A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby

คือ

khue — Is; to be; means (linking verb)

หาก

hak — If; in the event that (conditional conjunction)

มา

ma — To come; to arrive at a place

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

ท่าน

than — You; respectful second or third person pronoun

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

เวลา

we-la — Time; period; moment during which something occurs

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever (interrogative/relative pronoun)

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating concession or continuation

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second person pronoun

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by oneself without help

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix; state or condition of something

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place aside for future use

วางใจ

wang jai — To trust; to have confidence in someone

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like (giving examples)

เดียว

diao — Single; only one; alone

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ที่

thi — Place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

กล้า

kla — To dare; to be brave; courageous

เสนอ

sa-noe — To propose; to suggest; to offer something formally

ต่อ

to — Against; towards; per; to continue something

พยาน

pha-yan — Witness; testimony; evidence given by someone

ยืนยัน

yuen-yan — To confirm; to affirm; to verify something stated

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; to speak formally

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

และ

lae — And; as well as; conjunction joining words or clauses

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in

นั้น

nan — That; those; definite reference to something mentioned

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish for a desired outcome

ว่า

wa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; capable of doing something

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have thoughts about

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; concerning something

แง่

ngae — Aspect; angle; perspective from which something is viewed

ดี

di — Good; well; of positive quality

จน

chon — Until; so much that; to the point of

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ; to make use of

อิทธิพล

it-thi-phon — Influence; power to affect others or outcomes

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any whatsoever; any kind at all

ต่อต้าน

to-tan — To oppose; to resist; to fight against something

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun asking about things

เพิ่มเติม

phoem-toem — Additional; to add more; supplementary information

เกี่ยว

kiao — Related to; concerning; connected with something

ผล

phon — Result; outcome; fruit; consequence of an action

ประโยชน์

pra-yot — Benefit; advantage; usefulness derived from something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject being discussed

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something close by

นี่

ni — This here; informal demonstrative pointing to nearby thing

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely

เงื่อนไข

nguean-khai — Condition; terms; stipulation attached to an agreement

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

สิทธิ์

sit — Right; entitlement; legal or moral permission

อย่าง

yang — Type; manner; in the way of something

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; be required to do something

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to suspect; to be curious about

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name someone or something

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to sing; to demand something loudly

ปฏิบัติ

pa-ti-bat — To practice; to carry out; to perform a duty

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately; right away; without any delay

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

คำ

kham — Word; speech; unit of language or utterance

สัญญา

san-ya — Promise; contract; agreement between parties

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; medical professional

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of an agent

จุด

chut — Point; dot; spot; small specific location

มุ่ง

mung — To aim at; to direct toward; to focus on

หมาย

mai — To intend; to mean; to signify something

บริสุทธิ์

bo-ri-sut — Pure; innocent; clean without fault or corruption

ซื่อสัตย์

sue-sat — Honest; faithful; loyal and truthful in conduct

ดัง

dang — Loud; as; like; as described or expected

เจตนา

chet-ta-na — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim behind an action

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix; the act or process of something

รักษา

rak-sa — To treat medically; to preserve; to maintain something

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negating identity or categorization of something

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

อ่อนแอ

on-ae — Weak; feeble; lacking strength or firmness

ลง

long — To descend; to go down; directional particle downward

สาย

sai — Line; string; late; strand connecting things

ใย

yai — Fiber; thread; strand; thin connecting filament

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between; during; among two or more things

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally

ตัวตน

tua-ton — Self; identity; one's own true nature

รัก

rak — To love; affection; deep emotional attachment

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparator in comparative sentences

สัก

sak — Just; at least; a little bit (softening particle)

วัน

wan — Day; daytime; a calendar day

จำเป็น

cham-pen — Necessary; essential; required for a purpose

สุข

suk — Happiness; well-being; contentment and joy

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; which; that (relative)

สมบูรณ์

som-bun — Complete; perfect; full and lacking nothing

มอบ

mop — To hand over; to give; to present something formally

แก่

kae — To; for; old; preposition indicating recipient

ชาย

chai — Man; male; masculine gender

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; youthful male in prime of life

จับ

chap — To grasp; to catch; to hold something firmly

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude toward someone

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; they (informal plural pronoun)

ประสาน

pra-san — To coordinate; to harmonize; to join together

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal action marker

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment; while; at the time that something happens

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ฝัน

fan — To dream; a dream experienced during sleep

เหตุผล

het-phon — Reason; rationale; logical explanation for something

หวั่น

wan — To fear; to be apprehensive; to tremble with worry

เกรง

kreng — To be afraid of; to fear; to be in awe

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All; entirely; in total without exception

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire amount or group

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or acquired

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; question particle in Thai

เก่า

kao — Old; aged; used; not new

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; nominalizer for people

แท้จริง

thae-ching — True; genuine; real in actual fact

รับผิดชอบ

rap-phit-chop — To be responsible for; to take accountability

โดยตรง

doi trong — Directly; straight; without going through intermediaries

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop; to land downward

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; to reside somewhere

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ศีรษะ

si-sa — Head; the uppermost part of the body

เหล่า

lao — These; those; plural marker for groups of people

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire quantity or group

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; passive voice marker in Thai

ลบ

lop — To erase; to subtract; to remove or delete

เลือน

luean — To fade; to blur; to become indistinct or forgotten

เพื่อ

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

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

มาก

mak — Much; many; a lot; very (intensifier)

ทุกข์

thuk — Suffering; sorrow; distress experienced by someone

ทรมาน

tho-ra-man — To torment; to suffer; to cause great pain

ผิด

phit — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; at fault

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want something

เถอะ

thoe — Just do it; go ahead; softening imperative particle

เรื่อย

rueai — Continuously; on and on; without stopping