A Tale of Two Cities — Page 12

Vocabulary

สาย

saai — Late; also refers to a line or strand

ลับ

lap — Secret; hidden from others

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; by means of

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; meaning or matter

ประหม่า

pra-maa — Nervous; anxious in a social situation

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

น่ะ

na — Particle for emphasis or mild assertion

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative clause marker

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal)

สลับ

sa-lap — To alternate; switch; interchange positions

กับ

kap — With; and; together with

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

ออก

òok — To exit; go out; come out

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; route

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; gate; entrance or exit

พา

phaa — To lead; bring someone along; escort

เข้า

khâo — To enter; go in; inward direction

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ใช่

châi — Yes; that is correct; affirmative answer

ไหม

mái — Question particle for yes/no questions

แน่นอน

nâae-nɔɔn — Certainly; of course; definitely true

อ่อนแอ

òon-ae — Weak; feeble; lacking strength or power

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or state

ลม

lom — Wind; air; also fainting spell

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened

ตอน

tɔɔn — Period; moment; episode; part of time

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or present

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; particle showing continuation or concession

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

อ่อนแรง

òon-raeng — Weak in strength; exhausted; physically drained

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

เดิม

doem — Original; former; as before; the same as before

การ

kaan — Noun prefix denoting an action or process

พบ

phop — To meet; encounter; find someone or something

กัน

kan — Each other; together; mutual action particle

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event

สุดท้าย

sùt-tháai — Last; final; the very end of a sequence

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to obtain

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; make something happen; result in

หมด

mòt — Finished; all gone; completely used up

แรง

raeng — Strength; force; energy; strong

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; something abstract or concrete

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like

เกิดขึ้น

kòet-khûen — To occur; happen; take place; arise

นี่

nîi — Here; this (close to speaker, emphatic)

บ่อย

bòoi — Often; frequently; many times

เกิน

koen — Too much; exceeding; beyond a limit

ซ้ำ

sám — Again; repeatedly; to repeat an action

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; one's living being

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part used to grasp

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphatic self-reference

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action

เรียก

rîiak — To call; summon; name something or someone

ช่วย

chûuai — To help; assist; aid someone in need

สาบาน

saa-baan — To swear an oath; vow solemnly

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotative and complementizer particle

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker; intention particle

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ทรยศ

thon-ra-yót — To betray; act treacherously against someone

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive aspect marker; strength

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

สั่น

sân — To tremble; shake; quiver involuntarily

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle

ขณะ

kha-na — While; during; at the moment that

หยุด

yùt — To stop; halt; cease an action

ชั่ว

chûua — Evil; wicked; morally bad or corrupt

พลาง

phlaang — While simultaneously doing another action

กระทืบ

kra-thûup — To stomp; stamp feet forcefully on ground

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

คำ

kham — Word; spoken unit; also a nugget (gold)

ปฏิญาณ

pa-ti-yaan — Solemn oath; formal pledge or vow

อัน

an — Classifier for various items; a thing

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sak-sit — Sacred; holy; divinely powerful or inviolable

ทำ

tham — To do; make; perform an action

ให้

hâi — To give; for; causative particle in Thai

สำเร็จ

sam-rèt — To succeed; accomplish; complete successfully

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; past completion marker

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason; interrogative word

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; arrive at; until; about

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; still continuing an action

เสีย

sǐia — To waste; lose; broken; expend unnecessarily

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; period; duration of an event

มีค่า

mii-khâa — Valuable; precious; having worth or importance

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally

ลาน

laan — Open courtyard; plaza; large open space

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know; be acquainted with someone or something

จัด

jàt — To arrange; organize; set up an event

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; be seated in a position

รถ

rót — Vehicle; car; any motorized transport

ม้า

máa — Horse; an equine animal used for riding

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; inform; say to someone

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative negation in Thai

ยา

yaa — Medicine; drug; medication for treating illness

บำรุง

bam-rung — To nourish; maintain; strengthen; take care of

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; of any kind at all

แก่

kàe — Old; to; for; elderly person

นอก

nôok — Outside; outer; beyond a boundary

จาก

jàak — From; since; away from a point

อากาศ

aa-kàat — Air; weather; atmosphere surrounding the earth

จำ

jam — To remember; memorize; recall something past

คืน

khuuen — Night; also to return something given back

สัญญา

san-yaa — Promise; contract; agreement between parties

ขับ

khàp — To drive; operate a vehicle; also to sing

ถอย

thɔ̌ɔi — To retreat; back up; move backward

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent

วาง

waang — To place; put down; lay something flat

หน้าผาก

nâa-phàak — Forehead; the front upper part of face

ไว้

wái — To keep; place for later; retaining something

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire amount or group

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — Two; the number 2

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; the lateral part of something

กลับ

klàp — To return; go back; reverse direction

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; without any delay

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready; prepared; together simultaneously

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; masculine person

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; what manner

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; a little; any at all

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; gaze; observe visually

ดู

duu — To watch; look; see; observe carefully

ร่าง

râang — Body; figure; draft of a document

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something farther away

เศร้าโศก

sâo-sòok — Sorrowful; deeply grieved; full of sadness

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; many in quantity

ขนาด

kha-nàat — Size; dimension; to the extent that

รู้

rúu — To know; understand; be aware of

เพื่อน

phûuean — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

รับ

ráp — To receive; accept; take something offered

รางวัล

raang-wan — Reward; prize; recognition for achievement

จับ

jàp — To catch; grab; hold; arrest someone

สลาก

sa-làak — Lottery ticket; lot drawn by chance

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix for agent nouns

รักชาติ

rák-châat — Patriotic; loving one's nation or country

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; of positive quality

แทบ

thâep — Almost; barely; hardly; nearly to a degree

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; sense; be aware of an emotion

หาก

hàak — If; in case that; conditional conjunction

พวก

phûuak — Group; gang; a bunch of people

ขุนนาง

khun-naang — Nobleman; aristocrat; member of royal court

เปล่า

plào — Empty; free of charge; not at all