A Tale of Two Cities — Page 14

Vocabulary

คน

khon — Person or people; a human being

ส่วนใหญ่

suan yai — Most; the majority of something

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; not moving

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; making no noise

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; tranquil in manner

จ้อง

jong — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

มอง

mong — To look at; to glance toward something

ลง

long — Down; downward; to descend or go down

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

พื้น

pheun — Floor; ground; surface of the floor

ขณะ

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

เขา

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

ยืน

yeun — To stand; to be in standing position

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to exist somewhere

ริม

rim — Edge; beside; along the side of something

กำแพง

kam-phaeng — Wall; a solid vertical dividing structure

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

มุม

mum — Corner; angle; a corner of a room

มืด

meut — Dark; lacking light; darkness

มิด

mit — Completely covered; hidden; fully concealed

บาง

bang — Some; thin; a few of something

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number; quantity; an amount of something

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; correct; cheap

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into; inward

มา

ma — To come; moving toward the speaker

ภายหลัง

phai-lang — Afterward; later; subsequently in time

ชาย

chai — Man; male; a male person

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single thing

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease moving

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between; during; among two or more things

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; to go past something

เพื่อ

pheua — In order to; for the purpose of

กอด

kot — To hug; to embrace someone with arms

ราว

rao — About; approximately; around a certain amount

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introducing reported speech

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know; to be acquainted with someone

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen

สะดุ้ง

sa-dung — To startle; to flinch from sudden surprise

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix indicating a state or feeling

หวาดกลัว

wat-klua — Terror; fear; to be frightened of something

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; kind; type; way of doing

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

จะ

ja — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai

ค้นพบ

khon-phop — To discover; to find something previously unknown

แต่

tae — But; however; indicating contrast or exception

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating consequence

ต่อ

to — Against; per; to continue; toward

ไม่นาน

mai nan — Not long; soon; a short time after

หลังจาก

lang-jak — After; following an event in time

หญิงสาว

ying-sao — Young woman; a female of young age

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

รูปร่าง

rup-rang — Figure; body shape; physical appearance of person

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; tiny in size

บอบบาง

bop-bang — Delicate; frail; having a fragile slender build

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern; kind of something

สาว

sao — Young woman; girl; young female person

น้อย

noi — Little; few; small in amount or degree

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front part of one's head

แสน

saen — Extremely; one hundred thousand; very much

งดงาม

ngot-ngam — Beautiful; lovely; strikingly attractive in appearance

ซีด

sit — Pale; wan; lacking color in the face

เผือด

pheuat — Very pale; ashen; extremely colorless in complexion

ปราศจาก

prat-jak — Without; devoid of; lacking something entirely

สีสัน

si-san — Color; vibrancy; colorfulness in appearance

ดวงตา

duang-ta — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

เบิก

boek — Wide open; to open wide; to withdraw

กว้าง

kwang — Wide; broad; spacious in extent

เต็ม

tem — Full; filled; completely occupied or filled

อดทน

ot-thon — To endure; to be patient; to persevere

ลุกขึ้น

luk-kheun — To stand up; to rise from a seat

จาก

jak — From; away from; departing a place

ที่นั่ง

thi-nang — Seat; a place where one sits down

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe; to notice; to pay attention

เธอ

thoe — She; you; second or third person pronoun

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completed action

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

พลเมือง

phon-la-mueang — Citizen; civilian; a member of a country

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; to speak formally

พลาง

phlang — While doing; simultaneously performing another action

แตะต้อง

tae-tong — To touch; to make contact with something

มือ

mue — Hand; the hand of a person

เย็นชา

yen-cha — Cold and indifferent; emotionally distant; aloof

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun informal female

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become

ช่างเย็บผ้า

chang-yep-pha — Seamstress; tailor; one who sews clothing

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who does something

น่าสงสาร

na-song-san — Pitiful; deserving of sympathy or compassion

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

ท่าน

than — You; honorific second-person pronoun respectful

ลา

la — To bid farewell; to take leave of someone

พึมพำ

phuem-pham — To mumble; to mutter quietly under breath

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply to a question

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually the case

ลืม

luem — To forget; to fail to remember something

กล่าวหา

klao-ha — To accuse; to charge someone with wrongdoing

ข้อหา

kho-ha — Charge; accusation; a formal allegation against someone

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; used in questions about things

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

วางแผนร้าย

wang-phaen-rai — To plot evil; to scheme maliciously against someone

แม้

mae — Even though; even if; conceding a point

สวรรค์

sa-wan — Heaven; paradise; a divine celestial realm

อัน

an — Which; that; a classifier for various objects

ยุติธรรม

yu-ti-tham — Just; fair; righteous; characterized by justice

รู้ดี

ru-di — To know well; fully aware of the truth

บริสุทธิ์

bo-ri-sut — Innocent; pure; free from guilt or sin

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely; entirely; totally without exception

ได้

dai — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions or choices

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; used asking about a person

คิด

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

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing-mi-chi-wit — Living being; organism; a creature that lives

อ่อนแอ

on-ae — Weak; feeble; lacking physical or emotional strength

รอยยิ้ม

roi-yim — A smile; the trace or mark of smiling

เดียวดาย

diao-dai — Lonely; solitary; feeling alone and isolated

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile; to show a friendly expression

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — Like that; in such a way; that manner

สะเทือนใจ

sa-theuan-jai — Moving; touching; emotionally affecting the heart deeply

นัก

nak — Very; intensifier; expert in a certain field

จน

jon — Until; poor; to the extent that

น้ำตา

nam-ta — Tears; the liquid flowing from crying eyes

ไหล

lai — To flow; to stream; liquid moving continuously

พราก

phrak — To separate; to part; to take away from

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ไม่

mai — Not; no; negation particle in Thai

กลัว

klua — To fear; to be afraid of something

ตาย

tai — To die; to be dead; death

ทำ

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

เลย

loei — At all; so; ever; past a point

ยินดี

yin-di — Glad; willing; pleased to do something

หาก

hak — If; in case; supposing that something happens

สาธารณรัฐ

sa-tha-ra-na-rat — Republic; a state governed by elected representatives

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

ดีงาม

di-ngam — Good and virtuous; morally upright and admirable

สู่

su — Toward; to; in the direction of something

พวกเรา

phuak-rao — We; us; our group of people together

ยากไร้

yak-rai — Poor; destitute; suffering from poverty and need

ประโยชน์

pra-yot — Benefit; use; advantage gained from something

รู้

ru — To know; to understand; to be aware

นั่น

nan — That; that thing over there; yonder

อย่างไร

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

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little; slightly; a small amount of

เช่นนี้

chen-ni — Like this; in this manner; such as this