Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or remain somewhere

ชั่ว

chua — Evil, wicked; also used in time expressions

ขณะ

kha-na — A moment or period of time; while

โดย

doi — By means of; used to indicate agent or method

ไม่

mai — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

อะไร

a-rai — Question word meaning 'what' or 'anything'

สักคำ

sak kham — Even a single word; at least one word

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and'; connecting words or clauses

เธอ

thoe — Pronoun meaning 'she', 'her', or informal 'you'

เริ่ม

roem — To begin or start an action or event

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-na-kaan — Imagination; the ability to form mental images

ว่า

wa — Complementizer meaning 'that'; to say or think

ความเงียบ

khwaam ngiiap — Silence; the state of being quiet or still

ของ

khoong — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

จะ

ja — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

ยืดยาว

yuet yaao — To be prolonged, stretched out, or lengthy

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional particle away from speaker

ตลอด

ta-loot — Throughout; the entire duration of something

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เต้นรำ

ten ram — To dance; performing rhythmic movement to music

สอง

soong — The number two; second in a sequence

ท่อน

thon — A section, verse, or segment of something

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'

ตอนแรก

toon raek — At first; in the beginning of a situation

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — To intend; to pay attention or be determined

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; upward directional particle or increase

ก่อน

koon — Before; prior to something in time or order

จน

jon — Until; up to a point; also means poor

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; even; up to a certain point or moment

นึก

nuek — To think of; to recall or imagine something mentally

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; a type or kind of something

กะทันหัน

ka-than-han — Suddenly; unexpectedly without prior warning

บังคับ

bang-khap — To force or compel someone to do something

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning 'to make' or 'let'

คู่

khuu — A pair or couple; partner in a relationship

ต้อง

tong — Must; to have to do something necessarily

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ลงโทษ

long thot — To punish; to impose a penalty on someone

เขา

khao — He, him, or they; third person pronoun

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense or achievement marker

มากกว่า

maak kwaa — More than; to a greater degree or amount

จึง

jueng — Therefore; consequently; so as a result

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe or notice something carefully

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About; regarding; concerning a particular topic

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly or lightly; gently in manner or sound

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completed action or sequence

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle showing logical connection

เงียบ

ngiiap — Quiet, silent; making little or no noise

อีก

iik — Again; more; another instance of something

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; a classifier for occurrences

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After; following a particular event or time

หยุด

yut — To stop; to cease an action or movement

นิ่ง

ning — Still, motionless; remaining calm without moving

ครู่

khruu — A short while; a brief moment of time

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit or item

กับ

kap — With; together with; connecting two nouns

ที่

thii — At, relative pronoun; place or location marker

ตอนนี้

toon nii — Right now; at the present moment in time

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; toward a destination

คราว

khraao — An occasion or time; a turn or instance

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun; also Mr./Ms.

บ้าง

baang — Some; somewhat; at least a little bit

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun used by females

เรื่อง

rueang — A story, topic, matter, or subject of discussion

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show, express, or perform for an audience

ความคิดเห็น

khwaam khit hen — An opinion; a personal view on a matter

ขนาด

kha-naat — Size; dimension; the extent or scale of something

ห้อง

hong — A room; an enclosed space within a building

หรือ

rue — Or; a conjunction offering an alternative choice

จำนวน

jam-nuan — A number or quantity; the count of something

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile; showing happiness with facial expression

รับรอง

rap rong — To guarantee or assure; to certify something officially

สิ่ง

sing — A thing; an object or abstract entity

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or indefinite reference

ตาม

taam — According to; to follow; along with something

ต้องการ

tong kaan — To want or need something; to desire

ดีมาก

dii maak — Very good; excellent; expressing strong approval

คำตอบ

kham top — An answer or response to a question

เพียงพอ

phiang pho — Sufficient; enough to meet a need or requirement

สำหรับ

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

บางที

baang thii — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe in certain situations

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue; going forward from a current point

ข้างหน้า

khaang naa — In front; ahead in space or future time

อาจ

aat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, or an event such as a party

ส่วนตัว

suan tua — Personal; private; relating to oneself individually

สนุก

sa-nuk — Fun, enjoyable; having a good entertaining time

กว่า

kwaa — More than; comparative particle for comparisons

สาธารณะ

saa-thaa-ra-na — Public; open to or shared by everyone

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun

กฎเกณฑ์

kot ken — Rules and criteria; established standards or regulations

กำลัง

kam-lang — Presently doing; present continuous tense marker

บางครั้ง

baang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening

คน

khon — Person; people; human being classifier

นะคะ

na kha — Polite feminine sentence-ending particle softening statements

สิ้นเชิง

sin choeng — Completely; entirely; absolutely without exception

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts

ชั่วโมง

chua moong — An hour; a unit of sixty minutes

ดู

duu — To look at; to watch; to observe visually

แปลก

plaek — Strange, odd, or unusual in character or appearance

กระนั้น

kra-nan — Nevertheless; even so; despite that situation

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

ประโยชน์

pra-yoot — Benefit, advantage, or usefulness of something

บางคน

baang khon — Some people; certain individuals among a group

สนทนา

son-tha-naa — To converse; to have a discussion or conversation

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; to be hit; passive voice marker

จัดเรียง

jat riiang — To arrange or organize things in a certain order

น้อย

noi — Little, few; a small amount or quantity

ที่สุด

thii sut — The most; superlative marker in comparisons

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; equivalent in degree

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dai — Possible; able to happen or be achieved

คำนึงถึง

kham-nueng thueng — To consider or take into account; to bear in mind

ความรู้สึก

khwaam ruu suek — A feeling or emotion; one's inner emotional state

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; by themselves; referring back to the subject

กรณี

ka-ra-nii — A case, situation, or circumstance under consideration

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or have a thought

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause or make something happen; to result in

พอใจ

pho jai — Satisfied, content; pleased with a result or situation