A Tale of Two Cities — Page 9

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chăn — First person pronoun; I, me

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; or marks past accomplishment

ขอ

khŏr — To request or ask for something politely

ให้

hâi — To give; causes or allows something to happen

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun or title

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

รัก

rák — To love; feel deep affection for someone

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through or go past something

ประตู

prà-dtuu — Door or gate of a building

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; used in questions and alternatives

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; referring to a past or conditional time

ใด

dai — Any, which; used in questions or indefinite reference

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; introduces illustrations

จง

jong — Imperative particle; shall, must, let it be

ปฏิเสธ

bpà-dtì-sèet — To deny, refuse, or reject something

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface

โต๊ะ

dtó — Table or desk used for working or eating

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

มี

mii — To have or there is/are something

ปากกา

bpàak-gaa — Pen used for writing on paper

หมึก

mʉ̀k — Ink used in pens or printing

และ

láe — And; connects words, phrases, or clauses

กระดาษ

grà-dàat — Paper used for writing or printing

อยู่

yùu — To be located; indicates ongoing state or position

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the body part used for grasping

ของ

khŏng — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

มั่นคง

mân-kong — Stable, firm, steady, or secure

พอ

phor — Enough, sufficient; just enough of something

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

เขียน

khǐan — To write using a pen or pencil

ไหม

măi — Question particle at sentence end; right?

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

ดี

dii — Good, well; positive quality or condition

เดิน

dəən — To walk on foot from place to place

เข้า

khâo — To enter or go into a place

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ทำ

tham — To do or make something; perform an action

อีก

ìik — Again, another, more; indicates repetition or addition

ครั้ง

kráng — Time, instance; counter for occurrences or events

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; indicates completion or then in sequence

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to or in accordance with

บอก

bòok — To tell or inform someone about something

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; do something quickly with urgency

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick; moving or happening at speed

เพื่อน

phʉ̂an — Friend; a person one has close bonds with

เอา

ao — To take or get; colloquial verb of acquisition

กด

gòt — To press or push down on something

ไป

bpai — To go; movement away from the speaker

ศีรษะ

sǐi-rà — Head; the uppermost part of the human body

อัน

an — General classifier for small or unspecified objects

สับสน

sàp-sŏn — Confused, mixed up; in a state of disorder

งุนงง

ngon-ngong — Bewildered, perplexed; completely confused and disoriented

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

นั่ง

nâng — To sit down on a seat or surface

ลง

long — To go down, descend; downward direction marker

ขวา

khwăa — Right side; the direction opposite of left

สอด

sòot — To slip or insert something into a space

ไว้

wái — To keep, place, or set aside for later

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or container

อก

òk — Chest; the front of the upper torso

ยืน

yʉʉn — To stand upright on one's feet

ใกล้ๆ

glâi-glâi — Nearby, close by; in the immediate vicinity

ข้างๆ

khâang-khâang — Beside, next to; at the side of something

เขา

khăo — He, she, him, her; third person pronoun

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk; produce spoken words

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; referring to each member of a group

ตัวอักษร

dtua-àk-sŏn — Letter, character; a written alphabetic symbol

ส่ง

sòng — To send or deliver something to someone

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; until or up to

ใคร

khrai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation marker in Thai sentences

ทั้งนั้น

tháng-nán — All of it, entirely; without exception

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing state or action

คง

khong — Probably, likely; indicates supposition or certainty

วันที่

wan-thîi — Date; specific numbered day of the month

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too, with; adds or accompanies something

ต้อง

dtông — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity

นักโทษ

nák-thôot — Prisoner, convict; person serving a jail sentence

เงย

ngəəi — To raise one's face or head upward

หน้า

nâa — Face; front of the head or front side

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To go up, rise; upward directional marker

มอง

moong — To look at or gaze toward something

ถาม

thăam — To ask a question of someone

คำถาม

kham-thăam — Question; a sentence that requests information

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above, over, north; higher in position

โดย

dooi — By, via; indicates means, agent, or method

หาก

hàak — If, in case; introduces a conditional clause

จำ

jam — To remember or memorize something in mind

กล่าว

glàao — To say, speak, state; formal verb of speaking

พลาง

phlaang — While doing simultaneously; at the same time

ถ้อยคำ

thôoi-kham — Words, speech; spoken or written expression

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between, during, among; in the space or time

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun

นาน

naan — Long time; extended duration of time

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; comprehend the meaning of something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; a general noun

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, at once; without any delay

เห็น

hĕn — To see or perceive visually with eyes

รู้

rúu — To know or be aware of something

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not, no; strong negation or correction

นิสัย

ní-săi — Habit, character trait; personal behavioral tendency

ลืม

lʉʉm — To forget; fail to remember something

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker in Thai

ดึง

dʉng — To pull or tug something toward oneself

ออก

òok — To exit or go out; outward direction marker

จาก

jàak — From; indicates origin, source, or separation

บังเอิญ

bang-əən — Accidentally, coincidentally; happening by chance

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix; turns adjectives into abstract nouns

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat-jai — Surprised, astonished; feeling unexpected wonder

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while; at the time that something occurs

หยุด

yùt — To stop or cease an action or movement

นิ่ง

nîng — Still, motionless; not moving or making sound

กำ

gam — To grip or clench tightly in the hand

บาง

baang — Some, certain; referring to an unspecified part

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, way; manner or sort of something

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for a distant object

เป็น

bpen — To be; links subject to a predicate or state

อาวุธ

aa-wút — Weapon; an instrument used for fighting or attack

ไม่ได้

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

ถือ

thʉ̌ʉ — To hold or carry something in the hand

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ช้า

cháa — Slow; moving or happening at low speed

ต่อ

dtòr — To continue, connect; per or against something

เพียง

phiiang — Only, merely, just; limiting to a small amount

กี่

gìi — How many; asks about an unspecified quantity

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language