A Tale of Two Cities — Page 18

Vocabulary

ไม่นานนัก

mai naan nak — Not very long; a short while

มือ

meu — Hand; the part at the end of the arm

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ก็

gor — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

หยุด

yut — To stop; to cease movement or action

ตี

tee — To hit; to strike something forcefully

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

คลำ

khlam — To grope; to feel around by touch

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from speaker

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun particle

เอว

eo — Waist; the narrow middle part of the body

ถูก

thuuk — To be subjected to; correct; cheap

โอบ

op — To embrace; to wrap arms around someone

รัด

rat — To bind tightly; to clasp firmly around

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold in place; aspectual particle

มัน

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

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; existential verb

ใต้

tai — Under; below; beneath something

แขน

khaen — Arm; the limb from shoulder to hand

ฉัน

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

กล่าว

klaao — To say; to speak; to state formally

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of something

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by someone

อัด

at — To press; to compress; to force tightly

เธอ

thoe — She; her; second or third person (female)

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ดึง

deung — To pull; to tug something toward oneself

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ได้

dai — Can; to obtain; past tense marker

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng kraeng — Strong; physically powerful and tough

กว่า

kwaa — Than; more than; comparative particle

ขอบคุณ

khop khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude

สวรรค์

sawan — Heaven; paradise; the divine realm above

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a particular purpose

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an entity or matter

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

จับ

jap — To catch; to grab; to seize something

จน

jon — Until; up to a point; poor (context-dependent)

ฝ่าย

faai — Side; party; faction in a conflict

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

หนึ่ง

neung — One; the number one; a single unit

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or group

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; a collective of people

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

สลบ

salop — To faint; to lose consciousness suddenly

หรือ

reu — Or; whether; question particle in Thai

ตาย

taai — To die; to be dead; death

เคลื่อน

khleuuan — To move; to shift position gradually

อก

ok — Chest; breast; the front of the torso

เงย

ngoei — To raise one's face or head upward

หน้า

naa — Face; front; page; next

ขึ้น

kheun — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze at something

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer in Thai

คือ

kheu — Is; to be; identifies or defines something

อะไร

arai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ใส่

sai — To put in; to wear; to insert something

กระทบ

kratop — To impact; to hit; to affect something

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb

แสง

saeng — Light; ray; brightness from a source

วาบ

waap — Flash; a sudden brief burst of light

ระเบิด

raboet — Explosion; to explode; a bomb

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past completion marker

ยืน

yeun — To stand; to be in a standing position

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

เดียว

diao — Alone; single; only one

ตา

taa — Eye; maternal grandfather (context-dependent)

บอด

bot — Blind; unable to see; sightless

ควัน

khwan — Smoke; fumes rising from fire or burning

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; entirely; the whole amount or group

เกิดขึ้น

koet kheun — To happen; to occur; to take place

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked; a brief moment (context-dependent)

พริบตา

phrit taa — Blink of an eye; an extremely brief instant

เมื่อ

meuua — When; at the time that something happened

จาง

jaang — To fade; to become faint or pale

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon; to throw away; to leave behind

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state or quality of something

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; free from noise

สงัด

sa-ngat — Still; hushed; deeply silent and deserted

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; that (relative)

น่า

naa — Worth; worthy of; makes adjectives from verbs

สยดสยอง

sayot sa-yong — Horrifying; causing extreme fear or dread

ล่อง

long — To drift; to float along freely

ลอย

loi — To float; to hover in air or water

อากาศ

aa-gaat — Air; atmosphere; weather; the sky around us

ดุจ

dut — Like; as if; resembling something (literary)

ดัง

dang — Like; such as; loud (context-dependent)

วิญญาณ

win-yaan — Spirit; soul; ghost of a deceased person

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; a girl or woman

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; past experience marker

โกรธ

groot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

ซึ่ง

seung — Which; that; relative pronoun in Thai

ร่าง

raang — Body; figure; draft (of a document)

กาย

kaai — Body; the physical form of a person

นอน

non — To lie down; to sleep; to recline

สิ้น

sin — To end; finished; depleted; to expire

ชีวิต

chii-wit — Life; existence; the state of being alive

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

พื้น

pheun — Floor; ground; surface one walks on

ตกใจ

tok jai — To be startled; to be shocked suddenly

เบื้องต้น

beuang ton — Initially; at first; preliminary; basic

ต่อ

to — Against; toward; per; to continue something

สถานการณ์

sa-thaan-na-gaan — Situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs

ตน

ton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun (formal)

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go past something

นั้น

nan — That; those; demonstrative pronoun (distant)

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative particle

ห่าง

haang — Far; distant; away from something

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; superlative marker; the extreme degree

เท่า

thao — Equal; as much as; same amount

ทำ

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

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; ladder; steps used to climb

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to call; to sing

ขอ

kho — To ask for; to request; to beg

ช่วยเหลือ

chuay leuua — To help; to assist; to aid someone

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something

ผล

phon — Result; fruit; outcome of an action

โชคดี

chook dii — Lucky; fortunate; good luck

นึก

neuk — To think; to recall; to ponder something

ถึง

theung — To reach; to arrive at; until

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

กระทำ

kra-tham — To act; to do; to commit an action

ทัน

than — In time; to catch up; not too late

เวลา

we-laa — Time; period; a moment or duration

พอ

pho — Enough; just as; sufficient amount

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; self; reflexive pronoun

กลับ

glap — To return; to go back; reverse direction

สะพรึงกลัว

sa-phreung glua — Terrified; filled with great fear and dread

เข้า

khao — To enter; into; directional particle inward

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; route to follow

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building

อีก

iik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for events

แต่

tae — But; however; only; conjunction of contrast

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme case

ใกล้

glai — Near; close; not far from something

เพื่อ

pheua — In order to; for the purpose of something

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to take with fingers

หมวก

muak — Hat; cap; headwear worn on the head

สิ่งของ

sing khong — Things; objects; belongings; items and possessions

อื่นๆ

eun eun — Others; other things; etcetera; various other items

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; required to do something

สวมใส่

suam sai — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

เหล่า

lao — These; those; plural marker for groups

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to turn off

ล็อก

lok — To lock; to secure with a lock

เสีย

sia — To lose; broken; ruined; away (particle)

ก่อน

gon — Before; first; prior to something else

พา

phaa — To take along; to lead someone somewhere

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to bring along

กุญแจ

gun-jae — Key; a device used to lock or unlock

จากนั้น

jaak nan — After that; then; subsequently in a sequence

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position

ครู่

khruu — A moment; a short while; briefly

หายใจ

haai jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

ร้องไห้

rong hai — To cry; to weep; to shed tears

จึง

jeung — Therefore; so; then as a consequence

ลุก

luk — To get up; to rise from sitting or lying

รีบ

riip — To hurry; to rush; to act quickly