A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or result

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

กล่าว

klaao — To say; to state; to speak formally

ต่อ

to — To continue; against; per; toward

พลาง

plaang — While simultaneously doing something else

ลุก

luk — To rise; to stand up; to get up

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; to rise; upward direction

ไป

pai — To go; away; onward direction

กด

kot — To press; to push down; to suppress

กริ่ง

kring — A bell; to ring a doorbell or small bell

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish; to expect something

ว่า

waa — That; to say; introducing a subordinate clause

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; presumably

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle in Thai

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is/are

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; something; whatever

ขัดขวาง

khat-khwaang — To obstruct; to hinder; to block someone's way

การ

kaan — Action; activity; nominalizing prefix for verbs

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; that which

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name something

เก็บ

kep — To collect; to keep; to store; to pick up

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for payment

และ

lae — And; as well as; connecting words or clauses

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutual action particle

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concept or state

บาดหมาง

baat-maang — Estrangement; bad feelings between people; discord

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply; to respond to someone

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; past a point entirely

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ชีวิต

chii-wit — Life; existence; one's living being

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

จ่าย

jaai — To pay; to spend money for something

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or total

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; question particle for yes/no

ถาม

thaam — To ask; to question; to inquire about something

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; once something happened

รับ

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

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; then as a result

งั้น

ngan — Then; in that case; informal shortened form

เอา

ao — To take; to want; to get something

ไวน์

wai — Wine; an alcoholic beverage from grapes

ชนิด

cha-nit — Type; kind; sort; category of something

เดิม

doem — Original; former; the same as before

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; here

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; for; causative marker

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additionally

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ปลุก

pluk — To wake someone up; to rouse from sleep

ตอน

ton — Period; episode; when; a segment of time

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number ten in Thai

โมง

moong — O'clock; unit for telling daytime hours

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; by means of something

ชำระ

cham-ra — To pay; to settle a debt; to cleanse

เรียบร้อย

riap-roi — Neat; tidy; done properly; all settled

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past tense completion marker

ราตรีสวัสดิ์

raa-trii-sa-wat — Good night; a formal farewell in the evening

แก่

kae — To; for; old; giving something to someone

เขา

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

ได้

dai — Can; could; to get; past tense marker

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like something

ท่าทาง

thaa-thaang — Manner; appearance; body posture or gesture

แวว

waeo — Glimmer; sign; hint of talent or emotion

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ท้าทาย

thaa-thaai — To challenge; to dare someone; defiant attitude

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for; may I please

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

สัก

sak — Just; even one; a little bit; tattoo

คำ

kham — Word; syllable; a unit of speech

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to something else

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or acknowledgment

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to calculate something

เมา

mao — Drunk; intoxicated; dizzy from alcohol

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmation

ไหม

mai — Question particle for yes/no questions

ผม

phom — I; me; male first-person polite pronoun

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume a liquid beverage

มาก

maak — Much; many; a lot; very; greatly

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware; to understand something

อยู่

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

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; feelings; emotional center

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; to need to do something

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; exactly; right at a point

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

เหตุผล

het-phon — Reason; rationale; logical justification for something

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; is/am/are in Thai

แค่

khae — Just; only; merely; no more than

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; task; event or function

ผิดหวัง

phit-wang — Disappointed; let down; hopes not fulfilled

ท่าน

thaan — You; he/she; very respectful honorific pronoun

แคร์

khae — To care; to be concerned about someone (loanword)

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; anyone; someone unspecified

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

โลก

look — World; earth; the globe; universe

นี้

nii — This; these; indicating something nearby

น่า

naa — Should; worthy of; prefix expressing desirability

เสียดาย

sia-daai — What a pity; regrettable; to feel sorry about loss

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more... the more

นัก

nak — Very; much; excessively; expert or specialist

ใช้

chai — To use; to utilize; to employ something

ความสามารถ

khwaam-saa-maat — Ability; capability; skill; talent one possesses

ตน

ton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun in Thai

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; positive quality

กว่า

kwaa — More than; better than; comparative particle

อาจ

aat — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

นั้น

nan — That; those; indicating something farther away

แต่

tae — But; however; only; introducing contrast

อย่า

yaa — Don't; do not; negative imperative command

ใบหน้า

bai-naa — Face; the front of a person's head

อัน

an — Classifier for miscellaneous objects; a thing

สติ

sa-ti — Consciousness; mindfulness; presence of mind

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen; to render

ลำพอง

lam-phong — Arrogant; conceited; puffed up with pride

หรอก

rok — Particle softening or negating; not really

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); that thing

ลงเอย

long-oei — To end up; to conclude; to finally result in

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — How; in what way; what manner or method

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; to be hit; passive marker

ทิ้ง

thing — To throw away; to abandon; to discard something

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one; just a moment

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an entity or item

มีชีวิต

mii-chii-wit — To be alive; living; having life

แปลก

plaek — Strange; unusual; odd; different from normal

ประหลาด

pra-laat — Bizarre; astonishing; surprisingly strange or weird

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to grab with fingers; to take

เทียน

thian — Candle; a wax stick used for lighting

เดิน

doen — To walk; to stroll; to move on foot

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing to do something

กระจก

kra-jok — Mirror; glass; reflective surface for seeing oneself

แขวน

khwaen — To hang; to suspend something on a hook

ผนัง

pha-nang — Wall; interior wall of a room or building

พินิจ

phi-nit — To examine; to scrutinize; to inspect carefully

พิเคราะห์

phi-khro — To analyze; to deliberate; to consider thoroughly

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; himself/herself; one's own self

อย่าง

yaang — Way; manner; type; kind; as; like

ละเอียด

la-iat — Detailed; thorough; fine; meticulous in attention

ถี่ถ้วน

thii-thuaan — Thorough; careful; comprehensive; leaving nothing out

ชื่นชอบ

chuen-chop — To like; to be fond of; to enjoy something

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; boy; masculine gender

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special; extraordinary; exceptional; different from ordinary