A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chăn — I, me (first person pronoun, informal).

จะ

jà — Will, going to (future tense marker).

พา

phaa — To take, lead, or bring someone somewhere.

เขา

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

ไป

pai — To go, to travel away from here.

ที่

thîi — At, place, location; relative clause marker.

บ้าน

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

ของ

khŏng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle.

คุณ

khun — You (polite pronoun); also a title of respect.

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, with, together with.

กัน

kan — Together, each other; mutual action marker.

กับ

kàp — With, and (connecting nouns or people).

พวก

phûak — Group, bunch of people; plural marker.

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (informal first person pronoun).

พร้อม

prɔ́ɔm — Ready, prepared, complete, all together.

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then, done; indicates completed action.

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; question particle indicating a yes/no question.

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing or incomplete state.

มา

maa — To come, to arrive here.

เลย

ləəy — At all, so, therefore, right away; emphasis particle.

นึก

nʉ́k — To think, recall, or occur to one's mind.

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, to rise, increase; directional verb particle.

ได้

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

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time.

ไม่

mâi — Not, no; negation particle.

ช้า

cháa — Slow, late, not fast.

หลัง

lǎng — After, behind, back of something.

จาก

jàak — From, since, away from a place or time.

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

จด

jòt — To note down, record, write briefly.

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, recall.

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means poor.

ตลอด

talòot — Throughout, all along, the entire duration.

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life, one's existence or lifetime.

ว่า

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

ขณะ

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

เธอ

thəə — She, her, you (informal, often feminine).

กด

kòt — To press, push down on something.

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand, the human hand.

ลง

long — Down, to descend; directional particle downward.

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface.

แขน

khɛ̌ɛn — Arm, the limb from shoulder to wrist.

เงย

ngəəy — To raise one's face or head upward.

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next (page or time).

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at, gaze at something.

ดู

duu — To look, watch, observe something.

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat or sheet-like objects.

วิงวอน

wing-wɔɔn — To implore, beg earnestly, plead with someone.

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — To request, ask for, beg something.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow, let, cause someone to do.

อย่า

yàa — Don't, do not; negative imperative particle.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action.

ร้าย

ráai — Bad, evil, harmful, wicked.

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are.

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality.

มุ่ง

mûng — To aim toward, focus on, be directed at.

มั่น

mân — Firm, steady, resolute, certain.

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, kind, type; adverbial marker.

แน่วแน่

nɛ̂ɛo-nɛ̂ɛ — Resolute, firm, unwavering in determination.

อยู่

yùu — To be at, to stay, to live somewhere.

แสง

sɛ̌ɛng — Light, a ray or beam of light.

บาง

baang — Some, thin; a little; certain (ones).

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, resembling something.

แรง

rɛɛng — Strong, powerful, hard; strength, force.

บันดาลใจ

ban-daan-jai — Inspiration, something that motivates or inspires.

ดวง

duang — Orb, ball; classifier for celestial bodies or eyes.

ตา

taa — Eye; also means maternal grandfather.

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; indicates limitation.

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however, only; contrasting conjunction.

ขัด

khàt — To contradict, resist, conflict with, obstruct.

แย้ง

yɛ́ɛng — To contradict, object, argue against.

กิริยา

ki-ri-yaa — Manner, behavior, conduct, action or demeanor.

เบา

bao — Light (not heavy), soft, quiet, gentle.

สบาย

sa-baai — Comfortable, at ease, relaxed, well.

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as, same level.

เปลี่ยน

plìan — To change, switch, alter something.

แปลง

plɛɛng — To transform, convert, modify into something else.

ยก

yók — To lift, raise, elevate something up.

ระดับ

rá-dàp — Level, grade, standard, rank.

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and some objects.

ตน

ton — Oneself, one's own self (formal/literary).

ชาย

chaai — Man, male, a male person.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix indicating a person or doer.

ยุ่ง

yûng — Busy, tangled, complicated, messy.

กังวล

kang-won — Worried, anxious, concerned about something.

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, inner feelings or emotions.

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — For, in order to, for the purpose of.

พี่

phîi — Older sibling; respectful address for older person.

แทบ

thɛ̂ɛp — Almost, nearly, hardly; close to a degree.

สม

sŏm — Worthy, suitable, fitting, appropriate.

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to, appropriate to do.

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, take something offered.

รัก

rák — To love, to like deeply; love (noun).

คำ

kham — Word, speech; a unit of language.

ปลอบ

plɔ̀ɔp — To comfort, console, soothe someone upset.

ประโลม

pra-loom — To console, comfort, reassure with kind words.

เป็น

pen — To be, to become; indicates state or identity.

มิตร

mít — Friend, ally; friendly person (formal/literary).

ใส่

sài — To put in, wear, add something into.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, item (general noun prefix).

สังเกต

sǎng-kèet — To observe, notice, pay attention to something.

เห็น

hĕn — To see, to notice visually.

ทิ้ง

thíng — To leave behind, abandon, throw away.

ไว้

wáai — To keep, leave in place; retentive action marker.

มุม

mum — Corner, angle of a room or street.

ถนน

tha-nŏn — Road, street, a paved path for travel.

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, bring, take along.

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction, route.

ห่าง

hàang — Far, distant, away from, apart.

ออก

ɔ̀ɔk — Out, outside, to exit or come out.

กี่

kìi — How many, how much (question word for quantity).

นาที

naa-thii — Minute, a unit of time (60 seconds).

การ

kaan — Prefix nominalizing verbs into actions or processes.

เดิน

dəən — To walk, to go on foot.

เท้า

tháao — Foot, the lower limb used for walking.

เคียง

khiang — Alongside, beside, next to something.

ข้าง

khâang — Side, beside, next to, adjacent to.

เพิ่ง

phîng — Just, just now, recently did something.

ทาน

thaan — To eat (polite form), consume food.

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food, meal, nourishment.

เย็น

yen — Evening; cool, cold (temperature).

เสร็จ

sèt — Finished, done, completed a task.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; strength, power, energy.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit, to be seated.

กอง

kɔɔng — Pile, heap; also used for fire (กองไฟ).

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame; also electricity or light.

ท่อน

thɔ̂ɔn — Log, piece, section of wood or material.

ไม้

máai — Wood, tree, timber; also a tonal marker.

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small, tiny, little (reduplication for emphasis).

ลุก

lúk — To rise up, stand up, blaze up.

โชน

choon — To blaze, glow brightly (as fire).

ที

thii — Time, occasion; once (เมื่อกี้ที = just this once).

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expresses possibility.

เข้า

khâo — To enter, go into, inside.

เปลว

pleeo — Flame, a tongue of fire.

หา

hǎa — To look for, search, seek out.

ภาพ

phâap — Image, picture, scene, vision.

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — Gentleman, a polite and well-mannered man.

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high in stature or position.

อายุ

aa-yú — Age, how old someone or something is.

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man, youthful male person.

กว่า

kwàa — More than, rather than, compared to.

เคย

khəəy — Used to, ever, have done before (past experience).

จ้อง

jɔ̂ɔng — To stare at, gaze fixedly at something.

ถ่าน

thàan — Coal, charcoal, ember.

แดง

dɛɛng — Red, the color red.

โรงแรม

roong-rɛɛm — Hotel, a place offering paid lodging.

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When, at the time that (conjunction for past).

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several, numerous.

ปี

pii — Year, a period of twelve months.

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — Before, prior to, earlier in time.

โน้น

nóon — That over there (far demonstrative), yonder.

หัน

hǎn — To turn, rotate one's head or body.

ศีรษะ

sĭi-rà — Head, the topmost part of the human body.

แสดง

sa-dɛɛng — To show, display, perform, express.

ท่าทาง

thâa-thaang — Appearance, manner, gesture, body language.

แปลก

plɛ̀ɛk — Strange, unusual, odd, unfamiliar.

คน

khon — Person, human being; classifier for people.

ครับ

khráp — Polite particle used by male speakers.

กล่าว

klàao — To say, speak, state (formal or literary).

ชรา

chá-raa — Old age, elderly, advanced in years.

ทวน

thuan — To repeat, review, go over again.

ซ้ำ

sám — Again, repeatedly, to do something once more.

ทรง

song — Form, shape; royal prefix; to maintain or hold.

เกี่ยวข้อง

kìao-khɔ̂ɔng — Related to, involved with, connected to something.

ชื่อ

chʉ̂ʉ — Name, what something or someone is called.

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, inform, say to someone.

น่า

nâa — Worth doing, likely, should (prefix expressing desirability).