Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

วัย

wai — Age, era, or stage of life

ของ

khɔ̌ng — Of, belonging to someone or something

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first-person singular

นั้น

nán — That, those; refers to something previously mentioned

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; polite feminine first-person pronoun

บอก

bɔ̀k — To tell, inform, or say to someone

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also indicates past or permission

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; intensifier or filler word

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a reported speech or clause

การ

kaan — Prefix nominalizing verbs; the act of doing something

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ความ

khwaam — Prefix forming abstract nouns; state or quality

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing

กับ

kàp — With, and; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment

คน

khon — Person, people; human being

ใหม่

mài — New, fresh, recently made or acquired

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each; refers to entirety of a group

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not, am not; negates identity or classification

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion

ที่

thîi — At, place, relative pronoun; versatile particle

น่า

nâa — Worthy of, likely to; precedes adjective or emotion

ชื่นใจ

chûen-jai — Refreshing, delightful, pleasing to the heart

นัก

nák — Very, quite; intensifier placed after adjective

แต่

tàe — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement

เพื่อ

phûea — For, in order to; expresses purpose or goal

ประโยชน์

pra-yòot — Benefit, advantage, usefulness to someone

พวก

phûak — Group, bunch; plural marker for people or things

เจ้า

jâo — You; informal or archaic second-person pronoun

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also, then, well; discourse connector or filler

พร้อม

phrɔ́m — Ready, prepared; all together at the same time

จะ

jà — Will, going to; marks future tense or intention

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, manner; like or in the way of

ที่รัก

thîi rák — Dear, beloved; affectionate term of address

แม้

mâe — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition or status

เล็ก

lék — Small, little, tiny in size or amount

สุด

sùt — Most, extreme end; superlative marker

แม่

mâe — Mother; female parent

กล้า

klâa — Brave, bold, daring enough to do something

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something verbally

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

เต้นรำ

tên-ram — To dance; rhythmic movement to music

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, event, or social function

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, occasion; counter for occurrences or times

หน้า

nâa — Next, front, face; upcoming occurrence

แน่นอน

nâe-nɔɔn — Certainly, definitely, of course; expresses certainty

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

มั่นใจ

mân-jai — Confident, sure, certain about something

หนู

nǔu — I, me; humble pronoun used by young speakers

ไม่

mâi — No, not; general negation particle

กลัว

kluua — To fear, be afraid of something or someone

หรอก

rɔ̀k — Particle softening negation or denial; not really

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because, since; gives reason or cause

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high; describes height or elevation

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — The most, the best; superlative degree marker

ช่วง

chûang — Period, interval, span of time or space

เหลือ

lǔea — Remaining, left over; still available

ค่ำคืน

khâm-khuuen — Night, evening; the nighttime hours

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, right; also cheap or passive marker

ใช้

chái — To use, utilize, employ something for a purpose

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away

คาดเดา

khâat-dao — To guess, speculate, predict without certainty

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker

ตอบแทน

tɔ̀p-thɛɛn — To repay, reciprocate, give back in return

เยี่ยม

yîam — Excellent, great, outstanding; also to visit

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick, soon; describes speed or timing

แค่ไหน

khâe-nǎi — How much, to what extent, how far

และ

lɛ́ — And; connects words, phrases, or clauses

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — To decide, make a decision about something

เชิญ

chooen — To invite, welcome; polite imperative particle

รับประทาน

ráp-prà-thaan — To eat; formal polite word for eating food

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food, meal; something eaten for nourishment

เมื่อไร

mûea-rai — When; asks about a time in past or future