A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

ช่างเลื่อยไม้

châang lûuai máai — A craftsman who saws or cuts wood professionally

ผู้ซึ่ง

phûu sûeng — A person who; relative pronoun referring to a person

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ชาย

chaai — Male person; man

ร่างเล็ก

râang lék — Small-bodied; having a small physical frame

ที่

thîi — At; which; a relative particle or place marker

มี

mii — To have; to possess something

ท่าทาง

thâa thaang — Manner; appearance; bearing or demeanor

ฟุ่มเฟือย

fûm fûuai — Extravagant; wastefully lavish or excessive in style

เกินงาม

kooen ngaam — Excessively showy; overdone in appearance or manner

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

เคย

khoei — Used to; to have previously done something

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

ซ่อม

sôm — To repair; to fix something that is broken

ถนน

thanǒn — Road; street; a paved path for travel

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

ก่อน

kòon — Before; previously; earlier in time

ได้

dâai — To be able to; to have done; can

ขว้าง

khwâang — To throw; to hurl something with force

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight; gaze; line of vision

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from the speaker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; toward; also used as aspect marker

เรือนจำ

rʉʉan jam — Prison; jail; a place of confinement

ชี้

chíi — To point at; to indicate by finger or gesture

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; indicates completed action

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to bring something

นิ้ว

níu — Finger; toe; a digit on hand or foot

ทั้งสิบ

tháng sìp — All ten; referring to all ten fingers or toes

วาง

waang — To place; to put something down somewhere

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place and leave; aspect particle

ต่อหน้า

tòo nâa — In front of; in the presence of someone

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front part of the head

ของตน

khǒong ton — One's own; belonging to oneself

เพื่อ

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

แสดง

sàdɛɛng — To show; to demonstrate; to perform

ลูกกรง

lûuk krong — Prison bars; metal bars of a cage or cell

แอบมอง

ɛ̀ɛp moong — To peek; to look secretly or stealthily

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past something

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those; referring to previously mentioned items or people

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; kind of; type; like

ตลกขบขัน

talòk khòp khan — Comical; funny; amusingly ridiculous in appearance

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; yet; a contrastive conjunction

มัน

man — It; that thing; third-person pronoun for non-persons

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; not so; negation of identity or fact

ธุระ

thuhrá — Business; matter; personal affair or concern

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ข้า

khâa — I; me; archaic or formal first-person pronoun

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to speak; to state formally

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; well; discourse particle for continuation

เดินหน้า

dooen nâa — To move forward; to proceed; to advance ahead

เลื่อยไม้

lûuai máai — To saw wood; the act of cutting timber

ต่อไป

tòo pai — To continue; onward; from now on

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

รุ่งขึ้น

rûng khʉ̂n — The next day; the following morning

คอย

khooei — To wait; to anticipate someone's arrival

จ้องมองหา

jôong moong hǎa — To stare and look for; to watch out for someone

เธอ

thooe — She; you; informal second or third-person pronoun

และ

lɛ́ — And; also; a coordinating conjunction

เข้าไป

khâo pai — To go inside; to enter inward

ทักทาย

thák thaai — To greet; to say hello to someone

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ทันที

than thii — Immediately; at once; without delay

ปรากฏตัว

praaòt tua — To appear; to show oneself; to make an appearance

อะไร

arai — What; anything; used in questions about things

นะ

ná — Softening particle; seeking agreement or softening tone

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

ที่นี่

thîi nîi — Here; at this place

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

พลเมือง

phon lamʉʉang — Citizen; civilian; member of a community

หญิง

yǐng — Female; woman; girl

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation of surprise or realization

เด็ก

dèk — Child; kid; a young person

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; by means of

นี่

nîi — This; here; used to point at something near

แม่

mɛ̂ɛ — Mother; mom; female parent

ใช่ไหม

châi mǎi — Right?; isn't it?; tag question seeking confirmation

น้อย

nóoi — Little; few; small amount

หนู

nǔu — I; me; used by children or young women humbly

ต้อง

tôong — Must; have to; to be required to do

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform someone about something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle indicating yes-or-no question

กระซิบ

krasìp — To whisper; to speak very softly and quietly

พลาง

phlaang — While doing; simultaneously; at the same time

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in; to enter toward the speaker

ใกล้ชิด

klâi chít — Close; intimate; near in relationship or distance

ที่รัก

thîi rák — Dear; darling; beloved one

งาน

ngaan — Work; job; task; event or function

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; namely; equating two concepts

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

เลื่อย

lûuai — A saw; tool for cutting wood or other material

สิ

sì — Imperative particle; go on; do it now

เรียก

rîak — To call; to name; to summon someone

ลา

laa — To bid farewell; to leave; to say goodbye

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of the body

ขาด

khàat — To be cut off; to lack; to break apart

ออกมา

òok maa — To come out; to emerge from inside

ท่อนไม้

thôon máai — A log; a piece or chunk of wood

ตกลงมา

tòk long maa — To fall down; to drop from a higher position

ขณะที่

khanà thîi — While; at the moment that something happens

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

โยน

yoon — To throw; to toss something lightly

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

ตะกร้า

takrâa — Basket; a woven container for holding items

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; yourself; himself; reflexive pronoun

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; at; classifier for places or locations

ฟืน

fʉʉn — Firewood; wood used as fuel for burning

อีกที

ìik thii — Once more; again; one more time

ที

thii — Time; instance; once; classifier for occurrences

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เด็กน้อย

dèk nóoi — Little child; small child; term of endearment

จั๊กจี้

jákjîi — Ticklish; to tickle; causing a tickling sensation

ดองเค็ม

doong khem — Pickled and salty; preserved in brine solution

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; including everything

ครอบครัว

khrôop khrua — Family; household; a group of related people

เลย

looei — So; therefore; at all; past; right away

สะท้าน

sathâan — To shudder; to shake with shock or emotion

เมื่อ

mʉ̂ʉa — When; at the time that something occurred

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2

ท่อน

thôon — Section; piece; a segment of something longer

เป็นไปไม่ได้

pen pai mâi dâai — Impossible; cannot happen; not able to be done

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that place; over there

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; progressive aspect marker

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to do a job or task

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through a method or agent

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

นับแต่นั้นมา

náp tɛ̀ɛ nán maa — Since then; from that point onward in time

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive particle

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something given

ความเมตตา

khwaam mêettaa — Compassion; loving kindness; mercy toward others

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a source

จึง

jʉng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

มัก

mák — Often; tend to; usually; habitually inclined to

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with someone or something

เสมอ

sàmooe — Always; regularly; equal; level; consistent

เงิน

ngooen — Money; silver; financial currency

ค่าเหล้า

khâa lâo — Cost of alcohol; money spent on liquor

แก่

kɛ̀ɛ — To; for; old; elderly; indirect object marker

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

ยินดี

yindii — Glad; pleased; happy to do something willingly