A Tale of Two Cities — Page 6

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

ไม่มี

mâi mii — To not have; there is none

ท่าน

thâan — Respectful pronoun for a respected person

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

แปลกหน้า

plàek nâa — Stranger; someone unfamiliar or unknown

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix indicating a person

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ที่

thîi — Place; that; which; relative pronoun or location marker

รัก

rák — To love; to be fond of someone

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun informal

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; to remain

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle for present and future

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

สงบ

sà-ngòp — Calm; peaceful; tranquil; still

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or spirit

ได้

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

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like

นี้

níi — This; used to indicate something nearby

เพราะ

phráw — Because; due to; the reason that

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-châat — Nature; the natural world; natural state

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; afterwards; completed action marker

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just; no more than

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an entity

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; one's living being

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Very small; tiny; reduplication emphasizing smallness

น้อยๆ

nóoi nóoi — Very little; small amount; reduplication of few

อ่อนแอ

òn ae — Weak; feeble; lacking strength or courage

และ

láe — And; also; connecting words or clauses

ขลาด

khlàat — Cowardly; timid; lacking bravery

กลัว

kluua — To fear; to be afraid of something

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to; capable of doing something

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise; to elevate something

จิตใจ

jìt jai — Mind; spirit; heart; mental and emotional state

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle

น้อม

nóom — To bow; to incline; to turn toward respectfully

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; to arrive at; until; to

พระองค์

phrá-ong — Royal pronoun referring to a king or deity

ทรง

song — Royal verb prefix; to wear; to hold royally

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; correct; passive marker

ประหาร

prà-hǎan — To execute; to put to death by authority

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or directive marker

เรา

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

ความ

khwaam — Prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives or verbs

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish; anticipation of something positive

ปลอบโยน

plòop yoon — To comfort; to console; to soothe someone

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

วัน

wan — Day; a twenty-four hour period

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing quoted speech

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver; to dispatch something

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

หา

hǎa — To look for; to seek; to find

สวรรค์

sà-wǎn — Heaven; paradise; a divine celestial realm

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; question particle for yes/no

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often feminine)

กล่าว

klàaw — To say; to state; to speak formally

จง

jong — Imperative particle; do; shall; must do

มอง

moong — To look; to gaze at; to observe

เด็ก

dèk — Child; kid; young person

น้อย

nóoi — Little; few; small in quantity or degree

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative negative; used to prohibit action

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

อื่น

ùuen — Other; another; different from this one

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; used in questions

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

เลย

loei — At all; ever; right away; emphatic particle

ตราบ

tràap — As long as; until; up to a point in time

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state particle

จับ

jàp — To grab; to hold; to catch something

มือ

muue — Hand; the hand of a person

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ก็

kôo — Also; then; as for; discourse connector particle

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

เมื่อ

mûua — When; at the time that; ago

ปล่อย

plòi — To release; to let go; to free something

ออก

òok — Out; outward; to exit; directional particle

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

มัน

man — It; that thing; third-person pronoun for objects

เกิด

kòet — To occur; to be born; to happen

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; type; adverbial modifier particle

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — Fast; quickly; rapid in movement or action

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; inclusive of everything

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number two

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be standing upright

ท่ามกลาง

thâam klaang — Among; in the middle of; surrounded by

ฝูงชน

fùung chon — Crowd; a large group of people gathered

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เหยื่อ

yùua — Victim; prey; bait; one who suffers harm

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; strength; power

ลด

lót — To reduce; to decrease; to lower something

ลง

long — Down; downward; directional particle going lower

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; contrastive conjunction

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

คุย

khui — To chat; to converse informally with someone

ราว

raao — About; approximately; around a number or amount

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with; to

ตา

taa — Eye; maternal grandfather; to watch

ต่อ

tòo — To; toward; against; per; to connect

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound; voice; noise; audio

หัวใจ

hǔa jai — Heart; the emotional core of a person

มารดา

maan-daa — Mother; formal word for one's mother

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; place classifier; belonging to a location

จักรวาล

jàk-krà-waan — Universe; cosmos; all of outer space

แม้

máe — Even though; although; even if

แตกต่าง

tàek tàang — Different; to differ; to be unlike something else

ห่างไกล

hàang klai — Far away; distant; remote in distance

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter; to find someone

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

เส้นทาง

sên thaang — Path; route; road; way to a destination

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; which; that

มืด

mûet — Dark; darkness; lacking light

มิด

mít — Completely; entirely; fully covered or sealed

เดิน

doen — To walk; to go on foot

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction; route

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back; to reverse direction

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; one's place of residence

ด้วย

dûuai — With; also; by means of; too

พัก

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

พิง

phing — To lean against; to rest upon something

อก

òk — Chest; breast; the front of the torso

เพื่อน

phûean — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

กล้าหาญ

klâa hǎan — Brave; courageous; bold in facing danger

กว้าง

kwâang — Wide; broad; spacious; expansive

อนุญาต

à-nú-yâat — To permit; to allow; to give permission

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question

คำถาม

kham thǎam — Question; an inquiry posed to someone

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — Last; final; the very end of something

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single item

ข้อ

khôo — Item; point; clause; joint; category

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlǎo — Foolish; stupid; lacking intelligence or wisdom

มาก

mâak — Very; much; many; a lot of

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen; to result in

กังวล

kang-won — To worry; to be anxious; concerned about something

เล็กน้อย

lék nóoi — A little; slightly; a small amount

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only; just that; nothing more than this

บอก

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

เถิด

thoet — Please do; go ahead; gentle imperative particle

คือ

khuue — Is; means; that is; defining particle

อะไร

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

ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง

lûuk phîi lûuk nóong — Cousin; child of one's aunt or uncle

ญาติ

yâat — Relative; family member; kin

เดียว

diiao — Single; alone; only one; sole

กำพร้า

kam-phrâa — Orphan; a child without parents

เหมือน

mǔuan — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun for clauses

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — Special; extraordinary; unique; exceptional

อายุ

aa-yú — Age; how old a person or thing is

กว่า

kwàa — More than; over; comparative particle

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number five

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve months

อาศัย

aa-sǎi — To live; to reside; to dwell somewhere

ชาวนา

chaao naa — Farmer; rice farmer; peasant cultivating fields

ตอน

toon — Time; period; part; episode; when

ใต้

tâi — Under; beneath; south; below something