A Tale of Two Cities — Page 15

Vocabulary

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

น่า

naa — Likely; used to express probability or expectation

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ติดตาม

tit-taam — To follow, track, or keep up with something

ถ้อยคำ

thoi-kham — Words; spoken or written expressions

สำนวน

sam-nuan — Idiom or phrase; figurative expression in language

เหล่า

lao — These; plural classifier or group indicator

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity

ได้

dai — Can; able to, or indicates past completion

อย่าง

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

ละเอียด

la-iat — Detailed; thorough, precise, or fine-grained

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

เธอ

thoe — She/her; second or third person pronoun (informal)

ก็

ko — Also; particle indicating continuation or concession

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient, or just as soon as

ที่

thii — At; place, relative pronoun, or classifier

รับรู้

rap-ruu — To perceive; to be aware or acknowledge something

ว่า

waa — That; conjunction introducing a quote or clause

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the self

เอง

eeng — Oneself; emphasizes self-action or independence

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; also passive marker or inexpensive

ดูถูก

duu-thuuk — To look down on; to belittle or disrespect someone

เหยียดหยาม

yiat-yaam — To discriminate; to scorn or treat with contempt

หญิง

ying — Woman; female person

โง่เขลา

ngoo-khlao — Foolish; stupid or ignorant person

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to or resembling something else

หมู

muu — Pig; swine, or pork as food

กล่าว

klaao — To say; to state or declare formally

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared, or simultaneously with something

ขมวด

kha-muat — To knit or furrow; as in furrowing eyebrows

คิ้ว

khiu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye

ฉัน

chan — I/me; first-person pronoun (informal, feminine)

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept or take something

คำตอบ

kham-top — Answer; a response or solution to a question

จาก

jaak — From; indicating origin or departure point

ต้องการ

tong-kaan — To want; to need or desire something

พบ

phop — To meet; to find or encounter someone or something

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform or notify someone

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option

ไม่ก็

mai-ko — Or else; otherwise, presenting another option

หลีก

liik — To avoid; to step aside or evade something

ออก

ok — Out; to exit or move outward from somewhere

หน้า

naa — Face; also front or next (page/time)

ประตู

pra-tuu — Door; an entrance or gate to a place

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then, or indicates completed action

ให้

hai — To give; or causative marker meaning to let/make

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into or inside something

ไป

pai — To go; to move away toward somewhere

หา

haa — To look for; to search or seek something

กับ

kap — With; together or paired alongside something

โบก

bok — To wave; to swing arm or hand in gesture

แขน

khaan — Arm; the limb of the human body

ขวา

khwaa — Right; the right-hand side or direction

โกรธ

kroot — Angry; feeling or expressing strong displeasure

เกรี้ยว

kriao — Furious; extremely angry or enraged

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to perform or display something

ความหมาย

khwaam-maai — Meaning; the significance or definition of something

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever done something in the past

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or have a thought

เลย

loei — At all; ever, or intensifier meaning completely

อยาก

yaak — To want; to desire or wish for something

ภาษา

phaa-saa — Language; a system of human communication

ไร้สาระ

rai-saa-ra — Nonsense; meaningless or pointless content

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to, or a possessive marker

ยอม

yom — To yield; to agree or submit to something

สละ

sa-la — To sacrifice; to give up or relinquish something

ทุก

thuk — Every; all, each without exception

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; an object, matter, or entity

มี

mii — To have; there is or to possess something

ยกเว้น

yok-wen — Except; to exclude or make an exception for

เสื้อผ้า

suea-phaa — Clothes; garments or clothing in general

ใส่

sai — To wear; to put on or insert something

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay or exist at a place

รู้

ruu — To know; to have knowledge or awareness of

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to wonder or be suspicious about

ใน

nai — In; inside or within a place or concept

ความจริง

khwaam-jing — Truth; reality or factual information

แม้แต่

mae-tae — Even; used to emphasize an extreme or unlikely case

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely, just a small amount

ส่วน

suan — Part; a portion or section of something

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single unit

มัน

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

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all of, or the entirety of something

คู่

khuu — Pair; couple or two things together

ละ

la — Each; per unit, or a softening particle

สายตา

saai-taa — Eyesight; gaze or the direction of one's eyes

กัน

kan — Together; mutual action or each other

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked, or a short unit of time

ขณะ

kha-na — Moment; an instant or brief period of time

เดียว

diao — Single; alone, only one, or just a moment

ขยับ

kha-yap — To move slightly; to shift or adjust position

จุด

jut — Point; a dot, spot, or specific location

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

ตั้งแต่

tang-tae — Since; from a point in time onward

สังเกต

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

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; an occurrence or instance of something

แรก

raek — First; initial or the earliest occurrence

บัดนี้

bat-nii — Now; at this moment (formal or literary)

ก้าว

kaao — Step; a pace forward or stride

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as or to have a quality

ชาว

chaao — People of; native or inhabitant of a place

อังกฤษ

ang-krit — English; relating to England or British people

สิ้นหวัง

sin-wang — Hopeless; without hope or utterly despairing

แคร์

khae — To care; to be concerned about something

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; referring to one's own self

น้อย

noi — Little; small amount or few in number

ยิ่ง

ying — More; even more so, intensifying a comparison

ยื้อ

yue — To drag out; to prolong or hold onto something

เวลา

we-laa — Time; a period or specific point in time

ไว้

wai — Keep; to hold or retain for future use

นี่

nii — Here; this thing (emphatic demonstrative pronoun)

นาน

naan — Long time; for an extended duration

เท่า

thao — Equal; as much as or to the same degree

ไร

rai — How much; what amount (in question phrases)

ความหวัง

khwaam-wang — Hope; a feeling of optimism or expectation

มาก

maak — Much; a lot, very, or in great quantity

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise, increase, or move upward

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for or on behalf of someone

นก

nok — Bird; a feathered winged animal

ถ้า

thaa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

แตะต้อง

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

เส้นผม

sen-phom — Hair strand; a single strand of hair

ดำ

dam — Black; the darkest color

สัก

sak — Even one; at least, or a tattoo

กำมือ

kam-mue — Fist; a hand clenched tightly together

คง

khong — Probably; likely or presumably to be true

บน

bon — On; above or on top of a surface

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body

พูด

phuut — To speak; to say words aloud to someone

เช่น

chen — For example; such as, used to give examples

ส่าย

saai — To shake or sway; to move side to side

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

แวบ

waep — Flash; a brief sudden gleam or glance

แสง

saeng — Light; brightness or rays of illumination

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the organs of sight (poetic term)

ระหว่าง

ra-waang — Between; during or in the middle of something

ประโยค

pra-yok — Sentence; a grammatical unit of language

รวดเร็ว

ruat-reo — Fast; quick or rapid in speed or action

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ or make use of something

ลม

lom — Wind; moving air, or breeze

หายใจ

haai-jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled or at maximum capacity