A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

คณะ

kha-na — Group or committee of people working together

ตุลาการ

tu-la-kan — Judiciary; the judicial branch of government

ทั้ง

thang — All; both; entire group included

ห้า

ha — The number five

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ความ

khwam — Prefix forming abstract nouns; matter or affair

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotation or clause introducer

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

มี

mi — To have; to exist; there is

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who does something

ชม

chom — To watch; to admire; to view

คอย

khoi — To wait; to await something or someone

ยืด

yuet — To stretch; to extend; to prolong

การ

kan — Act of; process; nominalizing prefix for actions

พิจารณา

phi-jan-ra-na — To consider; to deliberate; to examine carefully

คดี

kha-di — Legal case; lawsuit; court case

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker

ยาว

yao — Long in length or duration

นาน

nan — Long time; for a long duration

ออก

ok — To exit; to go out; outward direction

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; due to a reason

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; medical professional

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

จาก

jak — From; away from a place or source

ประตู

pra-tu — Door; gate; entrance or exit point

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle showing continuation

ฝูง

fung — Flock; herd; crowd of animals or people

ชน

chon — People; folk; to collide or crash into

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number; quantity; amount of something

มาก

mak — Many; much; a lot; very

รอ

ro — To wait; to wait for someone or something

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located; continuative aspect marker

บริเวณ

bo-ri-wen — Area; surrounding zone; vicinity of a place

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun in formal Thai

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat or sheet-like objects

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever experienced something before

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

ศาล

san — Court; tribunal; a place of legal judgment

ยก

yok — To lift; to raise; to exempt; to propose

เว้น

wen — To exclude; to except; to leave out

สอง

song — Two; the number two

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to observe

หา

ha — To look for; to search; to seek

แต่

tae — But; however; only; from

พบ

phop — To find; to meet; to encounter someone

พรู

phru — To pour out; to stream forth in crowds

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go in; inward direction

อีก

ik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for occurrences

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to sing; to shout; to weep

ไห้

hai — To cry; to weep; shedding tears

โอบ

op — To embrace; to wrap arms around someone

กอด

kot — To hug; to embrace someone affectionately

โห่

ho — To cheer; to shout in celebration or mockery

สลับ

sa-lap — To alternate; to switch; to interchange

กัน

kan — Together; each other; reciprocal action marker

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; to some extent

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together at the same time

จน

jon — Until; so much that; poor; destitute

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; even; up to a point in time

แม้

mae — Even; even though; although; despite

กระแส

kra-sae — Current; stream; flow; trend or wave

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid; fluid

แม่น้ำ

mae-nam — River; a large flowing body of water

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank; shore; side of a river or sea

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third person pronoun

ฉาก

chak — Scene; backdrop; stage setting or scenery

บ้า

ba — Crazy; mad; insane; wildly enthusiastic

คลั่ง

khlang — Frenzied; wildly excited; in a frenzy

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream; to run like liquid

อย่าง

yang — Like; in the manner of; type or kind

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one; the same

กับ

kap — With; together with; and (connecting nouns)

บน

bon — On; above; on top of something

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; bunch of people; they

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry forward

เก้าอี้

kao-i — Chair; a seat with a back support

ขนาด

kha-nat — Size; dimension; scale of something

ใหญ่

yai — Big; large; great in size

หมู่

mu — Group; cluster; community; bunch

เอง

eng — Oneself; by itself; emphasizes self-action

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle at end of sentence

ห้อง

hong — Room; enclosed space inside a building

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction; means of doing

เดิน

doen — To walk; to go on foot

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated

คลุม

khlum — To cover; to drape over something

ธง

thong — Flag; banner; pennant

สี

si — Color; colour; to color something

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

ผูก

phuk — To tie; to bind; to fasten together

หอก

hok — Spear; a pointed throwing or thrusting weapon

หมวก

muak — Hat; cap; headwear

ยอด

yot — Top; tip; peak; excellent; best

ไว้

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

พนัก

pha-nak — Backrest; support at the back of a seat

พิง

phing — To lean against; to rest against something

ด้าน

dan — Side; face; aspect of something

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; after; rear side

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; cart; any wheeled transport

รบ

rop — To fight; to do battle; to wage war

แห่ง

haeng — Place; location; classifier for places

ชัยชนะ

chai-cha-na — Victory; triumph; winning a contest or battle

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby

คำ

kham — Word; utterance; a unit of speech

วิงวอน

wing-won — To plead; to beg; to implore earnestly

อาจ

at — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to pause

ยั้ง

yang — To restrain; to hold back; to check

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; passive voice marker

แบก

baek — To carry on one's shoulder or back

บ่า

ba — Shoulder; the upper part of the arm

พา

pha — To take along; to bring someone somewhere

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; still continuing

บ้าน

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

ได้

dai — Can; could; to get; past tense marker

โดย

doi — By; via; by means of; through

ทะเล

tha-le — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

วุ่นวาย

wun-wai — Chaotic; turbulent; disordered and confused

ซัด

sat — To hurl; to throw forcefully; to lash

สาด

sat — To splash; to fling liquid; to spray

รอบ

rop — Round; around; surrounding; a cycle or lap

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

โยน

yon — To throw; to toss; to fling something

แตก

taek — To break; to shatter; to crack apart

สลาย

sa-lai — To dissolve; to disintegrate; to break apart

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise; to go up; upward direction marker

ห้วง

huang — Depth; abyss; a deep expanse of water

ลึก

luek — Deep; profound; far down below the surface

พายุ

pha-yu — Storm; tempest; severe weather event

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Violent; severe; intense; forceful

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to suspect; to be curious about

กว่า

kwa — More than; than; comparative marker

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

จิตใจ

jit-jai — Mind; heart; inner mental and emotional state

กำลัง

kam-lang — Strength; power; currently doing something (aspect)

สับสน

sap-son — Confused; mixed up; in a state of disorder

เกวียน

kwian — Cart; ox-cart; a traditional wooden wagon

สู่

su — Toward; to; in the direction of

ขบวน

kha-buan — Procession; convoy; parade; a moving column

แห่

hae — To parade; to lead a procession ceremonially

ดุจ

dut — Like; as; similar to (formal/literary usage)

ฝัน

fan — To dream; a dream during sleep

เจอ

joe — To meet; to encounter; to come across

ชี้

chi — To point; to indicate; to direct attention

ต่อ

to — To continue; against; per; connected to