Pride and Prejudice — Page 3

Vocabulary

สำหรับ

sam-rap — preposition meaning 'for' or 'intended for'

เอง

eng — oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

นั้น

nan — that; referring to something previously mentioned

คำเชิญ

kham-choen — an invitation; a formal request to attend

นี้

ni — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ห่างไกล

hang-klai — far away; distant; remote from something

จาก

jak — from; away from a place or origin

การ

kan — nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process

จุดประกาย

jut-pra-kai — to spark; to ignite inspiration or an idea

ความรู้สึก

khwam-ru-suek — feeling; emotion; a sense of something experienced

เดียวกับ

diao-kap — same as; identical to something else mentioned

แม่

mae — mother; a female parent

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ของ

khong — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — she; her; second or third person pronoun

มาก

mak — many; much; a lot; very

นัก

nak — intensifier meaning 'very' or 'excessively'

จน

jon — until; to the point that; so much that

ถือว่า

thue-wa — to consider; to regard something as something

มัน

man — it; third person pronoun for things or animals

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as something

ใบมรณบัตร

bai-ma-ra-na-bat — death certificate; official document recording a death

สติสัมปชัญญะ

sa-ti-sam-pa-chan-ya — full awareness; mindfulness and clear comprehension

ทั้งมวล

thang-muan — all; every single one; the entirety

คน

khon — person; people; a human being

หลัง

lang — after; behind; the back side

แม้ว่า

mae-wa — even though; although; despite the fact that

การกระทำ

kan-kra-tham — action; deed; something that is done

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — like that; in such a manner; that way

จะ

ja — future tense marker; will; going to do

ทำให้

tham-hai — to cause; to make something happen or become

น่าชิงชัง

na-ching-chang — detestable; hateful; deserving strong disgust

เพียงใด

phiang-dai — how much; to what extent; however much

หาก

hak — if; in the event that; supposing that

ที่

thi — relative pronoun; place; location marker

รู้กัน

ru-kan — to know mutually; commonly known among people

ก็

ko — then; also; particle showing continuation or consequence

อด

ot — to refrain from; to resist doing something

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — cannot; did not; unable to do something

แอบ

aep — to do secretly; to sneak; to hide while doing

แนะนำ

nae-nam — to suggest; to recommend; to introduce someone

พ่อ

pho — father; a male parent

ว่า

wa — that; quotative particle introducing reported speech

อย่า

ya — do not; imperative negative command

ให้

hai — to give; to let; to allow; causative marker

ไป

pai — to go; away; directional particle

ได้

dai — can; able to; did; past tense marker

แจกแจง

jaek-jaeng — to elaborate; to explain in detail; to itemize

เขา

khao — he; she; they; third person pronoun

ฟัง

fang — to listen; to hear something attentively

ถึง

thueng — to reach; until; about; regarding something

ความ

khwam — nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns

ไม่เหมาะสม

mai-mo-som — inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting the situation

ทั้งหมด

thang-mot — all; everything; the whole amount or group

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or context

พฤติกรรม

phruet-ti-kam — behavior; conduct; the way one acts

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — general; common; in general; overall

ประโยชน์

pra-yot — benefit; usefulness; advantage gained from something

อัน

an — classifier for small objects; a certain thing

น้อยนิด

noi-nit — very little; tiny amount; barely any

ได้รับ

dai-rap — to receive; to obtain; to get something

มิตรภาพ

mit-tra-phap — friendship; the bond between friends

หญิง

ying — woman; female; a girl or lady

อย่าง

yang — like; in the manner of; a type or kind

นาง

nang — Mrs.; a title for a married woman

ความเป็นไปได้

khwam-pen-pai-dai — possibility; the chance that something can happen

ยิ่ง

ying — even more; increasingly; the more so

ขาด

khat — to lack; to be absent; to run out of

ความรอบคอบ

khwam-rop-khop — prudence; carefulness; being thorough and cautious

มากขึ้น

mak-khuen — more and more; increasingly; to a greater degree

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something happened

อยู่กับ

yu-kap — to be with; to stay with; to live with

เพื่อนร่วมทาง

phuean-ruam-thang — travel companion; fellow traveler on a journey

ซึ่ง

sueng — which; that; relative pronoun linking clauses

สิ่งยั่วยวนใจ

sing-yua-yuan-jai — temptation; something that lures or entices the heart

ย่อม

yom — naturally; certainly; inevitably; surely will

มี

mi — to have; to exist; there is

กว่า

kwa — more than; compared to; exceeding a measure

บ้าน

ban — house; home; one's place of residence

ตั้งใจ

tang-jai — to intend; to be determined; to focus on

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; after that; past marker

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; as a result; consequently

กล่าวว่า

klao-wa — to say that; to state; to declare formally

ไม่มีวัน

mai-mi-wan — never; there will never be a day when

สงบ

sa-ngop — calm; peaceful; quiet; to be at rest

จนกว่า

jon-kwa — until; not before a certain condition is met

เปิดเผย

poet-phoei — to reveal; to disclose; to make something public

ตัวเอง

tua-eng — oneself; by oneself; one's own self

ที่สาธารณะ

thi-sa-tha-ra-na — public place; a location open to everyone

แห่งใด

haeng-dai — any place; whichever location; somewhere unspecified

แห่งหนึ่ง

haeng-nueng — a certain place; one particular location

เรา

rao — we; us; I; first person pronoun

ไม่อาจ

mai-at — cannot; must not; impossible to do something

คาดหวัง

khat-wang — to expect; to hope for; to anticipate something

ทำ

tham — to do; to make; to perform an action

โดย

doi — by; through; by means of; via

ก่อ

ko — to cause; to create; to give rise to

ภาระ

pha-ra — burden; responsibility; a heavy load or duty

หรือ

rue — or; a conjunction presenting alternatives

ความยุ่งยาย

khwam-yung-yai — trouble; complication; inconvenience; a difficult situation

แก่

kae — to; for; indirect object marker; old (aged)

ครอบครัว

khrop-khrua — family; one's household and relatives

เท่า

thao — as much as; equal to; the same amount

สถานการณ์

sa-than-kan — situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs

ปัจจุบัน

pat-ju-ban — present; current; nowadays; the current time

คุณ

khun — you; a polite title for addressing someone

ตระหนัก

tra-nak — to realize; to be aware; to recognize something important

กล่าว

klao — to say; to speak; to state something formally

ความเสียเปรียบ

khwam-sia-priap — disadvantage; an unfavorable position or condition

ใหญ่หลวง

yai-luang — great; enormous; of very significant magnitude

พวกเรา

phuak-rao — we; us; our group of people

ทุกคน

thuk-khon — everyone; every person; all people

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; to need to do something

เกิดขึ้น

koet-khuen — to occur; to happen; to come about

สาธารณชน

sa-tha-ra-na-chon — the public; the general population; society at large

สังเกตเห็น

sang-ket-hen — to notice; to observe; to see and take note

กิริยา

ki-ri-ya — manner; conduct; behavior; one's way of acting

ไม่ระวังตัว

mai-ra-wang-tua — careless; not guarding oneself; lacking self-caution

ยิ่งกว่านั้น

ying-kwa-nan — moreover; even more than that; furthermore

สิ่งนั้น

sing-nan — that thing; the aforementioned matter or object

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun (informal, often female)

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — to be sure; certain; confident about something

ตัดสิน

tat-sin — to judge; to decide; to make a ruling

เรื่องนี้

rueang-ni — this matter; this issue; this story or topic

แตกต่าง

taek-tang — different; distinct; to differ from something else

ออกไป

ok-pai — to go out; to leave; to exit a place

ย้ำ

yam — to emphasize; to repeat for stress; to insist

อะไร

a-rai — what; anything; used in questions or indefinitely

นะ

na — softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

บรรดา

ban-da — all those; various; the group of (preceding noun)

หมายปอง

mai-pong — to have designs on; to set one's sights on

หนี

ni — to flee; to run away; to escape from something

บ้าง

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

น้อย

noi — little; few; small in amount or number

น่าสงสาร

na-song-san — pitiful; poor thing; deserving sympathy or compassion

แต่

tae — but; however; yet; a contrasting conjunction

เพิ่ง

phoeng — just; just now; recently did something

หมด

mot — all gone; finished; used up; completely exhausted

กำลังใจ

kam-lang-jai — morale; encouragement; mental strength and motivation

หนุ่ม

num — young man; youthful; a young male person

ๆ

(mai yamok) — repetition marker indicating the preceding word is repeated

อ่อนแอ

on-ae — weak; frail; lacking physical or mental strength

ทน

thon — to endure; to tolerate; to bear something difficult

เกี่ยวข้อง

kiao-khong — related to; involved with; connected to something

กับ

kap — with; and; together with; in relation to

ความไร้สาระ

khwam-rai-sa-ra — nonsense; foolishness; the state of being absurd

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just; no more than

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — a little; slightly; a small amount or degree

ไม่

mai — no; not; negation marker in Thai

คู่ควร

khu-khuan — worthy; deserving; suitable to be paired with

เสียใจ

sia-jai — to be sorry; sad; regretful; to feel grief

แม้แต่

mae-tae — even; not even; emphasizing an extreme or minimum case