A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — I, me (first person pronoun, informal)

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or say something to someone

เจ้า

jao — You (archaic/formal pronoun); also lord or master

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, or hold something; future marker

กล่าว

klaao — To say, speak, or state formally

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, or complete

ยื่น

yuen — To extend, hand over, or submit something

มือ

mue — Hand, the part of the body below the wrist

ขวา

khwa — Right side or right direction

ออก

ok — To go out, exit, or emerge from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of

เน้น

nen — To emphasize, stress, or highlight something

ย้ำ

yam — To repeat or emphasize a point strongly

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a quote or clause

แม้

mae — Even though, although, even if

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ใช้

chai — To use, utilize, or employ something

เวลา

we-la — Time, a period or moment in time

นาน

nan — Long time, a lengthy duration

บน

bon — On top of, above, upon a surface

เส้นทาง

sen-thang — Path, route, or road to a destination

แต่

tae — But, however, yet; contrasting conjunction

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; connective or filler particle

อยู่

yu — To be located, to live, or to stay somewhere

นั้น

nan — That, those; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to, have experienced before

ถอย

thoi — To retreat, step back, or reverse direction

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, or after something

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, or pause an action

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot

หน้า

na — Face; front; next (page or time)

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, consistently, or equal in measure

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze, or observe something

รอบข้าง

rop-khang — Surroundings, around, on all sides

พิจารณา

phi-ja-ra-na — To consider, examine, or deliberate carefully

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life, existence, one's living experience

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ผู้คน

phu-khon — People, persons, human beings in general

ทั่วโลก

thua-lok — Throughout the world, worldwide, globally

ที่

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

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (informal first person)

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know, be acquainted with someone or something

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face, the front part of one's head

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or concepts

โกรธแค้น

krot-khaen — Anger, resentment, deep feelings of fury

ไม่พอใจ

mai-pho-jai — Dissatisfied, displeased, not content with something

มุ่ง

mung — To aim toward, be directed at a goal

ตรง

trong — Straight, direct, directly toward something

หา

ha — To search for, look for, or find

ด้วย

duay — With, also, too; additional particle

แน่วแน่

naeo-nae — Resolute, firm, unwavering in determination

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot, many

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise, increase, go up; upward particle

ทุก

thuk — Every, each, all

ชั่วโมง

chua-mong — Hour, a unit of sixty minutes

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter in general

เหล่า

lao — These, those; plural classifier or group marker

นี้

ni — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

คง

khong — Probably, likely, must be; modal of probability

ได้

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

หรือ

rue — Or; used in questions or to give alternatives

เยาะเย้ย

yo-yoei — To mock, taunt, or ridicule someone

ภรรยา

phan-ra-ya — Wife, a female spouse in marriage

ผู้

phu — Person who; a nominalizer for people

กล้าหาญ

kla-han — Brave, courageous, bold in facing danger

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to something

ยืน

yuen — To stand, to be in an upright position

ต่อหน้า

to-na — In front of, before, in someone's presence

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you (informal, often feminine)

โดย

doi — By, through, via; indicates means or agent

ก้ม

kom — To bow or bend downward, to stoop

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward directional particle

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little bit, slightly, a small amount

ประสาน

pra-san — To coordinate, harmonize, or join together

ด้าน

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

ดั่ง

dang — Like, as, similar to; literary comparison word

นักเรียน

nak-rian — Student, pupil, one who attends school

เชื่อฟัง

chuea-fang — To obey, comply with, follow instructions given

ตั้งใจ

tang-jai — To be attentive, determined, or pay close attention

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear someone speaking

ครู

khru — Teacher, instructor, one who teaches others

สอน

son — To teach, instruct, or impart knowledge

ศาสนา

sat-sa-na — Religion, a system of spiritual belief

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot, did not, not able to do something

ตั้ง

tang — To set up, establish, or place something

คำถาม

kham-tham — Question, an inquiry seeking an answer

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone or something

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All, everything, the entire amount or group

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry on, or conduct an activity

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

เป็น

pen — To be, is, are; linking or stative verb

รู้

ru — To know, to have knowledge of something

ดี

di — Good, well, fine, of positive quality

อาจ

at — May, might, possibly; modal of possibility

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, until, up to

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, span of time or space

ไง

ngai — How, why; informal questioning or tone particle

ล่ะ

la — Particle adding emphasis or softening a question

ถาม

tham — To ask, to pose a question to someone

ผูก

phuk — To tie, bind, or fasten something together

ปม

pom — Knot; a tied loop or complex problem

อีก

ik — More, another, again, additionally

อัน

an — One, a (classifier for various objects)

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if, like, as though something were true

มี

mi — To have, there is, there are

ศัตรู

sat-tru — Enemy, foe, an adversary or opponent

คน

khon — Person, people, human being (classifier for people)

ถูก

thuk — To be (passive marker); correct; cheap in price

รัด

rat — To tighten, constrict, or bind closely around

คอ

kho — Neck, throat; the part connecting head and body

ตาย

tai — To die, dead, deceased

ยัก

yak — To shrug or twitch (shoulders); giant (creature)

ไหล่

lai — Shoulder, the joint between arm and torso

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half, fifty percent of a whole amount

บ่น

bon — To complain, grumble, or mutter discontent

ขอโทษ

kho-thot — Sorry, excuse me; an apology or pardon

เห็น

hen — To see, to perceive with one's eyes

ชัยชนะ

chai-cha-na — Victory, triumph, winning a battle or contest

ช่วยเหลือ

chuay-luea — To help, assist, or support someone in need

อย่าง

yang — In a manner, way, type, or kind of

แข็งขัน

khaeng-khan — Actively, vigorously, with energetic effort

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is no, to not have, without

ใด

dai — Any, which; used in questions or indefinite reference

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action or task

สูญเปล่า

sun-plao — Wasted, in vain, without any useful result

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe, trust, have faith in something

จิตวิญญาณ

jit-wi-nyan — Spirit, soul, the inner essence of a person