A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang-rai-gôr-taam — however; nevertheless; regardless of the situation

คุณ

khun — you; polite pronoun or title for a person

พ้น

phón — to be past; free from; beyond a point

จาก

jàak — from; away from a place or source

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

โชคร้าย

chôok-ráai — bad luck; misfortune; an unlucky circumstance

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

แล้ว

láew — already; then; indicating a completed action

แม้ว่า

máe-wâa — even though; although; despite the fact that

เขา

khǎo — he; she; they; third-person pronoun

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker or intention marker

กล่าว

glàao — to say; to state; to utter formally

คำ

kham — word; utterance; a unit of speech

สุดท้าย

sùt-táai — last; final; at the very end

ด้วย

dûay — also; with; by means of something

การ

gaan — noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

หลุด

lùt — to slip out; to come loose; to escape

กลับ

glàp — to return; to go back; reversal of state

ไป

bpai — to go; away; indicating movement from speaker

สู่

sùu — to; toward; in the direction of something

กิริยา

gi-ri-yaa — manner; behavior; conduct; way of acting

ปกติ

bpòk-gà-tì — normal; ordinary; usual state of affairs

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

แต่

dtàe — but; however; yet; contrasting conjunction

ก็

gôr — also; then; particle indicating result or concession

มี

mii — to have; there is; there are

ความรู้สึก

khwaam-rúu-sùek — feeling; emotion; a sense or sensation

จริงใจ

jing-jai — sincere; genuine; honest in one's feelings

และ

láe — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ความเคารพ

khwaam-khao-róp — respect; reverence; esteem for someone

ทั้ง

táng — both; all; entirety of something included

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or context

น้ำเสียง

náam-sǐang — tone of voice; vocal quality while speaking

สัมผัส

sǎm-phàt — touch; contact; to feel physically or emotionally

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ที่

thîi — at; place; relative particle; that which

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle for present actions

เคย

khoei — ever; used to; having done something before

เห็น

hěn — to see; to notice; to observe visually

ด้าน

dâan — side; aspect; dimension of something

ดี

dii — good; well; positive quality or state

เลย

loei — at all; ever; emphasizing negation or degree

ได้

dâai — can; able to; to obtain; past tense marker

เตรียม

dtriam — to prepare; to get ready for something

ใจ

jai — heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit

รับ

ráp — to receive; to accept; to take something

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; an item or matter

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby or current

ไว้

wái — to keep; to store; indicating a held state

ยื่น

yûen — to extend; to hand over; to offer something

มือ

muu — hand; the hand as a body part

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; for; causative marker

บีบ

bìip — to squeeze; to press; to grip tightly

เบาๆ

bao-bao — softly; gently; lightly in manner or touch

มา

maa — to come; toward the speaker; directional particle

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

ถึง

thǔeng — about; regarding; to reach; until a point

ผู้

phûu — person who; one who does something; agent prefix

น่า

nâa — worthy of; deserving; prefix for adjective of feeling

สงสาร

sǒng-sǎan — to pity; to feel sorry for someone

อย่า

yàa — don't; imperative negation for commands

บอก

bàawk — to tell; to inform; to say to someone

เธอ

thoei — she; her; informal second-person pronoun for females

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao-gàp — about; concerning; related to a topic

พบปะ

phóp-bpà — to meet; to encounter socially; to come across

ครั้ง

kráng — time; occasion; classifier for occurrences or instances

หรือ

rǔu — or; whether; used in questions and alternatives

จัดการ

jàt-gaan — to manage; to handle; to deal with something

มัน

man — it; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ทำให้

tham-hâi — to make; to cause; to result in something

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — able to; capable of doing something

พบ

phóp — to find; to meet; to encounter someone

อาจ

àat — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

คิด

khít — to think; to consider; to ponder something

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; complementizer linking clauses

ถูก

thùuk — to be; passive marker; correct; cheap

วางแผน

waang-phǎen — to plan; to scheme; to make arrangements

หาก

hàak — if; in case; conditional conjunction

สถานการณ์

sà-thǎan-gaan — situation; circumstance; current state of affairs

เลวร้าย

leo-ráai — terrible; worsened; very bad situation or condition

ลง

long — down; to decrease; directional particle downward

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to; for the purpose of something

ส่ง

sòng — to send; to deliver; to dispatch something

มอบ

mâawp — to hand over; to give; to bestow something

วิธีการ

wí-thii-gaan — method; procedure; way of doing something

หนี

nǐi — to flee; to escape; to run away from

พิพากษา

phí-phâak-sǎa — to judge; to sentence; to render a verdict

ล่วงหน้า

lûang-nâa — in advance; ahead of time; beforehand

มอง

maawng — to look; to gaze; to direct eyes at something

อย่าง

yàang — in a manner; like; kind of; type of

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — fast; quick; swift in movement or action

ดู

duu — to watch; to look at; to observe something

เช่น

chên — such as; for example; like something mentioned

เหมือน

mǔean — like; similar to; resembling something else

ใช่

châi — yes; that's right; confirming something is correct

ได้ชัด

dâai-chát — clearly; distinctly; in a clear evident manner

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — to understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning

เป็น

bpen — to be; to exist as; linking verb

พัน

phan — thousand; to wrap; to bind around something

เรื่อง

rûeang — matter; story; topic; issue about something

ใด

dai — which; any; what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ก็ตาม

gôr-taam — whatever; no matter what; concessive particle

ยิ่ง

yîng — even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

เพิ่ม

phôem — to increase; to add; to augment something

ความทุกข์

khwaam-thúk — suffering; sorrow; pain of the mind

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — only; merely; just that and nothing more

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun informal female

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone or something

ตอน

dtaawn — time; period; episode; a moment in time

แรก

râek — first; initial; earliest in a sequence

ควร

khuuan — should; ought to; it is advisable to

กว่า

gwàa — more than; comparative particle for comparison

ออก

àawk — out; to exit; to come out from somewhere

ทำ

tham — to do; to make; to perform an action

เล็กน้อย

lék-nóoi — a little; slightly; a small amount of something

ประโยชน์

bprà-yòot — benefit; usefulness; advantage gained from something

พอ

phaaw — enough; sufficient; just enough of something

โดย

dooi — by; through; by means of a method

ต้อง

dtâawng — must; have to; need to do something

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

หา

hǎa — to look for; to search; to seek something

ไหม

mǎi — question particle for yes/no questions

หวัง

wǎng — to hope; to wish; to expect something good

คืน

khuuen — night; to return; to give back something

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — to feel; to sense; to have an emotion

โดดเดี่ยว

dòot-dìiao — lonely; isolated; alone without companionship

มาก

mâak — a lot; very; much; to a great extent

แน่

nâe — certain; sure; definitely true or confirmed

ดีใจ

dii-jai — glad; happy; pleased about something

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — to hear; to catch sound; to listen to

ผูกพัน

phùuk-phan — to be attached; to be bonded emotionally to someone

พึ่งพา

phûeng-phaa — to rely on; to depend on someone or something

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — how; in what way; in what manner

บ้าง

bâang — some; somewhat; a little; any at all