A Tale of Two Cities — Page 16

Vocabulary

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is none; to not have something

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone

พูด

phut — To speak or talk

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; something

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally

และ

lae — And; as well as; connecting two items

ช่าง

chang — Skilled worker; craftsman; mechanic

ซ่อม

som — To repair or fix something broken

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; paved pathway

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ถูก

thuk — Cheap; correct; to be acted upon

พบ

phop — To meet; to find; to encounter

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introducing a clause

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; in the process of; strength

งีบ

ngip — To nap; to take a short sleep

หลับ

lap — To be asleep; to fall asleep

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; ongoing action marker

บน

bon — On top of; above; upper surface

ขั้น

khan — Step; level; stage; rung

บันได

ban-dai — Staircase; ladder; steps

สูง

sung — Tall; high; elevated in position

สุด

sut — Most; extreme; the utmost degree

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completed action marker

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to get something

คำ

kham — Word; syllable; unit of speech

แนะนำ

nae-nam — To recommend; to suggest; to introduce someone

ให้

hai — To give; for; causing someone to do

นอน

non — To lie down; to sleep; to rest

ลง

long — Down; to descend; to go downward

เตียง

tiang — Bed; sleeping furniture

ฟาง

fang — Straw; dried stalks used for bedding

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break; to stay

ผ่อน

phon — To relax; to pay in installments; ease

สัก

sak — A little; just; tattoo; some amount

หน่อย

noi — A little bit; slightly; somewhat

เขา

khao — He; she; they; him; her

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want; to need; to require something

การ

kan — Action; process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

โน้มน้าว

nom-nao — To persuade; to convince someone of something

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; of any kind

ก็

go — Also; then; particle indicating concession

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space

ช้า

cha — Slow; slowly; not fast

ที่พัก

thi-phak — Accommodation; lodging; place to stay

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun; location marker

เลวร้าย

leo-rai — Terrible; awful; very bad quality

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparatively greater degree

ร้าน

ran — Shop; store; small business establishment

ขาย

khai — To sell; offering goods for purchase

ไวน์

wai — Wine; alcoholic grape beverage

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

อาจ

at — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

หา

ha — To search for; to look for something

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to get; possibility marker

ง่าย

ngai — Easy; simple; not difficult

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; meant for someone

ทาส

that — Slave; servant; person owned by another

จาก

jak — From; originating from a place

ต่าง

tang — Different; various; foreign; other

จังหวัด

jang-wat — Province; administrative region of Thailand

ระดับ

ra-dap — Level; grade; degree; standard

ยกเว้น

yok-wen — Except; unless; to exclude from consideration

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract concepts; condition

หวาดกลัว

wat-klua — To fear; to be terrified; intense fright

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; that; which

ลึกลับ

luek-lap — Mysterious; secretive; enigmatic in nature

ต่อ

to — To; against; per; continuing; connecting

หลอก

lok — To deceive; to trick; to fool someone

หลอน

lon — To haunt; to frighten; eerie and disturbing

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

เวลา

we-la — Time; period; moment; duration

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence; living being

แปลก

plaek — Strange; weird; unusual; unfamiliar

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or acquired

น่า

na — Worth; worthy of; deserving a feeling

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

นัก

nak — Very; expert; intensifier; professional person

แต่

tae — But; however; only; expressing contrast

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated

เคาน์เตอร์

khao-ter — Counter; shop counter; service desk area

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal feminine address)

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; the whole of

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to perform; to display something

ท่าที

tha-thi — Attitude; demeanor; manner of behavior

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know; to be acquainted with someone

อย่าง

yang — Like; as; in a manner; type of

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — Clear; distinct; obvious; unambiguous

มุ่งมั่น

mung-man — Determined; resolute; firmly focused on goal

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

ยอมรับ

yom-rap — To accept; to acknowledge; to admit something

นั่น

nan — That; that thing; referring to distant object

มี

mee — To have; there is; to exist

เชื่อมโยง

chuem-yong — To connect; to link; to associate together

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract

ใต้

tai — Under; below; beneath; south

ผิวน้ำ

phiw-nam — Water surface; the top layer of water

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to a point

สั่น

san — To shake; to tremble; to vibrate

สะท้าน

sa-than — To shudder; to be shaken; deeply disturbed

รองเท้า

rong-thao — Shoes; footwear worn on feet

ไม้

mai — Wood; timber; tree material; stick

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; instance; classifier for events

สายตา

sai-ta — Eyesight; gaze; line of vision

สะดุด

sa-dut — To stumble; to trip; to catch on something

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; for the reason that

ถกเถียง

thok-thiang — To debate; to argue; to dispute a point

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; is; am; are

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

คาดเดา

khat-dao — To guess; to predict; to speculate about

สตรี

sa-tree — Woman; female person (formal term)

ผู้นั้น

phu-nan — That person; the one referred to previously

แกล้ง

klaeng — To pretend; to tease; to act deliberately

ทำ

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

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — Sure; certain; confident about something

หาก

hak — If; in case; supposing that; conditional

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to ponder

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle

มา

ma — To come; toward speaker; directional particle

หัว

hua — Head; top; front of something

ประดับประดา

pra-dap-pra-da — To decorate; to adorn with ornaments beautifully

สวยงาม

suay-ngam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to observe visually

ฆ่า

kha — To kill; to take the life of someone

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

ถลก

tha-lok — To peel off; to skin; to strip away

หนัง

nang — Skin; leather; hide; film/movie

เหยื่อ

yua — Victim; prey; bait; target of harm

ภายหลัง

phai-lang — Afterwards; later; subsequently in time

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed; to carry out; to conduct

จบ

jop — To finish; to end; to complete something

โดย

doi — By; via; through; by means of

ผิดพลาด

phit-phlat — Mistake; error; to make an error

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — Therefore; thus; so; as a result

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; ago

อาทิตย์

a-thit — Week; sun; Sunday

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; to; arriving at destination

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; then; consequently

ยินดี

yin-dee — Glad; pleased; welcome; happy to oblige

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite; even if

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel; to make a journey

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; together

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothes

เอง

eng — Oneself; by itself; emphasizing personal action