A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

มหาเศรษฐี

ma-hǎa-sèet-thǐi — An extremely wealthy person; a billionaire or tycoon

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ชนบท

chon-na-bòt — Rural area, countryside, region outside the city

ทิวทัศน์

thiw-thát — Scenery, landscape, a view of natural surroundings

อัน

an — A classifier or relative pronoun connecting nouns

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful, graceful, visually pleasing and elegant

มี

mii — To have, to possess, or to exist

ข้าวโพด

khâao-phôot — Corn, maize; a common agricultural crop

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; a place or relative particle

เจิดจ้า

jəət-jâa — Brilliantly bright, dazzling, radiantly glowing

อยู่

yùu — To be located, to stay, to reside somewhere

นั้น

nán — That, those; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

แต่

tàe — But, however; indicates contrast between two ideas

ไม่

mâi — No, not; a general negation particle

อุดมสมบูรณ์

u-dom-sǒm-buun — Fertile, abundant, rich in resources or nutrients

แปลง

plɛɛng — A plot of land; also to transform or convert

ข้าวไรย์

khâao-rai — Rye; a grain crop used in bread and food

แคระแกร็น

khráe-krɛ̂n — Stunted, small and underdeveloped due to poor conditions

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; a relative pronoun linking clauses

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expressing recommendation or obligation

จะ

jà — Will, going to; a future tense marker

เป็น

pen — To be; linking subject to identity or state

ถั่วลันเตา

thùa-lan-tao — Green peas; small round edible legume seeds

และ

lɛ́ — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

ถั่วฝัก

thùa-fàk — Pod beans; legumes harvested in their pods

ทรุดโทรม

thrút-soom — Deteriorated, run-down, in a state of decay

ผัก

phàk — Vegetables; edible plants consumed as food

หยาบโลน

yàap-loon — Coarse, crude, rough in texture or manner

ใช้

cháai — To use, to utilize something for a purpose

แทน

thɛɛn — Instead of, to replace or substitute something else

ข้าวสาลี

khâao-sǎa-lii — Wheat; a grain crop used for flour and bread

ทั้ง

tháng — Both, all, entirety; including everything mentioned

บน

bon — On, upon, on top of a surface

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-châat — Nature; the natural world and environment around us

ไร้ชีวิต

rái-chii-wít — Lifeless, without life or vitality; dead-looking

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên-diaw-kàp — Just like, similar to, in the same way as

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — People, folks; referring to human beings generally

ชายหญิง

chaai-yǐng — Men and women; people of both genders together

เพาะปลูก

phɔ́-plùuk — To cultivate, to farm, to grow crops deliberately

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun or emphasis particle

แนวโน้ม

nɛɛw-nóom — Tendency, trend, inclination toward a certain direction

เด่นชัด

dèn-chát — Distinct, clear, noticeably obvious or prominent

ดู

duu — To look, to watch, to observe something visually

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to, resembling something else closely

งอกงาม

ngɔ̂k-ngaam — To grow and flourish; thriving healthy plant growth

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of, like, a way or kind

ไม่เต็มใจ

mâi-tem-jai — Unwillingly, reluctantly, without full willingness or enthusiasm

อาการ

aa-kaan — Symptom, condition, sign of illness or state

หดหู่

hòt-hùu — Depressed, gloomy, feeling sad and dispirited

ยอมแพ้

yoom-phɛ́ — To give up, to surrender, to admit defeat

เหี่ยวเฉา

hîaw-chǎo — Wilted, withered, dried up and lacking vitality

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional particle indicating movement away

รถม้าเดินทาง

rót-máa-dəən-thaang — A horse-drawn travel carriage for long journeys

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ท่าน

thân — You or he/she; a polite respectful pronoun

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expressing possibility or uncertainty

เบา

bao — Light in weight; also soft or gentle in degree

กว่านี้

kwàa-níi — More than this, beyond the current degree or amount

ก็ได้

kɔ̂-dâai — That's fine, acceptable, it's okay or possible

นำ

nam — To lead, to bring, to take or carry along

โดย

dooi — By, via, through; indicating means or agent

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and objects

คนขี่ม้า

khon-khìi-máa — A horse rider, equestrian, person riding a horse

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number 2

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or classifier for people

ฝ่าฝืน

fàa-fʉʉn — To defy, violate, go against rules or conditions

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up, rise, increase; upward directional particle

เนิน

nəən — A hill, a gentle slope or raised ground

ชัน

chan — Steep, sharply inclined, having a sharp slope

เหนื่อยล้า

nʉ̀ay-láa — Exhausted, weary, fatigued from exertion or effort

สีแดงก่ำ

sǐi-dɛɛng-kàm — Deep crimson red; an intensely dark red color

ใบหน้า

bai-nâa — Face; the front part of a person's head

มิใช่

mí-châi — Is not, it is not; formal negation of identity

การ

kaan — A nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ดูหมิ่น

duu-mìn — To look down on, to disrespect or belittle someone

ชาติกำเนิด

châat-kam-nəət — Birth status, lineage, the social class one is born into

สูงส่ง

sǔung-sòng — Lofty, noble, exalted in rank or moral standing

แต่อย่างใด

tàe-yàang-dai — In any way, whatsoever; used to negate completely

มิได้

mí-dâai — Did not, have not; formal negative past marker

มา

maa — To come; also a directional particle toward speaker

จาก

jàak — From, away from; indicating origin or departure point

ภายใน

phaai-nai — Within, inside, interior of something or a timeframe

หาก

hàak — If, in case; a conditional conjunction

เกิด

kəət — To be born; to occur, happen, or arise

สถานการณ์

sa-thǎan-kaan — Situation, circumstance, the current state of affairs

ภายนอก

phaai-nɔ̂ɔk — Outside, external, on the outer side or surface

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above, over, north; beyond in position or degree

ควบคุม

khûap-khum — To control, manage, regulate or keep in check

นั่นคือ

nân-khʉʉ — That is, namely; used to clarify or specify something

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang-aa-thít — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive tense marker, also strength

ลับ

láp — To set below the horizon; also secret or hidden

ขอบฟ้า

khɔ̀ɔp-fáa — Horizon; the line where earth and sky appear to meet

แสง

sɛ̌ɛng — Light; illumination from a natural or artificial source

พระอาทิตย์ตก

phrá-aa-thít-tòk — Sunset; the time when the sun goes below the horizon

ส่อง

sɔ̀ng — To shine, to illuminate, to beam light onto something

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in; an inward directional particle

จ้า

jâa — Brightly, intensely; glaring strong light or color

จน

jon — Until, to the point that; also poor or impoverished

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When, at the time that; a temporal conjunction

รถ

rót — Vehicle, car, carriage; any wheeled transportation

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, to arrive at, until a certain point

ยอด

yɔ̂ɔt — Top, peak, summit, the highest point of something

ผู้โดยสาร

phûu-dooi-sǎan — Passenger; a person traveling in a vehicle

ถูก

thùuk — To be hit by; passive marker, also correct or cheap

สี

sǐi — Color; the visual property of light reflected from surfaces

แดงเข้ม

dɛɛng-khêm — Deep red, dark red; an intense shade of red

ปกคลุม

pòk-khlum — To cover, to envelop, to spread over a surface

ทั่ว

thûa — Throughout, all over, everywhere across a surface

หาย

hǎai — To disappear, to vanish, or to recover from illness

เอง

eeng — Oneself, by itself; an emphatic self-referencing word

กล่าว

klàaw — To say, to speak, to state formally or officially

พลาง

phlaang — While simultaneously doing something else at the same time

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at, to gaze, to observe with one's eyes

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, instantly, right away without any delay

ที่จริงแล้ว

thîi-jing-lɛ́ɛw — Actually, in truth, to be honest about the fact

ต่ำ

tàm — Low, beneath, at a lower level or position

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree or quantity

ลง

long — To go down, descend; a downward directional particle

ขณะ

kha-nà — Moment, while, at the time of an ongoing action

พอดี

phɔɔ-dii — Just right, exactly, at precisely the right moment

เบรก

brèek — Brake; a device or action to slow or stop

หนัก

nàk — Heavy, severe, hard; having great weight or intensity

ปรับ

pràp — To adjust, to fine-tune, to set or calibrate something

กับ

kàp — With, and, together; connecting two elements together

ล้อ

lɔ́ɔ — Wheel; a circular object that rotates for movement

รถม้า

rót-máa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

เลื่อน

lʉ̂an — To slide, to move along a surface smoothly

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready, prepared; along with or together with something

กลิ่น

klìn — Smell, odor, scent; what is perceived by the nose

เขม่าควัน

kha-mâo-khwan — Smoke and soot; dark residue from burning materials

กลุ่ม

klùm — Group, cluster, cloud; a collection of similar things

ฝุ่น

fùn — Dust; tiny particles of matter suspended in the air

สีแดง

sǐi-dɛɛng — Red color; the color of blood or fire

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also, then, well; a connective or softening particle

จาง

jaang — To fade, to dim, to become less vivid or intense

รวดเร็ว

rûat-rew — Quickly, rapidly, at a fast speed or pace

ต่าง

tàang — Different, various; each separately doing something

ลดต่ำ

lót-tàm — To lower, to decrease to a lower level or degree

พร้อมกัน

phrɔ́ɔm-kan — Simultaneously, at the same time, all together

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is none, to not have, lacking something entirely

แสงเรือง

sɛ̌ɛng-rʉang — Glowing light, luminescence; soft radiant lingering light

เหลือ

lʉ̌a — To remain, to be left over, remaining after use

เลย

ləəi — At all, not at all; also already or passed by

ถอด

thɔ̀ɔt — To take off, to remove, to detach or strip away

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out, outside; to go out or remove from inside