The Scarlet Letter — Page 58

Vocabulary

ความหวัง

khwaam wang — Hope; a feeling of expectation for something desired

อัน

an — A classifier or pronoun meaning 'one' or 'which'

แผ่ซ่าน

phae saan — To spread or permeate throughout something

และ

lae — And; a conjunction connecting words or clauses

ไม่ขาดสาย

mai khat saai — Continuously; without interruption or ceasing

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to someone or something

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

มายาภาพ

maayaa phaap — Illusion; a deceptive or false image or vision

ที่

thi — At, which, or that; place marker or relative pronoun

คอย

khoi — To wait or keep doing something repeatedly

หลอกหลอน

lok lon — To haunt or deceive; persistently troubling the mind

ตลอด

talot — Throughout; all along a period or distance

ชีวิต

chiiwit — Life; the existence of a living person or being

แม้

mae — Even though; despite a contrary condition

จะ

ja — Will; a future or intentional marker in sentences

เผชิญ

phachoen — To face or confront a difficult situation directly

กับ

gap — With; together or in relation to something else

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ท้อแท้

tho thae — Discouraged; feeling hopeless and without motivation

สิ้นหวัง

sin wang — Hopeless; completely without hope or expectation

ทุก

thuk — Every; each one without exception

รูปแบบ

ruup baep — Form or pattern; a type or style of something

มองข้าม

mong kham — To overlook or disregard something intentionally

เป็นไปไม่ได้

pen pai mai dai — Impossible; unable to happen or be done

ทั้งปวง

thang puang — All; every single one without exception

ข้าพเจ้า

khaa phajao — I; a formal first-person pronoun in Thai

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand; to comprehend meaning or situation

ว่า

wa — That; a conjunction introducing reported speech or thought

ยัง

yang — Still; continuing to be in a state or condition

คง

khong — Probably; likely still in a certain state

ทรมาน

thoramaan — To suffer or torment; experiencing great pain

อยู่

yuu — To be at; indicating location or ongoing state

ชั่วขณะ

chua khana — For a moment; a very brief period of time

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single unit

หลัง

lang — After; following an event or behind something

ความตาย

khwaam taai — Death; the end of life or existence

ดุจ

dut — Like; resembling or similar to something else

อาการ

aakaan — Symptom or condition; signs of an illness

ชักกระตุก

chak kratuk — To convulse; experiencing involuntary muscle spasms

โรค

rok — Disease; an illness or medical condition

อหิวาตกโรค

ahiwaat takrok — Cholera; a severe bacterial intestinal infectious disease

ก็

ko — Also, then; a connective particle in sentences

คือ

khue — Is; meaning or equivalent to something defined

ใน

nai — In; within a place, time, or condition

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; the extreme degree of a quality

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; in a short time from now

ด้วย

duai — Also; with or by means of something

บังเอิญ

bang oeon — By chance; happening accidentally or unexpectedly

โชคดี

chok dii — Lucky; having good fortune or a fortunate outcome

สถานการณ์

sathaan kaan — Situation; the set of circumstances at a given time

บางอย่าง

bang yaang — Something; an unspecified thing or matter

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to get or be given something

การ

kaan — A nominalization prefix indicating an action or process

แต่งตั้ง

taeng tang — To appoint; to officially assign someone to a position

ให้

hai — To give; to allow or cause something to happen

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a previous state

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into a place or state

รับ

rap — To receive or accept something offered

ตำแหน่ง

tamnaeng — Position; an official job title or rank

อีกครั้ง

iik khrang — Once more; doing something again after before

ความเชื่อ

khwaam chue — Belief; an acceptance that something is true

นี้

nii — This; referring to something close or just mentioned

มากกว่า

maak kwaa — More than; exceeding in degree or quantity

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; an object, matter, or abstract concept

อื่น

uuen — Other; different from the one already mentioned

ใด

dai — Any; whichever one among a group

ดูดซับ

duut sap — To absorb; to soak up or draw in completely

แก่นสาร

kaen saan — Essence; the core or most important substance

ความสามารถ

khwaam saamat — Ability; the capacity or skill to do something

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; to leave or exit a place

จาก

jaak — From; indicating origin, source, or departure point

กิจการ

kit jakaan — Business or enterprise; a commercial or official activity

อย่าง

yaang — Way or manner; a type or kind of something

อาจ

aat — Might; expressing possibility or likelihood of action

ฝัน

fan — To dream; imagining events during sleep or waking

ลงมือ

long mue — To start doing; to begin taking action on something

ทำ

tham — To do or make; to perform an action

ทำไม

thammai — Why; asking for the reason or cause

จึง

jueng — Therefore; as a result of something previously stated

ต้อง

tong — Must; indicating necessity or obligation to act

อุตสาหะ

utsaa ha — Diligence; persistent effort and hard-working attitude

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to perform a job or task

หนัก

nak — Heavy or hard; difficult or burdensome in effort

ดิ้นรน

din ron — To struggle; to strive hard against difficulties

ยากลำบาก

yaak lambak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship and struggle

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something

ฉุด

chut — To pull or drag; to tug something forcefully

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; referring to the person themselves

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise or increase in position or state

โคลนตม

khlon tom — Mud and mire; swampy muddy ground or figurative mess

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred

อีก

iik — More; again or additionally in quantity or time

ไม่นาน

mai naan — Not long; after a short period of time

แขน

khaen — Arm; the upper limb of the human body

เข้มแข็ง

khem khaeng — Strong; having great strength or resilience

ลุง

lung — Uncle; an older male relative or respectful address

ยก

yok — To lift or raise; to pick something up

พยุง

phayung — To support or prop up; to help someone stay upright

มา

maa — To come; moving toward the speaker or reference point

เอง

eng — Self; by oneself without assistance from others

หา

haa — To find or seek; to look for something needed

เลี้ยงชีพ

liang chiip — To earn a living; to support oneself financially

ที่นี่

thi nii — Here; at this particular place or location

หรือ

rue — Or; presenting an alternative option or choice

เดินทาง

doen thaang — To travel; to journey from one place to another

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current position

ขุด

khut — To dig; to excavate ground or search below surface

ทอง

thong — Gold; a precious yellow metal of high value

ความสุข

khwaam suk — Happiness; a state of joy and contentment

เดือน

duean — Month; a unit of time or the moon

กอง

kong — A pile or heap of things grouped together

เหรียญ

rian — Coin; a small metal disk used as money

เงิน

ngoen — Money or silver; currency used for transactions

แวววาว

waeo waao — Sparkling or glittering; shining with bright flashes

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — A little; a small amount or slight degree

กระเป๋า

krapao — Bag or wallet; a container for carrying belongings

เรื่อง

rueang — Story or matter; a subject or issue being discussed

น่าเศร้า

naa sao — Sad or pitiful; causing feelings of sorrow

น่าแปลกใจ

naa plaek jai — Surprising; causing wonder or astonishment

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly or to a greater degree

สังเกต

sangket — To observe; to notice or pay careful attention

เพียงแค่

phiang khae — Only just; merely or just barely enough

ได้

dai — Can or did; indicating ability or past action

ลิ้มรส

lim rot — To taste; to experience the flavor of something

ราชการ

raatchakaan — Government service; official state or civil service work

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely or just a limited amount

เพียงพอ

phiang pho — Enough; sufficient to meet a need or requirement

ทำให้

tham hai — To make or cause; resulting in a certain effect

ชาย

chaai — Man; an adult male person

ผู้

phu — Person who; a prefix indicating a person doing something

น่าสงสาร

naa songsan — Pitiful; deserving sympathy or compassion from others

คน

khon — Person; a human being or individual

ติดเชื้อ

tit chuea — Infected; having contracted a disease or pathogen

ประหลาด

pralaat — Strange or weird; unusual or unexpectedly odd

ทองคำ

thong kham — Gold; the precious yellow metallic element

มิได้

mi dai — Did not; formal negation of a past action

มี

mii — To have; indicating possession or existence

เจตนา

jettanaa — Intention; a deliberate purpose behind an action

ดูหมิ่น

duu min — To disrespect or belittle; to treat with contempt

ท่าน

than — You; a formal and respectful second-person pronoun

อาวุโส

aawuso — Senior; having higher rank or greater experience

น่านับถือ

naa naptue — Respectable; worthy of admiration and high regard

แต่

tae — But; introducing a contrasting or opposing idea

อย่างใด

yaang dai — In any way; by any means or method whatsoever

คุณสมบัติ

khun sombat — Qualification or quality; a characteristic or attribute

มนตร์เสน่ห์

mon sane — Charm or charisma; magical attractive quality of a person

แง่

ngae — Aspect or angle; a particular viewpoint or facet

ไม่ต่างจาก

mai taang jaak — Not different from; essentially the same as something

ค่าจ้าง

khaa jaang — Wages; payment given for work or labor performed

ปีศาจ

piisaat — Devil or demon; an evil supernatural spirit or being