A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man; youthful male person

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ดี

dii — Good; of high quality or positive character

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a reported clause

มัน

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

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

อะไร

à-rai — What; used in questions about identity

แต่

dtàe — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually

และ

láe — And; connects words, phrases, or clauses

ผู้

phûu — Person; classifier prefix for people

พ่อ

phâaw — Father; male parent

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects

ที่

thîi — At, which; place or relative pronoun marker

เคารพ

khao-róp — To respect; to show reverence toward someone

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

งัด

ngát — To pry open; to lever something apart

ออก

òok — Out; to exit or come forth from somewhere

ก็

gâw — Also, then; connects clauses or adds emphasis

ตกใจ

dtòk-jai — To be startled; suddenly frightened or shocked

กลัว

gluua — To be afraid; to fear something or someone

อย่าง

yàang — Type, manner; in a certain way or degree

มาก

mâak — Very, much; indicates high degree or quantity

เพราะ

phráw — Because; gives reason or cause for something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object or abstract matter

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; past habitual experience marker

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter or come across

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ก่อน

gàawn — Before; earlier in time or order

จน

jon — Until; up to the point that something occurs

ต้อง

dtâwng — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

หนี

nǐi — To flee; to escape or run away from danger

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

อีก

ìik — Again, more; indicates repetition or addition

ครั้ง

kráng — Time, instance; classifier for occurrences or events

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to cease movement or action

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative degree in Thai

ได้

dâi — Can, could; able to or successfully accomplished

ระยะทาง

rá-yá-thaang — Distance; the measured length between two points

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one or a single unit

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 km

หรือ

rǔu — Or; presents an alternative option or choice

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses probability or assumption

ใน

nai — In, inside; indicates location within something

ตอน

dtaawn — Period, episode; a specific time or section

หาก

hàak — If; introduces a conditional clause or supposition

ใช่

châi — Yes, correct; affirmative response or confirmation

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; required or indispensable for something

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; intensifier showing increasing degree

ลม

lom — Wind; moving air or breath

หายใจ

hǎai-jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possession marker in Thai

ดั่ง

dàng — Like, as if; used for comparison or simile

แข่งขัน

khàeng-khan — To compete; to contest against others in rivalry

กับ

gàp — With; together with or against someone

ปรารถนา

praat-thá-nǎa — To desire; to wish or long for something deeply

ให้

hâi — To give; causes or allows something to happen

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; arriving at a destination or point

สุด

sùt — Extreme, utmost; the very end or limit

มี

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

ความคิด

khwaam-khít — Thought, idea; a mental conception or notion

แน่วแน่

nâew-nâe — Determined, resolute; firmly fixed in purpose

โลง

looeng — Coffin; a box used for burying a corpse

ศพ

sòp — Corpse; a dead human body

ไล่

lâi — To chase; to pursue or drive someone away

ตาม

taam — To follow; to go after or according to

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

นึก

nûek — To think, recall; to bring something to mind

ภาพ

phâap — Image, picture; a visual representation or scene

กระโดด

grà-dòot — To jump; to leap upward or across something

หลัง

lǎng — Behind, after; the rear side or back

ตั้ง

dtâng — To set up; to place upright or establish

ตรง

dtrong — Straight, direct; going without deviation or curve

ชัน

chan — Steep; sharply inclined surface or slope

บน

bon — On, above; located on top of something

ปลาย

plaai — Tip, end; the farthest point of something

แคบ

khâep — Narrow; small in width or confined space

คอย

khooi — To wait; to stay and await someone's arrival

ทัน

than — In time, to catch up; reaching before too late

ข้างๆ

khâang-khâang — Beside, alongside; on the side of something

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes, perhaps; occurring occasionally or possibly

อาจ

àat — Might, may; expresses possibility or uncertainty

เอื้อม

ûuem — To reach out; to stretch arm toward something

จับ

jàp — To grab, catch; to seize with the hand

แขน

khǎen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ด้วย

dûuai — Also, with; together or by means of something

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so; indicates result or consequence

หลีก

lìik — To avoid, step aside; to move out of way

เลี่ยง

lîiang — To evade; to avoid or dodge something deliberately

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing action or state ongoing

ปีศาจ

pii-sàat — Demon, devil; evil supernatural being or spirit

สม่ำเสมอ

sà-màm-sà-mǒoe — Consistent, regular; happening evenly without interruption

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; each one without exception

หน

hǒn — Direction, turn; a way or instance of going

แห่ง

hàeng — Place; classifier for locations or establishments

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while; a specific brief period of time

ทำ

tham — To do, make; to perform an action or task

เบื้องหลัง

bûueng-lǎng — Behind the scenes; background or hidden context

ยาม

yaam — Guard, watch; a period of time or sentinel

ค่ำคืน

khâm-khuun — Night, nighttime; the dark hours after sunset

น่า

nâa — Worth, should; makes adjectives into impressions

สยดสยอง

sà-yòt-sà-yǎawng — Horrifying, terrifying; causing extreme fear or dread

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to do something quickly or urgently

สู่

sùu — Toward, to; indicates direction of movement

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street; a paved path for vehicles

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; indicates purpose or intention

ตรอก

dtrâawk — Alley; a narrow passage between buildings

ซอก

sâawk — Nook, crevice; a narrow hidden gap or corner

ซอย

sooi — Side street, soi; small lane branching off road

มืด

mûut — Dark; lacking light or obscured by darkness

มิด

mít — Completely, totally; fully covered or sealed off

ความ

khwaam — Abstract nominalizer; creates nouns from adjectives

จาก

jàak — From; indicates origin or departure point

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pointing to something distant

ราว

raao — About, approximately; roughly or like something

ว่าว

wâao — Kite; a flying toy made of paper or fabric

เด็ก

dèk — Child, kid; a young person or youngster

บวมน้ำ

buuam-náam — Waterlogged, swollen with water; bloated from fluid

หาง

hǎang — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal or object

ปีก

pìik — Wing; a limb used for flying on a bird

ซ่อน

sôn — To hide; to conceal oneself or something else

ตัว

dtuua — Body, self; classifier for animals and oneself

ประตู

prà-dtuu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit barrier

ทางเข้า

thaang-khâo — Entrance, entry; the way into a place

ถู

thǔu — To rub; to scrub or brush against a surface

ไหล่

lài — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to body

บาน

baan — Panel, leaf; a single door or window panel

ยัก

yák — To shrug or shift; move something slightly aside

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, to rise; movement upward or increase

จรด

jà-ròt — To reach, touch; to extend up to a point

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds

หัวเราะ

hǔua-ráw — To laugh; to express amusement with vocal sound

แฝง

fàeng — Hidden, latent; concealed within or lurking behind

เงา

ngao — Shadow, reflection; dark shape cast by blocked light

นอน

naawn — To lie down, sleep; to recline horizontally

หงาย

ngǎai — Face-up; lying on one's back facing upward

แยบยล

yâep-yon — Clever, subtle; ingeniously cunning or sophisticated

สะดุด

sà-dùt — To stumble; to trip over something unexpectedly

ล้ม

lóm — To fall down; to collapse or topple over

ตลอด

dtà-lòot — Throughout, all along; continuously from start to end

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a measured or specific period or moment

หย่อน

yòn — To lower, slack; to let down or reduce tension

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close; short distance from something

เรื่อยๆ

rûueai-rûueai — Continuously, steadily; going on without stopping

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — Until, even; up to a certain point or degree

เด็กชาย

dèk-chaai — Boy; a young male child

บ้าน

bâan — House, home; a residential dwelling place

ตนเอง

dton-eeng — Oneself; referring back to the subject themselves

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason, rationale; a logical explanation for something

เพียงพอ

phiieng-phaw — Sufficient, enough; meeting the required amount adequately

แทบ

thâep — Almost, barely; nearly but not quite achieving something

สิ้น

sîn — To end, exhaust; completely finished or depleted

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; the emotional or mental center