A Tale of Two Cities — Page 15

Vocabulary

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal pronoun)

มัก

mak — Often, usually, tends to do something

จะ

cha — Will, going to (future tense marker)

ตก

tok — To fall, drop, or become

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition or status

เหยื่อ

yüea — Victim, prey, or bait

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

อาการ

a-kan — Symptom, condition, or sign of illness

ผิดปกติ

phit-pa-ka-ti — Abnormal, unusual, irregular condition

นี้

ni — This, referring to something nearby

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere

บ่อย

boi — Frequently, often, repeatedly

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occurrence (counter word)

และ

lae — And, also, as well as

เรียก

riak — To call, name, or summon someone

มัน

man — It, him, her (informal or referring to things)

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place

การ

kan — Action, process, or nominalization prefix

สนทนา

son-tha-na — To converse, chat, have a discussion

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — General, common, ordinary, widespread

ว่า

wa — That, to say, as (conjunction/quotative marker)

สั่น

san — To shake, tremble, vibrate involuntarily

กระตุก

kra-tuk — To twitch, jerk, spasm suddenly

คุณหมอ

khun-mo — Doctor, physician (polite term of address)

สภาพ

sa-phap — Condition, state, situation of something

ดี

di — Good, well, fine, positive quality

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most, the best, superlative degree marker

ดู

du — To look, watch, or appear to be

อ่อนเยาว์

on-yao — Young-looking, youthful in appearance

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special, extraordinary, exceptional quality

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating state or quality

คล้ายคลึง

khlai-khlueng — Similar, resembling, alike in appearance

กัน

kan — Each other, together, mutually (reciprocal particle)

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, during a period

เขา

khao — He, she, they (third person pronoun)

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone

นั้น

nan — That, those (referring to something distant)

เด่นชัด

den-chat — Obvious, prominent, clearly noticeable

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot, greatly

ยาม

yam — At the time of, during, while; guard

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like

ขณะ

kha-na — While, at the moment, during that time

ที่

thi — At, which, that (relative/location marker)

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They, them (plural third person pronoun)

นั่ง

nang — To sit, to be seated somewhere

เคียง

khiang — Beside, alongside, next to someone

ข้าง

khang — Side, beside, next to a place

พิง

phing — To lean against something for support

บ่า

ba — Shoulder (part of the body)

วาง

wang — To place, put, set something down

แขน

khaen — Arm (body part from shoulder to hand)

พาด

phat — To drape, lay across, rest over

บน

bon — On, above, on top of something

พนัก

pha-nak — Backrest, armrest of a chair

เก้าอี้

kao-i — Chair, seat for sitting on

เรื่อง

rüeang — Story, matter, topic, subject of discussion

น่า

na — Worth, deserving to be, likely to be

พึงพอใจ

phueng-pho-chai — Satisfying, pleasing, bringing contentment

อย่าง

yang — Very, in a manner, kind of way

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, to a greater degree

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe, notice, pay attention to

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, perceive visually

เหมือน

müean — Like, similar to, as if, resembling

พูดคุย

phut-khui — To chat, talk casually with someone

มา

ma — To come; aspect marker for completed action

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout, all along, the entire duration

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire, whole amount

วัน

wan — Day, daytime, a calendar day

หัวข้อ

hua-kho — Topic, subject, heading of discussion

ต่างๆ

tang-tang — Various, diverse, different kinds of things

มากมาย

mak-mai — Many, numerous, a great amount

ด้วย

duai — Also, with, by means of something

มี

mi — To have, there is, exist

ชีวิตชีวา

chi-wit-chi-wa — Lively, full of life, energetic and animated

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, may I

ถาม

tham — To ask, inquire, pose a question

หน่อย

noi — A little, a bit (softening particle)

เถิด

thoet — Please do (formal encouragement or permission particle)

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, speak (formal usage)

ใต้

tai — Under, below, beneath something

ต้น

ton — Tree, plant; beginning, origin of something

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise, go up, increase (directional particle)

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chat — Nature, natural world, natural state

ตาม

tam — According to, following, along, as per

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that (relative pronoun connector)

อาคาร

a-khan — Building, structure, constructed edifice

เก่าแก่

kao-kae — Ancient, very old, long-established

ท่าน

than — You, he, she (formal, respectful pronoun)

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to, have previously done something

ไป

pai — To go; away (directional particle)

เยี่ยมชม

yiam-chom — To visit, tour, go to see a place

หอคอย

ho-khoi — Tower, tall structure or monument

น้อย

noi — Few, little, small amount, not much

แค่ไหน

khae-nai — How much, to what extent, how far

ฉัน

chan — I, me (informal first person, often female)

นั่น

nan — That (pointing to something farther away)

แต่

tae — But, however, only, except

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just (limiting adverb)

ผ่านๆ

phan-phan — Passing by, briefly, just glancing through

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only, that's all, nothing more than

เรา

rao — We, us, I (inclusive first person pronoun)

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient, just as soon as

รู้

ru — To know, understand, be aware of

เต็ม

tem — Full, complete, filled to capacity

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, item

น่าสนใจ

na-son-chai — Interesting, fascinating, worth paying attention to

แค่

khae — Just, only, merely, no more than

เอง

eng — Oneself, by itself, on one's own

_ผม_

phom — I, me (first person pronoun, male speaker)

ดัง

dang — Famous, loud, as, like (conjunction)

จำ

cham — To remember, memorize, recall something

ได้

dai — Can, able to, to get, to have done

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, along with, complete

รอย

roi — Trace, mark, scar, sign left behind

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile, show a pleased expression

แม้

mae — Even though, although, despite (concessive)

หน้า

na — Face, front, next (page or time)

แดง

daeng — Red (color), flushed, reddened

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little, slightly, a small amount

ขุ่นเคือง

khun-khüeang — Annoyed, displeased, somewhat offended

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status, position, financial standing

อื่น

üen — Other, another, different one

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Not, is not, that is incorrect

เอื้อ

üea — To be conducive to, enable, facilitate

ให้

hai — To give, to let, for, causative marker

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything, something (question word)

นัก

nak — Very, intensifier; expert, person skilled in

เล่า

lao — To tell, narrate; question particle seeking confirmation

ผม

phom — I, me (first person pronoun, male speaker)

ฟัง

fang — To listen, hear attentively to something

ตอน

ton — Episode, part, time period, section

ดัดแปลง

dat-plaeng — To modify, adapt, alter something existing

บาง

bang — Some, certain, thin, a few of

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, section of something

คนงาน

khon-ngan — Worker, laborer, workman, construction worker

พบ

phop — To find, discover, meet, encounter

คุก

khuk — Prison, jail, place of confinement

ใต้ดิน

tai-din — Underground, subterranean, below the ground

เก่า

kao — Old, aged, worn, not new

แห่ง

haeng — Place, location (classifier for places)

หนึ่ง

nueng — One, a, single (number one)

ถูก

thuk — To be done to, cheap; passive marker

ก่อสร้าง

ko-sang — To construct, build, erect a structure

ปิด

pit — To close, shut, cover, turn off

ทับ

thap — To overlap, cover over, press upon

ลืมเลือน

lüem-lüean — Forgotten, faded from memory, obscure

เวลา

we-la — Time, period, moment, when (temporal)

หลาย

lai — Many, several, numerous (plural marker)

ปี

pi — Year (unit of time measurement)

หิน

hin — Stone, rock, made of stone

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each (universal quantifier)

ก้อน

kon — Piece, lump, chunk (classifier for blocks)

ผนัง

pha-nang — Wall (interior wall of a building)

ด้าน

dan — Side, aspect, face, surface of something

ปกคลุม

pok-khlum — To cover, coat, blanket a surface

จารึก

cha-ruek — Inscription, engraving, carved text on surface

นักโทษ

nak-thot — Prisoner, inmate, convicted criminal

แกะสลัก

kae-sa-lak — To carve, engrave, sculpt into a surface

ไว้

wai — To keep, put aside; aspect marker for retention

ได้แก่

dai-kae — That is, namely, including specifically

วันที่

wan-thi — Date, the day on which something occurs

ชื่อ

chüe — Name, to be named, given name

คำ

kham — Word, utterance, unit of speech

ร้องทุกข์

rong-thuk — To complain, file a grievance, lament

สวดภาวนา

suat-pha-wa-na — To pray, chant prayers, engage in supplication