A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10

Vocabulary

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation.

หมอ

mor — Doctor; a medical professional who treats patients.

ก็

kor — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or consequence.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to be or do something.

คง

kong — Probably; likely; expected to remain a certain way.

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to use something for a purpose.

มือ

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

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to cover or block something.

หน้าผาก

na-phak — Forehead; the area of the face above the eyebrows.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or phrases together.

เคาะ

kho — To knock; to tap lightly on a surface.

เท้า

thao — Foot; the body part at the end of the leg.

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type or kind of something.

กระวนกระวาย

kra-won-kra-wai — Anxious; restless; feeling nervous and unsettled.

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; downward direction.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

พื้น

phuen — Floor; ground; the flat surface underfoot.

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for a person.

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai language.

ง่าย

ngai — Easy; simple; not difficult to do or understand.

นัก

nak — Very; quite; intensifier meaning very much or especially.

ที่

thi — At; which; place or relative clause marker.

จะ

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

แนะนำ

nae-nam — To recommend; to suggest; to introduce someone or something.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used informally.

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; to formally express in words.

เข้าใจ

khao-chai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something.

ดี

di — Good; well; of high quality or favorable character.

ว่า

wa — That; to say; conjunction introducing a reported clause.

นี่

ni — This; here; pointing to something nearby the speaker.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai.

คำถาม

kham-tham — Question; an inquiry seeking information or an answer.

ละเอียดอ่อน

la-iat-on — Delicate; sensitive; requiring careful and tactful handling.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; concerning a topic.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought or opinion.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past tense completion marker in Thai.

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai.

สั่น

san — To shake; to tremble; to vibrate or quiver.

ศีรษะ

si-ra — Head; the upper part of the human body.

หยุด

yut — To stop; to cease; to pause an action or movement.

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to express oneself verbally.

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to visually perceive something.

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at the end of yes/no questions.

หัน

han — To turn; to rotate the face or body in a direction.

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb marker.

หา

ha — To seek; to look for; to search for someone or something.

หลัง

lang — After; back; behind; the rear side of something.

จาก

chak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation.

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; remaining calm without moving.

กระสับกระส่าย

kra-sap-kra-sai — Restless; agitated; unable to stay calm or still.

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third-person informal pronoun.

ยาก

yak — Difficult; hard; not easy to accomplish or understand.

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; high degree of something.

อธิบาย

a-thi-bai — To explain; to describe in detail for understanding.

สอดคล้อง

sot-khlong — Consistent; harmonious; in agreement or accordance with.

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action among people.

กลไก

kon-lai — Mechanism; a system of parts working together.

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to reside at a location.

ลึก

luek — Deep; profound; extending far below the surface.

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; the extreme degree; superlative marker in Thai.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or boundary.

จิตใจ

chit-chai — Mind; heart; the inner mental and emotional self.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a person of the male gender.

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; a classifier or nominalizer for people.

น่าสงสาร

na-song-san — Pitiful; deserving sympathy; evoking compassion in others.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people.

นี้

ni — This; referring to something close to the speaker.

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done something previously before.

ปรารถนา

prat-tha-na — To desire; to wish for something deeply and sincerely.

งาน

ngan — Work; job; task; a piece of work or event.

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something away from speaker.

น่า

na — Worth; worthy of; prefix creating adjectives of worthiness.

สะพรึงกลัว

sa-phrueng-klua — Terrifying; horrifying; causing extreme fear and dread.

ช่าง

chang — How; what a; exclamatory intensifier; also means craftsman.

ต้อนรับ

ton-rap — To welcome; to receive guests warmly and hospitably.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree or extent.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; referring to a past time.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligated or required to do something.

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be curious or suspicious about something.

เลย

loei — At all; so; therefore; emphatic particle in Thai.

บรรเทา

ban-thao — To relieve; to alleviate; to reduce pain or suffering.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives/verbs.

เจ็บปวด

chep-puat — Pain; suffering; physical or emotional hurt and anguish.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to receive something.

เพียงใด

phiang-dai — How much; to what extent; interrogative of degree.

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; by means of; as well.

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract action nouns.

แทนที่

than-thi — Instead of; to replace; substituting one thing for another.

สับสน

sap-son — Confused; muddled; unable to think clearly or orderly.

สมอง

sa-mong — Brain; the organ inside the skull controlling the body.

นิ้วมือ

niu-mue — Finger; one of the five digits on the hand.

ชำนาญ

cham-nan — Skilled; expert; highly proficient in a particular area.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward direction or increasing degree.

เฉลียวฉลาด

cha-liao-cha-lat — Clever; intelligent; having sharp mental acuity and wit.

ทรมาน

tho-ra-man — To torment; to cause great suffering or agony.

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction; a route to reach somewhere.

จน

chon — Until; so much that; to the point where something occurs.

สามารถ

sa-mat — Able to; capable of; having the ability to do.

ทน

thon — To endure; to tolerate; to bear pain or hardship.

ต่อ

to — Against; toward; per; to continue or connect something.

ความคิด

khwam-khit — Thought; idea; a concept formed in the mind.

ผลัก

phlak — To push; to shove; to apply force away from oneself.

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; away from a place or situation.

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional marker moving away from speaker.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker in Thai sentences.

พ้น

phon — Past; beyond; free from; to be clear of something.

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite; a concessive conjunction.

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Even; until; up to and including a certain point.

ตอนนี้

ton-ni — Now; at this moment; currently at the present time.

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in something.

มี

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

ความหวัง

khwam-wang — Hope; expectation; a feeling that something desired may happen.

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; yourself; himself/herself; reflexive pronoun in Thai.

กว่า

kwa — More than; than; comparative particle in Thai language.

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme or unlikely case.

มั่นใจ

man-chai — Confident; certain; feeling sure about something or oneself.

บาง

bang — Some; certain; a few; thin; not all of something.

อาจ

at — Maybe; might; possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want; to need; to require something urgently.

เก่า

kao — Old; former; not new; having existed for a long time.

พบ

phop — To meet; to find; to encounter someone or something.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To make; to cause; to cause something to happen.

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion or sensation.

สยองขวัญ

sa-yong-khwan — Horrifying; terrifying; causing extreme fear and horror.

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately; at once; without any delay whatsoever.

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something or someone else.

กับ

kap — With; and; together with; in relation to something.

เรา

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

จินตนาการ

chin-ta-na-kan — Imagination; the ability to form mental images or ideas.

แทง

thaeng — To stab; to pierce; to thrust a sharp object into.

ทะลุ

tha-lu — To pierce through; to penetrate completely from one side.

หัวใจ

hua-chai — Heart; the organ pumping blood; also means feelings.

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; a young person who has not grown up.

หลง

long — To be lost; to be infatuated; to wander astray.

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something carefully.

ภาพ

phap — Image; picture; a visual representation of something.

ขณะ

kha-na — While; during; at the moment when something occurs.

ยก

yok — To lift; to raise; to elevate something upward.

สายตา

sai-ta — Eyesight; gaze; the direction in which one is looking.

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to direct eyes toward something.

หน้า

na — Face; front; page; the forward-facing side of something.

แต่

tae — But; however; only; a conjunction showing contrast.

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmative response in Thai.

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used to present alternatives or ask questions.

ระวัง

ra-wang — To be careful; to watch out; to be cautious and alert.

ไว้

wai — Keep; to retain; to hold something in place or reserve.