A Tale of Two Cities — Page 18

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, meaning 'I' or 'me'

ยอม

yom — To agree, yield, or submit to something

ให้

hai — To give; also marks causative or purpose clauses

ตัด

tat — To cut or sever something

หัว

hua — Head; top part of a person or object

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past achievement

เลย

loei — So, therefore; intensifier meaning 'at all' or 'ever'

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

เคย

khoei — Used to; to have previously done something

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay or reside somewhere

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or concept

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

จริง

jing — True, real, genuine; truly or really

สายลับ

sai lap — Spy; a secret agent gathering intelligence

มอง

mong — To look at or observe something

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also meaning 'also' in some contexts

สุภาพบุรุษ

su phap bu rut — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered man

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all; encompassing the entirety of something

สอง

song — Two; the number 2

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

คู่

khu — Pair, couple; two matched or partnered items

ต่าง

tang — Different, various; each one respectively

จ้อง

jong — To stare or gaze intently at something

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; together with; by means of

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concept or state

ตะลึงงัน

ta lueng ngan — Stunned, dumbfounded, completely astonished and speechless

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner; type or kind of something

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone about something

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai

ถูก

thuk — Correct, right; also to be acted upon passively

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negation telling someone not to act

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

พวก

phuak — Group, gang; plural marker for people or things

แก

kae — You or he/she; informal second or third person pronoun

ฝัง

fang — To bury something in the ground

คลาย

khlai — To loosen, relax, or release tension

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or issue being discussed

หลอกลวง

lok luang — To deceive or swindle; trickery and deception

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; together with something or someone

กับ

kap — With, and; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment

ตะลึง

ta lueng — Astonished, amazed, startled by something unexpected

เหตุการณ์

het kan — Event, incident, or situation that has occurred

พลิกผัน

phlik phan — To turn around dramatically; a sudden reversal

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus; consequential conjunction

ขอ

kho — To request or ask for something politely

พูดจา

phut cha — To speak or converse; manner of talking

สุภาพ

su phap — Polite, courteous, well-mannered in behavior

ลง

long — To go down; directional particle indicating downward motion

อธิบาย

a thi bai — To explain or describe something in detail

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun emphasizing personal action

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter in general

ที่

thi — That, which; relative marker; place or location

ยืนยัน

yuen yan — To confirm or assert something with certainty

คือ

khue — Is, meaning; defines or equates two concepts

รู้

ru — To know or be aware of information

ดี

di — Good, well; positive quality or condition

โลง

long — Coffin; a box for burying a dead person

นั่น

nan — That one; emphatic demonstrative pointing to something specific