Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

ที่รัก

thîi rák — Dear; beloved; term of endearment for someone.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai.

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from current location.

พบ

phop — To meet; to encounter someone or something.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened.

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai.

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time.

ละแวก

lá-wâek — Neighborhood; vicinity; the surrounding area nearby.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for something farther away.

เกิน

gəən — To exceed; more than a certain amount or limit.

กว่า

gwàa — Than; more than; used in comparisons between things.

ที่

thîi — That; which; relative pronoun or place indicator.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai.

รับปาก

ráp-pàak — To promise; to verbally commit to doing something.

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; also past tense marker in Thai.

รับรอง

ráp-rong — To guarantee; to assure that something is true.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; also used as 'and' between nouns.

จง

jong — Shall; imperative marker indicating a command or instruction.

คิด

khít — To think; to consider or reflect on something.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; regarding a topic.

ลูกสาว

lûuk-sǎao — Daughter; a female child of one's own.

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; used to indicate a vague quantity.

สิ

sì — Particle urging action; go on; come on then.

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt doing something experimentally.

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; also softens verbs when appended.

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clauses.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for objects or informal reference.

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status.

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns.

สร้าง

sâang — To build; to create; to establish something new.

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status; financial or social standing of a person.

ดี

dii — Good; well; positive quality or condition.

เพียง

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

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun in Thai.

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose.

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit.

และ

láe — And; used to connect words, phrases, or clauses.

ตั้งใจ

tâng-jai — To intend; to be determined or focused on something.

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; giving a reason for something.

เหตุ

hèet — Reason; cause; the origin of an event or action.

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of a method or agent.

ทั่วไป

thûa-pai — General; in general; commonly applicable to most situations.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completion or sequence of events.

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle connecting clauses or adding emphasis.

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of information or facts.

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They; them; third-person plural pronoun in Thai.

ไม่

mâi — No; not; general negation particle in Thai.

เยี่ยม

yîam — Excellent; great; also means to visit someone.

ผู้มา

phûu-maa — Visitor; newcomer; a person who has arrived.

ใหม่

mài — New; fresh; recently made or arrived.

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâi — Cannot; did not; negating ability or past action.

เลย

əəi — At all; ever; intensifier for negation or surprise.

พวกเรา

phûak-rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun in Thai.

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that a condition is met.

ระมัดระวัง

rá-màt-rá-wang — Careful; cautious; paying close attention to avoid mistakes.

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a large degree or quantity.

เกินไป

gəən-pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an appropriate or normal limit.

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in a manner; type or kind of something.

แน่นอน

nâe-non — Certainly; of course; expressing certainty or confirmation.

กล้า

glâa — To dare; brave; having courage to do something.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to express something verbally.

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad; pleased; happy to do or receive something.

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver something to another person.

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — Letter; a written message sent to someone.

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — Short and brief; concise in length or duration.

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something.

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform someone about something.

ยินยอม

yin-yom — To consent; to agree willingly to something requested.

เต็มใจ

tem-jai — Willing; wholehearted; doing something with full willingness.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative marker in Thai.

แต่งงาน

tàeng-ngaan — To marry; to get married to a partner.

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative word for location or choice.

ก็ตาม

gôr-taam — Whatever; whichever; regardless of the choice made.

เลือก

lûeak — To choose; to select from available options.

แม้ว่า

máe-wâa — Even though; although; despite a certain condition.

ฝาก

fàak — To entrust; to leave something in someone's care.

ดีๆ

dii-dii — Very good; nice; used to emphasize positive quality.

น้อย

nói — Little; few; a small amount or degree.

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; accompanying particle in Thai.

ขอร้อง

khǒr-róng — To beg; to plead earnestly for something from someone.

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative particle prohibiting an action.

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action.

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; introducing illustrative examples.

อื่น

ùen — Other; another; different from the current one.

แม้แต่

máe-tàe — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme or unexpected case.

แน่ใจ

nâe-jai — Sure; certain; having no doubt about something.

เธอ

thəə — She; you (informal female); second or third-person pronoun.

สวยงาม

sǔai-ngaam — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing in appearance.

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts of something.

อารมณ์ดี

aa-rom-dii — Good-natured; in a good mood; cheerful and pleasant.

ความสำคัญ

khwaam-sǎm-khan — Importance; significance; the value or weight of something.

เธอ

thəə — She; her; informal pronoun referring to a female.

เสมอ

sà-mǒə — Always; ever; consistently happening without exception.

พวกเธอ

phûak-thəə — You all; they (female group); informal plural pronoun.

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is no; to not have; absence of something.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; interrogative or indefinite person pronoun.

มี

mii — To have; there is; indicating existence or possession.

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun for things.

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving; prefix expressing something is appealing.

แนะนำ

náe-nam — To recommend; to introduce someone to another person.

ตอบ

tòp — To answer; to respond to a question or statement.

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or group.

โง่เขลา

ngôo-khlǎo — Foolish; stupid; lacking good sense or intelligence.

ไม่รู้

mâi-rúu — Don't know; unaware; lacking knowledge of something.

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something or someone else.

ผู้หญิง

phûu-yǐng — Woman; female person; an adult female human being.

อื่นๆ

ùen-ùen — Others; various other things or people beyond those mentioned.

ความฉลาด

khwaam-chà-làat — Intelligence; cleverness; the quality of being smart.

ไหวพริบ

wǎi-phríp — Wit; quick-thinking; the ability to respond cleverly fast.

พี่น้อง

phîi-nóng — Siblings; brothers and sisters collectively in a family.

ด่าว่า

dàa-wâa — To scold; to criticize harshly with angry words.

ลูกๆ

lûuk-lûuk — Children; kids; referring collectively to one's offspring.

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; themselves; reflexive pronoun indicating self-reference.

แบบ

bàep — Style; pattern; type or manner of something.

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; asking about manner or method.

สนุกสนาน

sà-nùk-sà-nǎan — Fun; entertaining; full of enjoyment and amusement.

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make something happen to someone.

รำคาญใจ

ram-khaan-jai — Annoyed; irritated; feeling mentally bothered or disturbed.

ความเมตตา

khwaam-mét-taa — Compassion; kindness; loving benevolence toward others.

ต่อ

tòr — Against; toward; continuing; connecting to something else.

เส้นประสาท

sên-prà-sàat — Nerve; nerves; can also mean impudence in context.

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; a thing.

อ่อนแอ

òn-ae — Weak; frail; lacking physical or emotional strength.

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something.

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; mistaken or morally at fault.