A Tale of Two Cities — Page 17

Vocabulary

มัน

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

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

น่า

na — Worthy of; deserving; used before adjectives

วิตกกังวล

wi-tok kang-won — To worry; feel anxious or deeply concerned

ขึ้น

kheun — To go up; rise; increase in level or degree

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location

อีก

ik — Again; more; another; additionally

ที่

thi — Place; location; relative pronoun marker

ถัก

thak — To knit; to weave or braid threads together

ตลอด

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

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel; make a journey from place to place

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

พาหนะ

pha-ha-na — Vehicle; means of transportation

สาธารณะ

sa-tha-ra-na — Public; open to or shared by everyone

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to reside at a place

ฝูงชน

fung-chon — Crowd; a large group of people gathered together

ยาม

yam — Time period; guard; a watch of the day

บ่าย

bai — Afternoon; the time after noon until evening

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; still the same

ถือ

thue — To hold; carry; regard something in a certain way

ไว้

wai — To keep; retain; store for future use

มือ

mue — Hand; the hand of a person

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment; while; at the time that something happens

รอ

ro — To wait; to stay until something happens

คอย

khoi — To wait for; to await someone or something

จะ

cha — Future tense marker; will; about to do

ชม

chom — To watch; admire; view something with appreciation

รถม้า

rot-ma — Horse-drawn carriage; vehicle pulled by horses

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

พระราชา

phra-ra-cha — King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom

พระราชินี

phra-ra-chi-ni — Queen; a female monarch or king's consort

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for esteemed person

ทำงาน

tham-ngan — To work; to perform a job or task

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; difficult; strenuous effort required

จริงๆ

ching-ching — Really; truly; emphasizing that something is genuine

นะ

na — Softening particle; right?; used for seeking agreement

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a male person

คน

khon — Person; individual; classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single thing

ใกล้ๆ

klai-klai — Nearby; close by; in the immediate vicinity

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often for females)

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; to state formally

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that is right

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply to a question

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal)

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

งาน

ngan — Work; job; task; an event or function

มากมาย

mak-mai — Plenty; a great deal; very many things

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; it is necessary to do

ทำ

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

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; in the process of; progressive marker

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions about things

หลาย

lai — Many; several; a large number of things

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an entity or item

อย่าง

yang — Type; kind; manner; way of doing something

ตัวอย่าง

tua-yang — Example; sample; an instance illustrating something

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like the following

ใจเย็น

jai-yen — Calm; patient; having a cool, composed heart

ผ้า

pha — Cloth; fabric; piece of woven material

ห่อ

ho — To wrap; a package; bundled up in cloth

ศพ

sop — Corpse; dead body; remains of a deceased person

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to a specific thing mentioned

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ถอย

thoi — To retreat; step back; move backward

ห่าง

hang — Far; distant; away from; separated by space

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to go outside from inside

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little; slightly; a small amount or degree

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; the same amount

ได้

dai — Can; to get; able to; past tense marker

ซ่อม

som — To repair; fix; restore something broken

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a paved path for vehicles

ก็

ko — Also; then; so; connective particle in sentences

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ something for a purpose

หมวก

muak — Hat; cap; headwear worn on the head

สี

si — Color; shade; hue of something visible

น้ำเงิน

nam-ngoen — Blue; the color blue like deep water

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

พัด

phat — To fan; to blow air; a hand fan

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; himself/herself; reflexive pronoun

รู้สึก

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

ว่า

wa — That; to say; complementizer in reported speech

อากาศ

a-kat — Air; weather; atmosphere; the surrounding air

อึดอัด

uet-at — Stuffy; uncomfortable; feeling cramped or suffocated

ร้อนรุ่ม

ron-rum — Hot and stuffy; uncomfortably warm and oppressive

หาก

hak — If; in the event that; a conditional conjunction

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

ต้องการ

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

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ฟื้นฟู

fuen-fu — To restore; revive; rehabilitate to former condition

จิตใจ

chit-jai — Mind; heart; one's mental and emotional state

โชคดี

chok-di — Good luck; fortunate; having favorable circumstances

ยา

ya — Medicine; drug; medication for treating illness

แก้

kae — To fix; solve; correct; remedy a problem

ใกล้มือ

klai-mue — Within reach; close at hand; readily accessible

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; the reason why something happens

ไม่นาน

mai-nan — Not long; shortly; a brief period of time

นัก

nak — Very; much; an intensifier after adjectives

ใหญ่

yai — Big; large; great in size or importance

งาม

ngam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance

มา

ma — To come; to arrive; toward the speaker

ทอง

thong — Gold; golden color; precious yellow metal

ดวงตา

duang-ta — Eyes; the pair of eyes of a person

วัว

wua — Cow; ox; a bovine domestic animal

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; one (item)

เจิดจ้า

choet-cha — Brilliant; radiant; shining brightly and gloriously

แห่ง

haeng — Of; from; classifier for places or institutions

ราชสำนัก

rat-sam-nak — Royal court; the court surrounding a monarch

แวดล้อม

waet-lom — Surrounding; environment; things around something

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; together with

ด้วย

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

ระยิบระยับ

ra-yip-ra-yap — Glittering; sparkling; shining with many flashes

บรรดา

ban-da — All those; all the; referring to a whole group

นางสาว

nang-sao — Miss; young unmarried woman; title for women

หัวเราะร่า

hua-ro-ra — To laugh loudly; to burst out laughing cheerfully

ขุนนาง

khun-nang — Nobleman; aristocrat; member of the nobility

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominalizing prefix for people

สง่างาม

sa-nga-ngam — Dignified; elegant; having graceful and stately bearing

ท่ามกลาง

tham-klang — Amid; in the middle of; surrounded by something

เพชรพลอย

phet-phloi — Gems; precious stones; jewels of various kinds

ผ้าไหม

pha-mai — Silk fabric; cloth made from silkworm threads

แป้ง

paeng — Powder; flour; cosmetic powder for the face

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

โอ่อ่า

o-a — Magnificent; grand; luxuriously impressive and splendid

ตระการตา

tra-kan-ta — Spectacular; dazzling to the eyes; visually stunning

รูปร่าง

rup-rang — Shape; figure; physical appearance of a body

ผยอง

pha-yong — Arrogant; conceited; displaying excessive pride

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front of a person's head

หยิ่งยโส

ying-ya-so — Haughty; arrogant; having an attitude of superiority

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; the entirety of something

สอง

song — Two; the number two

เพศ

phet — Gender; sex; male or female classification

ดื่มด่ำ

duem-dam — To be absorbed in; deeply immersed in pleasure

จน

chon — Until; to the point that; poor (adj)

เคลิบเคลิ้ม

khloep-khloem — Enchanted; entranced; in a dreamy blissful state

ชั่วคราว

chua-khrao — Temporary; provisional; lasting only a short time

ถึง

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

ขนาด

kha-nat — Size; extent; to the degree that

ร้อง

rong — To shout; cry; call out; sing loudly

ตะโกน

ta-kon — To shout; yell; call out loudly to someone

ทุกคน

thuk-khon — Everyone; everybody; each and every person

ทุกสิ่ง

thuk-sing — Everything; all things; each and every thing

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if; as though; similar to something else

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai sentences

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done something before

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

ชื่อ

chue — Name; to be named; title of a person

ทุก

thuk — Every; each; all of a particular group

หน

hon — Time; instance; direction; classifier for occurrences

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence; the experience of living

เลย

loei — At all; ever; past; emphasizing negation or result