A Tale of Two Cities — Page 17

Vocabulary

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something.

ซิ

si — Particle adding emphasis or mild encouragement to a statement.

ข้าพเจ้า

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

กล่าว

glàao — To say or speak formally.

ว่า

wâa — Conjunction meaning 'that'; also 'to say'.

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'within'.

วิชาชีพ

wí chaa chîip — A profession or professional field of work.

ของ

khǎawng — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

การสื่อสาร

gaan sùea sǎan — Communication; the act of conveying information.

ผู้ป่วย

phûu bpùuay — A patient; a sick person receiving medical care.

จะ

jà — Future tense marker; will or going to do something.

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive or obtain something.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

เก็บรักษา

gèp rák sǎa — To keep, preserve, or maintain something safely.

เป็น

bpen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity.

ความลับ

khwaam láp — A secret; confidential information kept private.

เสมอ

sà-moer — Always; consistently at all times.

ระมัดระวัง

rá-mát rá-wang — To be careful or cautious; exercising due caution.

คำตอบ

kham tàawp — An answer or response to a question.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to the self.

เพราะ

phráw — Because; conjunction giving a reason or cause.

จิตใจ

jìt jai — The mind or heart; one's mental and emotional state.

วุ่นวาย

wûn waai — Chaotic, confused, or in a state of disorder.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; also used as 'and'.

สิ่ง

sìng — A thing or object; something in general.

ที่

thîi — Relative pronoun 'that/which'; also 'at/place'.

ได้ยิน

dâai yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

ได้เห็น

dâai hěn — To have seen; to perceive visually.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward.

การหายใจ

gaan hǎai jai — Breathing; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.

นาง

naang — She/her; formal pronoun for a woman.

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

แทบ

thâaep — Almost; barely; nearly to a certain extent.

สังเกต

sǎng gèet — To observe or notice something carefully.

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently indicating a result.

ตรวจ

trùuat — To examine or inspect; to check something.

ชีพจร

chîip jawn — Pulse; the rhythmic beat of blood in vessels.

หัวใจ

hǔua jai — The heart; also used for emotional feelings.

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; a type or kind of something.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do or be something.

มี

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

ชีวิต

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

อยู่

yùu — To be at a place; to stay; continuative aspect marker.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; indicating a small amount.

แค่

khâae — Just; only; no more than a certain amount.

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened.

กลับ

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

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be in a seated position.

ไป

bpai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away.

รอบๆ

râawp râawp — Around; surrounding an area in all directions.

พบ

phóp — To find, meet, or encounter someone or something.

พี่น้อง

phîi náawng — Siblings; brothers and sisters collectively.

ทั้งสอง

tháng sǎawng — Both; referring to two people or things together.

ต่าง

tàang — Different; each; various; separately or distinctly.

จ้องมอง

jâawng mawng — To stare at; to gaze fixedly at something.

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend; to pay attention; to be determined.

เขียน

khǐian — To write; to put words or text on paper.

ด้วย

dûuay — Also; with; by means of; too.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract state or quality.

ยากลำบาก

yâak lam bàak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

อากาศ

aa gàat — Air; weather; the atmospheric conditions outdoors.

หนาวเย็น

nǎao yen — Cold and chilly; describing low-temperature weather.

รุนแรง

run raaeng — Severe; intense; violent; of great force or strength.

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; indicating a large degree.

หวาดกลัว

wàat gluua — Terrified; to feel intense fear or dread.

นัก

nák — Very; extremely; intensifier used after adjectives.

ถูก

thùuk — Passive marker; also means 'correct' or 'cheap'.

จับ

jàp — To grab, catch, or arrest someone.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past tense or achievement.

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver something to someone.

ขัง

khǎng — To confine or imprison; to lock someone up.

ห้อง

hâawng — A room; an enclosed space within a building.

ใต้ดิน

dtâai din — Underground; beneath the surface of the ground.

มืด

mûuet — Dark; without light; absence of illumination.

สนิท

sà-nìt — Close; tight; intimate; also means completely (dark).

ต้อง

dtâawng — Must; have to; to be required to do something.

ย่อ

yâaw — To summarize or condense; to shorten something.

เรื่องราว

rûueang raao — A story or account; a narrative of events.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby.

ลง

long — To go down; descend; directional particle downward.

ความทรงจำ

khwaam song jam — Memory; the ability to remember past experiences.

ไม่มี

mâi mii — To not have; there is none; absence of something.

สับสน

sàp sǒn — Confused; muddled; in a state of mental disorder.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction offering an alternative choice.

บกพร่อง

bòk phrâawng — Deficient; flawed; having an impairment or defect.

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; referring to any thing or person.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals.

สามารถ

sǎa mâat — To be able to; capable of doing something.

ระลึก

rá lúek — To recall or remember; to bring back to mind.

บอกเล่า

bàawk lâo — To tell or narrate; to recount a story or event.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception.

คำ

kham — A word; a unit of spoken or written language.

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; indicating past habitual experience.

พูดคุย

phûut khui — To converse or chat; to talk with someone casually.

ระหว่าง

rá wàang — Between; during; in the interval of time or space.

ทรมาน

thaw rá maan — To suffer; to torture; extreme pain or torment.

นาน

naan — Long; for a long time; extended duration.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit.

สัปดาห์

sàp daa — A week; a period of seven consecutive days.

ใกล้

glâi — Near; close to; not far away in distance.

วาระ

waa rá — A time, turn, or occasion; also an agenda item.

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — Last; final; at the very end of a sequence.

พอ

phaw — Enough; sufficient; just as; when.

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — To understand; to comprehend meaning or content.

พยางค์

phá yaang — A syllable; a unit of spoken sound in a word.

ไม่กี่

mâi gìi — A few; not many; only a small number of.

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk; to express with words.

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of a method or person.

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to bring something.

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing sounds.

แนบ

nâaep — To press close; to attach firmly against something.

ชิด

chít — Close; near; pressed tightly against something.

ริมฝีปาก

rim fǐi bpàak — Lips; the edges of the mouth area.

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to pose a question to someone.

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; asking about a location or choice.

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession.

บอก

bàawk — To tell or inform; to communicate information to someone.

ใคร

khrai — Who; asking about the identity of a person.

แต่

dtàae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast.

นามสกุล

naam sà-gun — Surname; family name; last name of a person.

ไร้ประโยชน์

ráai bprà yòot — Useless; without benefit or purpose.

ส่าย

sàai — To shake or turn side to side; to sway.

หัว

hǔua — Head; the top part of a person's body.

เบาๆ

bao bao — Gently; softly; lightly; with very little force.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

หมอน

mǎawn — A pillow; a cushion used to rest the head.

รักษา

rák sǎa — To treat medically; to heal or cure a patient.

ไว้

wái — To keep; to set aside; aspect particle for retention.

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên diao gàp — Same as; just like; in the same way as.

เด็กชาย

dèk chaai — A boy; a young male child.

ทำ

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

โอกาส

oo gàat — An opportunity or chance to do something.

คำถาม

kham thǎam — A question; an inquiry seeking information.

เลย

looei — At all; so; then; particle emphasizing extent or result.

จน

jon — Until; so much that; up to a point.

กระทั่ง

grà thâng — Until; even; up to a certain point or time.

แจ้ง

jâaeng — To inform or notify; to report something to someone.

แก่

gàae — To; for; directed at someone; also means old.

กำลัง

gam lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker; also strength.

ทรุด

sôot — To deteriorate; to worsen; to decline in condition.

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; severe; serious; of great weight or intensity.

รวดเร็ว

rûuat reo — Fast; quickly; rapidly; with great speed.

ไม่อาจ

mâi àat — Cannot; unable to; it is not possible to.

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally.

วัน

wan — A day; a 24-hour period of time.