A Tale of Two Cities — Page 19

Vocabulary

สำหรับ

sam-rap — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'intended for'

สิ่งที่

sing thi — Thing that; referring to a specific thing or matter

คุณ

khun — You; also a polite title before names

รัก

rak — To love; to have deep affection for someone

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; to a greater degree

กว่า

kwa — More than; used in comparisons

ชีวิต

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

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to not have or lack something

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything; any thing whatsoever

ที่

thi — At; that; relative pronoun or place marker

พลเมือง

phon-mueang — Citizen; a member of a state or nation

ผู้ดี

phu di — Aristocrat; a person of noble or refined class

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ได้

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

มาก

mak — Many; much; a large amount or degree

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; equivalent amount

สาธารณรัฐ

sa-tha-ra-na-rat — Republic; a form of democratic government

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise made by someone or something

โห่ร้อง

ho rong — To shout; to cheer or jeer loudly in crowd

ดัง

dang — Loud; making a strong or resonant sound

กึกก้อง

kuek kong — Resounding; echoing loudly throughout a space

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to express or demonstrate something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into nouns

เห็นชอบ

hen chop — To approve; to agree or give consent to something

ต่อ

to — Against; toward; per; continuing onward

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

ตำหนิ

tam-ni — To blame; to criticize or reprimand someone

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ประธาน

pra-than — President; chairperson; head of a meeting or state

กด

kot — To press; to push down on something

กระดิ่ง

kra-ding — Bell; a small ringing device for signaling

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completion of an action

กล่าว

klao — To state; to say or declare formally

ด้วย

duai — With; also; by means of something

มุ่งมั่น

mung man — Determined; resolute and firmly committed to purpose

หาก

hak — If; supposing that a condition is true

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want; to need or desire something

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative verb marker

ท่าน

than — You; a respectful second or third person pronoun

สละ

sa-la — To sacrifice; to give up or relinquish something

แม้

mae — Even; even though; concessive conjunction

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Even; until; used to emphasize an extreme case

บุตรสาว

but sao — Daughter; a female child of one's own

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle adding emphasis or continuity

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty; responsibility or obligation one must fulfill

อื่นใด

uean dai — Any other; anything else whatsoever

นอกจาก

nok chak — Except; besides; other than something specified

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obliged to do something

ยอม

yom — To yield; to accept or comply reluctantly

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often to females)

จง

chong — Imperative particle; let it be; shall do

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to sounds or speech

ต่อไป

to pai — Continue; onward; from this point forward

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between; during; in the middle of something

นี้

ni — This; referring to something close or just mentioned

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; free from noise or sound

อย่าง

yang — Like; as; in the manner of; a kind of

บ้าคลั่ง

ba khlang — Frenzied; wildly crazy or fanatically excited

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating increase

อีก

ik — More; again; additionally; once more

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; a single instance of an event

หมอ

mo — Doctor; a medical physician or healer

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated in a position

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the organs of sight on a face

แล

lae — And; then; a literary connective particle

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze at something or someone

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

รอบๆ

rop rop — Around; surrounding; in all directions nearby

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

ริมฝีปาก

rim fi pak — Lips; the edges of the mouth on a face

สั่น

san — To shake; to tremble or quiver rapidly

ระริก

ra-rik — To quiver; to flutter or tremble slightly

ลูกสาว

luk sao — Daughter; one's own female child

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

เคลื่อนตัว

khluean tua — To move; to shift one's body forward

เข้า

khao — To enter; in; directional particle inward

ใกล้

klai — Near; close to something in distance

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a male person

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominalizer for people

หิวโหย

hio hoi — Starving; extremely hungry and craving food

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

คณะ

kha-na — Panel; group; a body of persons assembled together

ลูกขุน

luk khun — Juror; a member of a legal jury

ถู

thu — To rub; to scrub or chafe surfaces together

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body below the wrist

หา

ha — To seek; to look for something or someone

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutually among a group

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring or take something somewhere

กลับ

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

ไว้

wai — To keep; to store; aspect marker for retention

ปาก

pak — Mouth; the opening used for speaking and eating

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in accordance with

เคย

khoei — Used to; to have ever done something before

ถูก

thuk — To be (passive marker); correct; cheap in price

เรียกตัว

riak tua — To summon; to call someone to appear officially

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ศาล

san — Court; a judicial body that decides legal cases

เพียงพอ

phiang pho — Sufficient; enough to meet a required need

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears

เล่า

lao — To tell; to narrate or recount a story

เรื่องราว

rueang rao — Story; account; a narrative of events

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; act of doing something

จองจำ

chong cham — Imprisonment; the act of confining someone captive

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — Fast; swift; happening quickly and efficiently

รวมถึง

ruam thueng — Including; to encompass or incorporate something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something; a linking verb

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree

เด็กหนุ่ม

dek num — Young man; a teenage or young adult male

รับใช้

rap chai — To serve; to work in service for someone

ปล่อยตัว

ploi tua — To release; to free someone from confinement

สภาพ

sa-phap — Condition; state or circumstance of something

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner; a person confined in jail or prison

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain or be given something

ส่งมอบ

song mop — To hand over; to deliver something to someone

แก่

kae — To; for; toward; given to someone (older usage)

ซักถาม

sak tham — To interrogate; to question someone carefully and thoroughly

สั้นๆ

san san — Briefly; in a short and concise manner

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed; to carry out or conduct an activity

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; the reason for something

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to perform a job or task

ทำ

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

ได้ดี

dai di — To do well; to succeed or perform successfully

ยึด

yuet — To seize; to capture or take hold of something

ป้อม

pom — Fortress; a fortified military stronghold or castle

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-chao — I; me; a formal and humble first person pronoun

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; to trust or have faith in something

เช่นนั้น

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

ณ

na — At; in; a formal preposition indicating location

ที่นั้น

thi nan — There; at that place; in that location

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; a female person

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a single unit

ตื่นเต้น

tuen ten — Excited; feeling strong enthusiasm or anticipation

กรีดร้อง

krit rong — To scream; to shriek loudly from fear or emotion

จาก

chak — From; away from; departing a place or source

ฝูงชน

fung chon — Crowd; a large gathering of people together

ว่า

wa — That; saying; introduces a quote or clause

ผู้รักชาติ

phu rak chat — Patriot; a person who loves and defends their country

ดี

di — Good; nice; of high quality or virtue

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something farther away

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; asking for the reason or cause

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

พูด

phut — To speak; to say words or communicate verbally

พล

phon — Force; troops; power; used in military compounds

ปืนใหญ่

puen yai — Cannon; a large heavy artillery firearm

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

แรกๆ

raek raek — Early days; the beginning period of something

บุก

buk — To storm; to invade or charge into a place

ปราการ

pra-kan — Rampart; a defensive wall or fortification barrier

สาปแช่ง

sap chaeng — To curse; to wish evil upon someone bitterly

มัน

man — It; he; she; informal third person pronoun

ล่มสลาย

lom sa-lai — To collapse; to fall apart or be destroyed completely

ชาว

chao — People of; inhabitants of a place or group

ทั้งหลาย

thang lai — All; everyone; all of a group collectively

ความจริง

khwam ching — Truth; reality; what is actually factually true