A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses

คน

khon — Person; human being; individual

รับใช้

ráp chái — To serve; to attend to someone's needs

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ตก

tòk — To fall; to drop down from a height

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feeling or emotion

กลัว

klua — To be afraid; to fear something

ได้

dâai — To get; can; able to do something

กระโดด

kràdòot — To jump; to leap into the air

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; downward

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner; in the way of

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to rush; to act quickly

ร้อน

róon — Hot; having high temperature; urgent

และ

láe — And; used to connect words or clauses

มี

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

มือ

muue — Hand; the part of the body below the wrist

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; as far as; arriving at

ยี่สิบ

yîisìp — Twenty; the number 20

จับ

jàp — To grab; to catch; to seize something

บัง

bang — To block; to obscure; to shield from view

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ม้า

máa — Horse; the domestic riding animal

เกิด

kòoet — To be born; to occur; to happen

อะไร

arai — What; used to ask about something unknown

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up; to rise; upward direction

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; to declare formally

สงบ

sàngòp — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

มอง

maawng — To look; to gaze; to observe visually

ออก

òok — To go out; to exit; outward direction

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

ดู

duu — To watch; to look at; to observe

ชาย

chaai — Man; male person; masculine gender

ร่าง

râang — Body; figure; frame of a person

สูง

sǔung — Tall; high; having great vertical extent

สวม

sùam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

หมวก

mùak — Hat; cap; head covering

นอน

naawn — To lie down; to sleep; to recline

คว้า

khwâa — To snatch; to grab quickly with the hand

ห่อ

hàaw — Bundle; package; to wrap something up

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place

ใต้

tâai — Under; beneath; below something

เท้า

tháao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); that thing

ไว้

wái — To keep; to retain; to place for later

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ฐาน

thǎan — Base; foundation; pedestal structure

น้ำพุ

náam phu — Fountain; decorative water spraying structure

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after completing an action

ก็

gâaw — Then; also; used for continuation or emphasis

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; to reside somewhere

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (linking nouns)

โคลน

khloon — Mud; wet dirty earth; muddy substance

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating state or quality

ชื้น

chúen — Damp; moist; slightly wet to the touch

เหนือ

nǔea — Above; north; over something in position

ราว

raao — About; approximately; around a quantity

สัตว์

sàt — Animal; living creature; non-human being

ป่า

pàa — Forest; jungle; wild uncultivated land

ขอ

khǎaw — To ask for; to request; to beg for

อภัย

aphai — Forgiveness; pardon; excusing an offense

ท่าน

thân — You (formal/respectful); honorable person

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun for clauses

เสื้อผ้า

sûea phâa — Clothes; clothing; garments worn on the body

ขาด

khàat — To tear; to be torn; lacking something

อ่อน

òon — Soft; gentle; weak; tender in nature

น้อม

nóom — To bow; to incline respectfully toward someone

ถ่อม

thòm — Humble; modest; unassuming in manner

ตน

ton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun in Thai

คือ

khuue — Is; equals; that is to say; namely

เด็ก

dèk — Child; kid; young person or infant

ทำไม

thammai — Why; for what reason; asking a cause

เขา

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

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to transmit something

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

น่า

nâa — Should; worthy of; likely to provoke feeling

รังเกียจ

rang-kìat — To dislike; to be disgusted by something

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like this instance

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to have a condition

ลูก

lûuk — Child; offspring; son or daughter

หรือ

rǔue — Or; question particle at end of sentences

ขอโทษ

khǎaw thôot — Sorry; I apologize; expression of apology

เวทนา

weet-thanaa — Pity; compassion; feeling sorrow for suffering

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right; affirmative

ห่าง

hàang — Far; distant; separated by space or distance

เล็ก

lék — Small; little; tiny in size

น้อย

nóoi — Few; little; a small amount of something

เพราะ

phráw — Because; due to; the reason being that

ถนน

thanǒn — Road; street; paved path for vehicles

เปิด

pòoet — To open; to turn on; to begin operation

โล่ง

lôong — Open; spacious; clear and unobstructed area

ณ

na — At; in; formal preposition indicating location

ตั้ง

tâng — To set up; to establish; to place upright

พื้นที่

phúen thîi — Area; space; surface area of a place

กว้าง

kwâang — Wide; broad; having great horizontal extent

สิบ

sìp — Ten; the number 10

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

ตาราง

taaraang — Table; grid; square unit of measurement

ขณะ

khanà — While; moment; at the time when something occurs

ลุก

lúk — To get up; to rise from a lying position

พื้น

phúen — Floor; ground; surface underfoot

กะทันหัน

kàthan-hǎn — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning or notice

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward direction

หา

hǎa — To find; to look for; to seek something

ด้าม

dâam — Handle; hilt; grip of a tool or weapon

ดาบ

dàap — Sword; long bladed weapon for combat

ชั่ว

chûa — Evil; wicked; morally bad in character

ครู่

khrûu — A moment; a short while; brief period

ถูก

thùuk — To be hit; correct; cheap; passive marker

ฆ่า

khâa — To kill; to murder; to cause death

ร้อง

róong — To cry out; to shout; to call loudly

ด้วย

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

สิ้น

sîn — To end; finished; all gone; depleted entirely

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish for; to expect something

บ้า

bâa — Crazy; mad; insane; mentally unhinged behavior

คลั่ง

khláng — To be frenzied; deliriously mad or fanatic

กาง

kaang — To spread out; to open wide; to extend

แขน

khǎaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entirely; the whole of something

ศีรษะ

sǐirása — Head; the topmost part of the human body

สุด

sùt — Most; extreme; the very end or limit

เหยียด

yìat — To stretch out; to extend a limb fully

จ้อง

jôong — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

ตาย

taai — To die; to be dead; no longer alive

ผู้คน

phûu khon — People; persons; a group of individuals

รุม

rum — To mob; to surround and attack collectively

ล้อม

lóom — To surround; to encircle; to close in around

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something in general

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; interrogative or relative

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the pair of organs for seeing

มากมาย

mâak maai — Many; a lot; in great abundance or quantity

เหล่า

lào — Group; those; plural marker for nouns

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

เผย

phǒoei — To reveal; to disclose; to show something hidden

นอก

nôok — Outside; exterior; beyond a boundary

ระวัง

rá-wang — To be careful; to watch out; to be cautious

การ

kaan — Noun-forming prefix; act of; the action of

แสดง

sàdaeng — To show; to perform; to display or demonstrate

ข่มขู่

khòm khùu — To threaten; to intimidate; to bully someone

โกรธ

kròot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

แค้น

khâaen — Resentful; bitter grudge; feeling of deep anger

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any whatsoever; any kind at all; none specific

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action among parties

หลัง

lǎng — After; back; behind; the rear side

แรก

râaek — First; initial; the earliest in a sequence

พวก

phûak — Group; gang; those people; collective noun

นิ่ง

nîng — Still; motionless; quietly without movement

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet; silent; making no sound at all

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to be the case

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain unchanged

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; agentive prefix in Thai

ราบ

râap — Flat; level; smooth and even surface

เรียบ

rîap — Smooth; neat; tidy; orderly in appearance

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or container

ยอม

yaawm — To yield; to accept; to give in to something

จำนน

jam-non — To surrender; to submit; to admit defeat

ขีด

khìit — To draw a line; to scratch; a line mark