Pride and Prejudice — Page 5

Vocabulary

ท่าน

thân — Formal pronoun for a respected person or you.

คาด

khât — To expect or predict something will happen.

หวัง

wǎng — To hope or wish for something desired.

ให้

hâi — To give; also marks causative or purpose clauses.

ฉัน

chǎn — First-person pronoun used informally, especially by females.

อธิบาย

à-thi-baai — To explain or clarify something in detail.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract concept or state.

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have an opinion.

เห็น

hěn — To see or visually perceive something.

ที่

thîi — At, which, or a relative clause marker word.

เลือก

lûeak — To choose or select from available options.

จะ

jà — Future tense marker indicating will or intention.

เรียก

rîak — To call, name, or summon someone or something.

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quoted or reported statement.

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition.

ของ

khǒng — Of; possessive particle indicating ownership or belonging.

แต่

tàe — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

ไม่

mâi — Not; general negation particle for present tense.

เคย

khoei — Ever; indicates past experience or habitual action.

ยอม

yom — To yield, consent, or agree to something.

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or take something offered.

เลย

loei — At all; intensifier expressing never or not at all.

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; asks about manner or method of something.

ก็ตาม

kô-taam — Regardless; concessive phrase meaning nevertheless or anyway.

หาก

hàak — If; conditional conjunction used in formal contexts.

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter, story, or topic being discussed or considered.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative adjective referring to something nearby.

ดำเนิน

dam-noen — To proceed, carry out, or conduct an activity.

ไป

pai — To go; also indicates movement away or continuation.

ตาม

taam — To follow, according to, or in accordance with.

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or introduce something or someone.

เสนอ

sà-nǒe — To propose, suggest, or present an idea formally.

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation.

จำ

jam — To remember or memorize something in one's mind.

ไว้

wái — To keep, retain, or store something for future use.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun for general use.

เพื่อน

phûean — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.

ควร

khuan — Should, ought to; expresses recommendation or advisability.

ปรารถนา

praat-tha-naa — To desire or wish for something deeply and sincerely.

เขา

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

กลับ

klàp — To return or go back to a previous place.

มา

maa — To come; indicates movement toward the speaker.

บ้าน

bâan — House or home; one's place of residence.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

เลื่อน

lûean — To postpone, delay, or slide something to later.

แผนการ

phǎen-gaan — Plan or scheme; an organized arrangement for doing something.

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative referring to something previously mentioned.

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limits quantity or degree.

แค่

khâe — Just, only; informal particle limiting scope or amount.

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; introduces illustrative examples.

ขอร้อง

khǒo-róng — To beg or earnestly request someone to do something.

โดย

doi — By, through, via; indicates means or agent of action.

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also past tense or achievement marker.

ยก

yók — To raise, lift, or cite as an example.

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason or rationale given to justify an action.

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any whatsoever; emphatic form indicating any instance.

สนับสนุน

sà-nàp-sà-nǔn — To support or back up a person or idea.

เหมาะสม

mòr-sǒm — Appropriate, suitable, or fitting for a situation.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

อ่อน

òn — Soft, weak, or gentle; lacking firmness or strength.

ข้อ

khôo — Point, clause, or item in a list or argument.

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy, simple; not requiring much effort or difficulty.

ต่อ

tòo — Toward, against, or per; connecting preposition with various uses.

ชัก

chák — To pull or draw; also to begin doing something.

จูง

juung — To lead by hand or guide someone along.

ถือ

thǔue — To hold, carry, or consider something to be true.

คุณธรรม

khun-na-tham — Virtue or moral quality characterizing a good person.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition indicating location or scope.

สายตา

sǎai-taa — Eyesight or perspective; the way one sees things.

ปราศจาก

prâat-jàak — Without, free from; lacking a particular thing entirely.

เชื่อมั่น

chûea-mân — To be confident or firmly believe in something.

ใช่

châi — Yes, that's right; affirms correctness of a statement.

ยกย่อง

yók-yông — To praise, admire, or hold someone in high regard.

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand or comprehend something clearly.

ฝ่าย

fàai — Side, party, or faction in a group or conflict.

ใด

dai — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite reference word.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one or a single entity.

ดู

duu — To look at or watch something carefully.

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to; indicates resemblance between two things.

อิทธิพล

ìt-thi-phon — Influence or power affecting someone's behavior or decisions.

มิตรภาพ

mít-trà-phâap — Friendship; the state of being close and caring friends.

รัก

rák — To love; feel deep affection for someone.

ใคร่

khrâi — To desire or crave; sometimes indicates longing or want.

ห่วงใย

hùang-yai — To be concerned about or care for someone's wellbeing.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; prefix indicating a doer of an action.

มัก

mák — Often, tend to; indicates habitual or frequent behavior.

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause or make something happen; causative construction.

คน

khon — Person or people; a human being in general.

ทำตาม

tham-taam — To comply with or follow instructions or a request.

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language.

ขอ

khǒo — To ask for or request something politely.

รอ

roo — To wait for someone or something to happen.

โน้มน้าว

nóom-náao — To persuade or convince someone to change their mind.

พูด

phûut — To speak or say something aloud to others.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, about, or until; indicates arrival or topic.

กรณี

gà-ra-nii — Case, instance, or situation being considered or discussed.

เฉพาะ

chà-phór — Specific, particular, exclusive; limited to one thing only.

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, or manner; classifier for ways of doing.

สมมติ

sǒm-mút — To suppose or assume something for the sake of argument.

เกี่ยวกับ

gìao-gàp — About, concerning, or related to a particular topic.

บาง

baang — Some, certain; refers to an unspecified portion or number.

ที

thii — Time, occasion; used to count instances of an event.

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first-person pronoun singular or plural.

อาจ

àat — May, might; expresses possibility or uncertainty about something.

จน

jon — Until; indicates a point in time or condition reached.

กว่า

gwàa — More than, before; comparative particle for comparison.

เหตุการณ์

hèet-gaan — Event or incident that occurs at a specific time.

เกิด

gòet — To occur, happen, or be born into the world.

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; indicates upward movement or something coming about.

จริง

jing — True, real, genuine; confirming something is actually so.

ก่อน

gòon — Before, first; indicates prior time or order of action.

แล้ว

láeo — Already, then; indicates completion or sequence of events.

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so then; indicates result or logical consequence.

ค่อย

khôi — Gradually, slowly; indicates doing something step by step.

รอบคอบ

rôop-khôop — Careful, cautious, thorough; acting with great attention and care.

พฤติกรรม

phrúet-tì-gam — Behavior or conduct; the way a person acts or behaves.

ทั่วไป

thûa-pai — General, common, overall; applicable to most cases broadly.

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-daa — Ordinary, normal, usual; nothing special or extraordinary.

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between, during, among; indicates a space or time interval.

กับ

gàp — With, and; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment.

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, cheap, or passive voice marker in Thai.

อีก

iik — Again, more, another; indicates repetition or addition.

เปลี่ยน

plìan — To change or alter something from its current state.

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — To make a decision or resolve to do something.

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — Important, significant; having great meaning or consequence.

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; indicates high degree or quantity.

นัก

nák — Very, much; intensifier emphasizing degree of a quality.

มอง

moong — To look at or gaze upon something or someone.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action or task.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, or matter; refers to an entity generally.

ดี

dii — Good, fine, nice; positive quality or favorable condition.

มี

mii — To have or there is; indicates possession or existence.

โต้แย้ง

tôo-yáeng — To argue or dispute against someone's statement or claim.

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice or option.