A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, commonly used by females

รู้

ruu — To know or be aware of something

ว่า

waa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to; can do something

ช่วย

chuay — To help or assist someone

ให้

hai — To give; also used to indicate purpose or causation

พ้น

phon — To be free from or past a danger

จาก

jaak — From; indicating origin or separation

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger; a hazardous or threatening situation

ทั้ง

thang — All; both; entirety of something

ปวง

puang — All; every; entire group or collection

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone of something

ไว้

wai — To keep or place something for future use

แล้ว

laew — Already; indicates completed action or event

นั่น

nan — That; emphatic demonstrative pronoun pointing to something

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; a noise heard by ears

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking about things

มือ

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

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from current location

วาง

waang — To place or put down an object

อยู่

yuu — To be located at; to stay somewhere

บน

bon — On; on top of a surface

หน้าต่าง

naa-taang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

อีก

iik — Again; another; more of something

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; an instance or occurrence of an action

อย่า

yaa — Don't; used to form negative commands

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

นาย

naai — Mr.; a title for men; boss or master

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to shout or sing loudly

ขึ้น

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

ด้วย

duay — With; also; too; in addition to something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalization prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

สิ้น

sin — Exhausted; ended; depleted of something completely

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish for a desired outcome

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner of; type or kind of something

สุด

sut — Extreme; utmost; at the very end or limit

ขีด

khiit — Limit; boundary; extreme degree of something

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ที่

thii — At; place; relative clause marker in Thai

รัก

rak — To love; dear; term of affection

และ

lae — And; used to connect words or clauses

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third person pronoun

ก็

ko — Also; then; a conjunction or filler particle

กัน

kan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want something

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

โอบ

op — To embrace; to wrap arms around someone

รอบ

rop — Around; surrounding; a round or circuit

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

กอด

kot — To hug; to embrace someone affectionately

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop down from a height

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; center of emotions and feelings

กลัว

klua — To be afraid; to fear something or someone

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree

นัก

nak — Very; intensifier emphasizing degree of something

เลย

loei — At all; so; thus; past a point completely

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely

สาบาน

saa-baan — To swear; to take a solemn oath

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Seriously; sincerely; with genuine earnestness

ต่อ

to — To; against; continuing; connecting two things

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept something offered

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; any whatsoever; any kind at all

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; to have done before

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to suspect; to be curious about

แม้

mae — Even; even though; concessive conjunction in Thai

แต่

tae — But; only; however; limiting conjunction

น้อย

noi — Little; few; small amount of something

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

สถานที่

sa-thaan-thii — Place; location; a specific spot or venue

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; a certain thing

โชค

chook — Luck; fortune; chance of good or bad outcome

ร้าย

raai — Bad; evil; wicked; harmful or dangerous

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; classifier for places and locations

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

คุก

khuk — Prison; jail; a place of confinement for criminals

ไหน

nai — Where; which; used in questions about location

ลา

laa — To bid farewell; to say goodbye; a donkey

ลูก

luuk — Child; son or daughter; offspring of parents

หาก

haak — If; in case; conditional conjunction in Thai

กล้าหาญ

klaa-haan — Brave; courageous; showing boldness in difficult situations

ประโยชน์

pra-yoot — Benefit; usefulness; value or advantage of something

ชีวิต

chii-wit — Life; existence; one's living being or experience

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is something

คุณสมบัติ

khun-som-bat — Qualification; quality; characteristic or attribute of something

สอง

song — Two; the number two in Thai

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; equal; at all times consistently

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligatory action required

ข่ม

khom — To suppress; to subdue or hold down forcefully

จิตใจ

jit-jai — Mind; heart; one's mental and emotional state

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; myself; yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

ตอน

ton — Time; period; episode; a particular moment or part

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ตาม

taam — According to; to follow; in accordance with

สั่ง

sang — To order; to command someone to do something

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

ประการ

pra-kaan — Aspect; manner; way or point of something

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; reason-giving conjunction in Thai

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an entity or matter in general

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

กว่า

kwaa — More than; comparative particle used in comparisons

คิด

khit — To think; to ponder or consider something mentally

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to say something aloud

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means of doing something

ใด

dai — Which; any; interrogative or relative pronoun

การ

kaan — Nominalization prefix for actions or processes

กระทำ

kra-tham — To act; to commit an action or deed

คืน

khuen — Night; to return something; nighttime period

อาจ

aat — Might; may; expressing possibility or likelihood

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; move outward from a place

ยาก

yaak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do or achieve

ที่สุด

thii-sut — Most; superlative marker indicating the greatest degree

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of; among; a group of things or people

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; used up completely

เชื่อฟัง

chuea-fang — To obey; to listen and comply with instructions

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; remaining quiet and unmoving

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and free from disturbance

เงียบ

ngiap — Silent; quiet; making no sound at all

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of someone or something

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; at once; without any delay

ยอม

yom — To yield; to consent; to give in to something

พา

phaa — To lead; to take someone along somewhere

ห้อง

hong — Room; a walled space inside a building

ด้าน

daan — Side; aspect; face of something or direction

หลัง

lang — Back; rear; behind something or after a time

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; to let go of something or someone

พ่อ

pho — Father; dad; male parent of a child

ลำพัง

lam-phang — Alone; by oneself; without others present

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds

โลก

look — World; earth; the entire planet or universe

ตาย

taai — To die; to be dead; loss of life

รี

rii — To hurry; part of compound meaning to rush

รอ

ro — To wait; to stay until something happens

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second person pronoun in Thai

เห็น

hen — To see; to visually perceive something

ใบหน้า

bai-naa — Face; the front part of a person's head

อื่น

uuen — Other; another; different from the current one

นอกจาก

nok-jaak — Besides; except for; other than something mentioned