A Tale of Two Cities — Page 18

Vocabulary

บางครั้ง

baang khráng — Sometimes; occasionally happening at certain times

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

พุ่ง

phûng — To dart, shoot, or plunge forward rapidly

ลง

long — To go down; descend; move downward

ไป

bpai — To go; move away from current location

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or period

โคลน

khloon — Mud; wet sticky earth or clay

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun for locations

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere

ริม

rim — Edge; beside; along the side of something

ทาง

thaang — Path; road; way; direction of travel

เพื่อ

phûua — In order to; for the purpose of something

หลีก

lìik — To avoid; to step aside; evade something

เลี่ยง

lîiang — To avoid; to evade; to dodge something

ก้อน

gôn — Lump; chunk; a solid piece of material

หิน

hǐn — Stone; rock; hard mineral material

กระทบ

grà-thop — To hit; impact; come into contact forcefully

กระแทก

grà-thâek — To slam; strike hard; bang against something

และ

láe — And; connecting two items or clauses together

สั่น

sân — To shake; tremble; vibrate rapidly

สะเทือน

sà-thuuan — To shake; to be shaken; to vibrate strongly

จม

jom — To sink; submerge; go under a surface

ติด

dtìt — To be stuck; attached; trapped in place

ร่อง

rông — Groove; rut; narrow channel in a surface

ล้อ

lór — Wheel; circular rotating component of a vehicle

หล่ม

lòm — Swamp; bog; deep muddy quagmire

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something previously mentioned or nearby

ความ

khwaam — Prefix nominalizing abstract nouns; condition or state

ทุกข์

thúk — Suffering; distress; mental or physical pain

ทรมาน

thon-rá-maan — To torment; to suffer greatly; cause agony

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place or source

กระสับกระส่าย

grà-sàp-grà-sâai — Restless; agitated; anxiously fidgeting without relief

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment; while; at the time of something

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something specific mentioned

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Severe; intense; violent in degree or force

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a great amount or degree

จน

jon — Until; to the extent that; so much that

ตื่น

tùun — To wake up; to be alert or startled

ตระหนก

dtrà-nòk — To panic; to be startled with sudden fright

เร่ง

rêng — To hurry; to accelerate; to speed something up

รีบ

rîip — To rush; to hurry; to act quickly urgently

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in the manner of; as a kind

บ้า

bâa — Crazy; mad; wildly irrational in behavior

คลั่ง

khláng — Delirious; frenzied; intensely frantic or obsessed

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to crave something

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker particle

กระโดด

grà-dòot — To jump; to leap; to spring upward

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move on foot quickly

ซ่อน

sôn — To hide; to conceal; keep out of sight

ตัว

dtuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and things

ทำ

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

อะไร

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

ได้

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

ขอ

khǒr — To request; to ask for; please (polite)

แค่

khâe — Just; only; merely; nothing more than

อย่า

yàa — Don't; a negative imperative command particle

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt; to cease an action

นิ่ง

nîng — Still; motionless; calm and unmoving

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; to go outside or away

ทุ่ง

thûng — Field; open plain; wide expanse of land

โล่ง

lôong — Open; spacious; clear and unobstructed area

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicating completion of an action

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into; inward direction

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally once more

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occasion; a single occurrence

ท่าม

thâam — Amid; among; in the middle of something

กลาง

glaang — Middle; center; among; surrounded by things

อาคาร

aa-khaan — Building; structure; constructed architectural premises

พัง

phang — To collapse; to break down; to fall apart

ทลาย

thá-laai — To crumble; to demolish; to fall to pieces

ฟาร์ม

faam — Farm; agricultural land for raising animals or crops

ร้าง

ráang — Abandoned; deserted; empty and no longer used

เดียว

diiao — Single; alone; only one of something

โรง

roong — Building; factory; large roofed structure for work

ย้อม

yóom — To dye; to tint; to color fabric or material

ผ้า

phâa — Cloth; fabric; textile material used for clothing

ฟอก

fôk — To tan; bleach; to treat leather or cloth

หนัง

nǎng — Leather; skin; hide of an animal

สถาน

sà-thǎan — Place; station; establishment; official location or facility

คล้าย

khláai — Similar to; resembling; looking alike

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual reciprocal action

กระท่อม

grà-thôm — Hut; shack; small rustic dwelling or shelter

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; after; back of something; also house classifier

แนว

naew — Row; line; direction; a strip or band

ต้น

dtôn — Tree; trunk; beginning; classifier for trees

ไม้

máai — Wood; tree; timber; plant material

ผลัด

phàt — To shed; to change; to take turns doing

ใบ

bai — Leaf; classifier for flat objects like leaves

พวก

phûak — Group; bunch; they; those people together

ผู้ชาย

phûu-chaai — Man; male person; adult male human being

เหล่า

lào — Those; a group of; plural indicating multiple people

หลอก

lòok — To deceive; to trick; to fool someone

ลวง

luang — To lure; to deceive; to mislead someone

พา

phaa — To lead; to take someone along somewhere

ย้อน

yóon — To go back; to reverse; to retrace direction

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reverse direction

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of some method

ใช้

cháai — To use; to employ; to make use of

เส้น

sên — Line; strand; string; classifier for noodles or roads

อื่น

ùun — Other; another; different from current one

หรือ

rǔu — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives

เปล่า

bplào — Empty; no; not at all; question particle

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to something close by

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle in Thai sentences

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right; affirmative answer

เดิม

duum — Original; former; same as before; previous state

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to pass by; to go past

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; toward the speaker

หนึ่ง

nùng — One; the number 1; a single unit

หรอก

ròk — Particle softening negation or expressing mild dismissal

ขอบคุณ

khòop-khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude toward someone

พระเจ้า

phrá-jâo — God; deity; divine being worshipped religiously

หมู่บ้าน

mùu-bâan — Village; small rural community of households

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to observe something

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to see something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotative particle in sentences

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; individual

ติดตาม

dtìt-dtaam — To follow; to track; to keep up with

เงียบ

ngîap — Quiet; silent; calm without noise

คือ

khuuu — Is; means; to be equal to; namely

สถานี

sà-thǎa-nii — Station; terminal; official stop for transportation

ม้า

máa — Horse; the animal used for riding or work

เชื่องช้า

chûuang-cháa — Slow; sluggish; moving without speed or energy

ทั้ง

tháng — All; both; entire; the whole of something

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

ถูก

thùuk — To be; cheap; correct; passive voice marker

นำ

nam — To lead; to guide; to bring or carry

รถม้า

rót-máa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

จอด

jòot — To park; to stop and remain stationary

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ถนน

thà-nǒn — Road; street; paved way for vehicles

สาย

sǎai — Line; route; late; also classifier for rivers

เล็ก

lék — Small; little; tiny in size

ปราศจาก

bpràat-jàak — Without; free from; lacking something entirely

ราว

raao — About; approximately; around a certain amount

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

เคลื่อน

khlûuan — To move; to shift; to travel from place

ใหม่

mài — New; fresh; again; recently made or started

ปรากฏ

bpraa-gòt — To appear; to become visible; to emerge suddenly

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative and purposive particle

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

ที

thii — Time; instance; once; a turn or occasion

ละ

lá — Each; per; particle softening speech or indicating conclusion

ขับ

khàp — To drive; to operate a vehicle; to ride

เดิน

duum — To walk; to move on foot

ตาม

dtaam — To follow; according to; along; after someone

คาบ

khâap — To hold in the mouth; to grip with lips

ถัก

thàk — To weave; to knit; to braid material together

เปลือย

bplùuai — Naked; bare; uncovered; exposed without clothing

แส้

sâe — Whip; lash; a flexible striking instrument

ตน

dton — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun for oneself

เก่า

gào — Old; aged; worn out; not new

นับ

nàp — To count; to number; to enumerate things

เงิน

ngoon — Money; silver; currency used for transactions

บวก

bùak — To add; plus; addition in mathematics

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken; to make an error

พลาด

phláat — To miss; to slip up; to make a mistake

ผล

phǒn — Result; outcome; fruit; product of an action

ลัพธ์

láp — Result; outcome; product; answer of a calculation

เป็น

bpen — To be; to become; to exist as something

พอ

phor — Enough; sufficient; just right; as soon as

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; spirit; emotional center of being

ตลอด

dtà-lòot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration of

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; period; the moment when something occurs

หัวใจ

hǔua-jai — Heart; the organ; also emotions and feelings

แบก

bàek — To carry on shoulders or back; to bear

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

ภาระ

phaa-rá — Burden; responsibility; a heavy load to bear

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; hard; difficult; weighty in burden

เกิน

goon — Too much; exceeding; more than the limit

เต้น

dtên — To beat; to dance; to throb rhythmically

อัตรา

àt-dtraa — Rate; ratio; speed at which something occurs

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapid in speed

กว่า

gwàa — More than; than; comparative particle in sentences

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions; the act of

ควบ

khûap — To gallop; to ride at full speed; combine

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; the superlative; the extreme degree of

เคย

khooei — Ever; used to; have experienced something before

เกิด

gòot — To be born; to occur; to happen or arise

นัก

nák — Very; intensely; an expert or enthusiast; often

ขึ้น

khûn — Up; to rise; to increase; go upward

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

อาน

aan — Saddle; the seat placed on a horse's back

ทิ้ง

thíng — To throw away; to abandon; to discard something

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to hold in reserve

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to; lateral direction

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person personal pronoun

ถึง

thǔng — To reach; to arrive at; until; as far as

พื้นที่

phúun-thîi — Area; space; surface; region of land

ต่ำ

dtàm — Low; short in height; below normal level

ชุ่ม

chûm — Moist; damp; wet and saturated with liquid

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid; fluid; a general term for water