Pride and Prejudice — Page 6

Vocabulary

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something occurred

เขา

khǎo — he, she, or they (third person pronoun)

เดิน

dooen — to walk; to move on foot

เข้ามา

khâo maa — to come in; to enter toward the speaker

หา

hǎa — to look for; to seek something or someone

พวกเธอ

phûak thooe — they/them; a group of people (informal)

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — soon; before long; in a short while

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — after; following a specific event or time

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

แม้

máe — even though; although; despite the fact

จะ

jà — will; future or intention marker in Thai

ดู

duu — to look; to watch; to seem or appear

เหมือน

mǔean — like; similar to; resembling something else

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is no; to not have something

เจตนา

jèt-tà-naa — intention; purpose; deliberate aim behind action

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

อะไร

à-rai — what; anything; used in questions or statements

ก็

gôo — also; then; particle linking clauses softly

ท้าทาย

tháa-taai — to challenge; to dare someone to do something

เพื่อน

phûean — friend; companion; close acquaintance

ของ

khǎawng — of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เธอ

thooe — she; her; you (informal, to a female)

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

อย่า

yàa — don't; imperative negative command particle

เรื่อง

rûeang — matter; topic; story; issue being discussed

กับ

gàp — with; and; together with someone or something

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

ทำให้

tham hâi — to make; to cause something to happen

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — to feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

อยาก

yàak — to want; to desire; to feel like doing

ทำ

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

สิ่งนั้น

sìng nán — that thing; referring to a previously mentioned thing

ทันที

than-thii — immediately; right away; without any delay

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; then (result or consequence marker)

หัน

hǎn — to turn; to face a different direction

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating away movement

และ

láe — and; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses

คุณ

khun — you; polite title equivalent to Mr./Ms.

ไม่

mâi — no; not; negation particle in Thai

คิด

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

หรือ

rǔue — or; question particle at end of sentence

ดิฉัน

dì-chǎn — I; me (formal first person, used by women)

ได้

dâai — can; able to; past tense or result marker

ดี

dii — good; fine; nice; of positive quality

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — special; extraordinary; exceptional in some way

กี้นี้

kîi-níi — just now; a moment ago; very recently

ตอน

toon — time period; episode; moment during an event

ที่

thîi — that; which; at; relative pronoun or place marker

กวน

guan — to bother; to annoy; to disturb someone

ใจ

jai — heart; mind; the emotional or mental center

พันเอก

phan-èek — colonel; a high-ranking military officer

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

จัด

jàt — to organize; to arrange; to set up an event

งาน

ngaan — work; event; party; a formal or social gathering

เต้นรำ

tên-ram — to dance; a dance event or dancing activity

พวกเรา

phûak rao — we; us; our group of people (inclusive)

ด้วย

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

พลัง

phlang — energy; power; force or strength of action

อย่าง

yàang — manner; way; type; adverbial modifier in Thai

มาก

mâak — very; much; a lot; to a great degree

แต่

tàe — but; however; a contrasting conjunction

มัน

man — it; that thing; informal third person pronoun

สุภาพสตรี

sù-phâap-sà-trii — lady; gentlewoman; a refined or polite woman

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

พลังงาน

phlang-ngaan — energy; vitality; physical or mental power

เสมอ

sà-mooe — always; consistently; equal or level in degree

ช่าง

châang — how; such; exclamative intensifier before adjectives

รุนแรง

run-raeng — intense; violent; severe; extremely forceful

เหลือ

lǔea — remaining; left over; to have excess of something

เกิน

gooen — too much; exceeding; beyond a reasonable limit

เร็วๆ

reo reo — very soon; quickly; in the near future

นี้

níi — this; near demonstrative pronoun in Thai

ถึง

thǔeng — to reach; until; arriving at a destination

คราว

khraao — turn; occasion; time; one's chance to act

บ้าง

bâang — some; somewhat; a bit; at least once

ถูก

thùuk — to be correct; cheap; or passive voice marker

กล่าว

glàao — to state; to say formally; to declare something

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (informal first person pronoun)

เปิด

pòoet — to open; to turn on; to start something

เครื่อง

khrûeang — machine; instrument; device; classifier for equipment

ดนตรี

don-trii — music; the art of musical sound and composition

รู้

rúu — to know; to be aware of a fact

เกิด

gòoet — to happen; to occur; to be born

ขึ้น

khûen — up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward

ต่อไป

tòo pai — to continue; going forward; from this point on

คน

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

แปลก

plàek — strange; unusual; odd; different from the norm

ประหลาด

prà-làat — peculiar; bizarre; surprisingly strange or unexpected

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — status; position; social standing or financial condition

ชอบ

châawp — to like; to enjoy; to be fond of something

เล่น

lên — to play; to perform on an instrument

ร้องเพลง

ráawng-phleeng — to sing; to perform a song vocally

ต่อ

tòo — per; against; to continue; to connect or extend

หน้า

nâa — face; front; page; next (in sequence)

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each one without exception

ถ้า

thâa — if; in the case that; conditional conjunction

ความ

khwaam — nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

เด่น

dèn — outstanding; prominent; conspicuous; standing out clearly

มา

maa — to come; directional particle indicating toward speaker

ทาง

thaang — way; path; direction; means of doing something

คง

khong — probably; likely; presumed to be true

ค่า

khâa — value; worth; cost; fee for something

สภาพ

sà-phâap — condition; state; situation something is currently in

นั่ง

nâng — to sit; to be seated in a position

ต้อง

tôong — must; have to; necessary obligation or requirement

คุ้นเคย

khún-khoei — familiar with; accustomed to; well-acquainted with something

การ

gaan — nominalizer for actions; the act of doing something

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to hear with attention

นักดนตรี

nák-don-trii — musician; a person who plays or performs music

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most; the superlative degree in Thai

เลย

looei — at all; ever; just; so (intensifier or result)

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — how; in what way; what manner of something

ก็ตาม

gôo taam — anyway; regardless; no matter what or how

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing to be the case

ยืนกราน

yuuen-graan — to insist; to persist firmly in one's position

เพิ่มเติม

phôoem-tooem — additional; further; to add more to something

ก็ได้

gôo dâai — it's fine; okay; either option is acceptable

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — like that; in such a way; such as that

มอง

maawng — to look at; to gaze; to observe something

จริงจัง

jing-jang — serious; earnest; taking something with full sincerity

สุภาษิต

sù-phâa-sìt — proverb; a traditional saying conveying wisdom

เก่าแก่

gào-gàe — ancient; old; long-established over many years

บท

bòt — verse; chapter; lesson; a unit of text

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number one; a single unit

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — here; at this place; in this location

ย่อม

yâawm — naturally; certainly; inevitably; as expected

รู้จัก

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

นั่นคือ

nân khue — that is; meaning; in other words; namely

เก็บ

gèp — to keep; to collect; to save or store something

ลม

lom — wind; breeze; air in motion

หายใจ

hǎai-jai — to breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

ไว้

wái — to keep; to put aside; to maintain a state

เย็น

yen — cool; cold; evening; pleasantly low in temperature

โจ๊ก

jóok — joke; a humorous remark or funny story

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — oneself; themselves; by one's own effort

ขับ

khàp — to drive; to sing (formally); to propel forward

เสียง

sǐang — sound; voice; noise produced by something

แสดง

sà-daeng — to perform; to show; to express or demonstrate

น่า

nâa — worthy of; likely to; prefix for desirable qualities

พอใจ

phaaw-jai — satisfied; content; pleased with a result

ยอดเยี่ยม

yâawt-yîam — excellent; superb; outstanding in quality or performance

อย่างใด

yàang-dai — in any way; whichever manner; however at all