A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — I, me (first person pronoun, informal)

รู้

ruu — To know or be aware of something

วิธี

wi-thii — Method, way, or means of doing something

จน

jon — Until, up to; also means poor or destitute

มุม

mum — Corner or angle of a space or shape

คุณ

khun — You (polite pronoun); also title of respect

ดี

dii — Good, fine, or of high quality

นัก

nak — Expert, specialist; intensifier meaning very much

ผู้

phuu — Person, one who; prefix indicating a doer

อหังการ

a-hang-kaan — Arrogance, egotism, excessive pride in oneself

กล่าว

klaao — To say, state, or mention formally

และ

lae — And, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

มัน

man — It (third person pronoun); also means potato

ถ้า

thaa — If, conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

ชาย

chaai — Man, male person or gender

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

นี้

nii — This, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition or state

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phaap-bu-rut — Gentleman, a polite and well-mannered man

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand, comprehend a meaning or situation

เขา

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

เลย

ləəi — At all, ever; also means to pass beyond

อาจ

aat — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

บอก

bɔɔk — To tell, inform, or say to someone

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like

นั้น

nan — That, referring to something previously mentioned

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also past tense marker

พร้อม

phrɔɔm — Ready, prepared; along with something or someone

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract concept

ปรารถนา

praat-tha-naa — To desire, wish, or long for something deeply

จาก

jaak — From, away from a place or origin

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; with, by means of something

ว่า

waa — That (conjunction); to say or state something

หลัง

lang — After, behind; also means back or rear

ที่

thii — At, which; relative pronoun and place marker

สละ

sa-la — To give up, renounce, or sacrifice something willingly

ทรัพย์สิน

sap-sin — Property, assets, or material possessions owned

ฐานันดร

thaa-nan-don — Social rank, nobility, or aristocratic status

ให้

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

กับ

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

ฝูงชน

fuung-chon — Crowd, a large group of people gathered

โหดเหี้ยม

hoot-hiam — Cruel, brutal, or mercilessly savage in behavior

แล้ว

lɛɛo — Already, then; indicates completed action or sequence

แปลกใจ

plɛɛk-jai — Surprised, astonished by something unexpected

อยู่

yuu — To be located, to stay or live somewhere

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

หัว

hua — Head; front or top of something

แถว

thɛɛo — Row, line; area or vicinity of a place

ของ

khɔɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

พวก

phuak — Group, gang; they or those people (plural)

แต่

tɛɛ — But, however; contrast conjunction between clauses

หรอก

rɔɔk — Particle softening negation or adding mild emphasis

ทั้งหลาย

thang-laai — All, everyone; referring to all mentioned things

พลาง

phlaang — While doing something simultaneously; meanwhile

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at, gaze, or observe something visually

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from

รอบๆ

rɔɔp rɔɔp — Around, surrounding all sides of something

ดีด

diit — To flick or snap with a finger

นิ้ว

niu — Finger or toe; also a unit of measurement

เรื่อง

rûang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chaat — Nature, the natural world and its phenomena

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human being, mankind, or the human species

บ้าง

baang — Some, somewhat; indicates partial or occasional occurrence

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are

วัน

wan — Day, a 24-hour period of time

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something

มอบ

mɔɔp — To hand over, present, or give formally

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself, yourself, himself; reflexive pronoun

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, or hold for future use

เมตตา

met-taa — Compassion, loving-kindness, mercy toward others

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of, the various; refers collectively to a group

ผู้อุปถัมภ์

phuu-up-pa-tham — Patron, sponsor, or supporter of someone

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; that, which (relative)

ล้ำค่า

lam-khaa — Precious, invaluable, extremely valuable or treasured

เหล่า

lao — These, those; plural marker for groups of people

แสดง

sa-dɛɛng — To show, display, perform, or demonstrate something

เห็น

hen — To see, to visually perceive or witness

ส้นเท้า

son-thao — Heel, the back lower part of the foot

แก่

kɛɛ — To, for (indirect object marker); also means old

เสมอ

sa-məə — Always, consistently; equal or level

ตั้งแต่

tang-tɛɛ — Since, from a particular time onward

เนิ่นๆ

nəən nəən — Early, ahead of time, quite early on

ยาม

yaam — Guard, watchman; a period or time of day

วุ่นวาย

wun-waai — Chaotic, hectic, or troublesomely busy and noisy

ก็

kɔɔ — Also, then; connective particle showing continuation

แอบ

ɛɛp — To sneak, hide, or do something secretly

หนี

nii — To flee, escape, or run away from something

ถ้อยคำ

thɔɔi-kham — Words, speech, or verbal expressions used

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or activities

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occasion; classifier for occurrences or instances

สุดท้าย

sut-thaai — Last, final, at the very end

แทรกตัว

sɛɛk-tua — To squeeze or insert oneself into a space

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in, or move inward

ถนน

tha-non — Road, street, or public thoroughfare

ท่ามกลาง

thaam-klaang — Amid, in the middle of a situation or group

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise produced by something

ชื่นชม

chuen-chom — To admire, appreciate, or praise someone warmly

โดย

dooi — By, by means of; indicates agent or method

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — General, common, or widely applicable overall

ได้ยิน

dai-yin — To hear, to perceive sound with the ears

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; passive marker in Thai sentences

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon, leave behind, or discard something

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

ลำพัง

lam-phang — Alone, by oneself, without anyone else's help

โต๊ะ

to — Table, a piece of furniture with a flat top

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work, to carry out a job or task

ทยอย

tha-yɔɔi — Gradually, in succession, one by one

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — People, persons in general or a community

ธนาคาร

tha-naa-khaan — Bank, a financial institution for money management

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, or pick up something

ดูแล

duu-lɛɛ — To take care of, look after, or supervise

จดหมาย

jot-maai — Letter, written correspondence sent to someone

ส่ง

song — To send, deliver, or dispatch something to someone

ไหน

nai — Where, which; interrogative word for location or choice

หน้าที่

naa-thii — Duty, responsibility, or assigned role or function

อธิบาย

a-thi-baai — To explain, describe, or clarify something clearly

เรา

rao — We, us; also I in informal speech

สันนิษฐาน

san-nit-thaan — To assume, presume, or hypothesize something likely

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

นี่

nii — Here, this (near speaker); emphatic demonstrative

หวัง

wang — To hope, wish, or expect something desired

ต่อ

tɔɔ — To, toward; continue; per unit of measurement

ระยะ

ra-ya — Distance, interval, or period of time or space

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single unit

ออก

ɔɔk — To exit, go out, or come out from

เดินทาง

dəən-thaang — To travel, journey from one place to another

ตอน

tɔɔn — Episode, part; a time period or moment

แปด

pɛɛt — Eight, the number eight

โมง

moong — O'clock; unit for telling time in Thai

กลับ

klap — To return, go back to a previous place

เพื่อ

phûa — In order to, for the purpose of doing