A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ว่า

wâa — Conjunction meaning 'that'; used in reported speech

ชื่อ

chûue — Name; the word or title someone is called

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to someone or something

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

คือ

khuue — Is; to be; used for defining or equating things

หรือ

rǔue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

เจ้าหน้าที่

jâo nâa thîi — Official; officer; person with an official duty

หัน

hǎn — To turn; to rotate one's head or body

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

หา

hǎa — To look for; to seek someone or something

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; additionally included

ความ

khwaam — Prefix nominalizing abstract nouns; meaning or matter

ระแวง

rá-waaeng — Suspicious; wary; feeling distrust toward others

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To doubt; to suspect; to be curious about something

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in a manner of; type or kind

กะทันหัน

gà-than-hǎn — Suddenly; abruptly; without prior warning

ไม่เคย

mâi khuuei — Never; have never done something before

เอ่ย

àoei — To utter; to begin speaking; to mention

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; lips; the opening used for speaking

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

สัก

sàk — Even a little; just one; used for emphasis

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

ก่อน

gàawn — Before; first; prior to something else

เถอะ

thàoe — Particle urging action; go ahead; come on

ครัน

khran — Then; thereupon; at that point in time

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

ออก

àawk — Out; to exit; to come or go outward

เลย

looei — At all; ever; particle for emphasis or result

รู้ดี

rúu dii — To know well; to be fully aware of something

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; to exist somewhere

แก่ใจ

gàe jai — Deep in one's heart; known within oneself

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to have a status

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an item or matter

ที่

thîi — That; which; place; relative pronoun or location

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; emphatic pronoun

ก็

gâw — Also; then; well; connective particle in sentences

ทำ

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

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like something similar

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal particle

เธอ

thooe — She; her; informal second or third-person pronoun

เรียก

rîiak — To call; to summon; to refer to by name

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ต้อง

tâwng — Must; have to; it is necessary to do

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

แน่

nâae — Certainly; surely; definitely; for certain

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status; position; role; capacity in society

น้องสาว

nóong sǎao — Younger sister; female younger sibling

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first-person pronoun for women

รู้ว่า

rúu wâa — To know that; to be aware that something is so

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; used in questions about location

ส่วน

sùuan — Part; portion; section; regarding a certain aspect

นามสกุล

naam sà-gun — Surname; family name; last name

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to a specific thing mentioned

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; that is not correct; denial

ดินแดน

din daen — Territory; land; region; area of ground

โน้น

nóon — Over there; yonder; far away from speaker

หมายความว่า

mǎai khwaam wâa — To mean; to signify; what something implies

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; used in questions about things

ไม่รู้

mâi rúu — Don't know; to be unaware of something

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ตัวเอง

tuua eeng — Oneself; by yourself; used for self-reference

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entirety of something

เพราะ

phráw — Because; since; due to a reason

นึก

nûek — To think; to recall; to imagine something

ไม่ออก

mâi àawk — Cannot come out; unable to recall or express

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

แต่

tàae — But; however; introduces a contrasting idea

ขอ

khǎaw — To request; to ask for; may I have

สาบาน

sǎa-baan — To swear; to take an oath solemnly

ได้เลย

dâai looei — Can indeed; absolutely can; strong affirmation

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

สอง

sǎawng — Two; the number 2

พยางค์

phá-yaang — Syllable; a unit of spoken sound in words

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually so

ใช่

châi — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additionally

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist

เดียว

diiao — Only; single; one alone; sole

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person

เคย

khuuei — Ever; used to; have experience of doing something

สายลับ

sǎai láp — Spy; secret agent; covert intelligence operative

พยาน

phá-yaan — Witness; a person who testifies in court

ศาล

sǎan — Court; tribunal; place where law is administered

นาม

naam — Name; noun; a formal word for name

บิดา

bì-daa — Father; formal or literary word for one's father

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; at; belonging to a place; location marker

การโกหก

gaan goo-hòk — Lying; the act of telling falsehoods

ผู้เป็น

phûu pen — One who is; the person who is something

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; to be right; also means cheap or to be hit

ตอน

taawn — When; at the time of; episode; period

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound; voice; noise produced by someone or something

อื่น

ùuen — Other; another; different from the current one

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward direction or increase

แทรก

sâaek — To insert; to interject; to cut in between

นั่นแหละ

nân làe — That's it; exactly that; precisely so

ถูกต้อง

thùuk tâwng — Correct; accurate; right; proper

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; on behalf of someone

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

พัน

phan — Thousand; one thousand units

ปอนด์

paawnt — Pound; British unit of currency

ร้อง

ráwng — To cry out; to shout; to sing

ผู้ที่

phûu thîi — The person who; one that; relative clause starter

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to bring something along

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part used for grasping

ไพล่หลัง

phlâi lǎng — Behind one's back; hands placed behind the back

ซุก

súk — To tuck; to hide something away snugly

ใต้

tâai — Under; beneath; below something

ชาย

chaai — Male; man; the edge or border of something

เสื้อกั๊ก

sûuea gák — Vest; waistcoat; sleeveless upper-body garment

ขี่ม้า

khìi máa — To ride a horse; horse riding

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

ข้างๆ

khâang khâang — Beside; next to; at the side of something

ข้อศอก

khâaw sâawk — Elbow; the joint in the middle of the arm

เฉื่อยชา

chùuai chaa — Sluggish; lethargic; slow and lacking energy

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if; as though; just like something else

อย่า

yàa — Don't; do not; imperative negation particle

ตกใจ

tòk jai — To be startled; to be shocked or frightened

รัก

rák — To love; to have affection for someone

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; to; arriving at a place

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; place where one lives