A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

กาล

kaan — Time period; era or point in time

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occurrence; instance of an event

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

เมื่อ

mueа — When; at the time that something happened

กวี

kawii — Poet; a person who writes poetry

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

เก้าอี้

kao-ii — Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and objects

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; of small size

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or container

ที่

thii — Place; location; relative pronoun 'that/which'

สาธารณะ

saa-thaa-ra-na — Public; open and available to everyone

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

ใคร่ครวญ

khrai-khruan — To ponder; to think deeply and carefully

ต่อ

to — Against; toward; per; to continue

หน้า

naa — Face; front; next; page

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — People; a group of persons

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action

แต่

tae — But; however; only; except

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; no; negating identity or fact

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so; consequently; then

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small in amount or number

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; the superlative degree of comparison

เท่า

thao — Equal; as much as; same amount

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ได้

dai — Can; to get; able to; past tense marker

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze at something

รอบ

rob — Round; around; surrounding; a cycle

ปรากฏ

pra-kot — To appear; to become visible or evident

ว่า

waa — That; to say; quotation or clause marker

ขณะ

kha-na — While; moment; at the time of

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

กำลัง

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

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; is/am/are

ช่วง

chuang — Period; interval; span of time or space

เวลา

we-laa — Time; a specific period or moment

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass; to go through or by

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional marker outward

มา

maa — To come; toward speaker; directional marker

สตรี

sa-trii — Woman; female; a formal word for women

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to go outward

ดึก

duek — Late at night; the late hours

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle for connecting clauses

กิจการ

kit-chaa-kan — Business; affairs; enterprise or operation

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; event; task

โดย

doi — By; via; through; by means of

ทั่วไป

thua pai — General; in general; common; overall

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

ซบเซา

sop sao — Dull; sluggish; stagnant; lacking activity

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to the point that

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen

เกิด

koet — To occur; to be born; to happen

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix expressing abstract concept or state

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be suspicious; to wonder

อย่าง

yaang — Way; manner; kind; type of something

แรง

raeng — Strong; hard; forceful; strength

กล้า

klaa — Brave; daring; courageous; bold

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feeling

นาง

naang — Woman; Mrs.; female title or honorific

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; presumably

พิธี

phi-thii — Ceremony; ritual; formal occasion or event

กราบไหว้

kraap-wai — To prostrate and pay respects reverently

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — Characteristic; quality; feature; appearance

ใด

dai — Which; any; whichever; interrogative pronoun

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certain; definitely; of course; sure

ฝูงชน

fuung-chon — Crowd; a large group of people

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number; amount; quantity of something

มาก

maak — Many; much; a lot; very

ผิด

phit — Wrong; incorrect; to make a mistake

ปกติ

pa-ka-ti — Normal; usual; ordinary; regular

หลั่งไหล

lang-lai — To flow; to stream; to pour continuously

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward direction

ตาม

taam — To follow; along; according to

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a path for vehicles

มุ่ง

mung — To aim; to head toward; to intend

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; route

ทิศ

thit — Direction; cardinal point; compass direction

ตะวันตก

ta-wan-tok — West; the western direction or region

ดึงดูด

dueng-duut — To attract; to draw attention or interest

สนใจ

son-jai — To be interested; to pay attention to

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe; to notice; to pay attention

มี

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

ขบวน

kha-buan — Procession; convoy; a formal moving group

ศพ

sop — Corpse; dead body; a deceased person

บาง

baang — Some; certain; thin; a few

ต่าง

taang — Different; various; each; foreign

คัดค้าน

khat-khaan — To object; to oppose; to protest against

นี้

nii — This; these; referring to something nearby

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun in clauses

ก่อ

ko — To cause; to create; to build up

วุ่นวาย

wun-waai — Chaotic; turbulent; disorderly; causing trouble

กล่าว

klaao — To say; to state; to speak formally

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction

หา

haa — To find; to look for; to seek

ลูกชาย

luuk-chaai — Son; a male child of someone

นั่น

nan — That; over there; referring to that thing

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ฝัง

fang — To bury; to inter; to embed underground

ไชโย

chai-yoo — Hooray; hurrah; an exclamation of joy

พ่อ

pho — Father; dad; a male parent

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to sing; to shout

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; young person

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; youthful; young adult male

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier

เปล่ง

pleng — To emit; to utter; to radiate sound or light

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise; audio

โห่ร้อง

hoo-rong — To cheer; to shout in excitement or celebration

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Glad; happy; pleased; delighted

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; together with; prepared for something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or thing

ความหมาย

khwaam-maai — Meaning; significance; what something signifies

ลึกลับ

luek-lap — Mysterious; secretive; enigmatic; puzzling

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person

ผู้

phuu — Person who; one who; a person classifier

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to take something

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want informally

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation marker in Thai

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

นัก

nak — Very; much; expert; one who does something

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; even; up to; as far as

คอย

khoi — To wait; to wait for someone or something

จังหวะ

jang-wa — Rhythm; timing; beat; opportune moment

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completed action marker

ตบ

top — To slap; to pat; to hit with open hand

หู

huu — Ear; the organ of hearing

แก

kae — You; him/her; informal pronoun; to solve

หมาย

maai — To mean; to intend; warrant; aimed at

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; what is it

เพื่อ

phuea — For; in order to; for the purpose of

อยาก

yaak — To want; to desire; to wish for

สื่อ

suue — Media; medium; means of communication

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; alone

เกเร

kee-ree — Naughty; mischievous; rowdy; troublemaking

เก่ง

keng — Clever; skilled; good at something

เกิน

koen — Excess; too much; over a limit

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; on behalf of

ข้า

khaa — I; me; archaic or formal first-person pronoun

พลาง

phlaang — While; at the same time; simultaneously doing

สำรวจ

sam-ruaat — To survey; to explore; to investigate

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

อย่า

yaa — Don't; imperative negation; prohibition

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

เจ้า

jao — You; master; lord; informal pronoun

อีก

iik — More; again; another; additionally

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel; to sense; to experience emotion

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; to; about something

มือ

muue — Hand; the part of the body used to grasp

ไหม

mai — Question particle; silk; isn't it?

หนู

nuu — Mouse; rat; I/me for children or women

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; past; beyond

โต้แย้ง

too-yaeng — To argue; to dispute; to counter a claim

ขยี้

kha-yii — To rub; to scrub; to grind against something

แก้ม

kaem — Cheek; the fleshy part of the face