A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; for (causative marker)

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her, they (third person pronoun)

ออก

òok — To go out, exit, emerge from a place

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too; with; by means of

กล่าว

klàao — To say, state, or express formally

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or calculate something

ว่า

wâa — That (conjunction); to say; to think that

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me (first person, informal, female or casual)

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

ผี

phǐi — Ghost, spirit, supernatural being

หรือ

rǔue — Or; a question particle seeking confirmation

ไร

rai — Informal variant of ไหร่/อะไร meaning 'what' or 'any'

ดู

duu — To look at, watch, or observe something

เหมือน

mǔuean — Similar to, like, resembling something else

นาย

naai — Mister, boss, employer, or male title

จะ

jà — Will, going to (future tense marker)

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example, like

นั้น

nán — That, those (demonstrative pronoun, farther away)

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, actually, indeed

หาก

hàak — If, in case, supposing that (conditional conjunction)

พิจารณา

phí-jaa-ra-naa — To consider, examine, or deliberate carefully

จาก

jàak — From, away from, departing a place or source

สีหน้า

sǐi-nâa — Facial expression, look on one's face

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way, what manner

ก็ตาม

kôo-taam — Nevertheless, regardless, no matter what

ไม่

mâi — Not, no (negation particle)

ได้

dâai — Can, could, to get, to obtain; past marker

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something aloud

แม้แต่

máe-tàe — Even, not even a single thing

คำ

kham — Word, utterance, unit of speech

เดียว

diiao — Single, alone, only one, just one

และ

láe — And (conjunction linking words or clauses)

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that (relative pronoun connector)

ล้วง

lúang — To reach into, rummage through, dig inside

หา

hǎa — To look for, search for, seek something

ก้น

kôn — Bottom, base of a container; buttocks

ถุง

thǔng — Bag, sack, pouch for carrying things

เธอ

thooe — She, her, you (informal female pronoun)

ท่ามกลาง

thâam-klaang — In the midst of, surrounded by, amidst

น้ำตา

nám-taa — Tears, drops of water from the eyes

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract state or quality

ยาก

yâak — Difficult, hard, not easy to do

ลำบาก

lam-bàak — Hardship, difficulty, trouble, suffering

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly, all the more

ก็

kôo — Then, also, even so (discourse particle)

จ่าย

jàai — To pay, spend money on something

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver (metal)

ค่า

khâa — Cost, fee, value, price of something

ไวน์

wai — Wine, an alcoholic beverage from grapes

ขณะ

kha-nà — Moment, while, at the time that

ที่

thîi — At, place; relative pronoun; nominalizer

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action

หัน

hǎn — To turn around, turn one's head or body

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

บรรดา

ban-daa — All the, the various (collective noun modifier)

ผู้

phûu — Person, one who (nominalizing prefix for people)

ติดตาม

tìt-taam — To follow, track, keep up with someone

รัก

rák — To love; love, affection for someone

ชาติ

châat — Nation, country, birth, nationality

แห่ง

hàeng — Of, from (classifier for places and institutions)

สาธารณรัฐ

sǎa-thaa-ra-ná-rát — Republic, a form of democratic government

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

สมัย

sà-mǎi — Era, period, age, time in history

โบราณ

boo-raan — Ancient, old, antique, from long ago

อธิบาย

à-thí-baai — To explain, describe, clarify something to someone

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — Briefly, shortly, in a concise manner

ภาษา

phaa-sǎa — Language, tongue, means of communication

ฝรั่งเศส

fà-ràng-sèt — French; relating to France or its language

พวก

phûak — Group, gang, bunch of people or things

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All, entire, everything, the whole amount

กลับ

klàp — To return, go back; to turn around

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also (continuative particle)

ตน

ton — Oneself, self (reflexive pronoun, formal)

กิจ

kìt — Task, duty, affair, business matter

ธุระ

thú-rá — Errand, personal business, task to attend to

ต่อไป

tòo-pai — Continue, go on, from now on, onward

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now, at this moment (formal/literary usage)

หยุด

yùt — To stop, halt, cease an action or movement

อยู่

yùu — To be at, to stay, to reside somewhere

มุม

mum — Corner, angle, nook of a room or street

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road, street, public thoroughfare

อัน

an — General classifier for objects; one (thing)

มืด

mûet — Dark, lacking light, nighttime darkness

มิด

mít — Completely covered, fully shut, totally dark

เจ้า

jâo — You (informal/condescending); lord, owner, prince

ต้องการ

tông-kaan — To want, need, require something

อะไร

à-rai — What, anything, something (interrogative pronoun)

ช่าง

châang — How very! (intensifier); craftsman, technician

โหดร้าย

hòot-ráai — Cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless in nature

ไร้

rái — Without, lacking, devoid of something entirely

เมตตา

mét-taa — Compassion, loving-kindness, mercy, benevolence

นี้

níi — This, these (demonstrative pronoun, near speaker)

พี่ชาย

phîi-chaai — Older brother (respectful kin term)

เคย

khoei — Used to, have ever done something before

เลย

loei — At all, ever, so, therefore (discourse particle)

สัก

sàk — Just, even one, a little bit (softening particle)

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, occasion, instance of an event

ร้อง

róong — To cry out, shout, sing, wail loudly

ทักทาย

thák-thaai — To greet, say hello, exchange pleasantries

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show, display, perform, demonstrate something

ใคร่

khrâi — To desire, wish, want (literary/formal)

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any, any whatsoever, of any kind

นั่นไง

nân-ngai — There it is! That's it! (exclamatory expression)

สารเลว

sǎan-leo — Scoundrel, villain, bad person, wretched fellow

ก้ม

kôm — To bow, bend down, lower one's head

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward directional particle

จูบ

jùup — To kiss; a kiss on lips or cheek

ริมฝีปาก

rim-fǐi-pàak — Lips, the edges of one's mouth

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, kind; adverbial modifier particle

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — Quick, swift, rapid, fast in action

พอใจ

phoo-jai — Satisfied, content, pleased with something

แล้ว

láeo — Already, then, after that (completion marker)

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just, no more than

แต่

tàe — But, however, only, just (contrast conjunction)

ส่าย

sàai — To shake, sway, wag (head or object)

ร้องไห้

róong-hâi — To cry, weep, shed tears from emotion

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet, silent, still, making no sound

คาด

khâat — To expect, predict, assume, anticipate something

หวัง

wǎng — To hope, wish, expect a desired outcome

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat-jai — Surprised, astonished, amazed by something unexpected

รู้

rúu — To know, be aware of, understand something

นี่

nîi — This, here (proximal demonstrative, informal)

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person

คน

khon — Person, people, human being (classifier for people)

ส่วนใหญ่

sùan-yài — Majority, most of, the greater part

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life, existence, one's living experience

ตก

tòk — To fall, drop, descend unexpectedly

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger, hazard, peril, risk of harm

แท้จริง

tháe-jing — True, real, genuine, in reality, actually

เชื่อ

chûuea — To believe, trust, have faith in something

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half, fifty percent of a whole amount

จง

jong — Imperative particle commanding action; be sure to

รีบ

rîip — To hurry, rush, do something quickly

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, route, direction, means

โดย

dooi — By, via, by means of, through

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick, speedy, not slow

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most, the most, superlative degree marker

ยุ่ง

yûng — Busy, tangled, involved, messy, complicated

เจ้าหน้าที่

jâo-nâa-thîi — Official, officer, authority, government staff member