Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

Vocabulary

อนุญาต

a-nu-yaat — To permit or allow something officially

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker

ฉัน

chan — I; me (informal, used by females or casually)

สังเกต

sang-get — To observe or notice something carefully

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; too; as well

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

คุณ

khun — You; polite title equivalent to Mr./Ms.

พี่สาว

phi-saao — Older sister

ที่

thi — At; place; which; relative pronoun marker

น่ารัก

na-rak — Cute; adorable; charming in appearance

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotative/complementizer particle

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Did not; cannot; negates past action or ability

นับ

nap — To count; to number; to consider as

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or states

สนใจ

son-jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เมตตา

met-taa — Loving kindness; compassion; benevolence toward others

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; copula verb

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; an abstract or concrete item

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small in quantity or degree

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; superlative marker for adjectives

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

บรรดา

ban-daa — Among; all of a group collectively

ข้อ

kho — Point; item; clause; joint of the body

ได้เปรียบ

dai-priap — To have an advantage over others

สามารถ

saa-maat — To be able to; capable of doing something

มอบ

maup — To give; to present; to hand over formally

ได้

dai — Can; could; to obtain; past tense marker

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker

พบ

phop — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

มารยาท

maa-ra-yaat — Manners; etiquette; polite social behavior

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, addressing females)

เกิน

goen — To exceed; beyond; more than a limit

กว่า

gwaa — Than; more than; comparative marker

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate; to lecture about something

ฉลาด

cha-laat — Smart; intelligent; clever in thinking

หลักแหลม

lak-laem — Sharp; astute; keenly perceptive and shrewd

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

ร่าเริง

raa-roeng — Cheerful; lively; joyful in personality

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obliged to do something

ยอมรับ

yom-rap — To accept; to admit; to acknowledge a fact

สำหรับ

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

โดยเฉพาะ

doi-cha-phoh — Especially; particularly; specifically singling out something

อย่างยิ่ง

yaang-ying — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to possess something

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm; peaceful; quiet and tranquil

เสงี่ยม

sa-ngiam — Reserved; modest; quietly well-mannered and composed

เคารพ

khao-rop — To respect; to show deference and honor

ฐานันดร

thaa-nan-don — Social rank; nobility; hierarchical status in society

กระตุ้น

gra-tun — To stimulate; to encourage; to provoke action

เกิด

goet — To be born; to occur; to happen

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise; up; directional particle indicating upward movement

อย่าง

yaang — In a manner; kind; type; adverbial marker

หลีกเลี่ยง

liik-liang — To avoid; to evade; to stay away from

คอย

khoi — To wait; to keep doing something repeatedly

กำกับ

gam-gap — To oversee; to direct; to supervise closely

นั่น

nan — That (emphatic); that thing over there

ก็

go — Also; then; even so; connective particle

เพียงพอ

phiang-pho — Sufficient; enough; adequate for the purpose

แล้ว

laew — Already; then; after that; completed action marker

เจตนา

jet-ta-naa — Intention; purpose; deliberate motive behind action

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — General; common; in general; widespread

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; issue being discussed

แต่งงาน

taeng-ngaan — To marry; to get married; matrimony

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; ongoing action marker

คง

khong — Probably; likely; still; presumed to remain

บอก

bok — To tell; to say; to inform someone

อีก

iik — Another; more; again; additionally

เหตุใด

het-dai — Why; for what reason; what cause

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

มุ่ง

mung — To aim at; to head toward; to be determined

ไป

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

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt; to test something out

แทน

taen — Instead; in place of; to substitute for something

ย่าน

yaan — Neighborhood; district; area of a locality

บ้าน

baan — House; home; village; dwelling place

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes the subject acting alone

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun for clauses

ขอ

kho — To request; to ask for; to beg politely

ยืนยัน

yuen-yan — To confirm; to assert; to affirm a statement

สาว

saao — Young woman; girl; female of young age

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; a male in youth

หลาย

laai — Many; several; numerous

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; contrasting conjunction

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is to say

เนื่องจาก

nueang-jaak — Because of; due to; owing to a cause

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; nominalizing agent prefix

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

มรดก

mon-ra-dok — Inheritance; heritage; property passed down after death

ที่ดิน

thi-din — Land; property; real estate plot

นี้

nii — This; these; referring to something near the speaker

หลังจาก

lang-jaak — After; following an event in time

สิ้น

sin — To end; to expire; to run out

ชีวิต

chii-wit — Life; one's existence; living being

บิดา

bi-daa — Father; formal or literary word for dad

ทรง

song — Royal prefix; to maintain; to possess (royally)

เกียรติ

giat — Honor; prestige; dignity; respected reputation

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — How; in what way; what manner

ก็ตาม

go-taam — Anyway; regardless; even so; no matter what

อาจ

aat — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

อยู่

yuu — To stay; to live; to be located somewhere

ปี

pii — Year; a twelve-month period of time

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — Oneself; yourself; one's own self

หาก

haak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — To decide; to make a decision

เลือก

lueak — To choose; to select; to pick from options

ภรรยา

phan-ra-yaa — Wife; a man's female spouse

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place or source

ธิดา

thi-daa — Daughter; formal or literary word for girl-child

ท่าน

than — You/he/she (respectful); honorific form of address

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

สูญเสีย

suun-sia — To lose; to suffer loss of something valued

พวกเธอ

phuak-thoe — They (female group); you all (informal female group)

เท่า

thao — Equal to; as much as; equivalent amount

เป็นไป

pen-pai — To be possible; to go along; to happen naturally

เหตุการณ์

het-gaan — Event; incident; occurrence; a notable happening

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; that which is

น่าเศร้า

naa-sao — Sad; unfortunate; causing sorrow or grief

เกิดขึ้น

goet-khuen — To occur; to happen; to take place

ดัง

dang — As; like; loud; as mentioned previously

กล่าว

glaao — To say; to state; to mention formally

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Is not; that is not the case

ข้างหน้า

khaang-naa — Ahead; in front; in the future

นี่

nii — This (emphatic, near speaker); hey (attention-getting)

แรง

raeng — Strong; force; power; strongly; hard

จูงใจ

juung-jai — To motivate; to persuade; incentive driving action

หลอก

loak — To deceive; to trick; to fool someone

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); that thing

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen; to render

ตก

tok — To fall; to drop; to decline in level

ต่ำ

tam — Low; inferior; beneath in level or status

สายตา

saai-taa — Eyesight; gaze; one's view or perspective

บัดนี้

bat-nii — Now; at this moment; at present (formal)

ไม่มี

mai-mii — There is no; to not have; lacking something

สิ่งใด

sing-dai — Anything; whatever thing; any matter at all

เหลือ

luea — To remain; leftover; to have something remaining

นอกจาก

nok-jaak — Except; besides; other than; apart from

ภาษา

phaa-saa — Language; tongue; system of communication

เร่าร้อน

rao-ron — Passionate; fervent; intensely emotional or eager

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; about; arriving at a point

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Severe; intense; violent; extreme in degree

แห่ง

haeng — Of; at; classifier for places or institutions

รัก

rak — To love; affection; deep emotional attachment