A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

ความยากจน

khwaam yaak jon — state of being poor; poverty

พราก

phraak — to separate or part from someone forcibly

เรา

rao — we, us, or I (informal first person)

ออกจากกัน

òok jàak kan — to separate from each other; to part ways

และ

lae — and; connecting words or clauses together

เธอ

thoe — you or she; informal second or third person pronoun

ไม่รู้

mâi rúu — to not know; to be unaware of something

อะไร

arai — what; used in questions or indefinite reference

เลย

loei — at all; emphasizing negation or degree

เกี่ยวกับ

kìao kàp — about; concerning; related to a topic

ชะตากรรม

chá-taa-kam — fate; destiny; one's lot in life

ของ

khǒong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first person pronoun (informal, often female)

เพราะ

phró — because; since; giving a reason

เขียนหนังสือ

khǐan nǎng-sǔue — to write; to compose written text

ไม่เป็น

mâi pen — unable to do; not knowing how to do

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — even though; although; despite the fact that

จะ

jà — will; future tense or intention marker

เขียน

khǐan — to write; to inscribe letters or words

ได้

dâai — can; able to; indicates ability or possibility

บอก

bòok — to tell; to inform someone of something

อย่างไร

yàang rai — how; in what way or manner

มัน

man — it; third person pronoun for things or animals

ดีกว่า

dii kwàa — better than; superior in quality or degree

แบบ

bàep — style; type; manner or pattern of something

ที่

thîi — that; which; relative pronoun or place marker

เป็นอยู่

pen yùu — to exist as; current state of living

นี้

níi — this; indicating something nearby or current

ใช่

châi — yes; that is correct; affirmative response

ใช่แล้ว

châi láew — that's right; yes, exactly; strong affirmation

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; matter or abstract concept

คิด

khít — to think; to consider or reflect mentally

อยู่

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

ตลอดทาง

talòot thaang — all the way; throughout the entire journey

เดิน

dooen — to walk; to move on foot

มา

maa — to come; movement toward the speaker

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing state or action

คง

khong — probably; likely; expressing assumption or certainty

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

ขณะ

khanà — moment; while; at the time of something

มองดู

moong duu — to look at; to gaze upon something

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — face; the front part of the head

อัน

an — which; that; classifier for various objects

เปี่ยม

pìam — full; brimming; overflowing with something

ด้วย

dûuay — with; also; by means of something

ความเมตตา

khwaam méttaa — compassion; loving kindness; merciful goodwill toward others

ความเข้มแข็ง

khwaam khêm khǎeng — strength; resilience; firmness of character

คุณ

khun — you; polite second person pronoun

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative clause connector

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

กำลังใจ

kamlang jai — encouragement; moral support; strength of heart

อย่าง

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

มาก

mâak — much; many; a great amount or degree

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

คือ

khuue — is; means; equating or defining something

หาก

hàak — if; in the case that; conditional conjunction

สาธารณรัฐ

sǎa-thaa-ra-ná-rát — republic; a form of democratic government

ทำ

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

ดีงาม

dii ngaam — good and beautiful; virtuous and admirable

แก่

kàe — to; for; indicating recipient or old age

คน

khon — person; people; human being

ยากจน

yaak jon — poor; impoverished; lacking financial resources

แท้จริง

tháe jing — truly; in reality; genuine or authentic

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — they; them; third person plural pronoun

หิวโหย

hǐw hǒoi — hungry; starving; suffering from lack of food

น้อยลง

nóoi long — less; decreasing; becoming smaller in amount

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thúk thora-maan — to suffer; to endure pain or hardship

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each one without exception

ทาง

thaang — way; path; direction or means

อาจ

àat — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

มีชีวิต

mii chiiwít — to be alive; to have life; to live

อีก

ìik — more; another; again; additional

นาน

naan — long time; a lengthy duration

จน

jon — until; up to the point; poor (contextual)

แก่เฒ่า

kàe thâo — old and aged; very elderly person

ด้วยซ้ำ

dûuay sám — even; moreover; emphasizing something unexpected

แล้ว

láew — already; then; indicating completed action

ล่ะ

lâ — particle adding emphasis or mild question tone

น้องสาว

nóong sǎao — younger sister; female younger sibling

ผู้

phûu — person who; one who; nominative prefix

อ่อนโยน

òon yoon — gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner

ไหม

mǎi — question particle; asking yes or no

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

ดวงตา

duuang taa — eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — never; have never done something before

ร้องขอ

róong khǒo — to beg; to request or plead earnestly

ความเห็นใจ

khwaam hěn jai — sympathy; compassionate understanding of another's feelings

เต็มเปี่ยม

tem pìam — full to the brim; completely filled with something

ไป

pai — to go; movement away from the speaker

ความอดทน

khwaam òt ton — patience; endurance; ability to bear difficulty

ชุ่ม

chûm — moist; damp; soaked with liquid

น้ำตา

nám taa — tears; liquid from eyes when crying

ริมฝีปาก

rim fǐi pàak — lips; the edges of the mouth

แยก

yâek — to separate; to split apart; to diverge

ออก

òok — out; outward; to exit or come out

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — a little; slightly; a small amount

สั่นระริก

sân ra-rík — to tremble; to quiver slightly with emotion

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — for; intended for; in preparation for

รอ

roo — to wait; to stay until something happens

ดินแดน

din daen — land; territory; a region or area

เชื่อมั่น

chûuea mân — to be confident; to trust firmly in something

ทั้ง

tháng — both; all; entirety including every part

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — to receive; to obtain; to be given something

การ

kaan — nominalizing prefix; action or process noun marker

คุ้มครอง

khúm khroong — to protect; to guard; to give shelter

เป็นไปไม่ได้

pen pai mâi dâai — impossible; cannot happen or be done

หรอก

ròok — particle softening denial or contradiction

ลูก

lûuk — child; offspring; also term of endearment

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — there; at that place; in that location

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is no; to not have; absent

กาลเวลา

kaan-wee-laa — time; the passage of time; temporal duration

ความทุกข์ยาก

khwaam thúk yâak — hardship; misery; suffering and difficulty in life

ใดๆ

dai dai — any; whichever; any at all

ให้กำลังใจ

hâi kamlang jai — to encourage; to give moral support to someone

เหลือเกิน

lǔuea gooen — excessively; too much; beyond measure

ช่าง

châang — how; expressing exclamation; technician (contextual)

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlǎo — foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or intelligence

เบาปัญญา

bao panyaa — simple-minded; intellectually weak; lacking mental capacity

จูบ

jùup — to kiss; a kiss; pressing lips to something

ใช่ไหม

châi mǎi — right?; isn't it?; tag question seeking confirmation

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; until; up to; arriving at

เวลา

weelaa — time; a period or point in time

หรือ

rǔue — or; either; used in alternative questions

เขา

khǎo — he; she; they; third person pronoun

ทั้งสอง

tháng sǒong — both; the two together; both of them

อวยพร

uuay phoon — to bless; to wish someone well and happiness

กัน

kan — each other; together; mutually reciprocal action

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sàk sìt — sacred; holy; having divine or spiritual power

มือ

muue — hand; the body part at the end of arm

ว่าง

wâang — free; empty; unoccupied or having spare time

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — cannot; did not; negating ability or past action

สั่น

sân — to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

เมื่อ

mûuea — when; at the time that something happened

ปล่อย

plòoi — to release; to let go; to free something

สิ่งใด

sìng dai — anything; whatever; any thing at all

นอกจาก

nôok jàak — except; besides; other than something mentioned

ความมั่นคง

khwaam mân khong — stability; security; firmness and dependability

แสน

sǎen — hundred thousand; extremely; very much indeed

หวาน

wǎan — sweet; having a pleasant sweet taste or nature

สดใส

sòt sǎi — bright; cheerful; fresh and radiant in appearance

บน

bon — on; above; on top of a surface

อดทน

òt ton — to endure; to be patient; to persevere through difficulty

ออกไป

òok pai — to go out; to leave; to exit outward

ข้างหน้า

khâang nâa — ahead; in front; the future or forward direction

ก็

kô — also; then; particle indicating consequence or concession

จากไป

jàak pai — to leave; to depart; to go away from

หญิง

yǐng — woman; female; a female person

กำลัง

kamlang — currently; in the process of; strength or power

ถัก

thàk — to knit; to weave or braid thread together

เส้นด้าย

sên dâai — thread; yarn; a strand used for sewing or knitting

นับ

náp — to count; to number; to enumerate things