Pride and Prejudice — Page 9

Vocabulary

เคารพ

khao-rop — To respect or show reverence toward someone

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

ใน

nai — In, inside, or within a place or context

ความรู้สึก

khwaam-ruu-suek — Feeling, emotion, or sensation one experiences

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — Like that, in that manner or way

และ

lae — And, used to connect words or clauses

คิดว่า

khit-waa — To think that, to believe or suppose something

หล่อเหลา

lo-lao — Handsome, good-looking, or attractive in appearance

กว่า

gwaa — More than, used in comparisons between things

ที่เคย

thii-khoei — Than ever, referring to a past experience or state

เมื่อ

mueа — When, at the time that something happened

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show, display, or perform something openly

เหล่านั้น

lao-nan — Those, referring to previously mentioned people or things

ออกมา

ook-maa — To come out, emerge, or appear from somewhere

แต่

tae — But, however, used to introduce a contrast

อะไร

a-rai — What, used to ask about an unknown thing

กัน

gan — Together, each other, or a mutual action particle

นาง

naang — She, lady, or a formal title for a woman

กล่าว

glaao — To say, state, or speak formally to someone

หลังจาก

lang-jaak — After, following a particular event or time

หยุด

yut — To stop, cease, or pause an action

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or contemplate something mentally

ชั่วขณะ

chua-kha-na — For a moment, a brief period of time

ที่จะ

thii-ja — That will, indicating an intended or future action

เป็น

pen — To be, exist, or function as something

แรงจูงใจ

raeng-juung-jai — Motivation, incentive, or driving force behind action

ของ

khoong — Of, belonging to, or possessive particle in Thai

ที่

thii — That, which, or a relative clause marker

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause, make, or result in something happening

ประพฤติตัว

pra-phruet-tua — To behave or conduct oneself in a manner

โหดร้าย

hoot-raai — Cruel, brutal, or ruthlessly harsh in behavior

เช่นนี้

chen-nii — Like this, in this manner or way

ความ

khwaam — Prefix nominalizing adjectives or verbs into abstract nouns

ไม่ชอบ

mai-choop — To dislike or not be fond of something

อย่าง

yaang — Way, manner, or kind; used before adjectives adverbially

เต็มเปี่ยม

tem-piam — Full, brimming, or overflowing with something completely

แน่วแน่

naeo-nae — Firm, resolute, or unwavering in one's determination

ที่มี

thii-mii — That has, which possesses a particular quality

ต่อ

to — Toward, against, or per; a preposition of relation

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa-pha-jao — I, me; a formal first-person pronoun in Thai

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; a relative pronoun linking clauses

ไม่อาจ

mai-aat — Cannot, not able to do something at all

ไม่

mai — No, not; a general negation particle in Thai

โยง

yoong — To link, connect, or tie things together

ส่วนหนึ่ง

suan-nueng — A part of, a portion of something larger

ให้กับ

hai-gap — To give to, provide something for someone

ริษยา

rit-sa-yaa — Jealousy or envy felt toward another person

หาก

haak — If, in the case that a condition is met

ผู้ล่วงลับ

phuu-luang-lap — The deceased, a person who has passed away

ชอบ

choop — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

น้อยกว่า

noi-gwaa — Less than, fewer than a comparative amount

นี้

nii — This, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

บุตรชาย

but-chaai — Son, a male child of a parent

ท่าน

than — You or he/she; a polite, formal pronoun in Thai

อาจ

aat — May, might, or possibly able to do something

อดทน

ot-thon — To be patient, endure, or persevere through difficulty

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or past tense marker in Thai

ดีกว่า

dii-gwaa — Better than, superior in quality or degree

ความผูกพัน

khwaam-phuuk-phan — Attachment, bond, or emotional connection to someone

พิเศษ

phi-set — Special, extraordinary, or particularly exceptional quality

บิดา

bi-daa — Father; a formal or literary word for dad

กลับ

glap — To return, go back, or reverse a situation

หงุดหงิด

ngut-ngit — Irritated, annoyed, or easily agitated in mood

เชื่อว่า

chuea-waa — To believe that, to be convinced of something

ตั้งแต่

tang-tae — Since, from a particular point in time onward

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, or also; a continuative adverb

เยาว์วัย

yao-wai — Young age, youth, or early years of life

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is no, does not have something

อุปนิสัย

up-pa-ni-sai — Character, habit, or natural disposition of a person

รับได้

rap-dai — Acceptable, tolerable, or able to be received

กับ

gap — With, and, or together with someone or something

การแข่งขัน

gaan-khaeng-khan — Competition, contest, or rivalry between parties

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — Characteristic, feature, or trait of something

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (informal first-person pronoun)

อยู่

yuu — To be at, stay, or exist somewhere

ด้วยกัน

duai-gan — Together, jointly doing something with others

โปรดปราน

prooт-praan — To favor, prefer, or show special fondness toward

มัก

mak — Often, tend to, or usually do something

มอบ

moop — To give, hand over, or present something formally

ให้

hai — To give, allow, or let someone do something

แก่

gae — To, for; a preposition indicating recipient of action

ฉัน

chan — I, me; a casual first-person pronoun (female-leaning)

ไม่เคย

mai-khoei — Never, has never done something in the past

จะ

ja — Will, going to; a future tense marker in Thai

เลวร้าย

leo-raai — Terrible, wicked, or very bad in nature

ขนาดนี้

kha-naat-nii — This much, to this extent or degree

แม้ว่า

mae-waa — Even though, although; introduces a concessive clause

ก็

go — Also, still, or then; a discourse particle in Thai

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Did not, cannot; negates past or ability

คิดร้าย

khit-raai — To think badly of, harbor ill intentions toward someone

ถึง

thueng — To, until, reaching; a preposition of destination or extent

เคย

khoei — Used to, ever; indicates past habitual experience

ดูถูกเหยียดหยาม

duu-thuuk-yiat-yaam — To look down on, belittle, or hold in contempt

เพื่อนมนุษย์

phuen-ma-nut — Fellow human beings, other people in general

โดยทั่วไป

doi-thua-pai — In general, generally, or for the most part

นึกสงสัย

nuek-song-sai — To wonder, suspect, or feel curious about something

ว่า

waa — That; a complementizer introducing reported speech or thought

ลดตัว

lot-tua — To lower oneself, humble oneself, or stoop down

ลงมา

long-maa — To come down, descend to a lower level

ถึงขั้น

thueng-khan — To the extent of, reaching the level of something

แก้แค้น

gae-khaen — To take revenge, get back at someone

อาฆาตพยาบาท

aa-khaat-pha-yaa-baat — Malice, deep grudge, or vengefulness toward another

อยุติธรรม

a-yut-ti-tham — Unjust, unfair, lacking justice or fairness

ไร้มนุษยธรรม

rai-ma-nut-ya-tham — Inhumane, lacking human compassion or decency

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yaang-rai-go-taam — However, nevertheless, regardless of the circumstances

ทบทวน

thop-thuan — To review, reconsider, or go over something again

สักครู่

sak-khruu — For a moment, briefly, or a short while

พูดต่อ

phuut-to — To continue speaking, carry on with what was said

จำได้

jam-dai — To remember, recall, or be able to recollect

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, or genuinely; emphasis on truth

อวดอ้าง

uaat-aang — To boast, brag, or make exaggerated claims

วันหนึ่ง

wan-nueng — One day, someday, or a certain day

ไม่ยอมแพ้

mai-yoom-phae — To not give up, refuse to accept defeat

ความขุ่นเคือง

khwaam-khun-khueang — Resentment, displeasure, or a feeling of grievance

มี

mii — To have, there is, or to possess something

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit, personal nature, or behavioral tendency

ไม่รู้จัก

mai-ruu-jak — To not know, be unfamiliar with someone or something

ให้อภัย

hai-a-phai — To forgive, pardon, or excuse someone's wrongdoing

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, or be required to do something

น่ากลัว

naa-gua — Scary, frightening, or causing fear or dread

มาก

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

ทีเดียว

thii-diao — Quite, indeed, or truly; intensifies the preceding statement

วางใจ

waang-jai — To trust, rely on, or feel confident about something

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself, himself, herself, or itself (reflexive pronoun)

เรื่องนี้

rueang-nii — This matter, this story, or this particular issue

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, or respond to something said

แทบจะ

thaep-ja — Almost, nearly, or hardly; close to doing something

เป็นธรรม

pen-tham — Fair, just, or equitable in treatment or judgment

จม

jom — To sink, be submerged, or immersed in something

อยู่กับ

yuu-gap — To stay with, be with, or remain alongside someone

ความคิด

khwaam-khit — Thought, idea, or opinion held in one's mind

อีกครั้ง

iik-khrang — Again, once more, or another time

หลังจากนั้น

lang-jaak-nan — After that, subsequently, or following that moment

อุทาน

u-thaan — To exclaim, cry out, or make an interjection

ปฏิบัติ

pa-ti-bat — To practice, treat, or carry out an action

ลูกหลาน

luuk-laan — Descendants, offspring, or children and grandchildren

บุญธรรม

bun-tham — Adopted, as in an adopted child or relationship

เพื่อน

phuen — Friend, companion, or close associate

คน

khon — Person, people, or human being; a classifier for people

โปรด

prooт — Please, or to favor; a polite request particle