A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas

อย่า

yàa — Don't; used to form negative commands

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past or success

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe; to trust someone or something

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or surprise

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state formally or in writing

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

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

นั้น

nán — That; those; refers to something previously mentioned

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise heard by ears

อัน

an — A classifier for small or general objects

โศกเศร้า

sòok-sâo — Sad; sorrowful; feeling deep grief or sorrow

กระทบ

grà-thop — To impact; to affect; to hit against something

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; too; used to add or include

ที่

thîi — At; place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

ฟังดู

fang-duu — To sound like; appears to sound a certain way

เป็น

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

การ

gaan — Act of; process; nominalizing prefix for actions

ตำหนิ

tam-nì — To blame; to criticize; to find fault with

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clause

หาก

hàak — If; in case; conditional conjunction

โชคชะตา

chôok-chà-taa — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined fortune in life

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; formal or literary first-person pronoun

ถูก

thùuk — To be acted upon; passive marker; also correct/cheap

กำหนด

gam-nòt — To set; to determine; to schedule or prescribe

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to retain for future use

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like; for instance

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

มี

mii — To have; there is; there are

ความสุข

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

อย่าง

yàang — In a way; like; manner or type of something

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something given

เธอ

thoei — You; she; informal second or third person pronoun

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb

ภรรยา

phan-rá-yaa — Wife; a man's female spouse

ต้อง

tâawng — Must; have to; obliged to do something

แบ่งแยก

bàeng-yâek — To separate; to divide apart; to split up

ออก

àawk — Out; to exit; away from a point

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or person

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for honored person

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or moment in time

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; to have the ability to

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad; willing; pleased to do something

เอ่ยปาก

oei-bpàak — To open one's mouth to speak; to utter words

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something verbally

สัก

sàk — Even one; just a little; softening particle for quantity

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of speech or written language

เดียว

diiao — Single; only one; alone; just one

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; regarding something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or physical

อยู่

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

นี้

níi — This; these; refers to something nearby or present

นอกจาก

nâawk-jàak — Except; besides; other than; apart from something

รู้

rúu — To know; to understand; to be aware of

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal pronoun for objects

ไร้

rái — Without; lacking; devoid of something entirely

ความหวัง

khwaam-wǎng — Hope; expectation; a wish for something positive

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; well; discourse connector or softener

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state or quality of something

ต่ำทราม

tàm-saam — Despicable; base; morally low and contemptible

เป็นไปได้

bpen-bpai-dâai — Possible; able to happen or be done

แม้แต่

máae-tàe — Even; not even; emphasizes an extreme or unlikely case

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance; period; interval between two points

ไกลโพ้น

glai-phóon — Far away; very distant; in a remote place

ซ่อน

sâawn — To hide; to conceal something from others

ความคิด

khwaam-khít — Thought; idea; opinion in one's mind

และ

láe — And; as well as; connecting words or clauses

ซุกซ่อน

súk-sâawn — To tuck away; to hide deeply out of sight

หัวใจ

hǔa-jai — Heart; the emotional center of a person

ไม่ว่า

mâi-wâa — No matter; regardless of; whether or not

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; to have done something before

นั่น

nân — That; that thing over there; demonstrative pronoun

ไม่อาจ

mâi-àat — Cannot; not able to; unable to do something

สัมผัส

sǎm-phàt — To touch; to feel; physical or sensory contact

มือ

muue — Hand; the part of the arm used to grasp

น่าเคารพ

nâa-khao-róp — Respectable; worthy of respect and admiration

ตอนนี้

tawn-níi — Now; at this moment; currently

วาง

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

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional verb

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; at the time of an event

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; are not; negates identity or classification

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in that way; such as that

คุณหมอ

khun-mǎaw — Doctor; respectful title for a medical physician

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix for a role or doer

รัก

rák — To love; to be fond of someone or something

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

ลี้ภัย

líi-phai — To take refuge; exile; fleeing from danger

ฝรั่งเศส

fà-ràng-sèt — France; the European country; French nation

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of an agent or method

สมัครใจ

sà-màk-jai — Voluntarily; of one's own free will

ขับไล่

khàp-lâi — To expel; to drive away; to banish someone

วุ่นวาย

wûn-waai — Chaotic; turbulent; in a state of disorder

กดขี่

gòt-khìi — To oppress; to suppress; to treat harshly with power

ทุกข์ยาก

thúk-yâak — Suffering; hardship; experiencing pain and difficulty

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort; to attempt something

ดำรงชีวิต

dam-rong-chii-wít — To live; to sustain one's life and existence

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causes or for someone

ห่างไกล

hàang-glai — Far away; distant; remote from something or someone

วางใจ

waang-jai — To trust; to rely on; to feel confident in someone

อนาคต

à-naa-khót — Future; time yet to come; what lies ahead

สุขสมบูรณ์

sùk-sǒm-buun — Prosperous and happy; flourishing in health and contentment

กว่า

gwàa — More than; rather than; comparative particle

มุ่งหวัง

mûng-wǎng — To aspire; to aim for; to hope toward a goal

เพียงแต่

phiiang-tàe — Only; merely; just; nothing more than this

ร่วม

rûuam — Together; to join; to share or participate jointly

ชะตากรรม

chà-taa-gam — Fate; destiny shaped by karma or circumstance

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; one's existence from birth to death

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; one's place of residence

จงรักภักดี

jong-rák-phàk-dii — To be loyal and devoted; faithful allegiance to someone

ต่อ

tàaw — To; toward; against; continuing; per unit

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; also means poor/destitute

วาระ

waa-rá — Occasion; time; term; final moment or turn

สุดท้าย

sùt-tháai — Last; final; the very end of something

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of; so that

แบ่ง

bàeng — To divide; to share; to split into portions

สิทธิพิเศษ

sìt-thí-phí-sèt — Privilege; special right; an exclusive benefit granted

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status; position; social or financial standing

บุตร

bùt — Child; son or daughter; formal term for offspring

เพื่อน

phûuean — Friend; companion; someone one is friendly with

ร่วมทาง

rûuam-thaang — Travel companion; fellow traveler sharing the same path

มิตร

mít — Friend; ally; formal term for a friendly person

ช่วย

chûuai — To help; to assist; to aid someone in need

เสริม

sǒoem — To supplement; to add to; to reinforce something

ผูกมัด

phùuk-màt — To bind; to tie together; to create strong attachment

ใกล้ชิด

glâi-chít — Close; intimate; having a tight personal relationship

ยิ่งขึ้น

yîng-khûen — Even more; increasingly; to an even greater degree

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing in a state or action

คง

khong — Probably; still; likely remains a certain way

บิดา

bì-daa — Father; a formal or literary term for one's father