A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

หยิบ

yip — To pick up or grab something small

ที่

thi — At, which, or a place/location marker

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out or emerge from somewhere

บรรจุ

ban ju — To fill, pack, or load something into a container

ยาสูบ

ya sup — Tobacco, a plant used for smoking

ลงไป

long pai — To go down or descend in a direction

จุดไฟ

jut fai — To light a fire or ignite something

ด้วย

duay — Also, with, or by means of something

สูบ

sup — To smoke or inhale from a pipe or cigarette

จน

jon — Until, or so much that a result occurs

ติด

tit — To catch, stick, or become attached to something

แดง

daeng — Red, the color red

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, or indicating a completed action

ก็

ko — Then, also, or a connective particle in sentences

จู่ๆ

ju ju — Suddenly or all at once without warning

ถือ

thue — To hold or carry something in one's hand

มัน

man — It, or a third person pronoun for things/animals

ออก

ok — To go out, exit, or come forth

ห่าง

hang — Far away, distant, or separated from something

ตัว

tua — Body, self, or classifier for animals and objects

และ

lae — And, connecting two words or phrases together

บางอย่าง

bang yang — Something, some kind of unspecified thing

ใส่

sai — To put in, wear, or insert something somewhere

ปลาย

plai — Tip, end, or point of something elongated

นิ้ว

niu — Finger or toe on a hand or foot

หัวแม่มือ

hua mae mue — The thumb, the large first finger of hand

นิ้วชี้

niu chi — Index finger, the pointing finger of the hand

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter of any kind

นั้น

nan — That, referring to something previously mentioned

ลุก

luk — To rise up, stand up, or catch fire

ขึ้น

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

ดับ

dap — To extinguish, go out, or turn off a light

ไป

pai — To go, away, or indicating movement onward

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, together with, or simultaneously with something

กับ

kap — With, together with, or and (connecting nouns)

ควัน

khwan — Smoke produced by burning something

พุ่ง

phung — To shoot, spurt, or surge forward rapidly

จับมือกัน

jap mue kan — To shake hands or hold hands together

คราว

khrao — A time, occasion, or instance of something happening

นี้

ni — This, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be, or to exist as something

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to, or possessive marker in Thai

คน

khon — Person, people, or human being

ซ่อม

som — To repair or fix something that is broken

ถนน

thanon — Road or street for vehicles and pedestrians

จะ

ja — Will, going to, indicating future intention or action

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

หลัง

lang — After, behind, or the back of something

จาก

jak — From, away from, or since a point in time

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe, notice, or pay attention to something

การกระทำ

kan kra-tham — An action, act, or deed performed by someone

เหล่า

lao — A group of people or things; plural marker

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They or them, referring to a group of people

จับมือ

jap mue — To shake hands or grasp someone's hand

กัน

kan — Together, each other, or a reciprocal action marker

อีก

ik — Again, more, or another time or amount

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, or occasion of doing something

คืนนี้

khuen ni — Tonight, this evening or night

หรือ

rue — Or, used to present alternatives or ask questions

ถาม

tham — To ask a question of someone

ชาย

chai — Man, male person, or male gender

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

ที่ไหน

thi nai — Where, asking about a location or place

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here, at this place or location

นั่ง

nang — To sit down on a surface or seat

อยู่

yu — To be located, live, or stay somewhere

บน

bon — On top of, above, or upon a surface

กอง

kong — A pile, heap, or stack of things

หิน

hin — Stone or rock material found in nature

จ้อง

jong — To stare or gaze intently at something

มอง

mong — To look at or observe something visually

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of, type, or kind of something

เงียบงัน

ngiap ngan — Completely silent, utterly quiet and still

ขณะ

khana — While, during, or at the moment of something

ลูกเห็บ

luk hep — Hail, small balls of ice falling from sky

พัด

phat — To blow, as wind blows or a fan blows

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in or enter a place

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, or during a period of time

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if, like, or resembling something else

การ

kan — A prefix indicating an action or activity noun

จิ๋ว

jio — Tiny, very small, or miniature in size

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until, even, or up to a point in time

ท้องฟ้า

thong fa — The sky, the expanse above the earth

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, or commence something

แจ่มใส

jaem sai — Clear and bright, cheerful or unclouded sky

เหนือ

nuea — Above, north, or over something in position

หมู่บ้าน

mu ban — A village, a small rural community of people

ชี้

chi — To point at or indicate something with a finger

ให้

hai — To give, for, or causative verb marker

ฉัน

chan — I or me, a polite first person pronoun

ดู

du — To look, watch, or see something

นักเดินทาง

nak doen thang — A traveler, one who journeys from place to place

เดิน

doen — To walk or move on foot

นี่

ni — Here, this, or used to call attention

คุณ

khun — You, a polite second person pronoun

ลง

long — To go down, descend, or move downward

ตรง

trong — Straight, directly, or right at a point

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or go past something

น้ำพุ

nam phu — A spring or fountain of water flowing up

พ้น

phon — Past, beyond, or free from something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, or topic about something

พวก

phuak — Group, bunch, or a set of people or things

ขัด

khat — To scrub, polish, or obstruct something

กวาด

kwat — To sweep or scan across an area

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight, gaze, or line of vision

ทั่ว

thua — Throughout, all over, or everywhere in a place

ภูมิประเทศ

phumi pra-thet — Landscape, terrain, or geographical features of an area

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not, cannot, or negates past/potential action

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any, whatsoever, or of any kind at all

ยังไง

yang ngai — How, in what way, or no matter what

ก็ได้

ko dai — It's okay, acceptable, or any option will do

ประมาณ

pra-man — Approximately, about, or roughly a certain amount

สอง

song — Two, the number two

เลย

loei — At all, past, beyond, or emphatic particle

ยอด

yot — Top, peak, tip, or excellent quality

ดี

di — Good, fine, or of positive quality

เลิก

loek — To stop, quit, or end an activity

งาน

ngan — Work, job, task, or an event or function

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something occurred

ไหร่

rai — When, used in questions about time

ตอน

ton — At the time of, period, or episode

พระอาทิตย์ตก

phra a-thit tok — Sunset, the time when the sun goes down

ช่วย

chuay — To help, assist, or aid someone

ปลุก

pluk — To wake someone up from sleep

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, or prior to something else

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or indicates past tense action

ไหม

mai — A question particle used at end of sentences

มา

ma — To come, or directional particle toward speaker

คืน

khuen — Night, or to return something back

โดย

doi — By means of, by, or through an agent

พัก

phak — To rest, take a break, or stay overnight