A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

หาก

hàak — if, in the event that (conditional conjunction)

มัน

man — it, that thing; informal third-person pronoun

เป็น

pen — to be, to exist, to have a condition

ไป

pai — to go; away (directional particle)

ได้

dâai — can, able to; to get, to obtain

มา

maa — to come; toward the speaker (directional particle)

ที่

thîi — at, which, that; relative pronoun and preposition

คุณ

khun — you; polite pronoun and honorific title

จะ

jà — will, going to (future tense marker)

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — to be able to, capable of doing something

ตอบรับ

tòp-ráp — to accept, respond positively, or agree to something

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix indicating abstract quality or state

รัก

rák — to love; love (noun)

ของ

khǎawng — of, belonging to; possessive particle

ชาย

chaai — man, male person

เห็น

hěn — to see, to observe visually

อยู่

yùu — to be located at; to stay, to live

ตรง

trong — straight, directly, directly in front

หน้า

nâa — face; front; page

นี้

níi — this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective near speaker)

ถูก

thùuk — to be acted upon (passive marker); correct; cheap

ทอด

thâawt — to fry; to abandon, cast aside

ทิ้ง

thíng — to throw away, abandon, leave behind

สูญ

sǔun — to lose, be lost, destroyed completely

เปล่า

plào — empty, blank; in vain, without result

ติด

tìt — to be addicted to; to be attached or stuck

สุรา

sù-raa — alcoholic beverage, liquor, spirits

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, matter, entity

มี

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

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life, living existence

น่า

nâa — worthy of, deserving of (emotive prefix)

สงสาร

sǒng-sǎan — to pity, feel compassion for someone unfortunate

อัน

an — classifier for small or general objects; which, that

เกิด

gèrt — to be born; to occur, happen, arise

จาก

jàak — from, away from (preposition of origin)

การ

gaan — nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

ทำลาย

tham-laai — to destroy, demolish, ruin something

ดัง

dang — loud; like, as, such as

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — to know, be acquainted with someone or something

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they (third-person pronoun)

ดี

dii — good, fine, well

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — to feel, to sense an emotion or sensation

ตระหนัก

trà-nàk — to realize, become aware, be conscious of

ใน

nai — in, inside, within (preposition)

วัน

wan — day (unit of time)

และ

láe — and (coordinating conjunction)

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — hour (unit of time, sixty minutes)

แม้

máe — even though, although, even if

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — happiness, joy, contentment

ก็ตาม

gâw-taam — even so, nevertheless, regardless of the case

ว่า

wâa — that (complementizer); to say, to think

นำพา

nam-phaa — to lead, guide, or bring someone along

สู่

sùu — to, toward, leading to (directional preposition)

ทุกข์ยาก

thúk-yâak — suffering hardship, experiencing difficulty and misery

เศร้าโศก

sâo-sòok — deeply sorrowful, grief-stricken, very sad

เสียใจ

sǐa-jai — to be sad, disappointed, or regretful

ทำให้

tham-hâi — to make, cause, render (causative construction)

อับอาย

àp-aai — to be ashamed, embarrassed, humiliated

ดึง

dueng — to pull, drag, or draw something

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow, to cause (causative particle)

จม

jom — to sink, submerge, be drowned

ลง

long — to go down, descend; downward (directional particle)

พร้อม

phráwm — ready, prepared; together with

กับ

gàp — with, together with; and (conjunction for nouns)

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me (first-person pronoun, informal female)

รู้

rúu — to know, to understand something

ไม่

mâi — not, no (negation particle)

อาจ

àat — might, may, possibly (modal of possibility)

ความรู้สึก

khwaam-rúu-sùek — feeling, emotion, sense, sentiment

อ่อนโยน

òn-yoon — gentle, tender, mild in manner

ใดๆ

dai-dai — any, any at all (indefinite pronoun/adjective)

ต่อ

tòo — toward, to, against; to continue, per (preposition)

ขอ

khǎaw — to request, ask for, beg politely

นั้น

nán — that, those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective, distant)

ยัง

yang — still, yet; also (continuative or additive adverb)

ขอบคุณ

khàawp-khun — thank you, expression of gratitude

ด้วย

dûai — also, too, as well; with (particle)

ซ้ำ

sám — again, repeatedly; to repeat an action

ปราศจาก

prâat-jàak — without, free from, devoid of something

ช่วย

chûai — to help, assist, aid someone

เลย

loei — at all, ever; so, therefore (emphatic particle)

หรือ

rǔue — or (disjunctive conjunction); question particle

ชักนำ

chák-nam — to lead, induce, persuade someone toward something

ขอโทษ

khǎaw-thôot — sorry, excuse me (expression of apology)

พูด

phûut — to speak, talk, say something

อีก

ìik — more, again, another, additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — time, occasion, instance (classifier for occurrences)

เส้นทาง

sên-thaang — path, route, road, course of direction

กว่า

gwàa — more than, -er than (comparative particle)

ตอบแทน

tòp-thaen — to repay, reciprocate, return a favor

ไว้วางใจ

wái-waang-jai — to trust, have confidence in someone

นี่

nîi — here, this (demonstrative, closer or more immediate)

คือ

khuue — is, are, means (equative verb)

เธอ

thoe — you (informal); she, her (third-person female)

อย่าง

yàang — in a way, manner, kind, type

สุภาพ

sù-phâap — polite, courteous, well-mannered

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — after, following (a time or event)

ลังเล

lang-lee — to hesitate, waver, be undecided

ครู่

khrûu — a moment, a short while, brief time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one (number); a, an (indefinite article usage)

น้ำตา

náam-taa — tear(s), the liquid drop from crying

จริงจัง

jing-jang — seriously, earnestly, genuinely, with sincerity

ใคร

khrai — who, whoever, someone (interrogative pronoun)

อื่น

ùuen — other, another, else, different

นำ

nam — to lead, bring, take, carry forward

ใช้

chái — to use, utilize, employ something

ประโยชน์

prà-yòot — benefit, use, advantage, utility

แก่

gàe — to, for (preposition); old, aged

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and clothing

เอง

eeng — self, oneself (reflexive/emphatic pronoun)

ส่าย

sàai — to shake or sway side to side

หัว

hǔa — head; top of something

สัก

sàk — just a little, even a bit (indefinite minimizer)

นิด

nít — a little, a tiny bit, slightly

รับฟัง

ráp-fang — to listen to, receive and consider what is said

เล็กน้อย

lék-nóoi — a little, slightly, a small amount

ทุก

thúk — every, all, each (distributive adjective)

ทำ

tham — to do, make, perform an action

เพื่อ

phûea — for the purpose of, in order to

ก็

gâw — also, then, even so (connective particle)

สำเร็จ

sǎm-rèt — to succeed, accomplish, complete successfully

ลุล่วง

lu-lûang — to accomplish, get through, complete a task

อยาก

yàak — to want, desire, wish for something

ความฝัน

khwaam-fǎn — dream, aspiration, hope for the future

สุดท้าย

sùt-tháai — last, final, ultimate

จิต

jìt — mind, consciousness, spirit, psyche

วิญญาณ

win-yaan — soul, spirit, spiritual essence

เสื่อม

sùuam — to deteriorate, degrade, decline in quality

ทราม

saam — wicked, depraved, morally degraded

จน

jon — poor, impoverished; until, to the point that

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach, arrive at; until, to (preposition)

ขนาด

khà-nàat — size, extent, degree, magnitude

ภาพ

phâap — image, picture, scene, vision

พ่อ

phâaw — father, dad

บ้าน

bâan — house, home, residence

หลัง

lǎng — back, behind; after; classifier for houses

แท้จริง

tháe-jing — true, genuine, real, authentic

ปลุก

plùk — to wake someone up, rouse, awaken

เงา

ngao — shadow, shade, reflection

เก่าๆ

gào-gào — old, worn, aged (reduplication for emphasis)

คิด

khít — to think, consider, ponder

ดับ

dàp — to extinguish, go out, fade away

แล้ว

láew — already, then, after that (completion particle)

ตื่น

tùuen — to wake up, be awake, become alert

ขึ้น

khûen — to rise, go up; upward (directional particle)