A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'.

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker.

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.

บ้าน

ban — Home or house; a place of residence.

ที่

thi — At, which, or that; a relative pronoun or preposition.

ร่มรื่น

rom ruen — Shady and pleasant; cool and peaceful atmosphere.

ก็

ko — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'so'.

สว่างไสว

sawang sawai — Brightly lit; radiant and full of light.

ด้วย

duai — With, also, or by means of; accompaniment particle.

เสียงหัวเราะ

siang hua ro — The sound of laughter; laughing noise.

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging.

เด็ก

dek — Child or children; a young person.

อัน

an — A classifier or relative particle for objects.

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sak sit — Sacred, holy, or having divine power.

เหล่า

lao — Group or collective plural marker for nouns.

เด็กน้อย

dek noi — Little child; a small or young child.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which or who; a relative pronoun connector.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal feminine reference).

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or past tense auxiliary verb.

มอบ

mop — To give, present, or hand over something.

ความไว้วางใจ

khwam wai wang jai — Trust or confidence placed in someone.

แก่

kae — To; preposition indicating recipient of action.

ใน

nai — In or inside; a preposition of location.

ยาม

yam — A time or period; moment or watch.

ยากลำบาก

yak lam bak — Difficult and hardship-filled; challenging circumstances.

ดูเหมือน

du muean — Seems like or appears to be.

จะ

ja — Will or going to; future tense marker.

อุ้ม

um — To carry someone in one's arms.

ไว้

wai — To keep, hold, or retain; aspectual particle.

ดัง

dang — Like or as; a comparison particle.

กาล

kan — Time or era; a period in history.

เก่าก่อน

kao kon — Ancient or former times; days of old.

ทำให้

tham hai — To make or cause something to happen.

สิ่งนั้น

sing nan — That thing; referring to a previously mentioned object.

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

ความปีติ

khwam piti — Joy, delight, or spiritual happiness.

นั้น

nan — That; a demonstrative pronoun for distant reference.

ยุ่ง

yung — Busy, entangled, or occupied with something.

อยู่

yu — To be located; continuous aspect marker or 'stay'.

ตลอดเวลา

talot wela — All the time; continuously without stopping.

กับ

kap — With or and; a preposition of accompaniment.

การ

kan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process.

พัน

phan — To wind, wrap, or entangle around something.

เส้นด้าย

sen dai — Thread or yarn; a thin strand for sewing.

ทอง

thong — Gold; a precious yellow metal or color.

ผูกมัด

phuk mat — To bind or tie up; to restrain with bonds.

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All or everything; the entire amount or group.

ด้วยกัน

duai kan — Together; doing something jointly with others.

ทอ

tho — To weave; interlace threads to make fabric.

การรับใช้

kan rap chai — Service or act of serving someone faithfully.

แห่ง

haeng — Of or from; a preposition indicating origin or place.

อิทธิพล

it thi phon — Influence or power over others.

มี

mi — To have or there is/are.

ความสุข

khwam suk — Happiness or well-being; a state of joy.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or pass by something.

ผืนผ้า

phuen pha — A piece or sheet of fabric or cloth.

ชีวิต

chi wit — Life; the existence or living of a person.

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone; every single person without exception.

ไม่

mai — No or not; negation particle in Thai.

เด่น

den — Outstanding, prominent, or standing out noticeably.

ใด

dai — Which or any; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single item.

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; perceive sound through the ears.

เสียงก้อง

siang kong — A resonant or echoing sound; loud reverberating noise.

กาลเวลา

kan we la — Time; the passage of time over periods.

แต่

tae — But; a conjunction showing contrast or exception.

เพียง

phiang — Only or merely; just a small amount.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise produced by something.

เป็นมิตร

pen mit — Friendly or amicable; having a kind demeanor.

ปลอบโยน

plop yon — To comfort or console someone who is upset.

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that; nothing more than what is stated.

ย่างก้าว

yang kao — A step or footstep; manner of walking.

สามี

sa mi — Husband; a male marriage partner.

มั่นคง

man khong — Stable, firm, or secure in position or character.

รุ่งเรือง

rung rueang — Prosperous, flourishing, or thriving successfully.

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — In the midst of or surrounded by something.

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, or section of a whole.

บิดา

bi da — Father; a formal or literary word for father.

แน่วแน่

naeo nae — Resolute, determined, and unwavering in purpose.

สม่ำเสมอ

sa mam sa moe — Consistent, regular, and even in behavior.

โอ้

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing emotion or surprise.

ถูก

thuk — To be acted upon; passive marker or correct.

พันธนาการ

phan tha na kan — Bondage, captivity, or being bound by chains.

เชือก

chueak — Rope or cord used for tying things.

ปลุก

pluk — To awaken or rouse someone from sleep.

เสียงก้องกังวาน

siang kong kang wan — A loud resonating echoing sound filling space.

ไม่เชื่อฟัง

mai chuea fang — Disobedient; refusing to listen or comply.

แส้

sae — A whip; a flexible instrument for striking.

คำราม

kham ram — To roar or growl; a loud threatening sound.

พื้นดิน

phuen din — The ground or earth's surface below us.

ใต้

tai — Under, below, or beneath something.

ต้นไม้

ton mai — A tree or plant; woody perennial vegetation.

สวน

suan — A garden or orchard; cultivated green space.

แม้

mae — Even though or although; a concessive conjunction.

ความเศร้าโศก

khwam sao sok — Grief or deep sorrow; profound sadness felt.

แทรก

saek — To insert, infiltrate, or wedge between things.

หมู่

mu — Group or cluster; a collection of similar things.

อื่นๆ

uen uen — Others; other things or people not mentioned.

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to a previously mentioned group.

โหดร้าย

hot rai — Cruel, brutal, or mercilessly harsh in nature.

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives or options.

ทารุณ

tha run — Cruel or savage; causing deliberate suffering to others.

แต่อย่างใด

tae yang dai — In any way; used to negate completely.

ผม

phom — Hair or I/me (polite male first person pronoun).

สีทอง

si thong — Golden color; the color of gold.

เอง

eng — Self or oneself; reflexive emphasis particle.

รัศมี

rat sa mi — Radiance or halo; glowing light around something.

แผ่

phae — To spread out or radiate in all directions.

บน

bon — On or above; preposition indicating upper surface.

หมอน

mon — A pillow; a soft cushion for resting head.

รอบ

rop — Around or surrounding; encircling something completely.

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front surface of a person's head.

อิดโรย

it roi — Exhausted, weak, or weary from illness or effort.

เด็กชาย

dek chai — A boy; a male child or young person.

ตัวน้อย

tua noi — Little one; a small-bodied child or creature.

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her, or they (third person).

กล่าว

klao — To say or speak; formal verb for saying.

รอยยิ้ม

roi yim — A smile; the expression of happiness on face.

สดใส

sot sai — Bright and cheerful; lively and radiant in mood.

ว่า

wa — That; a complementizer introducing reported speech.

คุณพ่อ

khun pho — Father; a respectful term for one's dad.

คุณแม่

khun mae — Mother; a respectful term for one's mom.

ที่รัก

thi rak — Dear or beloved; a term of endearment.

หนู

nu — I/me (used by children); also means mouse or rat.

เสียใจ

sia jai — To be sorry or sad; feel regret or sorrow.

มาก

mak — Very or much; indicating a large degree.

ต้อง

tong — Must or have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

จาก

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

พวกท่าน

phuak than — You all; respectful plural second person pronoun.

ทั้งสอง

thang song — Both; referring to two things or people together.

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker.

น้องสาว

nong sao — Younger sister; a female younger sibling.

ที่น่ารัก

thi na rak — Cute or lovable; endearing and charming in appearance.

เรียก

riak — To call or summon; to address someone by name.

น้ำตา

nam ta — Tears; drops of water from crying eyes.

มิใช่

mi chai — Is not; formal negation meaning 'not' or 'no'.

ความเจ็บปวด

khwam chep puat — Pain or suffering; physical or emotional hurt.

เปียกชุ่ม

piak chum — Wet and soaked through; thoroughly damp.

แก้ม

kaem — Cheek; the fleshy side of the face.

แม่

mae — Mother; a female parent or motherly figure.

หนุ่มสาว

num sao — Young people; youth both male and female.

ขณะ

kha na — While or during; a moment or point in time.

วิญญาณ

win yan — Soul or spirit; the immaterial essence of a person.

จากไป

chak pai — To depart or pass away; to leave permanently.

อ้อมกอด

om kot — An embrace or hug; wrapping arms around someone.

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something given to you.

มอบหมาย

mop mai — To assign or entrust a task to someone.

จง

chong — Let or may; an imperative or exhortation particle.

ปล่อย

ploi — To release or let go of something held.

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning 'let' or 'for'.

เป็นไป

pen pai — To be as it is; to let things proceed naturally.

อย่า

ya — Don't; a negative imperative telling someone not to.

ห้ามปราม

ham pram — To forbid or restrain; to stop or prohibit someone.

เห็น

hen — To see or perceive visually with the eyes.

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first person pronoun (singular or plural).

ถ้อยคำ

thoi kham — Words or speech; an expression or utterance made.

ประเสริฐ

pra soet — Excellent, noble, or supremely virtuous in quality.

เหลือเกิน

lue koen — Exceedingly or extremely; beyond a normal measure.