A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

จง

jong — should, must; used to express a command or directive

เอา

ao — to take, to get, to want something

แขน

khaen — arm; the limb from shoulder to wrist

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — she, her, you; informal second or third person pronoun

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

ฉัน

chan — I, me; informal first-person pronoun

ที่

thi — at, which, that; place or relative clause marker

รัก

rak — to love; to have deep affection for someone

ผ่าน

phan — to pass through; to go past something

จาก

jak — from; indicating origin or departure point

นี่

ni — this; referring to something nearby

ด้วย

duay — also, too, with; accompaniment or addition particle

ท่าทาง

tha thang — manner, appearance, gesture, demeanor of a person

ร่าเริง

ra roeng — cheerful, lively, merry; having a happy disposition

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or phrases

กล้าหาญ

kla han — brave, courageous; showing boldness in difficult situations

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of doing something

เห็น

hen — to see; to perceive with the eyes

แก่

kae — to, for; old; dative preposition or aging adjective

เขา

khao — he, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

นั่น

nan — that; referring to something at a medium distance

เป็น

pen — to be; linking verb indicating state or identity

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, matter; general noun classifier

ดี

di — good, fine, well; positive quality adjective

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; indicating completion or sequence

พวก

phuak — group, gang; plural marker for people

ได้

dai — to get, can, able to; possibility or achievement marker

ออก

ok — to go out, exit; to emerge from somewhere

จุด

jut — point, dot, spot; a specific location or mark

นั้น

nan — that, those; distal demonstrative pronoun or adjective

มัน

man — it; informal third-person pronoun for things or animals

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

ไม่

mai — not; general negation particle

สูญ

sun — to be lost, to vanish; to disappear completely

เปล่า

plao — empty, in vain, without purpose; negative question tag

ถูก

thuk — to be correct; cheap; passive voice marker

เรียก

riak — to call, to summon; to name or address someone

ตัว

tua — body, self; classifier for animals and clothing

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating away movement

สำหรับ

samrap — for; intended for a specific person or purpose

วัน

wan — day; a unit of time, one full day

พรุ่งนี้

phrung ni — tomorrow; the day after today

ไม่มี

mai mi — there is not, to not have; absence of something

เวลา

wela — time; a specific period or moment in time

เสีย

sia — to lose, broken, spoiled; particle of regret

เตรียม

triam — to prepare, to get ready for something

พร้อม

phrom — ready, prepared; all set for an action

แต่

tae — but, however; conjunction indicating contrast

มี

mi — to have, there is/are; indicating existence

ข้อ

kho — item, clause, point; a numbered rule or joint

ควร

khuan — should, ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

ระวัง

rawang — to be careful, to watch out; caution

ต้อง

tong — must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

ดำเนินการ

damnoen kan — to proceed, to take action; to carry out operations

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

สามารถ

samat — to be able to, can; expressing capability

จน

jon — until, poor; indicating a limit or poverty

กว่า

kwa — more than, than; comparative particle

ยัง

yang — still, yet; indicating continuation of a state

ศาล

san — court, tribunal; a place where legal proceedings occur

อย่าง

yang — like, as, in a manner; type or kind of

ทางการ

thang kan — official, formal; relating to government or authority

รับ

rap — to receive, to accept; to take something offered

หนังสือ

nangsu — book, document, letter; written material

แจ้ง

jaeng — to inform, to notify; to make something known officially

รู้

ru — to know, to be aware of something

ว่า

wa — that; quotative or complementizer particle

ใน

nai — in, inside, within; preposition of location

ช้า

cha — slow, late; moving at a low speed

ย้าย

yai — to move, to relocate; to transfer to another place

ข้อมูล

khomun — information, data; facts or details about something

ทัน

than — in time, to catch up; not too late for something

กลัว

klua — to fear, to be afraid of something or someone

หรือ

rue — or; conjunction presenting alternatives

แทบ

thaep — almost, hardly, barely; nearly but not quite

ตอบ

top — to answer, to respond to a question or message

วางใจ

wang jai — to trust, to rely on; to feel confident in someone

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun

ทำ

tham — to do, to make; to perform an action

เช่น

chen — such as, for example; introducing an example

สงสัย

songsai — to suspect, to doubt; to be curious about something

ความ

khwam — abstract noun prefix; indicating a state or quality

กังวล

kangwon — to worry, to be anxious; feeling of concern

ใกล้

klai — near, close; not far in distance or time

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — to end, to conclude; to reach a final point

กลับ

klap — to return, to go back; to reverse direction

คืน

khuen — night; to return something to its owner

มา

ma — to come; directional particle toward the speaker

หา

ha — to look for, to search; to seek something or someone

ภายใน

phai nai — within, inside; contained within a time or space

กี่

ki — how many, how much; interrogative quantity word

ชั่วโมง

chua mong — hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

ห้อม

hom — to surround, to encircle; to enclose on all sides

ล้อม

lom — to surround, to besiege; to encircle something

การ

kan — action, process; nominalizer for verbs and activities

ปกป้อง

pokpong — to protect, to defend; to keep safe from harm

ทุก

thuk — every, all, each; referring to all members of a group

พบ

phop — to meet, to find; to encounter someone or something

กับ

kap — with, and; preposition indicating accompaniment

หยุด

yut — to stop, to halt; to cease movement or activity

ลง

long — to go down, to descend; directional downward particle

เสียง

siang — sound, voice, noise; auditory sensation

ล้อ

lo — wheel; a circular rotating component of a vehicle

หนัก

nak — heavy, hard, severe; great in weight or intensity

กลิ้ง

kling — to roll; to move by turning over and over

ดัง

dang — loud, famous; making a loud sound

ยิน

yin — to hear; to perceive sound (usually in ได้ยิน)

ทั้ง

thang — both, all, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

คู่

khu — pair, couple; two matching items or people

เกิน

koen — to exceed, too much; beyond a normal limit

หมาย

mai — to mean, to intend; warrant or official document

อะไร

arai — what; interrogative pronoun asking about things

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

สอง

song — two; the number 2

สาม

sam — three; the number 3

รถ

rot — vehicle, car; any wheeled transportation

เข็น

khen — to push a wheeled object; to wheel something along

คัน

khan — classifier for vehicles; handle of a tool

บรรทุก

banthuk — to load, to carry cargo; to transport goods

น่า

na — worthy of, likely to; prefix for emotional adjectives

สะพรึงกลัว

saphreng klua — terrifying, horrifying; causing extreme fear or dread

แล่น

laen — to run, to sail, to glide; to move swiftly

บน

bon — on, above, on top of; upper position preposition

หิมะ

hima — snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

เงียบ

ngiap — quiet, silent; making little or no sound

สงบ

sa-ngop — calm, peaceful, tranquil; free from disturbance

หมอ

mo — doctor, physician; a medical professional

พูด

phut — to speak, to talk; to express words verbally

ซ้ำ

sam — again, repeatedly; to do something over again

พลาง

phlang — while, at the same time; doing two things simultaneously

หัน

han — to turn, to face; to rotate toward a direction

อีก

ik — more, another, again; additional or repeated action

ทาง

thang — way, path, direction; route to a destination

สุภาพบุรุษ

suphap burut — gentleman; a polite, honorable, well-mannered man

ชรา

chara — old, elderly; advanced in age

ผู้

phu — person who; prefix indicating a person doing something

มั่นคง

man khong — stable, firm, secure; not easily changed or moved

คง

khong — probably, likely; to remain stable

หน้าที่

na thi — duty, responsibility, function; one's assigned role

ตน

ton — oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

อยู่

yu — to stay, to live, to be; indicating location or state

เคย

khoei — used to, ever; past habitual or experienced action

ละทิ้ง

la thing — to abandon, to desert; to leave behind completely

เลย

loei — at all, so, already; emphatic or resultant particle

บัญชี

banchi — account, ledger; a financial record of transactions

ใช้

chai — to use, to utilize; to employ something for a purpose

บ่อย

boi — often, frequently; occurring many times

ครั้ง

khrang — time, instance, occasion; classifier for occurrences

เรื่อง

rueang — story, matter, topic; about a particular subject

ทรัพย์สิน

sap sin — property, assets; things of value owned by someone

ยึด

yuet — to seize, to confiscate; to hold firmly or take over

โอน

on — to transfer; to move assets or ownership to another

ชาติ

chat — nation, nationality; a country or people sharing identity

ช่วย

chuai — to help, to assist; to aid someone in need

รักษา

raksa — to maintain, to treat, to preserve; to keep in good condition

ไว้

wai — to keep, to place; to store for future use

เจ้าของ

jao khong — owner, proprietor; a person who owns something

ก็

ko — also, then, even; connective particle in sentences

ใคร

khrai — who, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

มั่น

man — firm, certain, steadfast; confident and unwavering

ดูแล

du lae — to take care of, to look after someone or something