A Tale of Two Cities — Page 4

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mưa — when; at the time that something occurred

พวกเขา

phûak khao — they; third person plural pronoun

มาถึง

maa thǔeng — to arrive; to reach a destination

ประตู

pra-tuu — door; gate; entrance barrier

ทางเข้า

thaang khâo — entrance; entry point to a place

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative pronoun connector

เขา

khao — he; she; him; her; third person pronoun

ได้

dâi — can; able to; indicates past or possibility

หยุด

yùt — to stop; to halt movement or action

อยู่

yùu — to be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or time

ความมืด

khwaam mûet — darkness; absence of light

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle in Thai

กี่

kìi — how many; used in questions about quantity

ชั่วโมง

chûa moong — hour; unit of time equal to 60 minutes

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — before; earlier; prior to something

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to; for the purpose of

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-naa-kaan — imagination; the act of imagining something

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; complementizer or quotation marker

เท้า

tháo — foot; lower limb extremity used for walking

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — she; her; you (informal, often feminine)

เหยียบ

yìap — to step on; to tread upon a surface

บน

bon — on; on top of; above a surface

ก้อนหิน

kɔ̂ɔn hǐn — rock; stone; a lump of hard mineral

ขรุขระ

khrú-khrá — rough; uneven; bumpy surface texture

ถนน

tha-nǒn — road; street; paved path for travel

ก้อน

kɔ̂ɔn — lump; chunk; classifier for solid masses

ไหน

nǎi — where; which; interrogative word for place

อุ้ม

ûm — to carry in arms; to hold someone up

ขึ้น

khûen — up; to rise; upward direction or movement

อีกครั้ง

ìik khráng — again; once more; another time

และ

lǽ — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

พา

phaa — to take; to lead someone somewhere

บันได

ban-dai — stairs; staircase; steps for climbing

ไป

pai — to go; to move away from here

ยัง

yang — still; yet; also; to a place

ห้อง

hɔ̂ɔng — room; enclosed space within a building

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — there; at that place over there

วาง

waang — to place; to put down an object

ลง

long — down; downward; to descend or place down

ลูก

lûuk — child; offspring; son or daughter

ต่าง

tàang — different; various; separately; each one

ร้องไห้

rɔ́ɔng hâi — to cry; to weep; to shed tears

คร่ำครวญ

khrâm khruan — to lament; to moan in grief or sorrow

เหนือ

nǔea — above; over; north; superior in position

อย่า

yàa — don't; imperative negative command particle

ปลุก

plùk — to wake someone up; to rouse from sleep

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative particle

ฟื้นคืน

fʉ́ʉn khuuen — to regain; to recover; to restore to prior state

สติ

sa-tì — consciousness; mindfulness; awareness of surroundings

กล่าว

klàao — to say; to speak; to state formally

เบาๆ

bao bao — softly; gently; in a light quiet manner

กับ

kàp — with; and; together with someone

คน

khon — person; human being; people (classifier)

หลัง

lǎng — after; behind; back part of something

ดี

dii — good; well; positive quality or condition

กว่า

kwàa — more than; comparative particle for comparison

สภาพ

sa-phâap — condition; state; situation of something

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby or mentioned

รู้สึกตัว

rúu sʉ̀ek tua — to regain consciousness; to become aware again

ตราบเท่าที่

tràap thâo thîi — as long as; for as much time as

แค่

khɛ̂ɛ — just; only; merely; nothing more than

เพียง

phiiang — only; merely; just; a small amount

เป็นลม

pen lom — to faint; to pass out; to lose consciousness

โอ้

ôo — oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ที่รัก

thîi rák — dear; beloved; term of endearment for someone

น้อย

nɔ́ɔi — little; few; small in amount or size

ร้องขึ้น

rɔ́ɔng khûen — to cry out; to exclaim suddenly aloud

พลาง

phlaang — while; at the same time; doing simultaneously

กระโจน

kra-joon — to leap; to jump suddenly toward something

โอบกอด

òop kɔ̀ɔt — to embrace; to hug with both arms

อย่าง

yàang — in a manner; like; as; type or kind

รุนแรง

run raeng — severe; violent; intense; forceful in nature

ท่ามกลาง

thâam klaang — amid; in the middle of; surrounded by

ความโศกเศร้า

khwaam sòok sâo — sorrow; grief; deep sadness and mourning

ที่

thîi — that; which; place; relative pronoun or preposition

พลุ่งพล่าน

phlûng phlâan — overwhelming; surging; intense and uncontrollable emotion

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn níi — now; at this moment; currently

คุณ

khun — you; polite second person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

มา

maa — to come; to move toward the speaker

แล้ว

lǽɛo — already; then; indicates completed action

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first person pronoun

คิดว่า

khít wâa — to think that; to believe or suppose something

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai

ทำ

tham — to do; to make; to perform an action

บางอย่าง

baang yàang — something; some kind of thing unspecified

ช่วย

chûai — to help; to assist; to aid someone

แม่

mɛ̂ɛ — mother; mom; female parent

พ่อ

phɔ̂ɔ — father; dad; male parent

มอง

mɔɔng — to look at; to gaze; to watch something

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to observe something

สิ

sì — particle urging action; go on; come on

เป็น

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

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — one; the number one; a single unit

รัก

rák — to love; deep affection for someone

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — all; everything; the entire amount or group

ทน

thon — to endure; to bear; to tolerate something difficult

เห็น

hěn — to see; to witness; to visually perceive something

แบบนี้

bɛ̀ɛp níi — like this; in this way or manner

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — or; whether; question particle in Thai

ก้ม

kôm — to bow; to bend head downward

หา

hǎa — to look for; to search; to find something

เด็กน้อย

dèk nɔ́ɔi — little child; small kid; young child

แนบ

nɛ̂ɛp — to press close; to place against tightly

แก้ม

kɛ̂ɛm — cheek; the side of the face

อัน

an — classifier for various objects; one (item)

เปล่งปลั่ง

plèng plàng — radiant; glowing; shining with brightness or health

ไว้

wái — to keep; to hold; to retain for later

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — face; the front part of the head

ค่อยๆ

khɔ̂i khɔ̂i — gradually; slowly; gently; little by little

ผลัก

phlàk — to push; to shove something or someone away

ออกไป

ɔ̀ɔk pai — to go out; to exit; to move away outward

จาก

jàak — from; away from; originating at a point

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

หมดสติ

mòt sa-tì — to lose consciousness; to faint completely

ชั่วขณะ

chûa khà-nà — for a moment; briefly; for a short instant

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — to request; to ask for; may I please

จูบ

jùup — to kiss; a kiss given to someone

ไหม

mǎi — question particle; right?; used to form questions

ต่อมา

tɔ̀ɔ maa — afterward; later; subsequently in time

ผู้คน

phûu khon — people; persons; human beings in general

จำได้

jam dâi — to remember; to recall; to recollect something

แตะ

tɛ̀ — to touch lightly; to tap gently

ด้วย

dûai — also; too; with; by means of

ริมฝีปาก

rim fǐi pàak — lips; the edges of the mouth

พึมพำ

pheum pham — to murmur; to mumble words quietly

บาง

baang — some; thin; few; not all

คำ

kham — word; a unit of spoken or written language

ใกล้

klâi — near; close; not far from something

มาก

mâak — very; much; a lot; greatly

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — most; superlative marker; the utmost degree

เล่า

lâo — to tell; to narrate; to recount a story

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to hear attentively

ภายหลัง

phaai lǎng — later on; afterward; in the future time

หลานๆ

lǎan lǎan — grandchildren; nephews and nieces; young relatives

คุณยาย

khun yaai — grandmother; respectful term for elderly woman

ชรา

cha-raa — elderly; old aged; advanced in years

งดงาม

ngot ngaam — beautiful; elegant; lovely in appearance or manner

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — to hear; to perceive sound with the ears

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

ชีวิต

chii-wít — life; existence; one's living experience