Pride and Prejudice — Page 7

Vocabulary

โอ้

ô — Exclamation expressing surprise or emphasis

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

เช่น

chên — For example; such as

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai

ช้า

cháa — Slow; moving or happening with little speed

ก็

gô — Also; then; particle linking clauses or ideas

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; moving with high speed

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing probability or assumption

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past or successful action

ยิน

yin — To hear; to perceive sound (used in compounds)

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

เล่น

lên — To play; to engage in recreational activity

เครื่อง

khrûeang — Machine; instrument; device or appliance

ดนตรี

don-trii — Music; the art of organized sound

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ดี

dii — Good; positive quality or desirable state

เยี่ยม

yîam — Excellent; outstanding; also means to visit

น่า

nâa — Worth; deserving; makes adjectives express worthiness

เหนือ

nǔea — Above; north; superior in position

กว่า

gwàa — More than; used in comparisons

ต้อง

tâawng — Must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ลอง

laawng — To try; to attempt something for the first time

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to see

สัก

sàk — Just; even one; softens requests or suggestions

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

พี่สาว

phîi-sǎao — Older sister; female elder sibling

น้องสาว

náawng-sǎao — Younger sister; female younger sibling

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ร้อง

ráawng — To sing; to cry; to call out loudly

เพลง

phleeng — Song; a musical composition with melody

ด้วย

dûuay — Also; too; with; as well

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one

ค่ะ

khâ — Polite particle used by female speakers

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason

พวก

phûuak — Group; a collective of people or things

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; about; concerning

เรียน

rian — To study; to learn in a formal setting

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ล่ะ

lâ — Particle adding emphasis or mild assertion

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do

คุณนาย

khun-naai — Mrs.; polite title for a married woman

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; the whole of

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun; classifier for places

พ่อ

phâaw — Father; male parent

เขา

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

มี

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

รายได้

raai-dâai — Income; earnings; money received regularly

เท่า

thâo — Equal; as much as; the same amount

เลย

looei — At all; so; therefore; not at all (with negation)

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

วาด

wâat — To draw; to paint; to sketch an image

รูป

rûup — Picture; image; shape; photograph

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; can; able to

อะไร

à-rai — What; what thing; anything

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or acknowledgment

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; anyone

เหรอ

rǒe — Really? Is that so? Expresses mild surprise

นั่น

nân — That (over there); that thing indicated

แปลก

plàek — Strange; unusual; odd; surprising

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; many

ทีเดียว

thii-diiao — Indeed; quite; really; used for emphasis

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; except

ฉัน

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

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate without certainty

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces a quoted thought

โอกาส

oo-gàat — Opportunity; chance; favorable occasion

แม่

mâae — Mother; female parent

พา

phaa — To take; to lead someone somewhere

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go in; inward direction

เมือง

mueang — City; town; country; nation

ฤดู

rí-duu — Season; one of the divisions of the year

ใบไม้ผลิ

bai-máai-phlì — Spring; the season of new plant growth

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; for; causative marker

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with; to

ครู

khruu — Teacher; instructor; educator

หนู

nǔu — Mouse; rat; also a humble first-person pronoun

ขัด

khàt — To obstruct; to conflict; to resist

ข้อง

khâawng — To be entangled; involved; connected with

เกลียด

glìat — To hate; to dislike intensely

พี่เลี้ยง

phîi-líang — Nanny; babysitter; caretaker for children

จาก

jàak — From; away from; departing a place

ไป

pai — To go; to travel away from here

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; question particle for alternatives

เคย

khooei — Ever; used to; have experienced before

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way; in what manner

ลูกสาว

lûuk-sǎao — Daughter; female child of a parent

ห้า

hâa — Five; the number 5

เติบโต

tòep-too — To grow up; to develop and mature

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; domestic dwelling

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; through an agent

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; subject about something

แบบ

bàep — Style; type; pattern; kind of something

นี้

níi — This; referring to something nearby or present

ก่อน

gàawn — Before; first; prior to something else

ทุ่มเท

thûm-thée — To devote; to dedicate oneself fully

การศึกษา

gaan-sùek-sǎa — Education; the process of learning formally

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner; way of doing

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; hard; severe; difficult or intense

แทบ

thâep — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely

กลั้น

glân — To hold back; to suppress; to restrain

รอย

raawi — Trace; mark; scar; line left behind

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; a facial expression of happiness

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; to live somewhere

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; during a period of time

เธอ

thooe — She; her; you (informal female address)

ยืนยัน

yuuen-yan — To confirm; to affirm; to assert firmly

สอน

sǎawn — To teach; to instruct; to pass on knowledge

ดูแล

duu-laae — To take care of; to look after someone

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; to be acted upon by something

ละเลย

lá-looei — To neglect; to overlook; to ignore responsibility

แน่นอน

nâe-naawn — Certainly; of course; definitely true

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that; ago

เทียบ

thîap — To compare; to measure against something else

บาง

baang — Some; a few; thin; not thick

ครอบครัว

khrâawp-khruua — Family; a group of related people

เชื่อ

chûea — To believe; to trust; to have faith in

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; designated to someone

ต้องการ

tâawng-gaan — To want; to need; to require something

ขาดแคลน

khàat-khlaen — To lack; to be scarce; shortage of something

วิธีการ

wí-thii-gaan — Method; procedure; way of doing something

เรียนรู้

rian-rúu — To learn; to acquire knowledge or skills

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix; action or process noun marker

ส่งเสริม

sòng-sǒoem — To promote; to encourage; to support growth

อ่าน

àan — To read; to interpret written text

หนังสือ

nǎng-sǔue — Book; written publication; document

เสมอ

sà-mǒoe — Always; consistently; equal; even

จำเป็น

jam-pen — Necessary; essential; must be done

ส่วน

sùuan — Part; portion; section of a whole

เลือก

lûeak — To choose; to select; to pick from options

ขี้เกียจ

khîi-gìat — Lazy; unwilling to work or make effort

ย่อม

yâawm — Naturally; of course; inevitably; certainly so