A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

เรา

rao — We or I; first person pronoun

วุ่นวาย

wun-waai — Chaotic, busy, or disorderly situation

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone

ธุรกิจ

thu-ra-git — Business; commercial enterprise or trade

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

ทั้ง

thang — All; both; entire amount or group

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

waa — That; to say; introduces a subordinate clause

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start something new

ทำ

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

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions

ก่อน

gon — Before; first; prior to something else

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle seeking confirmation

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction

ไป

pai — To go; move away from the speaker

ทาง

thaang — Way; direction; path or route taken

ไหน

nai — Where; which; used in questions about location

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something already mentioned

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is/are

มาก

maak — Many; much; a large quantity or degree

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — People; persons; members of the public

หลั่งไหล

lang-lai — To flow or stream in large numbers

มอบ

maawp — To give; to hand over; to entrust

ไว้วางใจ

wai-waang-jai — To trust; to have confidence in someone

แก่

gae — To; for; toward someone; also means old

ลูกค้า

luuk-khaa — Customer; client; person buying goods or services

ของ

khaawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun or classifier

นั่น

nan — That; that thing over there; demonstrative pronoun

ดู

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

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ฝาก

faak — To deposit; to entrust someone with something

ทรัพย์สิน

sap-sin — Assets; property; possessions of monetary value

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; to retain for later

ได้

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

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapidly done or moving

พอ

phaw — Enough; sufficient; just as soon as

คลั่งไคล้

khlang-khlai — To be crazy about; infatuated or obsessed

อย่าง

yaang — Like; in a manner; type or kind

แท้จริง

thae-jing — Truly; genuinely; in actual reality

หมู่

muu — Group; cluster; community of people

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; a set of people together

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

บาง

baang — Some; certain; a few of them

ส่วน

suan — Part; portion; section of a whole

ต้องการ

tawng-gaan — To want; to need; to require something

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to dispatch something

อังกฤษ

ang-grit — England; British; relating to Britain

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; is or are

สัญญาณ

san-yaan — Signal; sign; indication of something happening

กล่าว

glaao — To say; to state; to express formally

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun; title

บอก

baawk — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ใช่

chai — Yes; that's right; expressing agreement

ไหม

mai — Question particle asking for yes/no answer

รัก

rak — To love; to be fond of someone

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

ก็

gaw — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or emphasis

เหตุผล

het-phon — Reason; rationale; explanation for something

อยู่

yuu — To be at; to stay; to reside somewhere

เบื้องหลัง

bueang-lang — Behind; background; hidden reason or motive

ช่าง

chaang — How; such; expressing degree or exclamation

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something

เสีย

sia — Wasted; broken; lost; unfortunately so

จริง

jing — True; real; genuinely or actually so

คน

khon — Person; people; human being classifier

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals or objects

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional verb particle

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; done

และ

lae — And; also; connecting two items together

อาจ

aat — Might; may; possibly could happen

ถูก

thuuk — To be acted upon; cheap; correct; passive marker

รบกวน

rop-guan — To disturb; to bother; to inconvenience someone

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

ออก

aawk — Out; to exit; to go outside or away

นอก

naawk — Outside; exterior; beyond a boundary

เส้นทาง

sen-thaang — Route; path; road or course taken

ปกติ

pa-ga-ti — Normal; usual; regular or ordinary condition

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of something

เหตุ

het — Cause; reason; origin of an event

อัน

an — General classifier; one; a certain thing

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate; reasonable; deserving or fitting

กระนั้น

gra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

ท้องฟ้า

thaawng-faa — Sky; the expanse of atmosphere above earth

มืดครึ้ม

muet-khruem — Overcast; dark and gloomy sky or weather

น่า

naa — Worthy of; deserving; makes adjective from verb

หวาดหวั่น

waat-wan — To feel fearful; apprehensive or frightened

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or relative clauses

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun informal

ยืนยัน

yuen-yan — To confirm; to affirm; to assert something firmly

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

โน้มน้าว

noom-naao — To persuade; to convince; to sway opinion

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; yourself; by one's own self

อารมณ์

aa-rom — Emotion; mood; feeling or temperament

เปลี่ยน

plian — To change; to switch; to alter something

บูดบึ้ง

buut-bueng — Sulky; sullen; showing displeasure through expression

บ่น

bon — To complain; to grumble; to mutter discontent

ตั้งใจ

tang-jai — To intend; to be determined; to focus on

หงุดหงิด

ngut-ngit — Irritable; easily annoyed; in a grumpy mood

หลัง

lang — After; behind; back part of something

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to something nearby

หมอ

maaw — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during that time

ก้าว

gaao — To step; to stride; a footstep forward

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go inside; inward direction

ห้อง

haawng — Room; a space within a building

มืด

muet — Dark; without light; darkness of night

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something

บ้าน

baan — Home; house; one's place of residence

เพราะ

phraw — Because; due to; the reason being that

ลางร้าย

laang-raai — Bad omen; evil sign foretelling misfortune

ห้อมล้อม

haawm-laawm — To surround; to encircle; to be surrounded by

กังวลใจ

gang-won-jai — Worried; anxious; troubled in one's mind

ข้างนอก

khaang-naawk — Outside; exterior; on the outer side

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish for something desired

อย่างนั้น

yaang-nan — Like that; in that manner; that way

เล่น

len — To play; to engage in a game or activity

ถ้า

thaa — If; in the event that; conditional clause marker

อยาก

yaak — To want; to desire; to feel like doing