A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

เมตตา

metta — loving kindness, compassionate goodwill toward others

กรุณา

karunaa — please; kindness, compassion toward others

พูด

phuut — to speak, to talk, to say something

อะไร

arai — what; anything, something

อื่น

uun — other, another, different

นอก

nawk — outside, beyond, external

จาก

jaak — from, away from, departing

คำ

kham — word, syllable, unit of speech

ว่า

waa — that; to say, to scold

จริงๆ

jing jing — really, truly, genuinely, in earnest

หรือ

rue — or; used in yes/no questions

ไม่

mai — no, not; negation particle

เช่น

chen — for example, such as, like

นั้น

nan — that, those; referring to something mentioned

คุณ

khun — you; polite title for a person

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

ทำ

tham — to do, to make, to perform an action

ให้

hai — to give; to allow, causative marker

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun, informal female

รำคาญ

ram khaan — to be annoyed, irritated, bothered by something

จน

jon — until, to the point of; also means poor

ตาย

taai — to die; dead; intensifier meaning extremely

กล่าว

klaao — to say, to state, to mention formally

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; relative clause connector

นิสัย

nisai — habit, nature, personal characteristic or behavior

ของ

khawng — of, belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — she, her, you; informal second or third person

โดย

doi — by, via, through a means or agent

คำนึง

khamnung — to consider, to take into account, to reflect

ถึง

thueng — to reach, to arrive at; about, regarding

รูป

ruup — picture, image; form, shape, appearance

ร่าง

raang — body frame, figure; draft of a document

คือ

khue — is, are; means, namely, that is

ห้วน

huan — abrupt, curt, blunt in speech or manner

สั้น

san — short in length or duration

แก้ไข

kae khai — to correct, to fix, to amend something

ถ้อยคำ

thoi kham — words, wording, speech, manner of expression

ก็

ko — also, then, well; discourse particle for continuation

แย่

yae — bad, awful, in a poor or terrible state

พอ

pho — enough, sufficient; just, barely

อยู่

yuu — to be, to stay, to live; ongoing aspect marker

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, after that; completion marker

ตอบ

taawp — to answer, to respond, to reply

แต่

tae — but, however, only, just

ดี

dii — good, well, fine, of good quality

กว่า

kwaa — more than, comparatively greater, rather than

ใช่

chai — yes, correct, that is right

รู้สึก

ruu suek — to feel, to sense, to experience an emotion

พอใจ

pho jai — satisfied, content, pleased with something

มาก

maak — very, much, a lot, greatly

ทีเดียว

thii diao — indeed, quite, absolutely; at once, immediately

ขอ

kho — to ask for, to request, to beg permission

ถาม

thaam — to ask, to question, to inquire

สาเหตุ

saahet — cause, reason, factor behind an event

ได้

dai — can, able to; to get, to obtain; past marker

ไหม

mai — question particle for yes/no questions

ต้องการ

tawng kaan — to want, to need, to require something

คน

khon — person, people, human being

เป็น

pen — to be, to become; to have a condition

โหลๆ

lo lo — mediocre, run-of-the-mill, ordinary, average

ที่

thii — at, in, place; relative clause marker

คู่ควร

khuu khuan — worthy, deserving, suitable for a match

กับ

kap — with, together with, and

เลย

loei — at all, ever; so, therefore; past a point

สัก

sak — just, a little; some, any; tattoo

นิด

nit — a little bit, a tiny amount, slightly

มา

maa — to come; toward the speaker; aspect marker

นี่

nii — this, here; used to draw attention

ตาม

taam — to follow, according to, along

หา

haa — to look for, to search, to seek

มี

mii — to have, there is, there are

จุด

jut — point, dot, spot; to light a flame

ประสงค์

prasong — intention, desire, objective, purpose

หลาย

laai — many, several, numerous

ร้อย

roi — hundred; to string together, to thread

ลักษณะ

laksana — characteristic, feature, trait, appearance

สุภาพสตรี

suphaap satrii — lady, gentlewoman, polite term for a woman

ผู้

phuu — person who, one who; prefix for a doer

นี้

nii — this, these; referring to something nearby

เดียว

diao — single, only one, alone, just one

อื่นๆ

uun uun — others, various others, other ones

บาง

baang — some, certain, a few; thin

ก่อน

kawn — before, first, prior to

ยุค

yuk — era, age, epoch, period in history

และ

lae — and, as well as

หลัง

lang — after, behind, back; the back of something

เมื่อ

muea — when, at the time that, once

ใด

dai — any, which, whatever; interrogative pronoun

ข้อ

kho — item, point, clause; joint of the body

อ้าง

aang — to claim, to cite, to refer to as evidence

เดิม

doem — original, former, previous, as before

ถูก

thuuk — correct, right; cheap; passive marker

ตั้ง

tang — to set up, to establish, to place upright

คำถาม

kham thaam — question, inquiry, query

เกิน

koen — to exceed, too much, more than enough

จริง

jing — true, real, genuine, factual

ขึ้น

khuen — up, to rise, to increase; upward direction

ไป

pai — to go, away from speaker; onward aspect

อีก

iik — more, again, another, additionally

โอ้โห

o ho — wow, oh my; exclamation of surprise or admiration

ใน

nai — in, inside, within

ฐานะ

thaana — status, position, standing, capacity as something

ปลอดภัย

plawt phai — safe, secure, free from danger or harm

ที่สุด

thii sut — most, the most, superlative degree marker

เขา

khao — he, she, they, him, her; third person pronoun

คิด

khit — to think, to consider, to calculate

ออก

awk — out, to exit, to come out, outward

อาศัย

aasai — to live, to reside, to depend on

รัก

rak — to love, to be fond of; love

จ่าย

jaai — to pay, to spend money

ค่า

khaa — cost, fee, value, worth

ตอบแทน

taawp thaen — to repay, to compensate, to return a favor

แน่นอน

nae nawn — certainly, definitely, of course, surely

ควร

khuan — should, ought to, it is proper to

อาจ

aat — might, may, possibly, perhaps

สาบาน

saabaan — to swear, to vow, to take an oath

หาก

haak — if, in the event that, should

สามารถ

saamaат — can, able to, capable of doing something

เลี้ยงดู

liang duu — to raise, to bring up, to support and nurture

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — oneself, by oneself, on one's own

ใช้จ่าย

chai jaai — to spend money, to pay for expenses

ตั้งแต่

tang tae — since, from a point in time onward

อายุ

aayu — age, years old, length of life

สิบ

sip — ten, the number ten

ขวบ

khuap — years old, classifier for a child's age

มัน

man — it, that; third person for things or informal

ยาก

yaak — difficult, hard, not easy

ลำบาก

lambaat — hardship, difficulty, trouble, struggle

เนื่องจาก

nueang jaak — because of, due to, owing to a reason

เข้าใจ

khao jai — to understand, to comprehend, to grasp meaning

อย่าง

yaang — manner, way, type; in the manner of

ชัดเจน

chat jen — clear, distinct, evident, obvious

นัก

nak — very, much; a person skilled in a field

จึง

jueng — therefore, thus, so, consequently

ส่าย

saai — to shake, to sway, to move side to side

หัว

hua — head; top, front, leading part

ใช้

chai — to use, to utilize, to employ something

ส่วน

suan — part, portion, section; as for, regarding

สำคัญ

samkhan — important, significant, crucial, essential

ร่างกาย

raang kaai — body, the physical human body

เสมือน

samuean — as if, like, resembling, similar to

เสื้อ

suea — shirt, top, garment worn on upper body

คลุม

khlum — to cover, to drape over, to cloak

นางฟ้า

naang faa — angel, fairy, heavenly female being

เหมาะสม

maw som — appropriate, suitable, fitting, proper

ทุก

thuk — every, all, each

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, matter, item

ประเภท

praphet — type, category, kind, sort

แม้

mae — even though, even if, although

น้อย

noi — little, few, small amount, not much

มัก

mak — usually, tend to, often, habitually

โผล่

phlo — to pop up, to emerge, to appear suddenly

เสมอ

saamoe — always, ever, consistently; equal, level

เริ่มต้น

roem ton — to begin, to start, the beginning of something

เริ่ม

roem — to start, to begin, to commence