The Great Gatsby — Page 149

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — he, she, him, her, they, them (third person pronoun)

พยักหน้า

phayak na — to nod one's head in agreement or acknowledgment

อย่าง

yang — manner, way, kind, type; like, as

มี

mee — to have, there is, there are, to exist

ปัญญา

panya — intelligence, wisdom, intellect, mental capacity

และ

lae — and, as well as, together with

ยิ่ง

ying — more, even more, increasingly, the more

กว่า

kwa — more than, rather than, comparative marker

นั้น

nan — that, those (demonstrative pronoun or determiner)

ผม

phom — I, me (polite, used by male speakers)

รัก

rak — to love, love, affection, to be fond of

ด้วย

duay — also, too, as well, with, by means of

เป็น

pen — to be, to become, can, able to

ครั้งคราว

khrang khrao — occasionally, sometimes, from time to time, now and then

ก็

ko — also, then, thus, therefore (particle for emphasis)

ออก

ok — to go out, to exit, to leave, to come out

ไป

pai — to go, away, directional particle indicating movement

สนุกสนาน

sanuk sanan — to have fun, to enjoy oneself, amusing, entertaining

ทำตัว

tham tua — to behave, to act, to conduct oneself

โง่

ngo — stupid, foolish, silly, ignorant, dumb

แต่

tae — but, however, only, except, yet

กลับมา

klap ma — to come back, to return, to go back

เสมอ

samoe — always, constantly, invariably, equal, even

ใน

nai — in, inside, within, at, on

ใจ

jai — heart, mind, feelings, spirit, center

เธอ

thoe — you, she, her (informal, often for females)

อยู่

yu — to be located, to stay, to live, to remain

ตลอด

talot — throughout, all the way, the whole time, always

เวลา

wela — time, period, moment, when, while

คุณ

khun — you (polite), Mr., Mrs., Ms. (honorific title)

น่า

na — worthy of, likely to, should, deserving (prefix)

รังเกียจ

rang kiat — to dislike, to detest, to be disgusted by

กล่าว

klao — to say, to speak, to state, to mention

หัน

han — to turn, to turn around, to face toward

มา

ma — to come, toward speaker, directional particle

หา

ha — to look for, to seek, to find, to search

เสียง

siang — sound, voice, noise, tone

ของ

khong — of, belonging to, possessive marker, thing, object

ที่

thee — at, which, that, place, who, relative pronoun

ลด

lot — to reduce, to decrease, to lower, to diminish

ต่ำ

tam — low, short, inferior, beneath, base

ลง

long — down, downward, to descend, to go down

หนึ่ง

nueng — one, a, an, single (number one)

ระดับ

radap — level, grade, standard, stage, class

เต็ม

tem — full, filled, complete, entire, maximum

ความ

khwam — nominalizer prefix turning adjectives/verbs into abstract nouns

ดูถูก

du thuk — to look down on, to despise, to scorn

ตื่นเต้น

tuen ten — excited, thrilled, agitated, nervous, aroused

รู้

ru — to know, to understand, to be aware

ไหม

mai — question particle, silk (depending on tone)

ว่า

wa — that (conjunction), to say, whether, if

ทำไม

tham mai — why, for what reason, how come

เรา

rao — we, us, I, me (informal first person)

ถึง

thueng — to reach, to arrive, until, to, up to

จาก

jak — from, since, out of, away from

แปลกใจ

plaek jai — to be surprised, to be amazed, to wonder

พวกเขา

phuak khao — they, them, those people (third person plural)

ไม่

mai — not, no (negation particle)

เล่า

lao — to tell, to narrate, to recount, to relate

เรื่อง

rueang — story, matter, affair, subject, about, concerning

การ

kan — nominalizer prefix turning verbs into nouns, action

ครั้ง

khrang — time, occasion, instance (classifier for events)

ให้

hai — to give, to let, to allow, for, to

ฟัง

fang — to listen, to hear, to pay attention

เดิน

doen — to walk, to move on foot, to go

เข้ามา

khao ma — to come in, to enter, to approach toward

ยืน

yuen — to stand, to stand up, to be standing

ข้างๆ

khang khang — beside, next to, adjacent to, alongside

มัน

man — it, that (informal pronoun for things or animals)

จบ

jop — to end, to finish, to conclude, to complete

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, past tense marker, completed action

จริงจัง

jing jang — serious, earnest, sincere, grave, solemn

สำคัญ

samkhan — important, significant, essential, crucial, major

อีก

eek — again, more, another, other, additional

แค่

khae — only, just, merely, simply, no more than

บอก

bok — to tell, to inform, to say, to let know

ความจริง

khwam jing — truth, fact, reality, the real situation

กับ

kap — with, and, to, together with

เคย

khoei — ever, used to, have experienced, in the past

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yang — everything, all things, every aspect

จะ

ja — will, shall, future tense marker, going to

ถูก

thuk — correct, right, passive voice marker, to be affected

ลบล้าง

lop lang — to erase, to eliminate, to wipe out, to obliterate

ตลอดกาล

talot kan — forever, eternally, for all time, permanently

มอง

mong — to look, to gaze, to view, to see

มืดบอด

muet bot — blind, unable to see, sightless

ได้

dai — can, able to, to get, to obtain, past marker

อย่างไร

yang rai — how, in what way, in what manner

เป็นไปได้

pen pai dai — possible, feasible, can happen, could be

หรือ

rue — or, question particle suggesting alternatives

ลังเล

lang le — to hesitate, to be uncertain, to waver, indecisive

ดวงตา

duang ta — eye, eyes (formal or literary term)

สีหน้า

see na — facial expression, countenance, look on face

อ้อนวอน

on won — to plead, to beg, to implore, to entreat

ราว

rao — about, approximately, like, as if, around

เพิ่ง

phoeng — just, recently, newly, only just now

ตระหนัก

tra nak — to realize, to be aware, to recognize, to acknowledge

ที่สุด

thee sut — most, the most, utmost, extreme, superlative marker

กำลัง

kamlang — be doing, in the process of, present progressive marker

ทำ

tham — to do, to make, to perform, to act

อะไร

arai — what, something, anything (question or indefinite word)

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — to intend, to mean to, to pay attention, determined

เลย

loei — at all, really, emphasis particle, to pass by

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — to happen, to occur, to arise, to take place

ตอนนี้

ton nee — now, at this moment, currently, at present

สาย

sai — late, line, string, belt, too late

เกินไป

koen pai — too much, excessively, overly, too (adverb)

ฉัน

chan — I, me (informal, often used by females)

เต็มใจ

tem jai — willing, glad, pleased, ready to do something

เห็น

hen — to see, to perceive, to witness, to understand

ชัด

chat — clear, distinct, obvious, evident, sharp

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — is not, are not, no (negative copula)

ถาม

tham — to ask, to question, to inquire

กะทันหัน

ka than han — suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly, all of a sudden

ห้อง

hong — room, chamber, compartment (classifier for rooms)

ด้าน

dan — side, aspect, field, area, direction

ล่าง

lang — below, lower, underneath, down, bottom

แผ่ว

phaeo — faint, weak, dim, soft, barely audible

อึดอัด

uet at — uncomfortable, uneasy, cramped, awkward, stuffy

ลอย

loi — to float, to drift, to hover, to be buoyant

ขึ้น

khuen — up, upward, to rise, to go up, to increase

ตาม

tam — according to, along, to follow, by, as per

กระแส

krasae — current, stream, flow, trend, wave

อากาศ

akat — air, atmosphere, weather, climate

ร้อน

ron — hot, warm, heated, high temperature

วัน

wan — day, date, daytime (unit of time)

อุ้ม

um — to carry in arms, to hold, to embrace

เพื่อ

phuea — for, in order to, so that, for the purpose of

รองเท้า

rong thao — shoes, footwear, sandals, boots

เปียก

piak — wet, damp, moist, soaked

อ่อนโยน

on yon — gentle, soft, tender, mild, delicate

แหบแห้ง

haep haeng — hoarse, dry, raspy (voice), parched

น้ำเสียง

nam siang — tone of voice, intonation, manner of speaking

ได้โปรด

dai prot — please, if you please, kindly

อย่า

ya — don't, do not (negative imperative)