A Tale of Two Cities — Page 8

Vocabulary

สิ่งเดียว

sing diao — the only thing; sole matter or item

ที่

thi — that; which; place or relative pronoun marker

พอ

pho — enough; sufficient; just as soon as

จะ

ja — will; future tense marker in Thai

ให้

hai — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

ความหวัง

khwam wang — hope; expectation for a desired outcome

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

กรณี

korani — case; situation; particular instance or circumstance

นี้

ni — this; referring to something nearby or mentioned

ก็คือ

ko khue — that is; namely; used to introduce explanation

มือ

mue — hand; the human hand used for grasping

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ข้าพเจ้า

kha phajao — I; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

วาง

wang — to place; to put something down gently

อยู่

yu — to be; to stay; located at a place

บน

bon — on; on top of a surface

หน้าอก

na ok — chest; the front part of the torso

ผู้ป่วย

phu puai — patient; a sick person receiving medical care

มี

mi — to have; to possess; there is/are

อิทธิพล

ittiphon — influence; power to affect others or outcomes

การ

kan — action; nominalizing prefix for verbs in Thai

ปลอบประโลม

plop pralom — to comfort; to soothe someone's distress or grief

บ้าง

bang — some; somewhat; to some extent or degree

กล่าวคือ

klao khue — that is to say; namely; in other words

สามารถ

samat — to be able to; capable of doing something

ทำให้

tham hai — to make; to cause something to happen

ร่างกาย

rang kai — body; the physical human body

เขา

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

สงบ

sa-ngop — calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed

ลง

long — down; to decrease; directional particle downward

ได้

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

ชั่ว

chua — for a duration; wicked; used in time expressions

ระยะเวลา

raya wela — period of time; duration of an interval

หลาย

lai — many; several; more than a few

นาที

nathi — minute; a unit of time, sixty seconds

แต่

tae — but; however; conjunction showing contrast

ไม่ได้

mai dai — did not; could not; negation of ability or action

ผล

phon — result; outcome; effect of an action

ใด

dai — any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

เลย

loei — at all; not at all; emphatic negative particle

ต่อ

to — against; per; toward; connecting preposition in Thai

เสียง

siang — sound; voice; noise produced by someone or something

ร้อง

rong — to cry out; to shout; to sing or wail

ครวญคราง

khruan khrang — to moan and groan; to wail in pain

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ดัง

dang — loud; resounding; making a strong sound

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam sa-moe — regular; consistent; happening evenly and steadily

ราวกับ

rao kap — as if; like; resembling in comparison

ลูกตุ้ม

luk tum — pendulum; a swinging weight on a clock

นาฬิกา

nalika — clock; watch; timepiece for measuring time

ด้วย

duai — also; with; by means of; too

เหตุ

het — reason; cause; motive for something occurring

เช่น

chen — such as; for example; like in comparison

ตาม

tam — according to; following; in accordance with

สันนิษฐาน

sannitthan — to presume; to assume; to make a hypothesis

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently as a result

นั่ง

nang — to sit; to take a seated position

ข้าง

khang — beside; next to; side of something

เตียง

tiang — bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping

เป็น

pen — to be; to become; copula verb in Thai

เวลา

wela — time; period; a specific moment or duration

ครึ่ง

khrueng — half; one of two equal parts

ชั่วโมง

chua mong — hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

โดย

doi — by; through; by means of an agent

พี่น้อง

phi nong — siblings; brothers and sisters collectively

ทั้ง

thang — both; all; entirety of a group mentioned

สอง

song — two; the number two

จ้อง

jong — to stare; to gaze fixedly at something

มอง

mong — to look; to observe with the eyes

จนกระทั่ง

jon krathang — until; up to the point that something happened

ชาย

chai — man; male; a male person

พี่

phi — older sibling; respectful title for older person

กล่าว

klao — to say; to state; to speak formally

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise; upward directional particle

ว่า

wa — that; quotative particle introducing reported speech

คนไข้

khon khai — patient; a sick person under medical care

อีก

ik — another; more; again; additional

คน

khon — person; people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one; a single unit

สะดุ้ง

sadung — to startle; to be startled by sudden fright

และ

lae — and; conjunction joining words or clauses

ถาม

tham — to ask; to pose a question to someone

เร่งด่วน

reng duan — urgent; pressing; requiring immediate attention or action

หรือ

rue — or; whether; question particle in Thai

ท่าน

than — you; honorific second or third person pronoun

ควร

khuan — should; ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating away movement

ดู

du — to look; to watch; to examine visually

เอา

ao — to take; to get; to bring something along

เอง

eng — oneself; by oneself; reflexive or emphatic particle

ตอบ

top — to answer; to reply to a question

อย่าง

yang — manner; way; in the style of something

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai language

แยแส

yae sae — to care; to pay attention; to be concerned

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; completion marker in Thai

หยิบ

yip — to pick up; to grab a small object

โคม

khom — lamp; lantern; a light-holding structure or cover

ไฟ

fai — fire; light; flame or electric light source

มา

ma — to come; directional particle toward the speaker

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

นอน

non — to sleep; to lie down and rest

ห้อง

hong — room; an enclosed space within a building

ด้าน

dan — side; aspect; face of a space or object

หลัง

lang — back; behind; rear side of something

ข้าม

kham — to cross; to pass over to the other side

บันได

bandai — stairs; staircase; steps for climbing between floors

ชุด

chut — set; suite; a complete group or outfit

ลักษณะ

laksana — characteristic; feature; appearance or quality of something

ใต้หลังคา

tai lang kha — under the roof; attic-like space beneath roofing

เหนือ

nuea — above; north; over the top of something

คอกม้า

khok ma — horse stable; an enclosure for keeping horses

ส่วน

suan — part; portion; section of a whole thing

เพดาน

phedan — ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room

ปูน

pun — cement; plaster; mortar used in construction

ต่ำ

tam — low; short in height; below normal level

เหลือ

luea — remaining; left over; still existing after use

เปิด

poet — open; to open; to turn on something

โล่ง

long — open and clear; spacious; unobstructed area

ถึง

thueng — to reach; until; arriving at a destination

สัน

san — ridge; the top edge or spine of roof

หลังคา

lang kha — roof; the covering on top of a building

กระเบื้อง

krabueng — tile; ceramic or clay tile for roofing

คาน

khan — beam; a horizontal structural support in buildings

พาด

phat — to lay across; to drape or span over

ขวาง

khwang — across; blocking; laid transversely or crosswise

สถานที่

sathan thi — place; location; a specific site or venue

ถูก

thuk — passive marker; correct; inexpensive; to be acted upon

ใช้

chai — to use; to employ something for a purpose

เก็บ

kep — to keep; to store; to collect and put away

หญ้าแห้ง

ya haeng — dried grass; hay used as animal fodder

ฟาง

fang — straw; dried stalks of grain after harvest

ฟืน

fuen — firewood; wood cut for burning as fuel

สำหรับ

samrap — for; intended for a specific purpose or person

ก่อ

ko — to build; to make a fire; to cause

กอง

kong — pile; heap; a mound of accumulated objects

ฝัง

fang — to bury; to embed something into a surface

ทราย

sai — sand; fine granular material found on beaches

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; be required to do something

ผ่าน

phan — to pass through; to go past something

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of something

ความทรงจำ

khwam song jam — memory; recollection of past experiences or events

ละเอียด

la-iat — detailed; fine; thorough and precise in nature

ชัดเจน

chat jaen — clear; distinct; evident and easy to understand

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — never; have never done something before

สั่นคลอน

san khlon — to waver; to shake; to become unstable or uncertain

ทดสอบ

thot sop — to test; to examine; to put to a trial

รายละเอียด

rai la-iat — details; specifics; particular pieces of information

เหล่า

lao — these; those; plural marker for groups of people

เห็น

hen — to see; to perceive visually with the eyes

ทุก

thuk — every; all; each without exception

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; matter or item in general

ห้องขัง

hong khang — prison cell; a room for confining a prisoner

แห่ง

haeng — of; at; classifier for places and institutions

ใกล้

klai — near; close to; not far in distance

สิ้นสุด

sin sut — to end; to conclude; to come to a finish

ปี

pi — year; a period of twelve months

สิบ

sip — ten; the number ten

จองจำ

jong jam — to imprison; to confine; to keep in captivity

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen diao kap — same as; just like; in the same way as

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all; everything; the entire total amount

คืน

khuen — night; to return; nighttime or giving back something