A Tale of Two Cities — Page 14

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

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

ออกเดินทาง

òok dooen thaang — To set off or depart on a journey

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

ตะวัน

dtà wan — The sun; poetic or literary word for sun

ลับ

láp — To disappear below the horizon; to set

ขอบฟ้า

khòp fáa — The horizon; the edge of the sky

ตาม

dtaam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ที่

thîi — At; which; a place or relative pronoun marker

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive or obtain something

คำเตือน

kham dtooean — A warning or cautionary advice given to someone

ไว้

wáai — To keep; to place; to retain for later use

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

ต่อไป

dtòo bpai — To continue; to go on; onward

ตลอด

dtà lòot — Throughout; the entire duration of something

คืน

khuuen — Night; the nighttime hours

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

ถัดมา

thàt maa — The next or following period of time

จน

jon — Until; up to the point that

กระทั่ง

grà tháng — Until; even; up to a certain point or time

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; indicates past achievement or ability

พบ

phóp — To find; to meet; to encounter someone

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (joining nouns)

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clauses

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention indicator

สหาย

sà haai — A companion, comrade, or close fellow traveler

ผู้นี้

phûu níi — This person; referring to a specific individual nearby

เดินทาง

dooen thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional particle toward speaker

พร้อมกับ

phróom gàp — Together with; along with someone or something

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, or her; third-person pronoun

บางช่วง

baang chûang — Some parts or sections of a period or route

ขี่ม้า

khìi máa — To ride a horse

เดินเท้า

dooen tháao — To travel on foot; walking

ช่วง

chûang — A period, section, or span of time or distance

เหลือ

lǔea — Remaining; leftover; to remain after use

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

วานนี้

waan níi — Yesterday; the day before today

ผ่านมา

phàan maa — To have passed; elapsed time that has gone by

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to something close to speaker

คือ

khuue — Is; equals; used to define or identify something

ท่าน

thân — You (formal/respectful); a respected person

ก็

gôo — Also; then; a discourse particle showing consequence

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; existence marker

ต่อหน้า

dtòo nâa — In front of; in the presence of someone

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; done; then; completion marker

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a specific event or time

ความเงียบ

khwaam ngîiap — Silence; quietness; the state of being silent

อัน

an — A classifier or modifier indicating a quality or thing

หม่นหมอง

mòn moong — Gloomy, somber, or dismal in mood or atmosphere

ชาย

chaai — Man; male person

คนแรก

khon râaek — The first person; number one in a sequence

ชื่อ

chûue — Name; to be named something

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to speak; to state formally

ดีมาก

dii mâak — Very good; excellent; expressing strong approval

กระทำ

grà tham — To do; to perform; to carry out an action

เล่าเรื่อง

lâo rûueang — To tell a story; to narrate events

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like; a way of doing something

ซื่อสัตย์

sûue sàt — Honest; faithful; having integrity and truthfulness

รอ

roo — To wait; to stay until something happens

พวกเรา

phûuak rao — We; us; our group of people

สักครู่

sàk khrûu — A moment; a short while; just a brief time

นอก

nôok — Outside; exterior; beyond a boundary

ประตู

bprà dtuu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit point

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions

ยินดี

yin dii — Pleased; glad; willing to do something

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

นำตัว

nam dtuua — To lead or escort a person somewhere

ไป

bpai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to escort someone to a place

บนสุด

bon sùt — At the very top; the highest point of something

บันได

ban dai — Stairs; a staircase or ladder

ปล่อย

bplòoi — To release; to let go; to set free

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that place

ก่อน

gòon — Before; first; prior to something else

กลับมา

glàp maa — To come back; to return to a place

ทั้งสาม

tháng sǎam — All three; the three of them together

ลุกขึ้น

lúk khûen — To stand up; to rise from a seated position

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in an upright standing position

ก้มหัว

gôm hǔa — To bow one's head; to lower the head respectfully

เข้าหา

khâo hǎa — To approach; to move toward someone or something

กัน

gan — Each other; together; mutually; reciprocal marker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; still continuing an action or state

ห้องใต้หลังคา

hông dtâai lǎng khaa — An attic; a room under the roof of a building

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone about something

บันทึก

ban thúek — To record; a note or written record of something

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ฐานะ

thǎa nà — Status; position; capacity or standing of a person

ถูก

thùuk — Passive marker; correct; to be subjected to action

กำหนด

gam nòt — To determine; to set; to designate or schedule

ถูกทำลาย

thùuk tham laai — To be destroyed; to be ruined or demolished

ตอบ

dtòop — To answer; to reply to a question or statement

ยอดเยี่ยมมาก

yôot yîiam mâak — Absolutely excellent; superb; exceptionally outstanding

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; a noun prefix for people

หิวโหย

hǐw hǒi — Very hungry; starving; suffering from extreme hunger

คราง

khraang — To groan; to moan in pain or distress

เสียงแหบ

sǐiang hàaep — A hoarse voice; rough or raspy sounding speech

ปราสาท

bpraa sàat — A castle or palace; a grand historic building

วงศ์ตระกูล

wong dtrà guun — Family lineage; a noble or aristocratic family line

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or group

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; too; by means of something

กำจัด

gam jàt — To eliminate; to get rid of something or someone

สิ้นซาก

sîn sâak — Completely destroyed; wiped out without a trace

พูดซ้ำ

phûut sám — To repeat; to say something again

เปี่ยม

bpîiam — Full of; brimming with; overflowing with something

ความปีติ

khwaam bpii dtì — Joy; elation; a feeling of great happiness

เริ่ม

rôoem — To start; to begin an action or process

กัดแทะ

gàt tháe — To gnaw; to bite repeatedly on something

นิ้ว

níu — Finger; toe; a digit of the hand or foot

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additionally

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

แน่ใจ

nâae jai — Sure; certain; confident about something

ที่สอง

thîi sǒong — Second; the second in a sequence or order

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; to not have; absence of something

ปัญหา

bpan hǎa — Problem; issue; a difficulty that needs resolving

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; used to indicate no exception

เกิดขึ้น

gòoet khûen — To occur; to happen; to arise or come about

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a source

วิธี

wí thii — Method; way; a procedure or approach used

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

เก็บ

gèp — To keep; to collect; to store something away

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ต้องสงสัย

dtông sǒng sǎi — To be suspected; doubtful; open to suspicion

เลย

looei — At all; not in the least; intensifier of negation

มัน

man — It; that thing; third-person pronoun for objects

ปลอดภัย

bplòot phai — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; the reason for something

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; asking about a person's identity

นอกจาก

nôok jàak — Except; besides; other than a specified person or thing

ถอดรหัส

thòot rá hàt — To decode; to decipher a code or secret message

แต่

dtàae — But; however; a contrast conjunction

สามารถ

sǎa mâat — To be able to; capable of doing something

เสมอไป

sà mǒo bpai — Always; consistently; at all times without exception

ถูกต้อง

thùuk dtông — Correct; right; accurate; in accordance with facts

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle indicating degree

เธอ

thooe — You (informal); she; her; second or third person pronoun

ทำได้

tham dâai — To be able to do; capable of accomplishing something