Pride and Prejudice — Page 6

Vocabulary

ก่อน

gòn — Before; prior to something in time or order

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or location marker

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first-person singular pronoun

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ดำเนิน

dam-nəən — To proceed, carry out, or conduct an action

การ

gaan — Action, process, or nominalizing prefix for activities

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

เรื่อง

rûuang — Matter, story, topic, or subject being discussed

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

ต่อ

dtòo — To continue, connect, or toward; also per unit

ไป

bpai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses probability or assumption

เป็น

bpen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ดี

dii — Good, fine, beneficial; positive quality descriptor

กว่า

gwàa — More than, comparative particle for comparisons

หาก

hàak — If, in case; conditional conjunction in formal contexts

กำหนด

gam-nòt — To define, set, specify, or schedule something clearly

ให้

hâi — To give; causative particle meaning let or make

ชัดเจน

chát-jeen — Clear, distinct, explicit; easy to understand

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly; intensifier in comparisons

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, to increase; directional particle upward

ว่า

wâa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

คำ

kham — Word, syllable; unit of language or speech

ร้องขอ

róng-khǒo — To request, appeal, or ask for something formally

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expresses recommendation or obligation

มี

mii — To have, to exist, there is

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — Important, significant, crucial in a given context

เพียง

phiiang — Only, merely, just; limiting degree or amount

ใด

dai — Which, any, what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

รวม

ruuam — To include, combine, total together as one

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; until, as far as

สนิทสนม

sà-nìt-sà-nom — Closely acquainted, intimate, on familiar friendly terms

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between, among, during a period or space

คู่

khûu — Pair, couple; two people or things together

กรณี

gà-ree-nii — Case, instance, circumstance under consideration

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative referring to distant thing

อยู่

yùu — To be located, to stay, live somewhere

ระดับ

rá-dàp — Level, degree, rank in a scale or hierarchy

ได้

dâai — Can, able to; past tense marker or to obtain

เลย

ləəi — At all, so then; emphatic or resultative particle

ทุก

thúk — Every, all, each without exception

ประการ

bprà-gaan — Aspect, respect, regard; formal classifier for matters

ร้อง

róng — To cry, shout, sing, or call out loudly

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively

รายละเอียด

raai-lá-ìat — Details, specifics, particulars of a matter

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All, everything, the whole amount or total

เถิด

thəət — Go ahead, please do; mild imperative particle

อย่า

yàa — Don't; negative imperative telling someone not to act

ลืม

luuum — To forget, fail to remember something

สูง

sǔung — Tall, high in stature or elevation

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

รูปร่าง

rûup-râang — Figure, physique, body shape or appearance

เปรียบเทียบ

bprìap-thiap — To compare, make a comparison between things

กัน

gan — Each other, together, mutually; reciprocal particle

ด้วย

dûuai — Also, too, with; adds inclusion or accompaniment

เพราะ

phráw — Because, since; causal conjunction explaining reason

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, item; general classifier for things

น้ำหนัก

nám-nàk — Weight; heaviness of a person or object

โต้แย้ง

dtôo-yáaeng — To argue against, dispute, rebut a claim

มาก

mâak — Much, many, a lot; high degree intensifier

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or respectful title

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expresses possibility or chance

ตระหนัก

dtrà-nàk — To realize, be aware of, recognize fully

คุณนาย

khun-naai — Mrs., Madam; polite title for a married woman

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used by women

รับรอง

ráp-rong — To guarantee, assure, certify something is true

กับ

gàp — With, and; preposition joining people or things

ไม่

mâi — Not, no; primary negative particle in Thai

ใช่

châi — Yes, correct, that's right; affirmative response

ชาย

chaai — Male, man; referring to the male gender

ร่าง

râang — Body, figure, frame; physical build of a person

ใหญ่

yài — Big, large, great in size or importance

เมื่อ

mûuea — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

เทียบ

thîap — To compare, equate, measure against something else

แล้ว

láaeo — Already, then, done; completion or sequence marker

ยอม

yoom — To yield, accept, submit, agree reluctantly

เคารพ

khao-róp — To respect, show reverence toward someone

นับถือ

náp-thǔue — To esteem, hold in high regard, revere

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal portions

หรอก

ròok — Particle softening negation; not really, actually not

ขอ

khǒo — To request, ask for, would like something

ประกาศ

bprà-gàat — To announce, declare, proclaim publicly

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know someone, be acquainted with a person

น่า

nâa — Worth, deserving of, likely to inspire a feeling

เกรงขาม

greng-khǎam — Awe-inspiring, intimidating, commanding great respect

บาง

baang — Some, certain; also thin in physical dimension

โอกาส

oo-gàat — Opportunity, chance, occasion to do something

สถานที่

sà-thǎan-thîi — Place, location, venue, site of an event

โดย

dooi — By, through, via; indicates means or agent

เฉพาะ

chà-pháw — Specific, particular, exclusively for one purpose

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type, manner, way; adverbial modifier

บ้าน

bâan — House, home; one's place of residence

ของ

khǒong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เอง

eeng — Oneself, itself; reflexive or emphatic particle

ยาม

yaam — Time, period, moment; also a guard or watchman

เย็น

yen — Evening; also cool or cold temperature

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

อาทิตย์

aa-thít — Week; also the sun or Sunday

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun for things or matters

ทำ

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

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; a facial expression of happiness

แต่

dtàae — But, however; contrastive conjunction between clauses

คิด

khít — To think, consider, ponder an idea

เธอ

thəə — She, her; third-person pronoun often for females

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can, able to, capable of doing something

สังเกต

sǎng-gèet — To observe, notice, pay attention to details

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel, sense, experience an emotion or sensation

ขุ่นเคือง

khùn-khueang — To be annoyed, irritated, displeased with someone

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat, a bit; mild indefinite particle

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus; consequential conjunction

กลั้น

glân — To hold back, suppress, restrain an urge

เสียง

sǐang — Sound, voice, noise produced by someone or something

หัวเราะ

hǔa-ráw — To laugh; expressing amusement audibly

ตน

dton — Oneself; formal reflexive pronoun referring to self

ไว้

wái — Keep, retain, put aside; perfective or retentive particle

มิส

mít — Miss; title for an unmarried woman (loanword)

รุนแรง

run-raaeng — Severe, intense, harsh, violent in degree

อัปยศ

àp-pá-yót — Disgrace, shame, humiliation, dishonorable situation

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, take something offered

ตักเตือน

dtàk-dtəəan — To warn, caution, admonish someone about something

พี่ชาย

phîi-chaai — Older brother; elder male sibling

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say something verbally

ไร้สาระ

rái-sǎa-rá — Nonsense, meaningless, trivial, pointless talk or action

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example, like; introduces examples

เห็น

hěn — To see, notice, observe visually

แผน

phǎeen — Plan, scheme, strategy, blueprint for action

เพื่อน

phûuean — Friend, companion, associate, peer

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, mention formally or in writing

ชอบ

chôop — To like, enjoy, be fond of something

ต้องการ

dtông-gaan — To want, need, require something

ปิดปาก

bpìt-bpàak — To silence, shut someone up, stop talking

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or frequency

ก็

gôo — Also, then, well; connective or concessive particle

ช่าง

châang — Never mind, just let it be; dismissive exclamation

คล้าย

khláai — Similar to, resembling, alike in some way

ทะเลาะ

thá-láw — To quarrel, argue, squabble with someone

วิวาท

wí-wâat — Dispute, conflict, heated argument between parties

เกินไป

gəən-bpai — Too much, excessively, beyond appropriate degree

ยับยั้ง

yáp-yáng — To restrain, hold back, suppress, check an impulse

พวก

phûuak — Group, gang, bunch; collective pronoun for people

จน

jon — Until, up to; also poor, lacking money

ออก

òok — To exit, go out, come out of a place

จาก

jàak — From, away from; indicating origin or departure

ห้อง

hông — Room, chamber inside a building

ขอบคุณ

khòop-khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude to someone

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao-gàp — About, concerning, related to a topic

ตาม

dtaam — To follow, according to, in accordance with

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, feelings, inner emotional state

ปรารถนา

bpraat-thà-nǎa — To desire, wish, long for something deeply

เสียสละ

sǐia-sà-lá — To sacrifice, give up something for someone else

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any, whatsoever; emphatic form of any

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For, intended for, in the case of someone