A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

ชาย

chaai — Male person; a man or boy

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or phrases

หญิง

ying — Female person; a woman or girl

เต้นรำ

ten ram — To dance; perform rhythmic body movements to music

ร่วมกัน

ruam gan — Together; jointly doing something as a group

ดัง

dang — Loud; producing a strong or prominent sound

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; used to introduce examples

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun with multiple uses

โชคชะตา

chok cha-taa — Fate; destiny; one's predetermined course of life

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past tense in Thai

นำพา

nam phaa — To lead; to guide or bring someone somewhere

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to others

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker's location

รวมกัน

ruam gan — To combine; gather or merge together into one

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time period

ตอนแรก

ton raek — At first; initially; in the beginning stage

เป็น

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

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree

กลุ่ม

glum — Group; a cluster of people or things together

พายุ

phayu — Storm; violent weather with strong wind and rain

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

หมวก

muak — Hat; a head covering worn for fashion or protection

แดง

daeng — Red; the color of blood or fire

หยาบ

yaap — Rough; coarse in texture or rude in manner

ผ้า

phaa — Cloth; fabric used for clothing or covering

ขนสัตว์

khon sat — Wool; animal fiber used to make warm fabric

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting statement

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled with no remaining space

พื้นที่

phuen thii — Area; space; a defined region or zone

หยุด

yut — To stop; cease movement or an ongoing action

รอบ

rop — Around; a round or cycle; surrounding something

ภาพหลอน

phaap lon — Hallucination; a vision or illusion that isn't real

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one item or thing

น่า

naa — Worth; deserving; prefix expressing worthiness of feeling

สยดสยอง

sa-yot sa-yong — Horrifying; terrifying; causing extreme fear or dread

รูปร่าง

ruup raang — Shape; figure; the physical form of something

นักเต้น

nak ten — Dancer; a person who dances professionally or regularly

เสียสติ

siia sa-ti — To lose one's mind; become mentally unhinged

ก็

ko — Also; then; a particle showing continuation or concession

ผุดขึ้น

phut khuen — To spring up; suddenly appear or emerge from below

หมู่

muu — Group; cluster; a collection of similar things or people

เดินหน้า

doen naa — To move forward; advance toward a direction or goal

ถอยหลัง

thoi lang — To move backward; retreat or step back

ตี

tii — To hit; strike or beat something or someone

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

กันและกัน

gan lae gan — Each other; mutually; reciprocally between two parties

คว้า

khwaa — To grab; snatch or seize something quickly

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body; also means leader

หมุนตัว

mun tua — To spin oneself; rotate one's body around

คนเดียว

khon diao — Alone; by oneself; only one person

จับ

jap — To catch; grab or hold something firmly

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutually among a group

คู่

khuu — Pair; couple; two things or people matched together

จน

jon — Until; to the extent that; also means 'poor'

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; even; up to a point in time or degree

หลายคน

laai khon — Many people; several persons in a group

ล้มลง

lom long — To fall down; collapse or topple to the ground

ขณะที่

kha-na thii — While; at the same time that something else happens

บางคน

baang khon — Some people; certain individuals in a group

คน

khon — Person; human being; also a classifier for people

เหลือ

luea — To remain; be left over after others are gone

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone; every single person without exception

ไป

pai — To go; move away from the speaker's location

พร้อมกัน

phrom gan — Simultaneously; all at the same time together

จากนั้น

jaak nan — Then; after that; following a previous event

วงกลม

wong klom — Circle; a round closed geometric shape

แตกออก

taek ok — To break apart; split or burst open suddenly

วง

wong — Circle; ring; also refers to a band or group

แยก

yaek — To separate; divide or split into different parts

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

สี่

sii — Four; the number 4

หมุน

mun — To spin; rotate or turn around a central point

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completion of an action

เริ่มใหม่

roem mai — To start again; restart something from the beginning

ฉีก

chiik — To tear; rip something apart with force

กลับทิศ

klap thit — To reverse direction; turn the opposite way

การหมุน

gaan mun — Rotation; the act of spinning or turning around

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additional occurrence

ทางหนึ่ง

thaang nueng — One way; one direction; one particular path

ทันใดนั้น

than dai nan — Suddenly; at that very instant; all at once

อีกครั้ง

iik khrang — Once more; again; one more time

หยุดนิ่ง

yut ning — To freeze; stand completely still without moving

จังหวะ

jang-wa — Rhythm; beat; timing in music or movement

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or not used before

จัด

jat — To arrange; organize or set something in order

แถว

thaeo — Row; line; a straight arrangement of people or things

ให้

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

กว้าง

kwaang — Wide; broad; having a large measurement side to side

เท่า

thao — Equal; as much as; used in comparisons of quantity

ถนน

tha-non — Road; street; a paved path for vehicles or people

สาธารณะ

saa-thaa-ra-na — Public; open to all members of the community

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; used to add or accompany something

ก้ม

kom — To bow; lower one's head or body downward

ต่ำ

tam — Low; at a small height or inferior level

ชู

chuu — To raise; lift something upward with the hand

สูง

suung — Tall; high; elevated above a normal level

พุ่งตัว

phung tua — To lunge; thrust one's body forward rapidly

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; exit or move away from a place

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; willing and able to do something

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

กรีดร้อง

griiit rong — To scream; cry out loudly in fear or pain

การต่อสู้

gaan to suu — A fight; struggle; battle between opposing forces

ใด

dai — Any; which; an interrogative or indefinite determiner

ไม่อาจ

mai aat — Cannot; unable to; impossible to do something

สะพรึงกลัว

sa-phrueng gluua — To be terrified; filled with extreme fear or horror

ครึ่งหนึ่ง

khrueng nueng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

การเต้นรำ

gaan ten ram — Dancing; the act or art of performing dance

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

กีฬา

gii-laa — Sport; physical activity done for recreation or competition

ตกต่ำ

tok tam — To decline; deteriorate or fall to a lower status

อย่าง

yaang — Way; manner; type; used before adjectives as 'very'

เด่นชัด

den chat — Clearly; distinctly; obviously noticeable or prominent

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; an entity or matter in general

ครั้งหนึ่ง

khrang nueng — Once; one time; at a certain point in the past

เคย

khoei — Used to; once did; indicates past habitual experience

บริสุทธิ์

bo-ri-sut — Pure; innocent; clean and untainted by wrongdoing

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; also a passive voice marker in Thai

มอบ

mop — To give; present or hand over something to someone

แก่

kae — To; for; given to someone; also means 'old' or 'aged'

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ชั่วร้าย

chua raai — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt and harmful behavior

ทั้งปวง

thang puang — All; everything; the entirety without any exception

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

พักผ่อนหย่อนใจ

phak phon yon jai — Recreation; leisure; relaxing activities for enjoyment

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or positive character

ต่อ

to — To; per; continue; connect; against in relation to

สุขภาพ

suk-kha-phaap — Health; the condition of one's physical wellbeing

เปลี่ยน

plian — To change; transform or switch to something different

เครื่องมือ

khrueang mue — Tool; instrument; a device used to perform tasks

จุด

jut — Point; dot; spot; also means to ignite or light

โกรธ

groot — Angry; feeling or showing strong displeasure or rage

เลือด

lueat — Blood; the red fluid circulating through the body

ทำให้

tham hai — To make; cause something to become a certain way

ประสาท

pra-saat — Nerve; nervous system; also colloquially means crazy

สับสน

sap son — Confused; bewildered; mixed up and disoriented

หัวใจ

hua jai — Heart; the organ pumping blood; also means feelings

แข็งกระด้าง

khaeng kra-daang — Hard and callous; rigid and unfeeling in nature

ความงาม

khwaam ngaam — Beauty; the quality of being attractive or pleasing

ปรากฏ

praa-kot — To appear; become visible or evident to others

ให้เห็น

hai hen — To show; make visible or allow to be seen

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something distant or previously mentioned

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; used to intensify comparisons

น่าเกลียด

naa gliat — Ugly; unattractive; unpleasant in appearance

ยิ่งขึ้น

ying khuen — Even more so; increasingly; to a greater degree

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; perform; display or demonstrate something

ว่า

waa — That; say; introduces reported speech or a clause

ดีงาม

dii ngaam — Virtuous; good and beautiful in character or appearance

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with something

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chaat — Nature; the natural world; inherent character of things

ทั้งหลาย

thang laai — All; every one; referring to all members of a group

บิดเบี้ยว

bit biao — Twisted; distorted; bent out of its natural shape

วิปริต

wi-pa-rit — Perverted; abnormal; deviant from what is natural

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent or degree something is so