A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road; a paved path for vehicles

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay somewhere

เลย

looei — At all; past; therefore; emphasizing particle

กำแพง

gam-phaaeng — Wall; a solid barrier surrounding an area

สูง

sǔung — Tall; high in measurement or position

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

ประตู

prà-dtuu — Door or gate; an entrance or exit

หนา

nǎa — Thick; having great depth or density

แน่น

nâen — Tight; firm; packed closely together

ออก

òok — To exit; to go out of a place

ไป

bpai — To go; moving away from current location

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound; noise; voice produced by something

อึกทึก

èuk-théuk — Noisy; loud and chaotic sound environment

ยาม

yaam — Guard; watchman; a period of time

ค่ำคืน

khâm-khuuen — Night; the dark hours after sunset

ตาม

dtaam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

ปกติ

bpòk-gà-dtì — Normal; usual; ordinary everyday condition

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to someone or something

เมือง

mʉʉang — City; town; a populated urban area

พร้อม

phráawm — Ready; together with; fully prepared

กับ

gàp — With; together with another person or thing

กังวาน

gang-waan — Resonant; echoing with a clear ringing sound

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate or explain something

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; to be acted upon

แว่ว

wâew — To faintly hear; a distant subtle sound

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

เป็น

bpen — To be; to exist as something

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; an instance of something

คราว

khraaw — Time; occasion; a particular moment or turn

แปลก

bplàaek — Strange; unusual; different from the norm

ประหลาด

prà-làat — Odd; bizarre; surprisingly strange or unusual

เหนือ

nʉ̌ʉa — Above; north; beyond a certain level

ธรรมชาติ

tham-má-châat — Nature; the natural world and its phenomena

ราว

raaw — About; approximately; roughly a certain amount

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introducing a reported clause

คุ้นเคย

khún-khooei — Familiar; accustomed to through repeated experience

บาง

baang — Some; thin; certain unspecified ones

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner or way of doing

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; a certain thing

น่า

nâa — Worth; likely to cause a feeling

สะพรึง

sà-phrʉng — Terrifying; causing intense fear or dread

กลัว

gluua — To fear; to be afraid of something

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; strength; in the process of

ลอย

looei — To float; to drift in air or water

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To rise; to go up; upward direction

สู่

sùu — Toward; heading in a particular direction

สวรรค์

sà-wǎn — Heaven; paradise; a divine celestial realm

ขอบคุณ

khàawp-khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude to someone

พระเจ้า

phrá-jâo — God; a divine supreme being or deity

นาย

naai — Mister; male title; employer or master

กล่าว

glàaw — To say; to state formally or solemnly

พลาง

phlaang — While simultaneously doing another action

ประสาน

prà-sǎan — To join; to coordinate; to clasp together

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the body part at arm's end

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is none; lacking; not having something

ผู้ใด

phûu-dai — Anyone; whoever; any particular person

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; a relative clause connector

รัก

rák — To love; to deeply care for someone

ใกล้ชิด

glâi-chît — Close; intimate; having a near relationship

ข้าพเจ้า

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; place classifier; belonging to a location

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or present

คืน

khuuen — Night; to return something back to owner

ขอ

khǎaw — To request; to ask for something politely

เมตตา

mét-dtaa — Mercy; loving kindness; compassionate goodwill

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; indicating recipient of action

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

คน

khon — Person; human being; people classifier

ตก

dtòk — To fall; to drop; to be in danger

อันตราย

an-dtà-raai — Danger; peril; a harmful threatening situation

ไม่นาน

mâi-naan — Not long; soon; after a short time

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; the back of something

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

กระดิ่ง

grà-dìng — Bell; a small ringing metal instrument

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great in size or importance

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; so; a connecting particle

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; to ring or sound out

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

คิด

khít — To think; to consider or ponder something

พวกเขา

phûuak-khǎo — They; them; a group of other people

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversing direction

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after completing an action

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be in a seated position

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to sound

แต่

dtàae — But; however; only; contrasting conjunction

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions

บุกรุก

bùk-rúk — To intrude; to trespass into someone's property

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into a place

ลาน

laan — Courtyard; open yard area of a building

บ้าน

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

คาด

khâat — To expect; to anticipate; to fasten tightly

ไว้

wái — To keep; to set aside; beforehand particle

กระแทก

grà-thàaek — To slam; to collide with great force

อีก

ìik — Again; another; more; additionally

เงียบ

ngîiap — Quiet; silent; without noise or sound

สงบ

sà-ngòp — Calm; peaceful; tranquil and undisturbed

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract quality or state

ประหม่า

prà-màa — Nervous; timid; feeling anxious or flustered

หวาดกลัว

wàat-gluua — Fearful; terrified; feeling intense fear

ครอบงำ

khrâawp-ngam — To overwhelm; to dominate; to take control over

จุด

jùt — Point; spot; to ignite or light something

ประกาย

prà-gaai — Spark; glimmer; a small flash of light

กังวลใจ

gang-won-jai — Worried; anxious; mentally troubled about something

คลุมเครือ

khlum-khrʉʉa — Vague; ambiguous; unclear and hard to define

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao-gàp — About; concerning; related to a topic

ธนาคาร

thá-naa-khaan — Bank; a financial institution for money

เปลี่ยนแปลง

bplìian-bplaaeng — To change; to transform; to alter significantly

ย่อม

yâawm — Naturally; certainly; inevitably as expected

ปลุก

bplùk — To wake someone up; to rouse from sleep

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causing someone to do

ตื่น

tʉ̀ʉn — To wake up; to be awake and alert

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to get something

เมื่อ

mʉ̂ʉa — When; at the time that something happened

รู้สึก

rúu-sʉ̀k — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

เหล่า

lào — These; those; a group or set of

กระตุ้น

grà-dtûn — To stimulate; to encourage; to prompt action

ได้รับ

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

คุ้มกัน

khúm-gan — To protect; to guard; immunity or defense

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

ลุก

lúk — To stand up; to rise from sitting position

เพื่อ

phʉ̂ʉa — In order to; for the purpose of

ท่ามกลาง

thâam-glaang — In the midst of; surrounded by something

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — People; persons; human beings in general

ไว้วางใจ

wái-waang-jai — To trust; to have confidence in someone

เฝ้า

fâo — To watch over; to guard carefully and attentively

ดูแล

duu-laae — To take care of; to look after someone

ห้อง

hâawng — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

เปิด

bpòoet — To open; to turn on; to reveal something

กะทันหัน

gà-than-hǎn — Suddenly; abruptly; without warning or preparation

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number two; a pair

ร่าง

râang — Figure; body; a physical form of person

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move fast on foot

เห็น

hěn — To see; to visually perceive something

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like something

ถอย

thǎawy — To retreat; to step back; to move backward

ด้วย

dûuay — Also; with; by means of something

ตะลึงงัน

dtà-lʉng-ngan — Stunned; dumbfounded; shocked into speechlessness

พ่อ

phâaw — Father; dad; male parent of a child

เธอ

thooe — She; you; informal female second or third person

กาง

gaang — To spread open; to extend outward widely

แขน

khǎaen — Arm; the upper limb of the body

หา

hǎa — To search for; to look for something

แวว

waaeo — Gleam; glint; a spark in someone's eyes

ตา

dtaa — Eye; the organ used for seeing

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Serious; earnest; done with full sincerity

แบบ

bàaep — Style; pattern; type or manner of something

เดิม

dooem — Original; former; the same as before

เข้มข้น

khêm-khôn — Intense; concentrated; strong and powerful feeling

หนักแน่น

nàk-nâen — Firm; steadfast; deeply resolute and determined

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; poor

ดู

duu — To look at; to watch; to appear as

มัน

man — It; that thing; third person for objects

ประทับ

prà-thàp — To impress; to reside royally; stamped upon

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ใบหน้า

bai-nâa — Face; the front part of the head

ตั้งใจ

dtâng-jai — To intend; determined; paying full attention

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

พลัง

phalang — Power; energy; force driving something forward

อำนาจ

am-nâat — Authority; power; the right to command others

ช่วง

chûuang — Period; span; a section of time or space

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a specific moment or duration

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one; a single unit

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; the state of being alive

นี่

nîi — This here; what is this; emphatic this

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; used in questions about things

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutually; reciprocal particle

ร้อง

ráawng — To cry out; to shout; to sing or call

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone about something

หอบ

hàawp — To gasp; to breathe hard; breathless panting

งุนงง

ngon-ngong — Confused; bewildered; unable to understand clearly

เกิด

gòoet — To be born; to occur; to happen suddenly