A Tale of Two Cities — Page 2

Vocabulary

รถเกวียน

rot kwian — A traditional ox-cart used for transporting goods

แห่ง

haeng — Classifier or preposition indicating a place or source

ความตาย

khwam tai — Death; the state of no longer being alive

ยังคง

yang khong — Still; continuing to remain in a certain state

แล่น

laen — To move swiftly; to run or glide along

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; used to describe how something is done

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change; to undergo transformation or alteration

และ

lae — And; a conjunction joining words or clauses

ไร้

rai — Without; lacking; devoid of something

ความหวัง

khwam wang — Hope; a feeling of expectation for something positive

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

ล้อรถ

lo rot — Wheel of a vehicle or cart

อัน

an — A general classifier for objects; one item

มืดหม่น

muet mon — Dark and gloomy; dim and dreary in atmosphere

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เกวียน

kwian — An ox-cart; traditional wooden cart pulled by animals

ทั้งหก

thang hok — All six; referring to a total of six things

คัน

khan — Classifier for vehicles; also means itchy

หมุน

mun — To spin; to rotate around a central point

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

ประหนึ่ง

pra nueng — As if; seeming like; resembling a certain condition

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for non-human subjects

ไถพรวน

thai phrawan — To plow and till; to cultivate soil for farming

ร่อง

rong — A groove or furrow; a narrow channel or trench

ยาว

yao — Long; having great length or extended distance

คดเคี้ยว

khot khiao — Winding; twisting and turning along a path

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — Amid; in the middle of a group or situation

ฝูงชน

fung chon — A crowd; a large group of people gathered together

บน

bon — On; above; upon a surface or location

ท้องถนน

thong thanon — The road surface; the street or roadway area

สัน

san — Ridge or edge; a raised narrow line or border

หน้าผาก

na phak — Forehead; the front part of the upper face

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; individuals in general; human beings around

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; cheap; correct in Thai

ผลัก

phlak — To push; to shove something or someone away

เอน

en — To lean; to tilt or incline to one side

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entirety of a group or pair

ซ้าย

sai — Left; the direction to the left side

ขวา

khwa — Right; the direction to the right side

ขณะที่

khana thi — While; during the time that something is happening

รถไถ

rot thai — A plow vehicle; tractor used for tilling land

เคลื่อน

khluen — To move; to shift position gradually or steadily

ข้างหน้า

khang na — In front; ahead; forward direction from current position

มั่นคง

man khong — Stable; firm; secure and unwavering in position

ชาวบ้าน

chao ban — Villagers; ordinary local residents of a community

ที่

thi — At; which; a relative pronoun or place marker

อาศัยอยู่

asai yu — To live; to reside in a particular place

ตาม

tam — Along; according to; following a path or rule

บ้านเรือน

ban ruean — Houses and homes; residential dwellings in a community

เหล่านี้

lao ni — These; referring to previously mentioned plural items

คุ้นชิน

khun chin — Accustomed to; familiar with through repeated experience

กับ

kap — With; together with; in association with something

ภาพ

phap — Image; picture; a visual scene or representation

นี้

ni — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned

มาก

mak — Much; many; a large amount or degree

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; also means poor

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or boundary

หลาย

lai — Many; several; a considerable number of things

หน้าต่าง

na tang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; to lack; to have nothing

ยืนดู

yuen du — To stand and watch; to observe while standing

บาง

bang — Some; thin; a few among a larger group

บ้าน

ban — House; home; a residential dwelling or village

ก็

ko — Also; then; a particle indicating continuation or contrast

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to perform tasks or labor

มือ

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

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue; to carry on further or onward

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through a method or agent

หยุด

yut — To stop; to cease movement or an activity

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break from activity

สายตา

sai ta — Eyesight; gaze; the line or direction of vision

สอดส่อง

sot song — To peer; to look around carefully and curiously

ใบหน้า

bai na — Face; the front of the human head

ที่นั่น

thi nan — There; at that place over there

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; at this present location

ผู้

phu — Person who; a prefix indicating a person or agent

อยู่อาศัย

yu asai — To dwell; to inhabit a place as one's home

มี

mi — To have; to possess; there is or are

แขก

khaek — Guest; visitor; a person coming to visit

มา

ma — To come; moving toward the speaker's location

เยี่ยม

yiam — To visit; to call on someone at their place

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

ชม

chom — To admire; to watch or view with appreciation

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun for people

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so; as a result of something prior

ชี้นิ้ว

chi niu — To point a finger; to indicate direction with finger

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used to mean still ongoing

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; additionally included with something

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ภาคภูมิใจ

phak phumi jai — Pride; a feeling of deep satisfaction and honor

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; just like; resembling a particular scenario

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction presenting an alternative choice

ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ

phu chiao chan — Expert; a specialist with deep knowledge in a field

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given to one

อนุญาต

anunyat — To permit; to give official permission or authorization

ดูเหมือน

du muean — To seem; to appear to be a certain way

จะ

cha — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai

บอกเล่า

bok lao — To tell; to narrate or recount a story

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; referring to an unspecified person

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be in a seated position

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; to reside somewhere

เมื่อวาน

muea wan — Yesterday; the day before today

วานซืน

wan suen — The day before yesterday; two days ago

บรรดา

banda — All the; various; referring to a group collectively

ผู้โดยสาร

phu doi san — Passenger; a person riding in a vehicle

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; to some extent or degree

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze upon something or someone

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; an object or matter of some kind

ทุกสิ่ง

thuk sing — Everything; all things without exception

ริมถนน

rim thanon — Roadside; the edge or border alongside a road

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last; final; occurring at the very end

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

แวว

waeo — Gleam; a subtle sign or hint in one's eyes

ตา

ta — Eye; the organ of sight; also means grandfather

เยือกเย็น

yueok yen — Cool and calm; emotionally detached and composed

สนใจ

son jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to something

วิถีชีวิต

withi chiwit — Way of life; lifestyle; one's manner of living

บางคน

bang khon — Some people; certain individuals among a group

ก้มหัว

kom hua — To bow the head; to lower one's head downward

จม

chom — To sink; to submerge; to be immersed deeply

สิ้นหวัง

sin wang — Hopeless; having lost all hope or expectation

เงียบงัน

ngiap ngan — Silent; completely quiet with no sound at all

ใส่ใจ

sai jai — To pay attention; to care about or mind something

รูปลักษณ์

rup lak — Appearance; the outward look or form of something

ถึงขนาด

thueng khanat — To the extent that; so much so that

ส่ง

song — To send; to transmit or deliver to someone

แบบ

baep — Type; style; a pattern or form of something

เคย

khoei — Used to; to have done something before previously

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually with one's eyes

โรงละคร

rong lakhon — Theater; a building where plays or performances occur

รูปภาพ

rup phap — Picture; photograph; a visual image or illustration

หลายคน

lai khon — Many people; several individuals in a group

หลับตา

lap ta — To close one's eyes; to shut the eyelids

คิด

khit — To think; to ponder or consider something mentally

ทบทวน

thop thuan — To review; to go over something again carefully

พยายาม

phayayam — To try; to make an effort toward a goal

รวบรวม

ruap ruam — To gather; to collect and compile together

ความคิด

khwam khit — Thought; idea; a concept formed in the mind

ฟุ้งซ่าน

fung san — Distracted; scattered thoughts; unable to focus mentally

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree

คนเดียว

khon diao — Alone; by oneself; only one person

เท่านั้น

thao nan — Only that; nothing more; just that amount

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as a certain state or identity

สิ่งมีชีวิต

sing mi chiwit — Living organism; any creature that is alive

น่าสงสาร

na song san — Pitiful; deserving of sympathy or compassion

อาการ

akan — Symptom; condition; a sign of physical or mental state

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen or become

แตกสลาย

taek salai — To shatter; to break apart into pieces completely

มึนงง

muen ngong — Dazed; confused; in a state of mental stupor

ร้องเพลง

rong phleng — To sing a song; to vocalize music with voice

เต้นรำ

ten ram — To dance; to move the body rhythmically to music