A Tale of Two Cities — Page 12

Vocabulary

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

มุม

mum — Corner; angle of a space or shape

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

แปลก

plaek — Strange; unusual; different from the norm

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Odd; bizarre; remarkably strange or unexpected

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

นัก

nak — Very; intensifier meaning greatly or extremely

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

คุณสมบัติ

khun-som-bat — Quality; property; characteristic of something

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction toward something

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

สถานที่

sa-than-thi — Place; location; a specific physical site

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if; as though; resembling something else

หู

hu — Ear; organ used for hearing sounds

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; that thing

พิสดาร

phi-sa-dan — Extraordinary; bizarre; remarkably unusual or eccentric

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; poor

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; even; up to a certain point

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located somewhere; to live

หน้าต่าง

na-tang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to unlock something

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze at something visually

หา

ha — To search for; to look for something

พ่อ

pho — Father; dad; male parent of a child

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ลูกสาว

luk-sao — Daughter; female child of a parent

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears

ฝีเท้า

fi-thao — Footstep; sound or pace of someone walking

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle linking clauses together

นึก

nuek — To think; to imagine; to recall mentally

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; a group of people referred to

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing probability or assumption

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is none; to not have something

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go inside a place

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker

ใกล้

klai — Near; close in distance to something

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting idea

สะท้อน

sa-thon — To reflect; to echo back sound or light

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ค่อยๆ

khoi-khoi — Gradually; slowly; in a gentle steady manner

เลือน

luean — To fade; to become dim or indistinct

หาย

hai — To disappear; to vanish; to be gone

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

ได้

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

จาก

jak — From; away from; originating at a point

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completion of action

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possession marker in Thai

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from this one

เคย

khoei — To have ever done; past experience marker

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; as far as a point

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; resounding sound or reputation

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle

แทน

thaen — Instead; to replace; to substitute for something

ดับ

dap — To extinguish; to go out; to die down

สูญ

sun — To lose; to be lost; to vanish completely

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling another thing

นั้น

nan — That; over there; referring to something distant

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body for grasping

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How; in what way; what manner or method

ก็ตาม

ko-tam — Regardless; even so; no matter what happens

ปรากฏ

pra-kot — To appear; to show up; to become visible

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

รอ

ro — To wait; to stay until something happens

ประตู

pra-tu — Door; gate; an entrance to a place

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page of a document

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a paved path for vehicles

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ต้อนรับ

ton-rap — To welcome; to greet an arriving guest

ภาพ

phap — Image; picture; visual representation of something

น่า

na — Worth; deserving; makes adjectives feel inviting

ชื่นใจ

chuen-jai — Refreshing; delightful; giving a pleasant feeling

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite something being true

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Severe; intense; violent in nature or degree

แดง

daeng — Red; the color of blood or fire

เคร่ง

khreng — Strict; serious; rigidly following rules or principles

ขรึม

khruem — Solemn; stern; having a serious reserved demeanor

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second or third person pronoun

ถอด

thot — To remove; to take off clothing or accessories

หมวก

muak — Hat; cap; a head covering worn outdoors

ที่รัก

thi-rak — Dear; beloved; a term of endearment for someone

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; outward directional particle

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; staircase; steps used to change floors

ปัด

pat — To brush off; to sweep away dust or objects

แต่ง

taeng — To decorate; to dress up; to compose writing

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of something

ปลาย

plai — Tip; end; the farthest point of something

ผ้า

pha — Cloth; fabric; material used for clothing

เช็ด

chet — To wipe; to clean a surface with cloth

เป่า

pao — To blow; to blow air onto something

ฝุ่น

fun — Dust; fine particles that settle on surfaces

พับ

phap — To fold; to crease fabric or paper neatly

เสื้อ

suea — Shirt; blouse; a garment worn on the torso

คลุม

khlum — To cover; to drape over something completely

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; complete and set to proceed

เก็บ

kep — To collect; to store; to put away items

ลูบไล้

lup-lai — To caress; to stroke gently with the hand

ผม

phom — Hair; I/me (polite male first-person pronoun)

งดงาม

ngot-ngam — Beautiful; elegant; gracefully pleasing in appearance

ความ

khwam — Noun-forming prefix indicating abstract quality or state

ภาค

phak — Region; section; part of a country or work

ภูมิใจ

phum-jai — Proud; to feel pride about an achievement

เท่า

thao — Equal; as much as; same level or amount

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

นั่น

nan — That; that one; referring to something specific

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or equate things

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by one's own action

หาก

hak — If; in the event that something occurs

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; of the feminine gender

หยิ่ง

ying — Arrogant; proud; having an air of superiority

ผยอง

pha-yong — Conceited; vain; showing excessive pride in oneself

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like something mentioned

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutually among a group

กอด

kot — To hug; to embrace someone with both arms

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward someone

คัดค้าน

khat-khan — To object; to oppose; to protest against something

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; indicates obligation or necessity

เหนื่อย

nueai — Tired; weary; feeling fatigue from effort

ยาก

yak — Difficult; hard; requiring great effort to do

มากมาย

mak-mai — Many; a lot; abundantly large in quantity

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; giving a reason for something

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive pronoun in Thai

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an entity or matter in general

หลัง

lang — After; behind; the back side of something

นี้

ni — This; here; referring to something nearby

กล้า

kla — Brave; daring; courageous in facing challenges

การ

kan — The act of; nominalizer for verbs and actions

หยอกล้อ

yok-lo — To tease; to joke around playfully with someone

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only; just that; nothing more than this

มิฉะนั้น

mi-cha-nan — Otherwise; if not; or else something will happen

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; prefix for a doer

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — To hurt; to feel pain physically or emotionally

อย่าง

yang — Type; way; in the manner of something

สาหัส

sa-hat — Serious; severe; critically grave in condition

ถอย

thoi — To retreat; to step back; to move backward

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something

ห้อง

hong — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

ร้องไห้

rong-hai — To cry; to weep with tears from emotion