A Tale of Two Cities — Page 7

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something occurred

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; to arrive at a place or time

เวลา

wee-laa — time; a period or point in time

ที่

thîi — at; place; relative pronoun marker

นัดหมาย

nát-mǎai — appointment; scheduled meeting between people

เขา

khǎo — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

ก็

gôr — also; then; particle showing continuation or consequence

ออก

òrk — to exit; to go out from a place

มา

maa — to come; movement toward the speaker

จาก

jàak — from; indicating origin or departure point

ห้อง

hông — room; enclosed space inside a building

นั้น

nán — that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to; for the purpose of doing something

ไป

pai — to go; movement away from the speaker

ปรากฏ

praa-gòt — to appear; to become visible or evident

ตัว

tua — body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a space or time

ของ

khǒng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun

อีก

ìik — again; more; another instance of something

ครั้ง

khráng — time; instance; classifier for occurrences

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative clause connector

พบ

phóp — to meet; to find; to encounter someone

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; introduces reported speech

ชาย

chaai — man; male person

ชรา

chá-raa — elderly; old age; advanced in years

ผู้

phûu — person who; one who; nominalizing prefix

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently doing; present progressive aspect marker

เดิน

dern — to walk; to move on foot

กลับ

glàp — to return; to go back to a place

ด้วย

dûay — with; also; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns

กังวลใจ

gang-won-jai — worried; feeling anxious or troubled in mind

อย่าง

yàang — in a manner; kind; type; like

กระวนกระวาย

gra-won-gra-waai — restless; agitated; in a fretful anxious state

บอก

bòrk — to tell; to inform someone of something

อยู่

yùu — to be; to stay; continuous aspect marker

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone

จน

jon — until; so much that; up to a point

กระทั่ง

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

กี้

gîi — just now; a moment ago; very recently

นี้

níi — this; demonstrative referring to something nearby

เอง

eeng — oneself; by oneself; emphasizing particle

และ

láe — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เพิ่ง

phêng — just; recently completed an action

เธอ

ther — she; you; informal second or third person pronoun

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just a small amount

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

กี่

gìi — how many; interrogative for quantity

นาที

naa-thii — minute; unit of time equal to sixty seconds

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; in accordance with

นัด

nát — appointment; agreed meeting time

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

ไว้

wái — to keep; to put aside; retentive aspect marker

บิดา

bì-daa — father; male parent (formal word)

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

ใคร

khrai — who; anyone; interrogative pronoun for people

เห็น

hěn — to see; to notice something visually

เลย

loei — at all; so; therefore; not at all

นับ

náp — to count; to regard as; since (time)

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tàe — since; from a starting point in time

ธนาคาร

thá-naa-khaan — bank; financial institution for money transactions

ราวๆ

raao-raao — approximately; about; roughly a certain amount

บ่าย

bàai — afternoon; time between noon and evening

สี่

sìi — four; the number 4

โมง

moong — o'clock; classifier for hours of daytime

หวัง

wǎng — to hope; to wish for something desired

เล็ก

lék — small; little; of small size

น้อย

nói — little; few; a small amount

การ

gaan — nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ไกล่เกลี่ย

glài-glìa — to mediate; to negotiate a settlement between parties

อาจ

àat — might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ช่วย

chûay — to help; to assist someone with something

ได้

dâai — can; able to; past tense marker

แต่

tàe — but; however; only; expressing contrast

ริบหรี่

ríp-rìi — faint; dim; barely visible or audible

มาก

mâak — very; much; a lot; intensifier

นาน

naan — long time; for an extended duration

กว่า

gwàa — more than; over; comparative particle

ห้า

hâa — five; the number 5

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — hour; unit of time equal to sixty minutes

แล้ว

láew — already; then; completed action marker

ไหน

nǎi — where; which; interrogative of place

กัน

gan — together; each other; mutual action particle

เล่า

lâo — to tell a story; narrative particle seeking confirmation

รอ

ror — to wait; to stay until something happens

สิบ

sìp — ten; the number 10

หมอ

mǒr — doctor; physician; medical professional

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing action marker

อยาก

yàak — to want; to desire something strongly

ทิ้ง

thíng — to abandon; to discard; to leave behind

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ตกลง

tòk-long — to agree; to decide; to come to terms

จะ

jà — will; going to; future tense marker

หา

hǎa — to search for; to look for something

ก่อน

gòrn — before; first; prior to something else

ค่อย

khôi — gradually; then; slowly; do something first

เที่ยงคืน

thîang-khuuen — midnight; twelve o'clock at night

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — between; during; among two or more things

คน

khon — person; human being; classifier for people

เดียว

diao — single; alone; only one of something

ริม

rim — beside; edge; alongside something

กอง

gorng — pile; heap; stack of things

ไฟ

fai — fire; flame; light; electricity

ต่อ

tòr — per; to continue; to connect; against

นาฬิกา

naa-lí-gaa — clock; watch; o'clock time indicator

ตี

tii — to hit; o'clock for hours after midnight

สอง

sǒng — two; the number 2

ข่าวคราว

khàao-khraao — news; information about recent events

นำ

nam — to lead; to bring; to carry something

ข่าว

khàao — news; report; information about events

ใด

dai — any; which; whichever; interrogative particle

ขณะ

khà-nà — moment; while; at the time of something

พวก

phûak — group; they; a bunch of people

ถกเถียง

thòk-thǐang — to debate; to argue about a topic

เรื่อง

rûeang — matter; story; topic; about something

เกือบ

gùeap — almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

สร้าง

sâang — to build; to create; to construct something

อัน

an — classifier for small objects; one; a thing

ขึ้น

khûen — to rise; up; increasing; go upward

หาย

hǎai — to disappear; to recover; to get lost

ผิด

phìt — wrong; incorrect; mistaken; to be at fault

ปกติ

pòk-gà-tì — normal; usual; ordinary; as expected

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — to hear; to perceive sound through ears

เสียง

sǐang — sound; voice; noise

บน

bon — on; above; on top of something

บันได

ban-dai — stairs; staircase; ladder

ทันที

than-thii — immediately; right away; without delay

ก้าว

gâao — to step; a stride; footstep

เข้า

khâo — to enter; to go inside something

ชัด

chát — clear; distinct; obvious; sharp

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each one

สิ้น

sîn — end; to exhaust; completely finished

รู้

rúu — to know; to be aware of something

จริงๆ

jing-jing — really; truly; genuinely; for real

หรือ

rǔue — or; whether; question particle

ใช้

chái — to use; to utilize; to employ something

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — all; entirely; the whole amount

เตร่

trèe — to wander; to roam around aimlessly

ถนน

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