A Tale of Two Cities — Page 16

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.

แปลก

plàek — Strange; unusual; odd in character or appearance.

ประหลาด

prà-làat — Bizarre; surprisingly strange or unexpected.

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; high in degree or quantity.

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; type; kind of something.

น้อย

nói — Little; few; small in amount or degree.

ก็

gôr — Also; then; well; a connective particle.

ตอน

tɔɔn — Time; period; episode; a specific moment or segment.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives.

หรอก

rɔ̀k — Not really; softens or negates a statement emphatically.

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; whether; used for questions or alternatives.

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to speak; to state formally.

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; together with something or someone.

น้ำเสียง

náam-sǐang — Tone of voice; manner of speaking emotionally.

ที่

thîi — At; place; which; relative pronoun or location marker.

วิงวอน

wing-wɔɔn — To plead; to beg earnestly for something.

ภรรยา

phan-rá-yaa — Wife; a man's female spouse.

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to one's own self.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb particle.

ยอมรับ

yɔɔm-ráp — To accept; to acknowledge; to admit something.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an abstract or concrete item.

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun for something farther away.

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech.

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; back; posterior in time or space.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or time.

เรา

rao — We; us; I; first-person singular or plural pronoun.

เห็นใจ

hěn-jai — To sympathize; to feel compassion for someone.

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; respectful second or third person pronoun.

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; to gaze; to observe something visually.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix indicating a person.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb indicating state.

บิดา

bì-daa — Father; a formal or literary word for dad.

นาง

naang — Mrs.; a title or pronoun for an adult woman.

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses.

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals or clothing items.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; self; emphasizes personal action or identity.

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; after; indicates completed action.

ชื่อ

chʉ̂ʉ — Name; to be named; one's identifying title.

สามี

sǎa-mii — Husband; a woman's male spouse.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; to reverse direction.

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; passive marker in sentences.

สาป

sàap — To curse; to place a hex or evil spell.

แช่ง

chɛ̂ng — To curse; to wish evil upon someone verbally.

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of an agent or method.

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the part of the body at arm's end.

เธอ

thəə — She; you; second or third person pronoun, informal.

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; at the time that something occurs.

เคียง

khiang — Beside; alongside; next to something or someone.

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to; lateral position.

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; a domesticated canine animal.

นรก

ná-rók — Hell; the underworld; place of suffering after death.

เพิ่ง

phêng — Just; recently; having done something very recently.

พวก

phûak — Group; gang; a collective of people or things.

ไป

pai — To go; to proceed; away from the speaker.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; used in comparative structures.

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative marker for adjectives or verbs.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai.

เกิด

gəət — To be born; to occur; to happen or arise.

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; to rise; to increase; upward directional particle.

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; at the time that a past event occurred.

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb particle.

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach; until; arriving at a destination or point.

ตอบ

tɔ̀p — To answer; to reply to a question or statement.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun, used by women informally.

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything mentioned.

คู่

khûu — Pair; couple; two things matched or together.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to live at a location.

นี่

nîi — Here; this; emphatic demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

แน่นอน

nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn — Certainly; definitely; of course; absolutely sure.

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; since; due to a reason or cause.

ความดี

khwaam-dii — Goodness; virtue; moral excellence or good deeds.

ความ

khwaam — Abstraction prefix; turns adjectives into abstract nouns.

ชอบ

chɔ̂p — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of something.

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something distant.

เพียงพอ

phiang-phɔɔ — Enough; sufficient; adequate in amount or degree.

ม้วน

múan — Roll; to roll up; a cylindrical rolled object.

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; event; a task or organized activity.

ถัก

thàk — To knit; to weave; to braid threads together.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something verbally.

คำ

kham — Word; utterance; a unit of spoken or written language.

เหล่า

làao — Those; a group of; plural marker for nouns.

ช้า

cháa — Slow; slowly; not moving or acting quickly.

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to grab; to take with fingers.

ดอก

dɔ̀k — Flower; blossom; classifier for flowers and some objects.

กุหลาบ

gù-làap — Rose; a flowering plant with thorny stems.

ออก

ɔ̀k — Out; to go out; to exit; outward direction.

ผ้า

phâa — Cloth; fabric; textile material used for clothing.

เช็ด

chét — To wipe; to clean a surface by wiping.

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page; front surface of something.

พัน

phan — To wrap; to wind around; one thousand.

รอบ

rɔ̂p — Around; round; a circuit or surrounding perimeter.

ศีรษะ

sǐi-sà — Head; the uppermost part of the human body.

สัญชาตญาณ

sǎn-châat-yaan — Instinct; innate natural impulse or intuition.

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of; to understand something.

เครื่อง

khrʉ̂ang — Machine; device; equipment; classifier for machines.

ประดับ

prà-dàp — To decorate; to adorn; ornamental embellishment.

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving; prefix suggesting something is worthy.

รังเกียจ

rang-gìat — To be disgusted; to object to; to find repulsive.

หาย

hǎai — To disappear; to recover; to be gone or cured.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of; strength or power.

จับตา

jàp-taa — To keep an eye on; to watch closely.

การ

gaan — Action; process; nominalizing prefix for verb phrases.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along a path or rule.

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; of positive quality or character.

บรรดา

ban-daa — All the; the various; referring to a collective group.

ชาว

chaao — People of; native of; citizen of a place.

กล้า

glâa — Brave; to dare; courageous enough to do something.

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace.

พรั่งพรู

phrâng-phruu — To pour out; to stream forth in great numbers.

เข้า

khâo — To enter; inward; into a place or situation.

ร้าน

ráan — Shop; store; a place where goods are sold.

ขาย

khǎai — To sell; to offer goods or services for money.

ไวน์

wai — Wine; an alcoholic beverage made from grapes.

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; to return; nighttime or giving something back.

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of a destination.

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition; state; the current situation or status.

ปกติ

pà-gà-tì — Normal; usual; ordinary state or condition.

ยาม

yaam — Guard; time period; at the time of something.

เย็น

yen — Evening; cool; cold in temperature or time of day.

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ช่วง

chûang — Period; span; a stretch of time or space.

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; period; the ongoing progression of existence.

พลิก

phlík — To flip; to turn over; to reverse something.

ภายนอก

phaai-nɔ̂k — Outside; exterior; the outer part of something.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface or object.

ขั้น

khân — Step; level; rung; a stage in a progression.

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; staircase; a set of steps for climbing.

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door; gate; an entrance to a building or room.

ขอบ

khɔ̀p — Edge; rim; border; the outer boundary of something.

หน้าต่าง

nâa-tàang — Window; an opening in a wall for light or air.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing action or additional item.

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; a point where two lines or walls meet.

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road; street; a paved path for vehicles or pedestrians.

ลาน

laan — Courtyard; open area; a paved or open flat space.

สกปรก

sòk-gà-pròk — Dirty; filthy; unclean or contaminated with grime.

เลวร้าย

leeo-ráai — Terrible; wicked; very bad or morally wrong.

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

สูด

sùut — To inhale; to breathe in air or a substance.

อากาศ

aa-gàat — Air; atmosphere; weather; the gaseous environment around us.

บริสุทธิ์

bɔɔ-rì-sùt — Pure; clean; innocent; free from contamination or sin.

พร้อม

phrɔ́m — Ready; prepared; along with; together with someone.

มัก

mák — Often; usually; tend to; habitual frequency marker.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass; to go through; to pass by something.

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one; a single unit.

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additional to what exists.

กลุ่ม

glùm — Group; cluster; a collection of people or things.

ดัง

dang — Like; as; loud; resembling or making a loud noise.

ชัน

chan — Steep; sharp incline; at a sharp angle upward.

นา

naa — Rice field; paddy field; agricultural land for rice.

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; a large number of things or people.

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings.

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; used to give examples.

ประเภท

prà-phêet — Type; category; kind; a classification of things.

โลก

lôok — World; earth; the globe or human civilization.

หาก

hàak — If; in case that; a conditional conjunction.

เคย

khəəi — Ever; used to; have experienced something before.

กำเนิด

gam-nəət — Birth; origin; the beginning of life or existence.

ผู้หญิง

phûu-yǐng — Woman; female person; an adult human female.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each; referring to all members of a group.