Pride and Prejudice — Page 16

Vocabulary

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal pronoun)

จินตนาการ

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

เห็น

hen — To see or observe something visually

ตั้งรกราก

tang rok raak — To settle down and establish a home permanently

อยู่

yuu — To live, stay, or be located somewhere

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

บ้าน

baan — House or home, a place of residence

หลัง

lang — Behind; also classifier for houses and buildings

นั้น

nan — That, those; a demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared, or together with something

ด้วย

duay — With, also, too; indicates accompaniment or addition

ความสุข

khwaam suk — Happiness, joy, or a state of contentment

ทั้ง

thang — All, both, entire; indicating totality or completeness

มวล

muan — All, mass, totality; entirety of a group

ที่

thii — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

การ

kaan — A nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

แต่งงาน

taeng ngaan — To marry; the act of getting married

ความรัก

khwaam rak — Love; a deep feeling of affection or romance

แท้

thae — True, genuine, authentic, or real

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will or going to do

พึง

phueng — Should, ought to; indicates obligation or expectation

มอบ

maawp — To give, present, or hand something over

ให้

hai — To give; also causative marker meaning 'so that'

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also past tense marker in context

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

รู้สึก

ruu suek — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a subordinate clause or quote

ตน

ton — Oneself; a reflexive pronoun referring to self

เอง

eeng — Oneself, itself; emphasizes self-action or identity

สามารถ

saa maat — To be able to, capable of doing something

ภาย

phaai — Within, inside; used in compound words for location

ใต้

tai — Under, beneath, below a surface or condition

สถานการณ์

sa-thaan-kaan — Situation, circumstances, or current state of affairs

เช่น

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

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

แม้

mae — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until, even; emphasizes extent or unexpected inclusion

ชอบ

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

น้องสาว

naawng saao — Younger sister; a female younger sibling

สอง

saawng — Two; the number 2

ของ

khaawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ชัดเจน

chat jaen — Clear, obvious, distinct, or explicitly evident

ความคิด

khwaam khit — Thought, idea, or opinion about something

แม่

mae — Mother; a female parent

ก็

kaw — Also, then, so; a discourse particle for continuity

มุ่ง

mung — To aim, direct, or head toward a goal

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional particle meaning away

ทิศทาง

thit thaang — Direction, course, or the way something heads

เดียว

diao — Single, only, alone; one and the same

กัน

kan — Together, each other; indicates mutual action

จึง

jueng — Therefore, thus, so; indicates a logical result

ตัดสินใจ

tat sin jai — To make a decision or resolve to do something

ไม่

mai — No, not; a negation particle in Thai

เข้า

khao — To enter, go in; directional particle toward speaker

ใกล้

klai — Near, close, in proximity to something

เกรง

kreng — To fear, be afraid of, or feel apprehensive about

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

มาก

maak — Much, many, a lot; indicates high quantity or degree

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much, excessively, beyond an acceptable limit

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore, so, thus; indicates consequence or conclusion

เมื่อ

mueua — When, at the time that; introduces a time clause

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them; third person plural pronoun

นั่ง

nang — To sit down; to be in a seated position

ลง

long — Down, to descend; directional particle going downward

รับประทาน

rap pra-thaan — To eat (formal/polite); to consume food

อาหารเย็น

aa-haan yen — Dinner; the evening meal eaten at night

ถือว่า

thue waa — To consider, regard as, or deem something to be

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to predicate or status

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns and qualities

โชคร้าย

chook raai — Bad luck, misfortune, or an unlucky circumstance

อย่าง

yaang — In a way, manner; like or as a type

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly; intensifies a comparison

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make someone feel or do something

กับ

kap — With, and; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment

หงุดหงิดใจ

ngut-ngit jai — Irritated, annoyed, feeling frustrated or vexed

พบว่า

phop waa — To find that, discover that something is the case

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; present progressive tense marker

พูดคุย

phuut khui — To chat, converse, or talk casually with someone

บุคคล

buk-khon — Person, individual, or a particular human being

อิสระ

it-sa-ra — Free, independent, having liberty or freedom

เปิดเผย

poet phoei — To reveal, disclose, or be open and candid

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, or say something aloud

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is no, to not have, lacking something

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, or subject of discussion

อื่น

uuen — Other, another, different from the current one

นอกจาก

naawk jaak — Except for, besides, other than a given thing

คาดหวัง

khat wang — To expect, hope for, or anticipate an outcome

คุณ

khun — You (polite); also a title of respect

เร็วๆ

reo reo — Soon, quickly, in the near future

นี้

nii — This, these; a demonstrative indicating nearness

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

หัวข้อ

hua khaw — Topic, subject, or heading of a discussion

น่าตื่นเต้น

naa tuen ten — Exciting, thrilling, arousing interest or enthusiasm

คุณนาย

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

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or appear to be a certain way

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something or someone

รู้จัก

ruu jak — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing

เหนื่อย

nuueai — Tired, weary, exhausted from effort or activity

เลย

loei — At all, so, just; an intensifying or resultative particle

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during, at the moment of an action

ข้อดี

khaw dii — Advantage, merit, or positive point of something

ต่างๆ

taang taang — Various, different kinds, multiple types of things

จับคู่

jap khuu — To pair up, match, or couple two people together

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her; third person singular pronoun

ชายหนุ่ม

chaai num — Young man; a youthful male person

มี

mii — To have, possess; there is or there are

เสน่ห์

sa-nae — Charm, charisma, attractiveness, or magnetic appeal

ร่ำรวย

ram ruai — Wealthy, rich, having an abundance of money

อาศัยอยู่

aa-sai yuu — To reside, live, or dwell at a location

ห่าง

haang — Far, distant, away from a point or person

จาก

jaak — From, away from; indicates origin or separation

เพียง

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

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter of any kind

แรก

raek — First, initial; the beginning or earliest occurrence

ภาคภูมิใจ

phaak phuum jai — To be proud, feel pride in an achievement

กว่า

kwaa — More than, over; used in comparisons

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing state or continuation

ปลอบใจ

plaawp jai — To comfort, console, or soothe someone emotionally

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought

รัก

rak — To love; a strong affection for someone

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much, to what extent, in what degree

มั่นใจ

man jai — Confident, certain, sure about something or someone

พวกเธอ

phuak thoe — They, them (informal feminine); a group of females

ต้อง

taawng — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation

ปรารถนา

praat-tha-naa — To desire, wish for, or long for something deeply

ความสัมพันธ์

khwaam sam-phan — Relationship, connection, or bond between people

ไม่แพ้

mai phae — No less than, not inferior to, just as good