A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

นี่

nii — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'here'.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or also; indicates continuing state.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; used to negate identity or classification.

จุด

jut — Point, dot, or spot; also to light a fire.

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — To end, conclude, or come to a finish.

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possession marker in Thai.

เหตุการณ์

het kan — Event, incident, or occurrence of significance.

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; one item.

เลวร้าย

leo rai — Terrible, awful, or very bad in nature.

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or time.

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative referring to something distant.

เพราะ

phro — Because; introduces a reason or cause.

ตะโกน

ta kon — To shout, yell, or call out loudly.

เต้นรำ

ten ram — To dance; perform rhythmic movement to music.

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means poor/impoverished.

เลือด

lueat — Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body.

แห่ง

haeng — Of, from; classifier for places and locations.

ความโกรธ

khwam krot — Anger, wrath; the feeling of strong displeasure.

พลุ่ง

phlung — To surge, gush, or burst forth suddenly.

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise, go up, or increase in level.

เดือด

dueat — To boil; also means furious or seething with anger.

พล่าน

phlan — To swarm, rush about, or move chaotically everywhere.

อีก

ik — Again, more, another; indicates repetition or addition.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occasion; classifier for occurrences.

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction.

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears.

ยาม

yam — Guard, watchman; also a period of the night.

ค่ำ

kham — Evening, nightfall; the time after sunset.

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause.

ลูกเขย

luk khoei — Son-in-law; husband of one's daughter.

ผู้

phu — Person, one who; prefix indicating a person doing something.

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker.

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; also cheap or correct.

สังหาร

sang han — To kill, slay, or murder someone deliberately.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, who, that; relative pronoun in Thai.

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

ศัตรู

sattru — Enemy, foe, or adversary of a person.

ดูหมิ่น

du min — To insult, disrespect, or look down upon someone.

ประชาชน

pracha chon — The people, citizens, or general public of a nation.

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1 in Thai.

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; also strength or military force.

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel, journey, or go on a trip.

เข้า

khao — To enter, go into, or move inward.

ภายใต้

phai tai — Under, beneath, or subject to something.

การคุ้มกัน

kan khum kan — Protection, escort, or guard provided to someone.

ทหารม้า

tha han ma — Cavalry soldier; a soldier who fights on horseback.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting a quantity or scope.

อย่างเดียว

yang diao — Only, solely, just one thing or way.

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until or up to.

ห้าร้อย

ha roi — Five hundred; the number 500.

นาย

nai — Mister, master; also a classifier for soldiers or men.

จด

jot — To note down, record, or write a memo.

บันทึก

ban thuek — To record, note; a written record or diary.

อาชญากรรม

at cha ya kam — Crime; an illegal act punishable by law.

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her; third person pronoun.

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or place something down.

บน

bon — On, upon, above a surface or object.

แผ่น

phaen — Sheet, flat piece; classifier for flat objects.

กระดาษ

kra dat — Paper; thin flat material for writing or printing.

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that; indicates completion.

จับกุม

jap kum — To arrest, apprehend, or take someone into custody.

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and clothing.

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — Regardless of, no matter what or who.

จะ

ja — Will, shall; future tense marker in Thai.

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity.

ฉีก

chik — To tear, rip apart with force.

ออก

ok — Out, outward; to exit or come out of.

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker.

จาก

jak — From, away from; indicates origin or separation.

อก

ok — Chest, breast; the front of the torso.

กองทัพ

kong thap — Army, military force; organized troops for warfare.

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Regardless, anyway; concessive expression in Thai.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of doing something.

ให้

hai — To give; also causes or allows something to happen.

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion; a person one is close to.

กับ

kap — With, together with; also and between nouns.

ตั้ง

tang — To set up, establish, or place upright.

ศีรษะ

si sa — Head; the upper part of the human body.

หัวใจ

hua jai — Heart; the organ or seat of emotions.

หอก

hok — Spear, pike; a long pointed weapon for thrusting.

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or carry something along.

สมบัติ

sombat — Treasure, property, or valuable possessions.

สาม

sam — Three; the number 3 in Thai.

ชิ้น

chin — Piece, item; classifier for pieces of things.

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at normal pace.

ขบวน

kha buan — Procession, parade, or convoy moving together.

อย่าง

yang — Like, in the manner of; also a type or kind.

ฝูง

fung — Pack, flock, herd; a group of animals.

หมาป่า

ma pa — Wolf; a wild canine predator living in packs.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go past, or go through.

ท้องถนน

thong tha non — Street, road surface; the public roads of a city.

กว่า

kwa — More than, over; comparative particle in Thai.

บรรดา

ban da — All the, various; refers to a group collectively.

ชาย

chai — Man, male; an adult male person.

หญิง

ying — Woman, female; an adult female person.

กลับ

klap — To return, go back; also to turn or reverse.

หา

ha — To look for, seek, or search for something.

เด็กๆ

dek dek — Children; young boys and girls collectively.

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; a connective or emphasis particle.

รอ

ro — To wait, await; to stay until something happens.

มืด

muet — Dark, darkness; absence of light.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; also together with something.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, noise; auditory sensation.

ร่ำไห้

ram hai — To weep, sob, or cry out in sorrow.

มือ

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

เปล่า

plao — Empty, bare; also used to mean 'no' or 'free'.

ไร้

rai — Without, lacking, devoid of something.

ขนมปัง

kha nom pang — Bread; a baked food made from flour and water.

จากนั้น

jak nan — After that, then; indicates sequence of events.

ร้าน

ran — Shop, store; a place where goods are sold.

น่า

na — Worthy of, deserves to; precedes emotional adjectives.

สังเวช

sang wet — Pitiful, evoking sorrow or deep compassion.

ล้อมรอบ

lom rop — To surround, encircle, or encompass on all sides.

ด้วย

duai — With, also, by means of; adds or connects.

แถว

thaeo — Row, line, queue; also an area or vicinity.

ยาว

yao — Long; describes something of great length.

ผู้คน

phu khon — People, folk; human beings in general.

อดทน

ot thon — To endure, be patient, or tolerate hardship.

ซื้อ

sue — To buy, purchase goods or services.

คุณภาพ

khun na phap — Quality; the standard or grade of something.

แย่

yae — Bad, poor, terrible; of low quality or condition.

ขณะ

kha na — While, at the moment, during a period of time.

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them; third person plural pronoun.

ท้อง

thong — Stomach, belly; the abdomen or womb.

ว่างเปล่า

wang plao — Empty, vacant, hollow; containing nothing inside.

อ่อนแรง

on raeng — Weak, feeble; lacking physical strength or energy.

ฆ่า

kha — To kill, slay, or take someone's life.

เวลา

we la — Time; a point or period measured in hours.

การ

kan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions.

กอดรัด

kot rat — To hug tightly, embrace firmly, or hold close.

กัน

kan — Each other, together, mutually; reciprocal marker.

พูดคุย

phut khui — To chat, converse, or talk casually with others.

ชัยชนะ

chai cha na — Victory, triumph; success in a battle or contest.

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, as though; used to make a comparison.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also indicates past tense.

ร่วม

ruam — Together, jointly, to participate or share in.

สัมผัส

sam phat — To touch, feel; physical or sensory contact.

มัน

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

สนทนา

son tha na — To converse formally; a dialogue or discussion.

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Gradually, slowly, little by little over time.

ขาด

khat — To tear, break, lack, or be without something.

สั้น

san — Short; of little length or brief duration.

กระจัดกระจาย

kra jat kra jai — Scattered, dispersed, spread apart in all directions.

หาย

hai — To disappear, vanish, or recover from illness.

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker.

แสง

saeng — Light; visible radiance from a source.

สลัว

salua — Dim, faint, not bright; poorly illuminated.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, or commence something.

ส่อง

song — To shine, illuminate, or peer through something.

หน้าต่าง

na tang — Window; an opening in a wall for light or air.

ชั้น

chan — Floor, level, layer, or storey of a building.

สูง

sung — Tall, high; of great vertical extent.

กองไฟ

kong fai — Bonfire, campfire; a pile of burning fuel.

เล็กๆ

lek lek — Small, tiny, little; of diminutive size.

ก่อ

ko — To build, light, or cause something to start.

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to, along with.

เพื่อนบ้าน

phuean ban — Neighbor; a person living nearby or next door.

ต่าง

tang — Different, various; each, respectively.

ช่วย

chuai — To help, assist, or aid someone in need.

หุงหา

hung ha — To cook, prepare food for a meal.

อาหาร

a han — Food, meal; nourishment consumed to sustain life.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position.

รับประทาน

rap pra than — To eat; a polite term for consuming food.

หน้า

na — Face, front; the forward side of something.

ประตู

pra tu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit to a space.

บ้าน

ban — House, home; a place where people live.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun in Thai.

ไม่

mai — Not, no; the primary negation word in Thai.

เพียงพอ

phiang pho — Enough, sufficient, adequate in quantity or quality.

ปราศจาก

prat sa jak — Without, free from, devoid of something entirely.

เนื้อสัตว์

nuea sat — Meat; the flesh of animals used as food.

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao kap — Just like, same as, in the same way as.

เครื่องปรุง

khrueang prung — Seasoning, condiment, or spice used in cooking.

อื่นๆ

uen uen — Others, other things; refers to remaining items.

สำหรับ

sam rap — For, intended for; indicates purpose or recipient.

กระนั้น

kra nan — Nevertheless, even so; despite that situation.

ความ

khwam — Prefix nominalizing abstract concepts and feelings.

มิตร

mit — Friend, ally; a person of goodwill and friendship.

ระหว่าง

ra wang — Between, among, during; in the middle of.

มนุษย์

ma nut — Human being, mankind; a member of the human species.

หยอด

yot — To drop, drip, or add a little bit at a time.

คุณค่า

khun kha — Value, worth; the importance or merit of something.

ทาง

thang — Way, path, route; direction toward something.

จิตใจ

jit jai — Mind, heart, spirit; the inner emotional self.

แข็ง

khaeng — Hard, firm, solid; not soft or flexible.

กระด้าง

kra dang — Harsh, rough, hardened; tough or callous in manner.

ประกาย

pra kai — Sparkle, gleam, glimmer; a flash of light.

ร่าเริง

ra roeng — Cheerful, lively, merry; full of joy and energy.

บ้าง

bang — Some, somewhat, a little; indicates partial degree.