A Tale of Two Cities — Page 17

Vocabulary

ควร

khuan — Should, ought to, advisable

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive, to obtain something

การ

kan — Act, process, action (nominalizing prefix)

ละเว้น

la wen — To exempt, abstain, or refrain from

จาก

jak — From, away from a place or person

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating state or condition

เจ็บปวด

jep puat — Pain, to feel physical or emotional hurt

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

จากลา

jak la — To say farewell, to bid goodbye

และ

lae — And, connecting words or clauses together

บิดา

bi-da — Father, a formal word for one's father

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or informal you (feminine)

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

มัก

mak — Often, tend to, usually do something

ไม่

mai — Not, negation particle in Thai sentences

เต็มใจ

tem jai — Willing, wholehearted, doing something with full consent

ที่

thi — At, that, which; place or relative marker

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

หัน

han — To turn, redirect attention or direction

ความคิด

khwam khit — Thought, idea, opinion in one's mind

ไป

pai — To go, away from current location

สู่

su — Toward, to, in the direction of

ดินแดน

din daen — Land, territory, region of a country

อันตราย

an-ta-rai — Danger, hazardous, posing a serious risk

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

อดีต

a-dit — Past, former times, history already gone

รับรู้

rap ru — To perceive, be aware of, acknowledge something

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, until, about

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — To decide, make a decision about something

ครั้งนี้

khrang ni — This time, on this particular occasion

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status, position, social or financial standing

ได้

dai — Can, could, able to; past tense marker

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, completed action marker

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not, to be incorrect or wrong

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also, continuing state

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, exist at a place

ลังเล

lang-le — To hesitate, be indecisive or uncertain

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt, suspect, be curious or uncertain

ไม่สมบูรณ์

mai som-bun — Incomplete, imperfect, lacking full completion

สถานการณ์

sa-than-kan — Situation, circumstance, current state of affairs

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much, to what extent, in what degree

อ้างอิง

ang-ing — To reference, cite, rely on a source

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, via, through something

วิตกกังวล

wi-tok-kang-won — Anxious, worried, feeling nervous or troubled

อัน

an — Classifier for small items; which, that (relative)

หลีกเลี่ยง

lik-liang — To avoid, evade, steer clear of something

ปลุก

pluk — To awaken, rouse, stir someone from sleep

ความทรงจำ

khwam song jam — Memory, recollection of past events or experiences

เก่าๆ

kao kao — Old, aged, from a long time ago

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About, concerning, related to a topic

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-rang-set — France, the European country; also French

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, inner feelings or spirit

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not, unable to do something

ขบคิด

khop khit — To ponder, think deeply about a problem

กับ

kap — With, together with, and (linking nouns)

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself, myself, yourself; reflexive pronoun

แต่

tae — But, however, yet; contrasting conjunction

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun far away

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; discourse connector particle

มี

mi — To have, there is, to exist

อิทธิพล

it-thi-phon — Influence, power over people or events

ต่อ

to — Toward, against, per, to continue onward

แนวทาง

naeo thang — Approach, guideline, direction or course of action

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise, also, in the same way too

เดิน

doen — To walk, stroll on foot somewhere

มา

ma — To come, toward the speaker's location

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, along with something else

วุ่นวาย

wun-wai — Chaotic, busy, disorderly, causing confusion or trouble

จนกระทั่ง

jon kra-thang — Until, up to the point when something occurs

เวลา

we-la — Time, moment, period during which something happens

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, need to do something

กลับ

klap — To return, go back to a place

กล่าวลา

klao la — To say goodbye, bid a formal farewell

ทันที

than-thi — Immediately, at once, right away without delay

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel, make a journey somewhere

ปารีส

pa-rit — Paris, the capital city of France

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, find someone or something

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion, someone you are close to

เก่า

kao — Old, former, not new or recent

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

นี้

ni — This, these; nearby demonstrative pronoun

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now, at this moment, currently happening

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, say something to someone

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — To intend, be determined, focus with purpose

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself, self; formal reflexive pronoun in Thai

แต่อย่างใด

tae yang dai — At all, whatsoever; used in negative sentences

รถม้า

rot ma — Horse-drawn carriage, old-fashioned wheeled vehicle

ม้า

ma — Horse, a large domesticated riding animal

ไปรษณีย์

prai-sa-ni — Post, mail service; postal system for letters

จอด

jot — To park, stop and wait at a spot

รอ

ro — To wait, stay in place expecting something

หน้า

na — Front, face, page; in front of something

ประตู

pra-tu — Door, gate, entrance to a building

ธนาคาร

tha-na-khan — Bank, financial institution handling money and deposits

สวม

suam — To wear, put on clothing or accessories

รองเท้าบู๊ท

rong-thao-but — Boots, sturdy footwear covering the ankle area

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — I, me; formal and respectful first-person pronoun

ส่ง

song — To send, deliver, pass something to someone

จดหมาย

jot-mai — Letter, written message sent to someone

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, speak in a formal way

ยินยอม

yin-yom — To consent, agree, give permission willingly

ให้

hai — To give, allow, let someone do something

ท่าน

than — You (respectful), honorable person, formal address

รับผิดชอบ

rap-phit-chop — To be responsible, take accountability for something

คำตอบ

kham-top — Answer, response, solution to a question

เป็น

pen — To be, to exist as something

ลายลักษณ์อักษร

lai-lak-ak-son — Written form, in writing, documented in text

บางที

bang thi — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe on some occasions

อาจ

at — May, might, possibly could happen

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, take something given

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with, by means of

วาจา

wa-ja — Speech, verbal words spoken by someone

แทน

taen — Instead of, to replace, substitute for something

นั่นสิ

nan si — That's right, exactly, affirming agreement emphatically

ยินดี

yin-di — Glad, pleased, happy to do something

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Very much, extremely, to a great degree

หาก

hak — If, in case, supposing that something occurs

มัน

man — It, he, she (informal); third person pronoun

เลย

loei — At all, so, past, beyond; intensifier particle

แม้ว่า

mae wa — Even though, although, despite the fact that

ข้อความ

kho-khwam — Message, text content, written statement or notice

นักโทษ

nak-thot — Prisoner, inmate confined in a jail

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Even so, regardless, no matter what happens

ชื่อ

chue — Name, what someone or something is called

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything; question word for objects

ถาม

tham — To ask, pose a question to someone

ถือ

thue — To hold, carry, consider something in hand

สมุดบันทึก

sa-mut ban-thuek — Notebook, a book for writing personal notes

เปิด

poet — To open, turn on, start something up

มือ

mue — Hand, the body part used for holding

ผู้

phu — Person who, one who; nominalizing agent prefix

โชคร้าย

chok-rai — Unlucky, unfortunate, having bad luck

คุก

khuk — Prison, jail where criminals are held

คือ

khue — Is, means, that is to say

เพียงแค่

phiang khae — Just, merely, only a small amount

ว่า

wa — That, saying, to say; complementizer particle