A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

เขา

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

มองเห็น

mong hen — To be able to see; to perceive visually

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces a quoted clause

สายลับ

sai lap — Spy; secret agent working covertly

ผู้นั้น

phu nan — That person; referring to a specific individual

หวาดกลัว

wat kluа — To be afraid; to feel fear or dread

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ดื่ม

duem — To drink a liquid

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; poor

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by yourself; personally

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live somewhere

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

สภาพ

sa-phap — Condition; state; situation of something

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; complete and willing

กล่าวโทษ

klao thot — To accuse; to blame someone formally

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; right away; at once

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to observe something

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; such as that

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so; consequently; then

ริน

rin — To pour a liquid gently into a container

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ไวน์

wai — Wine; alcoholic drink made from grapes

อีก

ik — Another; more; again; additionally

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

แก้ว

kaeo — Glass; a drinking glass or cup

พิจารณา

phi-cha-ra-na — To consider; to examine; to deliberate carefully

ไพ่

phai — Playing cards; a card used in games

มือ

mue — Hand; the hand of a person

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for others

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

ถี่ถ้วน

thi thuan — Thoroughly; carefully; meticulously; in detail

เถิด

thoet — Please do; imperative particle urging action

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun

อย่า

ya — Don't; negative imperative; prohibition marker

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just; to have just done something recently

รีบร้อน

rip ron — Hasty; in a rush; acting too quickly

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

อ่อนด้อย

on doi — Inferior; weak; lacking in ability or strength

กว่า

kwa — Than; more than; used in comparisons

คาด

khat — To expect; to anticipate; to predict

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; to hold in reserve

มาก

mak — Much; many; a lot; very; greatly

นัก

nak — Very; intensifier; expert in a field

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen

แพ้

phae — To lose; to be defeated; to fail

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle in Thai

รู้

ru — To know; to understand; to be aware

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; subject of discussion

ใด

dai — Any; which; what; interrogative/indefinite pronoun

เลย

loei — At all; ever; not at all; intensifier

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix; action; process; affair

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; correct; cheap; passive marker

ไล่ออก

lai ok — To fire; to dismiss someone from a job

จาก

chak — From; away from; departing a place

งาน

ngan — Work; job; event; task or duty

อัน

an — Classifier for items; one; a certain thing

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

เกียรติ

kiat — Honor; dignity; prestige; reputation

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England; English; referring to Britain

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; the reason that

ให้การ

hai kan — To testify; to give testimony or evidence

เท็จ

thet — False; untrue; a lie; fabricated information

อย่าง

yang — Kind; manner; way; type of something

หนัก

nak — Heavy; seriously; with great intensity

แต่

tae — But; however; only; contrasting connector

ได้ผล

dai phon — To work; to be effective; to yield results

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond a limit

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; not the case; negating identity

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; to have a condition

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want; to need; to require something

ที่นั่น

thi nan — There; at that place; over there

เหตุผล

het phon — Reason; rationale; logical explanation

ชาว

chao — People of; citizen; inhabitant of a place

อวดอ้าง

uat ang — To boast; to brag; to claim proudly

ตน

ton — Oneself; the self; a reflexive pronoun

เหนือกว่า

nuea kwa — Superior to; above; better than others

ความลับ

khwam lap — Secret; confidential information; something hidden

สมัยใหม่

sa-mai mai — Modern; contemporary; present-day era

รู้ดี

ru di — To know well; to be well aware of

ข้าม

kham — To cross; to go over; to pass across

ช่องแคบ

chong khaep — Strait; narrow channel of water between lands

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to work for; to assist someone

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-rang-set — France; French; relating to France

ตอนแรก

ton raek — At first; initially; in the beginning

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status; position; financial or social standing

ผู้ล่อลวง

phu lo luang — Deceiver; one who lures or tricks others

ผู้แอบฟัง

phu aep fang — Eavesdropper; one who secretly listens to others

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — Amid; in the middle of; surrounded by

เพื่อนร่วมชาติ

phuean ruam chat — Compatriot; fellow citizen of the same country

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; and then; past completion

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Gradually; slowly; little by little

กลายเป็น

klai pen — To become; to turn into something else

พื้นเมือง

phuen mueang — Native; indigenous; local to a region

ภายใต้

phai tai — Under; beneath; subject to authority

รัฐบาล

rat-tha-ban — Government; the ruling body of a country

ล้มล้าง

lom lang — To overthrow; to abolish; to destroy a system

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; to have done before

คอย

khoi — To wait; to watch out for; to await

สอดแนม

sot naem — To spy on; to snoop; to surveil secretly

ร้านขายไวน์

ran khai wai — Wine shop; a store that sells wine

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to get something

ข้อมูล

kho mun — Information; data; details about something

ตำรวจ

tam-ruat — Police; law enforcement officer

ผู้ตื่นตัว

phu tuen tua — Alert person; one who is aware and vigilant

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About; concerning; related to a topic

จำคุก

cham khuk — To imprison; to put in jail; incarceration

ปล่อยตัว

ploi tua — To release; to free someone from confinement

ประวัติ

pra-wat — History; background; personal record or biography

หมอ

mo — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ; to utilize something

บทนำ

bot nam — Introduction; preface; opening of something

สู่

su — To; toward; in the direction of something

สนทนา

son-tha-na — To converse; to have a conversation; dialogue

คุ้นเคย

khun khoei — Familiar; accustomed; well acquainted with

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone

ตระกูล

tra-kun — Family clan; lineage; noble family

ลองใช้

long chai — To try using; to test; to attempt something

สิ่งเหล่านั้น

sing lao nan — Those things; those items referred to earlier

มาดาม

ma-dam — Madam; a respectful title for a woman

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; discourse particle

ล้มเหลว

lom leo — To fail; to be unsuccessful; to collapse

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely; entirely; totally; in every way

จดจำ

chot cham — To memorize; to remember; to keep in mind

ด้วย

duai — With; also; too; by means of

ความกลัว

khwam klua — Fear; fright; the feeling of being afraid

ตัวสั่น

tua san — To tremble; body shaking from fear or cold

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; regularly; equal; at all times

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; a female person

น่าเกรงขาม

na kreng kham — Formidable; intimidating; inspiring awe or fear

ถัก

thak — To knit; to weave or braid thread or yarn

นิตติ้ง

nit-ting — Knitting; the craft of making fabric with needles

ขณะ

kha-na — While; during; at the moment that

พูดคุย

phut khui — To chat; to talk casually with someone

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second person pronoun

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze; to direct eyes at

ลางร้าย

lang rai — Bad omen; evil sign; foreboding of misfortune

นิ้ว

niu — Finger; toe; digit on hand or foot

ขยับ

kha-yap — To move slightly; to shift; to adjust position

ไป

pai — To go; to leave; directional particle away