A Tale of Two Cities — Page 14

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; negates past or completed actions

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or take something

การระบุตัวตน

kan ra-bu tua-ton — Identification; the act of identifying oneself

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to identity or state

คำชม

kham chom — A compliment; words of praise for someone

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

ก็

ko — Also, then; a filler particle showing continuation

รับมือ

rap mue — To handle or cope with a situation

กับ

gap — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or pairing

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ได้

dai — Can, able to; indicates ability or past completion

อย่างดีที่สุด

yang di thi sut — As well as possible; in the best possible way

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

หัวเราะ

hua ro — To laugh; express amusement with sound

เขาว่า

khao wa — He said; introduces a quotation or reported speech

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, or topic being discussed

ทิ้ง

thing — To throw away, drop, or abandon something

ไป

pai — To go; also used as a directional particle

หลังจาก

lang jak — After; following a particular event or time

จิบ

jip — To sip; drink slowly in small amounts

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

จน

jon — Until; up to the point when something occurs

หมดแก้ว

mot kaeo — Emptied the glass; finished all the drink

เสริม

soem — To add, supplement, or reinforce a statement

ใช่แล้ว

chai laeo — That's right; expression confirming something is correct

คุณนาย

khun nai — Madam or Mrs.; respectful title for a woman

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

แต่งงาน

taeng ngan — To marry; enter into marriage with someone

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negates identity or classification

ชาวอังกฤษ

chao ang-krit — An English person; someone from England

คน

khon — Person; classifier and noun for people

ที่

thi — That, which; relative pronoun or place marker

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to; indicates resemblance

เธอ

thoe — She, you (informal); second or third person pronoun

คือ

khue — Is, namely; equating or defining something

ชาวฝรั่งเศส

chao fa-rang-set — A French person; someone from France

โดย

doi — By, via; indicates means or agent

กำเนิด

gam-noet — Birth, origin; the circumstance of being born

พูดถึง

phut thueng — To mention or talk about someone or something

อา

a — Ah; exclamation expressing realization or emotion

ผู้น่าสงสาร

phu na song-san — The poor wretch; a pitiful or unfortunate person

ช่าง

chang — How very; intensifier expressing strong feeling

โหดร้าย

hot rai — Cruel, brutal; extremely harsh or merciless

นัก

nak — Very, greatly; intensifier placed after adjectives

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; emphasizes sincerity or intensity

แปลก

plaek — Strange, odd; different from what is expected

หลานชาย

lan chai — Nephew or grandson; a male younger relative

ท่าน

than — Honorable person; formal respectful pronoun

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, who; relative pronoun in a clause

ถูก

thuk — To be acted upon; passive marker in Thai

ยก

yok — To lift, raise; move something upward

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; directional particle indicating upward movement

สูง

sung — High, tall; describes great height or elevation

หลาย

lai — Many, several; indicates a large number

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of something

นั่นคือ

nan khue — That is, meaning; used to clarify or explain

ปัจจุบัน

pat-ju-ban — Present, current; relating to the current time

อาศัยอยู่

a-sai yu — To live, reside; inhabit a particular place

อย่าง

yang — In the manner of; adverbial manner marker

ไม่มีใครรู้จัก

mai mi khrai ru jak — Unknown to everyone; nobody knows who they are

ใน

nai — In, inside; preposition indicating location within

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England or English; referring to Britain

ที่นั่น

thi nan — There, over there; refers to a place mentioned

นาย

nai — Mr.; respectful title for a man

นามสกุล

nam sa-kun — Surname, family name; inherited last name

ครอบครัว

khrop khrua — Family; a group of related people living together

มารดา

man-da — Mother; a formal word for one's mother

ถัก

thak — To knit; interlace yarn to make fabric

นิ่ง

ning — Still, motionless; without movement or sound

อยู่

yu — To be located; stay or remain somewhere

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam sa-moe — Consistent, regular; done steadily without interruption

ข่าว

khao — News; information about recent events

มี

mi — To have, there is; indicates existence or possession

ผลกระทบ

phon kra-thop — Impact, effect; a consequence affecting someone

เห็นได้ชัด

hen dai chat — Obviously, clearly visible; apparent to everyone

ต่อ

to — Toward, against; preposition indicating direction or response

สามี

sa-mi — Husband; a male spouse in a marriage

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — No matter, regardless of; whatever the case

ทำ

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

อะไร

a-rai — What; question word asking about a thing

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Whatever, anyway; dismissive or concessive expression

หลัง

lang — Behind, back; the rear side of something

เคาน์เตอร์

khao-toe — Counter; a flat surface for serving customers

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Small, tiny; something of little size

การ

kan — The act of; nominalizer prefix for actions

จุดไฟ

jut fai — To light a fire; ignite a flame

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option

จุด

jut — To light, ignite; also means a point or dot

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; experience an emotion or sensation

กังวลใจ

gang-won jai — Worried, anxious; mentally troubled or uneasy

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle in Thai

น่าไว้วางใจ

na wai wang jai — Trustworthy; deserving of confidence and reliability

สายลับ

sai-lap — Spy; a secret agent who gathers information

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses probability or certainty

หาก

hak — If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause

สังเกตเห็น

sang-ket hen — To notice, observe; become aware of something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; a general noun for objects or matters

จดจำ

jot-jam — To remember, memorize; retain in one's memory

ไว้

wai — To keep, store; retain something for future use

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of emotion and thought

เมื่อ

muea — When; conjunction referring to a time or moment

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive, obtain; be given something

ข้อมูล

kho-mun — Information, data; facts or details about something

อย่างน้อย

yang noi — At least; a minimum amount or number

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single item

ชิ้น

chin — Piece, item; classifier for pieces of things

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ค่า

kha — Value, worth, cost; the significance of something

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much, to what extent; asking about degree

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; negates existence or possession

ลูกค้า

luk kha — Customer, client; a person who buys goods

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in, enter; move inward toward a place

ช่วย

chuay — To help, assist; give aid to someone

ให้

hai — To give; also causative marker meaning to let or make

อื่นใด

uen dai — Any other; referring to something else entirely

อีก

ik — More, again, another; indicates addition or repetition

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun in Thai