A Tale of Two Cities — Page 16

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot

ไป

pai — To go, to move away from speaker

ตาม

taam — To follow, along, according to

ลำธาร

lam thaan — A stream, small flowing body of water

ห่างไกล

haang klai — Far away, distant, remote from something

จาก

jaak — From, away from, departing a place

บ้านเรือน

baan ruean — Houses and homes, residential dwellings collectively

และ

lae — And, connecting words or clauses together

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

แสง

saeng — Light, a ray or beam of light

แดด

daet — Sunlight, sunshine, rays from the sun

อัน

an — A classifier for small or general objects

อบอุ่น

op un — Warm, cozy, giving a feeling of warmth

นั้น

nan — That, referring to something previously mentioned

ก็

ko — Also, then, a connective particle in Thai

หลับ

lap — To sleep, to be asleep, eyes closed

บน

bon — On top of, above a surface or place

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank or shore of a river or water

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time that something happened

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up, to become awake and alert

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise, to increase or move upward

ลุก

luk — To get up, to rise from sitting or lying

อีก

ik — Again, more, another time or additional amount

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occasion, instance of an event occurring

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, continuing to be or do something

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still remaining in a state

อยู่

yuu — To be, to stay, to exist at a place

ที่

thi — At, place, a relative pronoun or location marker

นั่น

nan — That over there, indicating a specific thing

สัก

sak — A little, just a bit, roughly or approximately

ครู่

khru — A moment, a short while, brief period of time

จ้อง

jong — To stare intently, to fix one's gaze upon

มอง

mong — To look at, to gaze upon something

วังน้ำวน

wang nam won — A whirlpool, spinning circular current of water

หมุน

mun — To spin, to rotate, to turn around repeatedly

วน

won — To circle, to go around in a loop

อย่าง

yaang — Like, in a manner of, a type or kind

ไร้

rai — Without, lacking, devoid of something entirely

จุดหมาย

jut maai — Destination, goal, purpose or intended endpoint

จน

jon — Until, to the point that, also means poor

กระทั่ง

kra thang — Until, even, up to a certain point in time

สายน้ำ

saai nam — A current of water, flowing stream or river

ดูด

duut — To suck, to absorb, to draw in fluid

ซับ

sap — To absorb, to soak up liquid or moisture

มัน

man — It, he, she (informal), also means oily

พัด

phat — To blow, as wind carries something along

พา

pha — To bring, to take someone or something along

ออก

ok — Out, to exit, to go out of a place

สู่

suu — Toward, to, in the direction of something

ทะเล

tha lee — The sea, ocean, large body of salt water

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

ฉัน

chan — I, me (polite form used by female speakers)

เรือ

ruea — A boat or ship, vessel for water travel

ค้าขาย

khaa khaai — To trade, to buy and sell goods commercially

ลำ

lam — Classifier for boats, aircraft, or cylindrical things

หนึ่ง

nueng — One, the number one, a single unit

มี

mii — To have, to possess, there is or are

ใบเรือ

bai ruea — A sail on a boat, fabric catching the wind

สี

sii — Color, to color, also the number four

อ่อนนุ่ม

on num — Soft, gentle, tender in texture or manner

ดัง

dang — Like, as, loud, famous or well-known

ใบไม้

bai maai — A leaf from a tree or plant

ร่วงโรย

ruang roi — To fall and wither, to fade and decline

ลอย

loi — To float, to drift on water or in air

เข้า

khao — To enter, to go into, inward direction

มา

maa — To come, to move toward the speaker

สายตา

saai taa — Eyesight, line of vision, one's gaze or sight

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to, possessive particle in Thai

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through, to go past something

เลย

loei — Past, beyond, at all, so or therefore

ลับ

lap — To disappear from sight, secret or hidden

หาย

haai — To disappear, to be lost, to recover from illness

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most, the extreme, superlative degree marker

ร่องรอย

rong roi — Traces, tracks, remnants left behind by something

เงียบงัน

ngiap ngan — Silent, completely quiet, hushed without any sound

เลือน

luean — To fade, to become blurred or indistinct

คำ

kham — Word, a unit of spoken or written language

อธิษฐาน

a-thi-than — To pray, to make a wish or solemn request

พุ่ง

phung — To surge, to dart forward, to shoot upward

หัวใจ

hua jai — Heart, the organ and symbol of emotion

เพื่อ

phuea — For, in order to, for the purpose of

ขอ

kho — To ask for, to request something from someone

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix expressing states or qualities

เมตตา

met taa — Loving kindness, compassion, goodwill toward others

ต่อ

to — Toward, against, to connect or continue something

ผิดพลาด

phit phlaat — To make a mistake, to err, to go wrong

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire, inclusive of everything mentioned

มวล

muan — All, mass, total sum of everything together

จบ

jop — To end, to finish, to conclude something

ลง

long — Down, to descend, to decrease or go downward

ด้วย

duay — With, also, by means of, too or as well

ถ้อยคำ

thoi kham — Words, speech, utterances expressed in language

ว่า

waa — That, to say, introducing reported speech or thought

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first person singular I

คือ

khue — Is, are, to be, used for defining or identifying

การ

kaan — A noun prefix indicating an action or process

คืนชีพ

khuen chiip — Resurrection, revival, returning to life after death

ชีวิต

chiiwit — Life, existence, the state of being alive

คุณ

khun — You (polite), also a title of respect

ข้างนอก

khaang nok — Outside, the exterior area beyond a boundary

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after completing an action

กลับ

klap — To return, to go back to a previous place

ไม่

mai — No, not, negation particle in Thai language

ยาก

yaak — Difficult, hard, not easy to do or achieve

นัก

nak — Very, much, an intensifier following adjectives

จะ

ja — Will, shall, future tense marker in Thai

เดา

dao — To guess, to make a conjecture without certainty

ได้

dai — Can, able to, did, obtained or received something

ชาย

chaai — Man, male person, also means edge or shore

ชรา

cha raa — Old age, elderly, aged in years

ผู้

phu — Person, one who, a prefix indicating a doer

ดี

dii — Good, fine, well, of positive quality

ไหน

nai — Where, which, questioning location or choice

ดื่ม

duem — To drink, to consume a liquid beverage

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

แค่

khae — Just, only, merely, no more than that

กาแฟ

kaa fae — Coffee, a popular caffeinated beverage

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little, slightly, a small amount of something

กิน

kin — To eat, to consume food orally

ขนมปัง

kha nom pang — Bread, a baked food made from flour

บ้าง

baang — Some, a little, somewhat, to some extent

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After, following a particular event or time

ล้างหน้า

laang naa — To wash one's face with water

เปลี่ยน

plian — To change, to switch, to replace something

เสื้อผ้า

suea phaa — Clothes, clothing, garments worn on the body

ให้

hai — To give, to let, to cause someone to do

สดชื่น

sot chuen — Refreshed, fresh, bright and lively in feeling

สถานที่

sa than thi — Place, location, a specific site or venue

พิจารณา

phi jaa ra naa — To consider, to examine, to deliberate carefully

คดี

kha dii — A legal case, lawsuit, criminal or civil matter

ศาล

saan — Court, a tribunal for legal proceedings

วุ่นวาย

wun waai — Chaotic, hectic, disorderly and full of commotion

แกะดำ

kae dam — Black sheep, an outcast or disreputable person

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that, a relative pronoun connector

ผู้คน

phu khon — People, folks, a group of human beings

มากมาย

maak maai — Many, plenty, a large number or quantity

หลบเลี่ยง

lop liang — To avoid, to evade, to dodge something intentionally

หวาดกลัว

waat klua — To be afraid, to fear, to feel frightened

เบียด

biat — To press against, to squeeze through a crowd

มุม

mum — Corner, angle, a secluded or specific spot

มืด

muet — Dark, darkness, absence of light

แห่ง

haeng — Of, place, classifier for locations and places

ท่ามกลาง

thaam klaang — In the midst of, surrounded by, among many

ฝูงชน

fuung chon — A crowd, a mass of people gathered together

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you (informal, often feminine)

นั่ง

nang — To sit, to be seated in a position

ข้างๆ

khaang khaang — Beside, next to, alongside something or someone

บิดา

bi daa — Father, a formal or literary word for dad