A Tale of Two Cities — Page 16

Vocabulary

ดังนั้น

dang nan — therefore; as a result of that

มิส

mit — Miss; title for an unmarried woman

ผู้

phu — person; one who; classifier for people

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai

เคย

khoei — ever; used to; to have done before

ต่อย

toi — to punch; to strike with a fist

หรือ

rue — or; a conjunction indicating alternatives

ตี

ti — to hit; to beat; to strike something

ใคร

khrai — who; anyone; whoever; which person

มา

ma — to come; to arrive at a place

ตลอด

ta lot — throughout; all along; the entire duration

ชีวิต

chi wit — life; one's existence or lifetime

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — she; her; you (informal, often female)

แต่

tae — but; however; yet; a contrasting conjunction

ความ

khwam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

กล้าหาญ

kla han — brave; courageous; showing great bravery

นั้น

nan — that; those; referring to something previously mentioned

มี

mi — to have; to possess; there is/are

ลักษณะ

lak sa na — characteristic; quality; feature of something

ที่

thi — that; which; at; a relative or locative particle

อ่อนไหว

on wai — sensitive; emotionally easily moved or affected

ทาง

thang — way; path; direction; in the manner of

อารมณ์

a rom — emotion; mood; feeling; temperament

จน

jon — until; to the point that; so much that

ทำให้

tham hai — to make; to cause; to cause something to happen

น้ำตา

nam ta — tears; liquid from the eyes when crying

อาจ

at — may; might; possibly; expressing possibility

กลั้น

klan — to hold back; to suppress; to restrain emotion

ไว้

wai — to keep; to hold; particle indicating retention

อยู่

yu — to be; to stay; to remain at a place

ไหล

lai — to flow; to stream; to run (liquid)

ท่วม

thuam — to flood; to overflow; to inundate

ดวงตา

duang ta — eyes; the two organs of sight

นี่

ni — this; here; referring to something nearby

คือ

khue — is; are; to be; equals; means

มาดาม

ma dam — Madame; respectful title for a woman

แทบ

thaep — almost; nearly; barely; scarcely

เข้าใจ

khao jai — to understand; to comprehend something clearly

เลย

loei — at all; even; right away; past (place)

ถึง

thueng — to reach; until; to; expressing arrival

ขนาด

kha nat — size; extent; to the degree that

ผิด

phit — wrong; mistaken; incorrect; to err

ว่า

wa — that; to say; a subordinating conjunction

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; is/am/are

อ่อนแอ

on ae — weak; feeble; lacking strength or power

หัวเราะ

hua ro — to laugh; to express amusement audibly

เจ้า

jao — you; a pronoun used somewhat archaic or informal

คน

khon — person; people; classifier for human beings

น่าสงสาร

na song san — pitiful; deserving pity; poor thing

ค่า

kha — value; worth; fee; particle of politeness

อะไร

a rai — what; anything; something; what thing

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal, female)

จะ

ja — will; shall; future tense auxiliary

พูด

phut — to speak; to talk; to say something

กับ

kap — with; and; together with someone

หมอ

mo — doctor; physician; medical professional

ต่างหาก

tang hak — instead; rather; on the contrary

จากนั้น

jak nan — after that; then; following that moment

ก็

ko — also; then; particle indicating continuation or result

ยก

yok — to lift; to raise; to pick up

เสียง

siang — sound; voice; noise; audio

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

และ

lae — and; also; in addition to

ร้อง

rong — to call out; to shout; to sing; to cry

เรียก

riak — to call; to summon; to name something

ออก

ok — to exit; out; to come out from

ไป

pai — to go; away; movement away from speaker

พลเมือง

phon la mueang — citizen; civilian; member of a nation

ภรรยา

phan ra ya — wife; a man's female spouse

บุตร

but — child; son or daughter; offspring

ผู้ใด

phu dai — whoever; anyone; whichever person

ก็ตาม

ko tam — whatever; whoever; no matter what

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — is not; no; that is not the case

โง่

ngo — stupid; foolish; dumb; lacking intelligence

น่าสังเวช

na sang wet — pitiful; deplorable; pathetic; worthy of pity

นี้

ni — this; these; referring to something close

จง

jong — shall; let; imperative auxiliary expressing command

ตอบ

top — to answer; to respond; to reply

หญิง

ying — woman; female; girl

ด้วย

duai — also; with; too; together; as well

บางที

bang thi — sometimes; perhaps; maybe; occasionally

เงียบ

ngiap — quiet; silent; still; without noise

ตามมา

tam ma — to follow; to come after; to trail behind

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; matter; something

ซ่อนเร้น

son ren — hidden; concealed; secretive; kept out of sight

ใน

nai — in; inside; within; interior of something

สีหน้า

si na — facial expression; look on one's face

สงสัย

song sai — to suspect; to doubt; to be curious about

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — to occur; to happen; to arise suddenly

กะทันหัน

ka than han — suddenly; abruptly; without warning

โดย

doi — by; by means of; through; via

เกี่ยว

kiao — related to; concerning; involving; connected with

สิ่งใด

sing dai — anything; whatever thing; which thing

กระซิบ

kra sip — to whisper; to speak very softly

บอก

bok — to tell; to inform; to say to someone

พวกเขา

phuak khao — they; them; those people (third person plural)

ได้

dai — can; to be able to; to get; have done

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; and then; past completion marker

เปิด

poet — to open; to turn on; to unlock

ประตู

pra tu — door; gate; entrance to a room

สาม

sam — three; the number 3

บาน

ban — classifier for doors, windows, or panels

อย่าง

yang — way; manner; type; kind; like

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — fast; quick; rapid; with great speed

มอง

mong — to look; to gaze; to observe something

เข้าไป

khao pai — to go in; to enter into; inward movement

ข้างใน

khang nai — inside; interior; within a space

ห้อง

hong — room; chamber; enclosed indoor space

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — those; referring to a group previously mentioned

ล้วน

luan — all; entirely; wholly; without exception

ระเกะระกะ

ra ke ra ka — messy; cluttered; in disarray; scattered about

การ

kan — action; act; noun prefix for activities or processes

รีบเร่ง

rip reng — to rush; to hurry; to act with urgency

เก็บ

kep — to collect; to pick up; to store away

สิ่งของ

sing khong — belongings; items; things; personal possessions

กระจัดกระจาย

kra jat kra jai — scattered; spread out; dispersed in all directions

บน

bon — on; above; on top of a surface

พื้น

phuen — floor; ground; surface; base level

ไม่มี

mai mi — there is not; to lack; to have none

ข้างหลัง

khang lang — behind; at the back; rear side

ให้

hai — to give; to let; to allow; for

ดู

du — to look; to watch; to see something

วัน

wan — day; a 24-hour period

กล่าว

klao — to say; to state; to speak formally

คำ

kham — word; syllable; unit of spoken language

ร้องขอ

rong kho — to request; to plead; to ask earnestly

ถ่องแท้

thong thae — truly; genuinely; thoroughly; clearly and certainly

เดียวกับ

diao kap — same as; identical with; the very same

คำตอบ

kham top — answer; reply; response to a question

ถ้า

tha — if; in the event that; conditional conjunction

ไม่ได้

mai dai — cannot; did not; unable to do something

สามารถ

sa mat — can; able to; capable of doing something

ถูก

thuk — to be; passive marker; correct; cheap

ติดตาม

tit tam — to follow; to track; to pursue someone

นำตัว

nam tua — to bring someone; to escort; to take a person

กลับมา

klap ma — to return; to come back; to arrive back

ตัวเอง

tua eng — oneself; themselves; by one's own self