A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

จาก

jaak — From; indicating origin or departure point.

เสียงร้อง

siang roong — A cry or shout; vocal sound of calling.

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; entirely; the whole amount.

เหล่านี้

lao nee — These; referring to previously mentioned items.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.

ความวุ่นวาย

khwam woon waai — Chaos; disorder; a state of confusion.

อลหม่าน

on la maan — Chaotic; frantic; extremely disorderly situation.

นับหมื่น

nap muen — Tens of thousands; countless in large number.

ว่า

waa — That; used to introduce a reported clause.

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner; a person confined in jail.

คือ

khue — Is; means; used to define or identify.

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; an audible sensation.

ที่

thii — That; which; also used as place marker.

ถูก

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

ตะโกน

ta gon — To shout; to yell loudly.

ซ้ำ

saam — Repeatedly; again; to do something over.

มาก

maak — Much; many; a large degree or quantity.

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.

โดย

dooi — By; through; indicating agent or means.

คลื่น

khluean — Wave; a surge or undulating movement.

มหาชน

ma haa chon — The masses; the general public; great crowd.

ถาโถม

thaa thom — To surge; to rush forward in large numbers.

เข้ามา

khao maa — To come in; to enter a place.

ราวกับ

raao gap — As if; as though; seemingly like something.

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is/are.

ผู้คน

phuu khon — People; persons; human beings in general.

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is not; to lack; to not have.

ที่สิ้นสุด

thii sin sut — An end; a termination point; conclusion.

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao gap — Just like; similar to; in the same way.

กาลเวลา

gaan we laa — Time; the passage of time; temporal flow.

อวกาศ

a wa gaat — Space; outer space; the universe beyond Earth.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

แนวหน้า

naeo naa — Front line; vanguard; foremost position.

ซัด

sat — To hurl; to throw forcefully; to sweep.

ผ่านไป

phaan pai — To pass by; to go through; elapsed.

พัดพา

phat phaa — To sweep away; to carry off by force.

เจ้าหน้าที่

jao naa thii — Official; officer; a person with authority.

คุก

khuk — Prison; jail; a place of confinement.

ไปด้วย

pai duai — To go along; taken away together with.

ขู่ว่า

khuu waa — To threaten that; to warn menacingly.

จะ

ja — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai.

สังหาร

sang haan — To kill; to slaughter; to put to death.

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone; every person; all people.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time.

ทันที

than thii — Immediately; at once; without any delay.

หาก

haak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicates ongoing or continuing action.

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; a secluded or hidden spot.

ลับ

lap — Secret; hidden; concealed from others.

ใด

dai — Any; whichever; used in questions or conditions.

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences.

เปิดเผย

poet phroei — To reveal; to disclose; to make known.

ก็

gor — Also; then; a connective or filler particle.

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something.

มือ

mue — Hand; the human hand used for grasping.

อัน

an — A classifier for small or general objects.

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng kraeng — Strong; tough; physically or mentally powerful.

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

เขา

khao — He; she; him; her; third person pronoun.

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward.

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface.

อก

ok — Chest; the front of the torso; breast.

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person or individual.

คนหนึ่ง

khon nueng — One person; a certain individual; someone.

หมู่

muu — Group; cluster; a collection of people.

คน

khon — Person; people; a human being.

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to people or things mentioned.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; who; a relative clause connector.

เป็น

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

ผมหงอก

phom ngook — Gray hair; having white or silver hair.

ถือ

thue — To hold; to carry; to grasp something.

คบเพลิง

khop phloeng — Torch; a stick with a burning flame.

จุด

jut — To light; a point; to ignite a flame.

อยู่

yuu — To be at; to stay; indicates location.

แยก

yaek — To separate; to split apart; to divide.

ออก

ook — Out; outward; away from; to exit.

คนอื่น

khon uen — Other people; someone else; another person.

ๆ

mai yamok — Repetition mark; indicates plurality or repetition.

ผลัก

phlak — To push; to shove forcefully with hands.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle.

ระหว่าง

ra waang — Between; during; in the middle of.

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; himself/herself; reflexive pronoun.

กับ

gap — With; and; together with another person.

กำแพง

gam phaeng — Wall; a solid barrier or enclosing structure.

พา

phaa — To take; to lead; to bring someone along.

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun (informal).

ไปยัง

pai yang — To; toward; in the direction of a place.

หอคอย

hor khoi — Tower; a tall structure rising above surroundings.

เหนือ

nuea — Above; north; over or higher than something.

กล่าว

glaao — To say; to speak; to state formally.

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapid in speed or action.

ข้า

khaa — I; me; archaic or formal first person pronoun.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; like; adverbial modifier particle.

ซื่อสัตย์

sue sat — Honest; faithful; having integrity and sincerity.

คนนั้น

khon nan — That person; referring to a specific individual.

ตอบ

toop — To answer; to reply; to respond to someone.

ท่าน

thaan — You; a respectful or formal second person pronoun.

ติดตาม

tit taam — To follow; to track; to accompany closely.

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction.

ที่นั่น

thii nan — There; at that place; referring to a location.

ใคร

khrai — Who; someone; interrogative pronoun for people.

หมายเลข

maai lek — Number; a numerical identifier or label.

ความหมาย

khwam maai — Meaning; significance; what something represents.

อะไร

a rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun for things.

ถาม

thaam — To ask; to question; to inquire about something.

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by males at sentence end.

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third person pronoun.

หมายถึง

maai thueng — Means; refers to; signifies a particular thing.

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives.

สถานที่

sa thaan thii — Place; location; a specific site or venue.

คุมขัง

khum khang — To imprison; to detain; to keep in custody.

ต้องการ

tong gaan — To want; to need; to desire something.

เจ้า

jao — You; owner; informal or archaic second person.

ฆ่า

khaa — To kill; to murder; to end a life.

ซะ

sa — Emphatic particle indicating finality or decisiveness.

ที่สาม

thii saam — Third; the ordinal number three in sequence.

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to say something aloud.

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; in addition to something.

แหบห้าว

haep haao — Hoarse; husky; a rough raspy voice quality.

ขณะ

kha na — While; at the moment; during a period.

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at normal pace.

ใกล้

glai — Near; close; not far from something.

ห้องขัง

hong khang — Cell; a small room for confining prisoners.

ไปดู

pai duu — To go and see; to go look at something.

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; as a result of that.

โปรด

proof — Please; kindly; a polite request particle.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go through something.

ทางนี้

thaang nii — This way; in this direction; through here.

ความอยาก

khwam yaak — Desire; craving; a strong urge for something.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of.

นิสัย

ni sai — Habit; nature; a person's characteristic behavior.

เห็นได้ชัด

hen dai chat — Clearly; obviously; evidently apparent to all.

ผิดหวัง

phit wang — Disappointed; let down; feeling unmet expectations.

การสนทนา

gaan son tha naa — Conversation; dialogue; an exchange of words.

ดำเนิน

dam noen — To proceed; to carry on; to continue forward.

ทิศทาง

thit thaang — Direction; course; the path something is heading.

ดูเหมือน

duu muean — Seems like; appears to be; looks as though.

นำไปสู่

nam pai suu — To lead to; to result in; to bring toward.

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions.

นองเลือด

noong lueat — Bloodshed; bloody; filled with violent killing.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result.

จับ

jap — To grab; to seize; to catch or hold.

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold; particle indicating retention.

ผู้คุม

phuu khum — Guard; warden; a person who watches prisoners.

ประตู

pra tuu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit structure.