A Tale of Two Cities — Page 18

Vocabulary

โลหิต

lo-hit — Blood; vital fluid of living beings

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

นักบุญ

nak-bun — Saint; holy or canonized religious person

เดือดพล่าน

dueat-phlan — Boiling with rage; seething with intense anger

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

แห่ง

haeng — Of; from; classifier for places or locations

การ

kan — Act of; nominalizing prefix for actions

กดขี่

kot-khi — To oppress; to suppress or dominate cruelly

ปกครอง

pok-khrong — To rule; to govern or administer a territory

ด้วย

duai — With; by means of; also; as well

กำปั้น

kam-pan — Fist; a clenched hand used for striking

เหล็ก

lek — Iron; hard metallic element or material

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

หลั่ง

lang — To shed; to pour or flow out liquid

ลง

long — Down; downward directional particle or verb

สู่

su — To; toward; in the direction of something

พื้น

phuen — Floor; ground; surface of a flat area

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; staircase; steps for climbing levels

ที่

thi — At; which; that; place; relative pronoun

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun for clauses

ร่าง

rang — Body; figure; draft; physical form of person

ผู้ว่าการ

phu-wa-kan — Governor; person who administers a region officially

นอน

non — To sleep; to lie down and rest

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located; existence marker

รองเท้า

rong-thao — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet

ณ

na — At; in; formal preposition indicating location

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you; second or third person pronoun

เหยียบย่ำ

yiap-yam — To trample; to stamp on something repeatedly

นั้น

nan — That; those; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ยึด

yuet — To seize; to grab or hold something firmly

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold in place; retentive particle

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; in preparation for someone

ทำร้าย

tham-rai — To harm; to hurt or injure someone physically

ชำแหละ

cham-lae — To dissect; to tear apart or butcher something

ดึง

dueng — To pull; to drag something toward oneself

โคมไฟ

khom-fai — Lamp; lantern; a light-giving fixture or device

นั่น

nan — That; that one; emphatic demonstrative pronoun

ลงมา

long-ma — To come down; descend toward the speaker

ร้องตะโกน

rong-ta-kon — To shout; to yell out loudly to others

หลังจาก

lang-jak — After; following a particular event or time

กวาดสายตา

kwat-sai-ta — To sweep one's gaze; to look around scanning

มองหา

mong-ha — To look for; to search visually for something

วิธี

wi-thi — Method; way; means of doing something

สังหาร

sang-han — To kill; to slay or murder someone violently

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; again; recently or anew

นี่

ni — This; this one; near demonstrative pronoun

คือ

khue — Is; to be; equating or defining something

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ทหาร

tha-han — Soldier; military personnel serving armed forces

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker; going to do

ถูก

thuk — To be; passive marker; correct; inexpensive

ทิ้งไว้

thing-wai — To leave behind; to abandon something in place

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become something

ยาม

yam — Guard; watchman; a period of time; sentinel

เฝ้าการณ์

fao-kan — To stand guard; to keep watch over something

แกว่งไกว

kwaeng-kwai — To swing; to sway back and forth gently

วาง

wang — To place; to put something down somewhere

ตำแหน่ง

tam-naeng — Position; rank; post or job in organization

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

กระแส

kra-sae — Current; stream; flow of water or trend

ทะเล

tha-le — Sea; ocean; large body of salt water

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; discourse particle connecting clauses

ไหลบ่า

lai-ba — To surge; to overflow and flood an area

ต่อ

to — Toward; against; per; to continue onward

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid; fluid essential for life

สีดำ

si-dam — Black; the color black; dark-colored

น่าสะพรึงกลัว

na-sa-phrueng-klua — Terrifying; frightening; inspiring fear and dread

คลื่น

khluen — Wave; a moving ridge of water or energy

ซัดพัง

sat-phang — To smash apart; waves crashing and destroying something

ทลาย

tha-lai — To collapse; to crumble or break down completely

ระลอก

ra-lok — Ripple; a small wave or successive wave series

เล่า

lao — To tell; to recount; narrative emphasis particle

ความลึก

khwam-luek — Depth; the quality of being deep below surface

มัน

man — It; he; she; informal third person pronoun

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state marker

มิได้

mi-dai — Did not; formal negative past tense marker

หยั่ง

yang — To probe; to sound out depth or intentions

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; as far as; arriving at

พลัง

phlang — Power; energy; strength or force driving action

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something

อัน

an — A; one; classifier for small or abstract things

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something entirely

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ปรานี

pra-ni — Mercy; compassion; kind consideration for others

เงาร่าง

ngao-rang — Shadow figure; silhouette of a person's body

อย่าง

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

วุ่นวาย

wun-wai — Chaotic; turbulent; disorderly and confused situation

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

แก้แค้น

kae-khaen — To take revenge; to retaliate against someone

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front part of the human head

ทำให้

tham-hai — To make; to cause something to become a state

แข็งกระด้าง

khaeng-kra-dang — Hardened; rigid; cold and unyielding in attitude

เตาเผา

tao-phao — Furnace; kiln; a device for burning at high heat

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thuk-tho-ra-man — Suffering; torment; enduring great pain or anguish

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the point that something occurs

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; not even; emphatic inclusion of extreme case

สัมผัส

sam-phat — Touch; to feel; to come into contact with

เมตตา

met-ta — Loving-kindness; compassion; benevolent goodwill toward others

ไม่อาจ

mai-at — Cannot; impossible; unable to do something

ฝาก

fak — To leave; to entrust something to someone's care

รอย

roi — Mark; trace; scar; impression left on a surface

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; a group of people referred to

แต่

tae — But; however; only; contrastive conjunction

มหาสมุทร

ma-ha-sa-mut — Ocean; a vast expanse of salt water

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

สีหน้า

si-na — Facial expression; the look shown on one's face

ดุร้าย

du-rai — Fierce; ferocious; wild and aggressive in manner

โกรธเกรี้ยว

krot-kriao — Furious; intensely angry; filled with rage

ล้วน

luan — All; entirely; wholly consisting of one thing

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

ชีวิตชีวา

chi-wit-chi-wa — Lively; full of life and vibrant energy

สดใส

sot-sai — Bright; cheerful; radiant and full of positivity

สอง

song — Two; the number two; a pair of things

กลุ่ม

klum — Group; cluster; a collection of people or things

แต่ละ

tae-la — Each; every individual one in a group

เจ็ด

jet — Seven; the number seven

หน้า

na — Face; page; front; next; forward direction

ตัดกัน

tat-kan — To contrast; to cut across; to intersect sharply

กับ

kap — With; and; together with; against something

อื่นๆ

uenuen — Others; other things or people; et cetera

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely; entirely; totally; in every respect

ไม่มี

mai-mi — There is none; to not have; lacking entirely

ลูกคลื่น

luk-khluen — Wave; a rolling swell of water on surface

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have previously done something

พัดพา

phat-pha — To sweep away; to carry along by wind or water

ซาก

sak — Remains; ruins; wreckage left after destruction

น่าจดจำ

na-jot-jam — Memorable; worth remembering; striking and unforgettable

ยิ่งกว่า

ying-kwa — More than; even more so; surpassing in degree

นี้

ni — This; these; near demonstrative adjective or pronoun

มาด้วย

ma-duai — Come along; also come; accompanying something else

ได้เลย

dai-loei — Can right away; immediately possible; go right ahead

นักโทษ

nak-thot — Prisoner; convict; person held in captivity

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

ปลดปล่อย

plot-ploi — To release; to free someone from captivity or restraint

กะทันหัน

ka-than-han — Suddenly; abruptly; happening without prior warning

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of someone or something

พายุ

pha-yu — Storm; a violent weather event with strong wind

หลุมฝังศพ

lum-fang-sop — Grave; a burial pit for a deceased person

ยก

yok — To lift; to raise; to elevate something upward

สูง

sung — High; tall; elevated in position or height

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; upward; to rise; directional particle upward

เหนือ

nuea — Above; north; over; higher than something else

หัว

hua — Head; top; the upper part of a body

ทุกคน

thuk-khon — Everyone; everybody; all people without exception

หวาดกลัว

wat-klua — Fearful; terrified; feeling intense fright or dread

มึนงง

muen-ngong — Dazed; stunned; feeling confused and disoriented

สงสัย

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

ตะลึงงัน

ta-lueng-ngan — Astonished; dumbstruck; completely speechless with amazement

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if; like; seeming as though something were true

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

พิพากษา

phi-phak-sa — To judge; to render a legal verdict or sentence

มา

ma — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominalizing agent prefix

ชื่นชมยินดี

chuen-chom-yin-di — To rejoice; to feel delight and joyful celebration

รอบข้าง

rop-khang — Surroundings; around; on all sides nearby

วิญญาณ

win-yan — Soul; spirit; the non-physical essence of a being

หลงทาง

long-thang — Lost; gone astray; unable to find one's way

อีก

ik — Another; more; again; additional quantity or time

กว่า

kwa — Than; more than; comparative particle in sentences

ตาย

tai — To die; dead; to cease living; death

เปลือกตา

plueaktา — Eyelid; the fold of skin covering the eye

ปรือ

prue — Half-closed; drooping eyelids; barely open eyes

ดวงตา

duang-ta — Eyes; the pair of organs used for seeing

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually with the eyes

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than this amount

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

เดียว

diao — Only; alone; single; one and nothing more

กำลัง

kam-lang — Strength; power; currently doing; present progressive marker

รอคอย

ro-khoi — To wait; to await; to look forward to something