A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

ยังคง

yang khong — still continues to remain in a state

ถัก

thak — to knit or weave fibers together

ต่อไป

to pai — to continue onward; from now on

มาดาม

ma-dam — madam; a respectful title for a woman

และ

lae — and; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

สามี

sa-mi — husband; a woman's male spouse

ของ

khong — of; belonging to someone or something

เธอ

thoe — she, her, or you (informal feminine)

ได้

dai — can, able to; indicates past or possibility

เดินทาง

doen thang — to travel; to make a journey somewhere

กลับ

klap — to return; to go back to a place

สู่

su — to; toward a destination or goal

อ้อมอก

om ok — bosom; the embrace or heart of a place

อย่าง

yang — in a manner; like, as, in the way of

ฉันมิตร

chan-mit — friendly; in a friendly or amicable manner

ขณะ

kha-na — while; at the moment or time that

ที่

thi — at, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

จุด

jut — point, spot; a small specific location

เล็กๆ

lek lek — very small; tiny in size

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or thing

หมวก

muak — hat; a head covering worn outdoors

สีน้ำเงิน

si nam ngoen — blue; the color of the sky or sea

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

แห่ง

haeng — of, at; classifier for places and locations

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently doing; in the process of an action

ฝ่า

fa — to push through; to overcome an obstacle

ความ

khwam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

มืดมิด

muet-mit — pitch dark; completely without any light

ฝุ่น

fun — dust; fine dry particles in the air

ละออง

la-ong — fine particles; spray or dust floating in air

มุ่งหน้า

mung na — to head toward; to move in a set direction

ไป

pai — to go; to move away from current location

ตาม

tam — along, according to; to follow something or someone

ถนน

tha-non — road, street; a path for vehicle travel

สาย

sai — line, route; classifier for roads or strings

ยาว

yao — long; extended in length or duration

อัน

an — a general classifier for various objects

เหน็ดเหนื่อย

net-nuay — exhausted; feeling extreme fatigue and weariness

ริม

rim — beside, edge; alongside the side of something

ทาง

thang — path, way; a route or direction of travel

โดย

doi — by, via; indicating means or agency

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — gradually, slowly; in a gentle careful manner

มุ่ง

mung — to aim toward; to focus on a direction

ทิศทาง

thit thang — direction; the course toward which something moves

ปราสาท

pra-sat — castle, palace; a large grand stone building

ผู้

phu — person who; a prefix indicating a person or doer

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; a relative pronoun connector

บัดนี้

bat ni — now, at this moment; currently at present

ฝัง

fang — to bury; to place something underground

อยู่

yu — to be located; to stay or reside somewhere

หลุมศพ

lum sop — grave; a pit where a dead body is buried

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

ตั้งอยู่

tang yu — to be situated; to be located at a place

รับฟัง

rap fang — to listen to; to receive and hear something

เสียง

siang — sound, voice; an audible noise or tone

กระซิบ

kra-sip — to whisper; to speak very softly and quietly

ต้นไม้

ton mai — tree; a large woody perennial plant

ใบหน้า

bai na — face; the front part of a person's head

หิน

hin — stone, rock; a hard solid mineral material

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — those; referring to previously mentioned items

มี

mi — to have; there is or there are something

เวลา

we-la — time; a period or moment in the day

ว่าง

wang — free, vacant; having no occupation or content

เหลือเฟือ

luea fuea — more than enough; in abundant excessive quantity

การ

kan — act of; nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

น้ำพุ

nam phu — fountain; a structure that jets water upward

จน

jon — until; up to the point of a condition

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — until, even; up to and including a point

คน

khon — person, people; a human being or individual

ไร้ค่า

rai kha — worthless; having no value or importance

หมู่บ้าน

mu ban — village; a small rural community or settlement

ไม่กี่

mai ki — only a few; a small number of things

พเนจร

pha-ne-jon — wanderer; one who roams without fixed destination

ออกมา

ok ma — to come out; to emerge from inside somewhere

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of something

หา

ha — to look for; to search and seek something

สมุนไพร

sa-mun-phrai — herb; a plant used for medicine or cooking

กิน

kin — to eat; to consume food by mouth

ซาก

sak — remains, ruins; leftover remnants of something destroyed

ไม้แห้ง

mai haeng — dry wood; dried timber used as fuel

มา

ma — to come; to move toward the speaker

เผาไฟ

phao fai — to burn with fire; to set something alight

ล่วงเข้ามา

luang khao ma — to intrude into; to enter gradually uninvited

ระยะ

ra-ya — distance, interval; a measured span of space

มองเห็น

mong hen — to see, to catch sight of something

ลาน

lan — courtyard, open yard; a wide flat open space

ใหญ่

yai — big, large; great in size or extent

บันได

ban-dai — stairs, ladder; steps used to climb up

ระเบียง

ra-biang — balcony, corridor; an outdoor raised walkway

รู้สึก

ru-suek — to feel; to experience an emotion or sensation

สัมผัส

sam-phat — to touch; to sense through physical contact

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-na-kan — imagination; the ability to form mental images

อิดโรย

it-roi — weary, feeble; exhausted and lacking energy

พวกเขา

phuak khao — they, them; a group of other people

ว่า

wa — that; introduces a clause or reported speech

สีหน้า

si na — facial expression; the look shown on a face

รูปปั้น

rup pan — statue; a sculpted figure made of hard material

เปลี่ยน

plian — to change; to alter or transform something

ข่าวลือ

khao lue — rumor; unverified information spread among people

แพร่สะพัด

phrae sa-phat — to spread widely; to circulate rapidly among people

มีอยู่

mi yu — there exists; something is present or available

เลือนลาง

luean lang — faint, vague; barely visible or barely remembered

แทบ

thaep — almost, barely; very nearly but not quite

ไม่มี

mai mi — there is none; to not have something

ตัวตน

tua ton — identity, self; one's own existence or being

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao kap — just like, same as; in the same way as

ผู้คน

phu khon — people, folks; a group of human beings

นั้น

nan — that, those; referring to something already mentioned

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something happened

มีด

mit — knife; a sharp bladed cutting instrument

พุ่ง

phung — to dart, to shoot forward; to thrust quickly

เข้าสู่

khao su — to enter into; to go toward and inside

เป้าหมาย

pao mai — goal, target; an aim one intends to achieve

จาก

jak — from; indicating origin or departure point

ภาคภูมิ

phak-phum — proud; feeling dignity and noble self-respect

โกรธ

krot — angry; feeling strong displeasure or rage

เจ็บปวด

jep puat — pain, ache; feeling physical or emotional hurt

ยัง

yang — still, yet; continuing up to the present

กล่าวกัน

klao kan — it is said; people say among themselves

อีก

ik — more, again; additionally or one more time

ร่าง

rang — body, figure; the physical form of a person

แกว่ง

kwaeng — to swing, to sway; to move back and forth

ถูก

thuk — to be subjected to; passive voice marker

ชัก

chak — to pull, to draw; to jerk something upward

ขึ้นไป

khuean pai — to go up; to move upward to a height

สูง

sung — high, tall; great in vertical measurement

สี่สิบ

si-sip — forty; the number 40

ฟุต

fut — foot/feet; a unit of length measurement

เหนือ

nuea — above, north; at a higher position than something

ก็

ko — also, then; a connective discourse particle

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — once more, again; one additional time

แสดงออก

sa-daeng ok — to express; to show feelings or ideas outwardly

ถึง

thueng — to reach; arriving at or up to a point

โหดร้าย

hot rai — cruel, brutal; savage and mercilessly violent

แก้แค้น

kae khaen — to take revenge; to retaliate for a wrong

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — to succeed, to accomplish; to complete a goal

พวกมัน

phuak man — they, them; referring to animals or objects

จะ

ja — will, shall; future tense marker in Thai

คง

khong — probably, likely; indicating assumption or permanence

ไว้

wai — to keep, to retain; placing or holding something

ชั่วนิรันดร์

chua ni-ran — forever, eternally; lasting for all time