The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 8

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast ideas.

ชนชั้นกลาง

chon-chán-klaang — Middle class; social group between wealthy and poor.

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle linking related clauses.

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action.

ทันสมัย

than-sà-mǎi — Modern; up-to-date; contemporary in style.

อยู่ดี

yùu dii — Fine; doing well; in a good state anyway.

หัวเราะ

hǔa-rór — To laugh; to express amusement audibly.

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

สั่น

sân — To shake; to tremble; vibrate back and forth.

ศีรษะ

sǐi-sà — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

คุณ

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

ดื้อรั้น

dûue-rán — Stubborn; obstinate; refusing to change one's mind.

ไม่

mâi — No; not; basic negation particle in Thai.

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plìian-plaeng — To change; to transform; to undergo alteration.

เลย

ləəi — At all; so; particle emphasizing degree or result.

นะ

ná — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening tone.

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun used by women.

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; introduces reported speech or clause.

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun asking identity.

มัน

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

เป็นไปไม่ได้

bpen-bpai-mâi-dâai — Impossible; cannot happen; not able to occur.

ที่

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

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker in Thai.

โกรธ

gròot — Angry; to be furious; feeling strong displeasure.

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; also marks past or achieved action.

พบ

phóp — To meet; to find; to encounter someone or something.

รู้สึก

rúu-sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person or gender.

ใด

dai — Any; which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

ทำร้าย

tham-ráai — To harm; to hurt; to cause injury to someone.

เธอ

thəə — She; her; you (informal, often female reference).

ช่าง

châang — How; such a; exclamatory intensifier before adjective.

เป็น

bpen — To be; to become; linking verb indicating state.

สัตว์ร้าย

sàt-ráai — Beast; monster; cruel or vicious animal or person.

ไร้

rái — Without; lacking; devoid of something entirely.

หัวใจ

hǔa-jai — Heart; the organ or symbol of emotion and love.

อาจ

àat — May; might; expressing possibility or permission.

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend; to grasp meaning.

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; indicating possession or existence.

ผู้ใด

phûu-dai — Anyone; whoever; indefinite pronoun referring to persons.

ปรารถนา

bpraat-thà-nǎa — To desire; to wish for; to long for something.

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To make; to cause; to make something happen.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an item or matter in general.

ตน

ton — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

รัก

rák — To love; love; deep affection toward someone.

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

อับอาย

àp-aai — Ashamed; embarrassed; feeling shame or disgrace.

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish to do something.

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise; to elevate something upward.

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional particle indicating upward.

สู่

sùu — To; toward; preposition indicating direction or goal.

แท่น

thâen — Pedestal; platform; a raised base for display.

ทอง

thoong — Gold; golden; precious yellow metal or color.

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually; to notice something.

โลก

lôok — World; earth; the planet or realm of existence.

ทั้งใบ

tháng bai — The whole; entire; all of it completely.

กราบไหว้

grâap-wâi — To worship; to bow reverently; to pay deep respect.

หญิง

yǐng — Woman; female; a female person or gender.

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who; prefix indicating a person or role.

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai.

การสมรส

gaan-sǒm-rót — Marriage; matrimony; formal union between partners.

คือ

khuue — Is; means; equating two things or defining something.

คำสาบาน

kham-sǎa-baan — Oath; vow; a solemn promise or sworn declaration.

เพิกถอน

phəək-thǒon — To revoke; to cancel; to withdraw a commitment officially.

เยาะเย้ย

yór-yôoei — To mock; to sneer; to ridicule someone scornfully.

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; introducing a reason or cause.

เหตุ

hèet — Reason; cause; the basis or origin of something.

อย่า

yàa — Don't; do not; negative imperative in Thai.

นั่นแหละ

nân-làe — That's it; exactly that; emphasizing the point made.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ให้

hâi — To give; to let; to cause or allow something.

ความไว้วางใจ

khwaam-wái-waang-jai — Trust; confidence; reliance on someone's honesty.

ซื่อสัตย์

sûue-sàt — Honest; faithful; truthful and morally upright.

ความศรัทธา

khwaam-sàt-thaa — Faith; devotion; sincere belief or trust in something.

ดี

dii — Good; nice; of positive quality or moral value.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist at a location.

กับ

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

เสียใจ

sǐia-jai — Sorry; sad; feeling regret or sorrow about something.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each one without exception.

สั่งสอน

sàng-sǒon — To teach; to instruct; to morally advise someone.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker.

กลาย

glaai — To become; to turn into; to transform over time.

คน

khon — Person; people; a human being or individual.

แตกต่าง

tàek-tàang — Different; distinct; unlike something else in nature.

ไป

bpai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation.

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something.

เปลี่ยน

plìian — To change; to switch; to alter or replace something.

ไปแล้ว

bpai-láeo — Already gone; has already; indicating completed change.

เพียงแค่

phiiang-khâe — Just; merely; only; limiting to a small extent.

การ

gaan — Noun-forming prefix; the act of; action or process.

สัมผัส

sǎm-phàt — To touch; to sense; physical or sensory contact.

มือ

muue — Hand; the body part used for grasping things.

ลืม

luuem — To forget; to fail to remember something.

ทฤษฎี

thrít-sà-dii — Theory; a system of ideas explaining something.

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; one; a certain thing.

ผิดเพี้ยน

phìt-phíian — Distorted; warped; deviated from the normal form.

หลงใหล

lǒng-lǎi — Fascinated; infatuated; deeply captivated by something.

เป็นพิษ

bpen-phít — Poisonous; toxic; harmful or deadly to health.

น่าชื่นชม

nâa-chûuen-chom — Admirable; praiseworthy; deserving of respect and praise.

ทั้งหลาย

tháng-lǎai — All; everyone; the whole group or all things.

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; particle indicating completion of action.

เหล่านั้น

lào-nán — Those; that group; referring to previously mentioned items.

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question to someone.

พลาง

phlaang — While; simultaneously doing another action at the same time.

ตัก

ták — To scoop; to ladle; also means lap (body part).

สลัด

sà-làt — To shake off; to toss; also means salad (food).

ใส่

sài — To put in; to wear; to place into something.

จาน

jaan — Plate; dish; a flat vessel for serving food.

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao-gàp — About; concerning; relating to a particular topic.

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; existence; the state of being alive.

ความรัก

khwaam-rák — Love; romantic affection; deep emotional attachment.

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — Happiness; joy; a state of well-being and pleasure.

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All; everything; the total amount without exception.

เดียว

diiao — Single; only; one alone without others.

คุ้มค่า

khúm-khâa — Worthwhile; worth the cost or effort expended.

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; preposition or adjective for elderly.

เขา

khǎo — He; she; him; her; third-person pronoun in Thai.

ตอบ

tòop — To answer; to reply; to respond to a question.

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; too; indicating addition or accompaniment.

เสียง

sǐiang — Sound; voice; noise produced by a person or thing.

ช้า

cháa — Slow; slowly; not fast in movement or action.

ๆ

(mai yamok) — Repetition marker; repeats the preceding word.

ไพเราะ

phai-ró — Melodious; pleasant-sounding; harmonious to the ear.

เกรง

greeng — To fear; to be afraid of; to feel apprehensive.

อ้าง

âang — To claim; to cite; to refer to as justification.

นี้

níi — This; referring to something near the speaker.

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; myself/yourself; reflexive pronoun for self.

ธรรมชาติ

tham-má-châat — Nature; natural world; the innate character of things.

ไม่ใช่

mâi-châi — Is not; no; negates identity or classification.