A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

ยืน

yeun — To stand upright on one's feet

หลบ

lòp — To dodge, hide, or take cover from something

อยู่

yùu — To be, exist, or stay at a location

ข้าง

khâang — Side, beside, or next to something

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, or direction of travel

ท่าน

thân — Formal respectful pronoun for 'you' or 'he/she'

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù phâap bù rùt — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

ทั้งหลาย

tháng lǎai — All, everyone, or all of the aforementioned

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close in distance to something

กอง

gaawng — Pile, heap, or stack of objects

หิน

hǐn — Rock or stone material found in nature

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to, for the purpose of doing something

ดู

duu — To watch, look at, or observe something

ทหาร

thá hǎan — Soldier or military personnel

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

นักโทษ

nák thôot — Prisoner or convict serving a sentence

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — They or them; third-person plural pronoun

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through or go by a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

เพราะ

phráw — Because; conjunction giving reason or cause

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ถนน

thà nǒn — Road or street for vehicles and pedestrians

ที่

thîi — At, place, or relative pronoun in Thai

เงียบ

ngîiap — Quiet, silent, making little or no noise

สงัด

sà ngàt — Deserted, very quiet, and completely still

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ภาพ

phâap — Picture, image, or visual scene

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any, whatsoever; used for general reference

ก็

gâaw — Also, too; discourse particle adding emphasis

น่า

nâa — Worth, deserving of; prefix expressing worthiness

ชม

chom — To admire, praise, or enjoy viewing something

ทั้งนั้น

tháng nán — All of it, entirely, without exception

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ตอนแรก

dtaawn râaek — At first, initially, in the beginning

เมื่อ

mûuea — When, at the time that something occurred

เดิน

dooen — To walk on foot from place to place

เข้า

khâo — To enter or move inward into a place

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เห็น

hěn — To see or perceive visually something

เพียง

phiiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

แค่

khâae — Just, only; limiting particle in conversation

ว่า

wâa — That; conjunction introducing reported speech or thought

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

นาย

naai — Mr., master; title for a man or employer

พร้อม

phráwm — Ready, prepared, or together with others

ชาย

chaai — Man, male person, or edge of something

ร่างสูง

râang sǔung — Tall figure or tall-bodied person

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive marker in Thai

มัด

màt — To tie, bind, or bundle something together

แทบ

thâaep — Almost, nearly, barely; close to a limit

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ดำ

dam — Black; the color black or dark-colored

ทะมึน

thá müen — Looming dark and massive, intimidatingly large

สายตา

sǎai dtaa — Eyesight, gaze, or line of vision

ยกเว้น

yók wén — Except, excluding, apart from something mentioned

ด้าน

dâan — Side, face, aspect, or direction of something

พระอาทิตย์

phrá aa thít — The sun; formal or literary word for sun

กำลัง

gam lang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker

ลับ

láp — To disappear behind; secret or hidden

ขอบฟ้า

khàawp fáa — Horizon; the line where sky meets earth

มี

mii — To have, there is, or to exist

แสง

sǎaeng — Light, ray, or beam of illumination

สีแดง

sǐi daaeng — The color red

เรือง

rueang — Glowing, radiating, or shining with light

ขอบ

khàawp — Edge, border, or rim of something

นอกจากนี้

nâawk jàak níi — Besides this, furthermore, in addition to this

เงา

ngao — Shadow or reflection cast by an object

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; one item or thing

ยาว

yaao — Long in length or extended in duration

ทอด

thâawt — To stretch out, extend, or cast (shadow)

บน

bon — On top of, above, or on a surface

สัน

sǎn — Ridge or crest of a hill or object

เขา

khǎo — Hill, mountain; also pronoun 'he/she/they'

เว้า

wáo — Concave, indented, or hollowed inward

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or move downward

ตรงข้าม

dtrong khâam — Opposite, across from, facing the other side

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise, or move upward

เนิน

nooen — Small hill, mound, or gentle slope

เหนือ

nǔuea — Above, over, north, or superior to something

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

ดั่ง

dàng — Like, as if, resembling; literary comparison word

ยักษ์

yák — Giant or ogre from Thai mythology and folklore

ปกคลุม

bpòk khlum — To cover, blanket, or envelop something entirely

ด้วย

dûuai — With, also, by means of something

ฝุ่น

fùn — Dust, fine particles floating or settled on surfaces

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative for previously mentioned things

เคลื่อน

khlûuean — To move, shift, or travel from a position

กับ

gàp — With, together with, and; connector between nouns

ตึบ

tùep — Thudding sound; heavy, dull, rhythmic sound

แต่

dtàae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

มาก

mâak — Many, much, very; indicating large quantity or degree

พอ

phaaw — Enough, sufficient, just as soon as

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, or recognize someone

ได้

dâai — Can, able to, or past tense marker

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise, as well, same to you too

อ้า

âa — Exclamation of surprise or realization; 'ah!'

คง

khong — Probably, likely, presumably to be something

ยินดี

yin dii — Glad, pleased, happy to do something

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Very much, extremely, to a great degree

หาก

hàak — If, in the event that something happens

พุ่งตัว

phûng dtuua — To lunge, dart, or throw oneself forward

ตาม

dtaam — To follow, according to, or along something

ไหล่

lài — Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to body

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more; indicating repetition or addition

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, occasion, instance of an event occurring

ดัง

dang — Loud, resounding; also meaning 'like' or 'as'

ยาม

yaam — Time period, watch, guard; a moment in time

เย็น

yen — Evening; also cool or cold in temperature

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

พบ

phóp — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something

กัน

gan — Together, each other; reciprocal particle in Thai

ครั้งแรก

khráng râaek — The first time something happened or occurred

จุด

jùt — Point, spot, dot, or specific location

เดิม

doeem — Original, former, same as before, unchanged

นั่นเอง

nân eeng — That's exactly it; that's the very thing

บรรยาย

ban yaai — To narrate, describe, or give a commentary

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if, as though, just like something else

ตนเอง

dton eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

ประจักษ์ชัด

bprà jàk chát — Clearly evident, obviously apparent, plainly visible

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; way or kind of something

ชัดเจน

chát jeen — Clear, distinct, obvious, unambiguous in meaning

บางที

baang thii — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe, on some occasions

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never, have never done something before

อะไร

à rai — What; question word asking about things

นัก

nák — Very, much; intensifier also meaning 'expert'

ชีวิต

chii wít — Life; the existence and experience of living

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

แสดง

sà daaeng — To show, display, perform, or demonstrate something

ให้

hâi — To give; causative particle meaning 'let' or 'for'

รู้

rúu — To know, be aware of, or understand something

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first-person 'I'

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

สิ่งนั้น

sìng nán — That thing; referring to a previously mentioned object

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at, until, about something

ดวงตา

duuang dtaa — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

เดินหน้า

dooen nâa — To move forward, advance, proceed onward

ต่อ

dtàaw — To continue, next, against, or per something