A Tale of Two Cities — Page 22

Vocabulary

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

เห็นแก่

hen kae — For the sake of; out of consideration for someone.

เขา

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

คุณหมอ

khun mo — Doctor; polite title for a medical professional.

เธอ

thoe — She or you; informal second or third-person pronoun.

กล่าว

klao — To say, speak, or state something formally.

พลาง

phlang — While simultaneously doing another action; at the same time.

ชี้

chi — To point at or indicate something with a finger.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

ที่

thi — At, which, that; place or relative clause marker.

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; used to indicate accompaniment or addition.

น้ำตา

nam ta — Tears; drops of liquid from the eyes when crying.

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun used by females or informally.

จะ

cha — Will, going to; future tense auxiliary verb marker.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action or task.

ทุกสิ่ง

thuk sing — Everything; all things without exception.

ได้

dai — Can, could, able to; also past tense marker.

ชดเชย

chot choei — To compensate or make up for a loss or wrongdoing.

ความผิดพลาด

khwam phit phlat — Mistake, error; an act that was done incorrectly.

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one, a, the.

น้อยนิด

noi nit — Very little, tiny amount; barely anything at all.

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient; just as, when something occurs.

มิฉะนั้น

mi cha nan — Otherwise; if not, then this consequence will follow.

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; does not have, lacking something completely.

วัน

wan — Day; a period of twenty-four hours.

เจริญรุ่งเรือง

charoen rung rueang — To prosper, flourish, thrive; grow successfully and abundantly.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition indicating location inside something.

มรดก

moradok — Inheritance, heritage; property or legacy passed from ancestors.

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai grammar.

เลย

loei — At all, ever, so; intensifier or result marker.

มี

mi — To have, there is; indicates existence or possession.

ความรู้สึก

khwam ru suek — Feeling, emotion, sensation; an inner emotional experience.

ล่วงหน้า

luang na — In advance, beforehand; ahead of the expected time.

ว่า

wa — That, as; quotative particle introducing reported speech.

หาก

hak — If, in case; conditional conjunction used in formal Thai.

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns.

ชดใช้โทษ

chot chai thot — To atone for or pay penalty for wrongdoing.

บริสุทธิ์

borisut — Pure, innocent, clean; free from guilt or contamination.

อื่นใด

uен dai — Any other; anything else beyond what was mentioned.

สำหรับ

samrap — For, intended for; used to indicate purpose or recipient.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter; a general noun for items.

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

วันหนึ่ง

wan nueng — One day, someday; refers to an unspecified future or past day.

มัน

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

ถูก

thuk — To be correct; passive marker; also cheap in price.

เรียกร้อง

riak rong — To demand, claim, or call for something strongly.

จาก

chak — From, away from; preposition indicating origin or separation.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also used to indicate ongoing action.

เหลือ

lueа — To remain, be left over; surplus after use.

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, live; indicates ongoing state or location.

เรียก

riak — To call, name, summon; to address someone by name.

เป็น

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

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun in formal Thai writing.

ค่า

kha — Value, worth, fee; the price or cost of something.

ไม่

mai — Not, no; primary negation particle in Thai language.

เกิน

koen — To exceed, more than; surpassing a limit or quantity.

กว่า

kwa — More than, than; comparative particle in Thai grammar.

อัญมณี

anyamanee — Gemstone, jewel; precious stone used in jewelry.

ไม่กี่

mai ki — A few, not many; a small and limited number.

ชิ้น

chin — Piece, item; classifier for pieces or chunks of things.

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning to let or allow.

ภาระ

phara — Burden, responsibility; a heavy duty or obligation.

แรก

raek — First, initial; the earliest in a sequence or order.

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life, existence; the state of being alive and living.

มอบ

mop — To give, hand over, present; to bestow something formally.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives or verbs.

เมตตา

metta — Loving-kindness, compassion; benevolent goodwill toward others.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

โศกเศร้า

sok sao — Grief, sorrow, sadness; deep emotional pain from loss.

แม่

mae — Mother, mom; a female parent of a child.

ผู้ล่วงลับ

phu luang lap — The deceased; a person who has passed away.

แก่

kae — To, for; also means old in age; dative marker.

ครอบครัว

khropkhrua — Family; a group of related people living together.

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive, obtain, get something given by another.

อยุติธรรม

ayutitham — Unjust, unfair; lacking fairness or proper moral judgment.

สามารถ

samat — To be able to, can; expresses capability or possibility.

ค้นพบ

khon phop — To discover, find out; to uncover something previously unknown.

น้องสาว

nong sao — Younger sister; a female sibling younger than oneself.

จูบ

chup — To kiss; pressing lips against someone as affection.

เด็กชาย

dek chai — Boy, young male child; a male person who is young.

ลูบไล้

lup lai — To caress, stroke gently; a tender touching gesture.

นี่

ni — This, here; demonstrative pronoun for something very close.

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects.

เจ้า

chao — You, owner; informal or archaic second-person pronoun.

เอง

eng — Oneself, yourself; reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject.

ที่รัก

thi rak — Dear, beloved, darling; term of endearment for loved ones.

ซื่อสัตย์

sue sat — Honest, faithful, loyal; having integrity and moral uprightness.

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or adding gentle emphasis.

น้อย

noi — Little, few, small amount; less than expected or needed.

เด็กน้อย

dek noi — Little child, small kid; a young child of small size.

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, respond to a question or statement.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of, like; adverbial particle indicating how.

กล้าหาญ

kla han — Brave, courageous, bold; showing fearlessness in difficult situations.

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct, that's right; affirmative response confirming truth.

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; connective particle linking clauses smoothly.

อุ้ม

um — To carry in arms; to hold someone lovingly lifted up.

ไว้

wai — To keep, retain, set aside; indicates a maintained state.

อ้อมแขน

om khaen — Arms embrace, in one's arms; enclosed by both arms.

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, afterward; completion marker in Thai grammar.

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have not ever done something at any time.

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, find; to come across someone or something.

อีก

ik — Again, more, another; indicates repetition or additional quantity.

เนื่องจาก

nueang chak — Because of, due to; formal causal conjunction in Thai.

กล่าวถึง

klao thueng — To mention, refer to; to speak about a particular subject.

ชื่อ

chue — Name; the word by which a person or thing is called.

สามี

sami — Husband; a male spouse in a married relationship.

โดย

doi — By, via, through; indicates agent or means of action.

เชื่อ

chue — To believe, trust; to accept something as true or reliable.

รู้จัก

ru chak — To know, be acquainted with; to recognize a person.

อยู่แล้ว

yu laeo — Already, of course; something already existing or established.

จึง

chueng — Therefore, so then; connective showing result or consequence.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not; negation of ability or past action.

เพิ่ม

phoem — To add, increase, supplement; to make something more or larger.

จดหมาย

chotmai — Letter; a written message sent to another person.

ผนึก

phanuek — To seal; to close something shut, especially an envelope.

วางใจ

wang chai — To trust, rely on; to place confidence in someone.

ออก

ok — To go out, exit; directional particle indicating outward movement.

นำส่ง

nam song — To deliver, send, convey; to bring something to a destination.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun for self-reference.

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

คืน

khuen — Night; also means to return something back to owner.

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last, final, ultimate; the very end of a sequence.

ปี

pi — Year; a period of twelve months in the calendar.

ใกล้

klai — Near, close; short distance from a person or place.

สาม

sam — Three; the cardinal number between two and four.

ทุ่ม

thum — O'clock at night; unit for evening hours in Thai.

ชาย

chai — Male, man; a person of the masculine gender.

คน

khon — Person, people; human classifier in Thai language.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the cardinal number 1, also meaning a certain one.

ชุด

chut — Set, suit, outfit; a matching group or collection of items.

ดำ

dam — Black; the darkest color, absence of light or color.

กด

kot — To press, push down; to apply pressure with fingers.

กริ่ง

kring — Bell, doorbell; a ringing device used to signal arrival.

ประตู

pratu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit of a building.

บ้าน

ban — House, home; a building where people live and reside.

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Gradually, slowly, gently; doing something in a careful manner.

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to; in line with something or someone.

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve, wait on; to work as a servant for someone.

เด็กหนุ่ม

dek num — Young man, youth; a male person who is relatively young.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, increase; upward directional particle in Thai.

บันได

bandai — Stairs, staircase, ladder; steps used to go up or down.

เมื่อ

mueа — When, at the time; temporal conjunction referring to past events.

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in; inward directional particle in Thai.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker.

ห้อง

hong — Room; an enclosed space within a building or house.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to rest in a seated position somewhere.

กับ

kap — With, and; preposition indicating accompaniment or connection.

ภรรยา

phanraya — Wife; a female spouse in a married relationship.

โอ้

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise, emotion, or realization.

ผู้

phu — Person who, one who; prefix indicating a doer of action.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifier showing a greater degree.

หัวใจ

huachai — Heart; the organ pumping blood, also symbolizes emotions.