A Tale of Two Cities — Page 16

Vocabulary

หลาย

laai — Many, numerous, several items or people

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for humans

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, need to do something

ทน

thon — To endure, tolerate, or bear hardship

ทุกข์

thuk — Suffering, sorrow, pain or distress

กับ

gap — With, and; connects nouns or phrases

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

ลูก

luuk — Child, offspring; also fruit classifier

สาว

saao — Young woman, girl of marriageable age

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

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

ชาว

chaao — Native of, citizen of a place or group

ฝรั่งเศส

fa-rang-set — France; the country in Western Europe

นาง

naang — Mrs., woman; formal title for adult female

คือ

khue — Is, am, are; equating or defining something

ใคร

khrai — Who, whom; interrogative pronoun for people

นี่

nii — This, here; demonstrative pronoun nearby

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or perceive visually

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also indicates past completion

ชัด

chat — Clear, distinct, evident or obvious

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition or status

เช่น

chen — For example, such as; gives examples

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative for distant reference

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a man's female spouse

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct, that's right (affirmative)

ไหม

mai — Question particle indicating yes/no question

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then; indicates completed action

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are

นัด

nat — Appointment, arrangement to meet someone

หมาย

maai — To intend, mean, or signify something

ที่

thii — At, which, that; place or relative pronoun

อื่น

uuen — Other, another, else; different from current

อังกฤษ

ang-grit — England, Britain; also refers to English language

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ไม่

mai — Not, no; negation particle in Thai

จูบ

juup — To kiss; a kiss on the lips or cheek

ข้า

khaa — I, me; old or formal first-person pronoun

เด็ก

dek — Child, kid; young person not yet adult

น้อย

noi — Little, few, small in amount or degree

แห่ง

haeng — Of, at; classifier for places or locations

บัดนี้

bat-nii — Now, at this moment; formal or literary usage

เจ้า

jao — You; lord, master; old or formal address

นัก

nak — Very, much; also means expert or practitioner

สาธารณรัฐ

saa-thaa-ra-na-rat — Republic; a form of democratic government

นิยม

ni-yom — To favor, prefer; popular or ism suffix

ดี

dii — Good, fine, well; positive quality

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter; general noun classifier

ใหม่

mai — New, fresh, recent; not old or used

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For, intended for a specific person or purpose

ครอบครัว

khrop-khrua — Family; a group of related people living together

จง

jong — Shall, let; imperative or command particle

จำ

jam — To remember, memorize, or recall something

ไว้

wai — Keep, retain; particle indicating stored action

ทนายความ

tha-naai-khwaam — Lawyer, attorney; legal professional representing clients

นอน

non — To sleep, lie down; resting position

อยู่

yuu — To be at, stay, live; continuous state

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

มุม

mum — Corner, angle of a room or object

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, automobile or wheeled transport

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal

ก็

go — Also, then, so; connective or concessive particle

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; to be hit or subjected to

ชี้

chii — To point at, indicate a direction or thing

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and clothing

กัน

gan — Together, each other; mutual or reciprocal action

ดู

duu — To look, watch, observe something carefully

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ลม

lom — Wind, breeze; also air or breath colloquially

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from verbs

หวัง

wang — To hope, wish, expect a positive outcome

ฟื้น

fuuen — To recover, revive, regain consciousness or health

อากาศ

aa-gaat — Air, atmosphere, weather conditions outdoors

บริสุทธิ์

bo-ri-sut — Pure, clean, innocent; free from contamination

กว่า

gwaa — More than, comparative degree; exceeding a measure

การ

gaan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

แจ้ง

jaeng — To inform, notify, report; also means bright

สุขภาพ

suk-ka-phaap — Health; overall physical and mental well-being

แข็งแรง

khaeng-raeng — Strong, healthy, robust in physical condition

พลัด

phlat — To be separated, displaced, or lost from group

พราก

phraak — To separate, part from someone; forced separation

อย่าง

yaang — Like, in the manner of; a kind or type

เศร้า

sao — Sad, sorrowful, melancholic feeling or expression

โศก

sook — Grief, mourning, deep sorrow or sadness

จาก

jaak — From, away from, departing a place or person

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion, peer or close associate

ผู้

phuu — Person who; nominalization prefix for doers

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun clause connector

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied, content, pleased with a situation

เพียง

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

เท่า

thao — Equal to, as much as; measure or level

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction offering alternatives or asking questions

นั่น

nan — That, those; demonstrative for distant objects

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, subject being discussed

ใหญ่

yai — Big, large, great in size or importance

โต

too — Grown, big; to grow up or become large

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

มอง

mong — To look at, gaze upon, observe with eyes

ออก

ok — Out, exit; to go out or emerge from

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction, route to a place

หน้าต่าง

naa-taang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

เล็กๆ

lek-lek — Very small, tiny; reduplication emphasizing smallness

นาย

naai — Mr., sir; title for adult male, also employer

ธนาคาร

tha-naa-khaan — Bank; financial institution holding and lending money

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary, essential, required for a purpose

เนื่องจาก

nueang-jaak — Because of, due to; causal conjunction explaining reason

สุดท้าย

sut-thaai — Last, final, ultimate in a series or order

ตอบ

top — To answer, respond, reply to a question

คำถาม

kham-thaam — Question; an inquiry seeking information or answer

ก่อน

gon — Before, first, prior to an event or time

หน้า

naa — Face, front, page; next in sequence

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All, everything, entirely, the whole amount

ลง

long — Down, to descend, go down or decrease

ยืน

yuen — To stand, be upright on one's feet

โดย

doi — By, by means of; agent or method marker

วาง

waang — To place, put down, set something somewhere

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at the end of arm

บน

bon — On, above, on top of a surface

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door, gate; an entrance or exit barrier

โต้

too — To argue, debate, counter an argument or claim

กลุ่ม

glum — Group, cluster, team of people or things

เจ้าหน้าที่

jao-naa-thii — Officer, official, staff member with duties