A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

ทะเล

tha-lee — Large body of salt water; the sea

ยังคง

yang khong — Still continuing to be or do something

เพิ่ม

phoem — To increase or add more of something

สูงขึ้น

sung khuen — Rising higher; becoming taller or greater

นักบุญ

nak bun — A saint; holy or virtuous person

ผู้

phu — Person; one who does something; agent marker

ซูบผอม

sup phom — Gaunt and thin; looking malnourished and hollow

มี

mee — To have or possess something; there is

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit

สัปดาห์

sap-da — A week; period of seven days

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places or locations

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract state or quality

ปีติยินดี

pee-ti yin-dee — Joyful delight; feeling of great happiness

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ช่วง

chuang — Period; span of time or space

เวลา

we-la — Time; a specific moment or duration

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

เขา

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

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just at the right amount

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

บรรเทา

ban-thao — To relieve or alleviate pain or suffering

แข็งกระด้าง

khaeng kra-dang — Hard and unyielding; harsh or callous in manner

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ขมขื่น

khom khuean — Bitter; filled with resentment or unhappiness

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ขนมปัง

kha-nom pang — Bread; baked dough product eaten as food

น้อยนิด

noi nit — Very little; a tiny insignificant amount

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; a little bit

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of something

รสชาติ

rot chat — Taste; flavor experienced when eating or drinking

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

โอบกอด

op kot — To embrace; to hug someone warmly

แสดง

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

ยินดี

yin-dee — Glad; pleased; expressing happiness or welcome

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun, informal

พี่น้อง

phi nong — Siblings; brothers and sisters collectively

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a time

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun or location marker

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated somewhere

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

เคาน์เตอร์

khao-ter — Counter; a shop service or sales desk

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third person pronoun

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; as usual

ปกติ

pa-ka-ti — Normal; usual; ordinary everyday condition

ทำหน้าที่

tham na-thi — To perform a duty or function

ดูแล

du-lae — To take care of; to look after someone

ลูกค้า

luk kha — Customer; client; person buying goods or services

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ปัก

pak — To pin, embroider, or stick something in place

ดอกกุหลาบ

dok ku-lap — Rose; a flower often symbolizing love

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; to do in advance

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

ศีรษะ

si-sa — Head; the topmost part of the body

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; for the reason that

กลุ่ม

klum — Group; cluster of people or things

ภราดรภาพ

pha-ra-dorn-pha-phap — Brotherhood; fraternity; bond of fellowship among people

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; a unit marker

ยิ่งใหญ่

ying yai — Great; magnificent; grand in scale or importance

บรรดา

ban-da — All of; those; collective group marker

สายลับ

sai lap — Spy; secret agent gathering covert information

กลาย

klai — To become; to transform into something else

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb

แม้

mae — Even though; even if; concessive conjunction

สั้นๆ

san san — Briefly; in a short simple manner

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one of something

ระมัดระวัง

ra-mat ra-wang — Careful; cautious; taking great precautions

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; kind; in the style of

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

มอบ

mop — To give; to hand over; to present something

ไว้วางใจ

wai wang jai — To trust; to have confidence in someone

แก่

kae — To; for; toward someone; also means old

เมตตา

met-ta — Loving kindness; compassion; goodwill toward others

โคมไฟ

khom fai — Lamp; a light fixture providing illumination

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a paved public thoroughfare

แกว่งไกว

kwaeng kwai — To swing back and forth; to sway gently

ยืดหยุ่น

yuet yun — Flexible; elastic; able to stretch or adapt

น่า

na — Worthy of; likely to inspire a feeling

อัประมงคล

ap-pra-mong-khon — Inauspicious; ominous; bringing bad luck or ill fortune

พับ

phap — To fold; to crease something flat together

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the body

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — In the midst of; surrounded by something

แสง

saeng — Light; a ray or beam of illumination

ร้อน

ron — Hot; having a high temperature

ยาม

yam — Guard; watchman; also a period of time

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

จ้องมอง

jong mong — To stare; to gaze intently at something

ร้านขายไวน์

ran khai wai — Wine shop; a store selling wine drinks

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything

สอง

song — Two; the number two

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

เกียจคร้าน

kiat khran — Lazy; idle; unwilling to work or exert

หลาย

lai — Many; several; a large number of

สกปรกโสมม

sok-kha-prok so-mom — Filthy and disgusting; extremely dirty and foul

อนาถา

a-na-tha — Destitute; helpless; without support or resources

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; contrasting conjunction

บัดนี้

bat-ni — Now; at this present moment

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; regarding something

อำนาจ

am-nat — Power; authority; force or control over others

ประจักษ์ชัด

pra-jak chat — Clearly evident; obviously apparent to the senses

สถิต

sa-thit — Residing; dwelling; fixed and established in place

ทุกข์ยาก

thuk yak — Suffering hardship; living in misery and difficulty

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of people

หมวกนอน

muak non — Nightcap; a cap worn while sleeping

ขาดรุ่งริ่ง

khat rung ring — Tattered; worn into rags and shreds

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative degree marker in Thai

สวม

suam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

เอียง

iang — Tilted; slanted; leaning to one side

อนาถ

a-nat — Pitiful; wretched; evoking sorrow and sympathy

นัย

nai — Implication; underlying meaning or hidden significance

ความหมาย

khwam mai — Meaning; the significance or definition of something

คดโกง

khot kong — Crooked; dishonest; cheating or corrupt behavior

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

มัน

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

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by oneself; reflexive marker

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotation or complement marker

รู้ดี

ru dee — To know well; fully aware of something

ยากลำบาก

yak lam-bak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent or degree

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a particular person or purpose

สวมใส่

suam sai — To wear; to dress oneself in clothing

สิ่งนี้

sing ni — This thing; this particular object or matter

ดำรง

dam-rong — To maintain; to sustain; to keep going

ชีวิต

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

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; by one's own effort or action

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

อยู่รอด

yu rot — To survive; to remain alive through difficulty

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

ไหม

mai — Question particle asking yes or no

ง่ายดาย

ngai dai — Easy; effortless; done without difficulty

ทำลาย

tham lai — To destroy; to damage or ruin something

ผอม

phom — Thin; slim; having little body fat

เปลือยเปล่า

plueai plao — Naked; bare; without clothing or covering

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each one without exception

ข้าง

khang — Side; beside; next to something

ก่อนหน้า

kon na — Before; prior to; preceding in time

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or present

งาน

ngan — Work; job; task; also an event or festival

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; all set to proceed

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; consistently; at all times

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something over there

คือ

khue — Is; that is; defining or equating two things

สามารถ

sa-mat — Can; able to; having the ability to do

ฟาดตี

fat ti — To strike hard; to beat or hit forcefully

นิ้วมือ

niu mue — Finger; the digits of the human hand

สตรี

sa-tree — Woman; female; a formal word for women

ถักนิตติ้ง

thak nit-ting — Knitting; crafting fabric by interlocking yarn loops

เต็มไป

tem pai — Full of; filled with; overflowing with something

ดุร้าย

du rai — Fierce; ferocious; savage and aggressive in nature

ประสบการณ์

pra-sop-kan — Experience; knowledge gained through doing something

พวกเธอ

phuak thoe — They; them; referring to a group of women

ฉีกทึ้ง

chik thueng — To tear apart; to rip something to shreds