A Tale of Two Cities — Page 11

Vocabulary

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

ถูก

thuuk — To be subjected to; also means correct or cheap.

ชาย

chaai — Male person; man.

ผู้

phuu — Person; prefix indicating a person who does something.

ยืน

yuuen — To stand upright.

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or exist somewhere.

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

ปล้น

plon — To rob; to plunder by force.

สะดม

sadom — To raid; to plunder or pillage violently.

ดังเช่น

dang chen — Such as; for example; just like.

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun particle.

สุนัข

sunak — Dog; domestic canine animal.

สามัญ

saamaan — Common; ordinary; general or typical.

ทั้งหลาย

thang laai — All; every one of a group.

กระทำ

kratham — To do; to perform an action.

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of.

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing mii chiiwit — Living thing; organism with life.

ชั้นสูง

chan suung — Upper class; high rank or elevated social status.

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned group.

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun.

เก็บ

kep — To collect; to gather or keep something.

ภาษี

phaasii — Tax; compulsory payment to the government.

อย่าง

yaang — Kind; type; in a certain manner.

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something.

ความ

khwaam — Prefix nominalizing abstract nouns; state or condition.

ปราณี

praanii — Mercy; compassion; kindness toward others.

บังคับ

bangkhap — To force; to compel someone to do something.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle.

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to perform labor or a job.

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai.

ได้รับ

daai rap — To receive; to obtain something given.

ค่าจ้าง

khaa jaang — Wage; payment received for labor.

บด

bot — To grind; to crush into powder or paste.

ข้าวโพด

khaao phoot — Corn; maize crop plant.

โรงสี

roong sii — Mill; building where grain is ground.

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

เลี้ยง

liiang — To raise; to feed and take care of.

นก

nok — Bird; feathered flying animal.

เชื่อง

chuuang — Tame; domesticated; docile animal.

นับสิบ

nap sip — Dozens; numbering in tens.

ตัว

tua — Classifier for animals; body; self.

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; as well.

พืชผล

phruut phon — Crops; agricultural produce from farming.

อัน

an — General classifier for objects; which; that.

น่าสังเวช

naa sang wet — Pitiful; pitiable; worthy of sorrow.

เรา

rao — We; I; first person pronoun.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases.

ห้าม

haam — To forbid; to prohibit an action.

มิให้

mi hai — Not to allow; to forbid from doing.

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; not even a single thing.

ตัวเดียว

tua diiao — Only one; a single individual.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something.

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; yourself; himself; herself.

แม้

mae — Even though; although; even if.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense auxiliary particle.

ต้อง

toong — Must; have to; obliged to do.

แลก

laek — To exchange; to trade one thing for another.

ชีวิต

chiiwit — Life; one's existence or living.

ขโมย

khamooi — To steal; a thief.

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the point of.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; to arrive at.

ขนาด

khanaad — Size; extent; to the degree that.

ว่า

waa — That; quotation particle; to say.

เมื่อ

muua — When; at the time that something happened.

บังเอิญ

bang ooen — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally.

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist.

เนื้อ

nuua — Meat; flesh of an animal.

สัก

sak — Even a little; just a bit; some.

ชิ้น

chin — Piece; classifier for chunks of food.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating consequence.

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food.

มัน

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

หวาดกลัว

waat kluua — To be terrified; to fear greatly.

ลั่น

lan — To latch; to bolt; to lock firmly.

กลอน

klon — Door bolt; latch; also means poem.

ประตู

pratuu — Door; gate; entrance to a place.

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut something.

บาน

baan — Panel; leaf of a door or window.

เกล็ด

klet — Scale of fish; shutter slat; flake.

เพื่อ

phuua — In order to; for the purpose of.

คน

khon — Person; human being; people.

เห็น

hen — To see; to witness visually.

แย่ง

yaeng — To snatch; to grab from someone forcefully.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker.

จาก

jaak — From; away from a place or person.

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa phajao — I; formal first person pronoun.

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely.

กล่าว

klaao — To state; to declare; to say formally.

ไล่ล่า

lai laa — To chase; to hunt down relentlessly.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make someone do or become.

ยากจน

yaak jon — Poor; impoverished; lacking financial resources.

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward.

กระทั่ง

kratang — Until; even; up to a certain point.

บิดา

bidaa — Father; formal word for one's father.

บอก

book — To tell; to inform someone of something.

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; issue about something.

น่าสยดสยอง

naa sayot sayong — Horrifying; terrifying; causing great horror.

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to take along.

เด็ก

dek — Child; young person.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker.

สู่

suu — To; toward; into a place or state.

โลก

look — World; earth; the entire globe.

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; entity.

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do.

ภาวนา

phaawanaa — To pray; to wish fervently; meditation.

มาก

maak — Much; many; a lot; very.

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; the superlative degree of something.

คือ

khuu — Is; equals; means; that is.

ขอให้

kho hai — May; I wish that; a blessing phrase.

ผู้หญิง

phuu ying — Woman; female person.

หมัน

man — Sterile; infertile; unable to reproduce.

เผ่าพันธุ์

phao phan — Race; lineage; species or ethnic group.

ได้

daai — To be able to; did; past tense particle.

สูญสิ้น

suun sin — To be completely lost; to perish entirely.

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something before.

ความรู้สึก

khwaam ruu suek — Feeling; emotion; sense of something.

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes.

กดขี่

kot khii — To oppress; to suppress through force.

ระเบิด

raboet — To explode; bomb; blast.

ออกมา

ook maa — To come out; to emerge from inside.

ไฟ

fai — Fire; flame; electricity.

ก่อน

koon — Before; first; prior to something.

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; have experienced before.

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to contemplate.

แฝง

faeng — Hidden; concealed; latent within something.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place.

ผู้คน

phuu khon — People; persons; folks in general.

ไหน

nai — Where; which; interrogative for location.

สักแห่ง

sak haeng — Somewhere; some place; any location.

แต่

tae — But; however; only; from.

ปะทุ

pathu — To erupt; to burst out suddenly.

เด็กชาย

dek chaai — Boy; young male child.

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; strength.

สิ้นใจ

sin jai — To die; to breathe one's last breath.

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yaang rai ko taam — However; nevertheless; regardless of the situation.

คุณหมอ

khun moo — Doctor; polite address for a physician.

น้องสาว

noong saao — Younger sister; female younger sibling.

แต่งงาน

taeng ngaan — To marry; to get married.

ป่วย

puai — Sick; ill; unwell in health.

เวลา

weelaa — Time; period; moment in time.

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative referring to something specific.

น่าสงสาร

naa song saan — Pitiful; deserving sympathy; poor thing.

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third person feminine pronoun.

คนรัก

khon rak — Loved one; sweetheart; romantic partner.

ดูแล

duu lae — To take care of; to look after.

ปลอบโยน

ploob yoon — To comfort; to console someone who is sad.

กระท่อม

kratom — Hut; small humble dwelling or cottage.

ดังที่

dang thii — As; just as; in the way that.

คนนั้น

khon nan — That person; referring to a specific individual.

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name something.