A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

เธอ

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

ถูก

thuuk — To be correct; or passive marker in sentences.

หลอกหลอน

look-loon — To haunt or frighten with ghostly presence.

ด้วย

duay — Also, with, or by means of.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract state or quality.

วิตกกังวล

wi-tok-gang-won — To feel anxious or deeply worried about something.

อย่าง

yaang — In the manner of; a way or kind.

คลั่งไคล้

khlang-khlai — To be obsessed with or wildly passionate about something.

และ

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

ไม่อาจ

mai-aat — Cannot; to be unable to do something.

ทน

thon — To endure, tolerate, or bear something difficult.

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning to make or allow.

น้ำ

naam — Water; any liquid substance.

ที่

thii — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker.

หยด

yot — A drop of liquid; to drip.

ลงมา

long-maa — To come down, descend toward the speaker.

บดบัง

bot-bang — To obscure, block, or conceal from view.

สายตา

saai-taa — Vision, eyesight, or one's line of sight.

ของ

khoong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging.

แม้

mae — Even though; despite; concessive conjunction.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount.

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked; or a brief span of time.

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one of something.

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrastive conjunction.

คอย

khoi — To wait for; to keep doing something repeatedly.

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, or cease an action.

มอง

moong — To look at or gaze toward something.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker.

รอบๆ

roob-roob — All around; in every surrounding direction.

เพื่อ

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

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or observe something carefully.

ว่า

waa — That; complementizer introducing a clause or quote.

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is none; to not have or lack something.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

จ้องมอง

joong-moong — To stare fixedly or gaze intently at someone.

อยู่

yuu — To be at; to reside; continuative aspect marker.

ใน

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

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, or occurrence of an event.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single unit.

นั้น

nan — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ถอย

thoi — To retreat, step back, or move backward.

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, or after something in position or time.

ร้อง

roong — To cry out, shout, or make a vocal sound.

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise up; directional particle indicating upward motion.

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; a causal conjunction.

เห็น

hen — To see or perceive something visually.

ร่าง

raang — A figure, body, or silhouette of a person.

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright in a position.

ห้อง

hoong — A room or enclosed space inside a building.

อ่างล้างหน้า

aang-laang-naa — A washbasin or sink used for washing the face.

ตก

tok — To fall or drop down from a higher position.

ลง

long — Down; directional particle indicating downward movement.

สู่

suu — To, toward; indicating direction or destination.

พื้น

phuun — Floor, ground, or surface of a room.

แตก

taek — To break, shatter, or crack into pieces.

ออก

ook — Out; away; directional particle indicating outward movement.

ไหล

lai — To flow or stream, as liquid does.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or up to a point.

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of a leg.

หนทาง

hon-thaang — A path, way, or route to somewhere.

อัน

an — A general classifier; one unit of something.

แปลกประหลาด

plaek-pra-laat — Strange, odd, or peculiarly unusual in appearance or behavior.

เข้มงวด

khem-nguat — Strict, rigid, or stern in enforcing rules.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through, go past, or via something.

เลือด

lueat — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies.

เปื้อน

puean — Stained, soiled, or smeared with a substance.

มากมาย

maak-maai — Abundant, plentiful, or a great deal of something.

เหล่านั้น

lao-nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural things.

จึง

jueng — Therefore, then; indicating a result or consequence.

ได้

dai — Can, could; past tense marker or ability marker.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker.

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something.

กับ

kap — With; together with; a preposition of accompaniment.

เย็นชา

yen-chaa — Cold and indifferent; emotionally aloof or callous.

กล่าว

klaao — To say, state, or declare something formally.

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a married female partner.

ไหน

nai — Where; which; an interrogative word for location or choice.

ความคิด

khwaam-khit — A thought, idea, or notion in one's mind.

แว่บ

waep — A flash; a sudden brief moment of occurrence.

ขึ้นมา

khuen-maa — To come up; to arise or emerge upward.

ใจ

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

ประตู

pra-tuu — A door or gate serving as an entrance or exit.

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each one without exception.

บาน

baan — Classifier for doors and windows; a panel.

เปิด

poet — To open something, such as a door or book.

อาจ

aat — Might, may; expressing possibility or probability.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause, make, or result in something happening.

นึกถึง

nuek-thueng — To think of, recall, or bring to mind.

หลบหนี

lop-nii — To escape, flee, or run away from danger.

กระทำ

kra-tham — To do, perform, or commit an action formally.

แรก

raek — First; earliest in order or sequence.

คือ

khue — Is, are; a linking verb of equation or definition.

ปิด

pit — To close, shut, or turn off something.

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are something.

สี่

sii — Four; the number four.

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All, entirely, the whole amount of something.

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — After that; then; subsequently in narrative sequence.

ขวาง

khwaang — To block, obstruct, or stand in someone's way.

หน้า

naa — Face; front; the next page or position.

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever having done something before.

พัก

phak — To rest, stay temporarily, or take a break.

อาศัย

aa-sai — To reside, live in, or depend on something.

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the orbs of sight in a face.

สีเข้ม

sii-khem — Dark-colored; deep or intense in color shade.

ติดตาม

tit-taam — To follow, track, or monitor someone or something.

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout, all along, the entire duration of time.

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean-wai — To move or make movement; motion of a body.

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast, swift, or quick in movement or action.

จ้อง

joong — To stare or gaze fixedly at something.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred.

ทุกอย่าง

thuk-yaang — Everything; all things without exception.

สิ้นสุด

sin-sut — To end, conclude, or come to a finish.

ความงาม

khwaam-ngaam — Beauty; the quality of being attractive or lovely.

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any whatsoever; used for emphasis in negation.

ตัว

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

เลย

loei — At all; ever; completely; a discourse intensifier.

กาลเวลา

kaan-we-laa — Time; the passage or flow of time overall.

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Did not; cannot; negating past action or ability.

บรรเทา

ban-thao — To relieve, alleviate, or lessen pain or severity.

ดุดัน

du-dan — Fierce, ferocious, or aggressively intimidating in manner.

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction presenting an alternative option.

น่ากลัว

naa-khlua — Frightening, scary, or causing fear in others.

รูปลักษณ์

ruup-lak — Appearance, looks, or outward physical form.

อ่อน

on — Soft, gentle, or tender in texture or manner.

ก็

ko — Also, then; a discourse particle for continuity or concession.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicating state, identity, or becoming.

ผู้หญิง

phuu-ying — A woman or female person.

มุ่งมั่น

mung-man — Determined, resolute, or firmly focused on a goal.

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or manner of something.

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; one's own self or person.

เช่นกัน

chen-kan — Likewise, also, similarly in the same way.

ใช้

chai — To use, utilize, or employ something for a purpose.

ประเมิน

pra-moen — To assess, evaluate, or estimate the value of something.

จาก

jaak — From; away from a source or starting point.

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second-person pronoun or honorific title.

ก็ได้

ko-dai — It's fine; whatever; expressing acceptance of an option.

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during, or at the moment something happens.

หายใจ

haai-jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yaang-rai-ko-taam — Nevertheless, however; despite what was previously said.

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

เอาชนะ

ao-cha-na — To defeat, overcome, or beat an opponent or challenge.

ฉัน

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

หญิง

ying — Female, woman; describing the female gender.

ชาว

chaao — People of; a prefix indicating nationality or group membership.

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — English; relating to England or the English language.