A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

มิส

mit — Miss; title for an unmarried woman

สบายดี

sa-baai-dii — Feeling well; common greeting phrase

หมอ

mɔɔ — Doctor; a medical professional

กล่าว

klaao — To say or state something formally

ขณะที่

kha-na-thîi — While; at the moment that something happens

หยุด

yùt — To stop or cease an action

ชะงัก

cha-ngák — To pause abruptly or hesitate suddenly

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

กลับมา

klàp-maa — To return; to come back to a place

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; possessive particle indicating ownership

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause or make something happen

พวกเรา

phûak-rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

ทุกคน

thúk-khon — Everyone; every person present

ยินดี

yin-dii — Pleased; glad; happy about something

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

เธอ

thəə — She/her; informal second or third person pronoun

ออกไป

ɔ̀ɔk-pai — To go out; to leave a place

ธุระ

thú-rá — Business; errand; personal matter to attend to

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; place of residence

บาง

baang — Some; certain; a few of something

อย่าง

yàang — Type; kind; manner of doing something

แต่

tɛ̀ — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

ไม่ช้า

mâi-cháa — Soon; before long; in a short time

ดอกเตอร์

dɔ̀k-tə̂ə — Doctor; academic or medical title (loanword)

ผม

phǒm — I; me; polite male first-person pronoun

รู้ว่า

rúu-wâa — To know that; to be aware of something

ไม่อยู่

mâi-yùu — Not present; away; not at home

ฉวย

chǔay — To seize or grab quickly an opportunity

โอกาส

oo-kàat — Opportunity; chance; favorable circumstance

ที่

thîi — At; that; relative pronoun or place marker

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

เพื่อ

phɯ̂a — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To request; to ask politely for something

พูดคุย

phûut-khui — To chat; to have a casual conversation

กับ

kàp — With; together with another person or thing

ท่าน

thân — Respectful you; honorific second or third person

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is/are

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or states

เงียบงัน

ngîap-ngan — Dead silent; completely quiet with no sound

สิ้นเชิง

sîn-chəəng — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; totally absolute

ใช่หรือ

châi-rɯ̌ɯ — Is that right? Isn't it? Tag question form

ด้วย

dûay — Also; too; as well; with something

กดดัน

kòt-dan — To pressure; to put stress on someone

เห็นได้ชัด

hěn-dâi-chát — Clearly visible; obviously apparent to everyone

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to bring something

เก้าอี้

kâo-îi — Chair; a seat for one person

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward speaker

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated somewhere

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — Here; at this place or location

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; completion marker in sentences

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ต่อไป

tɔ̀ɔ-pai — To continue; to go on further ahead

เถิด

thə̂ət — Go ahead; do it; mild imperative particle

เขา

khǎo — He/she/him/her; third-person pronoun

ทำตาม

tham-taam — To comply; to follow instructions or example

ส่วน

sùan — Part; portion; as for; regarding something

ดู

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

เหมือน

mɯ̌an — Like; similar to; resembling something else

พบว่า

phóp-wâa — To find that; to discover a fact

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy; simple; not difficult to do

นัก

nák — Very; quite; intensifier used after adjectives

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — Happiness; joy; state of being happy

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; past tense marker

คุ้นเคย

khún-khəəy — Familiar with; accustomed to someone or something

สนิทสนม

sa-nìt-sa-nom — Close; intimate; on friendly familiar terms

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker indicating the extreme

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; connective or filler particle

เริ่มต้น

rə̂əm-tôn — To begin; to start something from scratch

เป็น

pen — To be; is; am; are; linking verb

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; period; moment when something occurs

ราว

raao — About; approximately; roughly that amount

หนึ่ง

nɯ̀ng — One; the number one; a single unit

ปี

pii — Year; one calendar year duration

ครึ่ง

khrɯ̂ng — Half; one-half of something

จน

jon — Until; so that; to the point of

หวังว่า

wǎng-wâa — To hope that; to wish something will happen

หัวข้อ

hǔa-khɔ̂ɔ — Topic; subject; heading of a discussion

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive marker

กล่าวถึง

klaao-thɯ̌ng — To mention; to refer to something in speech

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; right; also passive voice marker

ไว้

wáai — To keep; to set aside; completive particle

เมื่อ

mɯ̂a — When; at the time that something happened

ยื่น

yɯ̂n — To extend; to hand over; to stretch out

มือ

mɯɯ — Hand; the human hand

ออกมา

ɔ̀ɔk-maa — To come out; to emerge from inside

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably will happen

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in that manner; such a way

สัก

sàk — About; just; a little while or amount

ครู่

khrûu — A moment; a brief period of time

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready; prepared; all together at once

ดึง

dɯng — To pull; to tug; to draw toward oneself

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back; reverse direction

คือ

khɯɯ — Is; namely; that is to say

ที่ว่า

thîi-wâa — That which; referring to what was said

หรือ

rɯ̌ɯ — Or; question particle at sentence end

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that's right affirmation

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun or subject

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to accomplish

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

พูดถึง

phûut-thɯ̌ng — To talk about; to mention a topic

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or relative clauses

ก็ตาม

kɔ̂-taam — Whatever; regardless; no matter what happens

มาก

mâak — Very; much; many; a large amount

ได้ยิน

dâi-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

น้ำเสียง

nám-sǐang — Tone of voice; the quality of one's voice

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; from; classifier for places or sources

ชื่นชม

chɯ̂n-chom — To admire; to appreciate; to praise warmly

แรงกล้า

rɛɛng-klâa — Strong and courageous; intense powerful feeling

นับถือ

náp-thɯ̌ɯ — To respect; to hold in high regard

จริงใจ

jing-jai — Sincere; genuine; honest in one's feelings

ความรัก

khwaam-rák — Love; the feeling of deep affection

อัน

an — A; one; general classifier for various nouns

ลึกซึ้ง

lɯ́k-sɯ́ng — Deep; profound; touching or meaningful emotionally

สุภาพ

sù-phâap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered in behavior

อ่อนน้อม

ɔ̀ɔn-nɔ́ɔm — Humble; modest; meek in manner

อีก

ìik — Again; another; more; once more

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of something happening

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to something else

บิดา

bi-daa — Father; formal or literary word for father

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — To; toward; per; to continue something

เชื่อ

chɯ̂a — To believe; to trust; to have faith

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm-ráp — To accept; to acknowledge; to admit something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals or letters