A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

พูด

phuut — To speak or talk to someone

กับ

kap — With; together with another person or thing

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; by or for oneself

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to a rule or habit

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit or character trait of a person

เคยชิน

khoei-chin — To be accustomed or used to something

ว่า

waa — That; used to introduce reported speech

แก

kae — You or he/she; informal second or third person pronoun

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

ไอ้

ai — Informal, slightly rude male pronoun or prefix

คลาย

khlaai — To loosen, relax, or ease something

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ใน

nai — In; inside a place or time period

วัน

wan — Day; a single calendar day

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ตา

taa — Eye; maternal grandfather; vision organ

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; describing a young male person

รูปร่าง

ruup-raang — Body shape or physical appearance of a person

สันทัด

san-that — Medium build; moderate or average in size

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

สูบ

suup — To smoke or to pump a substance

ไปป์

paip — A pipe, especially one used for smoking tobacco

จน

jon — Until; up to a certain point or time

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up

ครุ่นคิด

khrun-khit — To ponder or think deeply about something

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or live somewhere

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additionally

สักครู่

sak-khruu — For a moment; a short while or brief time

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

ก็

ko — Also; then; a particle indicating consequence

หัน

han — To turn around or face a direction

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place

ตัว

tua — Body; self; a classifier for animals or clothing

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from the current location

ปรากฏตัว

pra-kot-tua — To appear; to show oneself in a place

ณ

na — At; formal preposition indicating a specific location

ที่

thii — At; place; a relative pronoun or location marker

ประจำ

pra-jam — Regular; usual; assigned to a specific place

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to someone or something

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal reflexive pronoun

ก่อน

koon — Before; prior to a time or event

เวลา

we-laa — Time; a period or point in time

ปิด

pit — To close or shut a door, shop, or lid

ทำการ

tham-kaan — To operate; to conduct business or work

ไม่ว่า

mai-waa — Regardless of; no matter what or which

การ

kaan — Action; activity; nominalizing prefix for verbs

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic or subject of discussion

ความตาย

khwaam-taai — Death; the state of dying or being dead

กระทบ

kra-thop — To impact or affect something negatively

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; up to a point

ตับ

tap — Liver; the organ in the body

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction offering an alternative choice

สุขภาพ

suk-kha-phap — Health; the overall condition of one's body

โดยรวม

dooi-ruam — Overall; in general; taken as a whole

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are

อาการ

aa-kaan — Symptom; sign of illness or condition

ผิดปกติ

phit-pa-ka-ti — Abnormal; unusual or irregular condition

บ้าง

baang — Some; somewhat; to some degree

ต้องการ

tong-kaan — To want or need something

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show, display, or perform something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts

เอาใจใส่

ao-jai-sai — To pay attention or care for something

ต่อ

to — Toward; per; next; continuing from before

บุคคล

buk-khon — Person; individual; a specific human being

สำคัญ

sam-khan — Important; significant; of great value

ผู้

phuu — Person who; a prefix indicating a person

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an item or matter

เหล่านี้

lao-nii — These; referring to a group of things nearby

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Is not; negating the identity of something

สาระสำคัญ

saa-ra-sam-khan — Essential point; the most important substance or matter

เท่ากับ

thao-kap — Equal to; the same as something else

แวะ

wae — To stop by briefly; to make a short visit

เยี่ยม

yiam — To visit; excellent; to pay a call to someone

แพทย์

phaet — Doctor; physician; a medical professional

ให้

hai — To give; for; causing something to happen

คำปรึกษา

kham-pruek-saa — Advice; consultation given by an expert

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; who; a relative pronoun connector

ศัลยแพทย์

san-ya-phaet — Surgeon; a doctor who performs operations

ชื่อดัง

chue-dang — Famous; well-known; having a prominent reputation

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between; during; in the middle of something

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; means of doing something

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go inside a place

มา

maa — To come; moving toward the speaker

แทน

thaen — Instead of; to substitute or replace something

พ่อ

pho — Father; a male parent

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of something

กระตือรือร้น

kra-tuea-rue-ron — Enthusiastic; eager and energetic about something

หน้าที่

naa-thii — Duty; responsibility; assigned role or function

รายงาน

raai-ngaan — Report; to report information to someone

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is none; to not have something

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; task; an event or function

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or indefinite references

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ธนาคาร

tha-naa-khaan — Bank; a financial institution for money

เหล่า

lao — Group of; a classifier for groups of people

เสมียน

sa-mian — Clerk; an office worker handling documents

ชรา

cha-raa — Old age; elderly; describing an aged person

ออก

ook — To go out; to exit; to emerge from somewhere

เฝ้ายาม

fao-yaam — To keep watch; to guard during a period

ปกติ

pa-ka-ti — Normal; usual; ordinary condition or state

ถูก

thuuk — To be acted upon; correct; cheap in price

จัด

jat — To arrange; to organize or set something up

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; to increase; upward movement

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second person pronoun

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with something

ลูกชาย

luuk-chaai — Son; a male child of a parent

บ้าน

baan — Home; house; one's place of residence

ดื่ม

duem — To drink a liquid or beverage

ชา

chaa — Tea; a hot beverage; also means numb

บัดนี้

bat-nii — Now; at this present moment (formal)

ข้า

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

บอก

book — To tell; to inform someone of something

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

ไว้

wai — To keep; to retain; placed for future use

กล่าว

klaao — To say or state something formally

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a married female partner

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment that something occurs

ถ้า

thaa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

หาก

haak — If; in the event that something happens

ฐานะ

thaa-na — Status; position; financial or social standing

พ่อค้า

pho-khaa — Merchant; a businessman or trader

สุจริต

sut-ja-rit — Honest; upright; having good moral integrity

ผจญภัย

pha-jon-phai — Adventure; facing danger or exciting challenges

คืน

khuen — Night; to return something back to someone

นี้

nii — This; referring to something close at hand

ล้มเหลว

lom-leo — To fail; to be unsuccessful at something

มั่นใจ

man-jai — Confident; certain; sure about something

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker

เลย

loei — At all; so; right away; used for emphasis

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; strength; power or energy

สวดมนต์

suat-mon — To chant or recite prayers or mantras

ต่อต้าน

to-taan — To resist or oppose something or someone

ลงโทษ

long-thot — To punish; to impose a penalty on someone

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

ทำ

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

นาง

naang — Mrs.; woman; a title for a married female

หดหู่

hot-huu — Depressed; gloomy; feeling sad and discouraged

ส่าย

saai — To shake or sway from side to side

หัว

hua — Head; top of the body; leader

อ้าว

aao — Oh!; an exclamation of surprise or realization

ต่อหน้า

to-naa — In front of; in the presence of someone

ต่อตา

to-taa — Before one's eyes; visibly in front of someone

นี่

nii — This; hey; used to call attention to something

โกรธ

kroot — Angry; feeling strong displeasure or rage

หวาดระแวง

waat-ra-waeng — Paranoid; suspicious; feeling fearful distrust of others

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun used by women

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Did not; cannot; negates past or ability

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions or statements

ทั้งนั้น

thang-nan — All of it; everything; entirely that way

งั้น

ngan — Then; in that case; informal conjunction

อย่า

yaa — Don't; imperative negative command particle

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something

หมอบ

mop — To crouch down low; to prostrate oneself

กราบ

kraap — To bow deeply in reverence or respect

ต่าง

taang — Different; various; each one individually