A Tale of Two Cities — Page 15

Vocabulary

ไม่

mâi — No; negation particle used before verbs

น่าจะ

nâa-jà — Should; probably; expressing likelihood or expectation

ติดตาม

tìt-taam — To follow; to track or keep up with

ถ้อยคำ

tôi-kham — Words; speech; expressions used in language

สำนวน

săm-nuan — Idiom; phrase; a figurative expression in language

เหล่านี้

lào-níi — These; referring to a group of things nearby

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past or completed action

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in a manner of; type or kind

ละเอียด

lá-ìat — Detailed; thorough; fine or precise in nature

แต่

tàe — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second or third person pronoun

ก็

gôr — Also; then; a filler particle connecting clauses

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly

พอ

phor — Enough; sufficient; just enough amount

ที่จะ

thîi-jà — In order to; used before an infinitive verb

รับรู้

ráp-rúu — To perceive; to be aware or acknowledge something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported or quoted speech

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; also passive marker in sentences

ดูถูก

duu-thùuk — To look down on; to belittle or disrespect someone

เหยียดหยาม

yìat-yăam — To discriminate against; to despise or scorn someone

หญิง

yǐng — Woman; female; referring to a female person

โง่เขลา

ngôo-khǎo — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or common sense

และ

láe — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

หน้าตา

nâa-taa — Face; appearance; how one looks physically

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something or someone

หมู

mǔu — Pig; pork; a common farm animal or its meat

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

พร้อม

phróm — Ready; together with; prepared for something

ขมวด

kha-mùat — To furrow; to knit or scrunch together tightly

คิ้ว

khíu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye

ฉัน

chăn — I; me; informal first person pronoun for females

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept something given to you

คำตอบ

kham-tòp — Answer; reply; a response to a question

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or departure

ขอ

khǒr — To request; to ask for something politely

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone or something

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform someone about something

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

ไม่ก็

mâi-gôr — Or else; otherwise; presenting another option

หลีก

lìik — To avoid; to step aside; to evade something

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to go out from a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit point

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; indicates completion of an action

ปล่อย

plòi — To release; to let go; to set free

ให้

hâi — To give; for; causes or allows something to happen

หา

hăa — To look for; to search for something or someone

กับ

gàp — With; and; together; connecting nouns or people

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizer prefix for verbal nouns

โบก

bòok — To wave; to gesture by swinging the hand

แขนขวา

khăen-khwăa — Right arm; the arm on one's right side

โกรธเกรี้ยว

gròot-grîao — Furious; very angry; intensely enraged

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

อธิบาย

à-thi-baai — To explain; to describe or clarify something clearly

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; transforms adjectives to nouns

ไม่เคย

mâi-khoei — Never; have never done something before

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or degree

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire or wish for something

ภาษา

phaa-săa — Language; a system of communication using words

ไร้สาระ

rái-săa-rá — Nonsense; meaningless; without substance or purpose

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad; willing; pleased to do something

มอบ

mòp — To give; to hand over; to present formally

ทุกสิ่ง

thúk-sìng — Everything; all things without exception

ที่

thîi — At; which; relative pronoun or location marker

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ยกเว้น

yók-wén — Except; excluding; apart from something listed

เสื้อผ้า

sûea-phâa — Clothing; clothes; garments worn on the body

สวม

sùam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; indicates ongoing state or location

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of a fact

สงสัย

sǒng-săi — To doubt; to be curious or suspicious about something

ความจริง

khwaam-jing — Truth; reality; facts as they actually are

บางส่วน

baang-sùan — Part of; some portion; a fraction of something

มัน

man — It; that; informal pronoun for things or animals

ทั้งสอง

tháng-sǒong — Both; the two of them together

ยอม

yoom — To yield; to consent; to give in or agree

ละ

lá — Particle for emphasis or to soften a statement

สายตา

săai-taa — Eyesight; gaze; the direction one is looking

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

แม้แต่

máe-tàe — Even; not even; emphasizes the smallest case

ชั่ว

chûa — Evil; wicked; for a short duration of time

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment; while; a brief period of time

เดียว

diao — Single; only; alone; just one of something

ขยับ

khà-yàp — To move slightly; to shift position a little

จุด

jùt — Point; spot; dot; a specific location or mark

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tàe — Since; from; starting from a particular time

สังเกตเห็น

sǎng-gèt-hěn — To notice; to observe and become aware of something

ครั้งแรก

khráng-râek — First time; the initial occasion something happened

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now; at this moment; formal word for currently

ก้าว

gâao — Step; stride; to take a step forward

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot from place to place

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

เป็น

pen — To be; to be something; am, is, are

คน

khon — Person; people; a human being or individual

อังกฤษ

ang-grìt — English; British; relating to England or Britain

สิ้นหวัง

sîn-wǎng — Hopeless; to have lost all hope completely

แคร์

khaee — To care; to be concerned about something or someone

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; myself or yourself; reflexive pronoun

น้อย

nói — Little; few; small amount of something

ยิ่ง

yîng — More; even more; increasingly; used for emphasis

ยื้อ

yûue — To drag out; to prolong; to delay or hold on

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or moment in time

ไว้

wái — To keep; to store; to maintain for future use

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — Here; at this place; referring to current location

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration

เท่าใด

thâo-dai — How much; how many; interrogative of quantity

ความหวัง

khwaam-wǎng — Hope; expectation; a wish for a positive outcome

มากขึ้น

mâak-khûen — More; increasingly; growing in amount or degree

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — Only; just that; nothing more than this

สำหรับ

săm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

นกน้อย

nók-nói — Little bird; small bird; an affectionate term

เส้นผม

sên-phǒm — Hair strand; a single or group of hair strands

ดำ

dam — Black; dark-colored; the color black

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something already mentioned

คง

khong — Probably; likely; should remain or stay constant

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

หัว

hǔa — Head; top; the upper part of the body

กำมือ

gam-muue — To clench one's fist; closed hand grip

ถ้า

thâa — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction

กล้า

glâa — Brave; daring; to dare to do something

แตะต้อง

táe-tông — To touch; to lay hands on something or someone

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in such a way; in that manner

ส่าย

săai — To shake; to sway side to side; to wag

แวว

waeo — Gleam; glint; a subtle sparkle in the eyes

ตา

taa — Eye; eyes; the organ used for seeing

ประกาย

prà-gaai — Spark; flash; a brief bright gleam of light

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; during; in the middle of two things

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

ประโยค

prà-yòok — Sentence; a grammatical unit of words

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something verbally

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — Fast; quick; moving or acting with speed

ใช้

chái — To use; to utilize something for a purpose

ลมหายใจ

lom-hăai-jai — Breath; the air inhaled and exhaled by lungs

เต็ม

tem — Full; complete; filled to capacity

อึด

ùet — Enduring; tenacious; able to hold on stubbornly