A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

รู้ดี

rúu dii — To know well; to be fully aware of something.

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or quotation.

หาก

hàak — If; a formal conditional conjunction.

ท่าน

thân — Formal/respectful second or third-person pronoun.

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive or obtain something.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

คืน

khuuen — To return something; also means 'night'.

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of.

เธอ

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

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person.

โลก

lôok — The world; the earth; realm of existence.

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; the back of something.

ความตาย

khwaam taai — Death; the state of being dead.

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Then; also; used to connect clauses logically.

แทบ

thɛ̂ɛp — Almost; nearly; barely; hardly.

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or expression of intent.

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle.

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or probability.

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is/are.

บทบาท

bòt bàat — Role; part played in a situation or story.

ที่

thîi — That; which; at; relative pronoun or preposition.

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sàk sìt — Sacred; holy; having divine or revered significance.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional verb particle.

กว่า

gwàa — Than; more than; comparative particle.

อยู่

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time.

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight; gaze; one's visual perspective.

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker.

เลย

ləəi — At all; ever; so; emphasizing negation or result.

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something.

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened.

เกาะ

gɔ̀ — To cling; to grip; also means 'island'.

แน่น

nɛ̂ɛn — Tightly; firmly; packed closely together.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (between nouns).

มือ

muuu — Hand; the hand as body part.

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; including everything.

วัย

wai — Age; life stage; period of one's life.

ทารก

thaa rók — Infant; newborn baby; very young child.

เด็กหญิง

dèk yǐng — Young girl; female child.

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

สตรี

sà trii — Woman; formal word for adult female.

ล้วน

lúuan — All; entirely; without exception.

พัน

phan — To wrap around; to wind; also means 'thousand'.

รอบ

rɔ̂ɔp — Around; surrounding; a round or cycle.

คอ

khɔɔ — Neck; the neck of a person or animal.

คราว

khraao — Time; occasion; an instance of something happening.

เดียวกัน

diiao gan — The same; identical; at the same time.

รัก

rák — To love; affection toward a person.

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something already mentioned.

มองเห็น

mɔɔng hěn — To see; to visually perceive something.

มารดา

maan daa — Mother; formal word for one's mother.

เดียวกับ

diiao gàp — Same as; identical to something else.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; nominalizing agent prefix.

หัวใจ

hǔua jai — Heart; the emotional or physical heart.

แตกสลาย

tɛ̀ɛk sà laai — To shatter; to break apart completely.

ตลอด

tà lɔ̀ɔt — Throughout; all along; the entire duration.

ห้วงเวลา

hûuang wee laa — Period of time; span or interval of time.

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; at; classifier for places or instances.

ทดสอบ

thót sɔ̀ɔp — To test; to examine; to put to trial.

อัน

an — Which; that; general classifier for things.

น่าสะพรึงกลัว

nâa sà phrɯng gluua — Terrifying; dreadful; inspiring great fear.

ฟื้นคืน

fúuun khuuen — To recover; to restore back to former state.

ชีวิต

chiiwít — Life; one's existence or living being.

เปี่ยมสุข

pìiam sùk — Full of happiness; brimming with joy.

สิ่งนี้

sìng níi — This thing; this matter or subject.

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle.

กลางวัน

glaang wan — Daytime; the middle of the day.

กลางคืน

glaang khuuun — Nighttime; the middle of the night.

นับ

náp — To count; to number; since (with time).

ตั้งแต่

tâng tɛ̀ɛ — Since; from a certain point in time.

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; to be acquainted with.

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; place of residence.

บิดา

bì daa — Father; formal word for one's father.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated.

เงียบ

ngîiap — Quiet; silent; without noise.

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of.

ก้ม

gôm — To bow; to bend one's head downward.

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; page; next.

ลง

long — Down; downward; to descend.

หายใจ

hǎai jai — To breathe; the act of breathing.

เขา

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

เร็วขึ้น

reo khɯ̂n — Faster; increasing in speed.

เล็กน้อย

lék nɔ́ɔi — A little; slightly; a small amount.

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; yet; contrastive conjunction.

ข่ม

khòm — To suppress; to hold back; to dominate.

สัญญาณ

sǎn yaan — Signal; sign; indicator of something.

อื่น

ùuun — Other; another; different from this one.

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Repeating mark indicating plural or repetition.

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality.

กระวนกระวายใจ

grà won grà waai jai — Anxious; restless; feeling worried and unsettled.

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount.

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to store for later.

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor; physician; medical professional.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb.

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; by means of.

เสมอ

sà mǒə — Always; consistently; equal; even.

แสง

sɛ̌ɛng — Light; ray of light; brightness.

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby.

จึง

jɯng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result.

อดกลั้น

òt glân — To restrain oneself; to hold back feelings.

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration.

เท่า

thâo — As much as; equal to; same degree.

ธรรมชาติ

tham má châat — Nature; the natural world; natural character.

มนุษย์

má nút — Human being; a person; humankind.

กระทำ

grà tham — To do; to perform; to commit an act.

รู้สึก

rúu sɯ̀k — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state marker.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; presumably.

แม้

mɛ́ɛ — Even if; although; despite.

กระทั่ง

grà thâng — Until; even; up to the point of.

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this present moment (formal).

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry along.

ความรัก

khwaam rák — Love; the feeling of deep affection.

แม้แต่

mɛ́ɛ tɛ̀ɛ — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme case.

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; used for emphasis.

ขวางกั้น

khwǎang gân — To block; to obstruct; to stand in the way.

ระหว่าง

rá wàang — Between; among; during a period of time.

ทั้งสอง

tháng sɔ̌ɔng — Both; the two of them together.

คือ

khuuu — Is; means; that is to say.

แตะต้อง

tɛ̀ tɔ̂ɔng — To touch; to interfere with something.

ประวัติศาสตร์

prà wàt sàat — History; the study of past events.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something.

ไม่ดี

mâi dii — Not good; bad; unfavorable.

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough; sufficient; just; as soon as.

เท่ากับ

thâo gàp — Equal to; equivalent to; the same as.

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters.

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun.

สวรรค์

sà wan — Heaven; paradise; a divine realm.

พยาน

phá yaan — Witness; one who testifies to something.

เชื่อ

chûuea — To believe; to trust; to have faith.

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer; to respond to a question.

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐiang — Tone of voice; vocal quality or manner.

เศร้าโศก

sâo sòok — Sorrowful; deeply sad; grieving.

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought.

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that; in that manner; such as that.

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to something.

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; after that; completion marker.