Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

พี่สาว

phîi sǎao — Older sister; female sibling older than oneself

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เขา

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

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

สตรี

sàt-trii — Woman; female person, formal register

ที่

thîi — At; which; relative pronoun or place marker

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful; strikingly elegant and lovely

มี

mii — To have; to possess something

บุคลิก

bùk-kha-lík — Personality; one's overall character and presence

โดดเด่น

dòot-dèn — Outstanding; standing out prominently among others

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

ทันสมัย

than-sà-mǎi — Modern; up-to-date and fashionable in style

พี่เขย

phîi khəəi — Brother-in-law; older sister's husband

คุณ

khun — You; polite title before a name

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

ดู

duu — To look; to appear; to watch something

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

เท่านั้น

thâo nán — Only; nothing more than that

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; contrasting conjunction

เพื่อน

phɯ̂an — Friend; a companion or close acquaintance

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back; on the contrary

ดึงดูด

dʉng-dùut — To attract; to draw attention or interest

ความสนใจ

khwaam-sǒn-jai — Interest; attention directed toward something

ทุกคน

thúk khon — Everyone; every single person present

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ห้อง

hɔ̂ng — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to obtain

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; as a way of; like

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — Fast; quickly; with great speed

ด้วย

dûai — Also; with; by means of something

รูปร่าง

rûup-râang — Figure; body shape and physical build

สูง

sǔung — Tall; high in stature or height

โปร่ง

pròong — Slender; lean and light in build

ใบหน้า

bai-nâa — Face; the front of one's head

หล่อเหลา

lɔ̀-lǎo — Handsome; good-looking and well-groomed man

กิริยามารยาท

ki-ri-yaa-maa-ra-yâat — Manners; polite behavior and etiquette

สง่างาม

sà-ngàa-ngaam — Graceful; dignified and elegant in bearing

ข่าวลือ

khàao-lʉʉ — Rumor; unverified information spread among people

แพร่กระจาย

phrɛ̂ɛ-krà-jaai — To spread; to circulate widely among people

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ทั่ว

thûa — Throughout; all over; everywhere in a place

ภายใน

phaai-nai — Within; inside; in the space of time

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; unit of time equal to 60 seconds

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a specific event or time

เข้ามา

khâo-maa — To come in; to enter a place

ว่า

wâa — That; saying; introducing a reported clause

รายได้

raai-dâai — Income; earnings received regularly from work

ปีละ

pii lá — Per year; annually; each year

หมื่น

mʉ̀ʉn — Ten thousand; the number 10,000

ปอนด์

pɔɔn — Pound; British unit of currency

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of; the various; a collective group

ต่าง

tàang — Various; different; each one respectively

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; to declare formally

ชาย

chaai — Man; male person or side

ประกาศ

prà-kàat — To announce; to declare publicly

หล่อ

lɔ̀ — Handsome; attractive in appearance for a man

กว่า

kwàa — More than; comparatively greater than something

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a large degree or amount

นัก

nák — Very; intensifier; one who does something

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; cheap; correct

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; to gaze upon something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract quality or state

ชื่นชม

chʉ̂ʉn-chom — To admire; to appreciate with warm approval

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; all the more so

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or point in time

ประมาณ

prà-maan — About; approximately; roughly estimated amount

ครึ่ง

khrʉ̂ng — Half; one of two equal parts

คืน

khʉʉn — Night; evening; also means to return something

จน

jon — Until; up to the point of; poor

กระทั่ง

krà-thâng — Until; even; up to and including a point

ก่อ

kɔ̀ɔ — To cause; to create; to build up

ให้

hâi — To give; to cause; causative verb marker

เกิด

kəət — To arise; to occur; to be born

รังเกียจ

rang-kìat — To dislike; to feel disgust or aversion

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

พลิก

phlík — To flip; to reverse; to turn over

กระแส

krà-sɛ̌ɛ — Current; trend; flow of popular opinion

ความนิยม

khwaam-ní-yom — Popularity; general approval and favorable regard

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; for the reason that

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

หยิ่งยโส

yìng-yá-sǒo — Arrogant; conceited and looking down on others

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to believe something

ตนเอง

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

เหนือ

nʉ̌a — Above; superior to; north direction

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — People; persons collectively in a group

รอบข้าง

rɔ̂op-khâang — Surroundings; people or things around one

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai

ยอม

yɔɔm — To consent; to yield; to allow reluctantly

พึงพอใจ

phʉng-phɔɔ-jai — To be satisfied; content with something

กับ

kàp — With; together with; and (for nouns)

สิ่งใด

sìng-dai — Anything; whatever thing at all

แม้แต่

mɛ́ɛ-tɛ̀ɛ — Even; not even; emphasizing the least expected

ที่ดิน

thîi-din — Land; plot of ground or real estate

ผืน

phʉ̌ʉn — Classifier for flat expanses like land or cloth

ใหญ่

yài — Large; big; great in size

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also; then; even so; discourse particle

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly able to do something

ช่วย

chûai — To help; to assist; to save someone

พ้น

phón — To be free from; to escape; to pass beyond

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

สีหน้า

sǐi-nâa — Facial expression; look shown on the face

น่าเกรงขาม

nâa-kreng-khaam — Intimidating; commanding fear and respect

น่าพอใจ

nâa-phɔɔ-jai — Pleasing; satisfying; agreeable to the senses

คู่ควร

khûu-khuan — Worthy; deserving; well-matched with something

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker; about to do

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to introduce

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เปรียบเทียบ

prìap-thîap — To compare; to make a comparison between things

ทำ

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

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know; to be acquainted with someone

บุคคล

bùk-khon — Person; individual; a specific human being

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — Important; significant; of great consequence

ทุก

thúk — Every; each; all without exception

ร่าเริง

râa-rəəng — Cheerful; lively and in high spirits

เปิดเผย

pəət-phəəi — Open; frank; to reveal or disclose something

เต้นรำ

tên-ram — To dance; to move rhythmically to music

เพลง

phleeng — Song; music; a musical piece

โกรธ

kròot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

งาน

ngaan — Work; event; task; a social gathering

ปิด

pìt — To close; to shut; to end something

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; soon in time

เกินไป

kəən-pai — Too much; excessively; beyond a reasonable limit

พูดถึง

phûut-thʉ̌ng — To mention; to talk about something or someone

จัด

jàt — To organize; to arrange; to hold an event

คุณสมบัติ

khun-sǒm-bàt — Qualification; quality; desirable characteristic or attribute

น่ารัก

nâa-rák — Cute; adorable; lovable in appearance or manner

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in such a manner; so

ย่อม

yɔ̂m — Naturally; of course; inevitably so

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

แทน

thɛɛn — Instead of; on behalf of; to replace

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; by oneself; one's own self

ช่าง

châang — How very; what a; intensifying exclamation

แตกต่าง

tɛ̀ɛk-tàang — Different; to differ; not the same

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal particle

เสีย

sǐa — To lose; to waste; sadly; particle of finality

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; during; among two or more things

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; one only; same

คุณนาย

khun-naai — Mrs.; respectful title for a married woman

คุณหญิง

khun-yǐng — Lady; honorific title for a distinguished woman

ปฏิเสธ

pà-tì-sèet — To refuse; to deny; to reject something

แนะนำ

nɛ́-nam — To introduce; to recommend; to suggest someone

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — Other; another; different from this one

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; interrogative pronoun

ใช้

chái — To use; to employ; to make use of

เหลือ

lʉ̌a — Remaining; left over; to be surplus

เดิน

dəən — To walk; to stroll on foot

วน

won — To circle; to go around repeatedly

รอบ

rɔ̂op — Around; a round; encircling something

พูดคุย

phûut-khui — To chat; to converse casually with someone

ครั้งคราว

khráng-khraao — Occasionally; from time to time; now and then

กลุ่ม

klùm — Group; cluster; a collection of people

นิสัยใจคอ

ní-sǎi-jai-khɔɔ — Personality; true inner character and disposition

ชัดเจน

chát-jeen — Clear; obvious; distinct and easy to understand

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; completion particle for past action