A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

บ้าน

bâan — House or home, one's place of residence

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen

เขา

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

ประหลาดใจ

pra-làat jai — To be surprised or astonished by something

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

คืน

khuuen — Night; also means to return something

วาน

waan — Yesterday; the day before today

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

ตกลง

tok long — To agree; to come to an arrangement

กัน

kan — Together; each other; reciprocal particle

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

ฉัน

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

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from speaker

ปรากฏ

pra-kòt — To appear; to become visible or evident

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; nominalizer particle

อื่น

ùuen — Other; another; different from the current

จน

jon — Until; so much that; also means poor

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparative marker in Thai

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; way; manner of doing something

เรียบร้อย

rîap róoi — Neat; orderly; all taken care of properly

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; of positive quality

หรือ

rǔue — Or; question particle at sentence end

เว้น

wéen — To except; to leave out; to skip

แต่

tàae — But; however; only; except for

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to; can; capable of doing

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or state

ประโยชน์

pra-yòot — Benefit; usefulness; advantage gained from something

ได้

dâai — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

นี่

nîi — Here; this (emphatic); close to speaker

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

ขอ

khǎaw — To request; to ask for something politely

สนทนา

sǒn-tha-naa — To converse; to have a discussion or chat

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — A little; slightly; a small amount

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with someone or something

พี่ชาย

phîi chaai — Older brother; elder male sibling

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also title

ปรารถนา

praat-tha-nǎa — To desire; to wish for something earnestly

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ประกอบ

pra-kàawp — To comprise; to assemble; to engage in

อาชีพ

aa-chîip — Occupation; profession; career or livelihood

นาย

naai — Mister; male title; boss or employer

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right

สาย

sǎai — Line; thread; late; also spy network

ลับ

láp — Secret; hidden; confidential information

เรือนจำ

ruuean jam — Prison; jail; place of incarceration

คำ

kham — Word; syllable; unit of speech or writing

แกะ

kàe — To decode; to pick apart; also sheep

แสลง

sa-laaeng — Slang; informal colloquial language usage

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ยุค

yúk — Era; age; epoch; a historical period

นั้น

nán — That; those; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

หมาย

mǎai — To mean; to intend; a warrant or notice

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; concerning something

อยู่

yùu — To live; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ใต้

tâai — Under; below; beneath; south direction

การ

kaan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or activities

ควบคุม

khûuap khum — To control; to supervise; to oversee operations

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page of a book

ซีด

sîit — Pale; pallid; having lost color in face

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; downward direction

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally

และ

láe — And; also; as well as; conjunction

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question; to inquire about

กล้า

klâa — Brave; daring; to dare to do something

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; asking about manner

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; formal or written speech

บอก

bàawk — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

โดย

dooi — By; via; by means of; agent marker

บังเอิญ

bang-ooen — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally happening

ขณะ

kha-nà — While; during; at the moment of doing

กำลัง

kam-lang — Presently doing; progressive aspect marker; strength

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to go on foot

ออก

àawk — To exit; to go out; outward direction

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place

พิจารณา

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

ดู

duu — To look at; to watch; to observe something

กำแพง

kam-phaaeng — Wall; a solid vertical barrier or structure

ชั่วโมง

chûua moong — Hour; a unit of sixty minutes

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass; to go through; past something

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front of a person's head

น่า

nâa — Worth doing; likely to; inspiring a feeling

จดจำ

jòt jam — To remember; to memorize; to keep in mind

จำ

jam — To remember; to recall; to recognize someone

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer for abstract nouns and qualities

อยากรู้

yàak rúu — Curious; wanting to know something eagerly

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually; to notice

เกี่ยวข้อง

kìiao khâawng — To be involved; to be related to something

เหตุผล

hèet phǒn — Reason; rationale; logical explanation for something

แปลกหน้า

plàaek nâa — Stranger; an unfamiliar or unknown person

ต่อ

tàaw — Against; toward; per; to continue; next

มัน

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

เลย

looei — So; therefore; at all; right away; ever

เชื่อมโยง

chûuam yoong — To connect; to link things together logically

โชคร้าย

chôok ráai — Unlucky; unfortunate; having bad luck

เพื่อน

phûuean — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this present moment; currently (formal)

ตก

tòk — To fall; to drop; to experience misfortune

ทุกข์

thúk — Suffering; misery; sorrow; distress or hardship

ได้ยาก

dâai yâak — Hard to get; difficult to obtain or achieve

มาก

mâak — Very; much; many; a lot; greatly

จึง

jueng — Therefore; consequently; so then; as a result

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

ทิศทาง

thít thaang — Direction; orientation; the way toward something

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward direction

ร้าน

ráan — Shop; store; a place selling goods

ขาย

khǎai — To sell; to offer goods for purchase

ไวน์

wai — Wine; an alcoholic drink made from grapes

แห่ง

hàaeng — Of; at; classifier for places and locations

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; back; after; rear of something

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a place

ใกล้ๆ

klâi klâi — Very nearby; close by; in the vicinity

ยากลำบาก

yâak lam-bàak — Difficult and troublesome; hard and burdensome situation

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; interrogative determiner

อนุมาน

a-nu-maan — To infer; to deduce; to make a conclusion

เปิดเผย

pòoet phooei — To reveal; to disclose; to make known openly

ข่าวลือ

khàao luue — Rumor; gossip; unverified circulating information

แพร่สะพัด

phraae sa-phàt — To spread widely; to circulate rapidly everywhere

หมู่

mùu — Group; among; a cluster of things or people

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; agent nominalizer prefix

ชื่นชม

chûuen chom — To admire; to appreciate; to praise someone

เกี่ยวกับ

kìiao kàp — About; concerning; related to a topic

ลักษณะ

lák-sa-nà — Characteristic; feature; appearance or trait

การงาน

kaan ngaan — Work; employment; one's job or occupation

ค่อยๆ

khôoi khôoi — Gradually; slowly; little by little over time

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an entity or item

ทำ

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

สุ่มสี่สุ่มห้า

sùm sìi sùm hâa — Randomly; haphazardly; without thought or plan

เหมือน

mǔuean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

สร้าง

sâang — To build; to create; to construct something

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; yourself; himself; herself; themselves

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up; to rise; upward direction or increase

จุดมุ่งหมาย

jùt mûng mǎai — Goal; aim; purpose; intended objective

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; something; interrogative pronoun

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; presumably so

ยุ่งยาก

yûng yâak — Complicated; troublesome; messy and difficult situation

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

อันตราย

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

หาก

hàak — If; in case; supposing that; conditional conjunction

อธิบาย

a-thi-baai — To explain; to clarify; to describe in detail

บน

bon — On top of; above; upper surface of something

ถนน

tha-nǒn — Road; street; a paved path for vehicles