A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

ต้อง

tong — Must; to have to do something

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concepts

พึงพอใจ

phueng pho jai — Satisfied; feeling contentment or pleasure

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; like; a type of

ใหญ่หลวง

yai luang — Enormous; very great in degree or size

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Indeed; quite; used for emphasis

เขา

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

พูด

phut — To speak; to say something aloud

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; too; as well

น้ำเสียง

nam siang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking

ขมขื่น

khom khuen — Bitter; feeling resentment or bitterness

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ริน

rin — To pour liquid slowly and steadily

เหล้า

lao — Alcohol; liquor; strong alcoholic drink

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled to capacity

แก้ว

kaew — Glass; a drinking glass or cup

อีก

ik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occurrence of an event

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun for clauses

ใบ

bai — Classifier for flat objects like glasses or leaves

ใหญ่

yai — Large; big in size or scale

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a specific purpose or person

ข้าพเจ้า

kha phachao — I; formal first-person pronoun used respectfully

ปรารถนา

pratthana — To desire; to wish for something deeply

สูงสุด

sung sut — Highest; maximum; the utmost level

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess

คือ

khue — Is; means; equals; used for definition

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ลืม

luem — To forget; to fail to remember

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces a quoted clause

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

ส่วนหนึ่ง

suan nueng — A portion; one part of a whole

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; to not have anything

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract

ดี

di — Good; fine; positive in quality

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or degree

ยกเว้น

yok wen — Except; excluding; with the exception of

ไวน์

wai — Wine; fermented grape alcoholic beverage

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle showing logical continuation

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb particle

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise; same; in the same way too

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; consequently; for that reason

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular

จึง

chueng — Therefore; thus; so; result conjunction

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ค่อย

khoi — Gradually; somewhat; moderately; not quite

เหมือนกัน

muean kan — Same; alike; similarly; in the same way

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or context

แง่

ngae — Aspect; angle; point of view; perspective

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something farther away

อันที่จริง

an thi ching — Actually; in fact; to tell the truth

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start doing something

คิด

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

ด้าน

dan — Side; aspect; dimension of something

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; formal respectful pronoun

สับสน

sap son — Confused; muddled; mixed up mentally

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a point

อารมณ์

aram — Emotion; mood; feeling; emotional state

ถาโถม

tha thom — To overwhelm; to rush over in waves

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle

ตลอด

talot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; as though; like in comparison

ฝัน

fan — Dream; to dream while asleep or awake

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated somewhere

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located; continuous aspect marker

กับ

kap — With; together with; and between two items

ตัวตน

tua ton — Self; identity; one's true inner being

หยาบกระด้าง

yap krадang — Rough; coarse; crude in manner or texture

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker; going to

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply to a question

อย่างไร

yang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the superlative degree of adjectives

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

อะไร

arai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun for things

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now; at this moment; presently (formal)

รับประทาน

rap prathan — To eat; polite formal word for eating

อาหาร

ahan — Food; meal; something to eat

เสร็จ

set — Finished; done; completed an activity

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past tense completion marker

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise; to go up; upward directional particle

ขณะ

khana — While; moment; at the time of

ทำไม

thammai — Why; for what reason; asking for cause

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume a liquid

อวยพร

uai phon — To bless; to offer good wishes or toast

สักที

sak thi — For once; finally; at last; just this time

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; title of respect

ยก

yok — To lift; to raise something upward

ล่ะ

la — Particle seeking confirmation or softening tone

ใคร

khrai — Who; whom; asking about a person

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely; limiting in degree

ปลาย

plai — Tip; end; the far extremity of something

ลิ้น

lin — Tongue; the muscular organ in the mouth

นั่นแหละ

nan lae — That's it; exactly that; emphasizing the point

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely

สาบาน

saban — To swear; to take an oath solemnly

จ้องมอง

chong mong — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page of a book

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; someone you are close to

ร่วม

ruam — Together; joint; to share or participate collectively

โต๊ะ

to — Table; a flat surface furniture for eating

ตรงๆ

trong trong — Directly; straightforwardly; bluntly without hesitation

เหวี่ยง

wiang — To fling; to throw something with force

ข้าม

kham — To cross; to go over to the other side

ไหล่

lai — Shoulder; the part between neck and arm

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker; directional particle

กระแทก

krathaek — To slam; to hit hard against a surface

กำแพง

kamphaeng — Wall; a solid vertical structure or barrier

จน

chon — Until; to the point that; poor (adjective)

แตก

taek — To break; to crack; to shatter apart

เสี่ยงๆ

siang siang — Dangerously close; barely; risky in manner

จากนั้น

chak nan — After that; then; subsequently in sequence

กด

kot — To press; to push down on a button

กริ่ง

kring — Bell; a small bell or doorbell device

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name something

สั่ง

sang — To order; to command; to instruct someone

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; again; recently made or done

สุภาพสตรี

suphap satri — Lady; a polite word for a woman

งาม

ngam — Beautiful; elegant; aesthetically pleasing in appearance

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

นัก

nak — Very; intensifier; also means expert or specialist

พา

pha — To take someone; to lead or escort along

รถม้า

rot ma — Carriage; a horse-drawn vehicle for transport

มืด

muet — Dark; lacking light; gloomy in environment

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; formal word for saying

พลาง

phlang — While doing simultaneously; at the same time

ตน

ton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun (formal)

ขมวด

khamuat — To furrow; to knit or wrinkle together

คิ้ว

khio — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little; slightly; a small amount

คำตอบ

kham top — Answer; reply; response to a question

สั้นๆ

san san — Briefly; shortly; in a short manner

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that is right; affirmation

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to get something