A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They or them, third person plural pronoun.

ยก

yok — To lift or raise something up.

ร่าง

rang — Body or draft; physical form of a person.

ที่

thi — At, which, or a place; versatile particle.

หมดสติ

mot sati — Unconscious; having lost consciousness completely.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up or rise; upward direction particle.

วาง

wang — To place or put something down somewhere.

ลง

long — To go down; downward direction particle.

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface.

เปล

ple — A stretcher or hammock used for carrying.

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or take someone somewhere.

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker.

ไว้

wai — To keep, place, or retain for later.

ประตู

pratu — A door or gate of a building.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action.

โน้มตัว

nom tua — To lean or bend one's body forward.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of.

มัน

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

ออก

ok — To exit or come out of somewhere.

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker.

เวลา

wela — Time; a period or moment in time.

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are.

น้อย

noi — Few, little, or small in amount.

สายลับ

sai lap — A spy or secret agent working covertly.

กล่าว

klao — To say or state something formally.

ด้วย

duai — With, also, or by means of something.

น้ำเสียง

nam siang — Tone of voice; vocal quality when speaking.

เตือน

tuean — To warn or remind someone of something.

ข้า

kha — I or me; archaic or formal first person.

ทราบ

sap — To know or be aware of something.

ดี

di — Good; well; of high quality or virtue.

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question.

ดูแล

du lae — To take care of or look after someone.

เพื่อน

phuean — A friend or companion.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

วิงวอน

wing won — To plead or beg earnestly for something.

ท่าน

than — You; a respectful second person pronoun.

จง

jong — Imperative particle meaning must or shall.

เสีย

sia — To lose or spoil; particle softening a command.

เถิด

thoet — Particle urging action; please do so now.

ลูกๆ

luk luk — Children; one's sons and daughters.

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun.

ได้

dai — Can, could, or did; ability or past tense marker.

เลย

loei — At all; so; particle emphasizing degree or result.

ปิด

pit — To close or shut something.

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

ก็

ko — Also, then; a connective or filler particle.

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; correct; passive marker.

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon, drop, or leave something behind.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative particle.

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay or remain somewhere.

คนเดียว

khon diao — Alone; by oneself; only one person.

เพ่ง

pheng — To focus intently or stare at something.

สมาธิ

samathi — Concentration; focused mental attention or meditation.

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within something.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

ฟัง

fang — To listen attentively to sounds or speech.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner of; a type or kind.

สุด

sut — Extreme; utmost; to the furthest degree.

ความสามารถ

khwam samat — Ability, capability, or skill in doing something.

คอย

khoi — To wait or keep watch for something.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise heard by ears.

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whichever; used in negative or general contexts.

อาจ

at — Might, may; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

บ่งบอก

bong bok — To indicate or suggest something indirectly.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; concerning something.

ความสงสัย

khwam song sai — Suspicion or doubt about something uncertain.

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction offering alternatives.

ความตื่นตระหนก

khwam tuen tra nok — Panic; a state of sudden overwhelming fear.

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrastive conjunction.

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; lacking or having nothing.

กุญแจ

kun chae — A key used to lock or unlock something.

หมุน

mun — To turn or rotate in a circular motion.

กระทบ

kratop — To impact, knock against, or affect something.

เสียงฝีเท้า

siang fi thao — Footstep sounds heard while someone is walking.

ดัง

dang — Loud; to sound or make a noise.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through or go past something.

ตาม

tam — To follow; along; according to something.

ทางเดิน

thang doen — A corridor, hallway, or walkway passage.

ไกล

klai — Far away; a great distance from here.

เสียงร้อง

siang rong — A cry or shout sound made by someone.

รีบเร่ง

rip reng — To hurry or rush with great urgency.

ดู

du — To look at or watch something carefully.

ผิดปกติ

phit pokati — Abnormal; unusual; deviating from normal behavior.

อีก

ik — More, again, or another; additional amount.

ไม่นาน

mai nan — Not long; a short period of time.

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling.

สะดวก

sadуак — Convenient, comfortable, or at ease.

นั่ง

nang — To sit down in a seated position.

โต๊ะ

to — A table or desk surface for working.

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue onward; from now on; next.

จนกระทั่ง

jon kra thang — Until; up to the point when something happens.

นาฬิกา

nalika — A clock or watch that tells the time.

ตี

ti — To strike; used when telling hours past midnight.

สอง

song — Two; the number two.

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various; many different kinds of things.

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action.

กลัว

klua — To be afraid or frightened of something.

เพราะ

phro — Because; the reason or cause for something.

เดา

dao — To guess or speculate without certain knowledge.

ความหมาย

khwam mai — Meaning or significance of a word or event.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start doing something.

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sounds with ears.

หลาย

lai — Many, several, or numerous in quantity.

บาน

ban — A panel or leaf of a door or window.

เปิด

poet — To open something such as a door.

ต่อเนื่อง

to nueang — Continuous, ongoing, or uninterrupted in sequence.

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle.

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative degree marker in Thai.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates a state or identity.

ผู้คุม

phu khum — A guard or warden overseeing prisoners.

คนหนึ่ง

khon nueng — One person; a certain individual person.

ถือ

thue — To hold or carry something in hand.

รายชื่อ

rai chue — A list of names or items recorded.

มือ

mue — Hand; the part of the body below wrist.

เข้า

khao — To enter or go inside something.

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, or just; limiting in scope.

ว่า

wa — That; quotation marker; to say something.

ติดตาม

tit tam — To follow or track someone or something.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or action.

ห้อง

hong — A room inside a building.

ขนาดใหญ่

khanat yai — Large in size; of big dimensions.

มืดมิด

muet mit — Completely dark; no light at all present.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative clause connector.

ห่าง

hang — Far apart; distant from each other.

วัน

wan — A day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

ฤดูหนาว

rudu nao — Winter season; the cold time of year.

มืดครึ้ม

muet khruem — Dark and gloomy; overcast and dim atmosphere.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; the entirety of something.

เงามืด

ngao muet — Dark shadow; a dim or obscure shape.

ภายใน

phai nai — Inside; within the interior of something.

ภายนอก

phai nok — Outside; the exterior part of something.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen.

มองเห็น

mong hen — To be able to see something visually.

ผู้อื่น

phu uen — Other people; someone other than oneself.

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something over there.

มัด

mat — To tie or bind something tightly together.

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of a human body.

เลือนราง

luean rang — Faint, vague, or barely visible and indistinct.

บางคน

bang khon — Some people; certain individuals among a group.

ยืน

yuen — To stand in an upright position.

ร่ำไห้

ram hai — To weep or cry continuously with sadness.

คร่ำครวญ

khram khruan — To moan or lament sorrowfully and repeatedly.

เคลื่อนไหว

khluen wai — To move; physical movement of the body.

กระสับกระส่าย

krasap krasai — Restless or agitated; unable to stay calm.

คน

khon — A person; a human being; people.

เหล่านี้

lao ni — These; referring to these particular people or things.