Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

Vocabulary

ขอ

khɔ̌ — To request or ask for something politely

ถาม

thǎam — To ask a question

หน่อย

nɔ̀i — A little; softens requests or statements

คุณ

khun — You; polite pronoun or title for adults

ป้า

pâa — Aunt; older woman, paternal or maternal

ที่

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

รัก

rák — To love; feel deep affection for someone

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

เรื่อง

rʉ̂ang — Matter, story, topic, or subject of discussion

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

สมรส

sǒm-rót — Marriage; the union of two people formally

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ความ

khwaam — Prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives or verbs

แตกต่าง

tɛ̀ɛk-tàang — To differ, be different from something else

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — Between, among, or during a period

แรง

rɛɛng — Strong, forceful; strength or strong motivation

จูงใจ

juung-jai — To motivate; an incentive driving someone's actions

เห็น

hěn — To see or perceive visually

แก่

kɛ̀ɛ — Old, aged; also a preposition meaning 'to/for'

เงิน

ngən — Money; also the word for silver

กับ

kàp — With, and; connecting people or things together

รอบคอบ

rɔ̂op-khɔ̂op — Careful, cautious, thorough in thinking or action

อยู่

yùu — To be, to live, to stay somewhere

ตรง

trong — Straight, direct, exactly at a point

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; question word for location or choice

สิ้นสุด

sîn-sùt — To end, terminate, come to a conclusion

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

โลภ

lôop — Greedy; excessive desire for wealth or gain

เริ่มต้น

rə̂əm-tôn — To begin, start something from the beginning

คริสต์มาส

khrít-mâat — Christmas; Christian holiday celebrated on December 25th

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; indicates completed action or sequence

กลัว

klua — To fear, be afraid of something or someone

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clauses

เขา

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

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

แต่งงาน

tɛ̀ng-ngaan — To get married; enter into matrimony

หนู

nǔu — Mouse; also humble first-person pronoun for young speakers

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; gives reason or explanation for something

มัน

man — It; informal third-person pronoun for things or animals

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or ability

ไม่

mâi — No, not; general negation marker in Thai

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

ตอน

tɔɔn — Period, episode, moment; a portion of time

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; present progressive aspect marker

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try, make an effort toward a goal

จีบ

jìip — To court, flirt with, or woo someone romantically

สาว

sǎao — Young woman, girl; female in youth

มี

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

เพียง

phiiang — Only, merely, just a limited amount

หมื่น

mʉ̀ʉn — Ten thousand; Thai numerical unit

ปอนด์

pɔɔn — Pound; British currency unit or unit of weight

จึง

jʉng — Therefore, so, consequently; indicates result or conclusion

อยาก

yàak — To want, desire, wish to do something

สรุป

sà-rùp — To summarize, conclude, wrap up information

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause or hypothesis

บอก

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

ฉัน

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

สัก

sàk — Just, a bit; softens requests; also to tattoo

ที

thii — Time, occasion, instance; also used as 'once'

แบบ

bɛ̀ɛp — Style, type, kind, pattern, or manner

ได้

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

รู้

rúu — To know, to be aware of something

ควร

khuuan — Should, ought to; expresses moral recommendation

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or reflect on something

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, way, manner; like, as; type of something

ไร

rai — What; informal question word, contracted form

เชื่อ

chʉ̂a — To believe, trust, have faith in something

เธอ

thəə — You, she; second or third-person pronoun, familiar

ดี

dii — Good, fine, nice; positive quality or state

มาก

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

คน

khon — Person, people; human being, classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number one or a single item

ข้อ

khɔ̂ — Point, clause, item, joint; a distinct element

เสีย

sǐia — Broken, ruined, wasted; also a perfective particle

อะไร

à-rai — What; question word asking about things

ให้

hâi — To give; to let, allow, or cause someone

สนใจ

sǒn-jai — To be interested in something or someone

เลย

ləəi — At all, ever; so, therefore; right away

แม้

mɛ́ɛ — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

น้อย

nɔ́oi — Little, few, small amount of something

จน

jon — Until; poor, destitute; to the point that

กระทั่ง

krà-thâng — Until, even, up to; emphasizes extent or inclusion

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; one's existence or living experience

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ปู่

pùu — Paternal grandfather; father's father

ทำ

tham — To do, make, perform an action

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, get something given

มรดก

mɔɔ-rá-dòk — Inheritance; assets passed down after someone's death

ก้อน

kɔ̂ɔn — Lump, chunk; classifier for solid rounded objects

ใช่

châi — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation word

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; question word asking for a reason

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation

เล่า

lâo — To narrate, tell a story; also a question particle

เอา

ao — To take, want, get; versatile informal verb

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; seat of emotions and intentions

ใส่

sài — To put in, wear, place something into something

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, something; general noun for items

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason, rationale, justification for an action

พอ

phɔɔ — Enough, sufficient; just as, when (time)

ๆ

(repetition mark) — Repetition mark indicating plural or repeated word

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle

ดู

duu — To look, watch, observe something visually

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Similar to, like, same as something else

สมควร

sǒm-khuuan — Appropriate, fitting, deserving; morally suitable

หัน

hǎn — To turn around, face a different direction

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away from speaker

เร็ว

reo — Fast, quick, soon; moving at high speed

นัก

nák — Very, excessively; also expert or specialist person

หลัง

lǎng — After, behind, back; rear part or later time

จาก

jàak — From, since; indicates origin or separation point

เหตุการณ์

hèet-kaan — Event, incident, occurrence happening at some time

ชาย

chaai — Male, man; masculine person or side/edge

สถานการณ์

sà-thǎan-kaan — Situation, circumstance, state of current affairs

ลำบาก

lam-bàak — Difficult, troublesome, hard; causing inconvenience

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a specific period or moment

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

มารยาท

maa-rá-yâat — Manners, etiquette, polite social behavior

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; which/that

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful, elegant, graceful in appearance

ทั้ง

tháng — All, both, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several, numerous; more than a few

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — Other, another, else; different from this one

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expresses uncertainty or possibility

ปฏิบัติ

pà-tì-bàt — To practice, carry out, conduct, perform duties

คัดค้าน

khát-kháan — To object, oppose, protest against something

พวก

phûak — Group, gang, bunch; classifier for groups of people

เรา

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

กระทำ

krà-tham — To act, commit, perform a deed or action

ถูก

thùuk — Correct, right; cheap; passive marker in sentences

แสดง

sà-dɛɛng — To show, display, perform, or demonstrate something

เอง

eeng — Self, oneself; by oneself, on one's own

บกพร่อง

bòk-phrɔ̂ng — Deficient, flawed, lacking; having a shortcoming

บาง

baang — Some, certain; thin; a few among many

สติปัญญา

sà-tì-pan-yaa — Intelligence, wisdom, mental faculty and understanding

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; question particle at end of yes/no questions

รู้สึก

rúu-sʉ̀k — To feel, sense an emotion or physical sensation

ก็

kɔ̂ — Also, then, well; discourse particle linking clauses

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — To cry, shout, sing; vocalize emotionally

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, rise, increase; directional particle going upward

ตาม

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

โง่

ngôo — Stupid, foolish, dumb; lacking intelligence