A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

ชายคนหนึ่ง

chaai khon nueng — A certain man; one particular male person

เปื้อนเปรอะ

pueан pruh — Dirty, soiled, smeared with grime or stains

จน

jon — Until; to the point of; poor (context-dependent)

อาจ

aat — Might, may, possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

เข้าใจผิด

khao jai phit — To misunderstand; to have an incorrect understanding

ได้ว่า

dai waa — To be said to; understood as; reportedly

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; a linking verb

ทหาร

tha-haan — Soldier; military personnel; a member of the armed forces

ที่

thii — At, which, that; a relative pronoun or preposition

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

บาดเจ็บ

baat jep — Injured, wounded; suffering physical harm

สาหัส

saa-hat — Severely; critically; seriously injured or difficult

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive aspect marker

คืนสติ

khuen sa-ti — To regain consciousness; to come back to one's senses

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; aspect marker for ongoing state

บน

bon — On top of; above; upon a surface

สนามรบ

sa-naam rop — Battlefield; a field where fighting takes place

เต็มไป

tem pai — Full of; filled with; covered throughout

ด้วย

duay — With; also; by means of; together with

ศพ

sop — Corpse; dead body; a deceased person's remains

ลุกขึ้น

luk khuен — To rise up; to stand up; to get up

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place or source

พื้น

phuен — Floor; ground; surface one stands or lies on

ทางเท้า

thaang thaao — Sidewalk; pavement; pedestrian walkway beside a road

ข้าง

khaang — Beside; side; next to; adjacent to something

หิน

hin — Stone; rock; hard mineral material

ลับมีด

lap miit — Whetstone; to sharpen a knife; knife-sharpening stone

และ

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

มอง

moong — To look; to gaze; to direct one's eyes at something

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

รอบๆ

rop rop — Around; surrounding; in all directions nearby

สายตา

saai taa — Eyesight; gaze; the direction one's eyes are looking

งงงัน

ngong ngan — Confused, dazed, bewildered; in a stupor

ไม่นานนัก

mai naan nak — Not long after; shortly; within a brief period

ฆาตกร

khaat-ta-gon — Murderer; killer; a person who commits homicide

อ่อนล้า

on laa — Exhausted, fatigued; extremely tired and drained

หมดแรง

mot raeng — Out of energy; completely exhausted; having no strength

ผู้นี้

phuu nii — This person; referring to the individual mentioned

ก็

go — Then; also; well; a discourse particle linking clauses

มองเห็น

moong hen — To see; to be able to visually perceive something

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or container

แสง

saeng — Light; rays of illumination from a source

สลัวๆ

salua salua — Dim, faint, murky; not bright or clearly lit

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun linking clauses

รถม้า

rot maa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

คันหนึ่ง

khan nueng — One vehicle; a classifier for one carriage or car

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion aspect marker

โซเซ

soo se — To stagger, totter; walking unsteadily and shakily

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace

เข้าหา

khao haa — To approach; to move toward someone or something

ยานพาหนะ

yaan phaa-ha-na — Vehicle; any mode of transport or conveyance

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; one item (general classifier)

โอ่อ่า

oo aa — Grand, splendid, magnificent; luxurious in appearance

คันนั้น

khan nan — That vehicle; referring to the previously mentioned carriage

ปีน

piin — To climb; to scale; to clamber up something

ขึ้นไป

khuен pai — To go up; to climb upward; upward directional phrase

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; through; direction or route

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit point

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to turn off something

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; himself/herself; by one's own action

ภายใน

phaai nai — Inside; within; the interior of a space

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

พักผ่อน

phak phon — To rest; to relax; to take a break and recuperate

เบาะ

bo — Cushion; seat pad; soft padded seating material

นุ่มนวล

num nuan — Soft and gentle; smooth, comfortable, and delicate

ประณีต

pra-niit — Fine, refined, exquisite; crafted with great care

ขนาดใหญ่

kha-naat yai — Large size; big; of considerable dimensions

คือ

khue — Is; namely; that is; used to define or clarify

โลก

look — World; earth; the planet or realm of existence

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense or ability marker

หมุน

mun — To spin; to rotate; to turn around an axis

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; used for past time clauses

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to leave; to exit a place

อีกครั้ง

iik khrang — Once more; again; one more time; another instance

ดวงอาทิตย์

duang aa-thit — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system

ส่องแสง

soong saeng — To shine; to radiate light; to illuminate an area

สีแดง

sii daeng — Red color; the color red

ลานบ้าน

laan baan — Courtyard; yard in front of or around a house

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introduces a contrasting idea

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size; dimension; scale; measurement of something

เล็กกว่า

lek gwaa — Smaller than; lesser in size by comparison

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright standing position

โดดเดี่ยว

doot diao — Alone, isolated, solitary; standing apart from others

ที่นั่น

thii nan — There; at that place; in that location

อากาศ

aa-gaat — Air; weather; atmosphere; the gaseous environment

ยามเช้า

yaam chaao — Morning time; the early hours of the day

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm, peaceful, quiet; free from disturbance or noise

พร้อมกับ

phrom gap — Together with; along with; accompanied by something

คราบ

khraap — Stain; residue; a mark left by a substance

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); a third-person pronoun

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never; has not ever done something

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker in Thai

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

จะ

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

ไม่มีวัน

mai mii wan — Never will; there will never be a day when

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry toward a destination

ได้เลย

dai loei — Not at all; emphasizes impossibility or negation strongly