A Tale of Two Cities — Page 12

Vocabulary

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel or sense an emotion or physical sensation

อึดอัดใจ

èut-àt-jai — To feel uncomfortable, uneasy, or stifled inside

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang-yîng — Extremely, very much, to a great degree

ทั้ง

táng — Both; all; entirety of something mentioned

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; referring back to the subject themselves

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

รวมถึง

ruam-thǔeng — Including; encompassing; also covering something else

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

อื่นๆ

èun-èun — Others; other people or things not yet mentioned

ส่วนใหญ่

sùan-yài — Mostly; the majority; the greater part

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

จึง

jueng — Therefore; consequently; so then as a result

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to rush; to do something quickly

มุ่งหน้า

mûng-nâa — To head toward; to direct oneself to a destination

ไป

pai — To go; to move away toward a place

ยัง

yang — To; still; also; toward a place or continuation

ความสงบ

khwaam-sa-ngòp — Peace; calmness; tranquility; a state of quiet

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เปิด

pòet — To open; to turn on; to begin or unseal

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

อ่าน

àan — To read; to look at and comprehend written text

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things or animals

นี่

nîi — This; here; pointing to something nearby

คือ

khuue — Is; to be; used to define or equate things

เนื้อหา

núea-hǎa — Content; substance; the main body of a text

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เรือนจำ

rueuan-jam — Prison; jail; a place of confinement for criminals

วันที่

wan-thîi — Date; the specific numbered day of a month

มิถุนายน

mi-thù-naa-yon — June; the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar

ค.ศ.

khoo-sǎaw — AD (Anno Domini); the Common Era calendar system

ผู้เคย

phûu-khoei — One who once was; formerly held a certain status

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; used for identity or state

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a particular event or time

ที่

thîi — That; which; at; a relative particle or preposition

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; me; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

ตก

tòk — To fall; to drop; to be in a certain state

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist at a location

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger; peril; a situation of risk or harm

ต่อ

tòo — Against; per; toward; continuing from something

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; one's living being or livelihood

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a source

น้ำมือ

náam-muue — Handiwork; at the hands of someone doing something

ชาวบ้าน

chaao-bâan — Villagers; common people; ordinary rural folk

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional particle toward speaker

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or moment in time

นาน

naan — Long; for a long period of time; lengthy duration

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; to get or obtain something

ถูก

thùuk — To be (passive marker); correct; cheap in price

จับกุม

jàp-gum — To arrest; to apprehend and detain someone officially

ด้วย

dûuay — With; also; by means of; too, as well

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

รุนแรง

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

อัปยศ

àp-pa-yót — Disgrace; humiliation; shameful dishonor brought upon someone

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like; a way or type of something

ใหญ่หลวง

yài-lǔuang — Enormous; very great; of immense scale or significance

พา

phaa — To take along; to lead; to bring someone somewhere

เดินทาง

dooen-thaang — To travel; to make a journey to another place

ไกล

glai — Far; distant; a long way away from here

เท้า

tháo — Foot; feet; the lower extremity of the leg

สู่

sùu — To; toward; heading in the direction of something

ตลอด

ta-lòot — Throughout; all along; the entire length or duration

เส้นทาง

sên-thaang — Route; path; road taken to reach a destination

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something given

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thúk-thá-ra-maan — To suffer greatly; to endure pain or torment

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; a large quantity or degree

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something previously identified or known

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; that is not correct or the case

ทั้งหมด

táng-mòt — All; everything; the entire total of something

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; one's place of residence

ทำลาย

tham-laai — To destroy; to demolish; to ruin something completely

เผา

phǎo — To burn; to set fire to something deliberately

ราบ

râap — Flat; level; completely destroyed to the ground

ความผิด

khwaam-phìt — Fault; crime; guilt; an offense or wrongdoing

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make; to result in something happening

คุมขัง

khum-khǎng — To imprison; to detain; to keep someone confined

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

เรียกตัว

rîiak-tua — To summon; to call someone to appear officially

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward movement

ศาล

sǎan — Court; tribunal; a place where legal cases are heard

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; obligated to do something

สูญเสีย

sǔun-sǐia — To lose; to suffer a loss of something important

หาก

hàak — If; in the case that; a conditional conjunction

ปราศจาก

prâat-jàak — Without; lacking; devoid of something entirely

ช่วยเหลือ

chûuay-lǔuea — To help; to assist; to aid someone in need

อัน

an — Which; that; a classifier or relative pronoun particle

เอื้อเฟื้อ

êua-fêua — Generous; kind; willing to help or give freely

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; a respectful second or third person pronoun

พวกเขา

phûuak-khǎo — They; them; a group of people being discussed

บอก

bàawk — To tell; to say; to inform someone of something

ว่า

wâa — That; say; a complementizer introducing reported speech

การ

gaan — The act of; a nominalizer for verbal actions

ทรยศ

thá-ra-yót — To betray; treason; an act of disloyalty or treachery

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng-yài — Great; magnificent; grand in scale or importance

ประชาชน

prà-chaa-chon — The people; citizens; the general public of a country

ข้อหา

khâo-hǎa — Charge; accusation; a formal legal allegation against someone

กระทำการ

grà-tham-gaan — To commit an act; to carry out an action

ต่อต้าน

tòo-tâan — To oppose; to resist; to act against something

เพื่อ

phûuea — For; in order to; for the purpose of something

ผู้อพยพ

phûu-òp-pha-yóp — Emigrant; refugee; a person who has migrated away

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit or item

อ้าง

âang — To claim; to cite; to allege as justification

ไร้ผล

rái-phǒn — Fruitless; useless; without result or effect

ตาม

taam — According to; following; in accordance with something

คำสั่ง

kham-sàng — Order; command; an official instruction to be followed

ก่อน

gòon — Before; prior to; earlier in time or order

ทรัพย์สิน

sáp-sǐn — Property; assets; possessions or wealth owned by someone

ยึด

yûet — To seize; to confiscate; to take possession by force

ยกเว้น

yók-wên — Except; to exempt; to exclude from a general rule

ภาษี

phaa-sǐi — Tax; a compulsory payment to the government

เลิก

lôoek — To stop; to quit; to cease doing something

จ่าย

jàai — To pay; to hand over money for goods or services

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

เก็บ

gèp — To collect; to keep; to gather or store something

ค่าเช่า

khâa-châo — Rent; the payment made for using property or land

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; any whatsoever; used in negative or general contexts

ใช้

chái — To use; to employ; to make use of something

กระบวนการ

grà-buuan-gaan — Process; procedure; a series of steps or actions

ทางกฎหมาย

thaang-gòt-mǎai — Legal; relating to the law or legal procedures

คำตอบ

kham-tòop — Answer; reply; a response to a question or problem

เดียว

diiao — Only; single; alone; just one and no more

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; an interrogative for location or choice

อา

aa — Ah; oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who; a prefix indicating a person doing something

เมตตากรุณา

mét-taa-gà-ru-naa — Compassion and loving-kindness; merciful benevolence toward others

ร้องไห้

ráwng-hâi — To cry; to weep; to shed tears from emotion

ความฝัน

khwaam-fǎn — Dream; a hope or vision experienced while sleeping or imagined