A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

หาก

hàak — if; used to introduce a conditional clause

สิ่งนั้น

sìng nán — that thing; referring to a previously mentioned thing

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai

เกิดขึ้น

gèrt khûen — to happen; to occur; to take place

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

เร็วๆ

reo reo — soon; quickly; in the near future

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

ก็

gôr — also; then; used as a connector or softener

ยังคง

yang khong — still; continues to remain in a state

สงวน

sà-nguan — to reserve; to keep or preserve something

แผนการ

phǎen gaan — plan; scheme; a laid-out course of action

อีก

ìik — another; more; additional; again

อย่างหนึ่ง

yàang nùeng — one kind; one type of something

ไว้

wái — to keep; to put aside; to store for later

นั่นคือ

nân khue — that is; namely; used to clarify or explain

การ

gaan — nominalizer prefix; the act of doing something

มี

mii — to have; to possess; there is/are

ความเห็น

khwaam hěn — opinion; view; personal perspective on something

ที่

thîi — that; which; at; relative pronoun or place marker

แน่นอน

nâe-non — certain; definite; of course; surely

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; a relative pronoun connector

คิดว่า

khít wâa — to think that; to believe or suppose something

ดี

dii — good; well; of high quality or virtue

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — the most; superlative marker in Thai

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao gàp — about; concerning; related to a topic

กรณี

gà-rá-nii — case; situation; instance of a specific event

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

หมอ

mǎaw — doctor; physician; medical professional

ด้วย

dûay — also; with; too; in addition to

ความหวัง

khwaam wǎng — hope; expectation; desire for a positive outcome

ฟื้นตัว

fûen tua — to recover; to regain health or strength

และ

láe — and; connecting two words or clauses

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to; for the purpose of something

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative or purpose marker

ใช้

chái — to use; to employ; to make use of

ที่สาม

thîi sǎam — third; the ordinal number three

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dâai — possible; able to happen or be done

ทาง

thaang — way; path; direction; means of doing something

ปฏิบัติ

pà-tì-bàt — to practice; to carry out; to implement an action

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — to decide; to make a decision or choice

จับตา

jàp taa — to watch closely; to keep an eye on

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

อย่าง

yàang — in a way; manner; type; like something

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — to intend; to be determined; to pay attention

โดย

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

แสดงออก

sà-daeng òok — to express; to show outwardly one's feelings

น้อย

nóoi — little; few; small in amount or degree

เท่าที่

thâo thîi — as much as; to the extent that; insofar as

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; complementizer or quotative marker

ตน

ton — oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

ทำ

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

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — like that; in that manner; such as that

จัดการ

jàt gaan — to manage; to handle; to deal with something

ตนเอง

ton eeng — oneself; by oneself; self-reflexive pronoun

หยุดงาน

yùt ngaan — to stop work; to take a break from working

จาก

jàak — from; away from; originating at a place

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; linking verb in Thai

ครั้งแรก

kráng râek — first time; the initial occurrence of something

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; one's existence or living experience

นั่ง

nâng — to sit; to be seated somewhere

ประจำที่

prà-jam thîi — to stay stationed; to remain at a fixed place

ริม

rim — beside; at the edge or side of something

หน้าต่าง

nâa tàang — window; an opening in a wall for light

ห้อง

hông — room; an enclosed space within a building

เดียวกัน

diao gan — the same; identical; together in one group

ไม่นาน

mâi naan — not long; soon; after a short period of time

นัก

nák — very; much; intensifier used after adjectives

พบว่า

phóp wâa — to find that; to discover that something is true

พูดคุย

phûut khui — to chat; to converse; to talk casually with someone

กับ

gàp — with; together with; alongside someone or something

ชาย

chaai — man; male person; a grown male human

ผู้นั้น

phûu nán — that person; referring to a specific individual

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is no; to not have; to lack something

ประโยชน์

prà-yòot — benefit; usefulness; advantage gained from something

ยิ่งกว่า

yîng gwàa — more than; even more; to a greater degree

เสียอีก

sǐia ìik — even more so; on top of that; furthermore

เพราะ

phráw — because; since; giving the reason for something

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something happened

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to; passive marker; correct

กดดัน

gòt dan — to pressure; to put stress or pressure on someone

กลายเป็น

glaai pen — to become; to turn into something different

คน

khon — person; people; human being

กังวล

gang-won — anxious; worried; feeling concern or unease

ละทิ้ง

lá thîng — to abandon; to give up; to leave something behind

ความพยายาม

khwaam phá-yaa-yaam — effort; attempt; trying hard to accomplish something

วันแรก

wan râek — first day; the initial day of a period

เพียงแค่

phiang khâe — just; merely; only to a minimal extent

คอย

khooii — to wait; to stay in anticipation of something

อยู่

yùu — to be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ต่อหน้า

tòr nâa — in front of; in the presence of someone

ตลอดเวลา

tà-lòot wee-laa — all the time; constantly; throughout the entire time

ประท้วง

prà-thúang — to protest; to object; to demonstrate against something

เงียบๆ

ngîap ngîap — quietly; silently; in a hushed or subdued manner

ต่อ

tòr — against; toward; to continue; per unit

ภาพลวงตา

phâap luang taa — illusion; optical trick; a deceptive visual image

ได้

dâai — can; to be able to; past tense marker

หลง

lǒng — to be lost; to be deceived; to wander astray

เข้าไป

khâo pai — to go into; to enter; moving inward somewhere

หรือ

rǔe — or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

เก้าอี้

gâo-îi — chair; a seat with a back for one person

อ่านหนังสือ

àan nǎng-sǔue — to read a book; to engage in reading

เขียนหนังสือ

khǐian nǎng-sǔue — to write; to compose written text or a book

วิธี

wí-thii — method; way; means of doing something

น่า

nâa — worthy of; likely to; makes adjectives suggest feeling

พึงพอใจ

phueng phaw jai — satisfying; pleasing; causing contentment or satisfaction

ธรรมชาติ

tham-má-châat — nature; the natural world; something natural or innate

มาก

mâak — much; many; very; a large quantity or degree

คิด

khít — to think; to ponder; to have a thought

ที่นี่

thîi nîi — here; at this place; in this location

สถานที่

sà-thǎan thîi — place; location; a specific physical space

เสรี

sěe-rii — free; freedom; having liberty or independence

รับประทาน

ráp prà-thaan — to eat; formal word for eating food politely

ดื่ม

dùem — to drink; to consume a liquid beverage

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; an item or matter

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — to receive; to obtain; to be given something

มา

maa — to come; directional particle toward the speaker

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — to work; to perform a job or task

ต่อไป

tòr pai — to continue; to go on; from now on

จนกระทั่ง

jon grà-thâng — until; up to the point when something occurs

มืด

mûet — dark; without light; darkness has set in

จน

jon — until; so much that; to the point of

มองไม่เห็น

maawng mâi hěn — unable to see; cannot perceive visually

นาน

naan — long time; for a lengthy duration

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — half; one half of something

ชั่วโมง

chûa moong — hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — after; following a particular event or time

ไม่สามารถ

mâi sǎa-mâat — unable to; incapable of doing something

มองเห็น

maawng hěn — to be able to see; to visually perceive something

อ่าน

àan — to read; to interpret written text

เขียน

khǐian — to write; to put words or marks on a surface

ได้เลย

dâai loei — at all; not even able to do something

แม้

máe — even though; although; despite the fact that

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — to try; to make an effort; to attempt something

เพียงใด

phiang dai — however much; to whatever extent; how much

วาง

waang — to place; to put down; to set something somewhere

เครื่องมือ

khrûeang mue — tool; instrument; equipment used for a task

ข้างๆ

khâang khâang — beside; next to; at the side of something

จนกว่า

jon gwàa — until; waiting for a condition to be met

ถึง

thǔeng — until; to reach; to arrive at a point

เช้า

cháo — morning; the early part of the day

ลุกขึ้น

lúk khûen — to get up; to rise from a seated or lying position

พูด

phûut — to speak; to say; to talk to someone

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ออกไป

òok pai — to go out; to exit; to move outward from somewhere

ข้างนอก

khâang nôok — outside; the exterior; beyond the inside of a place

ไหม

mǎi — question particle; used to form yes/no questions