A Tale of Two Cities — Page 3

Vocabulary

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals, self, or body

ธนาคาร

thanakhaan — A financial institution handling deposits and loans

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; in the process of an action

อ่าน

aan — To read written or printed text

หนังสือพิมพ์

nangsuu phim — A printed daily publication reporting current news

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; like; a kind or type

สง่างาม

sa-ngaa ngaam — Graceful, dignified, and impressively elegant in manner

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ระยะ

raya — Distance, interval, or a period of time

ไกล

klai — Far away; a great distance from here

แสดง

sadaeng — To show, display, or perform something expressively

ท่าที

thaa thee — Attitude, manner, or demeanor toward someone

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai sentences

พอใจ

phoo jai — To be satisfied or content with something

ก้ม

kom — To bow or bend one's head downward

ต่ำ

tam — Low in height, level, or status

ลง

long — To go down; descend; move to lower position

ราวกับ

raao kap — As if; just like; seeming to resemble something

ว่า

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

หัว

hua — Head; top part of the body or object

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicates possibility or past action

พุ่ง

phung — To dart, lunge, or thrust forward quickly

ชน

chon — To crash into; collide with something forcefully

เข้า

khao — To enter; go into; move inward toward something

กับ

kap — With; together with; against another person or thing

เสื้อกั๊ก

suea kak — A sleeveless vest worn over a shirt

อัน

an — General classifier for small objects; one item

ทรง

song — To maintain; shape; royal prefix; carry with dignity

เกียรติ

kiat — Honor, prestige, or dignified reputation of someone

มัน

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

ผู้

phuu — Person who; one who performs an action

รอบคอบ

rooп khoop — Careful, thorough, and cautious in one's actions

กล่าว

klaao — To say, state, or mention something formally

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of; as well

น้ำเสียง

naam siang — Tone of voice when speaking to someone

ตัวอย่าง

tua yaang — An example or sample used for illustration

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun in Thai

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

แนะนำ

naenam — To recommend, suggest, or introduce someone formally

ให้

hai — To give; for; causes or allows something to happen

ใช้

chai — To use or make use of something

สถานการณ์

sathaan kaan — A situation or set of current circumstances

เช่น

chen — For example; such as; like something mentioned

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

สบายดี

sabaai dii — To be well; feeling comfortable and in good health

ไหม

mai — Question particle expecting a yes or no answer

ท่าน

than — Respectful second or third-person pronoun; you (formal)

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after completing a previous action

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle showing continuation or result

จับมือ

jap muu — To shake hands as a greeting or agreement

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutually among a group

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are something

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

แปลกประหลาด

plaek pralaat — Strange, unusual, or surprisingly odd in nature

ลักษณะ

laksana — Characteristic, feature, or distinguishing quality of something

การ

kaan — Noun prefix indicating an action or process

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

มัก

mak — Often; usually; tends to do something habitually

เห็น

hen — To see; to visually perceive something around you

เสมียน

samiian — A clerk or office worker handling administrative tasks

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

คน

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

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened before

ลูกค้า

luuk khaa — A customer or client of a business or shop

ยาม

yaam — At the time of; during a particular moment

บรรยากาศ

banyaakat — Atmosphere; overall mood or feeling of a place

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; ongoing action marker

อากาศ

aakaat — Air; weather; the atmospheric conditions outside

ถ่อมตัว

thoom tua — To be humble or modest about oneself

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to have a condition

นาม

naam — Name; noun; a word that identifies a person

และ

lae — And; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses

บริษัท

boorasat — A company or corporation engaged in business activities

อะไร

arai — What; asking about identity or nature of something

ช่วย

chuay — To help, assist, or aid someone with something

ถาม

thaam — To ask a question of someone

นักธุรกิจ

nak thurakit — A businessperson engaged in commercial activities

หรอก

rook — Particle softening denial or adding mild emphasis

ขอบคุณ

khoopkhun — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward someone

มาเยือน

maa yuean — To visit; to come and call upon someone

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; classifier for number of times

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, topic, story, or issue being discussed

ส่วนตัว

suan tua — Personal; private; relating to oneself only

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

โดย

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

เฉพาะ

chapho — Specific; particular; exclusively reserved for something

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used informally

มา

maa — To come; to arrive at a place

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

พูดคุย

phuut khui — To chat or talk casually with another person

โอ้

oo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization

จริง

jing — True, real, or genuine; indeed; expressing confirmation

หรือ

rue — Or; alternative question particle in Thai sentences

พร้อม

phroom — Ready; prepared; simultaneously doing something together

โน้ม

noom — To lean or incline toward a direction

หู

huu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

ขณะ

khana — While; at the moment that something is happening

สายตา

saai taa — Eyesight; one's gaze directed at something

ลอย

looi — To float; drift; moving gently without direction

เลื่อน

luean — To slide, shift, or move along a surface

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; to; also directs action toward something

วาง

waang — To place or put something down somewhere

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

พิง

phing — To lean against or rest on a surface

โต๊ะ

to — A table or desk used for work or eating

ทำงาน

thamngaan — To work; to perform job duties or tasks

ความลับ

khwaam lap — A secret; confidential information kept from others

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite a particular condition

คู่

khuu — Pair; partner; classifier for things in pairs

ขนาด

khanaad — Size; dimension; the extent or scale of something

ใหญ่

yai — Big; large; great in size or importance

ดู

duu — To look at; watch; appears to seem like something

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; resembling another thing

กว้าง

kwaang — Wide; broad; having a large horizontal extent

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just as soon as something happens

เลย

loei — At all; therefore; used for emphasis or result

ขอ

kho — To request or ask for something politely

แต่งงาน

taengngaan — To get married; to enter into a marriage

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with

สาว

saao — A young woman; girl; female of young age

น่ารัก

naa rak — Cute, adorable, or lovable in appearance or manner

พระเจ้า

phrachao — God; a deity; also an exclamation of surprise

ร้อง

roong — To cry out; exclaim; shout or sing aloud

ออก

ook — Out; to exit; move outward or away from inside

ลูบ

luup — To stroke or gently rub a surface or body part

คาง

khaang — Chin; the lower front part of the face

มอง

moong — To look at or gaze at something attentively

แขก

khaek — Guest; visitor; someone who comes to call

เยือน

yuean — To visit or pay a call on someone

สงสัย

songsai — To doubt or be curious about something uncertain

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or gentle emphasis

ย้ำ

yam — To repeat or emphasize a point strongly

ถอย

thooi — To retreat or move backward away from something

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; after; the rear side of something

หมาย

maai — To mean; intend; to mark or signify something