Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

คุณนาย

khun naai — Respectful title for a married woman; 'Mrs.'

ซึ่ง

sʉng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive or obtain something

ทราบ

sâap — To know or be informed of something (polite)

ข่าว

khàao — News or information about recent events

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ส่วน

sùan — Part, portion, or section of something

ใหญ่

yài — Large, big, or major in size or importance

มา

maa — To come; also marks past or completed action

ก่อน

gòon — Before, prior, or first in time or order

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'

จาก

jàak — From; indicating origin, source, or departure

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix; act or process of doing something

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; place or relative clause marker

และ

láe — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; also marks past or achieved action

มี

mii — To have; indicates possession or existence

จดหมาย

jòt-maai — A letter; written correspondence sent to someone

โต้ตอบ

tôo-tòp — To correspond, reply, or exchange responses

กับ

gàp — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or relation

เธอ

təə — She, her, or you (informal, often feminine)

ก็

gôo — Also, then, too; discourse particle for continuity

ตอบ

tòp — To answer, reply, or respond to someone

น้องสาว

nóong saao — Younger sister; female sibling younger than oneself

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limits quantity or degree

สั้นๆ

sân sân — Briefly, shortly; in a short or concise manner

ด้วย

dûuai — With, also, too; indicates inclusion or addition

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix; state, quality, or feeling

เห็นใจ

hěn jai — To sympathize or feel compassion for someone

หลานสาว

lǎan saao — Niece or granddaughter; younger female relative

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so, thus; indicates result or consequence

เบี่ยง

bìiang — To divert, deflect, or steer away from something

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Topic, story, matter, or subject being discussed

สนทนา

sǒn-tha-naa — To converse or have a discussion with others

ไป

pai — To go; also marks action directed away from speaker

เสีย

sǐia — Particle indicating disposal or loss; to lose/spoil

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, or remain at a place or state

ตาม

taam — According to, following, along; to follow after

ลำพัง

lam-phang — Alone, by oneself, without others' company

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

ภายหลัง

phaai lǎng — Afterward, later, subsequently in time

พูด

phûut — To speak or talk; to express something verbally

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach, arrive at; about, concerning a topic

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

มาก

mâak — Much, many, very; indicates large degree or quantity

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, increase; directional particle indicating rise

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or seem; to observe something

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like, similar to, as if; indicates resemblance

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

นั่น

nân — That (thing over there); distal demonstrative pronoun

น่า

nâa — Should, ought to; indicates expectation or likelihood

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense or intention marker

คู่

khûu — A pair or couple; two matched people or things

เหมาะสม

mòo som — Suitable, appropriate, fitting for a situation

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For, intended for; indicates purpose or recipient

กล่าว

glàao — To say, state, or mention (formal speech)

ฉัน

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

เสียใจ

sǐia jai — To be sad, sorry, or regretful about something

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or informally people

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle for present/future

ผล

phǒn — Result, outcome, or fruit of an action

แต่

tàe — But, however; adversative conjunction showing contrast

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, or matter (general noun classifier)

เหล่า

lào — These, those; plural marker or group classifier

เกิด

gəət — To happen, occur, or be born

บ่อย

bòi — Often, frequently; occurring many times

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance; classifier for occurrences or times

เหลือ

lʉ̌a — To remain, be left over; surplus beyond what's needed

เกิน

gəən — To exceed, surpass, or be more than expected

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; referring to the male gender

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man; a male in the prime of youth

อย่าง

yàang — Like, as, in the manner of; type or kind

คุณ

khun — You (polite); also honorific title of respect

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe, narrate, or give an account of

ตก

tòk — To fall; also used in idiomatic expressions

หลุมรัก

lǔm rák — To fall in love; the pit or trap of love

สาว

sǎao — Young woman, girl; female in youthful years

สวย

sǔai — Beautiful, pretty; attractive in appearance

ง่ายดาย

ngâai daai — Easily, effortlessly; done without difficulty

กี่

gìi — How many; interrogative word for quantity

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — Week; a period of seven consecutive days

เหตุ

hèet — Cause, reason, or factor behind an event

บังเอิญ

bang-əən — Accidentally, by chance, coincidentally

พราก

phrâak — To separate or part someone from something forcibly

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

ออก

òok — Out, away; directional particle or to exit

กัน

gan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective marker

ลืม

lʉum — To forget; to fail to remember something

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; used to introduce examples

จน

jon — Until, to the point of; also means poor/destitute

แน่วแน่

nâeo nâe — Firmly resolved, steadfast, unwavering in determination

แบบ

bàep — Style, pattern, type, or manner of doing something

ปลอบใจ

plòop jai — To comfort or console someone who is upset

ดี

dii — Good, well, nice; positive quality or condition

ใช้

cháai — To use, utilize, or employ something

พวกเรา

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

เจ็บปวด

jèp pùat — To hurt, feel pain; physical or emotional suffering

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because, since; gives reason or cause for action

ค่อย

khôi — Gradually, slowly; in a mild or gentle manner

นัก

nák — Very, much; intensifier often used with negation

แทรกแซง

sɛ̀ɛk sɛɛng — To intervene or interfere in others' affairs

เพื่อน

phʉ̂an — Friend; a person one knows and trusts

ฝูง

fùung — Flock, herd, crowd; classifier for groups of animals

โน้มน้าว

nôom náao — To persuade or convince someone of something

ผู้

phûu — Person, one who; nominalizer for people or agents

ทรัพย์สมบัติ

sáp som-bàt — Wealth, assets, fortune; material possessions and property

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker meaning to let or make

เลิก

ləək — To stop, quit, or end a habit or relationship

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have a thought

หญิง

yǐng — Woman, female; referring to the female gender

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her, they; third-person pronoun

หลง

lǒng — To be infatuated, lost, or misled by something

รัก

rák — To love; deep affection for a person or thing

แรงกล้า

rɛɛng glâa — Strong, intense, fervent; powerful in feeling or action

วัน

wan — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

สำนวน

sǎm-nuan — Idiom, expression, or figurative phrase in language

ช่าง

châang — How (exclamatory); skilled worker; intensifier of quality

ซ้ำซาก

sám sàak — Repetitive, monotonous; done over and over again

จำเจ

jam jee — Routine, tediously repetitive, lacking variety

คลุมเครือ

khlum khrʉa — Vague, ambiguous, unclear in meaning or expression

ชัดเจน

chát jen — Clear, distinct, explicit; easy to understand

แทบ

thâep — Almost, nearly, barely; very close to a limit

ความหมาย

khwaam maai — Meaning, significance, or definition of a word

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

แก่

gàe — To, for (indirect object); also means old/elderly

เลย

ləəi — At all, ever, so; intensifier or dismissive particle

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, right; cheap; passive voice marker

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or carry something somewhere

รู้สึก

rúu sʉ̀k — To feel, sense, or be aware of an emotion

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; to be acquainted with a person

ครึ่ง

khrʉ̂ng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

ชั่วโมง

chûa moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

พอๆ

phɔɔ phɔɔ — About as much, roughly equal; comparatively similar

ผูกพัน

phùuk phan — To be attached, bonded, or emotionally tied to

แท้จริง

thâe jing — Truly, genuinely, in reality; authentic or real

บอก

bòok — To tell, inform, or say something to someone

หน่อย

nòi — A little, a bit; softening particle in requests

เถิด

thəət — Please do; particle urging or encouraging an action

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or relative indefinite pronoun