Pride and Prejudice — Page 16

Vocabulary

คำ

kham — word or syllable in Thai language

อธิบาย

a-thi-baai — to explain or describe something clearly

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เอง

eeng — oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-reference

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-gap — about; concerning; related to a topic

วิธี

wi-thee — method; way; manner of doing something

ที่

thii — at; place; relative pronoun marker

ความ

khwaam — nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts

ภาค

phaak — region; section; part of something larger

ภูมิใจ

phuum-jai — to feel proud; having a sense of pride

เขา

khao — he; she; they; third-person pronoun

ถูก

thuuk — correct; cheap; to be acted upon (passive)

ตามใจ

taam-jai — to indulge; follow one's wishes or desires

นั้น

nan — that; those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

สม

som — worthy; suitable; matching; prefix meaning proper

เหตุ

het — cause; reason; origin of an event

สมผล

som-phon — proportional result; fitting outcome or consequence

และ

lae — and; conjunction linking words or clauses

เพียงพอ

phiang-phoo — sufficient; enough; adequate for the purpose

อย่าง

yaang — like; in the manner of; a kind

สมบูรณ์

som-buun — complete; perfect; fully developed or whole

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or context

แง่

ngae — aspect; angle; perspective of a matter

จิตวิทยา

jit-wi-tha-yaa — psychology; study of the mind and behavior

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; indicating completed action

ไม่มี

mai-mii — there is not; to have none; absence of

สิ่งใด

sing-dai — anything; whatever thing; any matter

จะ

ja — will; future tense marker in Thai

เป็น

pen — to be; to have a condition or status

สำหรับ

sam-rap — for; intended for a specific person or purpose

การ

kaan — nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

ฟื้นคืน

fuuen-khuuen — to recover; to restore to a previous state

สู่

suu — toward; to; in the direction of

สภาวะ

sa-phaa-wa — state; condition; situation of something

ปกติ

pa-ka-ti — normal; usual; ordinary condition or state

กะทันหัน

ka-than-han — suddenly; abruptly; without prior warning

ได้ดี

dai-dii — to do well; to succeed; favorable outcome

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating away

กว่า

kwaa — more than; comparative particle in Thai

แรงกระแทก

raeng-kra-thaek — impact; force of a blow or collision

จาก

jaak — from; away from; originating at a place

ปฏิเสธ

pa-ti-set — to deny; to refuse; to reject something

กระทำ

kra-tham — to do; to act; to perform an action

ต่อ

too — toward; against; per; continuing further

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chaat — nature; the natural world or innate character

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; relative pronoun in Thai

ใจกว้าง

jai-kwaang — generous; broad-minded; open-hearted person

งาน

ngaan — work; job; event; task to be done

นักเขียน

nak-khian — writer; author; one who writes professionally

เรา

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

ละเมียด

la-miat — delicate; refined; gentle and meticulous

ละไม

la-mai — gentle; soft; refined in manner or touch

ประณีต

pra-niit — exquisite; fine; carefully crafted and refined

ยิ่งไป

ying-pai — furthermore; even more so; going further beyond

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian-plaeng — to change; to transform; to alter significantly

กิริยา

ki-ri-yaa — behavior; manners; verb in grammar context

มารยาท

maa-ra-yaat — manners; etiquette; polite social behavior

พบกัน

phop-kan — to meet each other; to encounter one another

บริเวณ

bo-ri-wen — area; surroundings; vicinity of a place

หาก

haak — if; in the case that; conditional conjunction

คน

khon — person; people; human being; classifier for people

หยิ่ง

ying — arrogant; haughty; snobbish in attitude

ยโส

ya-soo — conceited; vain; excessively proud of oneself

หรือ

ruue — or; question particle at end of sentence

เจ้า

jao — you (informal); lord; owner; noble title

ระเบียบ

ra-biap — order; rules; discipline; neat organization

เลวร้าย

leo-raai — terrible; wicked; very bad or harmful

อาจ

aat — might; may; possibly; expresses possibility

ยังคง

yang-khong — still; continues to; remains in a state

เจ็บปวด

jep-puat — to hurt; to feel pain; physical or emotional pain

สงสัย

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

ว่า

waa — that; to say; complementizer introducing a clause

หญิงสาว

ying-saao — young woman; a girl of marriageable age

มา

maa — to come; directional particle toward speaker

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of something

ตามหา

taam-haa — to search for; to look for something or someone

สามี

saa-mii — husband; a married man; one's male spouse

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai language

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — like that; in such a manner; that way

เลย

loei — at all; so; then; emphasizing negation or result

สอดคล้อง

soot-khlong — to be consistent; to harmonize; to correspond with

แน่นอน

naae-non — certainly; definitely; of course; for sure

กับ

gap — with; and; together with someone or something

ความรู้สึก

khwaam-ruu-suek — feeling; emotion; sensation experienced internally

น่าจะ

naa-ja — should; probably; likely to be the case

ชาย

chaai — male; man; a person of masculine gender

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — general; common; in general; widespread

แต่

tae — but; however; only; conjunction showing contrast

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

เสียหาย

sia-haai — damaged; harmed; ruined; to suffer loss

อุปนิสัย

up-pa-ni-sai — character; disposition; innate personality traits

แท้จริง

thae-jing — truly; genuine; in reality; authentic nature

ตกหลุมรัก

tok-lum-rak — to fall in love; to become romantically infatuated

สุด

sut — most; extreme; utmost; end of something

หัวใจ

hua-jai — heart; the emotional center of a person

ได้

dai — can; to get; past tense marker; to obtain

สาเหตุ

saa-het — cause; reason; the source of an event

ปรากฏการณ์

praa-kot-kaan — phenomenon; observable event or occurrence

เที่ยงตรง

thiang-trong — accurate; precise; impartial and straight

พอๆ

phoo-phoo — equally; about the same level or degree

ยังไม่

yang-mai — not yet; still has not happened or occurred

ได้รับ

dai-rap — to receive; to obtain; to be given something

ปฏิรูป

pa-ti-ruup — to reform; to transform; to restructure something

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun

เพียงแต่

phiang-tae — only; merely; just; nothing more than

เธอ

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

นับรวม

nap-ruam — to include; to count together; to total up

สิ่ง

sing — thing; object; matter; something in existence

ผล

phon — result; outcome; fruit; consequence of action

มาจาก

maa-jaak — to come from; to originate from a source

เสน่ห์

sa-nae — charm; appeal; attractive quality of a person

ส่วนตัว

suan-tua — personal; private; individual and not public

เธอเอง

thoe-eeng — herself; she herself; emphasizing the subject

เข้าไป

khao-pai — to go into; to enter a place or situation

ด้วย

duai — also; with; too; by means of something

ความลับ

khwaam-lap — secret; confidential information; hidden matter

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

ผู้ชาย

phuu-chaai — man; male person; adult male individual

จำนวนมาก

jam-nuan-maak — a large number; many; great quantity of something

ผู้หญิง

phuu-ying — woman; female person; adult female individual

ไม่น้อย

mai-noi — not a few; quite a number; considerable amount

ตั้งแต่

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

ลงมา

long-maa — to come down; descending toward a lower point

ต่าง

taang — different; various; each; mutually distinct

สัมผัส

sam-phat — to touch; to sense; physical or sensory contact

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen-diao-gap — same as; just like; in the same way as

ส่วนใหญ่

suan-yai — mostly; the majority; the greater part

มัน

man — it; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ควร

khuan — should; ought to; advisable to do something

มากกว่า

maak-kwaa — more than; greater than; exceeding in amount

อยู่

yuu — to be at; to stay; located at a place

กลุ่ม

klum — group; cluster; collection of people or things

กองทัพ

kong-thap — army; military force; large organized troops

แห่ง

haeng — of; at; classifier for places and institutions