A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — Formal first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

ขอ

khǒo — To request or ask for something politely

ทวน

thuuan — To review or repeat something previously said

การสนทนา

kaan-sǒn-tha-naa — A conversation or dialogue between people

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to a rule or path

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun used in clauses

เกิดขึ้น

kòoet-khûen — To happen or occur; to come into existence

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually the case

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ประการ

prà-kaan — Aspect, matter, or point in a list

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is not; to not have; absence of something

ข้อสงสัย

khâo-sǒng-sǎi — A doubt or point of uncertainty in question

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any whatsoever; used to emphasize no exception

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces a reported clause

ถ้อยคำ

thôoi-kham — Words; spoken or written verbal expressions

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant object

เหมือน

mǔuean — Similar to; like; resembling something else

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutually among a group

ตัวอักษร

tuua-àk-sǒon — A letter or character of an alphabet

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe or narrate; give a lecture

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an item or matter

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent or method

บังคับ

bang-khàp — To force or compel; to control by authority

จิตใจ

jìt-jai — Mind; heart; inner mental or emotional state

มิให้

mí-hâi — To not allow; to prevent something from happening

ออก

òok — Out; to exit or move outward from somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or source

ภารกิจ

phaa-rá-kìt — Mission; task; duty assigned to be completed

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time period

ทำ

tham — To do or make; to perform an action

เครื่องหมาย

khrûuang-mǎai — A mark or sign used to indicate something

ต่อ

tòo — To continue; per; connected to something next

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to cease movement or activity

พัก

phák — To rest or take a break; to stay temporarily

ชั่วคราว

chûua-khraao — Temporary; lasting only for a short time

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

นำ

nam — To lead or bring; to carry something forward

กระดาษ

krà-dàat — Paper; material used for writing or printing

ซ่อน

sôon — To hide; to conceal something from view

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place for future reference

ที่ซ่อน

thîi-sôon — A hiding place; location where something is concealed

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

รถม้า

rót-máa — A horse-drawn carriage or coach

ถนน

thà-nǒn — A road or street for vehicles and people

เมือง

muuang — City; town; an urban settlement or region

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go by a place

ด่าน

dàan — A checkpoint or border post for inspection

ทิศเหนือ

thít-nǔua — The northern direction or compass point north

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

มุ่ง

mûng — To aim or head toward a destination purposefully

สู่

sùu — Toward; in the direction of something

ชนบท

chon-ná-bòt — Rural area; countryside away from the city

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance; interval; a measured span of space

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

มิได้

mí-dâai — Did not; formal negative of past action

ประมาณ

prà-maan — Approximately; about; an estimated quantity

ระยะทาง

rá-yá-thaang — Distance; the measured length of a journey

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; at the moment; during a specific time

แต่

tàae — But; however; indicates contrast or exception

ทราบ

sâap — To know; formal verb for knowing information

ภายหลัง

phaai-lǎng — Afterward; later; following a previous event

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something occurred

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; indicates past achievement

เดินทาง

dooen-thaang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

อีก

iik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; a single occurrence of something

หัก

hàk — To break; to deduct; snapped or fractured

ใหญ่

yài — Large; big; of great size or importance

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to live; to remain somewhere

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; one's place of residence

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; back; a classifier for houses

โดดเดี่ยว

dòot-dìiao — Isolated; alone; lonely without company

พวกเรา

phûuak-rao — We; us; our group of people

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entirely including every part

ลง

long — Down; to descend; to get off a vehicle

รถ

rót — Vehicle; car; any motorized or wheeled transport

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

ทางเดิน

thaang-dooen — A pathway or walkway for walking

สวน

sǔuan — Garden; park; an outdoor planted space

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

น้ำพุ

náam-phú — A fountain; a decorative water feature

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; passive marker indicating being acted upon

ทอดทิ้ง

thôot-thîng — To abandon; to desert someone or something

จน

jon — Poor; until; up to a point or condition

ล้น

lón — Overflowing; excessive; spilling over the edge

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; indicates movement toward speaker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; to; also indicates ongoing state

ประตู

prà-tuu — A door or gate; an entrance to a place

เปิด

pòoet — To open; to turn on; to start something

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; without any delay

กริ่ง

kring — A bell or buzzer that rings for attention

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; to sound or ring out

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; to increase; get onto something

ผู้นำทาง

phûu-nam-thaang — A guide; person who leads others along a path

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

ตบ

tòp — To slap or pat; to hit with open hand

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page of a document

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; edge or border of something

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; too; by means of something

ถุงมือ

thǔng-muue — A glove; hand covering for warmth or protection

ขี่ม้า

khìi-máa — To ride a horse; equestrian activity

อัน

an — A classifier for small objects; one item

หนา

nǎa — Thick; dense; of considerable depth or layers

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun; mountain

ใด

dai — Which; any; what; interrogative or relative word

การกระทำ

kaan-krà-tham — An action or act; something deliberately done

ดึงดูด

dûeng-dùut — To attract; to draw attention or interest

ความสนใจ

khwaam-sǒn-jai — Interest; attention; the state of being engaged

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; indicates a state or role

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — Special; extraordinary; different from the ordinary

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; for the reason that

เคย

khooei — Used to; ever; previously experienced something

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to observe visually

ตี

tii — To hit or strike; to beat something forcefully

บ่อยครั้ง

bòoi-khráng — Frequently; often; happening many times

ยิ่งกว่า

yîng-kwàa — More than; even more; to a greater degree

สุนัข

sù-nák — A dog; domestic canine animal

เสีย

sǐia — Broken; lost; to spoil; expresses unfortunate outcome

โกรธ

kròot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

เช่นกัน

chên-kan — Also; likewise; in the same manner too

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently as a result

แขน

khǎaen — Arm; the limb from shoulder to wrist

ทำนอง

tham-noong — Melody; manner; in the style of something

เดียวกัน

diao-kan — The same; identical; one and the same thing

ท่าทาง

thâa-thaang — Posture; gesture; manner of carrying oneself

กิริยา

kì-rí-yaa — Manners; behavior; a verb in Thai grammar

พี่น้อง

phîi-nóong — Siblings; brothers and sisters in a family

อย่าง

yàang — Way; type; manner; like or such as

แม่นยำ

mâaen-yam — Accurate; precise; exactly correct without error

ตระหนัก

trà-nàk — To realize; to be aware of something important

แรก

râaek — First; initial; the earliest in a sequence

พวกเขา

phûuak-khǎo — They; them; referring to a group of people

ฝาแฝด

fǎa-fàaet — Twins; two siblings born at the same time