A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

นี่

nîi — This; used to point out something nearby.

มัน

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

อ่อนแอ

àawn-ae — Weak; lacking strength or power.

แบบ

bàep — Style, type, or pattern of something.

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; used in questions about location.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual particle.

ที่รัก

thîi-rák — Darling; beloved; term of endearment.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb particle.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun, informal female.

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location.

เปิด

pòet — To open; to turn on something.

ประตู

pra-dtuu — Door; gate; entryway to a room or building.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphatic reflexive particle.

เขา

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

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to grab something with fingers.

ตะเกียง

dtà-giiang — Oil lamp; a small handheld light source.

ขึ้นมา

khûen-maa — To come up; to rise upward toward speaker.

ถือ

thǔue — To hold; to carry something in hand.

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past something.

ห้อง

hâwng — Room; an enclosed space inside a building.

ชั้นนอก

chán-nâwk — Outer room; exterior chamber or anteroom.

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2.

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun particle.

คั่น

khân — To separate; to partition; to divide between.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action.

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something.

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower part of the leg.

กระทืบ

grà-thûuep — To stamp or stomp heavily on the floor.

พื้น

phúuen — Floor; ground; flat surface underfoot.

อย่าง

yàang — Like; manner; type; in the way of.

หยาบ

yàap — Coarse; rough; rude in texture or manner.

กระด้าง

grà-dâang — Harsh; rigid; rough and unrefined in nature.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.

ชาย

chaai — Man; male person or gender.

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being classifier.

สวม

sǔuam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories.

หมวก

mùuak — Hat; cap worn on the head.

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red.

ดาบ

dàap — Sword; a long bladed weapon.

ปืนพก

puuen-phók — Pistol; a small handheld firearm.

ก็

gâw — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses.

บุก

bùk — To invade; to force one's way into somewhere.

เข้ามา

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing.

พลเมือง

phon-la-mueang — Citizen; a member of a country or state.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; question particle for yes/no.

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know; to be acquainted with someone.

นาม

naam — Name; title; a noun in grammar.

แรก

râek — First; initial; the earliest in sequence.

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; formal verb for speaking.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; used in questions about people.

ตามหา

dtaam-hǎa — To search for; to look for someone or something.

ตอบ

dtàwp — To answer; to respond to a question.

พวกเรา

phûuak-rao — We; us; our group of people.

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; respectful third or second person pronoun.

เห็น

hěn — To see; to visually perceive something.

ต่อหน้า

dtàaw-nâa — In front of; in the presence of someone.

ศาล

sǎan — Court; tribunal; a place of legal judgment.

วันนี้

wan-níi — Today; this current day.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb.

นักโทษ

nák-thôot — Prisoner; a person held captive or imprisoned.

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

สาธารณรัฐ

sǎa-thaa-ra-na-rát — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives.

อีกครั้ง

ìik-khráng — Again; once more; another time.

ทั้งสี่

tháng-sìi — All four; the entire group of four.

ล้อมรอบ

láwm-râwp — To surround; to encircle someone or something.

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; at the moment; during a time.

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in an upright position.

พร้อมกับ

phráwm-gàp — Together with; along with someone or something.

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a female marriage partner.

ลูก

lûuk — Child; offspring; son or daughter.

เกาะ

gàw — To cling to; to hold on tightly.

แขน

khǎen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body.

บอก

bàwk — To tell; to inform someone of something.

ด้วย

dûuay — Also; too; with; accompanying particle.

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces a quoted clause.

เหตุใด

hèet-dai — Why; for what reason; formal interrogative.

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; asking manner or method.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; then; consequential connective.

เพียงพอ

phiang-phaw — Sufficient; enough; adequate for the purpose.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back to a place.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicates ongoing or incomplete action.

โดยตรง

dooi-dtrong — Directly; straight; without detour or intermediary.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; indicates ability or past action.

รู้

rúu — To know; to have knowledge of something.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

พรุ่งนี้

phrûng-níi — Tomorrow; the day after today.

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; to get done to; passive marker.

เรียกตัว

rîiak-dtuua — To summon; to call someone to appear officially.

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose.

หมอ

mǎaw — Doctor; physician; a medical professional.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses.

การ

gaan — Activity; action; nominalizing prefix for verbs.

มาเยือน

maa-yuuan — To visit; to come and pay a visit.

ครั้งนี้

khráng-níi — This time; this particular occasion or instance.

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make something happen or change.

กลาย

glaai — To become; to turn into something different.

หิน

hǐn — Stone; rock; hard mineral material.

จน

jon — Until; so much that; poor in finances.

มือ

muue — Hand; the part at the end of the arm.

ราวกับ

raao-gàp — As if; like; resembling in a simile.

รูปปั้น

rûup-pân — Statue; a sculpted figure of a person or thing.

สร้าง

sâang — To build; to create; to construct something.

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker.

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

เคลื่อนไหว

khlûuean-wǎi — To move; to make movement; motion of a body.

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a certain event or time.

คำพูด

kham-phûut — Words; speech; an utterance or spoken statement.

เหล่านั้น

lào-nán — Those; referring to previously mentioned things.

ออกมา

àwk-maa — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere.

วาง

waang — To place; to put something down gently.

ลง

long — Down; to go down; downward directional particle.

เผชิญหน้า

phà-chǐian-nâa — To face; to confront someone directly.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; against someone.

ผู้พูด

phûu-phûut — Speaker; the person who is talking.

จับ

jàp — To grab; to catch; to hold tightly.

เสื้อเชิ้ต

sûuea-chóet — Shirt; a garment worn on the upper body.

ขนสัตว์

khǒn-sàt — Animal fur or wool; hair from an animal.

สีแดง

sǐi-daeng — Red color; the color of blood or fire.

หลวมๆ

lǔuam-lǔuam — Loosely; not tight-fitting; baggy in style.

หน้าอก

nâa-òk — Chest; the front of the upper body.

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle for verbs.

รุนแรง

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

กล่าวว่า

glàao-wâa — To say that; to state formally in speech.

ไว้

wái — To keep; to retain; to do in advance.

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in that manner; such as that.

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions.

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right.

ทุกคน

thúk-khon — Everyone; all people; every single person.

อีก

ìik — More; another; again; additionally.

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3.

มอง

maawng — To look at; to gaze toward something.

เหม่อ

mòoe — To stare blankly; to gaze in a daze.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1.

เบา

bao — Light; soft; gentle in weight or sound.

หยุดนิ่ง

yùt-nîng — To stop still; to freeze motionless in place.

ชั่วครู่

chûua-khrûu — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time.

คำถาม

kham-thǎam — Question; an inquiry seeking an answer.