A Tale of Two Cities — Page 16

Vocabulary

ด้วย

duay — with, by means of, also

ความ

khwam — nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concept or state

กระวนกระวายใจ

krawan krawaai jai — feeling anxious, restless, or deeply troubled

ที่

thii — at, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ถูก

thuuk — to be correct; passive marker; cheap in price

ระงับ

ra-ngap — to suppress, restrain, or put a stop to

ไว้

wai — to keep, set aside, or hold in place

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just a small amount

ครึ่ง

khrueng — half, one half of something

หนึ่ง

nueng — one, the number one

และ

lae — and, as well as, in addition

อีก

iik — more, again, another, additionally

คอย

khoi — to wait for, to anticipate something

ตำหนิ

tam-ni — to blame, criticize, or find fault with

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and clothes

เขา

khao — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

เอง

eeng — oneself, by oneself, emphasizes personal action

ได้

dai — to get, can, able to; past tense marker

นำพา

nam-pha — to lead, guide, or bring someone along

ให้

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

เปรียบเทียบ

priiap-thiiap — to compare, make a comparison between things

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — oneself, himself, herself, themselves

อย่าง

yaang — in the manner of, type, kind, way

เฉียบแหลม

chiiap-laem — sharp, astute, keen in mind or judgment

กับ

gap — with, and, together with someone

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — gentleman, a man of good manners and character

สูงอายุ

suung-ayu — elderly, old in age, advanced in years

ผู้

phuu — person, one who; nominalizing prefix for people

กล้าหาญ

klaa-haan — brave, courageous, bold in facing danger

มี

mii — to have, there is, there are

จิตสำนึก

jit-sam-nuek — conscience, moral awareness, sense of responsibility

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or concept

หน้าที่

naa-thii — duty, responsibility, role one must fulfill

อัน

an — classifier for small objects; which, that (relative)

แน่วแน่

naew-nae — firm, resolute, unwavering in determination

ยิ่ง

ying — even more, increasingly, to a greater degree

จาก

jaak — from, away from, departing a place

การ

gaan — nominalizing prefix for actions or activities

นั้น

nan — that, those; refers to something previously mentioned

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เป็น

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

โทษ

thot — punishment, penalty, blame, fault

ต่อ

to — toward, against, per, next to, continue

ก็

gor — also, then, so; discourse particle for continuation

ตามมา

taam-maa — to follow after, come as a consequence

ทันที

than-thii — immediately, at once, without delay

คำ

kham — word, speech, utterance in language

เยาะเย้ย

yor-yoei — to mock, taunt, ridicule someone scornfully

ของ

khoong — of, belonging to, possessive particle

แทงใจ

thaeng-jai — to pierce the heart, emotionally hurtful remark

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — to feel pain, hurt physically or emotionally

เหนือ

nuea — above, over, north, superior to something

สิ่งอื่นใด

sing-uuen-dai — anything else, any other thing whatsoever

หยาบคาย

yaap-khaai — rude, coarse, impolite in speech or behavior

เจ็บแสบ

jep-saep — stinging pain, sharply hurtful remark or feeling

ยิ่งนัก

ying-nak — exceedingly, very much, to a great extent

เหตุผล

het-phon — reason, rationale, logical cause or justification

เก่าแก่

kao-kae — ancient, very old, long-established over time

บาง

baang — some, certain, thin; refers to a portion

ประการ

pra-gaan — aspect, point, matter; formal classifier for reasons

ต่อจาก

to-jaak — following from, after, continuing from something

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, matter, something

เหล่านั้น

lao-nan — those, those ones previously referred to

จดหมาย

jot-maai — letter, written correspondence sent to someone

ร้องขอ

roong-kho — to request, appeal, beg for something urgently

นักโทษ

nak-thot — prisoner, convict, person serving a sentence

บริสุทธิ์

bo-ri-sut — innocent, pure, clean of guilt or wrongdoing

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently doing; strength, power, energy

เผชิญ

pha-choen — to face, confront, encounter a dangerous situation

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — danger, peril, hazardous threat to safety

แห่ง

haeng — of, at, from; formal classifier for places

ความตาย

khwam-taai — death, the state of dying or being dead

มา

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

หา

haa — to seek, look for, search for something

ความยุติธรรม

khwam-yu-ti-tham — justice, fairness, equitable treatment of all

เกียรติยศ

giat-ti-yot — honor, prestige, dignity and social respect

ชื่อเสียง

chue-siang — reputation, fame, public recognition of someone

ดีงาม

dii-ngaam — good and virtuous, morally fine and upright

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — to decide, make a decision, resolve to act

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, finished; past completion marker

ต้อง

tong — must, have to, obligated to do something

ไป

pai — to go, to leave; directional particle away from speaker

ใช่แล้ว

chai-laeo — yes, that's right, correct, exactly so

หิน

hin — stone, rock, hard mineral material

แม่เหล็ก

mae-lek — magnet, object that attracts iron or steel

ดึงดูด

dueng-duut — to attract, draw toward, pull with force

อยู่

yuu — to be at, to stay, to reside somewhere

แล่นเรือ

laen-ruea — to sail a boat, navigate a vessel

ต่อไป

to-pai — to continue, go on, proceed further ahead

จนกว่า

jon-gwaa — until, up to the point that something happens

จะ

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

กระแทก

kra-thaek — to crash into, slam, strike with force

เข้า

khao — to enter, go into; directional particle inward

มัน

man — it, him, her; informal third-person pronoun

ไม่

mai — no, not; negation particle in Thai

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — to know, be acquainted with a person or thing

ก้อน

gon — lump, chunk, piece; classifier for solid masses

แทบ

thaep — almost, nearly, barely, scarcely able to

มองเห็น

moong-hen — to see, be able to see visually

ใด

dai — any, which, whichever; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เลย

loei — at all, ever, totally; emphatic negation or continuation

เจตนา

jet-ta-naa — intention, purpose, deliberate aim behind action

เบื้องหลัง

buueang-lang — behind the scenes, background, hidden motive

กระทำ

kra-tham — to act, perform, commit a deed or action

แม้

mae — even though, although, even if, despite

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also, even; continuative aspect marker

ทำ

tham — to do, make, perform, carry out an action

สำเร็จ

sam-ret — to succeed, accomplish, complete successfully

สมบูรณ์

som-buun — complete, perfect, fully whole, thoroughly done

ปรากฏ

pra-got — to appear, become visible, manifest itself clearly

ต่อหน้า

to-naa — in front of, before the presence of someone

รูปลักษณ์

ruup-lak — appearance, looks, outward form or image

ได้รับ

dai-rap — to receive, obtain, be given something

ยอมรับ

yoom-rap — to accept, acknowledge, admit something is true

กตัญญู

ga-tan-yuu — grateful, showing gratitude, filially devoted

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-rang-set — France, the European country

เมื่อ

mueua — when, at the time that something occurred

ปรากฏตัว

pra-got-tua — to show oneself, appear in person publicly

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of doing

ยืนยัน

yuuen-yan — to confirm, affirm, assert something with certainty

จากนั้น

jaak-nan — after that, then, following that moment

นิมิต

ni-mit — vision, omen, divine sign or prophetic image

รุ่งโรจน์

rung-rot — glorious, brilliant, shining with splendor

ความดี

khwam-dii — goodness, virtue, moral excellence in character

มัก

mak — often, usually, tend to, habitually do

ภาพลวงตา

phaap-luang-taa — illusion, optical illusion, deceptive image

เต็มไป

tem-pai — full of, filled with, overflowing with something

ความหวัง

khwam-wang — hope, expectation, optimistic feeling about future

จิตใจ

jit-jai — mind, heart, inner spirit or emotional state

มากมาย

maak-maai — many, plentiful, a great deal or abundance

ผุดขึ้น

phut-khuen — to spring up, emerge suddenly, bubble to surface

แม้กระทั่ง

mae-kra-thang — even, even to the extent of, including even

ว่า

waa — that, to say, complementizer introducing reported speech

อิทธิพล

it-thi-phon — influence, power to affect others or events

พอ

pho — enough, sufficient, just as, when

ชี้นำ

chii-nam — to guide, direct, point toward a path

การปฏิวัติ

gaan-pa-ti-wat — revolution, overthrow of existing political order

ดุเดือด

du-dueat — fierce, intense, furious, extremely heated conflict

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — to proceed, carry out, conduct an activity

บ้าคลั่ง

baa-khlang — crazy, frenzied, wildly out of control

น่า

naa — worthy of, likely to cause a feeling or reaction

สะพรึงกลัว

sa-phrueng-glua — terrifying, causing intense fear and dread

นี้

nii — this, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ขณะ

kha-na — moment, while, at the time of something

เดิน

doen — to walk, to go on foot

ไปมา

pai-maa — back and forth, to and fro, pacing around

พร้อม

phroom — ready, prepared, together with, along with

คิด

khit — to think, consider, ponder an idea

ทั้ง

thang — both, all, entire, including everything together

บิดา

bi-daa — father, male parent (formal or literary term)

เธอ

thoe — she, her, you (informal feminine pronoun)

รู้

ruu — to know, to be aware of information

เรื่อง

rueang — story, matter, topic, issue, affair