The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 9

Vocabulary

แกลเลอรี

gaet-loe-rii — Gallery; upper seating area in a theater

และ

lae — And; connecting two words or clauses

หลุม

lum — Pit; hole; sunken area in the ground

ออร์เคสตรา

oo-kes-traa — Orchestra; main floor seating in a theater

ค่อนข้าง

khoon-khaang — Rather; quite; somewhat to a notable degree

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled with no space remaining

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

แถว

thaew — Row; line of seats or people arranged linearly

ที่นั่ง

thii-nang — Seat; a place designated for someone to sit

โซน

soon — Zone; designated area or section of a space

ล่าง

laang — Lower; beneath; the bottom part of something

สอง

soong — Two; the number two

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun marker in Thai

ดู

duu — To watch; to look at something attentively

มอมแมม

mom-maem — Dirty; grimy; unkempt in appearance

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ว่าง

waang — Empty; vacant; having no occupant or content

เปล่า

plao — Empty; bare; also used to negate informally

โดย

dooi — By; through; indicating means or agent

สิ้นเชิง

sin-choeng — Completely; entirely; to an absolute degree

แทบ

thaep — Almost; hardly; barely; to a near extent

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle used before verbs

มี

mii — To have; there is; indicating existence or possession

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; referring to an unspecified person

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; indicates ongoing state or location

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ส่วน

suan — Part; section; portion of a larger whole

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to have an opinion

ว่า

waa — That; think that; introduces a reported clause

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

เรียก

riak — To call; to name; to summon someone

เดรส

dret — Dress circle; lower balcony seating in theater

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; emphasizing particle in Thai

ผู้หญิง

phuu-ying — Woman; female person; lady

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ถือ

thue — To hold; to carry something in one's hands

ส้ม

som — Orange; the citrus fruit or its color

เบียร์ขิง

bia-khing — Ginger beer; a carbonated ginger-flavored drink

ไป

pai — To go; to move away from current location

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker

การ

gaan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

กิน

gin — To eat; to consume food or drink

ถั่ว

thua — Nut; bean; legume eaten as a snack

กัน

gan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

อย่าง

yaang — Like; in a manner of; type or kind

มากมาย

maak-maai — Abundantly; a great deal; very many

อีก

iik — Again; more; another; additionally

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; as well; with something else

มัน

man — It; he/she informally; third-person informal pronoun

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing probability or assumption

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

ยุค

yuk — Era; age; period of historical time

ทอง

thong — Gold; golden; precious metal or its color

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ละคร

la-khon — Play; drama; theatrical performance on stage

อังกฤษ

ang-grit — English; British; relating to England or its language

ที

thii — Time; occasion; instance of something happening

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one

มาก

maak — Very; much; a large amount or degree

ช่าง

chaang — How; what a; exclamatory intensifier in Thai

น่า

naa — Worthy of; likely to evoke a feeling

หดหู่ใจ

hot-huu-jai — Depressing; disheartening; making one feel discouraged

เสีย

sia — Broken; wasted; lost; unfortunately so

จริง

jing — Real; true; truly; indeed

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start doing something

สงสัย

song-sai — To wonder; to doubt; to be curious about

ทำ

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

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ดี

dii — Good; well; of positive quality or character

ชีวิต

chii-wit — Life; one's existence or way of living

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; yourself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

จน

jon — Until; so much that; to the point of

กระทั่ง

gra-thang — Until; even; up to a certain point in time

มองเห็น

moong-hen — To see; to be able to see something visually

โปสเตอร์

poo-stoe — Poster; a large printed advertisement or announcement

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject being discussed

เป็น

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

เด็ก

dek — Child; kid; young person

โง่

ngoo — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or wisdom

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives

ไม่ก็

mai-goo — Or else; if not; presenting an alternative option

ใบ้

bai — Mute; unable to speak; also means dumb/silent

บริสุทธิ์

boo-ri-sut — Pure; innocent; clean; untainted by wrongdoing

พ่อ

phoo — Father; dad; male parent

พวกเรา

phuak-rao — We; us; first-person plural inclusive pronoun

ชอบ

choob — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of

แบบ

baep — Style; type; manner; pattern of something

เชื่อ

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

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; the more...the more

มีชีวิต

mii-chii-wit — To be alive; living; having life and vitality

นาน

naan — Long time; for a long duration

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

เท่าไหร่

thao-rai — How much; how many; asking about quantity

ก็

goo — Also; then; particle showing result or continuation

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

แรงกล้า

raeng-glaa — Strong; intense; powerful desire or passion

เท่านั้น

thao-nan — Only; just that; nothing more than this

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something in general

พอ

phoo — Enough; sufficient; just as; when

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for; in regard to someone

เรา

rao — We; I; first-person pronoun informal or plural

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

ศิลปะ

sin-la-pa — Art; the creative expression through various media

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen-diao-gap — Just like; same as; similar to something else

การเมือง

gaan-mueang — Politics; political affairs or government activities

บรรพบุรุษ

ban-pha-bu-rut — Ancestors; forefathers; people from earlier generations

ผิด

phit — Wrong; incorrect; to make a mistake

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; always even; consistently without exception

นี้

nii — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past tense completion marker

คือ

khue — Is; means; defining or identifying something

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; it is necessary to do

ยอมรับ

yoom-rap — To admit; to accept; to acknowledge something

รำคาญ

ram-khaan — Annoyed; irritated; bothered by something repetitive

ความคิด

khwaam-khit — Thought; idea; a concept formed in the mind

สถานที่

sa-thaan-thii — Place; location; a specific site or venue

สังเวช

sang-wet — To pity; to feel compassion mixed with sadness

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like something mentioned

กระนั้น

gra-nan — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation

สนใจ

son-jai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

บ้าง

baang — Some; somewhat; a little bit of something

ไม่ว่า

mai-waa — Regardless; no matter; whether or not something

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — How; in what way; by what manner

ตัดสินใจ

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

รอ

roo — To wait; to stay until something happens

องก์

ong — Act; a major division of a stage play

แรก

raek — First; initial; the earliest in a sequence

วง

wong — Band; circle; group of musicians playing together

แย่

yae — Bad; terrible; poor in quality or condition

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone somewhere

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; of masculine gender

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; youth; a young male person

ชาว

chaao — People of; native of; belonging to a group

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated in a position

เปียโน

pia-noo — Piano; a large keyboard musical instrument

แตกร้าว

taek-raao — Cracked; broken; fractured physically or emotionally

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun in Thai

เกือบ

gueap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause; to make something happen; to render

หนี

nii — To flee; to escape; to run away from something

ออก

ook — Out; to exit; to go away from inside

ที่สุด

thii-sut — Most; superlative marker indicating the highest degree

ม่าน

maan — Curtain; a hanging cloth that covers or conceals

ถูก

thuuk — To be hit; correct; also passive voice marker

ดึง

dueng — To pull; to draw; to tug something toward you

เริ่มต้น

roem-ton — To begin; to start; the beginning of something