A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

ผม

phom — I/me (polite, male speaker)

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing something; in the process of

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce reported speech

การ

gaan — Nominalizer; indicates an action or process

ที่

thîi — That; which; place; relative clause marker

คุณ

khun — You (polite); also a title of respect

พบ

phop — To meet or encounter someone

ตัวเอง

dtua-eeng — Oneself; yourself; himself/herself

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend something

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility

เป็น

bpen — To be; to have a condition or state

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter; story; topic; issue

เจ็บปวด

jèp-bpùat — Pain; to hurt; to feel painful

สำหรับ

săm-ràp — For; intended for someone or something

หมอ

măaw — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; need to do something

ตรงๆ

dtrong-dtrong — Directly; straightforwardly; bluntly

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone

ก็

gôr — Also; then; well; discourse particle

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner; way of doing

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; all the more

ทราบ

sâap — To know; formal word for knowing something

ดี

dii — Good; well; positive quality

มี

mii — To have; there is/are something

เกียรติ

gìat — Honor; prestige; dignity; respect

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — Happiness; joy; sense of well-being

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; nothing more

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever (question/relative word)

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; obtained; past marker

ความสัมพันธ์

khwaam-săm-phan — Relationship; connection between people

ครอบครัว

khrôop-khrua — Family; household unit

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that; supposing

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually

สมควร

sǒm-khuan — Appropriate; deserving; fitting; suitable

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai

ผูกมัด

phùuk-màt — To bind; to tie down; to commit

แต่

dtàe — But; however; only; except

อย่างใด

yàang-dai — In any way; whatsoever; in any manner

ตัวแทน

dtua-thaen — Representative; agent; substitute

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take

หน้าที่

nâa-thîi — Duty; responsibility; function; role

ปรับปรุง

bpràp-bprung — To improve; to revise; to upgrade

คำแนะนำ

kham-náe-nam — Advice; suggestion; recommendation

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; by means of

สังเกต

săng-gèet — To observe; to notice; to pay attention

วินิจฉัย

wí-nít-chǎi — To diagnose; to make a ruling or judgment

ใหม่

mài — New; again; fresh; recently

เล็กน้อย

lék-nóoi — A little; slightly; a small amount

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to take along

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker

ใช้

chái — To use; to employ; to utilize

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby

โดยเฉพาะ

doi-chà-phór — Especially; particularly; specifically

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing action

พอใจ

phoo-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); that thing

สามารถ

săa-mâat — To be able to; capable of doing

ทดสอบ

thót-sòop — To test; to examine; to try out

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract quality

ถูกต้อง

thùuk-dtông — Correct; accurate; right; proper

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably; still

เช่น

chên — For example; such as; like

อยู่

yùu — To stay; to be located; continuous marker

ตอนนี้

dtoon-níi — Right now; at this moment; currently

ช่วย

chûay — To help; to assist; to aid someone

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative marker

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each; every single one

ฝ่าย

fàai — Side; party; faction; group involved

รอดพ้น

rôot-phón — To escape; to survive; to get through

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do

หลีกเลี่ยง

lìik-lîang — To avoid; to evade; to stay away from

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; how so

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

เมือง

mueang — City; town; country; urban area

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration

แค่

khâe — Just; only; merely; no more than

ไหน

năi — Where; which place; which one

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number two

สาม

săam — Three; the number three

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — Hour; unit of time equal to sixty minutes

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — Only; that's all; nothing more

ไป

bpai — To go; away from speaker; directional marker

ตอนเย็น

dtoon-yen — Evening; in the afternoon/evening time

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ค่อย

khôi — Gradually; slowly; then (sequentially)

ห้อง

hông — Room; a space inside a building

ภายหลัง

phai-lǎng — Afterwards; later; subsequently in time

งั้น

ngán — Then; in that case; so (informal)

ตกลง

dtòk-long — To agree; okay; to settle on something

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; to speak formally

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward; increase

นั่น

nân — That; over there; referring to something distant

กระตือรือร้น

grà-dtue-rue-rón — Enthusiastic; eager; zealous; energetic

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; to; arriving at

ขนาด

khà-nàat — Size; extent; to the degree that

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

รอ

roo — To wait; to wait for someone or something

แวะ

wáe — To stop by; to drop in briefly

คืนนี้

khueen-níi — Tonight; this night; this evening

สวัสดี

sà-wàt-dii — Hello; goodbye; common Thai greeting

ตอนเช้า

dtoon-cháo — Morning; in the morning time

จากนั้น

jàak-nán — After that; then; subsequently; following that