A Tale of Two Cities — Page 21

Vocabulary

เธอ

ter — She, her, or you (informal, often feminine)

ได้

dai — To get, can, or able to do something

สงสัย

song-sai — To suspect or be curious about something

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or set aside for later

บ้าง

bang — Some, somewhat, or at least a little

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, or section of something

หนึ่ง

neung — The number one; a single unit

และ

lae — And; connects words or clauses together

ค้น

khon — To search or investigate thoroughly

พบ

phop — To find or encounter someone or something

อีก

ik — More, again, or another additional instance

ถึง

theung — To reach, arrive at, or until a point

ข้อ

kho — Point, item, clause, or article in a list

เท็จ

thet — False, untrue, or fabricated information

จริง

jing — True, real, or genuine in nature

หลัก

lak — Main principle, foundation, or primary element

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possession marker in Thai

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion

ราว

rao — About, approximately, or a rough estimate

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects

โหด

hot — Cruel, fierce, or ruthlessly harsh

ร้าย

rai — Evil, wicked, or malicious in character

นั้น

nan — That, those; refers to something previously mentioned

เกี่ยว

kiao — To relate to or be connected with something

กับ

kap — With, and, or together with someone

ที่

thi — Place, location; also a relative pronoun marker

สามี

sa-mi — Husband; a woman's male spouse

มี

mi — To have or there is something present

พัว

phua — To be entangled or involved with something

พัน

phan — To be entwined, involved, or wrapped around

การ

kan — Nominalizer indicating an action or process

ผู้

phu — Person, one who; agent nominalizer in Thai

หัน

han — To turn or rotate one's face or body

มา

ma — To come toward the speaker or a point

พึ่ง

pheung — To rely on or depend on someone

พา

pha — To lead, bring, or take someone along

ข้า

kha — I, me; archaic or formal first-person pronoun

พเจ้า

pha-jao — I, me; formal or royal first-person pronoun

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ทราบ

sap — To know or be aware of information (formal)

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

เด็ก

dek — Child or young person of small age

หญิง

ying — Female, woman, or girl

เสีย

sia — To lose, break, or be ruined; spoiled

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; one's existence or living experience

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, or indicating completed action

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or mention formally

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with, or by means of

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix; a state or condition

ทุกข์

thuk — Suffering, sorrow, or pain in life

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, or inner emotional state

อย่าง

yang — Kind, type, or in the manner of

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, or to a greater degree

หวัง

wang — To hope or expect a desired outcome

คือ

khue — Is, means, or that is to say

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show, display, or perform something

เห็น

hen — To see or notice with one's eyes

อก

ok — Chest, breast, or the front of torso

สตรี

sa-tri — Woman; formal or literary term for female

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning to cause

แก่

kae — To, for; indicating recipient of an action

ลับๆ

lap-lap — Secretly, covertly, or in a hidden manner

เบี่ยง

biang — To deflect, deviate, or shift direction

เบน

ben — To veer, bend, or divert away from course

พระ

phra — Holy, sacred; prefix for royalty or monks

พิโรธ

phi-rot — Divine or royal anger and wrath

สวรรค์

sa-wan — Heaven; a divine or blissful afterlife realm

ออก

ok — To go out, exit, or emerge from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go away from the current location

จาก

jak — From; indicates origin or separation point

ตระกูล

tra-kun — Family lineage, clan, or ancestry group

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun in formal Thai

นาน

nan — Long time; for an extended duration

เป็น

pen — To be, to become, or to exist as

เกลียด

kliat — To hate or strongly dislike someone or something

ชัง

chang — To detest or feel deep aversion toward someone

คน

khon — Person, people, or human being

ทน

thon — To endure, tolerate, or withstand hardship

ทรมาน

tho-ra-man — To torment or cause severe suffering to someone

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number, quantity, or amount of something

มาก

mak — Many, much, or a large quantity

เหตุ

het — Cause, reason, or origin of an event

ผล

phon — Result, outcome, or fruit of an action

เชื่อ

chue — To believe or trust in someone or something

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or continuing up to now

น้อง

nong — Younger sibling or younger person

สาว

sao — Young woman or unmarried female

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, or of minor size

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, or be located somewhere

ปรารถนา

prat-tha-na — To desire or wish for something deeply

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, or of great size

สุด

sut — Most, extreme, or the utmost degree

ช่วย

chuai — To help, assist, or aid someone

เหลือ

lue — To remain, be left over, or survive

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or communicate to someone

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, or just a small amount

แต่

tae — But, however, or only (contrast/restriction)

นอก

nok — Outside, exterior, or beyond a boundary

เหนือ

nuea — Above, north, or superior in position

ก็

ko — Also, then, or a discourse linking particle

อะไร

a-rai — What; used to ask about unknown things

เลย

loei — At all, so, or therefore; emphasis particle

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter in general

จูงใจ

jueng-jai — To motivate or attract someone's interest

หา

ha — To look for or seek something or someone

โดย

doi — By, through, or by means of something

วาง

wang — To place or put something down somewhere

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a space

ลับ

lap — Secret, hidden, or confidential in nature

จะ

ja — Will, shall; future tense marker in Thai

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able or capable of doing something

ชื่อ

chue — Name; the title given to a person or thing

ทว่า

tha-wa — However, but; a formal contrastive conjunction

จน

jon — Until, to the point of, or poor (destitute)

ยาม

yam — Time, period, or moment; guard on watch

น่า

na — Worth doing; makes adjective mean 'worthy of'

สังเวช

sang-wet — Feeling pity or melancholy for someone's plight

นี้

ni — This, these; refers to something nearby

รู้

ru — To know or understand something or someone

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, or the entirety of something

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

กระดาษ

kra-dat — Paper; material used for writing or printing

เศษ

set — Remnant, scrap, or leftover fragment of something

เหล่า

lao — Group, those, or plural marker for nouns

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause or make something happen

ผิด

phit — Wrong, mistaken, or morally incorrect

แผ่น

phaen — Sheet, flat piece, or classifier for flat objects

ถูก

thuk — Correct, right; or to be subjected to action

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, or bring something forward

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, or along with something

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

เตือน

tuean — To warn or remind someone about something

เมื่อ

muea — When; refers to a past time or condition

วาน

wan — Yesterday; the day before today

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, or need to do something

บันทึก

ban-theuk — To record, note down, or document information

เสร็จ

set — Finished, done, or completed successfully

สิ้น

sin — Ended, finished, or depleted entirely

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ดี

di — Good, fine, or of positive quality

เมตตา

met-ta — Loving kindness or compassion toward others

สุข

suk — Happiness, well-being, or contentment

สมรส

som-rot — Marriage; the union of two people formally

ไร

rai — Without, lacking; used in negative expressions

พี่

phi — Older sibling or older person (polite address)

ชาย

chai — Male, man, or masculine gender

วางใจ

wang-jai — To trust or feel confident in someone

ชอบ

chop — To like or enjoy something or someone

อิทธิพล

it-thi-phon — Influence or power over others or situations

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third-person pronoun in Thai

ต่อต้าน

to-tan — To oppose, resist, or stand against something

หมด

mot — All gone, finished, or completely used up

หวาด

wat — Frightened, terrified, or fearful of something

กลัว

klua — To fear or be afraid of something

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, or like in comparison

กัน

kan — Together, each other, or mutual action marker

ลง

long — To go down, decrease, or descend

ประตู

pra-tu — Door or gate of a building or room

หน้า

na — Face, front, or next (in sequence)

ตา

ta — Eye; or maternal grandfather

รัก

rak — To love or feel deep affection for someone

อายุ

a-yu — Age; the number of years someone has lived

สาม

sam — Three; the number 3

ขวบ

khuap — Years old; classifier for a child's age

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, or wheeled transportation

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal