A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

ด้วย

duay — also, too, with; used to indicate inclusion

เหตุ

het — cause, reason, motive behind an event

นั้น

nan — that, those; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

มอง

mong — to look at, to gaze, to observe something

ซิ

si — particle adding emphasis or mild encouragement

กา

ka — crow; also a type of kettle or pot

จึง

jueng — therefore, so, consequently; shows logical result

สลัก

salak — bolt or pin used to lock a door

กลอน

klon — door latch; also means poem or verse

ประตู

pratu — door, gate, entrance to a building

อย่าง

yang — kind, type, manner, way of doing something

แน่น

naen — tight, firm, secure, packed closely together

หนา

na — thick, dense; describing material or layer

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, after; indicates completed action

ถอย

thoi — to retreat, move backward, step back

ร่น

ron — to move back, shrink away, retreat slightly

เข้า

khao — to enter, go in, move inward

ไป

pai — to go, to leave, moving away from here

ปรึกษา

preueksa — to consult, seek advice, discuss a matter

หารือ

harue — to discuss, deliberate, consult with others

กับ

kap — with, and; connects nouns or indicates togetherness

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and clothing

เอง

eng — self, oneself; adds emphasis to personal action

ผล

phon — result, outcome, fruit of an action

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

การ

kan — the act of; nominalizer for verbs and actions

ครั้ง

khrang — time, occasion, instance; classifier for occurrences

คือ

khue — is, means, that is; defines or identifies something

ขึ้น

khuen — to rise, go up, increase, move upward

บน

bon — on top of, above, upper surface

หลัง

lang — back, behind, after; rear side of something

คา

kha — to be stuck, lodged, or caught in place

บ้าน

ban — house, home, village; place where one lives

ปล่อง

plong — chimney, shaft, hollow tube or flue

ไฟ

fai — fire, flame, light, electricity

เขา

khao — he, she, they; third person pronoun in Thai

อีก

ik — another, more, again, additionally

คราว

khrao — time, occasion, instance; similar to ครั้ง

นี้

ni — this, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — to intend, be determined, pay attention carefully

แน่วแน่

naeo nae — resolute, firmly determined, unwavering in purpose

ว่า

wa — that; quotative particle introducing reported speech

หาก

hak — if, in the event that; conditional conjunction

ถูก

thuk — to be hit; cheap; correct; passive marker

ทุบ

thup — to pound, smash, beat repeatedly with force

พัง

phang — to collapse, break down, be destroyed

ลง

long — to go down, descend, decrease, move downward

เป็น

pen — to be, to exist as, to become something

ชาย

chai — man, male; edge or border of something

รูปร่าง

rup rang — body shape, figure, physical appearance of person

เล็ก

lek — small, little, tiny in size

จาก

jak — from, away from, originating at a place

ภาค

phak — region, part, section, area of a country

ใต้

tai — south, under, below; direction or position

ที่

thi — at, place, that; relative pronoun or location word

มี

mi — to have, there is, there are

อุปนิสัย

uppanisai — character, nature, habit, personal disposition

ชอบ

chop — to like, enjoy, be fond of something

แก้แค้น

kae khaen — to take revenge, retaliate, seek vengeance

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

โดด

dod — to jump, leap, spring off the ground

ข้าม

kham — to cross over, jump across, pass beyond

ราว

rao — railing, rod; approximately, about a number

กัน

kan — each other, together; reflexive or reciprocal particle

ตก

tok — to fall down, drop, descend suddenly

ออก

ok — to go out, exit, come out, emerge

โดย

doi — by, by means of, through an agent

หัน

han — to turn around, face a different direction

หัว

hua — head; top; front part of something

ก่อน

kon — before, first, prior to an event

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of something

ทับ

thap — to overlap, press down on, cover over

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for human beings

สอง

song — two; the number 2

อยู่

yu — to stay, live, remain, be located somewhere

ด้าน

dan — side, face, aspect, direction of something

ล่าง

lang — lower, below, underneath, bottom position

ให้

hai — to give; causative marker meaning to make or let

แหลก

laek — smashed to pieces, shattered, completely destroyed

ได้

dai — can, able to, did; indicates ability or past action

ใช้

chai — to use, make use of, utilize something

เวลา

wela — time, period, moment, duration of an event

คืน

khuen — night; also to return something to someone

อัน

an — one; general classifier for various objects

ยาวนาน

yao nan — long-lasting, prolonged, extending over much time

คฤหาสน์

kharuhat — mansion, large grand house, stately residence

ไกล

klai — far, distant, a long way away

โพ้น

phon — yonder, over there, far in the distance

ลุก

luk — to stand up, rise up, get up; also to ignite

แทน

thaen — instead of, in place of, to substitute for

แสง

saeng — light, ray, beam of light or illumination

เพลิง

phloeng — fire, flame, blaze; formal or intense fire

และ

lae — and; conjunction joining words or clauses together

เทียน

thian — candle, wax light used for illumination

เสียง

siang — sound, noise, voice, audio

ผสม

phasom — mixed, blended, combined together

ระฆัง

rakhang — bell, a ringing bell, church or temple bell

แห่ง

haeng — of, at; classifier for places and locations

ความ

khwam — nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ยินดี

yindee — glad, pleased, happy, welcome to do something

ดนตรี

dontri — music, musical sound, melody

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also; indicates ongoing or additional state

ไม่

mai — not; primary negation word in Thai language

ต้อง

tong — must, have to, need to, be required to

กล่าว

klao — to say, speak, mention, state formally

ถึง

thueng — to reach, arrive at, about, regarding

โคมไฟ

khom fai — lantern, lamp, decorative light fixture

มงคล

mongkhon — auspicious, lucky, bringing good fortune and blessing

แขวน

khwaen — to hang, suspend something from above

ขวาง

khwang — to block, obstruct, cross in the way

ถนน

thanon — road, street, pathway for vehicles or people

หน้า

na — face, front, page; next in sequence

พัก

phak — to rest, take a break, stay temporarily

เดิน

doen — to walk, go on foot

ทาง

thang — way, path, road, direction, means

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ชาว

chao — people of, native of, inhabitant of a place

แสดง

sadaeng — to show, perform, display, demonstrate something

กระตือรือร้น

kratue rue ron — enthusiastic, eager, energetic, keen about something

เรื่อง

rueang — matter, story, topic, issue, subject about something

ย้าย

yai — to move, relocate, transfer to another place

มัน

man — it, they; informal pronoun for things or animals

มา

ma — to come, move toward the speaker

ไว้

wai — to keep, place, store; marks a preparatory action

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

เหมาะสม

mho som — appropriate, suitable, fitting for the situation

ยิ่ง

ying — even more, increasingly, the more so

ช่าง

chang — how very; craftsman, technician; exclamation of emphasis

ระทึกใจ

rathuek jai — thrilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding with excitement

ทรมาน

thoraman — to torture, torment, cause great suffering

นัก

nak — very, greatly; expert or practitioner in a field

ฤดู

radu — season of the year, a climatic period

ร้อน

ron — hot, warm, heated; describes temperature

ทั้ง

thang — all, both, entire; includes everything mentioned

ขอบ

khop — edge, border, rim, brim of something

ห้วง

huang — abyss, deep expanse, vast stretch of water

มหาสมุทร

mahasamut — ocean, a vast body of saltwater

สี

si — color, hue; also to paint or rub

ดำ

dam — black; dark colored

พร้อม

phrom — ready, prepared, complete, along with

กระโจน

krajon — to leap, jump, spring forward suddenly

ตาม

tam — to follow, according to, along, after

แต่

tae — but, however, only, from; shows contrast

เมื่อ

muea — when, at the time that, ago

รุ่ง

rung — dawn, daybreak; to brighten, prosperous

อรุณ

arun — dawn, the first light of morning

แสน

saen — hundred thousand; extremely, very much indeed

ดี

di — good, fine, well, of good quality

ปรากฏ

prakot — to appear, emerge, become visible or evident

ที่สุด

thi sut — the most, the best, extreme degree superlative

หมู่บ้าน

mu ban — village, small rural community of houses

ดับ

dap — to extinguish, go out, turn off a light

มอด

mot — to die out, go cold, be extinguished completely

ผู้คน

phu khon — people, persons, folks, human beings collectively

ก็

ko — also, then, well; cohesive particle in speech

แยก

yaek — to separate, split apart, diverge, distinguish

สุข

suk — happiness, well-being, comfort, contentment

ชีวิต

chiwit — life, existence, the state of being alive

คง

khong — probably, likely, still, to remain stable