Pride and Prejudice — Page 8

Vocabulary

แน่นอน

naen-non — Certainly; of course; expressing definite agreement

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers

ท่าน

than — Respectful pronoun for a person of high status

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing a previous state or action

มี

mee — To have; to exist; there is/are

ข้อได้เปรียบ

kho dai priap — Advantage; a favorable condition or benefit

ที่ว่า

thi wa — That; introducing a clause or statement

เป็น

pen — To be; indicating identity, state, or condition

ที่นิยม

thi ni-yom — Popular; widely liked or accepted by people

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

หมู่

mu — Group; crowd; a collection of people or things

สังคม

sang-khom — Society; a community of people sharing culture

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun or preposition meaning 'that/which/at'

ไม่ได้รับ

mai dai rap — Did not receive; was not given something

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ขัดเกลา

khat klao — To refine; to polish manners or culture

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

โลก

lok — World; the earth; a global context

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; by means of something

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

ป่าเถื่อน

pa thuean — Uncivilized; savage; lacking refinement or culture

ทุก

thuk — Every; all; each without exception

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; capable of doing something

เต้นรำ

ten ram — To dance; moving rhythmically to music

ได้

dai — Can; able to; or past tense marker

เพียงแต่

phiang tae — Only; merely; just doing or saying one thing

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile; a facial expression of happiness

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; a companion or close acquaintance

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; in the way of

น่าชื่นชม

na chuen chom — Admirable; worthy of praise and admiration

ยิ่งนัก

ying nak — Exceedingly; very much; to a great degree

เขา

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

กล่าวต่อ

klao to — To continue speaking; to go on talking

หลังจาก

lang chak — After; following a particular event or time

หยุด

yut — To stop; to pause; to cease an action

ชั่วครู่

chua khru — For a moment; briefly; a short period of time

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice visually; to observe

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in; to enter toward the speaker

ร่วม

ruam — To join; together; to participate with others

กลุ่ม

klum — Group; a cluster of people or things

ข้าพเจ้า

kha pha chao — I; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation marker in Thai

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be curious or suspicious about something

เลย

loei — At all; emphasizing negation or a result

ว่า

wa — That; introducing reported speech or a clause

เอง

eng — Oneself; by itself; emphasizing self-action

ก็

ko — Also; then; a connective or softening particle

เชี่ยวชาญ

chiao chan — Expert; skilled; highly proficient in a field

ศาสตร์

sat — Art; science; a field of knowledge or discipline

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise; also; in the same way as well

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; also Mr./Ms.

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in something

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; so

ใช่แล้ว

chai laeo — Yes, that's right; confirming something is correct

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain something given or offered

ความสุข

khwam suk — Happiness; joy; a state of being happy

มิใช่น้อย

mi chai noi — Not a little; considerably; quite a significant amount

จาก

chak — From; originating from a place or source

ได้เห็น

dai hen — Have seen; to have had the chance to observe

บ่อยครั้ง

boi khrang — Often; frequently; happening many times

ไหม

mai — Question particle indicating a yes/no question

ไม่เลย

mai loei — Not at all; absolutely not; emphatic negation

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought

หรือ

rue — Or; alternatively; also used in questions

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something distant or mentioned

จะ

cha — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to display; to perform or demonstrate

ความเคารพ

khwam khao-rop — Respect; honor; a feeling of deep admiration

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; a relative pronoun

เหมาะสม

mo som — Appropriate; suitable; fitting the situation well

ต่อ

to — Toward; to; against; continuing from something

สถานที่

sa-than-thi — Place; location; a specific spot or venue

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something before

มอบให้

mop hai — To give; to hand over; to present to someone

แก่

kae — To; for; indicating the recipient of something

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; used in questions or conditions

หาก

hak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

หลีกเลี่ยง

lik liang — To avoid; to evade; to stay away from something

บ้าน

ban — House; home; a place of residence

เมือง

mueang — City; town; a populated urban area

สรุป

sa-rup — To summarize; to conclude; to wrap up briefly

โค้งคำนับ

khong kham nap — To bow; a gesture of respect and greeting

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done something before

ที่จะ

thi cha — That will; in order to; introducing an infinitive clause

ตั้งรกราก

tang rok rak — To settle down; to establish permanent residence somewhere

ด้วยตนเอง

duai ton eng — By oneself; independently; without help from others

เหมือนกัน

muean kan — Same; likewise; also; in the same way

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; giving a reason or cause

ชื่นชอบ

chuen chop — To like; to be fond of; to enjoy something

ชั้นสูง

chan sung — High class; upper class; elite social status

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement

แน่ใจ

nae chai — Sure; certain; confident about something

นัก

nak — Very; much; intensifying an adjective or adverb

อากาศ

a-kat — Air; weather; the atmospheric conditions outdoors

เหมาะ

mo — Suitable; fitting; appropriate for a purpose

กับ

kap — With; and; together; connecting nouns or actions

หยุดพูด

yut phut — To stop speaking; to cease talking momentarily

ความหวัง

khwam wang — Hope; expectation; a desire for something to happen

คำตอบ

kham top — Answer; reply; a response to a question

คู่สนทนา

khu son-tha-na — Conversation partner; interlocutor; someone you talk with

ท่าที

tha thi — Attitude; manner; one's bearing or demeanor

ตอบ

top — To answer; to reply; to respond to something

แต่อย่างใด

tae yang dai — In any way; at all; used in negative constructions

ขณะ

kha-na — While; during; at the moment something occurs

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace

หา

ha — To look for; to seek; to search for someone

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; referring to a group of people

นึก

nuek — To think; to recall; to imagine something mentally

ขึ้นมา

khuen ma — To come up; arising; occurring to one's mind

ทำ

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

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an abstract or concrete item

กล้าหาญ

kla han — Brave; courageous; showing boldness in difficult situations

อย่างยิ่ง

yang ying — Extremely; greatly; to the highest degree possible

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so; as a result; consequently

ร้องเรียก

rong riak — To call out to; to summon by calling someone's name

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often used for females)

ที่รัก

thi rak — Dear; beloved; a term of endearment for someone

เหตุใด

het dai — Why; for what reason; asking for a cause

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; required or necessary to do

อนุญาต

a-nu-yat — To permit; to allow; to give official permission

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

แนะนำ

nae-nam — To introduce; to recommend; to suggest someone or something

หญิงสาว

ying sao — Young woman; a female in her youth

ฐานะ

tha-na — Status; position; social or financial standing

คู่เต้นรำ

khu ten ram — Dance partner; the person you dance with

น่าปรารถนา

na prat-tha-na — Desirable; worth wanting; attractive or appealing