A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

ทั้ง

thang — All, both, entire group included

ห้า

ha — The number five

คน

khon — Person, human being, individual

นั้น

nan — That, those, referring to something mentioned

ไม่

mai — Not, negation particle in Thai

มี

mee — To have, to exist, there is

ผู้ชม

phu chom — Audience, spectator, viewer of an event

มา

ma — To come, move toward the speaker

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make something happen

การพิจารณาคดี

kan phitcharana khadi — Trial, legal proceeding to examine a case

ยืดเยื้อ

yuet yuea — Prolonged, dragged out, lasting too long

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out, leave outward from a place

เพราะ

phro — Because, the reason that something occurs

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something happened

เขา

khao — He, she, they, third person pronoun

และ

lae — And, connecting words or clauses together

หมอ

mo — Doctor, physician, medical professional

ออก

ok — To exit, come out, leave a place

จาก

chak — From, away from a starting point

ประตู

pratu — Door, gate, entrance to a building

ก็

ko — Also, then, discourse particle indicating consequence

ฝูงชน

fung chon — Crowd, large group of people gathered

จำนวน

chamnuan — Number, quantity, amount of something

มาก

mak — Many, much, a large amount

รอ

ro — To wait, stay in place expecting something

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, reside at a location

ที่

thi — At, place, relative pronoun marker

นั่น

nan — That, that thing over there

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that, relative clause connector

ดู

du — To look, watch, observe something visually

เหมือน

muean — Similar to, like, resembling something else

ว่า

wa — That, to say, quotation or complementizer

จะ

cha — Will, future tense marker, going to

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each without exception

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face, the front part of the head

เคย

khoei — To have ever done, past experience marker

เห็น

hen — To see, perceive visually, catch sight of

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space or time

ศาล

san — Court, tribunal, place for legal proceedings

ยกเว้น

yok wen — Except, excluding, with the exception of

สอง

song — Two, the number two

หน้า

na — Face, front, page, next

มองหา

mong ha — To look for, search visually for something

แต่

tae — But, however, yet, contrasting conjunction

พบ

phop — To find, meet, encounter someone or something

เข้า

khao — To enter, go into, move inward

หา

ha — To look for, seek, search for something

อีก

ik — Again, more, another, additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occasion of an event

ร้องไห้

rong hai — To cry, weep, shed tears emotionally

กอดรัด

kot rat — To embrace tightly, hug firmly someone

ตะโกน

takon — To shout, yell, call out loudly

ผลัดเปลี่ยน

phlat plian — To take turns, alternate, rotate among people

กัน

kan — Together, each other, mutual action particle

บ้าง

bang — Some, somewhat, occasionally, to some extent

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, along with something

จน

chon — Until, to the point of, poor

กระทั่ง

kratang — Until, even, up to a point in time

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even, not even, emphasizing extreme case

กระแสน้ำ

krasae nam — Water current, flow of water in stream

แม่น้ำ

mae nam — River, large flowing body of water

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank, shore, side of a river

ฉาก

chak — Scene, backdrop, setting of a play

อัน

an — Classifier for objects, thing, that which

คลั่ง

khlang — Frenzied, mad, wildly obsessed or crazy

ถูก

thuk — To be, passive marker, correct, cheap

แสดง

sadaeng — To show, perform, display, demonstrate something

ไหล

hlai — To flow, stream, move like liquid

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a quality or status

บ้า

ba — Crazy, mad, insane, extremely enthusiastic

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example, like

ผู้คน

phu khon — People, persons, folks in general

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them, that group of people

อุ้ม

um — To carry in arms, hold up a person

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up, rise, upward direction

นั่ง

nang — To sit, be seated in a position

เก้าอี้

kao-i — Chair, seat for one person to sit

ตัว

tua — Body, self, classifier for animals or objects

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, great in size

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, take someone somewhere

ด้วย

duai — Also, with, by means of, too

เอง

eng — Oneself, by oneself, on one's own

หรือ

rue — Or, question particle, is it so

ห้อง

hong — Room, enclosed space inside a building

ทางเดิน

thang doen — Corridor, walkway, passage for walking through

คลุม

khlum — To cover, drape over, wrap something

ธง

thong — Flag, banner used as a symbol

สีแดง

si daeng — Red color, the color red

ทับ

thap — To overlay, lie on top of something

ผูก

phuk — To tie, bind, fasten with a knot

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, retain for later use

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, after, rear of something

โดย

doi — By, by means of, through an agent

หมวก

muak — Hat, cap worn on the head

สวม

suam — To wear, put on clothing or accessories

ยอด

yot — Top, tip, peak, highest point of something

แห่ง

haeng — Of, place classifier, location preposition

ชัยชนะ

chai chana — Victory, triumph, winning over an opponent

นี้

ni — This, these, referring to nearby thing

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

อาจ

at — Might, may, possibly, expressing possibility

หยุดยั้ง

yut yang — To stop, halt, restrain from doing something

ให้

hai — To give, to allow, causative marker

แบก

baek — To carry on shoulders or back

บ่า

ba — Shoulder, the part connecting arm to torso

พา

pha — To take, lead, bring someone along

ไป

pai — To go, move away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, to, toward a destination

บ้าน

ban — Home, house, dwelling place

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — Amid, in the middle of, surrounded by

ทะเล

thale — Sea, ocean, large body of saltwater

แดง

daeng — Red, the color red

สับสน

sap son — Confused, disordered, mixed up and chaotic

วุ่นวาย

wun wai — Chaotic, turbulent, busy and disorderly situation

คลื่น

khluen — Wave, undulating movement of water or crowd

ล้อม

lom — To surround, encircle, enclose on all sides

รอบ

rop — Around, surrounding, one full revolution

โผล่

phlo — To emerge, appear, pop up from somewhere

ลึก

luek — Deep, profound, far down below surface

พายุ

phayu — Storm, violent weather with strong winds

ซาก

sak — Remains, wreckage, ruins of something destroyed

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various, different kinds, miscellaneous things

สงสัย

song sai — To wonder, doubt, be curious about something

กว่า

kwa — More than, over, comparative degree marker

หนึ่ง

nueng — One, the number one, a single item

จิตใจ

chit chai — Mind, heart, inner spirit and emotions

ตน

ton — Oneself, self, reflexive pronoun in Thai

เปล่า

plao — Empty, bare, for nothing, or not?

กำลัง

kamlang — Strength, power, currently doing something

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner, convict, person serving a sentence

มุ่งหน้า

mung na — To head toward, proceed in a direction

สู่

su — Toward, to, in the direction of

ขบวนแห่

khabuan hae — Procession, parade, formal moving group of people

ความฝัน

khwam fan — Dream, a vision experienced during sleep

พบเจอ

phop choe — To encounter, come across, meet unexpectedly

ชี้

chi — To point at, indicate direction with finger

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot from place

ต่อ

to — To continue, next, against, per unit