Pride and Prejudice — Page 4

Vocabulary

นาง

naang — female title; woman or Mrs.

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — to be certain or sure about something

ว่า

wâa — that; used to introduce a clause or quote

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — they; third-person plural pronoun

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai

ต้อง

dtông — must; to have to do something

แต่งงาน

dtàeng ngaan — to get married; to wed someone

กัน

gan — together; with each other; mutually

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or time

เวลา

wee-laa — time; a period or moment in time

ใด

dai — any; which; used in questions or generalizations

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number one

และ

láe — and; connecting words or clauses together

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle in Thai

สำคัญ

sǎm-khan — important; significant; of great consequence

นัก

nák — very; excessively; used as an intensifier

เป็น

bpen — to be; to exist as something

เมื่อ

mûea — when; at the time that something happened

ไร

rai — what; used in question phrases like เมื่อไร

ความรู้สึก

khwaam rúu sùek — feeling; emotion; a sense or sensation

ของ

khǎwng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

เช่น

chên — such as; for example; like

นั้น

nán — that; referring to something previously mentioned

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; an item or matter

ที่

thîi — that; which; relative pronoun or place marker

เหลือ

lǔea — to remain; to be left over

อยู่

yùu — to stay; to be located; continuous aspect marker

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just a small amount

อย่าง

yàang — way; manner; type; kind of

เดียว

diao — single; alone; only one

เขา

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

คิด

khít — to think; to consider; to have an opinion

คือ

khue — is; that is; meaning or defining something

การ

gaan — action; process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

รับรอง

ráp rong — to guarantee; to certify; to assure someone

เร่งรัด

rêng rát — to urge; to rush; to pressure for speed

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

สนทนา

sǒn-tha-naa — to converse; to have a conversation

ครั้ง

kráng — time; occasion; instance of an event

แรก

râek — first; initial; earliest occurrence

กับ

gàp — with; together with; and (between nouns)

ได้

dâi — can; to be able to; past tense marker

เรียนรู้

rian rúu — to learn; to acquire knowledge or skills

ง่าย

ngâai — easy; simple; not difficult

ดาย

daai — freely; without restraint; used in phrases like ง่ายดาย

นั่น

nân — that; that thing over there

เคย

khoei — used to; to have ever done something before

แผนการ

phǎen gaan — plan; scheme; a plotted course of action

เลย

loei — at all; so; therefore; completely

ยอมรับ

yom ráp — to accept; to admit; to acknowledge something

จำเป็น

jam bpen — necessary; essential; required to do

ลาออก

laa òok — to resign; to quit a job or position

จาก

jàak — from; away from; departing a place

กรม

grom — department; division; a government bureau

ทหาร

tha-hǎan — soldier; military; armed forces personnel

เนื่องจาก

nûeang jàak — because of; due to; owing to a reason

หนี้

nîi — debt; money owed to someone

เกียรติยศ

gìat-ti-yót — honor; prestige; one's dignity and reputation

กดดัน

gòt dan — to pressure; to put stress on someone

ยิ่ง

yîng — even more; increasingly; the more...

ลังเล

lang-lee — to hesitate; to be indecisive about something

โยน

yoon — to throw; to toss something to someone

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix; the state or quality of

รับผิดชอบ

ráp phìt chôp — to be responsible; to take responsibility for something

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — all; everything; the entire amount

สำหรับ

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

ผล

phǒn — result; outcome; consequence of an action

ร้าย

ráai — bad; evil; harmful; wicked

หลบหนี

lòp nǐi — to flee; to escape; to run away secretly

ไป

bpai — to go; to move away; directional particle

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlǎo — foolish; stupid; lacking good judgment

เอง

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

ผู้

phûu — person who; one who; agent prefix

ตั้งใจ

dtâng jai — to intend; to be determined to do something

ตำแหน่ง

dtam-nàeng — position; rank; job title or post

ทันที

than-thii — immediately; right away; without delay

อนาคต

a-naa-khót — future; the time that is yet to come

แทบ

thâep — almost; nearly; barely; hardly

อาจ

àat — might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

คาดเดา

khâat dao — to guess; to speculate; to make a prediction

ไหน

nǎi — where; which; used in questions about place

สัก

sàk — some; any; a little; used for vagueness

แห่ง

hàeng — place; location; classifier for places

แต่

dtàe — but; however; yet; a contrasting conjunction

รู้

rúu — to know; to be aware of something

ตน

ton — oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to self

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

เลี้ยง

líang — to support; to raise; to feed and sustain

ชีพ

chîip — livelihood; life; means of living

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

ถาม

thǎam — to ask; to pose a question to someone

เหตุใด

hèet dai — why; for what reason; what is the cause

จึง

jueng — therefore; so; consequently; as a result

น้องสาว

nóng sǎao — younger sister; a younger female sibling

แม้

máe — even though; although; even if

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to; cheap; correct; passive marker

มอง

moong — to look at; to gaze; to observe something

ร่ำรวย

râm ruay — wealthy; rich; having great financial resources

มาก

mâak — very; much; many; a large amount

ท่าน

thân — you; he/she; respectful honorific pronoun

ก็

gôr — also; then; also; discourse particle

คง

khong — probably; likely; presumably will happen

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — can; to be capable of doing something

ช่วยเหลือ

chûay lǔea — to help; to assist someone in need

อะไร

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

บาง

baang — some; certain; a few of something

สถานการณ์

sà-thǎan-gaan — situation; circumstances; the current state of affairs

ดี

dii — good; fine; well; of positive quality

ขึ้น

khûen — up; to rise; to improve; upward direction

พบ

phóp — to meet; to find; to encounter someone

ตอบ

dtòop — to answer; to respond to a question

คำถาม

kham thǎam — question; an inquiry seeking an answer

นี้

níi — this; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ยัง

yang — still; yet; continuing to be or do

หวัง

wǎng — to hope; to wish for a desired outcome

สร้าง

sâang — to build; to create; to establish something

โชคลาภ

chôok lâap — fortune; luck; wealth gained through good fortune

ได้ผล

dâi phǒn — to be effective; to work; to yield results

ประเทศ

bprà-thêet — country; nation; a sovereign state

อื่น

ùen — other; another; different from this one

อย่างไร

yàang rai — how; in what way; by what means

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; in accordance with

ภายใต้

phaai dtâi — under; beneath; subject to conditions

ต้านทาน

dtâan thaan — to resist; to withstand; to oppose a force

ล่อใจ

lôo jai — to tempt; to entice; to lure someone

บรรเทาทุกข์

ban-thao thúk — to relieve suffering; to alleviate distress

หลาย

lǎai — many; several; a large number of

เพราะ

phró — because; since; due to a reason

เรื่อง

rûeang — story; matter; topic; about something

พูดคุย

phûut khui — to chat; to talk casually with someone

แน่นอน

nâe non — certainly; of course; definitely true

ต้องการ

dtông gaan — to want; to need; to require something

กว่า

gwàa — more than; comparative particle in Thai

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — to receive; to obtain; to get something

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — most; superlative marker; the highest degree

บีบ

bîip — to squeeze; to press; to coerce someone

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

สมเหตุสมผล

sǒm hèet sǒm phǒn — reasonable; logical; making sense rationally

ทุก

thúk — every; all; each one without exception

ตกลง

dtòk long — to agree; to settle; okay; to come to terms

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — between; during; in the middle of

แล้ว

láew — already; then; after that; completion marker