A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

อย่า

yàa — Do not; used to form negative commands

ตกใจ

dtòk jai — To be startled or suddenly frightened

เลย

loei — At all; ever; used for emphasis or negation

ฉัน

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

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Did not; cannot; negates past action or ability

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker

เทศนา

thêet-sà-naa — To preach or lecture someone moralistically

หรอก

ròk — Particle softening negation or dismissal

สัก

sàk — Just a little; even one; used for small amounts

นิด

nít — A tiny bit; a small amount

ความ

khwaam — Prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives or verbs

จริงจัง

jing jang — Serious; earnest; taking something gravely

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or concept

ตัว

dtua — Body; self; classifier for animals and some objects

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

นั้น

nán — That; those; refers to something previously mentioned

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make; to cause something to happen

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

หวาดกลัว

wàat glua — To be fearful; terrified; filled with dread

แต่

dtàe — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

อย่างใด

yàang dai — In any way; of any kind; whatsoever

อา

aa — Ah; exclamation expressing realization or mild surprise

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

พลาง

phlaang — While simultaneously doing another action

โบก

bòok — To wave; to signal by waving a hand

มือ

muue — Hand; the hand of a person

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; type; as; like

ไม่

mâi — No; not; general negation word

แยแส

yae-sǎe — To care about; to pay attention to something

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if; just like; used for comparisons

ปัด

pàt — To brush away; to sweep off; to dismiss

เรื่อง

rûuang — Matter; story; topic; affair; issue

ทิ้ง

thíng — To abandon; to throw away; to leave behind

ไป

bpai — To go; away from the speaker

คืน

khuuen — Night; also means to return something

ที่

thîi — At; place; which; relative pronoun or preposition

เมา

mao — Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เป็น

bpen — To be; to have a condition or status

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; a large number of

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for occurrences

ทราบ

sâap — To know; formal word for knowing a fact

พูดจา

phûut jaa — To speak; the way one talks or communicates

น่า

nâa — Worthy of; likely to cause a feeling

รำคาญ

ram-khaan — Annoying; irritating; feeling of annoyance

ชอบ

chôop — To like; to be fond of something

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire something strongly

ให้

hâi — To give; to let; causative or benefactive marker

ลืม

luuem — To forget; to fail to remember

เสีย

sǐia — Particle urging completion of action; to lose or waste

เถิด

thòoet — Particle urging someone to go ahead and do something

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

พูด

phûut — To speak; to say; to talk

อย่างนั้น

yàang nán — Like that; in that way or manner

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

การ

gaan — Prefix forming action nouns; act of doing something

ลืมเลือน

luuem luuean — To fade from memory; to be gradually forgotten

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy; simple; not difficult

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform someone of something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicates ongoing state or action

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or informally people

คำตอบ

kham dtòop — Answer; response; reply to a question

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly; gently; in a light quiet manner

ก็

gôo — Also; then; particle linking clauses or softening statements

ช่วย

chûuai — To help; to assist someone

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; indicates ability or past tense

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause

ตอบกลับ

dtòop glàp — To reply; to respond back to someone

ขอโทษ

khǒo thôot — Sorry; excuse me; apology expression

สิ่ง

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

มี

mii — To have; there is; there are

เจตนา

jèt-dtà-naa — Intention; purpose; deliberate aim or motive

อื่นใด

ùuen dai — Any other; anything else whatsoever

นอกจาก

nôok jàak — Except; besides; other than something

ผ่านเลย

phàan loei — To pass by; to let something go past

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — A little; slightly; a small amount

แปลกใจ

plàek jai — To be surprised; to feel wonder or astonishment

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear or seem

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like; similar to; to resemble something

กังวล

gang-won — To worry; to feel anxious about something

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; in great quantity

เกินไป

goen bpai — Too much; excessively; beyond a reasonable degree

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for politely

ยืนยัน

yuuen yan — To confirm; to affirm; to assert something firmly

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status; position; standing in society

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap bù-rùt — Gentleman; a man of good manners and honor

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to come or go out

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

ความคิด

khwaam khít — Thought; idea; opinion in one's mind

สวรรค์

sà-wǎn — Heaven; paradise; a divine blissful realm

พยาน

phá-yaan — Witness; a person who observes an event

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite reference

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; need to do something

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used in questions and choices

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — Important; significant; of great importance

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative marker in Thai

จดจำ

jòt jam — To memorize; to remember and retain in mind

ช่วยเหลือ

chûuai lǔuea — To help; to give assistance to someone

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; one thing

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng yài — Great; magnificent; grand in scale or importance

มอบ

môop — To present; to hand over; to bestow something

วัน

wan — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

สารภาพ

sǎa-rá-phâap — To confess; to admit something honestly

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; to speak about a topic

แบบ

bàep — Style; type; pattern; way of doing

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

โอ้อวด

ôo-ùuat — To boast; to brag; to show off proudly

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; via; through

วิชาชีพ

wí-chaa-chîip — Profession; career; professional field of work

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — Sure; certain; confident about something

สนใจ

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

เกิด

gòoet — To occur; to be born; to happen

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; occurs; directional particle upward

จำ

jam — To remember; to recall; to memorize

ไว้

wái — Keep; retain; particle indicating keeping a state

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening requests