A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10

Vocabulary

และ

lɛ́ — Conjunction connecting words or clauses: and

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to exist or stay somewhere

ใน

nai — Preposition indicating inside or within something

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition, state, or situation of something

ที่

thîi — At, which, or a place; relative pronoun particle

ใจลอย

jai-lɔɔi — Absentminded, daydreaming, mentally distracted

หมกมุ่น

mòk-mûn — To be obsessed or deeply preoccupied with something

กับ

gàp — With; together with; connecting two elements

บางสิ่ง

baang-sìng — Something; some unspecified thing or matter

โดย

dooi — By means of; through; indicating method or agent

สิ้นเชิง

sîn-chəəng — Completely, entirely, thoroughly, absolutely

ก็ดีแล้ว

gɔ̂ɔ-dii-lɛ́ɛo — That's fine; it's good enough then

ทูต

thûut — Ambassador or diplomatic envoy representing a country

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; nominalizing prefix for people

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is/are

อัธยาศัย

àt-tha-yaa-sǎi — Disposition, personality, manners, or temperament

ดี

dii — Good, fine, kind, or positive in quality

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, or speak, often formally

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a particular event or time

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

นาน

naan — Long time; for a lengthy duration

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

เต็มๆ

tem-tem — Full, complete, a whole amount emphasized

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; indicating contrast or exception

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb

ผล

phǒn — Result, outcome, effect, or fruit

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ดึง

dɯng — To pull, drag, or draw toward oneself

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

กลับ

glàp — To return; back; reversing a direction

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

สู่

sùu — To, toward; in the direction of

เรื่อง

rɯ̂ang — Topic, matter, story, or subject under discussion

ถาม

thǎam — To ask a question or make an inquiry

ค้าง

kháang — Remaining unfinished; pending; left over

ไว้

wái — Particle indicating keeping or retaining something

ผม

phǒm — I, me; first-person pronoun used by males

ได้

dâai — Can, could; to get or obtain something

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; particle indicating completion

หรือ

rɯ̌ɯ — Or; question particle seeking confirmation

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

ซ้ำ

sám — Again; to repeat; doing something once more

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; type or kind of something

เย็นชา

yen-chaa — Cold, indifferent, emotionally distant or aloof

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization

แน่นอน

nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn — Certainly, of course, definitely, without doubt

สิ

sì — Particle adding emphasis or mild command

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used by females

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have a thought

อะไร

à-rai — What; asking about an unspecified thing

เนี่ย

nîa — Colloquial particle for emphasis or mild surprise

ข้อ

khɔ̂ɔ — Point, item, clause, or article of something

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To doubt, suspect, or be curious about

เลย

ləəi — At all; so; particle intensifying or explaining

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing a clause

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, or say something

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, right; also to be acted upon

สนทนา

sǒn-tha-naa — To converse, have a conversation or discussion

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

คุย

khui — To chat, talk casually with someone

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle

ความ

khwaam — Abstract nominalizing prefix for nouns or concepts

คิดเห็น

khít-hěn — Opinion, view, or perspective on a matter

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or take something offered

ยืนยัน

yɯɯn-yan — To confirm, affirm, or verify something stated

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To request, ask for, or politely seek

ย้ำ

yám — To repeat for emphasis; to stress a point

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

แนะนำ

nɛ́-nam — To recommend, suggest, or introduce someone

อีก

ìik — More, again, another, additional time or amount

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance, occasion of an occurrence

รับรอง

ráp-rɔɔng — To guarantee, vouch for, or assure something

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer, reply, or respond to a question

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too, with; accompaniment particle

ท่าที

thâa-thii — Attitude, demeanor, or manner of behaving

มิตร

mít — Friend; friendly; relating to friendship

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker indicating highest degree

เสียใจ

sǐa-jai — To be sad, sorry, or regretful about something

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

เพื่อ

phɯ̂a — For the purpose of; in order to do

เห็นแก่

hěn-gɛ̀ɛ — For the sake of; out of consideration for

คุณพ่อ

khun-phɔ̂ɔ — Father; polite term for one's father

น่าสงสาร

nâa-sǒng-sǎan — Pitiful, pitiable, deserving of compassion or sympathy

รู้

rúu — To know, be aware of, or understand something

ต้อง

tɔ̂ɔng — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

เจ็บปวด

jèp-pùat — To feel pain, hurt, or suffer physically or emotionally

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

ครอบครัว

khrɔ̂ɔp-khrua — Family; a group of related people living together

เสมอ

sà-məə — Always; consistently; at all times

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative negation telling someone not to

ถึง

thɯ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; until; about something

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand, comprehend, or grasp meaning

กล้า

glâa — To dare, be brave, or have courage

คง

khong — Probably, likely; indicating probability or assumption

พลาง

phlaang — While simultaneously doing something else

พยักหน้า

pha-yák-nâa — To nod one's head in agreement or acknowledgment

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — Characteristic, feature, quality, or trait

ปิด

pìt — To close, shut, or turn off something

เด็ดขาด

dèt-khàat — Absolutely, decisively, firmly; no exceptions allowed

ไม่เป็นไร

mâi-pen-rai — Never mind, it's okay, no problem at all

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — Important, significant, or of great consequence

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or understanding

ยืนกราน

yɯɯn-graan — To insist firmly, persist in one's position

หรอก

rɔ̀ɔk — Particle softening negation or mild contradiction

ผ่านมา

phàan-maa — Having passed; in the past; gone by

เข้าใจผิด

khâo-jai-phìt — To misunderstand; to have a wrong understanding

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason, rationale, or logical justification for something

ทะเยอทะยาน

tha-yəə-tha-yaan — Ambitious; having strong desire for success or power

อัน

an — Classifier for general objects; a certain thing

น่า

nâa — Worthy of; deserving; prefix expressing worthiness

ยกย่อง

yók-yɔ̂ɔng — To praise, admire, or hold in high regard

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that, in that manner, such as that

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now, at this moment; formal word for now

หลุดพ้น

lùt-phón — To escape, be freed, or liberated from something

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation

ผิดพลาด

phìt-phlâat — Mistake, error; to make an error or blunder

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger, hazard; something causing risk or harm

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เกิดขึ้น

gəət-khɯ̂n — To happen, occur, or come into being

สตรี

sà-trii — Woman, female; formal or literary term for woman

สาว

sǎao — Young woman, girl; female in youth

กระทำ

grà-tham — To do, commit, or perform an action

โง่เขลา

ngôo-khǎo — Foolish, stupid, unintelligent, lacking wisdom

เดียวกัน

diao-gan — The same; identical; one and the same thing

บ่อย

bɔ̀i — Often, frequently, many times repeatedly

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; prior to; first in time or order

สำนึก

sǎm-nɯk — To be conscious of; realize; feel remorse

ผิด

phìt — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken, or at fault

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — Toward; against; per; to continue something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter, or entity

เหล่านั้น

lào-nán — Those; referring to plural things mentioned before

ยากจน

yâak-jon — Poor, impoverished, living in poverty

ไร้

ráai — Without, lacking, devoid of something

ชื่อเสียง

chɯ̂ɯ-sǐang — Reputation, fame, or renown of a person

เช่นกัน

chên-gan — Likewise, also, similarly, the same way