A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter in general.

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun or preposition meaning 'that/which/at'.

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I/me'.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone.

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or indicates past/successful action.

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All, entire, or the whole of something.

ก็คือ

ko khue — That is to say, namely, or meaning.

หัวเราะ

hua-ro — To laugh, express amusement audibly.

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with, or by means of.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise.

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; also meaning 'one item'.

หงุดหงิด

ngut-ngit — Irritated, annoyed, or easily agitated feeling.

ว่า

wa — That (complementizer); to say or state.

นี้

ni — This, referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

มัน

man — It, third-person pronoun for things or animals.

เหนือกว่า

nuea-kwa — Superior to, higher than, or better than.

ทุก

thuk — Every, each, or all without exception.

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, or entire group included together.

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or time.

อดีต

a-dit — The past, former times, or previous era.

ปัจจุบัน

pat-ju-ban — The present time, current or nowadays.

อนาคต

a-na-khot — The future, time yet to come.

บัดนี้

bat-ni — Right now, at this very moment, currently.

โปรด

prot — Please, a polite request particle or verb.

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand, comprehend, or grasp meaning.

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or mention formally.

ต่อ

to — To, toward, against, or continuing; per unit.

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status, position, or financial standing in society.

นัก

nak — Expert, specialist, or intensifier meaning 'very much'.

ธุรกิจ

thu-ra-kit — Business, commerce, or professional trade activity.

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is not, have no, lacking something.

สิทธิ์

sit — Right, entitlement, or legal privilege belonging to someone.

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything, or something unspecified.

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-kap — About, concerning, or related to a topic.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, or topic being discussed.

เพราะ

phro — Because, due to, the reason for something.

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai sentences.

รู้

ru — To know, be aware of, or understand something.

นั้น

nan — That, referring to something previously mentioned or distant.

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore, or right away.

แต่

tae — But, however, yet; introduces a contrasting clause.

ชาย

chai — Man, male person, or masculine gender.

ชรา

cha-ra — Old age, elderly, or aged condition of person.

ผู้

phu — Person who, one who; human noun prefix.

เคย

khoei — Once did, used to, have experience of something.

อุ้ม

um — To carry in arms, cradle or hold tenderly.

ไว้

wai — To keep, retain, or hold in place.

อ้อม

om — Arm or embrace, as in cradling someone.

แขน

khaen — Arm, the limb from shoulder to hand.

เป็น

pen — To be, is, am, are; existence or state.

มิตร

mit — Friend, ally, or someone with goodwill.

ไว้วางใจ

wai-wang-jai — To trust, rely on, or have confidence in.

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

บิดา

bi-da — Father, a formal or literary word for dad.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or informal second-person 'you'.

มี

mi — To have, there is, or to possess something.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives.

รัก

rak — To love, feel deep affection toward someone.

ใคร่

khrai — To desire, yearn, or crave something strongly.

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, manner, or like in comparison.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, or exceedingly so.

สอง

song — Two, the number 2.

คน

khon — Person, people, classifier for human beings.

ไป

pai — To go, move away, or directional particle away.

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, or indicating completed action.

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, or recall something.

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot, not able to, or did not do.

มา

ma — To come, move toward speaker, directional particle.

จาก

jak — From, away from, or originating at a place.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes; act of.

แสวงหา

sa-waeng-ha — To seek, search for, or pursue something diligently.

ท่าน

than — You (formal/respectful), or a respected third person.

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or contemplate an idea.

อาจ

at — May, might, possibly; expressing probability or possibility.

ถูกต้อง

thuk-tong — Correct, right, accurate, or proper answer.

หรือ

rue — Or, or else; question particle in Thai.

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Is not, no that's wrong, negating identity.

พลาง

phlang — While doing simultaneously, at the same time.

ผิวปาก

phio-pak — To whistle, make sound with pursed lips.

ไม่สามารถ

mai-sa-mat — Cannot, not capable of, unable to do.

รับประกัน

rap-pra-kan — To guarantee, assure, or vouch for something.

บุคคล

buk-khon — Person, individual, or human being formally referred.

สาม

sam — Three, the number 3.

จะ

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

สามัญสำนึก

sa-man-sam-nuek — Common sense, basic practical judgment in daily life.

หา

ha — To look for, search, or find something/someone.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount or extent.

เพื่อ

phuea — For the purpose of, in order to do.

ตน

ton — Oneself, reflexive pronoun referring back to subject.

เอง

eng — Self, oneself, by oneself, emphasizing personal agency.

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only that, nothing more, just that amount.

สันนิษฐาน

san-ni-than — To presume, assume, or hypothesize about something.

บาง

bang — Some, certain, a few of many things.

ฝ่าย

fai — Side, party, faction, or one's group.

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, section, or as for something.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, until, or about.

ไร้สาระ

rai-sa-ra — Nonsense, meaningless, trivial, or without substance.

อ่อนหวาน

on-wan — Sweet, gentle, mild in manner or tone.

ฉาบฉวย

chap-chuay — Superficial, hasty, or done carelessly without depth.

ใหม่

mai — New, fresh, or again, recently started.

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For, intended for, or designated to someone.

คง

khong — Probably, likely, or must be (conjecture).

กล้า

kla — Brave, daring, or to dare to do.

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like something mentioned.

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg something.

สงวน

sa-nguan — To reserve, preserve, or keep for specific use.

อธิบาย

a-thi-bai — To explain, describe, or clarify something clearly.

หน้า

na — Face, front, page, or next in sequence.

แดง

daeng — Red, the color red or reddish hue.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, rise, increase, or directional particle upward.

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast, quick, rapid, or swift in action.

อีก

ik — Again, another, more, or additionally.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occasion, or instance of an event.

ยอม

yom — To yield, accept, comply, or give in.

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even, not even; emphasizing an extreme case.

ให้

hai — To give, allow, or causative verb marker.

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — Gentleman, a polite and honorable man.

ใด

dai — Any, which, whichever; interrogative or relative pronoun.

ลม

lom — Wind, air, or breeze; also breath colloquially.

หายใจ

hai-jai — To breathe, inhale and exhale air.

แทน

thaen — Instead of, in place of, to replace something.

นั่นแน่

nan-nae — Exactly that, precisely so, that's it certainly.

ขอโทษ

kho-thot — Sorry, excuse me, I apologize for something.

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive, obtain, or get something given.

ยกโทษ

yok-thot — To pardon, forgive, or excuse someone's wrongdoing.

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — Thank you, expressing gratitude toward someone.

ดี

di — Good, nice, well, or of high quality.

ละ

la — Particle indicating dismissal, finality, or mild emphasis.