A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun: I, me

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for something

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a clause

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; referring to one's own self

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; negates identity or category

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

อกตัญญู

ok ta nyuu — Ungrateful; lacking gratitude toward benefactors

แต่

tae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

หญิง

ying — Woman; female person

น่า

na — Likely to be; worth; used before adjectives

สะพรึงกลัว

sa phrueng klua — Terrifying; causing great fear or dread

นั้น

nan — That; that one; demonstrative pronoun far away

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to seem

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ทอด

thot — To cast; to extend; also to fry food

เงา

ngao — Shadow; shade; reflection of an object

มืด

muet — Dark; absence of light; gloomy

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

บน

bon — On; above; on top of something

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

ความหวัง

khwam wang — Hope; feeling of expectation and desire

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the whole amount

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ไม่เป็นไร

mai pen rai — Never mind; it's okay; no problem

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; to declare formally

ความ

khwam — Prefix nominalizing adjectives or verbs into nouns

หดหู่ใจ

hot hu jai — Depressing; causing sadness or low spirits

นี้

ni — This; this one; near demonstrative pronoun

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

จาก

jak — From; away from; originating at a place

ไหน

nai — Where; which; interrogative of location

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

อก

ok — Chest; breast; the front torso area

น้อยๆ

noi noi — Little; tiny; a very small amount

ที่

thi — At; place; relative clause marker

กล้าหาญ

kla han — Brave; courageous; bold in facing danger

นั่น

nan — That; that thing over there; demonstrative

น่ะ

na — Particle softening or emphasizing a statement

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle seeking confirmation

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to lack; to not have

สาระ

sa ra — Substance; essence; meaningful content

แก่นสาร

kaen san — Core essence; fundamental substance of something

อะไร

a rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun

เลย

loei — At all; ever; particle for emphasis or negation

ท่าทาง

tha thang — Manner; appearance; way one carries oneself

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; those people; plural marker

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle showing consequence

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing an action or state

คง

khong — Probably; likely; remains constant or stable

ปกคลุม

pok khlum — To cover; to overspread; to envelop completely

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live somewhere

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings and emotions

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

ส่วนลึก

suan luek — Deep part; innermost depths of something

จิตใจ

jit jai — Mind; heart; one's inner mental state

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; interrogative pronoun for people

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third person pronoun

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make someone feel something

กังวลใจ

kang won jai — Worried; anxious; troubled in one's mind

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; greatly

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Quite; indeed; really; used for emphasis