A Tale of Two Cities — Page 3

Vocabulary

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang rai gôr taam — nevertheless; however; despite that

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

ทุกๆ

túk túk — every; each one without exception

ด้าน

dâan — side; aspect; direction of something

อื่น

èun — other; another; different from this one

เขา

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

เป็น

bpen — to be; to exist as something

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — oneself; by oneself; one's own self

อย่าง

yàang — manner; way; type; kind of something

สงบ

sà-ngòp — calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

นิ่ง

nîng — still; motionless; not moving at all

จน

jon — until; to the point of; poor (context-dependent)

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — until; up to; even to that point

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — to decide; to make a decision about something

ที่

thîi — at; place; relative pronoun marker

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

ขอ

khǎaw — to ask for; to request something politely

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; state or condition of something

ช่วยเหลือ

chûay lěua — to help; to assist; to lend support

ต้องการ

tâwng gaan — to want; to need; to require something

และ

láe — and; also; conjunction linking words or clauses

นั้น

nán — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ก็

gôr — also; then; discourse particle indicating continuation

มา

maa — to come; directional verb toward speaker

จาก

jàak — from; away from; originating point

เอง

eeng — self; oneself; by one's own action

ดังนั้น

dang nán — therefore; thus; so; as a result

เมื่อ

mêua — when; at the time that something happened

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

เช้า

cháo — morning; early part of the day

เสร็จ

sèt — finished; completed; done with a task

สิ้น

sîn — to end; to conclude; exhausted or finished

เก็บ

gèp — to collect; to put away; to tidy up

กวาด

gwàat — to sweep; to clean by sweeping a surface

เรียบร้อย

rîap róoy — neat; tidy; orderly; properly done

แล้ว

láew — already; then; after that; completion marker

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone

หมอ

mǎaw — doctor; physician; medical professional

อยู่

yùu — to stay; to live; to be located somewhere

ด้วยกัน

dûay gan — together; jointly; alongside each other

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; along a path

ลำพัง

lam-phang — alone; by oneself; without others present

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

ด้วย

dûay — with; also; by means of something

รู้สึก

rúu-sèuk — to feel; to sense; to be aware of

ว่า

wâa — that; saying; complementizer introducing reported speech

รัก

rák — to love; to feel deep affection for

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal, female)

ใคร่

khrâi — to desire; to wish; to have a longing

อยาก

yàak — to want; to desire; to crave something

ได้

dâi — can; could; to get; ability or past marker

คิดเห็น

khít hěn — to have an opinion; to think and view

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun; title of respect

ลับๆ

láp láp — secretly; in a hidden or covert manner

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao gàp — about; concerning; related to a topic

คดี

khá-dii — case; legal case; matter under investigation

น่า

nâa — worthy of; likely to; prefix for adjectives

พิศวง

phít-sà-wong — mysterious; astonishing; causing wonder or amazement

มาก

mâak — very; much; a lot; to a great degree

หนึ่ง

nèung — one; number one; a single item

ซึ่ง

sêung — which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

สนใจ

sǒn-jai — to be interested in; to pay attention to

ลึกซึ้ง

léuk séung — deeply; profoundly; with deep understanding or feeling

กล่าว

glàao — to state; to say formally; to mention something

คือ

kheu — is; means; that is to say

มัน

man — it; that thing; third-person pronoun for objects

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — for; intended for; in the case of

บางที

baang thii — sometimes; perhaps; maybe on occasion

มี

mii — to have; there is; there are

ข้อมูล

khâaw muun — information; data; facts about something

กว่า

gwàa — more than; comparatively greater than something else

อาจ

àat — might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

น้อย

nóoy — little; few; small in amount or number

สายตา

sǎai taa — eyesight; gaze; line of vision

มอง

maawng — to look at; to gaze; to watch something

มือ

meu — hand; the hand of a person

ตน

ton — oneself; one's own person; reflexive pronoun

เปลี่ยน

bplìan — to change; to switch; to transform something

สี

sǐi — color; hue; shade of a visual tone

ไป

bpai — to go; directional particle away from speaker

เพราะ

phráw — because; due to; for the reason that

งาน

ngaan — work; job; task; event or function

เพิ่ง

phêng — just; just now; recently completed an action

ทำ

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

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

กังวล

gang-won — to worry; to be anxious; concerned about something

ตั้งใจ

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

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to hear attentively to something

ตนเอง

ton eeng — oneself; by one's own self; reflexive form

ครั้ง

khráng — time; occasion; instance of doing something

พลาง

phlaang — while; simultaneously doing another action at same time

แตะ

tàe — to touch lightly; to tap gently on something

แขน

khǎen — arm; the arm of a person's body

นี้

níi — this; these; referring to something nearby

เพื่อน

phêuan — friend; companion; someone you are close to

สนิท

sà-nìt — close; intimate; very familiar with someone

คน

khon — person; people; human being

ให้

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

ช่วย

chûay — to help; to assist someone with something

พิจารณา

phí-jaa-rá-naa — to consider; to deliberate; to think carefully about

คำ

kham — word; spoken unit; classifier for words

แนะนำ

náe-nam — to recommend; to advise; to introduce someone

ดี

dii — good; well; positive in quality

แก่

gàe — to; for; old; directed toward someone

เพื่อ

phêua — in order to; for the purpose of doing

ประโยชน์

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

เหนือ

něua — above; over; north; superior to something

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; item; abstract or physical matter

ใด

dai — any; which; whatever; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ลูกสาว

lûuk sǎao — daughter; one's female child

ถ้า

thâa — if; supposing that; conditional conjunction

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — to understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning

ถูก

thùuk — correct; right; cheap; to be acted upon

น้ำเสียง

náam sǐang — tone of voice; vocal tone when speaking

เบา

bao — light; soft; gentle; not heavy or loud

ลง

long — down; to descend; directional marker downward

การ

gaan — action; process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

กระทบ

grà-thòp — to impact; to affect; to strike against something

กระเทือน

grà-theuuan — to shake; to disturb; to cause emotional disturbance

ทาง

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

จิตใจ

jìt jai — mind; heart; spirit; one's emotional inner self

บาง

baang — some; thin; certain; not all of something

ใช่

châi — yes; correct; affirmative answer to a question

ไหม

mǎi — question particle; right?; used to ask yes/no

จง

jong — should; must; imperative command marker

ชัดเจน

chát-jen — clear; distinct; explicit; easy to understand

อย่า

yàa — don't; negative imperative; do not do this

ละเว้น

lá-wéen — to omit; to overlook; to leave something out

รายละเอียด

raai lá-ìat — details; specifics; particular pieces of information

ใดๆ

dai dai — any; any whatsoever; whatever kind it may be

เห็น

hěn — to see; to notice; to visually perceive something

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — they; them; a group of people (third person)

กัน

gan — each other; together; mutually; reciprocal marker

ดำเนิน

dam-nəən — to proceed; to carry on; to conduct an activity

ต่อไป

tòr bpai — continue; from now on; going forward

นี่

nîi — here; this (emphatic); used pointing to nearby thing

กรณี

gaw-rá-nii — case; instance; specific situation or circumstance

เกิดขึ้น

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

นาน

naan — long time; for a lengthy duration

ยาวนาน

yaao naan — prolonged; lengthy; lasting a very long time

รุนแรง

run-raeng — severe; intense; violent; extreme in degree

หนัก

nàk — heavy; hard; serious; difficult in weight or degree

หน่วง

nùang — to delay; to weigh down; to slow or burden

ต่อ

tòr — to; per; against; continuing; connecting particle

นั่นเอง

nân eeng — exactly that; precisely; that is the very thing