Pride and Prejudice — Page 2

Vocabulary

นาง

naang — Title for a married woman; Mrs. or Lady

แม้

mae — Even though; although; despite

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention

ประหลาดใจ

pra-laat-jai — To be surprised or astonished by something

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree

นัก

nak — Very; greatly; intensifier after adjective or verb

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introducing contrast

ก็

gor — Also; then; too; conjunctive particle

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ภูมิใจ

puum-jai — To feel proud; to have pride in something

ที่

thii — That; which; at; relative pronoun or preposition

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

แขก

khaek — Guest; visitor; someone invited to a place

ผู้

phuу̂ — Person; one who; prefix indicating a person

เกียรติ

kiat — Honor; prestige; respect; dignified reputation

สูงส่ง

suung-song — Lofty; exalted; of high status or rank

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

มา

maa — To come; directional verb toward the speaker

เยือน

yuean — To visit; to pay a formal visit to someone

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

ต้อนรับ

tôn-ráp — To welcome; to receive guests warmly

ท่าน

thaan — You (respectful); honorable person; respected individual

ด้วย

dûay — With; also; too; using; by means of

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix; state or quality of something

สุภาพ

su-phaap — Polite; courteous; well-mannered; refined in behavior

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; kind; type; like; as

สุด

sùt — Extreme; utmost; most; end of something

หลัง

lǎng — After; behind; back; following in time

จาก

jàak — From; away from; since; departing a place

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

นิ่ง

nîng — Still; motionless; silent; not moving or speaking

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to remain; to live

ครู่

khrûu — A moment; a short period of time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; a; single unit; the number one

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

กับ

gàp — With; to; and; together with someone

เกร็งๆ

kreng-kreng — Stiffly; tensely; in an awkward or rigid manner

ว่า

wâa — That; say; that (quotative); to say

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish; to expect something good

คุณ

khun — You (polite); title of respect; Mr./Ms.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably; expressing supposition

สบายดี

sa-baai-dii — To be well; healthy; fine; in good health

นะ

ná — Softening particle; right?; seeking agreement or softening

สุภาพสตรี

su-phaap-sa-trii — Lady; gentlewoman; polite term for a woman

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something at a distance

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me (informal, used by women or casually)

เดา

dao — To guess; to assume without full knowledge

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai

มารดา

maan-rá-daa — Mother (formal); one's female parent

ของ

khǎwng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ตอบ

tòp — To answer; to respond; to reply to someone

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — Briefly; shortly; in a short concise manner

ใช่

châi — Yes; that's right; correct; affirmative answer

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words or clauses together

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or group

พี่สาว

phîi-sǎao — Older sister; an elder female sibling

น้องสาว

nóng-sǎao — Younger sister; a younger female sibling

ค่ะ

khâ — Polite particle used by women at sentence end

ผู้หญิง

phûu-yǐng — Woman; female person; adult female human

กล่าว

glàao — To say; to state; to declare (formal)

ยินดี

yin-dii — Pleased; glad; happy; delighted about something

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; did; past/ability marker

หล่อน

lòn — She; her (somewhat formal or literary pronoun)

ลูกสาว

lûuk-sǎao — Daughter; one's female child

เล็ก

lék — Small; little; young; of small size

รอง

rong — Second; deputy; subordinate; runner-up position

ดิฉัน

di-chǎn — I; me (formal, polite, used by women)

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; the most; superlative marker in Thai

เพิ่ง

phôeng — Just; just recently; having done something recently

แต่งงาน

tàeng-ngaan — To marry; to get married; to wed someone

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle outward

หมาดๆ

mâat-mâat — Very recently; freshly; just a moment ago

ส่วน

sùan — Part; portion; as for; regarding; section

โต

too — Grown; big; adult; to grow up

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative for location or choice

สักแห่ง

sák-hàeng — Somewhere; some place; an unspecified location

บริเวณ

boo-ri-ween — Area; vicinity; surroundings; a defined zone

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of; progressive marker

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; boy; male person

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man; young; youthful male

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

เชื่อ

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

กลาย

glaai — To become; to turn into; to transform

ครอบครัว

khrôp-khrua — Family; household; one's relatives living together

ไม่ช้า

mâi-cháa — Soon; before long; in a short time

สวน

sǔan — Garden; park; orchard; outdoor cultivated area

นี่

nîi — Here; this (emphatic); look here; right here

มาก

mâak — Much; many; a lot; very; in great quantity

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation particle in Thai

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing possibility

เทียบ

thîap — To compare; to measure against something else

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; emphatic or resultative particle

กล้า

glâa — Brave; to dare; bold; courageous enough to act

ขอ

khǎaw — To request; to ask for; may I…

รับรอง

ráp-rong — To guarantee; to assure; to certify something

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun

ใหญ่

yài — Big; large; great; of considerable size

กว่า

gwàa — More than; bigger than; comparative marker

ทีเดียว

thii-diao — Indeed; quite; really; emphasizing the preceding statement

ห้อง

hông — Room; chamber; enclosed space inside a building

นั่งเล่น

nâng-lên — Living room; sitting room; room for relaxation

สะดวกสบาย

sa-dùak-sa-baai — Comfortable; convenient; at ease; pleasant to use

ช่วง

chûang — Period; span; interval; a stretch of time

เย็น

yen — Evening; cool; cold to the touch; afternoon-evening

ฤดูร้อน

rú-duu-rón — Summer; the hot season of the year

หน้าต่าง

nâa-tàang — Window; an opening in a wall for light

หัน

hǎn — To turn; to face a direction; to rotate

ทาง

thaang — Way; direction; path; route; toward

ทิศ

thít — Direction; cardinal direction (north, south, etc.)

ตะวันตก

ta-wan-tòk — West; the western direction or region

เต็มๆ

tem-tem — Fully; completely; squarely; directly facing

พวกเขา

phûak-khǎo — They; them; a group of people referred to

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have previously done something

นั่น

nân — That; that one; referring to something over there

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; nourishment; something eaten

แล้ว

léaw — Already; then; past marker; and then

เสริม

soem — To add; to supplement; to add to a remark

ประทานโทษ

pra-thaan-thôot — Excuse me; pardon me (very formal register)

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

คะ

khá — Polite particle (women, rising tone for questions)

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice; to visually perceive something

หรือ

rǔe — Or; whether; question particle for alternatives

เปล่า

plào — No; empty; question tag meaning 'right?' or 'no?'

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter; to find someone

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time of; referring to past time

คืน

khuuen — Night; to return; last night when specified

ก่อน

gòon — Before; prior; first; previously in time

ขณะ

kha-ná — While; at the moment; during a time period

คาด

khâat — To expect; to anticipate; to predict something

หยิบ

yìp — To pick up; to take; to grab with fingers

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

ให้

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

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, intimate)

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; as; giving a reason

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to seem; to appear

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; the same as; resembling

เหตุผล

hèet-phǒn — Reason; rationale; logical justification for something

เดียว

diao — Only; single; one; alone; sole

เป็นไปได้

pen-pai-dâi — Possible; it is possible; feasible; can happen

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; with regard to something

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or processes

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; instance; occasion; classifier for occurrences

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is no; to not have; absence of something

ปรากฏ

praa-gòt — To appear; to seem; to manifest; to show up

งุนงง

ngun-ngong — Confused; bewildered; puzzled; unable to understand

สิ้นเชิง

sîn-choeng — Completely; entirely; totally; absolutely and wholly