Pride and Prejudice — Page 9

Vocabulary

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — although; even though; a concessive conjunction

จะ

jà — will; future tense marker in Thai

ไม่

mâi — not; negation particle used before verbs

ตอบ

tòp — to answer; to respond to a question

คำถาม

kham thǎam — question; an inquiry seeking information

นี้

níi — this; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

เพียง

phiang — only; merely; just a small amount

เพื่อ

phûea — in order to; for the purpose of

เอาใจ

ao jai — to please; to appease someone's feelings

แต่

tàe — but; however; contrasting conjunction

เธอ

thəə — she; her; informal second or third person pronoun

ก็

kô — also; then; particle adding continuity or emphasis

อาจ

àat — might; may; expressing possibility or probability

พูด

phûut — to speak; to talk; to say something

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — after; following a particular event or time

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn khít — to ponder; to think deeply and carefully

อยู่

yùu — to be; to stay; ongoing aspect marker

ครู่

khrûu — a moment; a short period of time

หนึ่ง

nùeng — one; the number one; a single unit

ว่า

wâa — that; quotative particle introducing reported speech

หนู

nǔu — I/me; polite first-person pronoun for young women

ได้

dâai — can; could; able to do something

หมั้นหมาย

mân mǎai — to be engaged; formally promised in marriage

ดู

duu — to look; to seem; to appear a certain way

เหมือน

mǔean — like; similar to; resembling something else

พอใจ

phɔɔ jai — satisfied; content; pleased with a situation

แล้ว

láaeo — already; then; completion aspect marker

สัญญา

sǎn-yaa — promise; contract; a binding commitment

กับ

kàp — with; and; together with someone

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

ไหม

mǎi — question particle used at end of sentences

มี

mii — to have; there is; to possess something

วัน

wan — day; a period of twenty-four hours

ผูกพัน

phùuk phan — to be bound; attached emotionally or by obligation

เช่นนั้น

chên nán — like that; in such a manner; that way

ให้

hâi — to give; to allow; causative verb marker

คำสัญญา

kham sǎn-yaa — a promise; a verbal commitment or pledge

ตกตะลึง

tòk ta-lüng — astonished; shocked; extremely surprised by something

และ

láe — and; also; connecting words or clauses

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat jai — surprised; amazed; feeling unexpected wonder

ยิ่งนัก

yîng nák — greatly; exceedingly; to a very high degree

คาดว่า

khâat wâa — to expect; to anticipate that something will happen

พบ

phóp — to meet; to find; to encounter someone

สาว

sǎao — young woman; girl; a female of youth

หนุ่ม

nùm — young man; a male of youthful age

ที่

thîi — that; which; relative pronoun or place marker

เหตุผล

hèet phǒn — reason; rationale; logical justification for something

มากกว่า

mâak kwàa — more than; greater than; exceeding a comparison

อย่า

yàa — don't; imperative particle forbidding an action

หลอก

lɔ̀ɔk — to deceive; to trick; to fool someone

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

ยอม

yɔɔm — to yield; to accept; to give in reluctantly

ถอย

thɔ̌ɔi — to retreat; to back down; to step back

เด็ดขาด

dèt khàat — absolutely; firmly; with complete determination

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle indicating movement away

จนกว่า

jon kwàa — until; up to the point when something occurs

การ

kaan — nominalization prefix; act of doing something

ยืนยัน

yuen yan — to confirm; to assert; to verify something firmly

ต้องการ

tɔ̂ng kaan — to want; to need; to desire something

แน่ใจ

nâe jai — certain; sure; confident about something

_ไม่มีวัน_

mâi mii wan — never; not ever; at no point in time

นั้น

nán — that; those; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to; passive voice marker

ข่มขู่

khòm khùu — to threaten; to intimidate; to bully someone

ทำ

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

สิ่ง

sìng — thing; object; an abstract or physical matter

ไร้เหตุผล

ráai hèet phǒn — unreasonable; irrational; lacking logical justification

เช่นนี้

chên níi — like this; in this manner; such as this

ท่าน

thân — you; he/she; formal respectful pronoun

คุณ

khun — you; a polite pronoun or honorific title

แต่งงาน

tàeng ngaan — to marry; to get married; to wed

ลูกสาว

lûuk sǎao — daughter; a female child of a parent

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — of; belonging to; possessive particle

การที่

kaan thîi — the act of; nominalization phrase for actions

ปรารถนา

praat-thà-nǎa — to wish; to desire earnestly; to long for

ทำให้

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

การแต่งงาน

kaan tàeng ngaan — marriage; the institution or act of marrying

_ของพวกเขา_

khɔ̌ɔng phûak khǎo — their; belonging to them; third-person plural possessive

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dâai — possible; feasible; able to happen or occur

มากขึ้น

mâak khûen — more; increasingly; to a greater degree

หรือ

rǔue — or; whether; used to present alternatives

สมมติ

sǒm-mút — to suppose; to assume; hypothetically imagine

เขา

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

ผูกพัน

phùuk phan — bound; committed; emotionally or formally tied

_หนู_

nǔu — I; me; humble first-person pronoun (young female)

ปฏิเสธ

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

รับ

ráp — to receive; to accept; to take something given

มือ

muue — hand; the part of the body at arm's end

อยาก

yàak — to want; to desire; to wish for something

มอบ

mɔ̂ɔp — to give; to hand over; to present something

ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง

lûuk phîi lûuk nɔ́ɔng — cousin; the child of one's aunt or uncle

ขอ

khɔ̌ɔ — to request; to ask for something politely

เลย

ləəi — at all; just; emphasizing totality or directness

ใช้

cháai — to use; to utilize; to employ something

สนับสนุน

sà-nàp sà-nǔn — to support; to back up; to encourage someone

ร้องขอ

rɔ́ɔng khɔ̌ɔ — to appeal; to petition; to make a request

อัน

an — classifier for items; a thing; one unit

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — special; extraordinary; particular and distinct

ไร้สาระ

ráai sǎa-rá — nonsensical; absurd; lacking meaning or sense

พอๆ

phɔɔ phɔɔ — equally; just as; about the same degree

เอง

eeng — oneself; itself; emphasis on the subject itself

ขาด

khàat — to lack; to be missing; deficient in something

วิจารณญาณ

wí-jaan-yaan — judgment; discernment; the ability to judge wisely

เข้าใจ

khâo jai — to understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning

นิสัย

ní-sǎi — character; habit; one's natural disposition or behavior

ผิด

phìt — wrong; incorrect; mistaken about something

อย่างมาก

yàang mâak — greatly; very much; to a large extent

หาก

hàak — if; in the event that; a conditional conjunction

คิด

khít — to think; to consider; to reflect mentally

ชักจูง

chák juung — to persuade; to influence; to lead someone's thinking

ด้วย

dûuai — also; with; too; by means of something

โน้มน้าว

nóom náao — to persuade; to convince; to sway someone's opinion

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — to tell; to inform; to let someone know

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — cannot; could not; unable to do something

หลานชาย

lǎan chaai — nephew or grandson; a male younger relative

เห็นชอบ

hěn chɔ̂ɔp — to approve; to agree; to give consent

แทรกแซง

sɛ̂ɛk sɛɛng — to interfere; to intervene in someone's affairs

กิจการ

kìt-jà-kaan — affairs; business; matters concerning someone's life

_ของเขา_

khɔ̌ɔng khǎo — his; belonging to him; third-person male possessive

มากน้อย

mâak nɔ́ɔi — how much; to what degree; varying amounts

เพียงใด

phiang dai — to what extent; how much; in what degree

แน่นอน

nâe nɔɔn — certainly; of course; without any doubt

ไม่มี

mâi mii — there is none; to not have; lacking completely

สิทธิ์

sìt — right; entitlement; legal or moral authority

ยุ่งเกี่ยว

yûng kìao — to interfere; to meddle; to be involved with

ดังนั้น

dang nán — therefore; thus; consequently as a result

ขอร้อง

khɔ̌ɔ rɔ́ɔng — to implore; to beg; to earnestly ask someone

รบเร้า

róp ráo — to pester; to urge repeatedly; to press insistently

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or topic

เรื่องนี้

rûeang níi — this matter; this subject; this particular issue

อีก

ìik — more; again; another; additionally

ต่อไป

tɔ̀ɔ pai — further; continue; from this point onward