A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two clauses.

ตระกูล

trà-kun — Family lineage; clan; noble house.

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai.

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; be required to do.

ถูก

tùuk — To be subjected to an action; passive marker.

กำจัด

gam-jàt — To eliminate; get rid of; eradicate completely.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle.

สิ้นซาก

sîn-sâak — Completely wiped out; utterly destroyed; no trace left.

และ

láe — And; used to connect words or clauses.

ภรรยา

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

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone.

เด็ก

dèk — Child; young person; kid.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with.

สามี

sǎa-mii — Husband; a woman's male spouse.

บิดา

bì-daa — Father; male parent (formal/literary usage).

ไป

pai — To go; move away from speaker.

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; as well.

นาง

naang — Woman; she; female title or pronoun.

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess.

ศีรษะ

sǐi-ra-sà — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; relative pronoun or place marker.

งาม

ngaam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing.

เหมาะ

màw — Suitable; fitting; appropriate for something.

มัน

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

นัก

nák — Very; extremely; intensifier following adjectives.

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say.

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; tone of speaking.

แหบ

hàep — Hoarse; rough and raspy (of voice).

ห้าว

hâao — Gruff; bold and rough in manner or voice.

ข้า

khâa — I; me; archaic or formal first person pronoun.

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before.

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to perceive visually.

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the pair of visual organs.

สีฟ้า

sǐi-fáa — Blue color; sky-blue shade.

ผม

phǒm — Hair (on the head); also male first person pronoun.

สี

sǐi — Color; shade; hue of something.

ทอง

thong — Gold; golden color or metal.

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe.

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving; likely to cause a feeling.

หลงใหล

lǒng-lǎi — To be fascinated; enchanted; deeply captivated by.

ยิ่งนัก

yîng-nák — Extremely; very much; to a great degree.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened.

ยก

yók — To lift; raise up; hoist something.

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward direction marker.

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional verb.

แม้

máe — Even though; although; despite the fact.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb.

อสูรกาย

à-suun-gaai — Monster; demon; grotesque fearsome creature.

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun.

ก็

gôr — Also; then; still; discourse particle.

ราวกับ

raao-gàp — As if; like; resembling in comparison.

นักชิม

nák-chim — Connoisseur; gourmet; expert taster of food.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; nominalizing prefix.

ประณีต

prà-nîit — Refined; delicate; skillfully crafted with care.

ก้ม

gôm — To bow; to lower one's head downward.

สายตา

sǎai-taa — Gaze; eyesight; direction of one's eyes.

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional marker.

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn-khít — To ponder; reflect deeply; think over carefully.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; ongoing action marker.

ครู่หนึ่ง

khrûu-nùeng — A moment; a short while; briefly.

คน

khon — Person; people; human being.

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something specific.

สังเกต

sǎng-gèet — To observe; notice; pay close attention to.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix; abstract noun marker.

เพลิดเพลิน

plèet-phloen — To enjoy; take delight; be entertained pleasantly.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context.

ถ้อยคำ

thôi-kham — Words; speech; verbal expression or utterance.

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self.

แทบ

thâep — Almost; nearly; barely; hardly at all.

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; not at all (with negation).

ภาพ

phâap — Image; picture; visual representation.

ดูชม

duu-chom — To watch and admire; view with appreciation.

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; to declare formally.

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of.

สรุป

sà-rùp — To summarize; conclude; give a summary.

ฟื้น

fûen — To recover; regain consciousness; snap back.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place.

ความคิดฝัน

khwaam-khít-fǎn — Daydream; fantasy; idle thought or reverie.

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — Briefly; in a short manner; concisely.

ไว้วางใจ

wái-waang-jai — To trust; rely on; have confidence in.

เรื่องนี้

rûeang-níi — This matter; this issue; this story or case.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; past tense marker.

ไม่เพียงแต่

mâi-phiang-tàe — Not only; more than just one thing.

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience emotionally.

ตั้งแต่

tâng-tàe — Since; from a starting point in time.

คืน

khuuen — Night; to return something back to someone.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; past action completion marker.

ว่า

wâa — That; say that; complementizer linking clauses.

ไม่กล้า

mâi-glâa — Dare not; too afraid to do something.

เปิดเผย

pòet-phoei — To reveal; disclose; make something known openly.

รายละเอียด

raai-lá-ìat — Details; specifics; particular pieces of information.

แผนการ

phǎen-gaan — Plan; scheme; organized strategy for action.

แก่

gàe — To; for; toward (indirect object marker).

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; still continuing to do something.

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction.

ล่าช้า

lâa-cháa — Delayed; late; slower than expected.

ย่อม

yôm — Naturally; inevitably; certainly will happen.

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger; hazard; something threatening or harmful.

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to transmit something.

สัญญาณ

sǎn-yaan — Signal; sign; indication conveying a message.

เตือน

teuuan — To warn; to remind; to alert someone.

พวกนั้น

phûak-nán — Those people; that group; them over there.

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or probability.

หลบหนี

lòp-nǐi — To escape; flee; run away from danger.

สิ่งนั้น

sìng-nán — That thing; that particular matter or object.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time.

เกิดขึ้น

gòet-khûen — To occur; happen; take place; come about.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; whoever; interrogative pronoun.

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just as; when.

แม้แต่

máe-tàe — Even; not even; used for emphasis or contrast.

ครึ่งหนึ่ง

khrûeng-nùeng — Half; one half of a whole quantity.

เรา

rao — We; us; first person plural pronoun.

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something.

หนึ่งร้อยยี่สิบ

nùeng-rói-yîi-sìp — One hundred and twenty; the number 120.

ต่อ

tòr — Per; against; toward; continuing onward.

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason; rationale; logical justification for something.

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like.

การ

gaan — Action; activity; nominalizing prefix for verbs.

ไล่ล่า

lâi-lâa — To chase; hunt down; pursue relentlessly.

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby.

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; poor person.

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to stare.

หมอ

mǒr — Doctor; physician; medical practitioner.

เห็นใจ

hěn-jai — To sympathize; show compassion; understand someone's feelings.

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; whichever without restriction.

ฉะนั้น

chà-nán — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result.

กระทำการ

grà-tham-gaan — To take action; carry out an act.

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; himself/herself; reflexive self-reference.

นี่

nîi — Here; this (emphatic); hey (attention-getter).

ซิ

si — Emphasis particle; come on; you know.

พลเมือง

phon-la-mueang — Citizen; civilian; member of a nation.

น้อย

nói — Little; few; small amount; not much.