A Tale of Two Cities — Page 15

Vocabulary

บางที

bang thee — Sometimes; perhaps; possibly occurring occasionally

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; referring to a group of people

อาจ

aat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ฝัน

fan — To dream; a dream during sleep

ถึง

theung — To reach; until; about; concerning something

งานเลี้ยง

ngan liang — A party; a banquet; a festive gathering

อย่าง

yaang — Type; kind; in the manner of something

ที่

thee — Place; that; which; a location or relative pronoun

คน

khon — Person; people; a human being

หิวโหย

hiu hoi — Extremely hungry; starving; suffering from hunger

มัก

mak — Often; usually; tend to do something habitually

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

ความสุขสบาย

khwaam suk sa baai — Comfort and happiness; a state of ease

การพักผ่อน

kaan phak phon — Rest; relaxation; taking a break from work

ทาส

thaat — Slave; a person owned by another

ผู้

phuu — Person who; one who; a person doing something

ถูก

thuuk — To be subjected to; correct; cheap in price

ขับไส

khap sai — To drive away; to expel; to chase out

วัว

wua — Cow; ox; a domestic bovine animal

เทียม

thiam — To harness; to yoke an animal to something

แอก

aek — A yoke; a wooden frame for harnessing animals

ชาวบ้าน

chaao baan — Villager; common folk; ordinary rural people

ซูบผอม

suup phom — Thin and gaunt; looking pale and emaciated

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned people or things

หลับ

lap — To sleep; to be asleep; falling into sleep

สนิท

sa nit — Deeply; soundly; closely intimate or tight

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to get something given

อาหาร

aa haan — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

อิสรภาพ

it sa ra phap — Freedom; liberty; the state of being free

น้ำพุ

naam phu — Fountain; a spring of water rising upward

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or container

หมู่บ้าน

muu baan — Village; a small rural community or settlement

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream; liquid moving continuously

อยู่

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

โดย

doi — By; through; via; indicating means or agency

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is none; lacking; without any of something

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone; referring to a person

มองเห็น

mong hen — To see; to be able to perceive visually

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used to present alternatives

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound through one's ears

คฤหาสน์

kha rue haat — Mansion; a large grand impressive house

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; a softening discourse particle

หยด

yot — A drop; a small amount of liquid falling

ลง

long — Down; to descend; moving in a downward direction

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; the two of them together

ละลาย

la laai — To melt; to dissolve; to liquefy from solid

หายไป

haai pai — To disappear; to vanish; to go away completely

ดั่ง

dang — Like; as; in the same manner as something

นาที

naa thee — Minute; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds

ร่วงหล่น

ruang lon — To fall; to drop down; tumbling from above

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place or source

บ่อเกิด

bo koet — Source; origin; the place something originates from

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; a classifier for places or locations

กาลเวลา

kaan we laa — Time; the passage of time; era or epoch

ตลอด

ta lot — Throughout; all along; continuously without interruption

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

ชั่วโมง

chua moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

ความมืด

khwaam muet — Darkness; the absence of light; a dark state

จากนั้น

jaak nan — After that; then; subsequently following an event

น้ำ

naam — Water; liquid; a clear drinkable substance

สีเทา

see thao — Gray; grey color; a neutral color between black and white

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; a possessive particle

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start; to commence an action

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear or seem

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

วิญญาณ

win yaan — Soul; spirit; the spiritual essence of a being

แสงสว่าง

saeng sa waang — Light; brightness; illumination shining in darkness

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

ใบหน้า

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

หิน

hin — Stone; rock; a hard mineral material

เปิด

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

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to emerge from inside

สว่าง

sa waang — Bright; light; well-illuminated; shining brightly

ขึ้น

khueen — Up; to rise; to increase; moving upward

เรื่อยๆ

rueai rueai — Continuously; steadily; going on without stopping

จน

jon — Until; so much that; up to a point

กระทั่ง

kra thang — Until; even; up to the point of something

ที่สุด

thee sut — The most; the extreme end; superlative degree

ดวงอาทิตย์

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

แตะ

tae — To touch; to lightly make contact with something

ยอด

yot — Top; peak; tip; the highest point of something

ต้นไม้

ton maai — Tree; a large woody plant growing in nature

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; not moving or making sound

หลั่ง

lang — To pour out; to shed; to flow forth abundantly

แสงรัศมี

saeng rat sa mee — Radiance; rays of light; a glowing luminous glow

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); a third-person pronoun

ลงมา

long maa — To come down; to descend toward a lower place

เหนือ

nuea — Above; north; over; higher than something else

เนินเขา

noen khao — Hill; a small elevated landform; a gentle slope

แสงเรือง

saeng rueang — A glowing light; luminescence; softly shining illumination

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

จะ

ja — Will; going to; a future tense marker

กลาย

klaai — To become; to turn into; to transform into something

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking subject to description

เลือด

lueat — Blood; the red fluid flowing through the body

เปลี่ยน

plian — To change; to switch; to alter into something different

สีแดงเข้ม

see daeng khem — Deep red; dark crimson color; a rich red shade

เสียงร้อง

siang rong — A cry; a call; the sound of crying or calling

นก

nok — Bird; a feathered winged animal that often sings

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; producing a strong sound

แหลมสูง

laem suung — High-pitched; sharp and piercing in tone

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ขอบหน้าต่าง

khop naa taang — Windowsill; the ledge or edge of a window

ลมฝน

lom fon — Rain wind; stormy wind accompanying rainfall

กัดกร่อน

kat kron — To erode; to corrode; to wear away gradually

หน้าต่าง

naa taang — Window; an opening in a wall allowing light in

ใหญ่

yai — Big; large; great in size or importance

ห้องบรรทม

hong ban thom — Bedroom; a royal sleeping chamber or room

ท่าน

than — You (formal/respectful); a polite second-person pronoun

ตัวเล็ก

tua lek — Small-bodied; tiny in physical size

ตัวหนึ่ง

tua nueng — One individual creature; a single entity or specimen

ร้อง

rong — To sing; to cry out; to make a vocal sound

เพลง

phleeng — Song; music; a melody with or without lyrics

อัน

an — A general classifier; one unit of something

ไพเราะ

phai ro — Melodious; pleasant-sounding; harmonious and beautiful musically

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of; together with

สุดกำลัง

sut kam lang — With all one's might; using maximum effort or strength

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that way; in such a manner

ใกล้

klai — Near; close; not far from something

จ้องมอง

jong mong — To stare; to gaze intently at something or someone

ความประหลาดใจ

khwaam pra laat jai — Surprise; astonishment; a feeling of unexpected wonder

ปาก

paak — Mouth; lips; the opening used for speaking and eating

อ้า

aa — To open wide; gaping; holding mouth wide open

หย่อน

yon — To droop; to sag; to hang loosely downward

ราวกับ

raao kap — As if; as though; appearing to be like something

ความน่าเกรงขาม

khwaam naa kreng khaam — Awe; an overwhelming sense of dread and reverence

ครอบงำ

khrop ngam — To dominate; to overwhelm; to take control over

บัดนี้

bat nee — Now; at this moment; currently at present time

เต็มดวง

tem duang — Full; a full moon; completely round and whole

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; done; indicating completion of action

ความเคลื่อนไหว

khwaam khluean wai — Movement; motion; the act of moving or stirring

เริ่มต้น

roem ton — To begin; to start from the very beginning

ประตู

pra tuu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit passage

ทรุดโทรม

throt soom — Dilapidated; run-down; in a state of decay

ผู้คน

phuu khon — People; individuals; a group of persons

ออกมา

ok maa — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere

พร้อมกับ

phrom kap — Together with; along with; at the same time as

ตัวสั่น

tua san — Trembling; shivering; the body shaking involuntarily

ยังคง

yang khong — Still; continuing to be; remaining in a state

รู้สึก

ruu suek — To feel; to sense; to have an emotional sensation

เย็นชา

yen chaa — Cold and numb; indifferent; chilly and unfeeling

อากาศ

aa kaat — Air; weather; the atmosphere surrounding the earth

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or not used before

แสนสดชื่น

saen sot chuen — Wonderfully refreshing; extremely invigorating and fresh-feeling

การทำงานหนัก

kaan tham ngaan nak — Hard work; laboring with great effort and intensity

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; barely; hardly at all

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ผ่อนคลาย

phon khlaai — To relax; to unwind; to relieve tension or stress

ท่ามกลาง

thaam klaang — Amid; in the middle of; surrounded by something