A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

นั่น

nan — That; used to refer to something previously mentioned.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates existence or identity.

สุภาพสตรี

su-phap-sa-tree — Lady; a polite term for a refined woman.

สาว

sao — Young woman; girl.

งาม

ngam — Beautiful; elegant; graceful in appearance.

ที่

thi — That; which; also used as a place marker.

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; morally or logically appropriate.

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix indicating abstract state or quality.

สงสาร

song-san — To pity; to feel compassion for someone suffering.

และ

lae — And; conjunction linking words or clauses.

น้ำตา

nam ta — Tears; liquid from eyes when crying.

จาก

jak — From; originating at a source or person.

เธอ

thoe — She/her; second or third person pronoun, often feminine.

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation.

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How; in what way or manner.

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; used to soften questions.

คุ้มค่า

khum kha — Worth it; deserving the effort or cost.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention.

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; passive marker; also cheap.

พิจารณา

phi-ja-ra-na — To consider; to examine or deliberate carefully.

คดี

kha-di — Case; legal matter or lawsuit.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of.

เอา

ao — To take; to get; general-purpose action verb.

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence or living being.

รอด

rot — To survive; to escape from danger safely.

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker.

ที่มา

thi ma — Origin; source; where something comes from.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

เห็นอกเห็นใจ

hen ok hen jai — To empathize; to feel compassion and understanding.

เช่นนี้

chen ni — Like this; of this kind or nature.

ไหม

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

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; was not able to; negates past action.

ตอบ

top — To answer; to respond to a question.

สัก

sak — Even one; just a; used to minimize quantity.

คำ

kham — Word; unit of spoken or written language.

อีก

ik — Again; more; another time or additional amount.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occurrence of an event.

ดีใจ

di jai — Glad; happy about a situation or news.

มาก

mak — Very; much; a large degree or quantity.

ข้อความ

kho khwam — Message; text; written communication or statement.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun, often used by women.

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry somewhere.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away movement.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Not; is not; used to negate identity or fact.

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clause.

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to express; to perform or display.

ออก

ok — Out; outward; directional particle away from center.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward the speaker.

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause.

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate without certainty.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expresses assumption or probability.

คำพูด

kham phut — Words; speech; something spoken by a person.

นั้น

nan — That; those; refers to something specific mentioned.

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action.

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty; responsibility; one's role or function.

เครื่องเตือนใจ

khrueang tueam jai — Reminder; something that prompts one to remember.

ทันเวลา

than we-la — On time; timely; at the right moment.

ระลึก

ra-luek — To recall; to remember something from the past.

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; a person one is friendly with.

ร่วมทาง

ruam thang — Fellow traveler; companion sharing the same journey.

น่า

na — Worth; deserving of; prefix for adjective-like emotions.

รำคาญ

ram khan — Annoying; irritating; causing frustration or displeasure.

คนนี้

khon ni — This person; refers to a specific individual nearby.

ช่วยเหลือ

chuay luea — To help; to assist someone in need.

เขา

khao — He/she/him/her; third-person pronoun, gender neutral.

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; used to add or include.

สมัครใจ

sa-mak jai — Voluntarily; willingly; acting of one's own accord.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context.

ยาม

yam — Time of; period; during a particular moment.

คับขัน

khap khan — Critical; dire; in a tight or urgent situation.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction.

บทสนทนา

bot son-tha-na — Conversation; dialogue; an exchange of words.

สู่

su — Toward; to; in the direction of something.

ประเด็น

pra-den — Issue; point; the main topic under discussion.

ขอบคุณ

khop khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude to someone.

สำหรับ

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

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an entity or matter in general.

ไม่

mai — Not; no; general negation particle in Thai.

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want; to need; to desire something.

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; used to generalize or negate.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle linking clauses or adding emphasis.

สมควร

som khuan — Deserving; appropriate; justifiably worthy of something.

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate concepts.

คำตอบ

kham top — Answer; response; the solution to a question.

แยแส

yae sae — To care about; to pay attention or concern.

มัน

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

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic or issue being discussed.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expresses necessity or obligation.

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking for identification.

ประการ

pra-kan — Point; aspect; a formal classifier for reasons or items.

แรก

raek — First; initial; occurring before all others.

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of information.

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; asking for a reason or cause.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; regarding a topic.

สอง

song — Two; the number 2.

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for politely.

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone.

คำถาม

kham tham — Question; an inquiry seeking information or clarification.

ยินดี

yin di — Glad; pleased; willing to do something happily.

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Extremely; very much; to the highest degree.

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions or processes; the act of.

ตอบแทน

top thaen — To repay; to reciprocate a favor or kindness.

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little; slightly; a small amount or degree.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something.

ชอบ

chop — To like; to be fond of someone or something.

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special; extraordinary; different from the ordinary.

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence.

ฝ่าย

fai — Side; faction; party in a conflict or situation.

ตอบกลับ

top klap — To reply; to respond back to a message.

สับสน

sap son — Confused; perplexed; in a state of disorder.

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Strange; weird; unusual or surprising in nature.

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; indicates past habitual experience.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; referring back to the subject.

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt something as an experiment.

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now; at this moment; currently happening.

สิ

si — Particle urging action; go ahead; come on.

ทำตัว

tham tua — To behave; to conduct oneself in a manner.

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; as though; in a manner resembling.

เหมือนกัน

muean kan — Same; likewise; also; similarly to what was said.

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; formal verb for speaking.

เริ่ม

roem — To start; to begin an action or process.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; indicates possession or existence.

ความเห็น

khwam hen — Opinion; view; one's perspective on a matter.

ดี

di — Good; well; positive quality or favorable condition.

ต่อ

to — Toward; against; to continue; per unit.

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something.