A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not; to have none; absence of something

สิ่งใด

sìng dai — Anything; any thing whatsoever

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

โลก

lôok — World; the earth; the universe

มนุษย์

má-nút — Human being; mankind; person

ที่

thîi — That; which; at; relative pronoun or preposition

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ยึด

yʉ̂t — To hold; to grip; to seize firmly

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; one's existence or living being

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เด็ก

dèk — Child; young person; kid

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned

ไว้

wái — To keep; to retain; to hold in place

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; to obtain; possibility marker

นอก

nôok — Outside; beyond; external to something

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a point

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend; to be determined; to focus effort

แน่วแน่

nɛ̂ɛw nɛ̂ɛ — Steadfast; resolute; firmly determined

เขา

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

เล่า

lâo — To narrate; to tell a story or account

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; to err

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something

ผลัก

phlàk — To push; to shove away with force

เงา

ngao — Shadow; shade; reflection of light

แห่ง

hɛ̀ng — Of; classifier for places; belonging to a location

ตาย

taai — To die; death; to cease living

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; strength; power; progressive marker

รวมตัว

ruam tuua — To gather together; to assemble as a group

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to go outward

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

เช่นเดียว

chên diiao — The same as; just like; in the same manner

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

บังคับ

bang-kháp — To force; to compel; to order someone

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

มือขวา

mʉʉ khwǎa — Right hand; the hand on the right side

กำ

gam — To grip; to clench the hand tightly

แน่น

nɛ̂ɛn — Tight; firm; tightly packed or gripped

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; stable

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist at a location

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition; state; situation of something

และ

láe — And; also; connecting two elements together

ปิด

pìt — To close; to shut; to cover something

แผล

phlɛ̌ɛ — Wound; sore; an injury on the body

ด้วย

dûuai — With; also; by means of; too

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

อนุญาต

à-nú-yâat — To permit; to allow; to grant permission

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; masculine person

แม้

mɛ́ɛ — Even; even though; despite the fact

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — Even; until; up to a certain point

ช่วยเหลือ

chûuai lʉ̌ʉa — To help; to assist; to lend aid

พี่ชาย

phîi chaai — Older brother; elder male sibling

พา

phaa — To take along; to lead; to bring someone

เธอ

thəə — She; her; you (informal, often feminine)

ทั้งๆ

tháng tháng — Despite; even though; in spite of

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal)

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing a clause

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must; have to; need to do something

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; truthful

แก่

gɛ̀ɛ — To; for; old; indicating recipient or age

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; completion marker for actions

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something abstract

ไม่นาน

mâi naan — Not long; soon; briefly; a short while

ท่าน

thân — You (formal/respectful); honorable person

หมอ

mɔ̌ɔ — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; well; discourse connector particle

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself; emphatic particle

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; still continuing an action

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle for present tense

เพื่อ

phʉ̂ʉa — For; in order to; for the purpose of

สุข

sùk — Happiness; well-being; contentment; joy

บันเทิง

ban-thəəng — Entertainment; amusement; enjoyment; fun

ชั่ว

chûua — Evil; wicked; bad; during a period of time

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance; period; interval; phase of time

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; a; single unit; the number one

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to stroll; to move on foot

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past something

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road; street; a paved path for travel

เมื่อ

mʉ̂ʉa — When; at the time that; upon a moment

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry forward

ข่าว

khàao — News; information; a reported event or story

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversal of direction

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; dwelling place

หัวใจ

hǔua jai — Heart; the organ or emotional center

พ่อ

phɔ̂ɔ — Father; dad; male parent

แตกสลาย

tɛ̀ɛk sà-laai — To shatter; to break apart; to crumble completely

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something aloud

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; yet; contrasting conjunction

คำ

kham — Word; spoken word; unit of language

เดียว

diiao — Single; only; alone; one and no more

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception

เต็ม

tem — Full; complete; filled to capacity

น้องสาว

nɔ́ɔng sǎao — Younger sister; younger female sibling

เล็ก

lék — Small; little; tiny in size

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to possess

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additional

สถานที่

sà-thǎan thîi — Place; location; a specific spot or venue

ห่างไกล

hàang glai — Far away; distant; remote from here

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby

อย่างน้อย

yàang nɔ́ɔi — At least; minimum; not less than a number

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; to exist as something

ติดตาม

tìt taam — To follow; to track; to pursue closely

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional particle toward speaker

นี่

nîi — Here; this (emphatic); pointing to nearby thing

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; to return something; nighttime

ปีน

piin — To climb; to scale a wall or surface

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward direction

เหมือน

mʉ̌ʉan — Like; similar to; resembling something else

สุนัข

sù-nák — Dog; domestic canine animal (formal word)

ธรรมดา

tham-má-daa — Ordinary; normal; common; plain and simple

ดาบ

dàap — Sword; a bladed weapon for fighting

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the hand used for gripping objects

หน้าต่าง

nâa tàang — Window; an opening in a wall with glass

ห้อง

hɔ̂ng — Room; enclosed space within a building

เก็บ

gèp — To collect; to store; to put away

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; questioning location or choice

มัน

man — It; that thing; third-person for objects/animals

สักแห่ง

sák hɛ̀ng — Somewhere; some place; an unspecified location

ตรง

trong — Straight; directly; exactly at a point

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right; affirmation

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; right?; used at sentence end

มืด

mʉ̂ʉt — Dark; darkness; lacking light

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward direction

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight; vision; the line of one's gaze

แคบ

khɛ̂ɛp — Narrow; tight; limited in width or space

รอบ

rɔ̂ɔp — Around; surrounding; a cycle or round

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

มอง

mɔɔng — To look; to gaze; to direct eyes toward

รอบๆ

rɔ̂ɔp rɔ̂ɔp — All around; surrounding on every side

หญ้า

yâa — Grass; ground-covering vegetation

ฟาง

faang — Straw; dry stalks of grain plants

ถูก

thùuk — To be hit; correct; cheap; passive voice marker

เหยียบย่ำ

yìiap yâm — To trample; to stamp underfoot repeatedly

กระจัดกระจาย

grà-jàt grà-jaai — Scattered; dispersed; spread out in disorder

ทั่ว

thûua — Throughout; all over; everywhere across a space

พื้น

phʉ́ʉn — Floor; ground; surface one stands on

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if; as though; seemingly like something

เกิด

gəət — To be born; to happen; to occur suddenly

ต่อสู้

tɔ̀ɔ sûu — To fight; to struggle; to battle against something

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; to rise; upward direction; increase

นั่น

nân — That; over there; referring to something distant

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

อย่า

yàa — Don't; do not; negative imperative command

เข้าใกล้

khâo glâi — To approach; to come close to something

พวกเรา

phûuak rao — We; us; our group of people

จนกว่า

jon gwàa — Until; up to the point when something happens

โยน

yoon — To throw; to toss an object through the air

เหรียญ

rǐian — Coin; medal; a small disc of metal currency

เงิน

ngən — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

บางส่วน

baang sùuan — Some; a portion; part of the whole amount

ก่อน

gɔ̀ɔn — Before; first; prior to a time or event

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; following that moment

ฟาด

fâat — To slash; to strike hard with a weapon

แส้

sɛ̂ɛ — Whip; a flexible instrument used to strike