A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

ว่า

wâa — that; used to introduce a clause or quote

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something happened

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to an action; passive marker

นำตัว

nam tua — to bring a person somewhere, escort

โดย

dooi — by; indicating the agent or means

ผู้คุม

phûu khum — guard; person who supervises or watches over prisoners

ไป

pai — to go; to move away from the speaker

ยัง

yang — to; still; toward a destination or ongoing state

ศาล

săan — court; a legal tribunal or courthouse

นี้

níi — this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby referent

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

ได้

dâai — can; to be able to; past tense marker

แนะนำ

náe-nam — to introduce or recommend someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

ด้วย

dûay — also; with; by means of

ชื่อ

chûue — name; a word by which someone is known

และ

láe — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

อาชีพ

aa-chîip — occupation; a person's profession or career

เคย

khoei — used to; once did something in the past

เป็น

pen — to be; indicates identity, state, or role

นักโทษ

nák-thôot — prisoner; a person held in custody or jail

ลับ

láp — secret; hidden from general knowledge

ที่

thîi — at; which; relative pronoun or place marker

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is not; to have none or nothing

ข้อ

khâaw — item; clause; point in a list or charge

กล่าวหา

klàao-hǎa — to accuse; to make a formal charge against someone

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or period

คุก

khúk — prison; a facility for holding convicted criminals

เวลา

wee-laa — time; a specific moment or duration

สิบแปด

sìp-pàet — eighteen; the number 18

ปี

pii — year; a unit of time equal to twelve months

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number 1

คณะ

khána — panel; committee; a group with official authority

นั่ง

nâng — to sit; to be seated

พิจารณา

phí-jaa-rá-naa — to consider; to deliberate or examine carefully

คดี

khá-dii — case; a legal matter brought before a court

ลุกขึ้น

lúk-khûen — to stand up; to rise from a seated position

จำ

jam — to remember; to recognize from memory

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for people and animals

ชาย

chaai — man; an adult male person

ผู้นั้น

phûu nán — that person; referring to a specific individual

คือ

khue — is; namely; used to define or identify

ต่อจากนั้น

tàaw-jàak-nán — after that; subsequently; then following that event

ตรวจสอบ

trùat-sàawp — to inspect; to verify or examine something thoroughly

ผ่าน

phàan — to pass through; via; to go through something

ทะเบียน

thá-bian — register; official record or list of information

บน

bon — on; on top of; above a surface

โต๊ะ

tó — table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

พบว่า

phóp-wâa — to find that; to discover upon examination

ลูกเขย

lûuk-khǒei — son-in-law; daughter's husband

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

อยู่

yùu — to be at; to stay; ongoing state marker

หมู่

mùu — among; group; cluster of people or things

มีชีวิต

mii-chii-wít — to be alive; having life

อ้อนวอน

âawn-waawn — to plead; to beg earnestly and emotionally

ต่อ

tàaw — toward; per; against; continuing from

อย่าง

yàang — manner; type; in a certain way

หนักหน่วง

nàk-nùang — intensely; heavily; with great force or emotion

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

สมาชิก

sà-maa-chík — member; a person belonging to a group or organization

บางคน

baang-khon — some people; certain individuals in a group

หลับ

làp — to sleep; to be asleep

ตื่น

tùen — to wake up; to be awake and alert

มี

mii — to have; there is/are; to possess

เลือด

lûeat — blood; the red fluid circulating in the body

สังหาร

sǎng-hǎan — to kill; to murder or slaughter someone

เปื้อน

pûean — stained; dirty; soiled with a substance

สะอาด

sà-àat — clean; free from dirt or contamination

มีสติ

mii-sà-tì — conscious; having full awareness and mental clarity

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to; for the purpose of

ขอ

khǎaw — to request; to ask for something politely

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; the state of being alive

อิสรภาพ

ìt-sà-rá-phâap — freedom; the state of being free and independent

ให้แก่

hâi kàe — to give to; to grant something to someone

ช่วง

chûang — period; a span of time or interval

การ

gaan — nominalizer prefix; the act or process of

ต้อนรับ

tâawn-ráp — to welcome; to receive guests warmly

คลั่งไคล้

khláng-khlâi — to be fanatical; to be wildly enthusiastic about

ครั้งแรก

khráng-râek — the first time; for the very first occasion

หลั่งไหล

làng-lǎi — to flow or stream in abundance

มา

maa — to come; to move toward the speaker

สู่

sùu — toward; to; in the direction of

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — status; position; social or financial standing

ผู้

phûu — person who; one who; nominal prefix for roles

ทนทุกข์

thon-thúk — to endure suffering; to bear hardship or pain

โดดเด่น

dòot-dèn — outstanding; prominent; standing out remarkably

ภายใต้

phaai-tâi — under; beneath; subject to an authority

ระบอบ

rá-bàawp — regime; system of government or rule

โค่นล้ม

khôn-lóm — to overthrow; to bring down a government or power

อนุมัติ

à-nú-mát — to approve; to give official permission or consent

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

นำ

nam — to lead; to bring; to guide someone

ปรากฏตัว

praa-gòt-tua — to appear; to show oneself in a place

ต่อหน้า

tàaw-nâa — in front of; before; in the presence of

ไร้

rái — without; lacking; devoid of something

กฎหมาย

gòt-mǎai — law; a system of rules enforced by authority

ทำการ

tham-gaan — to perform; to carry out an action or task

สอบสวน

sàawp-sǔan — to interrogate; to investigate by questioning someone

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to appear or seem

เหมือน

mǔean — like; similar to; to resemble

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker or intention marker

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently; in the process of; progressive marker

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — to receive; to obtain something given or granted

ปล่อยตัว

plàawy-tua — to release; to set a person free from custody

ทันที

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

กระแส

grà-sǎe — current; trend; a flow or wave of something

คุณ

khun — you; a polite second-person pronoun

แก่

kàe — to; for; toward a person (dative marker)

พบกับ

phóp-gàp — to meet with; to encounter someone or something

อุปสรรค

ùp-pà-sàk — obstacle; a difficulty or hindrance in one's path

บางอย่าง

baang-yàang — something; a certain unspecified thing

อธิบาย

à-thí-baai — to explain; to make something clear or understandable

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

หมอ

mǎaw — doctor; a medical physician

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — to understand; to comprehend a meaning or situation

นำไป

nam-pai — to take away; to lead or bring somewhere else

พูดคุย

phûut-khui — to converse; to talk casually with someone

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — briefly; in a short or concise manner

ประธาน

prà-thaan — president; chairman; the head of a meeting or body

แจ้ง

jâeng — to notify; to inform someone officially

ต้อง

tâawng — must; to have to; obligated to do something

ความ

khwaam — nominalizer for abstract nouns; condition or state

ควบคุมตัว

khûap-khum-tua — to detain; to hold a person under control

ต่อไป

tàaw-pai — to continue; onward; from this point further

แต่

tàe — but; however; a contrastive conjunction

เห็นแก่

hěn-kàe — for the sake of; out of consideration for

คุ้มครอง

khúm-khraawng — to protect; to safeguard someone from harm

ปลอดภัย

plàawt-phai — safe; free from danger or risk

ละเมิด

lá-mòet — to violate; to infringe upon rights or rules