A Tale of Two Cities — Page 13

Vocabulary

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; or passive voice marker

หลอกหลอน

lòk lǒn — To haunt or frighten someone repeatedly

ด้วย

dûay — With; also; by means of

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concept or state

หวาดกลัว

wàat glua — To be frightened or terrified of something

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; that which

เร่าร้อน

rao rón — Intensely passionate, burning with strong emotion

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thooe — She; her; informal second-person pronoun

ทน

thon — To endure or tolerate something difficult

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; unable to; did not

ที่

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

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will; going to

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle

สายตา

sǎai taa — Eyesight; gaze; line of vision

บดบัง

bot bang — To obscure, block, or overshadow something

แม้

máae — Even though; even if; although

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

ชั่วครู่

chûa khrûu — For a moment; briefly; a short while

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through

น้ำ

náam — Water; liquid; fluid

หยด

yòt — A drop of liquid; to drip

ลงมา

long maa — To come down; descend toward speaker

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; since

คอย

khooi — To wait; to keep doing something repeatedly

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt an action or movement

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze upon something

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle

รอบๆ

rôop rôop — All around; surrounding area in all directions

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; continuous aspect marker

เสมอ

sà-mooe — Always; consistently; equal; level

เพื่อ

phûua — In order to; for the purpose of

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not; to have none; absence of

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone; whoever

จับตา

jàp taa — To watch closely; to keep an eye on

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ช่วง

chûang — Period; interval; span of time or space

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; a; the number one

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned

ถอย

thǒoi — To step back; to retreat; to reverse

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; after; rear side

ร้อง

róong — To cry out; to scream; to sing

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

มา

maa — To come; toward speaker; directional particle

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; due to a reason

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually; to notice

ร่าง

râang — Figure; silhouette; body; draft outline

ยืน

yuun — To stand; to be in standing position

ห้อง

hông — Room; enclosed space inside a building

อ่างน้ำ

àang náam — Bathtub; basin used for bathing or washing

ตก

tòk — To fall; to drop down; to descend

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

พื้น

phúun — Floor; ground; surface of a room

แตก

tàek — To break; to shatter; to crack apart

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; as; in the form of

ไหล

lǎi — To flow; to stream; liquid moving continuously

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; to; arriving at

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

วิถีทาง

wí-thii thaang — Way; manner; method of doing something

แปลก

plàek — Strange; unusual; different from the norm

ประหลาด

prà-làat — Odd; bizarre; surprisingly unusual or weird

เข้มงวด

khêm ngûat — Strict; rigid; firmly enforcing rules or discipline

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past something

เลือด

lûuat — Blood; the red fluid in the body

เปื้อน

pûuan — Stained; soiled; dirty with something spilled

มาก

mâak — A lot; very; much; many

เหล่า

lào — Group of; those; plural marker for people

ได้

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

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; kind; type; way

เย็นชา

yen chaa — Cold and indifferent; emotionally aloof or detached

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; to speak formally

ภรรยา

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

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative word for location

ความคิด

khwaam khít — Thought; idea; opinion in someone's mind

เข้า

khâo — To enter; inward directional particle

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feeling or spirit

ฉับพลัน

chàp phlan — Suddenly; abruptly; immediately without warning

ประตู

prà-tuu — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

บาน

baan — Classifier for doors and windows; to bloom

เปิด

pòoet — To open; to turn on; to unlock

นั่น

nân — That; that thing over there; demonstrative pronoun

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ใบ้

bâi — To hint; to give a clue; mute person

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or activities

หลบหนี

lòp nǐi — To flee; to escape; to run away secretly

การกระทำ

gaan grà-tham — Action; act; deed; something one does

แรก

râek — First; initial; earliest in a sequence

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is; identifying something

ปิด

pìt — To close; to shut; to turn off

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist

สี่

sìi — Four; the number four

จากนั้น

jàak nán — After that; then; subsequently following something

ขวาง

khwǎang — To block; to obstruct; to stand in the way

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; previously did something

พัก

phák — To rest; to take a break; to stay temporarily

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

มืดดำ

mûut dam — Pitch black; very dark in color or tone

ติดตาม

tìt taam — To follow; to track; to monitor closely

ตลอด

tà-lòot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

เคลื่อนไหว

khlûuan wǎi — To move; movement of body or object

รวดเร็ว

rûat reo — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action

จับจ้อง

jàp jông — To stare intently; to fix gaze upon something

เมื่อ

mûua — When; at the time that; ago

สิ้นสุด

sîn sùt — To end; to conclude; to terminate finally

ความงาม

khwaam ngaam — Beauty; attractiveness; aesthetic quality of something

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; of any kind at all

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เลย

looei — At all; past; already; particle of emphasis

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a specific moment or period

มิได้

mí dâai — Did not; have not (formal negation particle)

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen; causative

ดุดัน

dù dan — Fierce; aggressive; intimidatingly bold in manner

หรือ

rǔue — Or; question particle at sentence end

น่า

nâa — Worthy of; deserving; makes adjectives from nouns

เกรงขาม

greeng khǎam — Awe-inspiring; commanding deep respect and fear

รูปลักษณ์

rûup lák — Appearance; looks; outward physical characteristics

เจือจาง

jua jaang — To dilute; to fade; to become less intense

ก็

gôo — Also; then; well; discourse particle connector

หญิง

yǐng — Woman; female; feminine

มุ่งมั่น

mûng mân — Determined; resolute; firmly committed to a goal

แบบฉบับ

bàep chà-bàp — Model; archetype; classic example or standard

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself; herself; himself; reflexive pronoun

ใช้

cháai — To use; to employ; to utilize something

วัด

wát — To measure; also a Buddhist temple

นิ้ว

níu — Finger; toe; inch as unit of measurement

จาก

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

คุณ

khun — You; polite title like Mr./Ms.; virtue

ก็ได้

gôo dâai — That's fine too; acceptable; can also do

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise; tone

หายใจ

hǎai jai — To breathe; respiration; act of breathing

กระนั้น

grà-nán — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact

วัน

wan — Day; a single calendar day

เอาชนะ

ao chá-ná — To defeat; to overcome; to beat someone

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (informal first-person pronoun, often female)

ชาว

chaao — People of; natives of; inhabitants of a place

อังกฤษ

ang-grìt — England; English; British