A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

หมาจิ้งจอก

maa jing jok — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ยุคสมัย

yuk sa-mai — Era, age, or period of time

แห่ง

haeng — Of, at; classifier for places or locations

การดื่ม

gaan duem — The act of drinking beverages

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ชาย

chaai — Male, man; referring to the male gender

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly, majority; the greater part of something

ก็

go — Also, then; particle indicating continuation or concession

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; consuming liquid through the mouth

หนัก

nak — Heavy, hard; intensely or excessively doing something

กาลเวลา

gaan we-laa — Time, the passage of time

ได้

dai — Can, able to; auxiliary indicating ability or past tense

นำ

nam — To lead, bring; to carry something to a place

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ความเปลี่ยนแปลง

kwaam plian plaeng — Change, transformation; shift in condition or situation

ใน

nai — In, within; preposition indicating location inside

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit, character; a person's behavioral tendency

ดังกล่าว

dang glaao — Aforementioned, said; referring to something previously mentioned

อย่าง

yaang — In a way, manner; adverb of manner or degree

ยิ่งใหญ่

ying yai — Grand, great, magnificent; impressively large or important

มาก

maak — Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree or quantity

จน

jon — Until, so much that; conjunction showing result

กระทั่ง

gra-tang — Until, even; used to emphasize extent or culmination

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

กล่าวถึง

glaao tueng — To mention, refer to; speaking about something

ปริมาณ

pa-ri-maan — Amount, quantity; the measured volume of something

ไวน์

wai — Wine; alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes

ที่

thi — At, which; relative pronoun or location preposition

คน

kon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single unit

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

คืน

kuen — To return; give back something to its owner

พอ

po — Enough, sufficient; adequate amount or degree

ประมาณ

pra-maan — Approximately, about; an estimated quantity or number

โดย

doi — By, through; indicating means or agent

ไม่

mai — Not, no; negation particle in Thai

เสื่อมเสีย

sueam sia — To damage, deteriorate; losing value or reputation

ต่อ

to — Per, toward, against; preposition of ratio or direction

ชื่อเสียง

chue siang — Reputation, fame; public recognition of a person

ของ

kong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

ฐานะ

thaa-na — Status, position; one's social or financial standing

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phaap bu-rut — Gentleman; a polite and honorable man

สมบูรณ์แบบ

som-boon baep — Perfect, flawless; meeting the highest standard completely

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative adjective for nearby reference

ดู

duu — To look, seem; to watch or appear a certain way

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

พูดเกินจริง

phuut goen jing — To exaggerate; saying something beyond the truth

น่าขัน

na khan — Ridiculous, funny; worthy of laughter or mockery

วิชาชีพ

wi-chaa cheep — Profession, career; a skilled occupational field

กฎหมาย

got maai — Law; the system of legal rules in society

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; a general-purpose Thai classifier

ทรงเกียรติ

song giat — Honorable, prestigious; held in high esteem

แน่นอน

naae non — Certainly, definitely; expressing confidence or sureness

ว่า

waa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or clause

ล้าหลัง

laa lang — Backward, behind; lagging behind others in progress

กว่า

gwaa — More than, than; comparative particle in Thai

อื่น

uuen — Other, else; referring to something different

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

แนวโน้ม

naeo nom — Trend, tendency; an inclination toward a pattern

ชอบ

chop — To like, enjoy; having a preference for something

สังสรรค์

sang-san — To socialize, mingle; gathering together for enjoyment

นาย

naai — Mr., employer; a title for men or a boss

เอง

eng — Oneself, itself; reflexive or emphatic pronoun

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently, in the process of; present progressive marker

รุกคืบ

ruk khuep — To advance, make progress; moving forward steadily

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast, rapidly, quick; at a high speed

สู่

suu — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or goal

ประกอบอาชีพ

pra-gob aa-cheep — To practice a profession; engage in an occupation

มั่งคั่ง

mang khang — Wealthy, prosperous; having great financial resources

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with

ร่วม

ruam — Together, joint; sharing or participating collectively

อาชีพ

aa-cheep — Occupation, career; a person's regular profession

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, story, topic; a subject or narrative

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

ยิ่งหย่อน

ying yon — Inferior, less; falling short in some quality

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

ส่วน

suan — Part, section; a portion of a whole thing

น่าเบื่อ

na buea — Boring, tedious; causing a feeling of dullness

แข่งขัน

khaeng khan — To compete; contesting against others for a goal

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction; a route or means

โปรดปราน

proot praan — To favor, bestow favor; showing preference or patronage

ศาล

saan — Court; a place where legal matters are decided

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating continuation of a state

รวมถึง

ruam thueng — Including, encompassing; also covering additional items

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; indicating addition or accompaniment

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start; commencing an action or process

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Gradually, slowly; doing something little by little

ตัดทอน

tat ton — To cut back, trim; reducing or shortening something

ขั้น

khan — Step, level, stage; a rung or degree

บันได

ban-dai — Staircase, ladder; steps used to climb up or down

ล่าง

laang — Lower, below; the bottom part or position

ปีน

peen — To climb; scaling a surface using hands and feet

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; movement in an upward direction

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now, at present; at this current moment in time

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

เรียกตัว

riak tua — To summon, call someone; requesting a person's presence

ผู้

phu — Person who; prefix indicating a person doing something

ที่รัก

thi rak — Dear, beloved; a term of endearment or affection

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special, extraordinary; beyond the usual or ordinary

อ้อมแขน

om khaen — Arms; the embrace or encircling of someone's arms

โหยหา

hoi haa — To yearn, long for; deeply desiring something absent

ใบหน้า

bai naa — Face; the front part of the human head

แดงก่ำ

daeng gam — Deep red, flushed; a very red complexion or color

ผลักดัน

phlak dan — To push, drive forward; propelling someone toward a goal

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject

เข้าหา

khao haa — To approach; moving closer to someone or something

หน้า

naa — Face, front, page; the forward surface of something

ท่าน

than — You, honorable person; respectful second or third person pronoun

ประธาน

pra-thaan — President, chairman; the head of an organization or court

ศาลฎีกา

saan di-gaa — Supreme Court; the highest court in the judicial system

อาจ

aat — Might, may; expressing possibility or probability

พบเห็น

phop hen — To encounter, see; coming across something visually

ทุกวัน

thuk wan — Every day, daily; occurring each and every day

พุ่ง

phung — To shoot, surge; moving swiftly in a direction

ออกมา

ok maa — To come out; emerging from inside to outside

จาก

jaak — From; indicating origin or starting point

ทะเล

tha-lee — Sea, ocean; a large body of salt water

วิก

wik — Wig; an artificial head of hair worn by someone

ดอกทานตะวัน

dok thaan ta-wan — Sunflower; a tall yellow flower that faces the sun

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size, dimension; the measurement of an object

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large; of great size or extent

ดัน

dan — To push; applying force to move something forward

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive pronoun for the self

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang aa-thit — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

ท่ามกลาง

thaam glaang — Amid, among, in the middle of; surrounded by

สวน

suan — Garden, park; a cultivated outdoor space with plants

เต็ม

tem — Full, complete; containing maximum amount or degree

ส่องแสง

song saeng — To shine, emit light; radiating brightness outward

จ้า

jaa — Brightly, intensely; shining with great brightness

เคย

khoei — Used to, ever; past habitual action or experience

มี

mii — To have, there is; indicating possession or existence

สังเกต

sang-get — To observe, notice; paying careful attention to something

กัน

gan — Each other, together; reciprocal or mutual action

วงการ

wong gaan — Circle, sphere, community; a professional or social world

ขณะ

kha-na — While, moment, at the time of; a point in time