A Tale of Two Cities — Page 3

Vocabulary

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce reported speech or clauses

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; without any delay

ที่

thîi — At; which; relative pronoun or place marker

มี

mii — To have; to exist; there is

สัญญาณ

sǎn-yaan — Signal; sign indicating something important

นักโทษ

nák-thôot — Prisoner; a person serving a criminal sentence

ถูก

thùuk — To be (passive marker); correct; cheap

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back to a place

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; to a place

ส่วน

sùan — Part; portion; section of something

ลึก

lúek — Deep; profound; far inward

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

คุก

khúk — Prison; jail where criminals are confined

อีก

ìik — Again; another; more; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; introduces contrast

ท่าน

thân — You (formal/respectful); honorable person

หมอ

mǎaw — Doctor; physician who treats patients

ได้

dâai — Can; to get; past tense marker

อ้อนวอน

ôon-wawn — To plead; to beg earnestly for something

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; kind; type; way

แข็งขัน

khǎeng-khǎn — Vigorously; actively; with great effort

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of

ขอ

khǎaw — To request; to ask for something politely

อนุญาต

a-nú-yâat — To permit; to give official permission or approval

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to live somewhere

ต่อ

tòo — To continue; against; per; connected to

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle

แน่ใจ

nâe-jai — To be sure; certain; confident about something

ลูกเขย

lûuk-khoei — Son-in-law; daughter's husband in a family

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned

มิได้

mí-dâai — Did not; formal negative past tense marker

ส่งมอบ

sòng-mâawp — To hand over; to deliver something to someone

ด้วย

dûuai — With; also; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix; abstract noun marker

มุ่งร้าย

mûng-ráai — To harbor malice; to intend harm toward someone

หรือ

rǔue — Or; question particle at sentence end

ผิดพลาด

phìt-phlâat — Mistaken; erroneous; having made an error

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whichever; used for generalization

ให้แก่

hâi-kàe — To give to; to provide something for someone

ฝูงชน

fûung-chon — Crowd; a large group of gathered people

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

โห่ร้อง

hòo-ráwng — To shout; to jeer; to cry out loudly

ดุเดือด

dù-dùeat — Fierce; intense; furiously heated or aggressive

นอก

nôok — Outside; exterior; beyond a boundary

ประตู

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

ปิดบัง

pìt-bang — To conceal; to hide; to keep secret

กระบวนการ

kra-buuan-kaan — Process; procedure; systematic series of steps

พิจารณา

phí-jaa-ra-naa — To consider; to deliberate; to examine carefully

บ่อยครั้ง

bòoi-khráng — Often; frequently; occurring many times

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; poor (destitute)

กระทั่ง

kra-thâng — Until; even; up to a certain point

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive; to obtain something given

พัก

phák — To rest; to take a break; to stay

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ห้องโถง

hâwng-thǒong — Hall; large room used for gatherings

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; place classifier; source of something

เลือด

lûeat — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies

กว่า

kwàa — More than; over; comparative particle

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger; hazard; something threatening one's safety

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ผ่านพ้น

phàan-phón — To pass through; to overcome a difficult situation

ภาพ

phâap — Image; picture; visual scene or sight

พบเห็น

phóp-hěn — To witness; to come across and see something

นั่น

nân — That (thing); referring to something there

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent

การ

kaan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt an action or movement

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food or drink

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; nourishment consumed by people

นอนหลับ

nawn-làp — To sleep; to be in a sleeping state

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become

ระยะๆ

ra-yá-ra-yá — At intervals; periodically; at spaced-out times

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — Briefly; in short bursts; for short periods

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; to stay

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negative marker for present tense

เล่าขาน

lâo-khǎan — To narrate; to tell a story or tale

ปีติยินดี

pii-tì-yin-dii — Joyful; delighted; feeling great happiness

บ้าคลั่ง

bâa-khlâng — Frenzied; wildly crazy; in a manic state

ช่วยเหลือ

chûai-lǔea — To help; to assist someone in need

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To make; to cause something to happen

ตะลึงงัน

ta-lung-ngan — Stunned; dumbfounded; shocked into speechlessness

น้อย

nóoi — Little; few; small in amount or degree

ดุร้าย

dù-ráai — Fierce; savage; violent and aggressive in nature

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; human agent prefix

สังหาร

sǎng-hǎan — To kill; to slay; to murder someone

ทารุณ

thaa-run — Cruel; brutal; causing great suffering intentionally

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; to speak formally

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; a; single unit or person

ปล่อยตัว

plòoi-tua — To release; to set a person free

ออก

òok — To exit; to go out; outward direction

สู่

sùu — To; toward; into a direction or place

ท้องถนน

tháwng-tha-nǒn — Street; road; public thoroughfare in a city

เสรี

sěe-rii — Free; freedom; liberty from constraint

ป่าเถื่อน

pàa-thùean — Barbaric; savage; uncivilized and brutal behavior

เข้าใจผิด

khâo-jai-phìt — To misunderstand; to have a wrong understanding

แทง

thaeng — To stab; to pierce with a sharp object

ทวน

thuuan — To thrust; a lance; to review or repeat

ใส่

sài — To put into; to insert; to wear

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; him; her (third person)

ขณะ

kha-nà — While; moment; at the time of something

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

วิงวอน

wing-wawn — To implore; to beg desperately for help

หา

hǎa — To look for; to seek; to find

รักษา

rák-sǎa — To treat medically; to heal; to preserve

บาดแผล

bàat-phlǎe — Wound; injury; a cut or damaged area

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; means of doing

เดียวกัน

diao-kan — The same; together; identical with each other

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

อ้อมแขน

ôom-khǎen — Arms; embrace; the crook of one's arms

กลุ่ม

klùm — Group; cluster; a collection of people

ชาว

chaao — People of; native of; inhabitant of a place

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ร่าง

râang — Body; frame; draft; physical form of person

เหยื่อ

yùea — Victim; prey; one who suffers from harm

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They; them; those people as a group