Pride and Prejudice — Page 8

Vocabulary

ใช่

chai — Yes; used to affirm or agree with something

ไม่

mai — No; negation particle used before verbs

ต้อง

tong — Must; to have to do something

สงสัย

song-sai — To suspect or be curious about something

เลย

loei — At all; used for emphasis or as intensifier

แต่

tae — But; conjunction indicating contrast

นั่น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

แหละ

lae — Emphasis particle indicating exactness or finality

คือ

khue — Is; to be; used for definitions or identification

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object or abstract matter

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ครู

khru — Teacher; person who instructs others

พี่เลี้ยง

phi-liang — Nanny or caretaker looking after children

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker before verbs

ป้องกัน

pong-kan — To protect or prevent something from harm

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

หาก

hak — If; formal conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

ฉัน

chan — I; first-person pronoun used by females

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know or be acquainted with someone

แม่

mae — Mother; female parent

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — She or her; second or third person pronoun

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing assumption or probability

แนะนำ

nae-nam — To recommend or introduce someone or something

อย่าง

yang — Like; as; in a manner or way

จริงจัง

ching-chang — Serious; earnest; not casual or playful

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; superlative marker indicating the highest degree

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker

จ้าง

chang — To hire or employ someone for work

สัก

sak — Some; any; a vague quantifier in context

คน

khon — Person; human being; classifier for people

พูด

phut — To speak or talk

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; consistently; all the time

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotation or clause marker

การศึกษา

kan-suek-sa — Education; the process of learning and teaching

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

ผล

phon — Result; outcome; fruit of an action

อะไร

a-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

ปราศจาก

prat-sa-jak — Without; free from; lacking something entirely

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

สอน

son — To teach; to instruct someone in a subject

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam-sa-moe — Regular; consistent; done at steady intervals

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

ระเบียบ

ra-biap — Order; discipline; systematic arrangement or rule

ใคร

khrai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

นอกจาก

nok-jak — Except; besides; in addition to something

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

มัน

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

น่า

na — Worth; should; used before adjectives for appeal

อัศจรรย์

at-sa-chan — Wonderful; amazing; causing wonder or astonishment

มาก

mak — Much; many; a lot; very

สื่อ

sue — Media; medium; means of communication

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

จัดหา

jat-ha — To procure; to arrange or provide something needed

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ครอบครัว

khrop-khrua — Family; group of related people living together

ต่างๆ

tang-tang — Various; different kinds of things

มากมาย

mak-mai — Many; abundant; a large number of things

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount

ใด

dai — Which; any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ดีใจ

di-jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something

ช่วย

chuai — To help; to assist someone with something

หนุ่มสาว

num-sao — Young people; youth; young men and women

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive; to obtain something given or awarded

ตำแหน่ง

tam-naeng — Position; job title or official role

ดี

di — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

หลานสาว

lan-sao — Niece or granddaughter; female younger relative

สี่

si — Four; the number four

คุณนาย

khun-nai — Mrs.; respectful title for a married woman

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of something

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through; via; by way of

ช่วยเหลือ

chuai-luea — To help; to render assistance to someone

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

ไม่กี่

mai-ki — A few; not many; a small number

วัน

wan — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

มานี้

ma-ni — Recently; these days; up to now

เอง

eng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; passive marker in sentences

กล่าวถึง

klao-thueng — To mention; to refer to something in speech

บังเอิญ

bang-oen — By chance; accidentally; coincidentally

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only; that's all; nothing more than this

ก็

ko — Also; then; discourse particle showing continuation

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; honorific title

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end seeking yes/no

มา

ma — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

เยี่ยม

yiam — To visit; excellent; to call on someone

เมื่อวาน

muea-wan — Yesterday; the day before today

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude

พบ

phop — To meet; to encounter or find someone

ของขวัญ

khong-khwan — Gift; present given to someone as a token

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; a thing

ล้ำค่า

lam-kha — Precious; invaluable; of extremely high worth

มอบ

mop — To present; to hand over or bestow something

น้องสาว

nong-sao — Younger sister; female younger sibling

ออก

ok — To exit; to go out; outward direction

สู่

su — Toward; into; indicating direction or destination

สังคม

sang-khom — Society; social community or group of people

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; a little; any at all

ค่ะ

kha — Polite particle used by female speakers

ท่าน

than — You; honorific second-person pronoun for respected persons

ทุก

thuk — Every; each; all without exception

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle at sentence end

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or adding friendliness

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; the entirety of a group

ห้า

ha — Five; the number five

พร้อมกัน

phrom-kan — Together; simultaneously; at the same time

แปลก

plaek — Strange; unusual; different from the norm

แค่

khae — Only; just; merely; nothing more than

สอง

song — Two; the number two

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; of small size

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative marker between two things

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to something else

โต

to — Grown up; big; large in size or age

แต่งงาน

taeng-ngan — To marry; to get married to someone

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing up to now

เด็ก

dek — Child; young person; kid

หนู

nu — Mouse; rat; humble first-person pronoun for children

อายุ

a-yu — Age; the number of years one has lived

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; up to a point

สิบหก

sip-hok — Sixteen; the number sixteen

ปี

pi — Year; a period of twelve months

บางที

bang-thi — Sometimes; perhaps; maybe on some occasions

อาจ

at — May; might; expressing possibility or probability

เกินไป

koen-pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an appropriate limit

เข้า

khao — To enter; inward direction; to go into

นัก

nak — Very; excessively; intensifier after verbs or adjectives

จริงๆ

ching-ching — Really; truly; used to emphasize sincerity

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicating completed action

คิด

khit — To think; to consider or have a thought

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic or subject of discussion

ลำบาก

lam-bak — Difficult; troublesome; causing hardship or inconvenience

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; used before pronouns for plural

โอกาส

o-kat — Opportunity; chance; a favorable time for action

สนุกสนาน

sa-nuk-sa-nan — Fun; enjoyable; full of amusement and pleasure

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; giving a reason or cause

พี่สาว

phi-sao — Older sister; female elder sibling

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

ประสงค์

pra-song — Desire; wish; intention toward a goal

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; moving or done with speed