A Tale of Two Cities — Page 5

Vocabulary

ทั้งคู่

thang khuu — Both of them; referring to two things together

ต่าง

tang — Different; each; various; to differ from

หันไป

han pai — To turn toward; to face in a direction

พึ่ง

phueng — To rely on; to depend on someone

โต๊ะ

to — Table; a piece of furniture for placing things

ดื่ม

duem — To drink; to consume a liquid

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type; kind of something

ไม่อั้น

mai an — Without limit; freely; as much as desired

แต่

tae — But; however; only; used for contrast

ต่างคน

tang khon — Each person; each one separately

วิธี

wi-thii — Method; way; procedure for doing something

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self

สิงโต

sing-too — Lion; large wild cat native to Africa

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Mostly; the majority; for the most part

นอน

non — To sleep; to lie down and rest

เอนกาย

en kai — To recline; to lean back and relax

โดย

doi — By; via; through; by means of

สอด

sot — To insert; to slip something into a space

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; to set aside

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

เข็มขัด

khem khat — Belt; a strap worn around the waist

จ้องมอง

jong mong — To stare at; to gaze fixedly at something

เปลวไฟ

plaeo fai — Flame; the visible burning part of a fire

หรือ

ruue — Or; used to present an alternative option

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or emphasis

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to take with fingers

เอกสาร

ek-ka-san — Document; official paper or written material

เบาๆ

bao bao — Gently; softly; lightly; with little force

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

เล่นๆ

len len — Playfully; casually; not seriously or intently

ส่วน

suan — Part; portion; section of a whole thing

หมาจิ้งจอก

maa jing jok — Fox; a cunning wild canine animal

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

ขมวด

kha-muuat — To furrow; to knit brows together tightly

คิ้ว

khiw — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye

และ

lae — And; connecting words or phrases together

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is/are

สีหน้า

sii na — Facial expression; the look on one's face

จดจ่อ

jot jo — To focus intently; to concentrate on something

จม

jom — To sink; to be submerged or deeply absorbed

อยู่กับ

yuu kap — To stay with; to be together with someone

งาน

ngan — Work; job; task; event or function

ตน

ton — Self; oneself; a formal personal pronoun

ลึกซึ้ง

luek sueng — Deep; profound; deeply meaningful or touching

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point of

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme case

สายตา

sai taa — Gaze; eyesight; the direction of one's look

ไม่ได้

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

ติดตาม

tit taam — To follow; to track; to keep up with

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; that which

เอื้อม

uueam — To reach out; to stretch one's arm toward

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to move outward or away

แก้ว

kaeo — Glass; a drinking glass; also means crystal

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

มัก

mak — Often; tend to; usually does something

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

คลำหา

khlam haa — To feel around for; to grope searching something

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to exist at a place

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

มากกว่า

maak kwaa — More than; greater in quantity or degree

กว่า

kwaa — Than; more than; used in comparisons

พบ

phop — To find; to meet; to encounter something

จรด

ja-rot — To touch lightly; to reach and meet a surface

ริมฝีปาก

rim fii paak — Lips; the edges of the mouth

สอง

song — Two; the number two

สาม

saam — Three; the number three

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occasion of doing something

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; issue; about something

ยุ่งยาก

yung yaak — Complicated; troublesome; difficult and inconvenient

ซับซ้อน

sap son — Complex; intricate; having many involved layers

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; many; greatly

รู้สึก

ruu suek — To feel; to sense; to have an emotion

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer linking clauses

จำเป็น

jam pen — Necessary; essential; must be done

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something

ลุกขึ้น

luk khueen — To stand up; to rise from a seated position

แช่

chae — To soak; to immerse in liquid for a time

ผ้าเช็ดตัว

phaa chet tuua — Towel; cloth used to dry the body

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; again; anew

อีกครั้ง

iik khrang — Once more; again; one more time

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

การ

kaan — Nominalizer; the act of; action noun prefix

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

แสวงบุญ

sa-waeng bun — To go on a pilgrimage; to seek merit religiously

ไปยัง

pai yang — To go to; toward a destination

เหยือก

yueak — Pitcher; jug; a container for pouring liquid

อ่างน้ำ

ang naam — Basin; washbasin; a bowl-shaped water container

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural items

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

กลับมา

klap maa — To return; to come back to a place

พร้อมกับ

phrom kap — Together with; along with; accompanied by

สิ่ง

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

คลุมศีรษะ

khlum sii-ra — To cover the head; draping something over head

เปียกชื้น

piak chueen — Damp; wet and moist; slightly soaked

แปลกประหลาด

plaek pra-laat — Strange; bizarre; odd; unusually peculiar

คำพูด

kham phuut — Words; speech; something that is spoken

ไม่อาจ

mai aat — Cannot; unable to; not possible to do

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate; to explain in detail

ได้

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

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more… the more

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear; to seem

น่าขัน

naa khan — Funny; amusing; laughable; comically ridiculous

ขึ้น

khueen — Up; to rise; upward; increasing direction

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; due to; reason conjunction

เคร่งขรึม

khreng khreum — Serious; solemn; stern; grave in manner

วิตกกังวล

wi-tok kang-won — Anxious; worried; filled with concern and unease

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; the extreme degree; superlative marker

รวบรวม

ruap ruam — To collect; to gather together; to compile

อาหาร

aa-haan — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

มื้อ

muue — Meal; a serving occasion for eating food

กระทัดรัด

kra-that rat — Compact; concise; neat and efficiently organized

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; meant for someone

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — Successful; accomplished; to complete successfully

ดำเนินการ

dam-noen kaan — To proceed; to carry out; to execute a task

นำเสนอ

nam sa-noe — To present; to propose; to offer for consideration

ให้

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

แก่

kae — To; for; indicating recipient; also means old

รับ

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

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third person pronoun

ไป

pai — To go; to leave; away from the speaker

ด้วย

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

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; the state of something

ระมัดระวัง

ra-mat ra-wang — Careful; cautious; taking care to avoid mistakes

รอบคอบ

rop khop — Thorough; prudent; carefully considered and complete

คัดเลือก

khat lueak — To select; to choose carefully from options

ต้องการ

tong kaan — To want; to need; to require something

แสดง

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

ความคิดเห็น

khwaam khit hen — Opinion; view; one's expressed thoughts on something

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various; different kinds; assorted types

ช่วยเหลือ

chuay lueaa — To help; to assist; to aid someone in need

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; all two; referring to two things together

เมื่อ

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

ได้รับ

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

พิจารณา

phi-jaa-ra-naa — To consider; to deliberate; to examine carefully

ครบถ้วน

khrop thuean — Complete; thorough; having everything required

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after; completion marker

เข้าไป

khao pai — To go into; to enter a place or space

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ใคร่ครวญ

khrai khruan — To ponder; to reflect deeply; to contemplate carefully