A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby.

คือ

khue — Is; used to define or equate two things.

ถ้อยคำ

thoi kham — Words; spoken or written expressions.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to someone or something.

สามี

sa-mi — Husband; a married male partner.

เธอ

thoe — She/her/you; informal second or third person pronoun.

ขณะที่

kha-na thi — While; at the same time as something else.

เขา

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

กอด

kot — To hug; to embrace someone with arms.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to hold in place or reserve.

แนบ

naep — To press close against; to attach snugly.

อก

ok — Chest; the front of the upper body.

ฉัน

chan — I/me; informal first person pronoun.

ทน

thon — To endure; to bear pain or difficulty.

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to do something.

ที่รัก

thi rak — Beloved; dear one; term of endearment.

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given.

กำลังใจ

kam-lang jai — Encouragement; mental strength and motivation.

จาก

chak — From; indicating origin or source.

เบื้องบน

bueang bon — Above; from a higher place or heaven.

อย่า

ya — Don't; used to prohibit an action.

เป็นทุกข์

pen thuk — To be sorrowful; to suffer emotionally.

เพื่อ

phuea — For; in order to achieve a purpose.

เลย

loei — At all; used for emphasis or negation.

ขอพร

kho phon — To ask for a blessing; to seek divine favor.

อำลา

am-la — To bid farewell; to say goodbye formally.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow or cause something.

ลูก

luk — Child; offspring or term of endearment.

เรา

rao — We/us; first person plural pronoun.

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; together with something else.

ฝาก

fak — To entrust; to leave something in someone's care.

พร

phon — Blessing; a wish for good fortune.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something specific mentioned.

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from a place.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at a destination.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; to go past something.

จูบ

chup — To kiss; to touch with the lips.

กล่าวลา

klao la — To say goodbye; to formally bid farewell.

ไม่

mai — No/not; negation word in Thai.

รอ

ro — To wait; to stay until something happens.

สัก

sak — Just; a little; used to soften requests.

ครู่

khru — A moment; a short period of time.

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; in the process of an action.

ฉีก

chik — To tear; to rip something apart.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun.

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or emerge from somewhere.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption.

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai.

ต้อง

tong — Must; to have to do something.

พราก

phrak — To separate; to part from someone forcibly.

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutual action marker.

นาน

nan — Long time; for an extended duration.

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to experience an emotion or sensation.

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a clause or quotation.

สิ่งนี้

sing ni — This thing; referring to something nearby.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen.

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings and emotions.

แตกสลาย

taek sa-lai — To shatter; to break into pieces emotionally.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context.

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; before long; in a short time.

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrast.

ทำ

tham — To do; to perform an action.

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty; responsibility; assigned role or task.

ตราบเท่าที่

trap thao thi — As long as; for the duration that something continues.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to do something.

ทำได้

tham dai — Can do; able to accomplish something.

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happens.

พระเจ้า

phra chao — God; a divine or supreme being.

ทรง

song — Royal auxiliary verb; God or royalty performs action.

ประทาน

pra-than — To bestow; to grant something graciously from above.

มิตร

mit — Friend; a companion or ally.

แก่

kae — To; for; indicating recipient of an action.

ดังที่

dang thi — As; just as; in the same way that.

พระองค์

phra ong — He/She; royal or divine third person pronoun.

กระทำ

kra-tham — To act; to perform a formal action.

บิดา

bi-da — Father; a formal word for one's male parent.

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of.

มา

ma — To come; to move toward the speaker.

เกือบ

kuap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something.

คุกเข่า

khuk khao — To kneel; to go down on one's knees.

ลง

long — Down; to descend or move downward.

ต่อหน้า

to na — In front of; in the presence of someone.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; including every part.

สอง

song — Two; the number two.

คน

khon — Person; classifier for people.

ยื่น

yuen — To extend; to reach out or hand something.

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body for grasping.

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to move outward away from here.

จับ

chap — To grab; to hold or seize something firmly.

พลาง

phlang — While simultaneously; doing two things at once.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to shout or weep aloud.

ท่าน

than — You; respectful second or third person pronoun.

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything; whatever thing; any matter at all.

ผิดพลาด

phit phlat — To make a mistake; to err or be wrong.

จน

chon — Until; to the extent that something happens.

ต่อ

to — Toward; against; continuing onto something.

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now; at this present moment formally.

รู้

ru — To know; to have knowledge of something.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completion of action.

ต่อสู้

to su — To fight; to struggle against opposition.

ดิ้นรน

din ron — To struggle; to strive hard despite difficulty.

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent or degree.

อดีต

a-dit — Past; former times or previous experiences.

ทนทุกข์

thon thuk — To suffer; to endure pain or hardship.

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be uncertain or suspicious.

เชื้อสาย

chuea sai — Lineage; ancestry; blood descent from forebears.

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-chao — I/me; very formal first person pronoun.

ความจริง

khwam ching — Truth; reality; what is actually true.

ความรังเกียจ

khwam rang-kiat — Disgust; strong feeling of aversion or repulsion.

โดย

doi — By; through; indicating means or agent.

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chat — Nature; the natural world and its qualities.

ที่

thi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker.

เอาชนะ

ao cha-na — To overcome; to defeat or conquer something.

มัน

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

เห็นแก่

hen kae — For the sake of; out of consideration for.

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominal prefix.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something.

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude to someone.

สุดจิต

sut chit — With all one's mind; wholeheartedly and sincerely.

สุดใจ

sut jai — With all one's heart; most deeply felt.

ความรัก

khwam rak — Love; deep affection and care for someone.

ความกตัญญู

khwam ka-tan-yu — Gratitude; thankfulness especially toward parents.

ทั้งมวล

thang muan — All; entirely; the whole of everything.

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for something politely.

สวรรค์

sa-wan — Heaven; paradise; a divine realm above.

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to remain somewhere.

เคียงข้าง

khiang khang — Beside; alongside; next to someone supportively.

คำตอบ

kham top — Answer; a response to a question.

เดียว

diao — Only; alone; single; just one.

การ

kan — Nominalization prefix; turning verbs into nouns.

เอา

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

ข้าง

khang — Side; beside; next to something.

ลูบ

lup — To stroke; to caress gently with the hand.

ผม

phom — Hair; also male first person pronoun.

ขาว

khao — White; the color white.

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive or formal self-reference.

บิด

bit — To twist; to wring or turn forcefully.

พร้อมกับ

phrom kap — Together with; along with; simultaneously.

เปล่ง

pleng — To emit; to utter or release a sound.

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; an audible noise.

ความเจ็บปวด

khwam chep-puat — Pain; suffering; a feeling of physical or emotional hurt.

สุดแสน

sut saen — Extremely; beyond measure; intensely felt.

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

อย่างอื่น

yang uen — Otherwise; something else; another way.

นักโทษ

nak thot — Prisoner; a person held in captivity.

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state formally or officially.