Pride and Prejudice — Page 5

Vocabulary

ขอบคุณ

khòp khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude

เขา

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

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

ใจจริง

jai jing — Sincerely; with genuine heart and honesty

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action

จึง

jueng — Then; therefore; as a result

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also used for ongoing actions

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; a piece of furniture with flat top

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; relative pronoun or preposition

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are

หนังสือ

nǎng-sǔue — Book; a written or printed publication

วาง

waang — To place; to put something down flat

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to stay; to live somewhere

ไม่กี่

mâi gìi — Only a few; not many in number

เล่ม

lêm — Classifier for books, volumes, or notebooks

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to do something quickly

เสนอตัว

sà-nǒoe tua — To volunteer oneself; to offer one's services

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

นำ

nam — To bring; to lead; to carry along

เล่มอื่น

lêm ùuen — Other volumes; different books or copies

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; for the benefit of

เธอ

thooe — She; you; informal second or third person pronoun

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ห้องสมุด

hông sà-mùt — Library; a place for reading and borrowing books

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possession marker

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — I; formal first-person pronoun, polite usage

ปรารถนา

praat-thá-naa — To wish; to desire something deeply

มาก

mâak — A lot; very; much; many

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby

เพื่อ

phûuea — For; in order to; for the purpose of

ประโยชน์

prà-yòot — Benefit; usefulness; advantage gained from something

ท่าน

thân — You; he/she; respectful pronoun for esteemed person

เกียรติ

gìiat — Honor; prestige; dignity or reputation

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by itself; emphasizes the subject

แต่

tàe — But; however; introducing a contrasting idea

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; a linking verb

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans

เกียจคร้าน

gìat-khrâan — Lazy; reluctant to work or make effort

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Even though; although; despite the fact that

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not; to not have something

ก็

gôo — Also; then; still; connective particle

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have done before

เปิด

pòoet — To open; to turn on; to start

อ่าน

àan — To read; to look at text for meaning

เสีย

sǐia — To spoil; to lose; aspectual particle of loss

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

รับรอง

ráp-roong — To guarantee; to assure; to vouch for

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Extremely; greatly; to a very high degree

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ห้อง

hông — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something distant

แปลกใจ

plàek jai — Surprised; astonished; feeling unexpected wonder

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; formal verb for speaking

คุณพ่อ

khun phôo — Father; respectful term for one's father

ปล่อย

plòoi — To release; to let go; to allow freely

สะสม

sà-sǒm — To collect; to accumulate things over time

ไว้

wái — To keep; to store; for future use

น้อย

nói — Little; few; small in amount or number

นัก

nák — Very; intensifier meaning extremely or greatly

เช่นนี้

chên níi — Like this; in this manner or way

ช่าง

châang — How; exclamation of admiration or criticism

น่าชื่นชม

nâa chûuen chom — Admirable; worthy of praise and admiration

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent or degree

คุณ

khun — You; Mr./Ms.; polite title or pronoun

มัน

man — It; he/she; informal third-person pronoun

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or advice

ดี

dii — Good; nice; of high quality

อยู่แล้ว

yùu láew — Already; naturally so; as it already stands

ตอบ

tòp — To answer; to reply to a question

ผลงาน

phǒn ngaan — Work; output; achievement or created product

สืบทอด

sùuep thôot — To inherit; to pass down through generations

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; multiple in number

ชั่วอายุคน

chûua aa-yú khon — Generation; the span of one human lifetime

ได้

dâai — Can; to get; indicates ability or achievement

เพิ่มเติม

phôoem toem — To add more; to supplement; additional information

เข้าไป

khâo pai — To go into; to enter inward

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; by means of

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals or letters

ซื้อ

súue — To buy; to purchase something with money

เสมอ

sà-mǒoe — Always; consistently; regularly without exception

ไม่อาจ

mâi àat — Cannot; unable to; not possible to do

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly

ได้เลย

dâai looei — At all; not at all; emphasizes negation strongly

เหตุใด

hèet dai — Why; for what reason; what cause

ปล่อยปละละเลย

plòoi plà lá looei — To neglect; to abandon without proper care

ครอบครัว

khrôop khrua — Family; a group of related people living together

ยุคสมัย

yúk sà-mǎi — Era; age; period of time in history

ละเลย

lá looei — To neglect; to overlook; to fail to attend

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — Sure; certain; confident about something

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have never done something before

สิ่งใด

sìng dai — Anything; whatever thing; any matter at all

เพิ่มพูน

phôoem phuun — To increase; to enhance; to build upon something

ความงาม

khwaam ngaam — Beauty; aesthetic quality; attractiveness of appearance

สถานที่

sà-thǎan thîi — Place; location; a physical site or venue

อัน

an — A classifier; one item; relative pronoun particle

สูงส่ง

sǔung sòng — Lofty; noble; elevated in status or character

แห่งนั้น

hàeng nán — That place; of that location; referring to a place

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened

สร้าง

sâang — To build; to create; to construct something

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; a place where one lives

ของท่าน

khǒong thân — Yours; belonging to that respected person

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a limited amount

ครึ่งหนึ่ง

khrûeng nùeng — Half; one of two equal parts

ยังดี

yang dii — Still good; at least acceptable; better than nothing

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that; in that manner or way

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for something politely

แนะนำ

náe nam — To recommend; to suggest; to introduce someone

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; genuinely without exaggeration

ที่ดิน

thîi din — Land; plot of earth owned as property

ละแวก

lá-wâek — Neighborhood; vicinity; surrounding area nearby

ใช้

chái — To use; to utilize something for a purpose

แบบอย่าง

bàep yàang — Model; example; standard pattern to follow

มณฑล

mon-thon — Province; county; administrative region or district

ใด

dai — Any; which; what; interrogative or relative pronoun

อังกฤษ

Ang-grìt — England; British; relating to the UK

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

เต็มใจ

tem jai — Willing; wholehearted; doing something gladly

ยิ่ง

yîng — More; even more; increasingly so

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something at a distance

เลย

looei — At all; just; right away; emphatic particle

ถ้า

thâa — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

ยอม

yoom — To agree; to yield; to consent to something

ขาย

khǎai — To sell; to offer goods in exchange for money

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive marker

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; to talk about; to refer to

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an abstract or physical item

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dâai — Possible; able to happen; feasible or achievable