Pride and Prejudice — Page 2

Vocabulary

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally

แน่ใจ

nâe-jai — To be certain or sure about something

ว่า

wâa — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâi — Did not; negates past actions or denies ability

รู้สึก

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

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in that manner or such a way

แต่

tàe — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

เขา

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

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

ชาย

chaai — Man, male; referring to a male person

ที่

thîi — That, which; relative pronoun or location marker

น่าคบหา

nâa-khóp-hǎa — Agreeable, worth associating with; pleasant companion

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker placed after adjective

เท่าที่

thâo-thîi — As far as, to the extent that; limiting phrase

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; indicating past experience or habit

พบ

phóp — To meet, encounter, or come across someone

มา

maa — To come; also a verb aspect marker indicating continuity

โดย

dooi — By, through; preposition indicating means or agent

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — To have none; there is no, lacking something

ข้อเปรียบเทียบ

khôo-prìiap-thiap — Comparison, point of comparison between two things

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any whatsoever; emphasizing an indefinite reference

และ

láe — And; conjunction joining words or clauses together

หาก

hàak — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause

ผูกพัน

phùuk-phan — To be attached, bonded, or emotionally connected to someone

กับ

kàp — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; adverb-forming word indicating manner

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Seriously, earnestly; with genuine intent or seriousness

คิดว่า

khít-wâa — To think that; to hold an opinion or belief

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker before verbs

ดีกว่า

dii-kwàa — Better than; comparative form of good

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

เห็น

hěn — To see, notice, or visually perceive something

ถึง

thǔeng — To, until, about; preposition indicating destination or topic

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ไม่รอบคอบ

mâi-rôop-khôop — Imprudent, careless; lacking careful thought or caution

ใน

nai — In, within, inside; preposition of location

เรื่องนี้

rûeang-níi — This matter, this affair, this issue

โอ้

ôo — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title of respect

น่าชิงชัง

nâa-ching-chang — Detestable, hateful; deserving contempt or strong dislike

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ความคิดเห็น

khwaam-khít-hěn — Opinion, view; one's expressed thought on a matter

ของ

khǎawng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

บิดา

bì-daa — Father; formal or literary word for one's father

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; indicates possession or existence

ต่อ

tòo — Toward, against, per; preposition with multiple uses

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun for distant reference

เกียรติ

kìiat — Honor, prestige, dignity; one's respected reputation

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang-yîng — Greatly, extremely; to a very high degree

แก่

kàe — To, for; preposition indicating recipient, also means old

เป็นทุกข์

pen-thúk — To suffer, be distressed, feel sorrow or anguish

ต้อง

tôong — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity

สูญเสีย

suun-sǐia — To lose something permanently; to suffer a loss

สิ่งนั้น

sìng-nán — That thing; referring to a previously mentioned thing

ไป

pai — To go; also a directional verb complement away from speaker

อย่างไรก็ตาม

yàang-rai-kôo-taam — However, nevertheless; despite that, used to contrast ideas

ก็

kôo — Also, then, still; particle showing continuation or concession

ลำเอียง

lam-iang — Biased, partial; showing unfair favoritism toward someone

เข้าข้าง

khâo-khâang — To take sides with; to favor or side with someone

โดยสรุป

dooi-sà-rùp — In summary, to conclude; used when summarizing a point

แล้ว

láaeo — Already, then; past aspect marker or sequence connector

คุณป้า

khun-pâa — Aunt; polite term for an older female relative

ที่รัก

thîi-rák — Dear, beloved; affectionate term of address

เสียใจ

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

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; intensifier of degree or quantity

เหตุ

hèet — Reason, cause; the basis or origin of something

ให้

hâi — To give; causative marker or purpose preposition

ใคร

khrai — Who, whoever, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

หมู่

mùu — Group, cluster; among a group of people

พวกคุณ

phûak-khun — You all, you guys; plural second-person pronoun

เมื่อ

mûea — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction or preposition

เรา

rao — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, live; indicating location or continuous state

ทุกวัน

thúk-wan — Every day; indicating a daily recurring action

เมื่อใด

mûea-dai — Whenever, at what time; temporal interrogative or connector

ก็ตาม

kôo-taam — No matter, regardless; used to express concession

ความรัก

khwaam-rák — Love; the abstract feeling of romantic or deep affection

คน

khon — Person, people; general classifier and noun for human

หนุ่มสาว

nùm-sǎao — Young people; referring to youth of both genders

มัก

mák — Often, tend to; indicates habitual or frequent action

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive marker or means correct/cheap

ยับยั้ง

yáp-yáng — To restrain, suppress, or hold back from action

ด้วย

dûai — With, also, by means of; multi-use connective particle

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes; the act of

ขาดแคลน

khàat-khlaen — To lack, be scarce; a shortage of essential resources

ทรัพย์สมบัติ

sáp-sǒm-bàt — Wealth, property, possessions; material assets one owns

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, at once; without any delay

จาก

jàak — From, since; preposition indicating origin or departure

หมั้นหมาย

mân-mǎai — To be engaged; formally promised in marriage

กัน

kan — Each other, together; reciprocal or collective particle

สัญญา

sǎn-yaa — Promise, contract; a formal or personal commitment

ได้

dâi — Can, able to; past tense marker or permission indicator

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way; interrogative asking about manner

ฉลาด

chà-làat — Clever, smart, intelligent; having sharp mental ability

กว่า

kwàa — Than, more than; comparative particle for comparison

เพื่อนมนุษย์

phûean-má-nút — Fellow human beings; other people sharing humanity

มากมาย

mâak-maai — Plenty, a great deal; a large quantity of something

เหล่านั้น

lào-nán — Those; plural demonstrative referring to a distant group

ล่อใจ

lôo-jai — To tempt, entice, or lure someone's desire

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives or asking yes/no

รู้

rúu — To know, to have knowledge or awareness of something

ต้านทาน

tâan-thaan — To resist, withstand; to oppose a force or temptation

ดังนั้น

dang-nán — Therefore, so, thus; indicating a logical conclusion

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; general noun for any item

เดียว

diao — Single, only one; indicating uniqueness or solitude

คือ

khuue — Is, namely; equating or defining two things

รีบร้อน

rîip-rón — Hasty, hurried, rushed; acting with excessive urgency

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe, trust; to have faith in someone or something

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself, yourself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

สนใจ

sǒn-jai — To be interested in; to show curiosity or attention

อันดับแรก

an-dàp-râek — First place, first priority; the very first in order

ร่วม

rûuam — Together, jointly; to join or participate collectively

ฝันเพ้อ

fǎn-phóe — To daydream, fantasize; to indulge in idle wishful thinking

ดี

dii — Good, nice, well; general adjective of positive quality

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe; indicating possibility or uncertainty

คง

khong — Probably, likely; expressing reasonable probability or certainty

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

ไม่สนับสนุน

mâi-sà-nàp-sà-nǔn — To not support, not endorse or approve of something

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — Here, in this place; indicating the current location

บ่อย

bòoi — Often, frequently; happening many times regularly

นัก

nák — Very, extremely; intensifier following adjective or verb

เช่นนี้

chên-níi — Like this, in this manner; referring to current situation

อย่างน้อย

yàang-nóoi — At least; indicating the minimum acceptable amount or degree

ไม่ควร

mâi-khuuan — Should not, ought not; expressing impropriety or inadvisability

เตือนความจำ

tueam-khwaam-jam — To remind, jog the memory; prompting someone to remember

แม่

mâe — Mother, mom; one's female parent

เชิญ

chooen — To invite, please; polite invitation or request

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to, resembling; indicating similarity

วันก่อน

wan-kòon — The other day; a recent day in the past

กล่าว

klàao — To say, state, remark; formal verb for speaking

พร้อม

phróom — Ready, along with; indicating preparedness or accompaniment

รอยยิ้ม

rooi-yím — A smile; the expression of happiness on one's face

รู้ตัว

rúu-tua — To be aware, to realize; to know one's own situation

จริง

jing — True, real, genuine; indicating truth or authenticity

มากๆ

mâak-mâak — Very much, a lot; intensified form of much or many

ละเว้น

lá-wén — To refrain from, omit, exempt; to leave something out

สำหรับ

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