Pride and Prejudice — Page 5

Vocabulary

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ที่

thîi — Relative pronoun or preposition meaning 'that' or 'at'

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or title

เดินทาง

dəən-thaang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เพื่อ

phûua — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

พบ

phóp — To meet or encounter someone or something

ฉัน

chǎn — I; first-person pronoun used by female speakers

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

ครอบครัว

khrôop-khrua — Family; a group of related people living together

ของ

khǎawng — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging

กล่าว

klàao — To say or state something formally or in writing

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner of; adverbial particle indicating manner

เย็นชา

yen-chaa — Cold and aloof in manner; emotionally distant

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker for upcoming actions

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

ยืนยัน

yuun-yan — To confirm or affirm something as true

เรื่อง

rûuang — Matter, story, or topic being discussed

เสียด้วยซ้ำ

sǐia-dûuai-sám — Even; emphasizing an additional undesirable fact

หาก

hàak — If; conditional conjunction used in formal contexts

ดังกล่าว

dang-klàao — As mentioned; referring to something previously stated

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are

อยู่

yùu — To be located; existence or continuous action marker

จริง

jing — True, real, or genuine; expressing truth

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; particle indicating completion of an action

แกล้ง

glâaeng — To pretend or to bully someone deliberately

ทำเป็น

tham-pen — To pretend or act as if something is true

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing a reported clause

ไม่รู้

mâi-rúu — To not know; expressing ignorance of something

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

หรือ

rǔu — Or; conjunction offering an alternative option

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Did not; negates past action or ability

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; passive marker in Thai grammar

พวกคุณ

phûuak-khun — You all; second-person plural pronoun for a group

แพร่กระจาย

phrâae-kra-jaai — To spread or disseminate widely among people

ออกไป

àawk-pai — To go out; movement away from a location

ขยันขันแข็ง

khayǎn-khǎn-khǎeng — Diligent and hardworking; putting in great effort

ข่าวลือ

khàao-luuu — Rumor; unverified information spread among people

ได้

dâai — Can, could; ability marker or past tense indicator

ไม่เคย

mâi-khəəi — Never; indicating something has not happened before

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to receive sound information auditorily

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; ongoing or continuing state or action

อีก

ìik — More; again; additionally indicating continuation or repetition

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is no; does not have something

รากฐาน

râak-thǎan — Foundation or basis; underlying support for something

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any whatsoever; emphatic form of 'any'

สำหรับ

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

เลย

ləəi — At all; particle emphasizing negation or completion

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ตรงไปตรงมา

trong-pai-trong-maa — Straightforward; honest and direct in communication

เท่าเทียม

thâo-thiam — Equal; having the same status or rights

กับ

gàp — With; together with; compared to something

ท่านผู้หญิง

thân-phûu-yǐng — Lady; honorific title for a high-ranking woman

ท่าน

thân — You or he/she; very formal and respectful pronoun

อาจ

àat — May or might; expressing possibility of something

ถาม

thǎam — To ask a question of someone

คำถาม

kham-thǎam — A question; a query seeking information or answer

ไม่

mâi — No, not; general negation particle in Thai

เลือก

lûuak — To choose or select among available options

ตอบ

tàawp — To answer or respond to a question

ทน

thon — To endure or tolerate a difficult situation

ขอ

khǎaw — To request or ask for something politely

ยืนกราน

yuun-graan — To insist firmly on a position or demand

ที่จะ

thîi-jà — That will; relative clause marker before future verb

ได้รับ

dâai-ráp — To receive or obtain something from someone

คำตอบ

kham-tàawp — An answer or reply to a question asked

เขา

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

หลานชาย

lǎan-chaai — Nephew or grandson; male younger relative

แต่งงาน

tàaeng-ngaan — To get married; entering into marriage with someone

หรือเปล่า

rǔu-plào — Or not; question particle seeking yes-or-no answer

ประกาศ

prà-kàat — To announce or declare something publicly

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

มัน

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

ควร

khuuan — Should; expressing moral obligation or recommendation

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in such a manner as described

ต้อง

tâwng — Must; expressing necessity or strong obligation

ตราบใด

tràap-dai — As long as; while a condition continues to exist

ใช้

chái — To use; to make use of something

วิจารณญาณ

wí-jaan-yaan — Judgment or critical discernment in decision-making

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject

แต่

tàae — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

เสน่ห์

sà-nèh — Charm or attraction; personal quality that draws others

ความล่อใจ

khwaam-lâaw-jai — Temptation; the allure that entices someone toward something

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause or make something happen to someone

ลืม

luuum — To forget; to fail to remember something

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time period

ช่วงเวลา

chûuang-wee-laa — Period of time; a specific span or duration

หลงใหล

lǒng-lǎi — To be infatuated or enchanted by something

หนี้บุญคุณ

nîi-bun-khun — Debt of gratitude; obligation felt toward a benefactor

ต่อ

tàaw — Toward; against; per; continuing from something

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or group

ดึง

duung — To pull or draw something toward oneself

เข้ามา

khâo-maa — To come in; movement inward toward a place

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction in everyday speech

ทำ

tham — To do or make; general action verb

คน

khon — Person; classifier for people in Thai

สุดท้าย

sùt-tháai — Last, final; occurring at the end of something

ยอมรับ

yaawm-ráp — To accept or acknowledge something as true or valid

รู้

rúu — To know; to have knowledge or understanding of something

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle at end of yes-or-no questions

ใคร

khrai — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person

ชิน

chin — To be accustomed or used to something familiar

ภาษา

phaa-sǎa — Language; a system of communication used by people

เช่นนี้

chên-níi — Like this; in this kind of manner or way

ญาติ

yâat — Relative; a family member or kin

ใกล้ชิด

glâi-chît — Close, intimate; having a near personal relationship

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — The most; superlative marker in Thai

โลก

lôok — World; the earth or a global sphere of existence

สิทธิ์

sìt — Right or entitlement; a legitimate claim to something

รับรู้

ráp-rúu — To perceive or acknowledge something happening around one

ถึง

thǔng — To reach; until; about; concerning a topic

เรื่องราว

rûuang-raao — Story or account; a narrative of events

ห่วงใย

hùuang-yai — To be concerned or worried about someone's wellbeing

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree or quantity