A Tale of Two Cities — Page 19

Vocabulary

เป็น

pen — To be; used as a linking verb in Thai

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from speaker

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or surprise

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; at this place or location

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker in Thai

คุกรุ่น

khuk-run — To smolder; simmer with suppressed anger or tension

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located; progressive aspect marker

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; additionally included

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

โกรธแค้น

krot-khaen — Deep anger; intense resentment or bitter fury

ยาม

yam — Time; period; guard; watchman on duty

ระแวง

ra-waeng — To be suspicious; wary; distrustful of surroundings

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be curious or suspicious about something

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled; at maximum capacity

อากาศ

a-kat — Air; atmosphere; weather conditions outside

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker indicating intention

รอดพ้น

rot-phon — To escape; survive; successfully avoid danger

จาก

chak — From; away from a source or origin

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing something

ถูก

thuk — To be; passive marker; also means correct or cheap

กล่าวโทษ

klao-thot — To accuse; to formally charge someone with wrongdoing

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ติดต่อ

tit-to — To contact; communicate; get in touch with someone

สื่อสาร

suea-san — To communicate; exchange information between parties

กับ

kap — With; and; together with another person

สายลับ

sai-lap — Spy; secret agent working undercover covertly

สกุล

sa-kun — Surname; family name; lineage or clan

อีก

ik — Another; more; additional; again

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

ประวัติ

pra-wat — History; background record of a person or event

เป็นมา

pen-ma — Background; how something has come to be

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

ประการ

pra-kan — Aspect; regard; way; used in formal enumeration

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continues to be the case

ลึกลับ

luek-lap — Mysterious; secretive; shrouded in mystery

ปกคลุม

pok-khlum — To cover; envelop; shroud over something completely

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

แกล้ง

klaeng — To pretend; tease; deliberately deceive or fake something

ทำ

tham — To do; make; perform an action or task

ตาย

tai — To die; dead; cease to be alive

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past completion marker in Thai

กลับ

klap — To return; go back; reverse direction

มา

ma — To come; movement toward speaker; past aspect marker

ชีวิต

chi-wit — Life; existence; one's living state or being

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; instance; classifier for occurrences

แผนการ

phaen-kan — Plan; scheme; organized plot of action

สมคบคิด

som-khop-khit — To conspire; plot together secretly against someone

คุก

khuk — Prison; jail; place of confinement for criminals

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ชาว

chao — People of; native of; inhabitant of a place

ต่างชาติ

tang-chat — Foreign; of another nationality; non-native person

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something

ต่อต้าน

to-tan — To oppose; resist; fight against something or someone

สาธารณรัฐ

sa-tha-ra-na-rat — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives

ไพ่

phai — Playing card; card used in games of chance

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng-kraeng — Strong; powerful; robust and physically tough

นัก

nak — Very; expert; intensifier or professional suffix

แน่นอน

naenon — Certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

เล่น

len — To play; to play a game or instrument

ไหม

mai — Question particle at end of yes/no questions

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai language

ตอบกลับ

top-klap — To reply; respond back to a question or message

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females

ยอมแพ้

yom-phae — To give up; surrender; admit defeat completely

ยอมรับ

yom-rap — To accept; acknowledge; admit something is true

ว่า

wa — That; say; quotation marker introducing reported speech

พวกเรา

phuak-rao — We; us; our group collectively speaking together

นิยม

ni-yom — To favor; popular; preference or admiration for something

หมู่

mu — Group; cluster; collection of people or things

ฝูงชน

fung-chon — Crowd; mob; large gathering of people

อย่าง

yang — Like; manner; way; type or kind of something

มาก

mak — Very; much; many; a large amount or degree

จน

chon — Until; to the point that; also means poor

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely able to do something

หนี

ni — To flee; run away; escape from danger

ออก

ok — Out; exit; to go outside or away from

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — England; English; relating to Britain or its language

โดย

doi — By; through; via; by means of something

เสี่ยง

siang — To risk; take a chance; expose to danger

ต่อ

to — Against; toward; per; to continue or extend something

กด

kot — To press; push down; suppress or oppress

หัว

hua — Head; top part of the body or object

ลง

long — Down; to descend; move downward in direction

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid; any drinkable or flowing fluid

คลาย

khlai — To loosen; relax; release tension gradually

ติดตาม

tit-tam — To follow; track; pursue someone closely

ค้นหา

khon-ha — To search; look for; seek out something

หยุด

yut — To stop; halt; cease an activity or movement

หย่อน

yon — To lower; slacken; ease down gently

ทาง

thang — Way; path; route; direction toward a destination

หาก

hak — If; in case; conditional conjunction in Thai

ใช้

chai — To use; employ; utilize something for a purpose

หลอกลวง

lok-luang — To deceive; trick; manipulate through dishonest means

แม้ว่า

mae-wa — Even though; although; despite the fact that

ชาย

chai — Man; male; masculine gender in Thai

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby or present

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of a fact

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How; in what way; what manner of approach

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or informally people

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; connective particle in Thai

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something that exists

น่า

na — Worthy of; should; prefix expressing something deserving

อัศจรรย์

at-sa-chan — Wonderful; amazing; miraculous and astonishing

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; in regard to a person

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negative command in Thai

ห่วง

huang — To worry; concern; be anxious about someone

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; agent nominalizer prefix

ชอบ

chop — To like; enjoy; be fond of something

เถียง

thiang — To argue; dispute; contradict what someone said

โต้ตอบ

to-top — To debate; argue back; respond in opposition

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject being discussed

ยุ่งยาก

yung-yak — Complicated; troublesome; difficult and messy situation

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just as; when

ใส่ใจ

sai-chai — To pay attention; care about; take interest in

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — Gentleman; polite well-mannered man of good conduct

ท่าน

than — You; respected person; formal honorific pronoun

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively what is said

นะ

na — Softening particle; you know; seeking acknowledgment politely

อาจ

at — May; might; possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

อด

ot — To refrain from; abstain; hold back from doing

กลั้น

klan — To hold back; suppress; restrain an impulse

ตนเอง

ton-eng — Oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; perform; display or demonstrate something

เอื้อเฟื้อ

uea-fuea — Generous; hospitable; kind and giving to others

โอ้อวด

o-uat — To boast; brag; show off in a proud manner

จับ

chap — To grab; catch; seize with the hand

คอ

kho — Neck; throat; the part connecting head to body

รัด

rat — To tighten; bind; squeeze firmly around something

ราคา

ra-kha — Price; cost; the value of something traded

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than that

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one-half portion of something divided equally

แกะ

kae — Sheep; to unwrap; pick apart something carefully

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; classifier for places or locations

หัน

han — To turn; face; rotate toward a direction

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; after; the rear side of something

ให้

hai — To give; allow; causative marker in Thai

หา

ha — To find; look for; seek something out

กล่าว

klao — To say; state; speak formally or officially

เด็ดขาด

det-khat — Absolutely; decisively; firmly without any exception

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; rise; increase; move upward in direction

ถึง

thueng — To reach; arrive at; until; as far as

จุด

chut — Point; spot; dot; a specific location or moment

สำคัญ

sam-khan — Important; significant; crucial to a matter

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something necessary

ปฏิบัติ

pa-ti-bat — To practice; perform; carry out duties or tasks

หน้าที่

na-thi — Duty; responsibility; role one is obliged to fulfill

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapid in speed or action

ๆ

mai yamok — Repetition mark; indicates the preceding word is repeated

เกิน

koen — Exceed; over; more than the limit or norm

เวลา

we-la — Time; period; the duration or moment of something

บอก

bok — To tell; inform; say something to someone

ข้อเสนอ

kho-sa-noe — Proposal; offer; suggestion put forward for consideration

คือ

khue — Is; namely; that is; equating two things together

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions about identity

บัดนี้

bat-ni — Now; at this moment; currently; formal present time

ประโยชน์

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

ขอ

kho — To request; ask for; please; make a polite plea