Pride and Prejudice — Page 6

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun

โชคร้าย

chôk ráai — Unlucky; having bad fortune or misfortune

มาก

mâak — Much, many, or very; indicates large degree

ที่

thîi — At, which, or that; place or relative marker

สูญเสีย

sǔun sǐa — To lose something permanently; suffer a loss

มิตรภาพ

mit-trá-phâap — Friendship; a close and caring relationship

ของ

khǎawng — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location

ตอบ

tàawp — To reply or answer a question or statement

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; way or type of something

หนักแน่น

nàk nâen — Firm, resolute, and unwavering in manner

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ใน

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

ลักษณะ

lák-sà-nà — Characteristic, feature, or manner of something

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expresses assumption or certainty

ต้อง

tâawng — Must, have to; expresses necessity or obligation

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thúk thá-rá-maan — To suffer greatly; experience pain and torment

ตลอด

tà-lòt — Throughout, all along; covering an entire period

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; the existence or lifetime of a person

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai sentences

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ดู

duu — To look at or watch; observe something visually

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to; resembling something else

ต้องการ

tâawng-kaan — To want or need; desire something strongly

เปลี่ยน

plìan — To change or switch; alter from one to another

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story, topic, or matter; subject of discussion

สนทนา

sǒn-thá-naa — To converse or chat; engage in conversation

ขณะ

khà-nà — Moment, while; a brief point in time

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; emphasizes the subject's own action

ปรากฏตัว

praa-kòt tua — To appear or show oneself; make a presence known

ขึ้น

khûen — Up, rise; indicates upward motion or increase

ใกล้

klâi — Near, close; not far in distance or time

กับ

kàp — With, and; preposition linking people or things

พวกเขา

phûak khao — They, them; plural third-person pronoun group

โดย

dooi — By, through; indicates means or agent of action

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend or be determined; focus one's mind

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense or intention marker

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot at a normal pace

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through or by; go across something

คู่

khûu — Pair, couple; two things or people matched together

เต้นรำ

tên ram — To dance; move rhythmically to music

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing state or action

อีก

ìik — More, another, again; additional or further

ฟาก

fâak — Side, bank; one side of a room or river

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one or a single item

ห้อง

hâawng — Room; an enclosed space within a building

แต่

tàe — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

เมื่อ

mûea — When, once; refers to a past time or moment

เห็น

hěn — To see or notice; perceive with the eyes

ก็

kâaw — Then, also; connective particle showing consequence

หยุด

yùt — To stop; cease movement or an ongoing action

ลง

long — Down; indicates downward direction or decrease

พร้อม

phráawm — Ready, along with; prepared or accompanied by

โค้ง

khóong — To bow; bend the body as a respectful gesture

คำนับ

kham-náp — To bow respectfully; a formal greeting gesture

สุภาพ

sù-phâap — Polite, courteous; well-mannered in behavior

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — Special, extraordinary; above the ordinary level

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to, for; indicates purpose of an action

ยกย่อง

yók yâawng — To praise or honor; express admiration for someone

การ

kaan — The act of; nominalizer for verbs and actions

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — I, myself; formal and humble first-person pronoun

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; experience an emotion or sensation

ยินดี

yin dii — Glad, pleased, welcome; expressing happiness or joy

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more, increasingly; intensifies a comparison

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; emphasizes sincerity or truth

ท่าน

thân — You; very formal and respectful second-person pronoun

เคารพ

khao-róp — To respect; show deference and esteem to someone

ยอดเยี่ยม

yâawt yîam — Excellent, outstanding; of the highest quality

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; introduces an illustration

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ค่อย

khâwy — Gradually, gently; doing something slowly or softly

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; indicates ability or past completion

กัน

kan — Together, each other; mutual or reciprocal action

นัก

nák — Very, much; intensifier used after adjectives

ชัด

chát — Clear, distinct; easy to see or understand

ว่า

wâa — That, say; introduces reported speech or clauses

อยู่

yùu — To be located; stay or remain somewhere

แวดวง

wâet wong — Circle, sphere; a social group or community

ชั้น

chán — Class, level, floor; a tier or social stratum

สูง

sǔung — High, tall; elevated in position or stature

อนุญาต

à-nú-yâat — To permit or allow; grant official permission

ให้

hâi — To give, let; causative or benefactive particle

กล่าว

klàao — To say or state; speak formally or officially

ด้วย

dûay — Also, with, too; indicates accompaniment or addition

อัน

an — A classifier for certain objects; also means 'which'

งดงาม

ngót ngaam — Beautiful, elegant; pleasing to the eye aesthetically

มิได้

mí dâi — Did not, have not; formal negative past marker

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause or make; bring about a particular result

เสื่อมเสีย

sùeam sǐa — To diminish or damage; lose reputation or quality

อย่างใด

yàang dai — In any way; whatsoever or in any manner

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; wish for something to happen

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive or obtain; get something from someone

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — Happiness; a state of joy and contentment

บ่อยๆ

bòi bòi — Often, frequently; happening many times repeatedly

โดยเฉพาะ

dooi chà-phâw — Especially, particularly; singling out one thing

เหตุการณ์

hèet-kaan — Event, incident; something that happens or occurred

พึง

phueng — Should, ought to; formal modal of desirability

ปรารถนา

praat-thá-naa — To desire or wish; long for something deeply

บาง

baang — Some, certain; refers to an unspecified part

รัก

rák — To love; feel deep affection for someone

ชำเลือง

cham-lueang — To glance sideways; look at someone discreetly

มอง

maawng — To look at; direct one's gaze toward something

น้องสาว

náawng sǎao — Younger sister; a female younger sibling

บังเกิด

bang kòet — To arise, occur; come into being or happen

อวยพร

uay phaawn — To bless or wish well; bestow good wishes on someone

หลั่งไหล

làng lǎi — To flow or stream; pour forth abundantly

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker's location

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting to a small amount

ขอ

khǎaw — To request or ask for; politely seek something

ยืนยัน

yuuen yan — To confirm or assert; state something as certain

อย่า

yàa — Don't; negative imperative particle in Thai

รบกวน

róp kuan — To disturb or bother; interrupt someone's peace

เลย

loei — At all, so; intensifier or emphatic particle

ขอบคุณ

khàawp khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude to someone

หาก

hàak — If, in case; introduces a conditional statement

ดึง

dueng — To pull; draw something toward oneself forcefully

ออก

àawk — Out, away; indicates outward movement or exit

จาก

jàak — From; indicates origin, source, or separation

บท

bòt — Chapter, role, lesson; a section of text or play

มี

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

เสน่ห์

sà-nèh — Charm, allure; an attractive and captivating quality

สุภาพสตรี

sù-phâap-sà-trii — Lady, gentlewoman; a polite and refined woman

ผู้

phûu — Person who; a nominalizer referring to a person

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, who; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ดวงตา

duang taa — Eyes; the pair of eyes as an expressive feature

ประกาย

prà-kaai — Sparkle, gleam; a flash of bright shining light

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; feminine or informal pronoun

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

ตำหนิ

tam-nì — To blame or criticize; find fault with someone