The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 18

Vocabulary

ให้

hâi — To give; also marks causative or purpose clauses

ฉัน

chăn — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or calculate something

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or examine something

ก่อน

gòon — Before, first, prior to something else

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

เป็น

bpen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition

อังคาร

ang-khaan — Tuesday; the second day of the week

เอา

ao — To take, get, or want something

พรุ่ง

phrûng — Tomorrow; used in compound พรุ่งนี้ (tomorrow)

เลย

loie — So, therefore, at all; intensifier or resultative particle

ดี

dii — Good, nice, fine; positive quality or state

กว่า

gwàa — More than, comparative particle; exceeding a standard

เธอ

thoie — You, she, her; informal second or third person pronoun

รับ

ráp — To receive, accept, or take something offered

บท

bòt — Role, part, lesson, or act in a play

ตกลง

dtòk-long — To agree, settle, or okay a decision

โรงแรม

roong-raem — Hotel; a building providing lodging for guests

ตอน

dton — Period, episode, or a particular time segment

แปด

bpàet — Eight; the number 8

โมง

moong — O'clock; unit for telling daytime hours

แล้ว

láew — Already, then, after that; marks completed action

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker particle

ไป

bpai — To go; move away from current location

ตาม

dtaam — To follow, according to, or along with

มา

maa — To come; move toward the speaker's location

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too, together with; accompaniment particle

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not, no; negates identity or category

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

ขอร้อง

khɔ̌ɔ-róong — To beg, plead, or earnestly request someone

เถอะ

thòe — Please just do it; persuasive or urging particle

หก

hòk — Six; the number 6

ครึ่ง

khrûeng — Half; one of two equal parts

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal I; inclusive pronoun

ต้อง

dtông — Must, have to; expresses obligation or necessity

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; preposition meaning until or to

ม่าน

mâan — Curtain or drape; fabric hung to cover openings

เปิด

bpòet — To open, turn on, or start something

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun or honorific title

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location

องก์

ong — Act; a major division of a theatrical play

แรก

râek — First; the earliest or initial one

ที่

thîi — That, which, at; relative pronoun or place marker

พบ

phóp — To meet, find, or encounter someone or something

กับ

gàp — With, and, together with; marks accompaniment or connection

ช่าง

châang — How very, what a; exclamatory intensifier word

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a period or point in time

แปลก

bplàek — Strange, unusual, or unfamiliar; oddly different

ประหลาด

bprà-làat — Weird, bizarre, surprisingly strange or abnormal

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

เช่น

chên — Such as, for example; introduces illustrative examples

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distant thing

มัน

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

ไม่

mâi — No, not; general negation particle in Thai

ต่าง

dtàang — Different, various, distinct from something else

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

กิน

gin — To eat or consume food or drink

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; anything eaten for nourishment or pleasure

เย็น

yen — Evening; also means cool or cold temperature

แบบ

bàep — Style, type, pattern, or way of doing

ชาว

chaao — People of a group, nationality, or community

บ้าน

bâan — Home, house, or village; domestic dwelling place

หรือ

rǔue — Or; conjunction offering alternatives or asking questions

ก็

gɔ̂ɔ — Also, then, well; connective or concessive particle

อ่าน

àan — To read text or written material

นิยาย

ní-yaai — Novel, fiction story; narrative literary work

อังกฤษ

ang-grìt — England or English; relating to Britain or language

เจ็ด

jèt — Seven; the number 7

เท่า

thâo — Equal to, as much as; comparison of quantity

สุภาพบุรุษ

sù-phâap-bù-rùt — Gentleman; a polite, well-mannered, refined man

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are; existence verb

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone; interrogative or indefinite person pronoun

ได้

dâai — Can, able to, to get; ability or achievement marker

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle for yes/no questions

เขียน

khǐan — To write; produce text or written content

จดหมาย

jòt-mǎai — Letter; a written message sent to someone

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her, they; third-person pronoun

รัก

rák — To love; deep affection or romantic feeling

หน้า

nâa — Face, page, front, or next; multiple meanings

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — Week; a period of seven consecutive days

ค่อนข้าง

khɔ̂n-khâang — Rather, quite, fairly; moderate degree intensifier

เลวร้าย

leeo-ráai — Terrible, dreadful, very bad or wicked

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For, intended for; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

ทีเดียว

thii-diao — Quite, indeed, at once; strong emphatic intensifier

เพราะ

phró — Because, since; conjunction giving reason or cause

ส่ง

sòng — To send, deliver, or transmit something to someone

ภาพ

phâap — Picture, image, or visual representation

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like, similar to, resembling something or someone

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle or noun

พร้อม

phróom — Ready, prepared, together with; complete and set

กรอบ

gròop — Frame; a border or structure surrounding a picture

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful, elegant, gracefully attractive in appearance

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most, -est; superlative degree marker in Thai

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ออกแบบ

òok-bàep — To design, create a plan or artistic layout

เอง

eeng — Oneself, itself, by oneself; reflexive or emphatic word

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — Special, extraordinary, extra; above ordinary standard

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses

แม้

máe — Even though, although; concessive conjunction

อิจฉา

ìt-chǎa — To envy, be jealous of someone else's advantage

อยู่

yùu — To be at, stay, live; indicates location or ongoing action

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat, a little bit; partitive particle

อ่อน

òon — Soft, weak, gentle, or tender; lacking firmness

ตั้ง

dtâng — To set up, place, establish; also intensifier meaning quite

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1 or indefinite article

เดือน

duuean — Month; one of twelve divisions of a year

เต็ม

dtem — Full, complete, entirely filled up or whole

แต่

dtàe — But, however; conjunction showing contrast or exception

ยอมรับ

yoom-ráp — To accept, admit, acknowledge something as true

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought

ชื่นชอบ

chûuen-chɔ̂ɔp — To like, be fond of, enjoy something very much

มาก

mâak — Very, much, a lot; intensifier of degree

บางที

baang-thii — Sometimes, perhaps, maybe; expresses occasional possibility

อาจ

àat — Might, may, possibly; expresses possibility or uncertainty

อยาก

yàak — To want, desire, wish for something

ลำพัง

lam-phang — Alone, by oneself, without others' company or help

พูด

phûut — To speak, talk, say; verbal communication

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing, object, matter; abstract or physical entity

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To make, cause, render; causative construction verb

รำคาญ

ram-khaan — To be annoyed, irritated, bothered by something

คำแนะนำ

kham-náe-nam — Advice, suggestion, recommendation given to someone

แก่

gàe — To, for; preposition or adjective meaning old

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; show happiness with facial expression

ผู้คน

phûu-khon — People, persons; human beings in general

มัก

mák — Usually, tend to, often; expresses habitual action

ชอบ

chɔ̂ɔp — To like, enjoy, be fond of something

มอบ

mɔ̂ɔp — To give, present, hand over something formally

ตนเอง

dton-eeng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

ต้องการ

dtông-gaan — To need, want, require; expresses desire or necessity

ผู้อื่น

phûu-ùuen — Others, other people; persons besides oneself

นั่น

nân — That; demonstrative pronoun for something pointed out

คือ

khuue — Is, means, that is; defines or equates things

เรียก

rîak — To call, name, summon or address someone

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

ใจกว้าง

jai-gwâang — Generous, broad-minded, open-hearted toward others

อย่าง

yàang — Way, manner, kind; adverbial or classifier word

แท้จริง

tháe-jing — True, real, genuine; absolutely authentic and actual

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

คน

khon — Person, human being; classifier for people

พวก

phûuak — Group, bunch, those; collective or group marker

คับแคบ

kháp-khâep — Narrow-minded, petty, restricted in thinking or space

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, direction, means; route or manner

ความคิด

khwaam-khít — Thought, idea, opinion; mental concept or notion

สัก

sàk — Just a, some, about; approximating or softening particle

หน่อย

nòoi — A little, a bit; softens requests or reduces degree

ตั้งแต่

dtâng-dtàe — Since, from; marks starting point in time

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know, be acquainted with a person or thing

ค้นพบ

khón-phóp — To discover, find out; uncover something previously unknown