A Tale of Two Cities — Page 19

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context.

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most, superlative degree of an adjective.

นาง

naang — Mrs., woman; female title or honorific.

ก็

gâw — Also, then; discourse particle linking clauses.

ตาย

taai — To die; cease to be alive.

แล้ว

láew — Already, then; indicates completed action.

ใช่

châi — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle used in yes/no questions.

ผู้

phûu — Person, one who; prefix denoting a doer.

อาวุโส

aa-wú-soh — Senior, elder; having higher rank or age.

กล่าว

glàow — To say, speak, state formally.

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time that something occurred.

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I, me; formal first-person pronoun.

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go into a place.

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location.

ขอ

khǎw — To request, ask for something politely.

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show, express, or perform something.

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix expressing a state or quality.

ยินดี

yin-dii — To be pleased, glad, or congratulatory.

ด้วย

dûay — Also, with, by means of something.

พี่ชาย

phîi-chaai — Older brother; elder male sibling.

ของ

khǎwng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle.

ข้า

khâa — I, me; archaic or humble first-person pronoun.

คือ

khuue — Is, am, are; to be, equals or means.

ถ้อยคำ

thôi-kham — Words, speech; verbal expression or wording.

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun.

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while; a point or period in time.

ที่

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

หัน

hǎn — To turn, face a different direction.

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to previous place.

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker.

ก่อน

gàwn — Before, first; prior in time or order.

หน้า

nâa — Front, face, next; forward-facing side.

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

เคย

khoei — Used to, ever; indicates past experience or habit.

เสนอ

sà-nǒe — To propose, offer, or suggest something.

เงิน

ngoen — Money, silver; currency or financial wealth.

ให้

hâi — To give; causative particle meaning let or for.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses.

ได้

dâi — Can, could, obtained; ability or past tense marker.

เลื่อน

lûean — To postpone, slide, or promote to higher position.

การ

gaan — Noun prefix indicating an action or process.

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept something given.

ไว้

wái — To keep, set aside; perfective aspect marker.

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now, at this moment; formal present time expression.

มอบ

mâwp — To hand over, present, or bestow something.

ม้วน

múan — Roll, scroll; a cylindrical wrapped object.

ทองคำ

thawng-kham — Gold; precious yellow metal of high value.

แก่

gàe — To, for; old, aged; dative preposition.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals.

จาก

jàak — From, away from a source or origin.

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part used for grasping.

แต่

tàe — But, however; conjunction expressing contrast.

วาง

waang — To place, put, set something down.

บน

bon — On, upon, above a surface.

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; flat-surfaced furniture for working or eating.

พิจารณา

phí-jaa-rá-naa — To consider, deliberate, or examine carefully.

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter, story, topic, issue to discuss.

นี้

níi — This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — To decide, make up one's mind.

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker.

ไม่

mâi — Not, no; negation particle in Thai.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; general classifier for things.

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

ทั้งสิ้น

tháng-sîn — All, entirely, altogether; totality of something.

กรุณา

gà-rú-naa — Please, kindly; polite request particle.

ยก

yók — To lift, raise, or elevate something.

โทษ

thôht — Fault, penalty, punishment; forgive is ขอโทษ.

ภายใต้

phaai-tâi — Under, beneath, subject to conditions.

สถานการณ์

sà-thǎan-gaan — Situation, circumstances, state of affairs.

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; introducing examples.

ปฏิเสธ

pà-tì-sèet — To refuse, deny, reject an offer or claim.

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

มอง

maawng — To look, gaze, observe visually.

กัน

gan — Each other, together; reciprocal or mutual action.

โน้ม

nôhm — To incline, lean, or bow slightly forward.

ศีรษะ

sǐi-rá-sà — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

เดียว

diao — Single, only, alone; just one.

กับ

gàp — With, and; together with someone or something.

เรา

rao — We, us, I; first-person pronoun.

ต่าง

tàang — Different, various; each in their own way.

โดย

dooi — By, through, via; indicating means or agent.

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; existence or possession.

คำพูด

kham-phûut — Speech, spoken words, utterance.

อีก

ìik — More, again, another; additional quantity.

ทั้ง

tháng — Both, all, entire; inclusive of everything.

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2.

ฝ่าย

fàai — Side, party, faction in a group or dispute.

เหนื่อยล้า

nùeay-láa — Exhausted, weary, worn out from effort.

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, cheap; passive marker in Thai grammar.

ทุกข์ยาก

thúk-yâak — Suffering hardship, experiencing misery or difficulty.

กัด

gàt — To bite; clench teeth on something.

กร่อน

gràwn — Eroded, worn away gradually over time.

จน

jon — Until, poor; up to a point or impoverished.

แทบ

thâep — Almost, barely, hardly; nearly at a limit.

ทน

thon — To endure, tolerate, withstand difficulty.

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can, able to; expressing capability or ability.

อ่าน

àan — To read text or written material.

เขียน

khǐan — To write; produce written text or script.

อัน

an — Item, one; general classifier for various objects.

ซูบผอม

sûup-phǎawm — Gaunt, thin, emaciated in appearance.

เช้า

cháo — Morning; early part of the day.

ตรู่

trùu — Very early morning, dawn; extremely early time.

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door, gate; entrance or exit structure.

กล่อง

glàwng — Box, container; enclosed rectangular storage object.

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small, tiny; reduplication emphasizing small size.

ชื่อ

chûue — Name; word used to identify a person or thing.

อยู่

yùu — To live, stay, be located somewhere.

ด้าน

dâan — Side, aspect, face of something.

นอก

nâwk — Outside, exterior, beyond a boundary.

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tàe — Since, from a starting point in time.

ต้น

tôn — Beginning, origin; tree or start of something.

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn-khít — To ponder deeply, mull over a problem.

กังวล

gang-won — To worry, be anxious about something.

ว่า

wâa — That, say; complementizer or quotative particle.

ควร

khuan — Should, ought to; expressing recommendation or duty.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action.

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way; asking manner or method.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

ส่วนตัว

sùan-tua — Personal, private; relating to oneself individually.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; until or to.

ท่าน

thân — You, he/she; respectful formal pronoun.

รัฐมนตรี

rát-thà-mon-trii — Minister; a government cabinet official.

ระบุ

rá-bù — To specify, indicate, or identify precisely.

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — Characteristic, nature, feature of something.

คดี

khá-dii — Case, lawsuit; legal or criminal matter.

เรียก

rîak — To call, name, summon someone or something.

ตัว

tua — Self, body; classifier for animals and letters.

สถานที่

sà-thǎan-thîi — Place, location, site or venue.

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All, everything, entire amount or group.

รู้ดี

rúu-dii — To know well, be fully aware of something.

อิทธิพล

ìt-thí-phon — Influence, power over people or situations.

ราชสำนัก

râat-chá-sǎm-nák — Royal court; the official household of royalty.

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things.

สิทธิพิเศษ

sìt-thí-phí-sèet — Special privilege, exclusive right or advantage.

เหล่า

lào — Group of, those; collective prefix for people.

ขุนนาง

khǔn-naang — Nobleman, aristocrat; member of the upper class.

คาด

khâat — To expect, anticipate, or predict an outcome.

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing probability or assumption.

ต้องการ

tâwng-gaan — To want, need, require something.

ปลด

plòt — To release, remove, dismiss from position.

เปลื้อง

plûeang — To free from, relieve of a burden or clothing.

ภาระ

phaa-rá — Burden, responsibility, load to carry.

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of emotions and feelings.

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself, themselves; reflexive pronoun.