Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start something

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend something

ฉัน

chan — I; informal first-person pronoun, often female

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or past event

ใช่ไหม

chai mai — Right? Isn't it? Tag question seeking confirmation

เขา

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

ร้อง

rong — To sing, cry, or shout aloud

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; rise; directional particle upward

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared for something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

หัน

han — To turn around or face a direction

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

เธอ

thoe — You or she; informal second or third-person pronoun

โอ้

o — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ใช่แล้ว

chai laeo — Yes, that's right; confirmation of correctness

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, type; used before adjectives

ถ่องแท้

thong thae — Thoroughly; completely; with full understanding

อยาก

yak — To want or desire something

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ถือ

thue — To hold; to consider or regard as something

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces a subordinate clause

นี่

ni — This; here; used to point out nearby things

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

คำ

kham — Word; syllable in Thai language

ชมเชย

chom choei — To compliment or praise someone

แต่

tae — But; however; indicates contrast

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; passive marker in Thai

ทะลุ

tha lu — To pierce through; penetrate completely

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker

ง่าย

ngai — Easy; not difficult

เช่น

chen — For example; such as

นี้

ni — This; refers to something nearby

เกรง

kreng — To fear; to be concerned or apprehensive

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

ช่าง

chang — How; what a; exclamatory intensifier

น่าสงสาร

na song san — Pitiful; deserving of sympathy or pity

นั่น

nan — That; refers to something farther away

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle connecting related clauses

แล้วแต่

laeo tae — It depends; up to; varies according to situation

กรณี

ka ra ni — Case; situation; instance of something occurring

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

หมายความ

mai khwam — To mean; to signify something

นิสัยใจคอ

ni sai jai kho — Personality; one's true nature and character

ลึกซึ้ง

luek sueng — Deep; profound; emotionally or intellectually deep

และ

lae — And; connects words, phrases, or clauses

ซับซ้อน

sap son — Complex; complicated; having many layers

น่านับถือ

na nap thue — Respectable; worthy of admiration and respect

มากกว่า

mak kwa — More than; greater in quantity or degree

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternative options

น้อยกว่า

noi kwa — Less than; fewer in quantity or degree

นิสัย

ni sai — Habit; character; personal behavioral tendency

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern or manner of something

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เสมอไป

sa moe pai — Always; consistently so at all times

แม่

mae — Mother; mom

จำ

cham — To remember; to memorize something

ไว้

wai — To keep; to set aside; future-oriented marker

ตอนนี้

ton ni — Now; at this moment; currently

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

ไหน

nai — Where; which; question word for location

อย่า

ya — Don't; imperative negative command

พูดจา

phut cha — To speak; to talk in conversation

พล่าม

phlam — To babble; to talk nonsensically or excessively

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; to let go of something

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative and dative marker

ทำ

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

บ้าน

ban — House; home; residence

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something before

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

มาก่อน

ma kon — Before; previously; in advance of now

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state formally or officially

ต่อ

to — To; toward; per; continue; connect to something

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; right away; without delay

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

ชอบ

chop — To like; to enjoy something

ศึกษา

suek sa — To study; to educate oneself about something

คง

khong — Probably; likely; remains stable

การศึกษา

kan suek sa — Education; the process of learning formally

น่าสนุก

na sa nuk — Fun; interesting; sounds enjoyable

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Quite; very; indeed; used as intensifier

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; affirmative answer

นั้น

nan — That; refers to something previously mentioned

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative marker in Thai

อย่างน้อย

yang noi — At least; minimum amount or degree

มี

mi — To have; there is or are something

ข้อได้เปรียบ

kho dai priap — Advantage; a favorable condition or benefit

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; exactly at a point

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ชนบท

chon na bot — Countryside; rural area outside the city

โดยทั่วไป

doi thua pai — Generally; in general; commonly speaking

หัวข้อ

hua kho — Topic; subject; heading of a discussion

สำหรับ

sam rap — For; intended for a specific purpose or person

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small in quantity

มาก

mak — Much; many; a lot of something

ย่าน

yan — Neighborhood; district; local area

เคลื่อนไหว

khluean wai — To move; movement; activity

สังคม

sang khom — Society; social community or group

คับแคบ

khap khaep — Narrow; confined; limited in scope or space

ไม่ค่อย

mai khoi — Not very; rarely; not quite

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change; to transform or alter something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; folks; persons in general

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

นัก

nak — Very; much; expert or specialist in a field

จน

chon — Until; to the point of; poor (adj)

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter or affair

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or introduced

สังเกต

sang ket — To observe; to notice something carefully

เห็น

hen — To see; to perceive visually

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; a group of people

ตลอดเวลา

ta lot we la — All the time; constantly; throughout the time

จริงๆ

ching ching — Really; truly; used for emphasis

คุณนาย

khun nai — Mrs.; a respectful title for a married woman

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ขุ่นเคือง

khun khueang — Annoyed; offended; feeling irritated or displeased

ท่าที

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

พูดถึง

phut thueng — To mention; to speak about someone or something

รับรอง

rap rong — To guarantee; to assure or certify something

ได้เลย

dai loei — Can right away; go ahead; feel free to

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic or subject of discussion

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen; to occur; to take place

ไม่น้อย

mai noi — Not a few; quite a lot; considerable amount

กว่า

kwa — Than; more; used in comparisons

เมือง

mueang — City; town; urban area

เลย

loei — At all; right past; particle for emphasis

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone; everybody; all people

ต่าง

tang — Different; various; each respectively

ประหลาดใจ

pra lat jai — To be surprised; astonished by something unexpected

หลังจาก

lang chak — After; following a particular event or time

ครู่

khru — A moment; a short period of time

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

หลัง

lang — After; behind; the back side of something

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to leave a place

เงียบๆ

ngiap ngiap — Quietly; silently; in a hushed manner