A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

แล้ว

láew — Already; indicates completed action or 'then/and then'

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition

ความผิด

khwaam phìt — Fault, mistake, or wrongdoing; guilt

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging

ใคร

khrai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

เล่า

lâo — To tell or narrate; also a question particle

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

สัตย์จริง

sàt jing — Truly honest; sincere and genuine truth

ฉัน

chǎn — I; first-person pronoun used by females or casually

ไม่แน่ใจ

mâi nâe jai — Not sure; uncertain about something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or quote

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or informally people

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; used to negate identity or classification

แก

kɛɛ — You/he/she; informal pronoun for familiar address

หรอก

rɔ̀k — Softening particle indicating negation or mild denial

มักจะ

mák jà — Usually; tends to; often does something habitually

เร่งรัด

rêng rát — To rush, urge, or accelerate; hurry something along

แยกทาง

yâek thaang — To part ways; separate paths or directions

แบกรับ

bàek ráp — To bear or shoulder a burden or responsibility

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

แซงหน้า

sɛɛng nâa — To overtake or surpass someone ahead

เสมอ

sà-mǝ̌ǝ — Always; equal; consistently at all times

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point in time

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not; to have none; lacking something

โอกาส

oo-kàat — Opportunity; chance to do something

ดำเนิน

dam-nəən — To proceed, conduct, or carry out an activity

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; one's existence or way of living

ได้เลย

dâi əəi — Can at all; able to do freely or completely

นอกจาก

nɔ̂ɔk jàak — Except; besides; other than something stated

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention particle

หยุดนิ่ง

yùt nîng — To stop still; remain motionless; freeze in place

พักผ่อน

phák phɔ̀ɔn — To rest; relax; take a break from activity

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang rai kɔ̂ taam — However; nevertheless; regardless of the situation

เรื่อง

rûuang — Story; matter; topic; issue about something

หดหู่

hòt hùu — Depressed; gloomy; feeling sad and downcast

ที่จะ

thîi jà — That will; relative marker before a future action

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; talk about; bring up a topic

อดีต

à-dìit — The past; former times or previous experiences

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ยาม

yaam — Time of; period; moment during a period

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun for location or clause

รุ่งอรุณ

rûng à-run — Dawn; early morning when the sun rises

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker; strength

มาถึง

maa thǔeng — To arrive; to reach a destination or point

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

อื่น

ùun — Other; another; different from this one

ให้

hâi — To give; causative particle; for someone's benefit

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to something else

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

เถิด

thəət — Go ahead; let's; softly urging particle

งั้น

ngán — Then; in that case; informal conditional response

ก็

kɔ̂ — Then; also; well; connective or concessive particle

ดี

dii — Good; fine; well; positive quality

ดื่ม

dùum — To drink; consume a liquid beverage

อวยพร

uay phon — To bless; wish someone well; offer a toast

พยาน

pha-yaan — Witness; testimony; one who testifies or observes

สาวงาม

sǎao ngaam — Beautiful young woman; attractive young lady

คนนั้น

khon nán — That person; referring to a specific individual

ด้วยกัน

dûay gan — Together; jointly; with each other

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; to express formally

พลาง

phlaang — While; simultaneously doing another action

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise; to pick up

แก้ว

kâew — Glass; drinking glass; also means crystal or gem

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward

หัน

hǎn — To turn; to face; to rotate direction

ทิศทาง

thít thaang — Direction; orientation toward a certain way

น่า

nâa — Should; worth; likely; precedes adjective suggesting feeling

ยินดี

yin dii — Glad; pleased; happy to do something

หรือ

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

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action

ดูเหมือน

duu mǔuan — Seems like; appears to be; looks as though

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle for present/future

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; due to; reason for something

เขา

khǎo — He/she/they; third-person pronoun

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back; reversal of action

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occurrence; classifier for times

พึมพำ

pheum pham — To murmur; mutter softly to oneself

มอง

mɔɔng — To look; to gaze; to observe visually

ลงไป

long pai — To go down; downward direction of movement

ตน

ton — Oneself; self; formal reflexive pronoun

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually; to notice

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough; sufficient; just when; as soon as

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

วันนี้

wan níi — Today; this present day

คืนนี้

khuun níi — Tonight; this present night

คือ

khuuu — Is; means; that is; used to define or equate

ลูกสาว

lûuk sǎao — Daughter; one's female child

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ผู้มี

phûu mii — One who has; person possessing a quality

เสน่ห์

sà-nèeh — Charm; charisma; attractive appeal of a person

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

คุณนาย

khun naai — Madam; Mrs.; respectful title for a woman

สวยงาม

sǔay ngaam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing appearance

ไง

ngai — Isn't it; you see; casual confirmation particle

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; interrogative for unknown things

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

เฮ้ย

həəy — Hey; exclamation to get attention informally

เธอ

thəə — You; she; second or third-person feminine pronoun

ชื่นชม

chûun chom — To admire; to appreciate; to praise warmly

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

ศาล

sǎan — Court; tribunal; place of legal judgment

เลย

əəi — At all; so; then; emphasizing particle or directional

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or adding gentleness

ช่างมัน

châang man — Never mind; forget it; it doesn't matter

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with someone or something

ความชื่นชม

khwaam chûun chom — Admiration; appreciation; feeling of warm praise

ตัดสิน

tàt sǐn — To judge; to decide; to render a verdict

ความงาม

khwaam ngaam — Beauty; attractiveness; aesthetic quality

ได้

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

ตุ๊กตา

túk-taa — Doll; puppet; small decorative figurine

ผมทอง

phǒm thɔɔng — Golden hair; blonde hair

รู้ไหม

rúu mǎi — Do you know?; asking if someone is aware

นาย

naai — Mr.; master; male employer or superior

ด้วย

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

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight; gaze; one's line of vision

แหลมคม

lǎem khom — Sharp; keen; piercing; acutely perceptive

ค่อยๆ

khɔ̂y khɔ̂y — Slowly; gradually; gently doing something step by step

ลาก

lâak — To drag; to pull; to draw something along

มือ

muuu — Hand; the human hand

ข้าม

khâam — To cross; to go across; to pass over

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front of one's head

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; a thing

แดงระเรื่อ

dɛɛng rá-rûua — Flushed red; glowing crimson; blushing brightly

ตอนนั้น

tɔɔn nán — At that time; back then; during that moment

ค่อนข้าง

khɔ̂n khâang — Quite; rather; fairly; moderately so

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

เห็นใจ

hěn jai — To sympathize; to understand and feel for someone

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to rush; to do quickly

สังเกต

sǎng-kèet — To observe; to notice; to pay close attention

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

เกิดขึ้น

kəət khûen — To happen; to occur; to take place

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to live; progressive aspect marker