A Tale of Two Cities — Page 17

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

กล่าว

klàao — To say, speak, or state formally.

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.

วิชาชีพ

wí-chaa-chîip — A profession or professional occupation.

ของ

khǎawng — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

การสื่อสาร

gaan-sùue-săan — Communication or the act of conveying information.

คนไข้

khon-khâi — A patient receiving medical care or treatment.

จะ

jà — Future tense marker meaning 'will' or 'going to'.

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive or obtain something.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

เก็บรักษา

gèp-rák-săa — To keep, preserve, or maintain something carefully.

เป็น

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

ความลับ

khwaam-láp — A secret; something kept hidden or confidential.

เสมอ

sà-mǒe — Always; consistently at all times.

ระวัง

rá-wang — To be careful or cautious; watch out.

ตอบ

dtàawp — To answer or respond to a question.

เพราะ

phráw — Because; conjunction indicating reason or cause.

กังวลใจ

gang-won-jai — To feel worried or anxious about something.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (connecting nouns).

สิ่งที่

sìng-thîi — That which; the thing that; what.

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ได้เห็น

dâai-hěn — To have seen; to have witnessed something.

การหายใจ

gaan-hǎai-jai — Breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal second-person pronoun).

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

แทบจะ

thâaep-jà — Almost; barely; hardly able to do something.

สังเกต

sǎng-gèet — To observe or notice something carefully.

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Cannot; unable to; did not do something.

เลย

loei — At all; not at all; emphasizes negation or extent.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently as a result.

ตรวจ

dtrùuat — To examine, check, or inspect thoroughly.

ชีพจร

chîip-jawn — Pulse; the rhythmic beat of the heart.

หัวใจ

hǔua-jai — Heart; the vital organ pumping blood.

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; a type or kind.

ระมัดระวัง

rá-mát-rá-wang — Cautious; careful; acting with great attention.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continues to be or do.

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is.

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; the state of being alive.

อยู่

yùu — To live, stay, or remain; continuous aspect marker.

แต่

dtàae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount.

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — Only; that's all; nothing more than that.

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back to a place.

ไป

bpai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to take a seated position.

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun 'that' or 'which'.

มอง

maawng — To look at; to gaze or glance at.

รอบๆ

râawp-râawp — Around; surrounding on all sides.

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; discourse particle showing continuation.

พบว่า

phóp-wâa — To find that; to discover that something is true.

พี่น้อง

phîi-náawng — Siblings; brothers and/or sisters.

ทั้งสอง

tháng-sǎawng — Both; the two of them together.

ต่าง

dtàang — Each; different; each one separately.

จับตา

jàp-dtaa — To fix one's eyes on; to watch closely.

เขียน

khǐian — To write; to compose text or characters.

ด้วย

dûuay — With; also; too; by means of.

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality.

ยากลำบาก

yâak-lam-bàak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship.

ยิ่งนัก

yîng-nák — Extremely; very much so; to a great degree.

ความหนาวเย็น

khwaam-nǎao-yen — Coldness; the state of being very cold.

รุนแรง

run-raaeng — Severe; intense; violent or extreme in degree.

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; very (intensifier).

หวาดกลัว

wàat-gluua — To be frightened or terrified of something.

ที่จะ

thîi-jà — That will; about to; in order to do.

ถูก

thùuk — Passive marker; to be subjected to an action.

จับได้

jàp-dâai — To be caught; to be apprehended or detected.

ส่งตัว

sòng-dtuua — To send or transfer a person somewhere.

ห้องขัง

hâawng-khǎng — A jail cell or detention room.

ใต้ดิน

dtâai-din — Underground; below the surface of the earth.

ความมืด

khwaam-mûuet — Darkness; the state of having no light.

สนิท

sà-nìt — Complete; tight; close; thorough (e.g., deep darkness).

ต้อง

dtâawng — Must; have to; it is necessary to do.

ย่นย่อ

yôn-yâw — To shorten or summarize; condense a story.

เรื่องราว

rûueang-raao — A story, narrative, or account of events.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

ความทรงจำ

khwaam-song-jam — Memory; recollection of past events or experiences.

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is not; to not have; none.

สับสน

sàp-sǒn — Confused; muddled; in a state of disorder.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives.

บกพร่อง

bòk-prâawng — Defective; flawed; lacking in some way.

แต่อย่างใด

dtàae-yàang-dai — In any way; whatsoever; at all (negative context).

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to; capable of doing something.

ระลึก

rá-léuk — To recall; to remember something from the past.

บอกเล่า

bàawk-lâo — To tell; to recount or narrate a story.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past or resultative.

ทุก

thúk — Every; each; all without exception.

ถ้อยคำ

thâawi-kham — Words; utterances; the exact words spoken.

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have previously done something.

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk; to express verbally.

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; during; in the middle of.

คู่นั้น

khûu-nán — That pair; those two people together.

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additionally.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one.

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — Week; a period of seven days.

ช่วง

chûuang — Period; interval; span of time or space.

ท้าย

tháai — End; last; the final part of something.

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend meaning or intent.

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language.

พยางค์

phá-yaang — Syllable; a unit of pronunciation.

ไม่กี่

mâi-gìi — Only a few; not many; a small number.

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through a method.

วาง

waang — To place or put something down somewhere.

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing.

ชิด

chít — Close to; near; pressed up against.

ริมฝีปาก

rim-fǐi-bpàak — Lips; the edges of the mouth.

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to pose a question to someone.

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought.

ที่ไหน

thîi-nǎi — Where; which place; asking about location.

บอก

bàawk — To tell; to inform or instruct someone.

ใคร

khrai — Who; someone; asking about a person's identity.

นามสกุล

naam-sà-gun — Surname; family name; last name.

ไร้ประโยชน์

ráai-bprà-yòot — Useless; without benefit or purpose.

ส่าย

sàai — To shake or move side to side.

หัว

hǔua — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

เบาๆ

bao-bao — Gently; softly; lightly, without much force.

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface.

หมอน

mǎawn — Pillow; a cushion used to support the head.

ปกปิด

bpòk-bpìt — To conceal or cover up; to hide something.

ไว้

wáai — To keep; to store; aspect marker for retention.

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên-diiao-gàp — Same as; just like; similar to something else.

เด็กชาย

dèk-chaai — Boy; a young male child.

ทำ

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

โอกาส

oo-gàat — Opportunity; chance; a favorable moment.

คำถาม

kham-thǎam — A question; something asked to gain information.

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; of any kind at all.

จนกระทั่ง

jon-grà-thâng — Until; up to the point when something happens.

อาการ

aa-gaan — Symptom; condition; sign of an illness.

ทรุดลง

thrút-long — To deteriorate; to worsen; decline in condition.

รวดเร็ว

rûuat-reo — Rapid; fast; happening very quickly.

ไม่อาจ

mâi-àat — Cannot; unable; it is not possible to.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.