A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ชี้

chii — To point at or indicate something

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; informal first-person pronoun

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with; indicates inclusion or accompaniment

นิ้ว

níu — Finger or inch; digit on the hand

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ท่าน

thân — You or he/she; formal and respectful pronoun

ขณะ

khà-nà — While, moment; a point or period in time

ยืน

yuuen — To stand upright on one's feet

อยู่

yùu — To be, to stay, to live somewhere

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close to; short distance away

น้ำพุ

náam-phú — Fountain; a structure shooting water upward

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Small, tiny; reduplication emphasizing smallness

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal I; first-person pronoun

แล้ว

láaeo — Already, then, done; indicates completion of action

กล่าว

glàao — To say, to state formally; formal speech verb

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

หา

hǎa — To look for, to seek something or someone

พา

phaa — To lead, bring, or take someone along

ไอ้

âi — Derogatory male prefix; rude reference to a male

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

โกง

goong — To cheat, deceive, or swindle someone dishonestly

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ต่อ

dtàaw — Against, toward, per; connecting or continuing preposition

พระเจ้า

phrá-jâo — God, Lord; supreme divine being

ทั้งหลาย

tháng-lǎai — All, everyone; plural collective referring to a group

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I, me; very formal first-person pronoun

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Did not, cannot; negates past action or ability

ต่อต้าน

dtàaw-tâan — To resist, oppose, or be against something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; general noun for any item

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เลย

loie — At all, ever; intensifies negation or surprise

เขา

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

พูด

phûut — To speak, to talk; general verb for speaking

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; or passive marker indicating being acted upon

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

จุด

jùt — Point, dot, spot; a specific location or mark

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative adjective for a specific thing

พึมพำ

pheum-pham — To mutter, mumble quietly under one's breath

กับ

gàp — With, and; preposition linking people or things

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix indicating a person doing something

ขัด

khàt — To interrupt, obstruct, or contradict someone

จังหวะ

jang-wà — Rhythm, tempo, timing; a beat or opportune moment

ดี

dii — Good, fine, well; positive quality or condition

ช่าง

châang — Craftsman, technician; skilled manual worker

ซ่อม

sâawm — To repair, fix, mend something broken

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street; paved path for travel

ท่าที

thâa-thii — Attitude, manner, demeanor; one's bearing or stance

ลึกลับ

léuk-láp — Mysterious, secretive, enigmatic; hard to understand

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; adult male person

ร่างสูง

râang-sǔung — Tall figure or build; describing a tall-bodied person

หาย

hǎai — To disappear, to go missing, to recover

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ตามหา

taam-hǎa — To search for, look after, track someone down

กี่

gìi — How many; question word asking for a number

เดือน

duean — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year

เก้า

gâo — Nine; the number 9

สิบ

sìp — Ten; the number 10

สิบเอ็ด

sìp-èt — Eleven; the number 11

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number, amount, quantity; a countable figure

ไม่

mâi — No, not; standard negation particle in Thai

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — Important, significant; of great consequence or value

ซ่อนตัว

sâawn-dtua — To hide oneself, to conceal one's presence

ได้

dâai — Can, could, to get; indicates ability or achievement

แต่

dtàae — But, however, only; conjunction showing contrast

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most, best, extreme; superlative degree marker

ก็

gâaw — Also, then, so; connective or softening particle

โชคร้าย

chôok-ráai — Unlucky, unfortunate; bad fortune or ill luck

พบ

phóp — To meet, find, encounter someone or something

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go in; movement into a place

กลับมา

glàp-maa — To come back, return to a previous place

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work, to do one's job or labor

บน

bon — On, above, on top of; preposition of position

ไหล่เขา

lài-khǎo — Hillside, slope of a mountain or hill

อีกครั้ง

ìik-khráng — Once more, again; repeating an action

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang-aa-thít — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ลับ

láp — To set below the horizon; or secret, hidden

ขอบฟ้า

khàawp-fáa — Horizon; the line where sky meets earth

เก็บ

gèp — To collect, gather, pick up, or store items

เครื่องมือ

khrûang-muu — Tool, instrument, equipment used for work

เพื่อ

phûua — In order to, for the purpose of; purposive conjunction

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward movement

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also; continuative or additive particle

กระท่อม

grà-thâawm — Hut, shack, small rustic dwelling

หมู่บ้าน

mùu-bâan — Village; a small rural community or settlement

เบื้องล่าง

bûuang-lâang — Below, down below; the lower area or level

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ที่นั่น

thîi-nân — There, at that place; reference to a distant location

มืด

mûut — Dark, darkness; absence of light

เมื่อ

mûua — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

เงย

ngoie — To raise or tilt one's face or head upward

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise, increase; upward movement

มองเห็น

maawng-hěn — To be able to see, to catch sight of

ทหาร

thá-hǎan — Soldier, military personnel; a member of the armed forces

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

นาย

naai — Mister, boss, master; title for a male person

เดิน

dooen — To walk; movement on foot at normal pace

ข้าม

khâam — To cross over, pass across; traversing something

เนินเขา

noen-khǎo — Hill; a raised area of land, smaller than a mountain

ท่ามกลาง

thâam-glaang — Amid, in the middle of; surrounded by something

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; verb of possession or existence

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1

มัด

mát — To tie up, bind; bundle or tying action

แขน

khǎaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

ติด

dtìt — Attached to, stuck, connected; adhering to something

ลำตัว

lam-dtua — Torso, body trunk; main part of the body

แบบ

bàaep — Style, type, manner, pattern; a way of doing

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

ความ

khwaam — Noun-forming prefix expressing abstract concepts or states

ช่วยเหลือ

chûay-lǔua — To help, assist, support someone in need

หมวกแก๊ป

mùak-gáaep — Cap; a type of hat with a visor or brim

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one item

ขาด

khàat — To be torn, broken, lacking; missing something

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show, display, demonstrate, or perform

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker letting or making someone do

เห็น

hěn — To see, to perceive visually something

ภาพ

phâap — Image, picture, scene; a visual representation

ข้อศอก

khâaw-sàawk — Elbow; the joint in the middle of the arm

แนบ

naaep — To press close against, adhere tightly to something

สะโพก

sà-phôok — Hip; the side of the body below the waist

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner, like, as; adverbial manner marker

แน่นหนา

nâaen-nǎa — Firmly, tightly, securely; held with strong force

เชือก

chuuak — Rope, cord, string; used for tying or binding

ผูก

phùuk — To tie, bind, fasten with rope or string

ปม

pom — Knot; a fastening made by tying rope or string

ไว้

wái — To keep, place, hold; indicates an action done in advance

ข้างหลัง

khâang-lǎng — Behind, at the back; the rear side of something