A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is none; does not exist

ผู้ใด

phuu dai — Anyone; whosoever; any person

สามารถ

sa-maat — To be able to; capable of doing something

ตัดสิน

tat-sin — To judge; to make a decision or verdict

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to obtain or receive

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

บัดนี้

bat-nee — Now; at this moment; at present

ว่า

waa — That; to say; introduces a clause or quote

ฉาก

chaak — Scene; backdrop; a theatrical or cinematic setting

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; one item or thing

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special; extraordinary; exceptional in nature

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

เหล่า

lao — Those; a group of; plural marker for people

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เกิด

gèrt — To occur; to be born; to happen

ขึ้น

keun — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward action

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating at a point

แรง

raeng — Strong; force; powerful or intense

จูงใจ

jueng-jai — To motivate; an incentive or driving motive

ใด

dai — Any; which; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of; among; a collective group of things

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away

การ

gaan — A nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

ผสมผสาน

pha-som-pha-saan — To blend; to combine various elements together harmoniously

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entirety of a group or set

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

ประการ

pra-gaan — Aspect; respect; a point or particular matter

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent or method

มี

mee — To have; there is; to possess something

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun or location marker

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

ใหญ่

yai — Large; big; of great size or importance

ทันที

than-thee — Immediately; at once; without delay

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

พิพากษา

phi-phaak-saa — To pronounce judgment; a court verdict or ruling

ยก

yok — To lift; to raise; to dismiss a case

ฟ้อง

fong — To sue; to file a complaint or charge

ถูก

thuuk — Passive marker; to be subjected to an action

ประกาศ

pra-gaat — To announce; to declare publicly

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle indicating outward movement

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker

น้ำตา

naam-taa — Tears; the liquid shed from eyes when crying

ก็

gor — Also; then; a connective particle in sentences

หลั่ง

lang — To shed; to pour out fluid like tears or blood

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream; liquid moving continuously

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; like; a way of doing something

เสรี

say-ree — Free; freely; without restriction or constraint

ดุจ

dut — Like; as if; resembling something closely

เลือด

lêuat — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies

ยาม

yaam — A guard; a period of time; when or while

อื่น

eun — Other; another; different from the one mentioned

และ

lae — And; also; a conjunction linking words or clauses

ผู้คน

phuu-khon — People; folks; a group of persons

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; a female person

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number; quantity; an amount of something

มาก

maak — Many; much; a large quantity or degree

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; the same amount

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker; about to do something

แล่น

laen — To run swiftly; to race; to move fast

เข้า

khao — To enter; into; directional particle indicating inward movement

หา

haa — To seek; toward; to look for something

เขา

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

ต่าง

taang — Different; various; each one separately

โอบกอด

op-gòt — To embrace; to hug warmly with both arms

นักโทษ

nak-thot — Prisoner; convict; a person serving a sentence

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used informally

พี่น้อง

phii-nong — Siblings; brothers and sisters; close family members

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to the point that

ภายหลัง

phaai-lang — Afterward; later; following a prior event

จองจำ

jong-jam — To imprison; to confine; to keep in captivity

ยาวนาน

yaao-naan — Long-lasting; prolonged; extending over a long time

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Dangerous; hazardous; posing a risk of harm

ต่อ

tor — To; toward; per; continuing or connecting

สุขภาพ

suk-kha-phaap — Health; physical and mental well-being

เกือบ

geuap — Almost; nearly; close to but not quite

ลม

lom — Wind; air movement; a breeze or gust

ด้วย

duay — With; also; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer for abstract concepts; state or condition

อ่อนล้า

on-laa — Exhausted; weary; drained of energy or strength

กว่า

gwaa — More than; rather than; a comparative particle

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; giving a reason for something

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

ดี

dee — Good; well; of positive quality or character

กลุ่ม

glum — Group; cluster; a collection of people or things

เดียวกัน

diao-gan — The same; identical; one and the same thing

หาก

haak — If; in case that; a conditional conjunction

กระแส

gra-saae — Current; stream; a flow of water, air, or trend

พัด

phat — To blow; a fan; wind moving through an area

พา

phaa — To lead; to take someone along somewhere

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Violent; severe; intense in force or degree

ระดับ

ra-dap — Level; degree; a rank or standard of measure

เพื่อ

pheua — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something

ฉีก

cheek — To tear; to rip apart; to shred something

ชิ้น

chin — Piece; a portion or fragment of something

เนื้อ

neua — Flesh; meat; the body or substance of something

โปรย

prooi — To sprinkle; to scatter; to spread in small pieces

กระจาย

gra-jaai — To spread out; to disperse; to scatter widely

ทั่ว

thua — Throughout; all over; everywhere in an area

ท้องถนน

thong-tha-non — Street; road; the surface of a public road

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide or carry forward

ตัว

tua — Body; self; a classifier for animals or clothing

เปิด

pèrt — To open; to turn on; to begin or reveal

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means of getting somewhere

ให้

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

แก่

gae — To; for; toward a recipient of an action

ผู้

phuu — Person who; one who; prefix denoting a person's role

ต้องหา

tong-haa — Accused; a person suspected of committing a crime

คน

khon — Person; people; a human individual

พิจารณา

phi-jaa-ra-naa — To consider; to deliberate; to examine a matter carefully

คดี

kha-dee — Case; lawsuit; a legal matter before a court

ช่วย

chuay — To help; to assist; to aid someone in need

พ้น

phon — To be free from; to escape; to pass beyond

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to perform; to express or demonstrate something

รัก

rak — To love; affection; deep care for someone

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked; a brief moment or bad quality

ขณะ

kha-na — While; at the moment; during a period of time

หนึ่ง

neung — One; the number 1; a single unit

ห้า

haa — Five; the number 5

พร้อมกัน

phrom-gan — Simultaneously; at the same time; all together

ฐานะ

thaa-na — Status; position; rank or standing in society

ศัตรู

sat-truu — Enemy; foe; an adversary or opponent

สาธารณรัฐ

saa-thaa-ra-na-rat — Republic; a form of government with elected representatives

เนื่องจาก

neung-jaak — Because of; due to; on account of a cause

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; a group of people being referred to

ไม่

mai — Not; a negation particle used before verbs

ช่วยเหลือ

chuay-lêua — To help; to assist; to give support to someone

คำพูด

kham-phûut — Words; speech; what someone says verbally

หรือ

rêu — Or; whether; a disjunctive conjunction in questions

กระทำ

gra-tham — To act; to commit; to perform an action

ศาล

saan — Court; a legal tribunal; a place of justice

เร่งรีบ

reng-reep — To hurry; to rush; doing something quickly and urgently

ชดเชย

chot-choei — To compensate; to make up for a loss or error

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; themselves; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

ชาติ

chaat — Nation; country; nationality or ethnic identity

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; designated to a particular purpose

โอกาส

o-gaat — Opportunity; chance; a favorable moment for action

พลาด

phlaat — To miss; to make an error; to fail to catch

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast; rapid; moving or happening with great speed

เดิน

dern — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle indicating downward movement

ก่อน

gon — Before; first; prior to a particular time or event

สถานที่

sa-thaan-thii — Place; location; a specific site or venue

ประหารชีวิต

pra-haan-chii-wit — To execute; to put to death as a legal punishment

ภายใน

phaai-nai — Within; inside; before the end of a time period

ยี่สิบสี่

yii-sip-sii — Twenty-four; the number 24

ชั่วโมง

chua-moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

แรก

raek — First; initial; the earliest in a sequence

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to communicate information to someone

เช่น

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

พร้อมกับ

phrom-gap — Along with; together with; simultaneously accompanied by

ทำ

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

สัญลักษณ์

san-ya-lak — Symbol; sign; a mark representing an idea or object

แห่ง

haeng — Of; a classifier for places or organizations

ตาย

taai — To die; dead; ceasing to live

ใช้

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

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or collective particle

เรือนจำ

reuam-jam — Prison; jail; a place of confinement for criminals

นั่น

nan — That; that one; referring to something at a distance

คือ

kheu — Is; means; an equative verb linking subject and predicate

ชู

chuu — To raise; to hold up; to lift something aloft

นิ้ว

niw — Finger; inch; a digit of the hand or foot

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; entirely; the whole quantity or number

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to express thoughts verbally

จง

jong — Let; may; an imperative or hortative particle

เจริญ

ja-rern — To prosper; to flourish; to grow and thrive