A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

ลงไป

long pai — To go down, moving downward away from speaker

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ขึ้นมา

khuean ma — To come up, moving upward toward speaker

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body

ทิ่ม

thim — To stab or poke sharply with a pointed object

ลง

long — To go down; descend in direction or level

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

ขั้น

khan — Step or rung, as on a staircase

บันได

bandai — Staircase or ladder used to change levels

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

อาคาร

akhan — Building; a constructed structure for use

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now; at this present moment

คุกเข่า

khuk khao — To kneel down on one or both knees

ลุกขึ้น

luk khuen — To stand up; rise from a position

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet

นอน

non — To lie down; to sleep

หงาย

ngai — Lying face upward on one's back

ถูก

thuk — To be hit; passive marker indicating receiving action

ลาก

lak — To drag or pull something along a surface

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ทุบตี

thup ti — To beat or strike repeatedly with force

อัด

at — To press, stuff, or beat someone forcefully

จน

jon — Until; up to a point in time or condition

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

ไม่ออก

mai ok — Unable to come out; unable to produce something

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of something

กำมือ

kam mue — A fist; hand clenched tightly together

หญ้า

ya — Grass; low green ground-covering plant

ฟาง

fang — Straw; dried stalks of grain plants

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

หมู่

mu — Group; cluster of people or things

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at the end of arm

นับร้อย

nap roi — Numbering in the hundreds; very many

ยัด

yat — To stuff or cram something forcefully inside

เข้า

khao — To enter; inward directional particle

ใส่

sai — To put into; to apply onto something

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front surface of the head

เขา

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

ฉีก

chik — To tear apart; rip something with force

ทึ้ง

thueng — To tug or pull roughly at something

ฟกช้ำ

fok cham — Bruised; showing injury from blunt impact

หอบ

hop — To pant or gasp with labored breathing

เลือด

lueat — Blood; red fluid circulating in the body

ไหล

lai — To flow; liquid moving continuously downward

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing in a state or action

คง

khong — Probably; likely; remaining constant or stable

ร้องขอ

rong kho — To request or appeal earnestly to someone

วิงวอน

wing won — To plead or beg desperately for something

ขอ

kho — To ask for; to request something from someone

ความเมตตา

khwam metta — Mercy; compassion shown toward another person

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere

ตลอดเวลา

talot wela — All the time; continuously without stopping

เต็มไปด้วย

tem pai duai — Full of; filled completely with something

ความเจ็บปวด

khwam jep puat — Pain; physical or emotional suffering

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; a way or type

รุนแรง

run raeng — Violent; severe; intense in force or degree

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

การต่อสู้

kan to su — A fight; struggle or combat between parties

ดิ้นรน

din ron — To struggle or strive hard against difficulty

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

พื้นที่

phuenthī — Area; space available in a given place

ว่าง

wang — Empty; vacant; free of occupants or content

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little; small in amount or degree

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; a full cycle or round

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ขณะที่

khanat thi — While; at the moment that something occurs

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; a group of human beings

ถอย

thoi — To retreat or step back from a position

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; outward directional particle

จากกัน

chak kan — Apart from each other; separating from one another

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker; about to do

มองดู

mong du — To look at; to observe something visually

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ท่อนไม้

thon mai — A log or piece of wood; timber section

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or by something

ป่า

pa — Forest; jungle; wild wooded area

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places and institutions

ขา

kha — Leg; the lower limb of the body

ฉุดลาก

chut lak — To pull and drag forcefully along a surface

มุม

mum — Corner; an angle where two sides meet

ถนน

thanon — Road; street used for vehicle and foot traffic

ใกล้

klai — Near; close in distance to something

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative marker indicating extreme degree

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

โคมไฟ

khom fai — Lamp; a light fixture that provides illumination

ความตาย

khwam tai — Death; the state of being no longer alive

ดวง

duang — Classifier for lights, stars, eyes, and souls

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single item

แกว่ง

kwaeng — To swing or sway back and forth

ที่นั่น

thi nan — There; at that place over there

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; to let go of something

ดัง

dang — Loud; making a strong audible sound

แมว

maeo — Cat; the common domesticated feline animal

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

กระทำ

kratham — To do; to commit an act or deed

ต่อ

to — Toward; against; per; connecting preposition

หนู

nu — Mouse or rat; small rodent animal

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; completion marker for past action

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

จ้องมอง

chong mong — To stare fixedly at something or someone

เงียบงัน

ngiap ngan — Completely silent; hushed without any sound

สงบนิ่ง

sangop ning — Perfectly still and calm; motionless and peaceful

ขณะ

khanat — Moment; while; a brief period of time

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; third person plural pronoun

เตรียมการ

triam kan — To prepare; to make arrangements for something

ขอร้อง

kho rong — To beg; to implore someone for something

เธอ

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

ผู้หญิง

phu ying — Woman; female person

กรีดร้อง

krit rong — To scream or shriek loudly in distress

ด่าทอ

da tho — To curse or verbally abuse someone harshly

เดือดดาล

dueat dan — Furious; seething with extreme anger

ผู้ชาย

phu chai — Man; male person

ตะโกน

takон — To shout or yell out loudly

เรียกร้อง

riak rong — To demand or call for something urgently

เคร่งขรึม

khraeng khruem — Stern; serious; having a grave expression

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

ฆ่า

kha — To kill; to cause the death of someone

ปาก

pak — Mouth; the opening used for speaking and eating

ครั้งหนึ่ง

khrang nueng — Once; one time; on a single occasion

ดึง

dueng — To pull; to draw something toward oneself

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle

เชือก

chueak — Rope; cord made of twisted fibers

ขาด

khat — To break; snap; be lacking or severed

จับ

chap — To grab; to catch; to arrest someone

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold in place; retention marker

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to sing; to shout

สองครั้ง

song khrang — Twice; two times on separate occasions

เมตตา

metta — Compassion; loving kindness toward others

รั้ง

rang — To hold back; restrain from moving forward

ศีรษะ

sirasa — Head; formal word for the top of body

เสียบ

siap — To pierce or skewer through with a pointed object

หอก

hok — Spear; a long pointed weapon for thrusting

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; before long; not taking much time

มาก

mak — Much; many; a large quantity or degree

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just about adequate

ชาว

chao — People of; inhabitants or citizens of a place

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

เต้นระบำ

ten rabam — To dance; to perform a ceremonial or celebratory dance

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually with the eyes

ภาพ

phap — Image; picture; a visual scene or representation

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned