Pride and Prejudice — Page 2

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

กังวล

kang-won — To worry or feel anxious about something

ที่จะ

thî ja — That will; used before a verb to indicate future

หลีกเลี่ยง

lîik-lîiang — To avoid or evade something intentionally

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

สังเกตเห็น

sǎng-gèet hěn — To notice or observe something carefully

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

บรรดา

ban-daa — All of; referring to a group collectively

ญาติ

yâat — Relative or family member by blood or marriage

ด้วย

dûuay — Also; with; by means of

ความเชื่อมั่น

khwaam-chûua-mân — Confidence; firm belief in something or someone

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a reported clause

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that (formal conditional)

พวกเขา

phûuak-khao — They; referring to a group of people

เห็น

hěn — To see or perceive visually

จากไป

jàak pai — To leave or go away from a place

ย่อม

yâawm — Naturally would; inevitably (formal particle)

เดา

dao — To guess or speculate without certainty

ออก

àawk — Out; to exit; away from a place

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; regarding

ความตั้งใจ

khwaam-tâng-jai — Intention; determination; purpose behind an action

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; to get or obtain

ไม่ยาก

mâi yâak — Not difficult; easy to do or understand

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ไม่ต้องการ

mâi tâawng-kaan — To not want or not need something

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative particle

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

เรื่อง

rûueang — Story; matter; topic; affair; issue

ความพยายาม

khwaam-pha-yaa-yaam — Effort; attempt; trying hard to achieve something

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

จนกว่า

jon-gwàa — Until; up to the point when something happens

จะ

ja — Will; going to (future tense marker)

ผล

phǒn — Result; outcome; fruit of an action

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise; also; the same as well

เพราะ

phráw — Because; due to the reason that

แม้

máe — Even though; although; even if

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

มั่นใจ

mân-jai — Confident; certain; sure about something

เกือบ

gùueap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching a point

สนิท

sà-nìt — Close; intimate; having a tight bond

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason; rationale; logical justification for something

อันสมควร

an sǒm-khuuan — Appropriate; fitting; as deserved or warranted

เนื่องจาก

nûueang-jàak — Due to; because of; owing to a cause

ให้กำลังใจ

hâi-gam-lang-jai — To encourage; to give moral support to someone

พอสมควร

phaaw sǒm-khuuan — Fairly; reasonably; to a moderate extent

แต่

tàe — But; however; yet (contrasting conjunction)

ก็

gâaw — Also; then; still (discourse filler particle)

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action

ค่อนข้าง

khâwn-khâang — Rather; quite; fairly (degree adverb)

ขาด

khàat — To lack; to be missing; to cut or break

ความมั่นใจ

khwaam-mân-jai — Self-confidence; certainty; assurance in oneself

นับตั้งแต่

náp-tâng-tàe — Since; starting from a particular point in time

เหตุการณ์

hèet-kaan — Event; incident; occurrence that took place

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

วันพุธ

wan-phút — Wednesday; the fourth day of the week

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang-rai-gâaw-taam — However; nevertheless; regardless of the situation

การต้อนรับ

kaan-tâawn-ráp — Reception; welcome; act of receiving guests

ที่

thîi — At; which; that; place (relative particle)

ได้รับ

dâi-ráp — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; to have a condition

สิ่ง

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

น่าพอใจ

nâa-phaaw-jai — Pleasing; satisfying; giving a pleasant feeling

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang-yîng — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

มองเห็น

maawng-hěn — To be able to see; to catch sight of

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a point

หน้าต่าง

nâa-tàang — Window; an opening in a wall with glass

ชั้นบน

chán-bon — Upper floor; upstairs level of a building

ขณะที่

khà-nà-thîi — While; at the moment that; during the time

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot

มุ่งหน้า

mûng-nâa — To head toward; to make one's way to

มายัง

maa-yang — Coming to; toward; in the direction of

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; one's place of residence

รีบ

rîip — To hurry; to rush; to do quickly

ออกไป

àawk-pai — To go out; to exit and proceed away

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately; right away; without any delay

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

บังเอิญ

bang-ooen — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally happening

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone

ทางเดิน

thaang-dooen — Walkway; path; passage for walking through

เธอ

thooe — She; her; you (informal, often feminine)

แทบ

tháep — Almost; barely; hardly (near-limit adverb)

ไม่

mâi — No; not (negation particle for present actions)

กล้า

glâa — To dare; to be brave enough to act

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish for a desired outcome

ความรัก

khwaam-rák — Love; deep affection for another person

ความไพเราะ

khwaam-phai-ráw — Pleasantness; melodiousness; beauty of sound or words

ถ้อยคำ

thâawy-kham — Words; speech; the language used in communication

อัน

an — Item classifier; which; that (relative pronoun)

มากมาย

mâak-maai — Numerous; plentiful; a great deal of something

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; such; in that manner

รอ

raaw — To wait; to stay until something happens

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to live; continuous aspect marker

ที่นั่น

thîi-nân — There; at that place; over there

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or point in time

อันสั้น

an-sân — Short; brief; not lasting a long time

พอ

phaaw — Enough; sufficient; just right

คำพูด

kham-phûut — Speech; spoken words; verbal expression

ยืดยาว

yûuet-yaao — Long-winded; lengthy; drawn out in duration

อนุญาต

a-nú-yâat — To permit; to allow; to give official permission

ทุกสิ่ง

thúk-sìng — Everything; all things without exception

ตกลงกัน

tok-long-gan — To agree with each other; to reach an agreement

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between; among; during a period of time

ทั้งสอง

tháng-sǎawng — Both; the two together; each of the pair

พึงพอใจ

phueng-phaaw-jai — To be satisfied; to feel contentment or pleasure

ทั้งคู่

tháng-khûu — Both of them; the two together as a pair

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something occurred

ก้าวเข้า

gâao-khâo — To step into; to enter by stepping forward

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle forward

อ้อนวอน

âawn-waawn — To plead; to beg earnestly and emotionally

อย่างจริงจัง

yàang-jing-jang — Seriously; earnestly; in a sincere and firm manner

บอก

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

วัน

wan — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make someone feel or do something

ชาย

chaai — Man; male person; the male gender

มีความสุข

mii-khwaam-sùk — To be happy; to have happiness or contentment

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker; to the greatest degree

คำขอ

kham-khǎaw — Request; a formal or informal ask for something

ต้อง

tâawng — Must; have to; need to do something

ถูก

thùuk — To be; passive marker; correct; cheap

เลื่อน

lûuean — To postpone; to delay; to move to later time

ก่อน

gàawn — Before; first; prior to another event

ตอนนี้

taawn-níi — Now; at this moment; currently

สตรี

sà-trii — Woman; female (formal or literary term)

ผู้นั้น

phûu-nán — That person; the one referred to earlier

ไม่รู้สึก

mâi-rúu-sùek — To not feel; to lack a particular emotion

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish to do something

เล่นตัว

lên-tuua — To play hard to get; to act coy deliberately

กับ

gàp — With; and; to (connecting or pairing particle)

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — Happiness; joy; a state of contentment

ความโง่เขลา

khwaam-ngôo-khǎo — Foolishness; stupidity; lack of wisdom or sense

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-châat — Nature; the natural world; innate character

ประทาน

prà-thaan — To bestow; to grant (formal/royal giving verb)

ปกป้อง

pòk-pâawng — To protect; to defend; to guard from harm

การเกี้ยวพาราสี

kaan-gîiao-phaa-raa-sii — Courtship; the act of wooing a romantic partner

เสน่ห์

sà-nèh — Charm; attractiveness; magnetic appeal of a person

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; of any kind at all

อาจ

àat — May; might; possibly (modal of possibility)

ผู้หญิง

phûu-yǐng — Woman; female person; a lady

มัน

man — It; that thing; third person (informal/things)

ดำเนิน

dam-nooen — To proceed; to conduct; to carry on forward

ต่อไป

tàaw-pai — To continue; onward; further from this point

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun in formal Thai

ยอมรับ

yaawm-ráp — To accept; to admit; to acknowledge something

เพียง

phiiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

ความปรารถนา

khwaam-prààt-thà-nǎa — Desire; wish; a deep longing for something

บริสุทธิ์

baaw-rí-sùt — Pure; innocent; clean and untainted

ไม่เห็นแก่ตัว

mâi-hěn-gàe-tuua — Unselfish; altruistic; not putting oneself first

มี

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

บ้านมีเรือน

bâan-mii-ruuean — Household; having a home and family establishment

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâi — Did not; cannot; negates past or ability

ใส่ใจ

sài-jai — To care about; to pay attention; to mind

เร็ว

réo — Fast; quick; soon; with speed

แค่ไหน

khâe-nǎi — How much; to what extent; how far