A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After, following a particular event or time

แจ้ง

jaeng — To inform, notify, or report something

ให้

hai — To give; causes action for someone else

สมุน

sa-mun — Henchman, subordinate, or lackey of someone

ของ

kong — Of; indicates possession or belonging

เขา

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

ทราบ

saap — To know or be aware of something (formal)

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech

ได้

dai — Can, able to; indicates past tense or ability

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or reflect upon something

ทบทวน

thop-thuan — To review, reconsider, or go over again

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, topic, story, or issue about something

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

แต่งงาน

taeng-ngaan — To marry; the act of getting married

นั้น

nan — That; refers to something previously mentioned

ใหม่

mai — New, again, fresh, or anew

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completion of an action

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or carry toward somewhere

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or qualities

ละเอียดอ่อน

la-iat-on — Delicate, sensitive, subtle, or tender in nature

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the self

เดินทาง

doen-thaang — To travel, journey, or make a trip somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, to; indicates continuation or destination

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment, while, during a particular time

ที่

thi — That, which, where; relative pronoun or preposition

ภาพ

phaap — Image, picture, or visual scene of something

กลิ่น

klin — Smell, scent, or odor of something

ดอกไม้

dok-maai — Flower or blossom of a plant

ตาม

taam — Along, according to, following something or someone

ท้องถนน

thong-tha-non — Street, roadway, the surface of a road

เมือง

mueang — City, town, or urban area

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are

เศษเสี้ยว

set-siao — Fragment, fraction, or tiny piece of something

ดีงาม

dii-ngaam — Good, virtuous, morally fine and admirable

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For, intended for a particular person or purpose

ผู้

phuu — Person who; prefix indicating a person or agent

เลวร้าย

leo-raai — Bad, wicked, terrible, or morally corrupt

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most, extreme degree; superlative marker in Thai

สุขภาพ

suk-kha-phaap — Health, physical or mental well-being condition

ป่วย

puai — To be sick, ill, or unwell

หนุ่มสาว

num-saao — Young people; youth collectively, young men and women

แก่

gae — Old, elderly, or aged; to be mature

เท้า

thao — Foot or feet, the lower part of the leg

ก็

go — Also, then, so; connective particle in sentences

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still; indicates probability or continuity

เหยียบย่ำ

yiap-yam — To trample, tread heavily upon something underfoot

บน

bon — On, upon, above a surface or place

ก้อนหิน

gon-hin — Stone, rock, or a chunk of stone

เหล่านั้น

lao-nan — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant things

จาก

jaak — From, away from a place or source

เคย

khoei — Used to, ever; indicates past habitual experience

ไร้

rai — Without, lacking, devoid of something entirely

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — To decide, make a decision about something

จุดมุ่งหมาย

jut-mung-maai — Goal, aim, purpose, or objective of action

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, or commence doing something

เคลื่อนไหว

khluen-wai — To move, stir, or make a movement

ด้วย

duai — With, also, by means of something

เจตนา

jet-ta-naa — Intention, purpose, or deliberate aim behind action

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner, way, or kind of something

หนึ่ง

neung — One; the number one or a single thing

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry out, or conduct an activity

พา

phaa — To take, lead, or bring someone along

ถึง

theung — To reach, arrive at, until a destination

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door, gate, or entrance of a building

บ้าน

baan — House, home, or dwelling place

หมอ

mo — Doctor, physician, or medical professional

ได้รับ

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

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, ascend, or increase

ชั้นบน

chan-bon — Upper floor, upstairs level of a building

พบ

phop — To meet, find, or encounter someone or something

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work, do a job, or carry out tasks

อยู่

yuu — To be, stay, reside; continuative aspect marker

คนเดียว

khon-diao — Alone, by oneself, only one person

เธอ

thoe — She, her; second or third person feminine pronoun

ไม่เคย

mai-khoei — Never, have never experienced or done something

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion

สบายใจ

sa-baai-jai — To feel comfortable, at ease, or at peace

กับ

gap — With, together with, to; preposition of accompaniment

เต็มที่

tem-thi — Fully, completely, to the fullest extent possible

นัก

nak — Very, much, intensifier; also means expert or professional

ต้อนรับ

ton-rap — To welcome, receive, or greet a guest

อึดอัด

uet-at — Uncomfortable, cramped, feeling uneasy or constrained

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little, slightly, a small amount of something

นั่ง

nang — To sit down or be seated somewhere

ลง

long — Down, to go down, decrease, or sit down

ใกล้

glai — Near, close to, nearby in distance or time

โต๊ะ

to — Table or desk used for working or eating

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time of a past event

เงยหน้า

ngoei-naa — To raise one's face or look up

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze at, or observe something

ใบหน้า

bai-naa — Face, the front part of a person's head

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between, among, during a period of time

พูดคุย

phuut-khui — To chat, converse, or talk casually with someone

สั้นๆ

san-san — Briefly, shortly, in a short and concise manner

ธรรมเนียม

tham-niam — Custom, convention, tradition, or social norm

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, or span of time or space

แรก

raek — First, initial, earliest in a sequence

สังเกตเห็น

sang-get-hen — To notice, observe, or perceive something clearly

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian-plaeng — To change, alter, or transform over time

ดิฉัน

di-chan — I, me; first-person pronoun used by women

เกรง

greng — To fear, be afraid, or be concerned about

ท่าน

than — You; formal or respectful second-person pronoun

ไม่

mai — Not, no; negation particle in Thai sentences

สบาย

sa-baai — Comfortable, well, at ease; feeling good physically

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title of respect

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct, that's right; affirmative response

ชีวิต

chii-wit — Life, existence, or one's way of living

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — I, me; very formal first-person pronoun in Thai

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

เอื้อ

uea — To accommodate, facilitate, or be conducive to something

ต่อ

to — To, toward, against, per; preposition of relation

เลย

loei — At all, ever, so, therefore; emphasizing particle

จะ

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

คาดหวัง

khat-wang — To expect, hope for, or anticipate something

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

คน

khon — Person, people, human being in general

สำส่อน

sam-son — Promiscuous, dissolute, or morally loose in behavior

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like; comparative particle

เล่า

lao — Indeed, you see; particle seeking confirmation or narrating

มัน

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

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction offering alternatives or asking questions

โปรด

proht — Please; polite request particle or to be pleased

อภัย

a-phai — To forgive, pardon, or excuse someone's fault

เผลอ

phloe — To accidentally, carelessly, or inadvertently do something

ถาม

thaam — To ask, question, or inquire about something

ออก

ok — Out, out of, to exit or go outward

ก่อน

gon — Before, first, prior to an event or action

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition or status

น่า

naa — Should, ought to; prefix indicating worthiness or likelihood

เสียดาย

sia-daai — To regret, feel pity, or be sorry about something

ดี

dii — Good, nice, fine, or well in quality

กว่า

gwaa — More than, better than; comparative particle in Thai

พระเจ้า

phra-jao — God, Lord; refers to a deity or supreme being

ทรง

song — Royal verb prefix; to maintain, wear, or have

ละอาย

la-aai — To be ashamed, feel shame or embarrassment

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; interrogative asking for reason or purpose

เสีย

sia — To lose, waste, spoil; broken, gone bad

ล่ะ

la — Particle seeking confirmation or adding mild emphasis

อ่อนโยน

on-yon — Gentle, tender, kind, and soft in manner

อีก

iik — Again, more, another, additionally; particle of repetition

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occasion; classifier for occurrences

ประหลาดใจ

pra-laat-jai — To be surprised, astonished, or amazed by something

เศร้าโศก

sao-sohk — Sorrowful, deeply sad, filled with grief

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or observe something visually

น้ำตา

naam-taa — Tears; liquid from eyes when crying

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the organs of sight in the face

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise made by something or someone

เช่นกัน

chen-gan — Also, likewise, similarly, in the same way

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to something said

สาย

saai — Late, too late; also means line or strand

เกินไป

goen-pai — Too much, excessively, beyond an acceptable degree

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, or something in general

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours