Pride and Prejudice — Page 18

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ไม่

mai — Not; negation word used before verbs

มี

mee — To have; to exist

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ที่

thee — At; place, relative pronoun, or location marker

โปรดปราน

proht praan — To favor; to show preference or special liking

ใน

nai — In; inside; preposition indicating location

สายตา

saai dtaa — Eyesight; gaze; the look in one's eyes

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

มิตรสหาย

mit sa haai — Friend; companion; close associate

เขา

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

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker

เลย

loei — At all; ever; intensifier or discourse particle

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; additional particle

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

กระทำ

gra tham — To act; to do; to commit an action

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

อย่างไร

yaang rai — How; in what way; what manner

ก็ตาม

gor dtaam — Regardless; no matter; even so

ไม่ว่า

mai waa — No matter; regardless of; whether or not

เธอ

thoe — She; you; informal second or third-person pronoun

พูด

phuut — To speak; to talk; to say

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything; whatever thing; any matter

ก็

gor — Also; then; discourse particle indicating result

ผล

phon — Result; outcome; effect of an action

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any; whatsoever; used for emphasis of generality

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All; entirely; altogether; in total

มารดา

maan daa — Mother; formal word for one's mother

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing state or action

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still remains as before

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; regarding

ความคิดเห็น

khwaam khit hen — Opinion; point of view; personal perspective

ตน

ton — Oneself; formal reflexive pronoun for self

น้ำเสียง

naam siang — Tone of voice; manner of speaking

ชัดเจน

chat jen — Clear; obvious; distinct and easy to understand

เดิม

doem — Original; former; as it was before

แก้ม

gaem — Cheek; the fleshy part of the face

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

ฉ่ำ

cham — Flushed; vivid; intensely colored or moist

ซ้ำ

sam — Again; repeatedly; to repeat an action

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after completing an action

เล่า

lao — To tell; to narrate; to recount a story

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract concept

ละอาย

la aai — Shame; embarrassment; feeling of humiliation

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

รำคาญใจ

ram khaan jai — Annoyance; irritation; feeling of being bothered

อาจ

aat — Might; may; expressing possibility or uncertainty

ละเว้น

la wen — To refrain; to avoid; to omit or skip

จาก

jaak — From; away from; originating point

แอบ

aep — To secretly do; to sneak; to do covertly

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze; to observe visually

อยู่

yuu — To stay; to be located; continuous aspect marker

บ่อยครั้ง

boi khrang — Often; frequently; many times

ถึงแม้

thueng mae — Even though; although; despite the fact

ทุก

thuk — Every; each; all without exception

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occurrence of an event

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more so

มั่นใจ

man jai — Confident; certain; sure about something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter or item

หวาดกลัว

waat gluua — To fear; to dread; feeling of terror

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; reason-giving conjunction

แม้

mae — Even; even though; concessive conjunction

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; did not; negating ability or past action

จ้อง

jong — To stare; to fix one's gaze intently

ตลอดเวลา

ta lot we laa — All the time; constantly; without stopping

แต่

dtae — But; however; contrastive conjunction

แน่ใจ

nae jai — Sure; certain; having no doubt

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer or quotative particle

ความสนใจ

khwaam son jai — Interest; attention; curiosity toward something

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; passive voice marker

ดึงดูด

dueng duut — To attract; to draw in; to appeal to

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

หา

haa — To find; to look for; to seek

เสมอ

sa moe — Always; consistently; equal or always the same

สีหน้า

see naa — Facial expression; look on one's face

ค่อยๆ

khoi khoi — Gradually; little by little; slowly and steadily

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change; to transform; to alter

ดูถูก

duu thuuk — To look down on; to belittle; to disrespect

เหยียดหยาม

yiat yaam — To scorn; to despise; to treat with contempt

เต็มไป

tem pai — Full of; filled with; completely covered by

ขุ่นเคือง

khun khueang — Resentment; annoyance; feeling of displeasure

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

สู่

suu — To; toward; in the direction of

สงบนิ่ง

sa ngop ning — Calm and still; peaceful; tranquil and motionless

เคร่งขรึม

khreng khruem — Serious; stern; grave in manner or expression

ที่สุด

thee sut — Most; the superlative degree; the extreme end

อะไร

a rai — What; anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

อีก

eek — More; again; another; additional

ต่อไป

dtor pai — Continue; from now on; going forward

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

หาว

haao — To yawn; to open the mouth involuntarily

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration

มาก

maak — Very; much; a lot; intensifier of degree

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

เรื่องราว

rueang raao — Story; account; narrative of events

อัน

an — Classifier for items; that which; one thing

น่า

naa — Worth; worthy of; prefix meaning deserving of

ปีติยินดี

pee ti yin dee — Joyful; delighted; feeling great happiness

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to perceive visually

แนวโน้ม

naeo noom — Tendency; trend; inclination toward something

ส่วนร่วม

suan ruam — Participation; involvement; taking part in

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; to let go; to allow freely

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle; for the purpose of

กับ

gap — With; and; together; preposition of accompaniment

ความสุข

khwaam suk — Happiness; joy; state of being content

แฮม

haem — Ham; cured pork meat

เย็น

yen — Cold; cool; evening; feeling of low temperature

ไก่

gai — Chicken; common poultry used as food

บัดนี้

bat nee — Now; at this moment; formal word for currently

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start; to commence an action

รู้สึก

ruu suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

โล่งใจ

long jai — Relieved; feeling of burden being lifted

ขึ้นมา

khueen maa — To arise; to come up; upward movement

บ้าง

baang — Some; somewhat; to some extent

ความสงบสุข

khwaam sa ngop suk — Peace and tranquility; calm happiness; serenity

นั้น

nan — That; those; demonstrative referring to known item

ยืนนาน

yuen naan — Long-lasting; enduring; persisting over time

เมื่อ

mueang — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

อาหารค่ำ

aa haan kham — Dinner; evening meal; supper

เสร็จสิ้น

set sin — Finished; completed; brought to an end

พูดถึง

phuut thueng — To mention; to talk about; to bring up

ร้องเพลง

rong phleng — To sing; to perform a song vocally

ต้อง

dtong — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

อับอาย

ap aai — Embarrassed; ashamed; feeling public humiliation

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; barely; on the verge of

อ้อนวอน

on won — To implore; to beg; to plead earnestly

กำลัง

gam lang — Currently; progressive aspect marker; strength

เตรียมตัว

triam tua — To prepare oneself; to get ready for something

เอาใจ

ao jai — To please; to flatter; to win someone's favor

ผู้ร่วมงาน

phuu ruam ngaan — Colleague; coworker; person working alongside

พยายาม

pha yaa yaam — To try; to attempt; to make an effort

ยับยั้ง

yap yang — To restrain; to hold back; to suppress

แสดง

sa daeng — To show; to perform; to display or express

เต็มอกเต็มใจ

tem ok tem jai — Wholeheartedly; with full willingness and enthusiasm

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; such as that

ความหมาย

khwaam maai — Meaning; significance; what something represents

อย่าง

yaang — Kind; type; manner; in the way of

เงียบๆ

ngiap ngiap — Quietly; silently; in a hushed manner

หลาย

laai — Many; several; numerous; multiple things

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Fruitless; ineffective; producing no result

ยอม

yom — To yield; to accept; to give in willingly

เข้าใจ

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

โอกาส

o kaat — Opportunity; chance; favorable occasion

เช่นนี้

chen nee — Like this; in this manner; such as this

น่าปีติ

naa pee ti — Delightful; pleasing; worthy of joy

สำหรับ

sam rap — For; intended for; meant for someone

เริ่มต้น

roem ton — To start; to begin; the starting point