The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 1

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chăn — First person pronoun, meaning 'I' or 'me'

เดา

dao — To guess or speculate about something

ว่า

wâa — That; used to introduce a subordinate clause

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun

คง

khong — Probably; likely; expressing probability or assumption

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; to perceive sound

ข่าว

khàao — News; information about recent events

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to state formally or in narration

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ตอน

toon — Period; moment; episode or part of time

เย็น

yen — Evening; also means cool or cold

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; at the time of

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun particle

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; also passive marker

นำ

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

ตัว

tuua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing

เข้า

khâo — To enter; to go into a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ห้อง

hông — Room; an enclosed space inside a building

ส่วนตัว

sùan tuua — Private; personal; relating to oneself only

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small; tiny; of little size

โรงแรม

roong-raaem — Hotel; establishment providing lodging for guests

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

มี

mii — To have; there is; to exist

การ

gaan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

จัด

jàt — To arrange; to organize; to set up

โต๊ะ

tó — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture

อาหาร

aa-hăan — Food; meal; something eaten for nourishment

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to retain for later

สำหรับ

săm-ràp — For; intended for a person or purpose

สาม

săam — Three; the number 3

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for humans

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or extent

ศิลปิน

sĭn-lá-pin — Artist; a person who creates art

ตอบ

tòop — To answer; to respond to a question

พลาง

phlaang — While doing; simultaneously performing another action

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to hand over; to deliver

หมวก

mùak — Hat; a head covering worn outdoors

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เสื้อคลุม

sûea khlum — Coat; overcoat; an outer garment worn over clothes

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

แก่

kàae — To; for; old; indicates recipient of action

บริกร

boo-rí-goon — Waiter; servant; one who serves food

โค้ง

khóong — To bow; to curve; to bend forward respectfully

คำนับ

kham-náp — To greet with a bow; to pay respects

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third person pronoun

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion

อะไร

à-rai — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

กัน

gan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle

หวัง

wăng — To hope; to wish for something to happen

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; negating identity or classification

การเมือง

gaan-mueang — Politics; matters relating to governance and power

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

สนใจ

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

แทบ

thâaep — Almost; barely; nearly but not quite

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

หา

hăa — To look for; to search; to seek

สภา

sà-phaa — Council; assembly; legislative body or parliament

สามัญ

săa-man — Common; ordinary; general; House of Commons

คู่ควร

khûu khuan — Worthy; deserving; suitable for something or someone

วาด

wâat — To draw; to paint; to sketch a picture

ภาพ

phâap — Picture; image; painting or photograph

สัก

sàk — Even just; at least one; a little bit

แม้ว่า

máae wâa — Although; even though; despite the fact that

หลาย

lăai — Many; several; a large number of things

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward

บ้าง

bâang — Some; somewhat; a little; any at all

ถ้า

thâa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

ได้รับ

dâi ráp — To receive; to obtain; to get something

ฉาบ

châap — To coat; to plaster; to apply a layer

สี

sĭi — Color; paint; one of four tones in Thai

ขาว

khăao — White; the color white

หน่อย

nòi — A little; a bit; softening particle for requests

หมั้นหมาย

mân măai — To be engaged; to be formally betrothed to marry

แต่งงาน

tàaeng ngaan — To marry; to get married; matrimonial union

จับตา

jàp taa — To watch closely; to keep an eye on

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to observe visually

เขา

khăo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

สะดุ้ง

sà-dûng — To startle; to flinch; sudden reaction to shock

ก็

gôo — Also; then; well; connective or concessive particle

ขมวด

khà-mùat — To knit; to wrinkle; to furrow (eyebrows)

คิ้ว

khíu — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye

หมั้น

mân — To be engaged; formal promise to marry

ร้อง

róong — To cry out; to shout; to sing

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; directional particle outward

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

เป็นไปไม่ได้

pen pai mâi dâi — Impossible; cannot happen; not able to be

เป็น

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

ความจริง

khwaam jing — Truth; reality; the true state of affairs

อย่าง

yàang — Way; manner; type; like; in the manner of

แน่นอน

nâae-noon — Certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with another person or thing

ใคร

khrai — Who; whom; interrogative pronoun for people

นักแสดงหญิง

nák sà-daeng yĭng — Actress; a female performer in theatre or film

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a single unit

เชื่อ

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

เหตุผล

hèet-phŏn — Reason; rationale; logical explanation for something

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; to a great degree

เกินกว่า

goen gwàa — More than; exceeding a certain limit or degree

ทำ

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

แบบ

bàaep — Style; pattern; type; manner or form

ฉลาด

chà-lâat — Clever; smart; intelligent; quick-witted

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; matter; an entity or item

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlăo — Foolish; stupid; lacking wisdom or judgment

บาง

baang — Some; thin; certain; a few of many

ครั้ง

kráng — Time; occasion; instance; classifier for times

เพื่อนรัก

phûean rák — Dear friend; beloved friend; close companion

การแต่งงาน

gaan tàaeng ngaan — Marriage; the institution or act of marrying

ได้

dâi — Can; able to; to get; past action marker

ยกเว้น

yók wén — Except; excluding; apart from; with the exception

โต้กลับ

tôo glàp — To retort; to argue back; to counter someone

เนือยๆ

neuay neuay — Sluggish; slow; lacking energy or enthusiasm

แต่

tàae — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ต่างกัน

tàang gan — Different from each other; varying; distinct

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall something

ชัดเจน

chát-jeen — Clear; distinct; obvious; without ambiguity

ตัวเอง

tuua eeng — Oneself; myself/yourself/himself; reflexive pronoun

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is none; to not have; lacking something

ความทรงจำ

khwaam song jam — Memory; recollection; stored remembrance of events

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; past experience marker

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have never done something before

ด้วยซ้ำ

dûay sám — Even; also; emphasizes something surprising or added

ลอง

loong — To try; to attempt; to test something out

ถึง

thŭeng — To reach; until; about; regarding something

ชาติกำเนิด

châat gam-nòet — Birth; origin; birthplace or social origin

ฐานะ

thăa-ná — Status; position; social or financial standing

ความมั่งคั่ง

khwaam mâng khâng — Wealth; affluence; abundance of money or resources

ของ

khŏong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

สิ

sì — Imperative particle; come on; do it now

ช่าง

châang — How; such; exclamatory intensifier; craftsman

ไร้สาระ

ráai săa-rá — Nonsense; trivial; without meaning or substance

ต่ำต้อย

tàm tôi — Lowly; humble; of inferior social status

กว่า

gwàa — Than; more than; comparative particle in Thai

นัก

nák — Very; excessively; too much; intensifying adverb