A Tale of Two Cities — Page 10

Vocabulary

คาร์ตัน

kaa-tan — A carton; a box made of cardboard

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to grab something small

มัน

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

ขึ้น

kheun — To go up; upward directional particle

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

พบ

phop — To find; to meet; to discover

ว่า

waa — That; quotation particle introducing reported speech

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist

กระดาษ

kra-daat — Paper; sheet of paper

พับ

phap — To fold; to crease paper or cloth

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or container

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular pronoun

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to examine

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; classifier for abstract things

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun for people

กล่าว

klaao — To say; to state; formal verb of speaking

มิสเตอร์

mit-stoe — Mister; English honorific title for men

พยักหน้า

pha-yak-naa — To nod; to move head up and down in agreement

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to express; to perform

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ยินยอม

yin-yoom — To consent; to agree; to give permission

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to unfold

ออก

ook — Out; outward directional particle; to exit

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to shout; to sing

อุทาน

u-thaan — To exclaim; an exclamation expressing sudden emotion

ขอบคุณ

khoob-khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude

พระเจ้า

phra-jao — God; Lord; used in expressions of surprise

คือ

khuue — Is; to be; linking verb equating two things

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ถาม

thaam — To ask; to question someone

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; way; type; adverbial modifier

กระตือรือร้น

kra-tuue-ruue-ron — Enthusiastic; eager; showing keen interest or energy

สัก

sak — Just; a moment; particle softening a request

ครู่

khruu — A moment; a short period of time

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for; please

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative and benefactive particle

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to say

ถึง

theung — To reach; about; regarding; until

โอกาส

o-kaat — Opportunity; chance; occasion

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

เหมาะสม

mho-som — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for a situation

ก่อน

koon — Before; first; prior to something

อื่น

uuen — Other; another; else; different one

สอด

soot — To insert; to slip something into a space

มือ

muue — Hand; arm from wrist to fingertips

เข้า

khao — To enter; into; inward directional particle

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle moving away

เสื้อโค้ต

suea-khoot — Coat; an overcoat or jacket worn outdoors

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additional

แผ่น

phaen — Sheet; flat piece; classifier for flat objects

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

ใบรับรอง

bai-rap-rong — Certificate; official document confirming a fact

อนุญาต

a-nu-yaat — To permit; permission; authorization granted officially

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating at a place

เมือง

mueang — City; town; country; territory

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to get

สิ

si — Particle urging action; go ahead; of course

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; title of respect

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

ไหม

mai — Question particle for yes-or-no questions

ชาว

chaao — Person of a nationality or group; inhabitant

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — English; British; England

ถือ

thuue — To hold; to carry; to consider something as

กาง

kaang — To spread open; to unfold; to extend outward

จ้อง

joong — To stare; to gaze intently at something

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to observe

ใบหน้า

bai-naa — Face; the front part of a person's head

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Serious; earnest; taking something with full sincerity

เก็บ

kep — To keep; to collect; to put away; store

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; aspect marker for retention

จน

jon — Until; up to; so much that; till

พรุ่งนี้

phrung-nii — Tomorrow; the day after today

จะ

ja — Will; shall; future tense marker

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry to somewhere

คุก

khuk — Prison; jail; place of incarceration

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason; interrogative of cause

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

แค่

khae — Just; only; merely; limiting something in scope

อยาก

yaak — To want; to desire; to wish for something

ทำ

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

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like; for instance

ตอนนี้

toon-nii — Now; at this moment; currently

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to get something

ด็อกเตอร์

dok-toe — Doctor; title for a medical doctor or PhD

พก

phok — To carry on one's person; to pocket

ติด

tit — To attach; to be stuck; to carry along

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb of identity

คล้าย

khlaai — Similar to; resembling; looks like something else

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual reciprocal particle

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ลูกสาว

luuk-saao — Daughter; one's female child

ลูก

luuk — Child; offspring; also classifier for round objects

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal female address)

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to; can; capable of doing something

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go past; to cross

ด่าน

daan — Checkpoint; border post; barrier or gate

พรมแดน

phrom-daen — Border; boundary; frontier between two territories

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each; without exception

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

ใช่

chai — Yes; that's right; affirmative confirmation

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe; occasionally

อาจ

aat — May; might; possibly; expressing uncertainty

มาตรการ

maat-tra-kaan — Measure; policy; official steps taken for a purpose

ป้องกัน

pong-kan — To protect; to prevent; to defend against harm

ภัย

phai — Danger; hazard; threat; peril

สุดท้าย

sut-thai — Last; final; ultimate; at the very end

สูงสุด

suung-sut — Highest; maximum; utmost; supreme level

วานนี้

waan-nii — Yesterday; the day before today

ลง

long — To go down; downward directional particle

วันที่

wan-thii — Date; the specific day of the month

ไร

rai — What (colloquial); also a unit of area measurement

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; conjunction showing contrast

อย่า

yaa — Don't; imperative negative particle forbidding action

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease an action

ระมัดระวัง

ra-mat-ra-wang — To be careful; cautious; to take care

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; along with; simultaneously

กับ

kap — With; and; together with; to; against

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or gentle emphasis

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have previously experienced something

สงสัย

song-sai — To wonder; to doubt; to be suspicious or curious

เลย

loei — At all; ever; so; then; past a point

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; even; up to the point of something

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number 1; a single unit

หรือ

ruue — Or; question particle for alternative questions

สอง

soong — Two; the number 2

ชั่วโมง

chua-moong — Hour; a period of sixty minutes

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern; manner; form

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing an ongoing state

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; presumably so

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ; to make use of

กว่า

kwaa — More than; than; comparative particle

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; passive voice marker; to be hit

เพิกถอน

phoek-thon — To revoke; to annul; to cancel officially

เร็วๆ

reo-reo — Soon; quickly; in the near future

เหตุผล

het-phon — Reason; rationale; logical justification

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought