A Tale of Two Cities — Page 12

Vocabulary

มัน

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

ถูก

thuuk — To be correct; or to receive an action

วาง

waang — To place or put something down somewhere

ไว้

wai — To keep or retain; aspect marker for prior action

ตรง

trong — Straight; directly; exactly at a location

หน้า

naa — Face; front; or next (page, time)

เขา

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

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle indicating continuation

ดื่ม

duem — To drink a liquid

แก้ว

kaew — Glass; a drinking glass or cup

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

จน

jon — Until; up to a point in time or state

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completed action

อีก

iik — Again; more; another instance or amount

ก่อน

koon — Before; first; prior to something else

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Slowly and gradually; little by little

ดัน

dan — To push something with force

ขวด

khuad — A bottle for holding liquids

ออก

ook — Out; to exit or come out of something

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; together; as well

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ครุ่น

khrun — To brood or ponder deeply over something

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or reflect on something

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

กล่าว

klaao — To say; to speak formally or in narration

ต่อ

to — Toward; per; to continue; connecting preposition

น้ำเสียง

naam siang — Tone of voice; manner of speaking

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ผู้

phuu — Person; nominalizer prefix for doer of action

ที่

thii — That; which; at; relative pronoun or place marker

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker

พิจารณา

phijaranaa — To consider, examine, or deliberate carefully

ไพ่

phai — Playing cards used in card games

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

มือ

muu — Hand; the human hand

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; kind; type; like

จริงจัง

jing jang — Seriously; earnestly; with genuine intent

แกะ

kae — To unwrap or peel open something

เรือนจำ

ruean jam — Prison; a place for confining criminals

ผู้แทน

phuu thaen — Representative; delegate acting on behalf of others

คณะกรรมการ

khana kammakaan — Committee; a group formed for official purposes

บาง

baang — Some; thin; certain (used before nouns)

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; instance of an event

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ผู้คุม

phuu khum — Guard; warden; one who supervises prisoners

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner; convict; person serving a sentence

สาย

saai — Late; line; strand; network

ลับ

lap — Secret; confidential; hidden from others

แจ้ง

jaeng — To inform or notify someone of something

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

เสมอ

sàmoe — Always; consistently; every time

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more… the more

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are

คุณค่า

khun khaa — Value; worth; significance of something

นี่

nii — This; here; proximal demonstrative pronoun

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; to a great degree

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to increase; directional particle upward

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; due to the fact that

ชาว

chaao — People of; citizen of; native of a place

อังกฤษ

ang krit — English; relating to England or Britain

เนื่องจาก

nueang jaak — Because of; owing to; as a result of

สงสัย

song sai — To suspect; to doubt; to be curious about

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; about something

การ

kaan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing something

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker; for (someone's benefit)

สินบน

sin bon — Bribe; money given to corrupt someone

บทบาท

bot baat — Role; part played in a situation or story

เหล่า

lao — Those; plural marker for groups of people or things

นั้น

nan — That; those; distal demonstrative pronoun

น้อย

noi — Few; little; a small amount

กว่า

kwaa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

ฝรั่งเศส

fa rang set — France; the French nation or people

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrast

กลับ

klap — To return; on the contrary; back

แนะนำ

nae nam — To recommend or introduce someone or something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

กับ

kap — With; and (linking nouns); to

นายจ้าง

naai jaang — Employer; the person who hires workers

ชื่อ

chue — Name; to be named; the name of something

ปลอม

ploom — Fake; counterfeit; not genuine

นั่น

nan — That (over there); distal demonstrative

ดี

dii — Good; well; of positive quality

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative clause connector

ปัจจุบัน

pat ju ban — Present; current; at this time

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to work for someone obediently

รัฐบาล

rat tha baan — Government; the ruling body of a country

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern; form

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

ศัตรู

sat tru — Enemy; foe; opponent who opposes you

เสรีภาพ

se rii phap — Freedom; liberty; the state of being free

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ยอดเยี่ยม

yot yiam — Excellent; outstanding; of the highest quality

ข้อสรุป

khoo sa rup — Conclusion; final summary of reasoning or argument

ชัดเจน

chat jen — Clear; distinct; easy to understand or see

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

แสง

saeng — Light; beam of light; brightness

กลางวัน

klaang wan — Daytime; the middle of the day

ดินแดน

din daen — Territory; land; a region or area of land

แห่ง

haeng — Of; classifier for places and institutions

นี้

nii — This; these; proximal demonstrative adjective

คือ

khue — Is; equals; defines or identifies something

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing into the present

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain or stay constant

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept something given

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; financial currency

จาก

jaak — From; originating from a source or place

ทรยศ

thon ra yot — To betray; to act treacherously against someone

สาธารณรัฐ

saa thaa ra na rat — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives

หมอบ

mop — To crouch down low; to prostrate oneself

ซุ่ม

sum — To lurk or lie in ambush secretly

ตัวแทน

tua thaen — Agent; representative; acting on behalf of another

ชั่วร้าย

chua raai — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt and harmful

ทั้งปวง

thang puang — All; every single one; the entirety

กล่าวถึง

klaao thueng — To mention; to refer to something in speech

ยาก

yaak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

ค้นพบ

khon phop — To discover; to find something previously unknown

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone (interrogative pronoun)

สามารถ

saa maat — Can; to be able to do something

เอาชนะ

ao cha na — To defeat; to overcome an opponent or obstacle

ได้

dai — Can; could; to obtain; ability or permission marker

ติดตาม

tit taam — To follow; to track; to keep up with

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal, feminine)

ไหม

mai — Question particle for yes/no questions

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just when something happens

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly

เล่น

len — To play; to engage in a game or activity

ตอบ

top — To answer; to respond to a question

สบายใจ

sa baai jai — At ease; feeling comfortable and relaxed mentally

บ้าง

baang — Some; somewhat; a little bit

กล่าวโทษ

klaao thot — To accuse; to blame someone for wrongdoing

ประจำ

pra jam — Regular; permanent; assigned to a fixed post

เขต

khet — District; zone; defined administrative area

ใกล้

klai — Near; close to in distance

ที่สุด

thii sut — The most; superlative marker in Thai

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to see something

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

สิ

si — Particle urging or emphasizing a command or suggestion

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

อะไร

a rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; it is necessary to

รีบ

riip — To hurry; to rush; to do something quickly

ดึง

dueng — To pull; to tug something toward oneself

เข้า

khao — Into; to enter; directional particle inward

ริน

rin — To pour a liquid slowly into a container