A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ใช่แล้ว

chai laeo — Yes, that's right; expression of affirmation

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun (informal)

เบื่อหน่าย

buea nai — To feel bored, fed up, or weary

วิถีชีวิต

wi-thi chi-wit — Way of life; lifestyle or manner of living

แบบนี้

baep ni — Like this; in this manner or way

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or then

โดย

doi — By; indicates means, agent, or method

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to have none or lack

ทางเลือก

thang lueak — Option, choice, or alternative available

อื่นใด

uен dai — Any other; whatsoever else or otherwise

เป็น

pen — To be; copula verb indicating state or identity

การเปลี่ยนแปลง

kan plianplaeng — Change, transformation, or alteration of something

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ว่า

wa — That; conjunction introducing a clause or quote

การที่

kan thi — The fact that; nominalizer for a following clause

ผู้ชาย

phu chai — Man; an adult male person

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker or intention

มี

mi — To have; to possess or there is

บ้าน

ban — House, home; one's place of residence

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or retain for later use

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

อยาก

yak — To want, desire, or wish for something

กลับไป

klap pai — To go back; to return to a place

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

สิ่งที่ดี

sing thi di — Something good; a thing of positive quality

ไม่อยาก

mai yak — To not want; to have no desire for

กลับ

klap — To return; to go or come back

ก็

ko — Also, then; conjunction or filler particle

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere

ที่อื่น

thi uен — Elsewhere; another place or different location

ได้

dai — Can, could; able to or to obtain something

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

เป็นที่ยอมรับ

pen thi yom rap — To be accepted or recognized by others

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; each without exception

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status, position, or social standing of someone

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make, or result in something

เกียรติ

kiat — Honor, prestige, dignity, or reputation

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; every time, consistently, or equally

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore, so, thus; consequently following a reason

จึง

chueng — Therefore, so; resultative conjunction in a sentence

ตัดสินใจ

tat sin jai — To make a decision; to decide on something

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now, at this moment; formal or literary term

เพื่อนเก่า

phuean kao — Old friend; a longtime acquaintance or companion

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

ถึง

thueng — About, to, until; reaching or concerning something

อนาคต

a-na-khot — Future; time ahead or what is yet to come

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating ownership or belonging

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

สักหน่อย

sak noi — A little bit; just a small amount

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

สภาพ

sa-phap — Condition, state, or situation of something

ที่

thi — That, which; relative pronoun or place preposition

ย่ำแย่

yam yae — Very bad, terrible, in poor condition

นะ

na — Sentence-final particle softening tone or seeking agreement

รู้

ru — To know; to have knowledge or awareness

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions

จริงๆ

ching ching — Really, truly; emphasizing truth or sincerity

ไม่รู้จัก

mai ru chak — To not know; to be unfamiliar with someone

คุณค่า

khun kha — Value, worth; the importance of something

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver or currency used for transactions

ใช้ชีวิต

chai chi-wit — To live life; to spend one's time living

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, in a manner; way or kind

เหน็ดเหนื่อย

net nuеai — Exhausted, worn out, very tired from effort

สักวัน

sak wan — Someday; one day in the future

ล้มป่วย

lom puai — To fall ill; to become sick or unwell

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop down or decline into

ความยากจน

khwam yak chon — Poverty; the state of being very poor

ควร

khuan — Should, ought to; expressing advice or recommendation

นึกถึง

nuek thueng — To think of; to recall or consider someone

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or processes

คนดูแล

khon du lae — Caretaker; a person who looks after someone

ได้แล้ว

dai laeo — Already done; expressing completion or permission granted

ท่าที

tha thi — Attitude, manner, or bearing toward something

อุปถัมภ์

up-pa-tham — To patronize, support, or sponsor someone financially

ผู้มีอันจะกิน

phu mi an cha kin — Wealthy person; someone financially well-off and comfortable

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out; to emerge from something

ดู

du — To look, watch, or seem to appear

ใหญ่โต

yai to — Large, big, grand in size or scale

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; directional or intensifying particle

สองเท่า

song thao — Double, twice as much as before

น่ารำคาญ

na ram khan — Annoying, irritating, or bothersome to others

สี่เท่า

si thao — Four times; quadruple the original amount

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg something

แนะนำ

nae nam — To recommend, suggest, or introduce someone

ต่อ

to — To, per, toward; continuation or directional preposition

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker or for someone

เผชิญหน้า

pha-choen na — To face, confront, or meet something directly

กับ

kap — With; together or in relation to something

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

ตรงๆ

trong trong — Directly, straightforwardly, bluntly and honestly

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or manner of something

จง

chong — Shall, must; imperative or command marker

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; with or by means of

แต่งงาน

taeng ngan — To marry; to get married to someone

ซะ

sa — Particle emphasizing a command or action done

หา

ha — To look for, seek, or find something

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or classifier for people

มา

ma — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

ดูแล

du lae — To take care of; to look after someone

ไม่ต้อง

mai tong — Don't need to; no need or unnecessary

สนใจ

son chai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

ไม่

mai — Not, no; negation particle in Thai

สนุก

sa-nuk — Fun, enjoyable, entertaining; having a good time

การคบหา

kan khop ha — Socializing, association, or relationship with others

สตรี

sa-tri — Woman; formal or literary word for female

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice

ไม่เข้าใจ

mai khao chai — To not understand; to be confused or unclear

พวกเธอ

phuak thoe — They, them; referring to a group of women

ไหวพริบ

wai phrit — Wit, cleverness, quick intelligence in situations

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

สักคน

sak khon — Someone, anybody; an unspecified person

ผู้หญิง

phu ying — Woman, female; an adult female person

ทรัพย์สิน

sap sin — Assets, property, or possessions owned by someone

อยู่บ้าง

yu bang — To have some; existing to a certain extent

ไม่ว่าจะเป็น

mai wa cha pen — Whether it is; regardless of what it may be

แม่บ้าน

mae ban — Housewife or housekeeper; woman managing the home

เจ้าของ

chao khong — Owner; the person who possesses something

ห้องเช่า

hong chao — Rental room; a room rented from someone

เธอ

thoe — You or she; informal pronoun for females

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

เตรียม

triam — To prepare, get ready for something ahead

รับมือ

rap mue — To cope with, handle, or deal with something

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ยากลำบาก

yak lam bak — Difficult, hard, full of hardship or struggle

ข้างหน้า

khang na — Ahead, in front; the future or forward direction

นั่นแหละ

nan lae — That's exactly it; emphatic confirmation of something

คือ

khue — Is, means; equating or defining something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter; a general noun

เหมาะ

mho — Suitable, appropriate, fitting for a purpose

สำหรับ

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