Pride and Prejudice — Page 1

Vocabulary

ภาพประกอบ

phâap prà-kàawp — Illustration or accompanying image in a text

ชัยชนะ

chai-chá-ná — Victory; triumph over an opponent or challenge

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to someone or something

อัน

an — A classifier; also used as a relative pronoun

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ผล

phǒn — Result; outcome of an action or event

จาก

jàak — From; originating from a source or place

คำเชิญ

kham chəən — Invitation; a formal request to attend something

ครั้งนี้

khrâng níi — This time; referring to the current occasion

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

สมบูรณ์แบบ

sǒm-buun bàaep — Perfect; complete in every aspect or detail

ยิ่งนัก

yîng nák — Extremely; to a very great degree

อำนาจ

am-nâat — Power; authority or control over others

ใน

nai — In; inside or within a place or context

การ

gaan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

อวด

ùat — To show off; to boast about something proudly

ความยิ่งใหญ่

khwaam yîng yài — Greatness; grandeur or magnificence of status

ผู้อุปถัมภ์

phûu ùp-pà-tham — Patron; a person who supports or sponsors another

เขา

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

ให้แก่

hâi kàae — To give to; directed toward a recipient

บรรดา

ban-daa — All the; used before a group of people or things

แขก

khàaek — Guest; a visitor welcomed into a place

ผู้มาเยือน

phûu maa yəən — Visitor; someone who comes to see a place

ที่

thîi — That; relative pronoun or place marker

แปลกใจ

plàaek jai — Surprised; feeling wonder at something unexpected

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow or cause something to happen

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; referring to a group of people

ได้เห็น

dâai hěn — To have seen; to witness or observe something

ความสุภาพ

khwaam sù-phâap — Politeness; the quality of being courteous

นาง

naang — Mrs.; title for a married woman

ที่มี

thîi mii — That has; possessing a certain quality

ต่อ

tàaw — Toward; in relation to or continuing something

ตัวเขา

tua khǎo — Himself or herself; emphasizing the person

ภรรยา

phan-rá-yaa — Wife; a female spouse in a marriage

คือ

khəə — Is; equals or means (definitional verb)

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; an object or matter of some kind

ปรารถนา

praat-thá-nǎa — To desire; to wish or long for something

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

โดยตลอด

dooi tà-làawt — Throughout; consistently over a whole period

โอกาส

oo-gàat — Opportunity; a favorable chance or occasion

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that; such as what was described

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

มาถึง

maa thǔeng — To arrive; to reach a destination or moment

เร็ว

reeo — Fast; quickly or sooner than expected

เพียงนี้

phiang níi — This soon; only this much in terms of time

ถือเป็น

thǔue pen — To be considered; regarded as something

ตัวอย่าง

tua yàang — Example; a sample representing a general case

ความกรุณา

khwaam gà-rú-naa — Kindness; the quality of being benevolent

ลดตัว

lót tua — To lower oneself; to condescend graciously

ไม่รู้

mâi rúu — Do not know; lack of knowledge or awareness

ชื่นชม

chʉ̂ʉn chom — To admire; to appreciate or praise something

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what manner or to what extent

เพียงพอ

phiang phɔɔ — Enough; sufficient in amount or degree

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá-jâo — I; formal first-person pronoun in Thai

ขอยอมรับ

khǎaw yɔɔm ráp — I must admit; to acknowledge a fact openly

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to speak or state something formally

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a quoted or reported statement

คง

khong — Probably; likely or expected to be the case

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation of a verb or adjective

เลย

ləəi — At all; emphasizes negation or unexpectedness

แม้แต่น้อย

máae tàae nɔ́ɔi — Not even a little; not in the slightest

หาก

hàak — If; a conditional conjunction in Thai

ท่านเลดี้

thân lee-dîi — Your Ladyship; respectful address for a noblewoman

เชิญ

chəən — To invite; to formally request someone's presence

เรา

rao — We or I; first-person pronoun (singular or plural)

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

ดื่มชา

dʉ̀ʉm chaa — To drink tea; have tea as a social activity

ใช้เวลา

chái wee-laa — To spend time; to use a period for something

ยามเย็น

yaam yen — Evening; the time of day after afternoon

วันอาทิตย์

wan aa-thít — Sunday; the first or last day of the week

ค่อนข้าง

khɔ̂ɔn khâang — Rather; somewhat or fairly to a degree

คาดหวัง

khâat wǎng — To expect; to anticipate something with hope

อยู่แล้ว

yùu láaeo — Already; indicating something exists or is settled

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know someone; to be acquainted with them

ความอ่อนโยน

khwaam àawn yoon — Gentleness; a soft and kind manner or nature

สิ่งนั้น

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

เกิดขึ้น

gəət khʉ̂n — To happen; to occur or come into existence

แต่

tàae — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

ใคร

khrai — Who; asking about or referring to a person

เล่า

lâo — Particle emphasizing a rhetorical or wondering question

คาดเดา

khâat dao — To guess; to speculate without certain knowledge

ได้

dâai — Can; able to, or indicates past/completed action

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive; to obtain or be given something

ความใส่ใจ

khwaam sài jai — Attention; care and consideration given to someone

เช่นนี้

chên níi — Like this; such as what is described now

นึกฝัน

nʉ́k fǎn — To dream of; to imagine or fantasize about something

รับประทานอาหาร

ráp prà-thaan aa-hǎan — To eat a meal; formal expression for dining

ที่นั่น

thîi nân — There; at that specific place or location

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ยิ่งไปกว่านั้น

yîng pai gwàa nán — Furthermore; moreover, beyond what was said

ยัง

yang — Still; also, or yet, depending on context

ครอบคลุม

khrɔ̂ɔp khlum — To cover; to include or encompass a whole group

ทั้ง

tháng — All; entire or both, indicating totality

คณะ

khá-ná — Group; a party or delegation of people together

ทันที

than thii — Immediately; right away without any delay

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following an event in time

ท่าน

thân — You; respectful second or third-person pronoun

กับ

gàp — With; together with or and (joining nouns)

น้อยลง

nɔ́ɔi long — Less; decreasing in amount or degree

ไปอีก

pai ìik — Even more; additionally further in some direction

ตอบ

tàawp — To answer; to respond to a question or remark

เพราะ

phráw — Because; giving reason or cause for something

ความรู้

khwaam rúu — Knowledge; information or understanding one possesses

ที่ว่า

thîi wâa — That; introducing a clause explaining something prior

มารยาท

maa-rá-yâat — Manners; polite social behavior and etiquette

ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่

phûu yîng yài — A great person; someone of high status or power

เช่นไร

chên rai — How; in what way or manner (literary usage)

จริงๆ

jing jing — Truly; really or genuinely emphasizing truth

สถานะ

sà-thǎa-ná — Status; one's rank or position in society

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; the existence or way of living of someone

เปิดโอกาส

pəət oo-gàat — To open an opportunity; to allow a chance

ได้เรียนรู้

dâai rian rúu — To have learned; to acquire knowledge through experience

แวดวง

wàaet wong — Circle; a social sphere or group of people

ราชสำนัก

râat-chá-sǎm-nák — Royal court; the official household of a monarch

การอบรมสั่งสอน

gaan òp-rom sàng-sɔ̌ɔn — Education and moral instruction; upbringing and training

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; used to describe how something is done

สง่างาม

sà-ngâa ngaam — Elegant; graceful and dignified in appearance

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; negation asserting something is untrue

เรื่องแปลก

rʉ̂ang plàaek — A strange matter; something unusual or surprising

แทบจะ

thâaep jà — Almost; very nearly but not quite the case

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; lacking or without something

เรื่องอื่นใด

rʉ̂ang ʉ̀ʉn dai — Any other matter; anything else aside from this

ถูก

thùuk — To be (passive marker); also means correct or cheap

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; to speak about a topic or person

ตลอด

tà-làawt — Throughout; all the way across a time or space

ทั้งวัน

tháng wan — All day; for the entire duration of a day

เช้า

cháo — Morning; the early part of the day

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period or daytime generally

รุ่งขึ้น

rûng khʉ̂n — The next day; the following morning after today

นอกจาก

nâawk jàak — Except for; apart from or in addition to

ไปเยือน

pai yəən — To visit; to go and see a place or person

คอย

khɔɔi — To wait; to stay in anticipation of something

อธิบาย

à-thí-baai — To explain; to make something clear or understood

อย่างละเอียด

yàang lá-ìat — In detail; thoroughly and with careful description

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; about, or until a point or topic

ควร

khuuan — Should; expressing recommendation or obligation

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

ภาพ

phâap — Picture; an image or visual representation

ห้องโถง

hɔ̂ng thǒong — Hall; a large room or entrance corridor in a building

วิจิตร

wí-jìt — Exquisite; beautifully elaborate or ornate in style

คนรับใช้

khon ráp chái — Servant; a person employed to work in a household

มากมาย

mâak maai — Many; a large number or great amount of something

มื้ออาหาร

mʉ́ʉ aa-hǎan — A meal; one of the regular eating occasions daily

หรูหรา

rǔu rǎa — Luxurious; lavish and extravagant in quality

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen or feel

รู้สึก

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

หวั่นไหว

wân wǎi — To be shaken; to feel unsettled or deeply moved

จน

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

เกินไป

gəən pai — Too much; excessively beyond a reasonable degree