Pride and Prejudice — Page 5

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

เขา

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

ต้องการ

tông kaan — To want or need something

เข้า

khâo — To enter or go into a place

สังคม

sǎng-khom — Society; a community of people

กับ

kàp — With; together with; and (linking nouns)

เรา

rao — We, us, or I; first-person pronoun

ก็

kô — Also; then; particle indicating consequence

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; to cause something

แสวง

sà-wǎeng — To seek or search for something earnestly

หา

hǎa — To look for; to find or seek

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to want

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizes self-action

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

อยู่

yùu — To be located; to live; to stay

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; question word for location

ฉัน

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

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation word in Thai sentences

เสีย

sǐa — To waste; to lose; broken or ruined

เวลา

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

ของ

khǎawng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; themselves; reflexive pronoun

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

เพื่อนบ้าน

phûuean bâan — Neighbor; someone living nearby

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occurrence; classifier for instances

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

จากไป

jàak pai — To leave; to go away from somewhere

และ

láe — And; connecting words or clauses together

กลับมา

klàp maa — To come back; to return here

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or emphasis

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an abstract or concrete item

อย่าง

yàang — Kind; type; manner or way of something

เดียว

diiao — Only; single; alone; just one

คือ

khuue — Is; to be; means; defines or identifies

มัน

man — It; him; informal pronoun for things or people

หยาบคาย

yàap khaai — Rude; coarse; impolite in manner or speech

น่าเกลียด

nâa klìat — Ugly; unpleasant in appearance or behavior

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; to a great degree

คุณ

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

เยี่ยม

yîam — Excellent; great; to visit someone

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; introduces contrast

อย่างไร

yàang rai — How; in what way; question about manner

นั่น

nân — That; that one; referring to something distant

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expresses uncertainty

ขัดขวาง

khàt khwǎang — To obstruct; to hinder; to block progress

จาก

jàak — From; away from; since a point in time

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating action or process

เชิญ

chəən — To invite; please; a polite request

มา

maa — To come; toward here; directional particle

ทาน

thaan — To eat (polite form); to consume food

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; nourishment for the body

นี่

nîi — This; here; referring to something nearby

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sin jai — To make a decision; to decide something

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; past tense completion marker

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; obliged to do something

คุณนาย

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

ลอง

laawng — To try; to attempt doing something new

ครอบครัว

khrôop khruua — Family; a household of related members

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

เร็วๆ นี้

reo reo níi — Soon; in the near future

ทำให้

tham hâi — To make; to cause; to result in something

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

สิบสาม

sìp sǎam — Thirteen; the number 13

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans

รวม

ruuam — Total; combined; to include altogether

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore; so; as a result of that

ที่นั่ง

thîi nâng — Seat; a place to sit down

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

พอดี

phaw dii — Just right; exactly fitting; perfectly suitable

สำหรับ

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

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; together; as well

ปลอบใจ

plàawp jai — To comfort; to console someone emotionally

เธอ

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

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — Can; able to; capable of doing something

ทน

thon — To endure; to tolerate; to bear difficulty

ต่อ

tàaw — Toward; against; per; to continue or extend

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ไม่สุภาพ

mâi sù-phâap — Impolite; rude; lacking good manners

สามี

sǎa-mii — Husband; a married man's role

ได้

dâi — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker

ดี

dii — Good; nice; well; of positive quality

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional or comparative particle

แม้ว่า

máae wâa — Although; even though; despite the fact

น่าอับอาย

nâa àp aai — Shameful; embarrassing; causing disgrace

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter; to find someone

ก่อน

kàawn — Before; first; prior to an event or time

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; one item

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition; is/are

ผล

phǒn — Result; outcome; fruit; consequence of action

เรื่อง

rûuang — Story; matter; topic; issue being discussed

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that something happened

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; to; arriving at a point

ใกล้

klâi — Near; close; not far in distance

เริ่ม

rəəm — To begin; to start; to commence something

เสียใจ

sǐa jai — To be sad; to feel regret or sorrow

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

น้องสาว

náawng sǎao — Younger sister; female sibling younger than oneself

ความหมาย

khwaam mǎai — Meaning; significance; what something denotes

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; question word for things

หรอก

ràawk — Particle softening negation or dismissal

ใยดี

yai dii — To care about; to be concerned with something

เลย

ləəi — At all; so; then; emphasis or result particle

แทบ

thâaep — Almost; nearly; hardly; barely possible

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; to perceive sound with ears

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; passive voice marker

พูดถึง

phûut thǔeng — To mention; to talk about something or someone

ตลอดเวลา

ta-làawt wee-laa — All the time; constantly; without stopping

แม่

mâae — Mother; mom; female parent

หวังดี

wǎng dii — Well-meaning; having good intentions toward others

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; question word for a person

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thúk thaw-rá-maan — To suffer; to experience pain or misery

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent; how greatly

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — Happiness; joy; a state of well-being

พัก

phák — To rest; to stay temporarily; to take a break

สิ้นสุด

sîn sùt — To end; to conclude; to come to a finish

ลง

long — Down; to descend; directional particle downward

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to feel like doing

สัก

sàk — Just; some; any; softens requests or amounts

เพื่อ

phûuea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ตอบ

tàawp — To answer; to reply to a question

นอกเหนือ

nâawk nǔuea — Beyond; in addition to; outside the scope of

อำนาจ

am-nâat — Power; authority; control over others

โดย

dooi — By; through; by means of something

สิ้นเชิง

sîn chəəng — Completely; entirely; totally; without remainder

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — Like that; such; in that manner or way

พึงพอใจ

phueng phaw jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

ปกติ

pà-kà-tì — Normal; usual; ordinary everyday circumstance

สั่งสอน

sàng sǎawn — To teach; to instruct; to morally guide someone

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; prefix for a person's role

ทุกข์

thúk — Suffering; distress; misery; sorrow

อดทน

òt thon — To be patient; to endure hardship calmly

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ปฏิเสธ

pà-tì-sèet — To refuse; to deny; to reject something

เพราะ

phráw — Because; since; the reason why something happens

เสมอ

sà-mǎaw — Always; consistently; equal; all the time