or seniority

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have a thought

นี่

nîi — This here; demonstrative referring to nearby thing

ธุระ

thú-rá — Business, errand, personal matter or affair

พระเจ้า

phrá-jâo — God, Lord; expression of surprise or reverence

ช่วย

chûay — To help, assist, aid someone in need

หรอก

rɔ̀k — Particle softening negation or dismissing a claim

น่า

nâa — Should, worth, deserving; prefix for desirable feeling

เสียดาย

sǐa-daai — To feel regret or pity; what a shame

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also, then, well; connective or concessive particle

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example, like; giving examples

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant reference

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, as if; comparison particle

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or mutual action

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe; indicates uncertainty

ใส่ใจ

sài-jai — To care about, pay attention, or take interest

มัน

man — It; informal third-person or general subject pronoun

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses reasonable assumption

ร้อง

rɔ́ong — To cry out, shout, sing, or complain loudly

เดือดดาล

dʉ̀at-daan — To be furiously angry, seething with rage

เต็มที่

tem-thîi — Fully, to the maximum, completely, all out

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

เฉยเมย

chəəy-məəy — Indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned about things

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; general classifier for things

เคารพ

khao-róp — To respect, revere, honor someone or something

นับถือ

náp-thʉ̌ʉ — To esteem, respect, regard highly or follow

หาก

hàak — If, should, in the event that; formal conditional

กำหนด

kam-nòt — To set, determine, fix, or schedule something

ข้อ

khɔ̂ — Point, clause, item, rule; classifier for regulations

จำกัด

jam-kàt — Limited, restricted, confined to a certain degree

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet, silent, calm, still; absence of noise

อุปสรรค

ùp-pà-sàk — Obstacle, hindrance, barrier preventing progress

ต่างๆ

tàang-tàang — Various, different kinds, all sorts of things

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered man

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man; youthful male of working age

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix indicating a doer or subject

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of emotions and feelings

กว้าง

kwâang — Wide, broad, spacious; large in extent or mind

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know someone, be acquainted with a person

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning clearly

สถานการณ์

sà-thǎan-gaan — Situation, circumstances, state of current affairs

ราตรี

raa-trii — Night; formal or literary word for nighttime

สวัสดิ์

sà-wàt — Blessing, well-being; used in farewell expressions

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To request, ask for, wish, or beg something

อวยพร

uay-phon — To bless, give a blessing, wish someone well

หวัง

wǎng — To hope, wish, expect a desired outcome

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive, get, obtain something given to you

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or processes; activity

พิทักษ์

phí-thák — To protect, guard, safeguard, or watch over

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — For, in order to; indicates purpose or goal

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; the state of being alive or existence

รุ่งเรือง

rûng-rʉang — Prosperous, flourishing, thriving, successful and bright

สุข

sùk — Happiness, well-being, joy, contentment in life

รถ

rót — Vehicle, car, or any motorized transportation

เก้าอี้

kâo-îi — Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting

อยู่

yùu — To be at, live, stay; indicates location or state

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat, any; softens or distributes meaning

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên-diaw-kàp — Same as, just like, in the same way as

ทนายความ

thá-naai-khwaam — Lawyer, attorney; legal professional representing clients