Pride and Prejudice — Page 5

Vocabulary

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang rai gôr taam — However; nevertheless; used to contrast ideas

ไม่มี

mâi mee — There is none; to not have something

ทางเลือก

taang lûeak — Option; alternative choice available

อื่น

àen — Other; another; different one

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or negatives

อีก

èek — More; again; additionally

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action

ความสุข

kwaam sùk — Happiness; state of being happy

ของ

kŏng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

เธอ

ter — She; her; you (informal, feminine)

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes the subject

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize something

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; necessity or obligation

ถูก

tùuk — To be acted upon; correct; cheap (multi-meaning)

เลื่อน

lûean — To postpone; to slide; to defer something

ออก

òk — Out; to exit; away from a place

ไป

bpai — To go; away; directional particle forward

สัก

sàk — A little; some; used for approximation

ระยะ

rá-yá — Period; distance; interval of time or space

หนึ่ง

nèung — One; the number one

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle indicating continuation

ยอมรับ

yom ráp — To accept; to acknowledge; to admit something

ข้อเสนอ

kôr sà-nŏr — Proposal; offer; suggestion made to someone

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; as well

ท่าที

tâa-tee — Manner; attitude; demeanor shown outwardly

ที่

têe — At; place; relative clause marker

ดี

dee — Good; nice; positive quality

ที่สุด

têe sùt — The most; superlative marker in Thai

เท่า

tâo — As much as; equal to; only

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ทำ

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

ได้

dâi — Can; to be able to; obtained

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

รู้สึก

rúu sèuk — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

พอใจ

por jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone

ความ

kwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state or condition of

สุภาพ

sù-pâap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered behavior

อ่อนโยน

òn-yoon — Gentle; tender; soft in manner or touch

เขา

kăo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; in great quantity

ขึ้น

kêun — Up; to rise; increase; directional upward

เลย

loie — At all; so; therefore; past a point

เมื่อ

mêua — When; at the time that something happened

นึก

néuk — To think; to recall; to imagine something

ถึง

tĕung — To; until; reaching; about (a topic)

นัย

nai — Implication; hidden meaning; connotation

มัน

man — It; that; third person pronoun (neutral)

สื่อ

sèua — To convey; to communicate; media or message

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; something abstract

กว่า

gwàa — More than; than; comparative particle

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned

บัดนี้

bàt née — Now; at this moment; at present (formal)

เพิ่ง

pêng — Just; just now; recently completed action

ตระหนัก

dtrà-nàk — To realize; to become aware of something

เป็น

bpen — To be; is; am; are; to become

ครั้งแรก

kráng râek — First time; the very first occurrence

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces a quoted clause

นั่นเอง

nân eng — That's it; exactly that; precisely so

เลือก

lûeak — To choose; to select from options available

จาก

jàak — From; out of; separating from a source

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of; among; the group of (collective)

พี่น้อง

pêe nóng — Siblings; brothers and sisters collectively

ให้

hâi — To give; for; to cause someone to do

ผู้

pûu — Person who; one who; noun prefix for people

คู่ควร

kûu kwan — Worthy; deserving; suitable for a match

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; indirect object marker

การ

gaan — The act of; action noun prefix in Thai

นายหญิง

naai yĭng — Mistress; lady of the house (formal title)

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; at; classifier for places or sources

ช่วย

chûay — To help; to assist; to aid someone

เติม

dterm — To fill; to add; to top up something

โต๊ะ

dtó — Table; a piece of furniture for activities

ไพ่

pâi — Playing cards; a card game

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ยาม

yaam — When; during; time of; a period

ขาด

kàat — To lack; to be short of; to be missing

แขก

kàek — Guest; visitor; a person invited somewhere

มี

mee — To have; there is; to possess something

คุณสมบัติ

kun-sŏm-bàt — Qualification; attribute; quality someone possesses

เหมาะสม

mòr som — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for a situation

ความคิด

kwaam kít — Thought; idea; an opinion or mental concept

เริ่ม

rêrm — To begin; to start an action or process

กลาย

glaai — To become; to transform; to turn into

ความเชื่อมั่น

kwaam chêua mân — Confidence; conviction; strong belief in something

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — Soon; before long; not long from now

สังเกต

săng-gèt — To observe; to notice; to pay attention to

เห็น

hĕn — To see; to notice visually; to perceive

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show; to display; to perform or demonstrate

ต่อ

dtòr — Toward; per; to continue; against

เรื่อยๆ

rêuay rêuay — Continuously; repeatedly; going on and on

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; to receive sound through ears

พยายาม

pá-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort; to attempt

บ่อย

bòy — Often; frequently; many times repeated

ครั้ง

kráng — Time; instance; classifier for occurrences

ชมเชย

chom choie — To praise; to compliment; to commend someone

สติปัญญา

sà-dtì-pan-yaa — Intelligence; wisdom; mental ability and insight

มีชีวิตชีวา

mee chee-wít chee-waa — Lively; vivacious; full of energy and life

แม้

máe — Even though; although; even if (concessive)

ประหลาดใจ

bprà-làat jai — Surprised; astonished; feeling unexpected wonder

ปลื้มใจ

bplêum jai — Delighted; pleased; feeling proud and joyful

ผล

pŏn — Result; outcome; fruit of an action

เสน่ห์

sà-nèh — Charm; appeal; attractive quality of a person

แต่

dtàe — But; however; only; a contrasting conjunction

ไม่นาน

mâi naan — Not long; soon; a short period of time

นัก

nák — Very; much; intensifier following a predicate

แม่

mâe — Mother; mom; a maternal parent

ทำให้

tam hâi — To make; to cause; to cause someone to do

เข้าใจ

kâo jai — To understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning

เป็นไปได้

bpen bpai dâi — Possible; feasible; able to happen or occur

พวกเขา

pûak kăo — They; them; a group of people

แต่งงาน

dtàeng ngaan — To marry; to get married; to wed someone

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action marker

น่า

nâa — Should; worth; prefix indicating worthiness

อย่างยิ่ง

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

สำหรับ

săm-ràp — For; intended for; regarding a specific person

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something

เพราะ

prór — Because; since; the reason being that

รู้ดี

rúu dee — To know well; to be well aware of something

ตอบโต้

dtòp dtôo — To retaliate; to respond; to argue back

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any whatsoever; any at all; emphatic any

ย่อม

yôm — Naturally; certainly; inevitably; used formally

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry along

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional particle

ซึ่ง

sêung — Which; that; relative pronoun connector

โต้เถียง

dtôo tĭang — To argue; to dispute; to debate with someone

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; kind; in the style of

รุนแรง

run raeng — Violent; intense; severe; strong in force

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ยื่น

yêun — To extend; to hand over; to submit something

ตราบใด

draap dai — As long as; so long as; while a condition holds

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; still continuing an action

ทะเลาะเบาะแว้ง

tá-ló bòr wáeng — To quarrel; to bicker; to have a dispute

เรื่อง

rêuang — Matter; story; topic; about a subject

ไร้ประโยชน์

rái bprà-yòt — Useless; pointless; without benefit or purpose

หาก

hàak — If; in case; provided that (formal conditional)

งาน

ngaan — Work; event; function; a social gathering

เต้นรำ

dtên ram — To dance; the act of dancing at an event

เตรียมตัว

dtriam dtua — To prepare oneself; to get ready for something

พูดถึง

pûut tĕung — To mention; to talk about; to refer to something

คน

kon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small; tiny; little (reduplicated diminutive)

คง

kong — Probably; likely; to remain; presumably

อยู่

yùu — To stay; to be at; to reside; location marker

สภาพ

sà-pâap — Condition; state; situation of something

สงสาร

sŏng săan — To pity; to feel sorry for someone

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; the more (comparative)

ช่วง

chûang — Period; span; interval of time or space

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a moment or period in time

นี้

née — This; these; referring to something nearby

นับ

náp — To count; since; from a point in time

ตั้งแต่

dtâng dtàe — Since; from a starting point in time

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

คำเชิญ

kam chern — Invitation; a formal request to attend something

จน

jon — Until; up to the point that; poor

ฝน

fŏn — Rain; precipitation falling from the sky

ตก

dtòk — To fall; to drop; to come down

ติดต่อกัน

dtìt dtòr gan — Consecutively; continuously; one after another

พวก

pûak — Group; a set of people; they (informal)

สามารถ

săa-mâat — To be able to; can; having ability to do

เดิน

dern — To walk; to go on foot somewhere

แม้แต่

máe dtàe — Even; not even; emphasizing extreme inclusion

ครั้งเดียว

kráng diao — Once; one single time; just one occurrence