Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

Vocabulary

รับฟัง

ráp fang — To listen to, to receive and consider someone's words

ถ้อยคำ

thôi kham — Words, speech, language used in expression

โอ้อวด

ôo àuat — To boast, to show off, to brag

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those, referring to previously mentioned things or people

ด้วย

dûai — Also, too, with, by means of

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

ไว้วางใจ

wái waang jai — To trust, to have confidence in someone

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of, kind, type, way

สิ้นเชิง

sîn choeng — Completely, entirely, thoroughly, totally

และ

láe — And, conjunction connecting words or clauses

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Even though, although, despite the fact that

การ

gaan — Prefix nominalizing verbs into abstract action nouns

จากไป

jàak bpai — To leave, to depart, to go away

กะทันหัน

ga-than-hǎn — Suddenly, abruptly, without prior warning

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They, them; third person plural pronoun

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause, to make something happen

เธอ

thooe — She, her; also used as 'you' informally

แปลกใจ

plàek jai — Surprised, astonished, taken aback

แต่

dtàe — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

ก็

gâaw — Also, then, well; soft connective particle

เห็น

hěn — To see, to notice, to perceive visually

ว่า

wâa — That, to say; subordinating or quotative particle

มี

mii — To have, there is, to exist

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything, something; question word

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative or locative particle

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or advice

เสียใจ

sǐia jai — To feel sad, sorry, regretful, disappointed

เพราะ

phráw — Because, since; causal conjunction

อาจ

àat — May, might, possibly; expressing possibility

สันนิษฐาน

sǎn-ní-thǎan — To assume, to presume, to make a supposition

ได้ว่า

dâi wâa — Can assume that, able to say that

อยู่

yùu — To be at, to stay, to reside somewhere

ขัดขวาง

khàt khwǎang — To obstruct, to hinder, to prevent someone

จาก

jàak — From, away from; indicating origin or separation

นั่น

nân — That, that one; demonstrative pronoun (medium distance)

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, section; as for (discourse marker)

สูญเสีย

sǔun sǐia — To lose, to suffer loss of something valuable

คบหา

khóp hǎa — To associate with, to befriend, to socialize

สมาคม

sà-maa-khom — Association, society, group; social companionship

กับ

gàp — With, and, together with; preposition of accompaniment

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative adjective or particle

เชื่อมั่น

chûua mân — To be confident, to believe firmly in something

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still; expresses likelihood or continuity

หยุด

yùt — To stop, to cease, to halt an action

ใส่ใจ

sài jai — To pay attention to, to care about something

เรื่องนั้น

rûuang nán — That matter, that issue, that particular topic

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also marks past tense

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — Soon, before long, not much later

เมื่อ

mûua — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive, to obtain, to get something

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — Happiness, joy, contentment, well-being

เขา

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

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for non-human referents

ช่าง

châang — How (exclamatory), what a; intensifying exclamation

โชคร้าย

chôok ráai — Unfortunate, unlucky, having bad luck

เสียจริง

sǐia jing — Truly a pity, really such a shame

กล่าว

glàao — To say, to speak, to remark formally

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After, following; temporal conjunction indicating sequence

ชั่วครู่

chûua khrûu — For a moment, briefly, a short while

คุณ

khun — You (polite); also title of respect (Mr./Ms.)

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can, to be able to, capable of doing

พบ

phóp — To meet, to find, to encounter someone

เพื่อน

phûuan — Friend, companion, buddy

ก่อน

gàawn — Before, first, prior to something

ออกจาก

àawk jàak — To leave from, to exit, to depart from

แถบ

thàaep — Area, vicinity, region, neighborhood

นี้

níi — This, these; demonstrative adjective (near speaker)

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural or informal singular

หวัง

wǎng — To hope, to wish for something desired

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot, did not, unable to; strong negation

หรือ

rǔue — Or, whether; question particle in yes/no questions

ช่วงเวลา

chûuang wee-laa — Period of time, span, interval of time

แห่ง

hàeng — Of, at; classifier or particle for locations

อนาคต

a-naa-khót — Future, the time yet to come

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun for clauses

ตั้งตา

dtâng dtaa — To eagerly anticipate, to look forward to

รอ

raaw — To wait, to await someone or something

มาถึง

maa thǔeng — To arrive, to reach a place or person

เร็วกว่า

reo gwàa — Faster than, sooner than expected

คาดไว้

khâat wái — To have anticipated, to have expected beforehand

อัน

an — One (classifier); a general purpose Thai classifier

น่า

nâa — Worth, worthy of, deserving; makes adjectives from verbs

พึงพอใจ

phueng phaaw jai — Satisfying, pleasing, contentment-inducing

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status, position, social standing, capacity

กัน

gan — Together, each other; reciprocal or group particle

ฟื้นฟู

fûuen fuu — To restore, to revive, to rehabilitate something

ขึ้นใหม่

khûen mài — Anew, again, to rise or start over

ยิ่งกว่า

yîng gwàa — More than, even more so than before

พี่น้อง

phîi náawng — Siblings, brothers and sisters collectively

ถูก

thùuk — To be, passive marker; also cheap/correct

ดึงตัว

dueng dtua — To pull away, to draw someone away from somewhere

ให้

hâi — To give, to allow, to cause; causative marker

ต้อง

dtâawng — Must, have to, need to; expresses necessity

เด็ดขาด

dèt khàat — Absolutely, decisively, without exception, firmly

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none, to not have, to lack

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone, anyone; interrogative pronoun

คณะ

khá-ná — Group, party, team, faculty; collective noun

กลับมา

glàp maa — To return, to come back to a place

ฤดูหนาว

rúe-duu nǎao — Winter season, the cold season

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first person pronoun (informal, female)

อ่าน

àan — To read, to read aloud or silently

ฟัง

fang — To listen, to hear attentively

พี่ชาย

phîi chaai — Older brother

พวกเรา

phûak rao — We, us; emphatic first person plural pronoun

ไป

bpai — To go, to leave; directional particle away from speaker

เมื่อวานนี้

mûua waan níi — Yesterday, the day before today

คิดว่า

khít wâa — To think that, to believe, to suppose

ธุระ

thú-rá — Business, errand, personal matter to attend to

พา

phaa — To take along, to lead, to bring someone

น่าจะ

nâa jà — Should probably, likely to, it seems it will

เสร็จสิ้น

sèt sîn — To be completed, finished, concluded

ภายใน

phaai nai — Within, inside, in a specified time period

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

สี่

sìi — Four; the number 4

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time

เนื่องจาก

nûuang jàak — Because of, due to, as a result of

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — To be certain, sure, confident about something

เป็น

bpen — To be, to become; linking verb in Thai

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that, in that way, such as that

ขณะ

khà-ná — At the moment, while, at the time of

เดียวกัน

diao gan — The same, identical, at the same time together

ไปถึง

bpai thǔeng — To reach, to arrive at a destination

เมือง

mueang — City, town, country, urban area

แล้ว

láaeo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

รีบร้อน

rîip ráawn — In a hurry, rushing, hastily, urgently

ที่จะ

thîi jà — That will, in order to; infinitive marker

จากมา

jàak maa — To have come from, departing from a place

อีก

ìik — Again, more, another, additionally

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus; consequential conjunction

ตัดสินใจ

dtàt-sǐn-jai — To decide, to make a decision

ติดตาม

dtìt dtaam — To follow, to track, to keep up with

ไปยัง

bpai yang — To go to, heading toward a place

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There, at that place, over there

เพื่อที่

phûua thîi — So that, in order that; purpose conjunction

ไม่ต้อง

mâi dtâawng — Don't have to, no need to, unnecessary

ใช้

chái — To use, to utilize, to employ something

เวลาว่าง

wee-laa wâang — Free time, leisure time, spare time

โรงแรม

roong-raaem — Hotel, lodging establishment for guests

สะดวกสบาย

sà-dùak sà-baai — Comfortable, convenient, easy and pleasant