Pride and Prejudice — Page 6

Vocabulary

พี่ชาย

phîi chaai — Older brother in Thai family hierarchy

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

ฉัน

chǎn — First-person pronoun 'I' used informally

ชื่นชม

chʉ̂ʉn chom — To admire or appreciate someone or something

เธอ

thəə — Informal pronoun meaning 'she,' 'her,' or 'you'

อย่าง

yàang — In the manner of; a way or type

มาก

mâak — Very much; a lot; greatly

อยู่

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

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; indicates completed action

และ

lɛ́ — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting clauses

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'

ตอน

tɔɔn — A period or moment of time; episode

นี้

níi — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

เขา

khǎo — Third-person pronoun meaning 'he,' 'she,' or 'they'

จะ

jà — Future tense marker indicating intention or prediction

มี

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

โอกาส

oo-kàat — Opportunity or chance to do something

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; indicates past tense or success

พบ

phóp — To meet or encounter someone

ใกล้ชิด

klâi chít — Close, intimate relationship with someone

บ่อย

bɔ̀i — Often; frequently; happening many times

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occurrence; a classifier for instances

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — To rise; go up; indicates increase or improvement

ญาติ

yâat — Relative; family member by blood or marriage

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

ต่าง

tàang — Different; various; each one separately

ปรารถนา

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

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

สัมพันธ์

sǎm-phan — Relationship; connection or bond between people

ไม่

mâi — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

จาก

jàak — From; away from a place or person

ครอบครัว

khrɔ̂ɔp-khrua — Family; household unit of related people

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have an opinion

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or thought

ลำเอียง

lam-iang — To be biased or partial toward someone

ฐานะ

thǎa-ná — Status; position; financial or social standing

พี่สาว

phîi sǎao — Older sister in Thai family hierarchy

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen

หลงผิด

lǒng phìt — To be misled or deceived into error

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When; at the time that something occurred

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state; formal word for speaking

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ความสามารถ

khwaam-sǎa-mâat — Ability; skill; capacity to do something

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

การ

kaan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or processes

ครองใจ

khrɔɔng jai — To win someone's heart; captivate affection

หญิง

yǐng — Woman; female person

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or relative pronoun

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — Also; too; particle indicating concession or addition

ด้วย

dûai — Also; with; too; by means of

สถานการณ์

sa-thǎan-kaan — Situation; circumstance; state of current affairs

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the whole amount or group

เหล่า

lào — Those; a group of; classifier for groups

ที่

thîi — Relative pronoun 'that/which'; place; location marker

เอื้อ

ʉ̂a — To be favorable; to support or facilitate something

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — Toward; against; per; to continue

ผูกพัน

phùuk phan — To be bonded or emotionally attached to someone

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter or affair

ขัดขวาง

khàt khwǎang — To obstruct, hinder, or block someone's progress

ผิด

phìt — Wrong; incorrect; to make a mistake

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle seeking yes/no confirmation

ที่รัก

thîi rák — Dear; beloved; term of endearment for someone

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish for a positive outcome

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To; until; to reach; about a topic

เหตุการณ์

hèet-kaan — Event; incident; something that has happened

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry toward

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — Happiness; joy; state of being content

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward the speaker

สู่

sùu — To; toward; into a destination or state

จำนวน

jam-nuan — Number; quantity; amount of something

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms. title

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; what manner

กับ

kàp — With; and; together with someone or something

ประโยค

prà-yòok — Sentence; a grammatical unit of words

อ่าน

àan — To read text or written material

จบ

jòp — To finish; to complete; to end something

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things

ชัดเจน

chát jeen — Clear; obvious; distinct and easy to understand

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough; sufficient; as soon as

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; question particle for alternatives

ประกาศ

prà-kàat — To announce; to declare publicly

คาดหวัง

khâat wǎng — To expect; to anticipate a desired outcome

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative verb particle

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; indicates state or identity

น้องสะใภ้

nɔ́ɔng sà-phâi — Younger sister-in-law; brother's wife

มั่นใจ

mân jai — Confident; certain; sure about something

แน่วแน่

nɛ̂o nɛ̂ — Firm; resolute; determined in one's purpose

เฉยเมย

chəəi məəi — Indifferent; apathetic; showing no emotion

หาก

hàak — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction

สงสัย

sǒng sǎi — To doubt; to be suspicious or curious about

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-châat — Nature; natural character or innate quality

รู้สึก

rúu sʉ̀k — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ตั้งใจ

tâng jai — To intend; to be determined or focused

ปรารถนาดี

praat-tha-nǎa dii — To wish someone well; to have goodwill

เตือน

tʉan — To warn; to remind someone of something

ระวัง

rá-wang — To be careful; to watch out; to beware

คิดเห็น

khít hěn — Opinion; a view or perspective on something

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — Other; another; different from the current one

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Matter; story; topic or subject of discussion

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally

แน่นอน

nɛ̂ɛ nɔɔn — Certainly; of course; definitely true

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; due to; conjunction explaining reason

แตกต่าง

tɛ̀ɛk tàang — To differ; to be different from something else

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal action particle

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent

สิ้นเชิง

sîn chəəng — Completely; entirely; thoroughly; without exception

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to feel like doing

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively to something

ยินดี

yin dii — Glad; pleased; willing to do something

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

กี่

kìi — How many; interrogative for countable quantities

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of language or speech

มิส

mít — Miss; title for an unmarried woman

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to visually perceive

หลง

lǒng — To be infatuated; lost; to fall for someone

รัก

rák — To love; to feel deep affection for someone

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ɔng kaan — To need; to want; to require something

แต่งงาน

tɛ̀ɛng ngaan — To marry; to get married to someone

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in pursuit of

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

เมือง

mʉang — City; town; country or urban settlement

ดึง

dʉng — To pull; to draw toward; to attract

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to hold for future use

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pointing to something farther away

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort to do something

โน้มน้าว

nôom náao — To persuade; to convince someone to change mind

สนใจ

sǒn jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

ส่าย

sàai — To shake; to sway; to move side to side

หัว

hǔa — Head; top of the body or object

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; genuinely emphasizing something true

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; expresses obligation or advice

เชื่อ

chʉ̂a — To believe; to trust; to have faith in