A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

เขา

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

เงย

ngoei — To raise or lift one's face upward

หน้า

naa — Face; front; next page

ขึ้น

kheun — To go up; rise; increase in direction

มอง

maawng — To look at; to gaze toward something

ที

thii — Time; instance; once (classifier for actions)

ละ

la — To leave; abandon; per unit (particle)

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked; bad in moral character

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment; while; at the time of

เมื่อ

mueа — When; at the time that something happened

ถูก

thuuk — To be correct; cheap; to receive action

ร้องขอ

raawng khaaw — To request; to ask for something earnestly

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle

ทำ

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

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like (conjunction)

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

แต่

tae — But; however; only; since (conjunction)

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is not; to have none; lacking

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ชักจูง

chak juung — To persuade; to coax someone into doing something

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever (interrogative/relative pronoun)

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will; going to

ดึง

deung — To pull; to tug; to drag toward oneself

คำพูด

kham phuut — Words spoken; speech; verbal expression

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

ออก

awk — Out; to exit; to emerge from inside

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ได้

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

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to perform one's job duties

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words or clauses

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or states

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; making no sound at all

ถ้อยคำ

thaawi kham — Words; expressions; spoken or written language

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop; to descend downward

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

บน

bon — On top of; above; on a surface

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

ราว

raao — About; approximately; a rail or rod

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone

กำแพง

kam-phaeng — Wall; a solid barrier surrounding an area

ที่

thii — Place; that (relative pronoun); at (preposition)

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something entirely

เสียง

siiang — Sound; voice; noise; audio

สะท้อน

sa-thaawn — To reflect; to echo; rebound of sound or light

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions and choices

สู่

suu — To; toward; in the direction of

อากาศ

aa-kaat — Air; atmosphere; weather conditions outside

แสง

saeng — Light; beam of light; radiance

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places and institutions

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish for a positive outcome

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

สาย

saai — Line; string; wire; also late (time)

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one; just one

ค้นพบ

khon phop — To discover; to find something previously unknown

คือ

khue — Is; to be; means; that is to say

บาง

baang — Some; thin; certain (indefinite determiner)

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; classifier for occurrences or times

แอบ

aep — To secretly do something; to hide and watch

โดย

doi — By; through; via a means or agent

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone (interrogative pronoun)

ขอร้อง

khaaw raawng — To plead; to beg earnestly for something

ดู

duu — To watch; to look; to observe carefully

เหมือน

mueаn — Like; similar to; resembling something else

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

แสดงออก

sa-daeng awk — To express; to show feelings or opinions outwardly

อย่าง

yaang — Like; in a manner; type or kind of

เลือนราง

lueаn raang — Faint; vague; dim and barely perceptible

ของ

khaawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

อยากรู้

yaak ruu — Curious; wanting to know or find out

ฉงน

cha-ngon — Puzzled; perplexed; confused and uncertain

สนเท่ห์

son-the — Suspicious; doubtful; feeling something is unusual

ว่า

waa — That (conjunction); to say; quotative marker

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; progressive aspect marker; strength or force

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort toward something

คลี่คลาย

khlii khlaai — To unravel; to resolve; to clarify a situation

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to wonder; to be suspicious about

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or intentions

สอง

saawng — Two; the number 2

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

ประทับใจ

pra-thap jai — To be impressed; to make a strong impression

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; without any delay

สำคัญ

sam-khan — Important; significant; of great value or consequence

เหนือ

nueа — Above; north; higher than something else

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from the current one

ทั้งปวง

thang puang — All; every single one; the entirety

แรก

raek — First; initial; earliest in a sequence

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; subject of discussion

นี้

nii — This; these; referring to something nearby

ต้อง

tawng — Must; have to; to be required to do

เก็บ

kep — To keep; to collect; to store something away

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; able to (auxiliary)

ลับ

lap — Secret; confidential; hidden from others

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with

ร่วมมือ

ruam mue — To cooperate; to collaborate; to work together

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed; to carry out; to conduct activities

เพื่อ

phueа — For; in order to; for the purpose of

มาตรการ

maat-tra-kaan — Measure; step; precautionary action taken officially

ป้องกัน

paawng-kan — To prevent; to protect; to guard against harm

ข้อ

khaaw — Item; clause; point; joint of the body

หลัง

lang — After; back; behind; the back of body

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of; too

แจ้ง

jaeng — To inform; to notify; to report to someone

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

หมอ

maaw — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

สบาย

sa-baai — Comfortable; well; feeling at ease physically

ต้องการ

tawng-kaan — To want; to need; to require something

พักผ่อน

phak-phaawn — To rest; to relax; to take a break

สมบูรณ์

som-buun — Complete; perfect; fully healthy and whole

สัก

sak — About; some; at least (indefinite particle)

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ช่วย

chuai — To help; to assist; to aid someone

หลอกลวง

laawk luang — To deceive; to trick; to mislead someone dishonestly

เมตตา

met-taa — Compassion; loving kindness; goodwill toward others

กระทำ

kra-tham — To act; to commit; to perform a deed

ต่อ

taaw — To; against; per; to continue or connect

ลูกสาว

luuk saao — Daughter; one's female child

เขียน

khian — To write; to compose text on paper

จดหมาย

jot-maai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate; to give an account

เรียก

riak — To call; to name; to summon someone

เหตุผล

het-phon — Reason; rationale; logical justification for something

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; means of doing

วิชาชีพ

wi-chaa-chiip — Profession; career; one's occupational field

อ้างอิง

aang-ing — To reference; to cite; to refer to a source

ถึง

theung — To reach; until; to; about (preposition)

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-naa-kaan — Imagination; the ability to form mental images

บรรทัด

ban-that — Line (of text); ruled line on paper

รีบร้อน

riip raawn — To be in a hurry; rushed; hasty in action

ลายมือ

laai mue — Handwriting; the style of one's written script

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; emphasizing reflexivity

ซึ่ง

seung — Which; that (relative pronoun linking clauses)

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to display; to perform or demonstrate

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to transmit something

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often female)

ไปรษณีย์

prai-sa-nii — Post; mail service; postal system

เดียวกัน

diao kan — The same; identical; one and the same

เหล่า

lao — Those (plural marker); a group of people

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

กรณี

ka-ra-nii — Case; situation; circumstance requiring attention

ก็

kaaw — Also; then; well (discourse and emphasis particle)

ตาม

taam — According to; following; to follow after someone

ฟื้นคืน

fuen khuen — To recover; to regain; to restore to former state

สติ

sa-ti — Consciousness; mindfulness; awareness of one's state

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back; reversal of action