A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

ก็

gɔ̂ — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'so'.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicating ongoing action or state.

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing assumption or probability.

เดิน

dooen — To walk, move on foot from place to place.

ทาง

thaang — Path, way, road; direction or route taken.

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to, along a route.

ถนน

tha-nǒn — Road, street; a paved path for travel.

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker.

เรื่อยๆ

rʉ̂ay rʉ̂ay — Continuously, steadily, without stopping.

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go into a place or space.

ใกล้

glâi — Near, close in distance or proximity.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly; intensifying a comparison.

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To rise, go up; increase or ascend.

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause or situation.

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also marks past tense.

กลับ

glàp — To return, go back to a previous place.

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker.

มาตุภูมิ

maa-tu-phuum — Homeland, fatherland; one's native country.

ของ

khɔ̌ng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle.

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, speak formally or officially.

ท่าน

thân — Honorific pronoun for a respected person, 'you/they'.

อาจ

àat — May, might; expressing possibility or permission.

วาง

waang — To place, put down; set something somewhere.

ใจ

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

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quote or subordinate clause.

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first person pronoun, informal female.

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker.

เล่า

lâo — To tell, narrate, recount a story or event.

ให้

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

นาง

naang — Mrs., woman; title for a married or adult woman.

ฟัง

fang — To listen, hear attentively to someone speaking.

เท่า

thâo — Equal, as much as; used in comparisons.

ที่

thîi — At, place; relative pronoun or location marker.

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize; retain in memory.

จาก

jàak — From, away from; indicating origin or departure.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; a general noun classifier.

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk; express words verbally.

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, manner; in the way of something.

น่า

nâa — Worth, deserving; makes adjectives expressing desirability.

ประทับใจ

pra-thàp jai — To be impressed, deeply moved by something.

นั้น

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

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai.

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way; question about manner.

มั่นใจ

mân jai — Confident, certain, sure about something.

เป็น

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

พยาน

pha-yaan — Witness; a person who observes an event.

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; up to, until.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or feelings.

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Serious, earnest, sincere in purpose or intent.

ถ่องแท้

thɔ̂ng-thɛ́ — Thorough, authentic, genuinely true and accurate.

ใน

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

ยาม

yaam — Time, period; during a particular moment or era.

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; a certain thing.

สะพรึงกลัว

sa-phrʉng-glua — Terrifying, dreadful, inspiring great fear.

นี้

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

ตอน

tɔɔn — Episode, period, part; a segment of time.

ขอร้อง

khɔ̌-rɔ́ng — To beg, plead, earnestly request something from someone.

เถิด

thəət — Particle urging action; 'please do' or 'go ahead'.

คิด

khít — To think, consider; form a thought or opinion.

กัน

gan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective action.

เถอะ

thə̀ — Informal particle meaning 'just do it, go on'.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun, also a title.

เคารพ

khao-róp — To respect, show reverence toward someone.

กระนั้น

gra-nán — Even so, nevertheless, despite that circumstance.

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — To exit, go out; move outward from somewhere.

ก่อน

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

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then; marks completed action or sequence.

หยุด

yùt — To stop, halt; cease movement or activity.

รถ

rót — Vehicle, car; any motorized or wheeled transport.

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated animal used for riding.

นี่

nîi — Here, this; emphatic demonstrative for nearby things.

คอย

khɔɔi — To wait, await; stay in place expecting something.

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, live; indicates ongoing state.

ไหน

nǎi — Where, which; interrogative for location or choice.

สัก

sàk — Some, any; indicates an indefinite small amount.

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Place, location; classifier for places and locations.

นั่น

nân — That over there; demonstrative for distant objects.

ดี

dii — Good, nice, well; positive quality or condition.

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most, extreme; superlative marker in Thai.

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; conjunction offering alternatives, also yes/no question marker.

ถาม

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

งุนงง

ngun-ngong — Confused, puzzled, bewildered by something unclear.

มาก

mâak — Very, much, many; intensifier indicating large degree.

จน

jon — Until, so much that; indicates result or extent.

นึก

nʉ́k — To think of, recall, imagine something mentally.

นัด

nát — Appointment, date; arranged meeting at a specific time.

พบ

phóp — To meet, encounter; come across someone or something.

นอก

nɔ̂ɔk — Outside, exterior; beyond the boundary of something.

บาร์

baa — Bar; a place serving drinks or a rod-like object.

อนิจจา

a-nít-jaa — Alas, what a pity; exclamation expressing regret or sorrow.

ห่าง

hàang — Far, distant; separated by a great distance.

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several, numerous; more than a few.

ร้อย

rɔ́ɔi — Hundred; the number one hundred (100).

ไมล์

mail — Mile; a unit of distance measurement.

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker.

ทีเดียว

thii-diao — Quite, indeed, really; emphasizes degree or completeness.

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit to a space.

มหาวิหาร

ma-hǎa-wi-hǎan — Cathedral, great temple; a large and grand religious building.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns.

เบี่ยง

bìiang — To deflect, swerve, divert from a course.

นัก

nák — Very, extremely; intensifier often used with negatives.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle at sentence end expecting yes/no answer.

พา

phaa — To lead, take someone along to a place.

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large, great in size or importance.

ระหว่าง

ra-wàang — Between, during; in the space or time separating.

หอคอย

hɔ̌ɔ-khɔɔi — Tower; a tall structure rising above its surroundings.

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number 2.

เลย

looei — At all, so, then; intensifier or resultative particle.

ตอบ

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

งั้น

ngán — Then, in that case; informal consequential connector.

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, the same as something else.

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; an adult male person.

โรงแรม

roong-rɛɛm — Hotel; a building providing lodging for travelers.

จัดการ

jàt-gaan — To manage, handle, deal with a situation.

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plìian-plɛɛng — To change, transform; undergo or cause alteration.

ลังเล

lang-lee — To hesitate, waver; be uncertain about a decision.

พลาง

phlaang — While, simultaneously; doing two actions at once.

ส่าย

sàai — To shake, sway, move side to side.

หัว

hǔa — Head; the top part of the body.

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Story, matter, topic; subject of discussion or concern.

ทิ้ง

thíng — To abandon, discard, throw away; leave something behind.

ไว้

wáai — To keep, leave in place; retain for future use.

คนเดียว

khon-diao — Alone, by oneself; only one person, solitary.

เห็น

hěn — To see, notice; perceive visually with the eyes.