A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10

Vocabulary

เขา

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

บ่น

bon — To grumble or complain repeatedly

พึมพำ

phuem-pham — To mumble or mutter quietly to oneself

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

ภาพ

phap — Image, picture, or visual representation

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason or purpose

เจ้า

jao — You; informal second person pronoun

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ชอบ

chop — To like or enjoy something or someone

ชาย

chai — Male; man; masculine gender

ที่

thi — At; place; relative clause marker

มี

mee — To have; to exist; there is

หน้าตา

na-ta — Appearance; facial features; looks

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special; extraordinary; exceptional in some way

ด้วย

duay — Also; too; with; as well

เล่า

lao — To tell or narrate; particle seeking confirmation

ไม่มี

mai-mee — To not have; there is none; absence of

สิ่งใด

sing-dai — Anything; whatever thing; any matter

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

น่า

na — Worth; likely to; deserving of a feeling

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; past a point

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

ดี

dee — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

อยู่

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

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ช่าง

chang — How very; such; emphatic intensifier particle

แก

gae — He, she, you; informal familiar pronoun

นั่น

nan — That; that one over there; demonstrative pronoun

แหละ

lae — Emphatic particle for emphasis or finality

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian-plaeng — To change; to transform; to alter something

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle forward

มาก

mak — Many; much; a lot; very

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than

ใด

dai — Any; which; whatever; interrogative or relative word

เหตุผล

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

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; which; that one

รู้สึก

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

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

คือ

khue — Is; means; to be; namely

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to perform; to display or demonstrate

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative or benefactive marker

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

ว่า

wa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

ได้

dai — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop down from a height

ต่ำ

tam — Low; below; beneath a standard or level

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

จาก

jak — From; away from; originating at a point

อะไร

a-rai — What; whatever; interrogative pronoun for things

และ

lae — And; also; connecting two clauses or items

อาจ

at — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; any; partitive or softening particle

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt; to give something a go

สลับ

sa-lap — To alternate; to switch; to exchange positions

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to examine something

สิ

si — Imperative particle urging or encouraging action

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to observe something

ดวงตา

duang-ta — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

สี

si — Color; shade; hue of something

ฟ้า

fa — Sky blue; sky; light blue color

คู่

khu — Pair; couple; classifier for paired objects

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

อย่าง

yang — Kind; manner; way; like; such as

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

เห็นอกเห็นใจ

hen-ok-hen-jai — To sympathize; to feel compassion for someone's suffering

ใบหน้า

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

เป็นห่วง

pen-huang — To be worried; to be concerned about someone

ไหม

mai — Question particle at end of yes-no questions

เถิด

thoet — Please; go ahead; particle encouraging or urging action

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

ตรงๆ

trong-trong — Directly; straightforwardly; frankly without hesitation

เกลียด

gliat — To hate; to detest; to strongly dislike

ไอ้

ai — Masculine pejorative prefix; that guy; derogatory

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; medical practitioner

หัน

han — To turn; to rotate; to face a direction

พึ่ง

phueng — To rely on; to depend on someone for help

ไวน์

wai — Wine; alcoholic beverage made from grapes

เพื่อ

phuea — For; in order to; for the purpose of

ปลอบใจ

plop-jai — To comfort; to console; to soothe someone's feelings

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume a liquid beverage

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up

ภายใน

phai-nai — Within; inside; before a period of time

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle in Thai

กี่

ki — How many; how much; interrogative quantity word

นาที

na-thi — Minute; a unit of time, sixty seconds

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; connective or concessive particle

หลับ

lap — To sleep; to fall asleep; to be sleeping

คา

kha — Remaining; stuck; lingering in a place

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of a human body

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

โต๊ะ

to — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

ผม

phom — Hair; I or me (polite, male speaker)

กระจาย

kra-jai — To spread out; to scatter; to disperse widely

ปก

pok — Cover; to cover; front page or cover

คลุม

khlum — To cover; to drape over; to wrap around

ขี้เทียน

khi-thian — Candle wax; the wax dripping from a candle

หยด

yot — Drop; a small droplet of liquid

ยาว

yao — Long; lengthy; extended in length or time

เทียน

thian — Candle; a wax stick burned for light