The Scarlet Letter — Page 74

Vocabulary

อ๋อ

o — Exclamation expressing sudden understanding or realization.

แต่

tae — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

หญิงสาว

ying saao — Young woman; a female person of young age.

คน

khon — Person; human being; individual.

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit.

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses.

อุ้ม

um — To carry someone in one's arms.

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

เด็ก

dek — Child; young person; kid.

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; to retain something.

แทรก

saek — To insert; to slip in; to interject.

ขึ้น

khuen — To rise; to go up; upward direction.

มา

maa — To come; to move toward the speaker.

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; too; as well.

เสียง

siang — Sound; voice; noise.

อ่อนโยน

on yohn — Gentle; tender; soft in manner or tone.

กว่า

kwaa — More than; rather than; comparative particle.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; until.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (informal, often for females).

จะ

ja — Will; going to; future tense marker.

ปิด

pit — To close; to shut; to turn off.

รอย

roi — Mark; trace; scar; impression left behind.

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

อย่างไร

yaang rai — How; in what way; what manner.

ก็ตาม

ko taam — Regardless; no matter; even so.

ความเจ็บปวด

khwaam jep puat — Pain; suffering; physical or emotional hurt.

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place.

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third-person pronoun.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating consequence or addition.

อยู่

yuu — To be; to stay; to reside at a place.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or container.

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; inner feelings or emotions.

ตลอดไป

taloht pai — Forever; always; for all time.

ภาพประกอบ

phaap prakoep — Illustration; image accompanying a text.

บรรดา

banda — All; various; a group of people or things.

ช่างซุบซิบ

chaang sup sip — Gossip; a person who spreads rumors.

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun).

พูดถึง

phuut thueng — To mention; to talk about; to refer to.

รอยตรา

roi traa — Brand mark; stigma; an imprinted identifying mark.

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words or phrases.

ตราประทับ

traa prathap — Stamp; official seal; mark pressed onto something.

ทำไม

thammai — Why; for what reason or purpose.

เล่า

lao — Particle seeking confirmation; narrative emphasis; tell.

ไม่ว่า

mai waa — No matter; regardless of; whether or not.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

อกเสื้อ

ok suea — Chest of a garment; front of a shirt.

ของ

khoeng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives.

หน้าผาก

naa phaak — Forehead; the front part of the face above eyebrows.

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; feminine gender.

อีก

iik — Again; more; another; additionally.

ร้อง

roeng — To cry out; to shout; to sing or wail.

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; am/is/are.

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire group included.

ที่

thii — At; place; relative pronoun; location marker.

น่าเกลียด

naa kliat — Ugly; disgusting; unpleasant in appearance.

ที่สุด

thii sut — Most; superlative marker; the extreme degree.

โหดเหี้ยม

hoht hiam — Cruel; brutal; merciless and savage.

ผู้พิพากษา

phuu phipaaksa — Judge; a person who presides over a court.

ตั้งตัวเอง

tang tua eng — To appoint oneself; self-proclaimed authority.

เหล่า

lao — Group of; those; plural classifier for people.

นี้

nii — This; these; referring to something nearby.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense marker; to get.

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to take along.

ความอัปยศ

khwaam appayot — Shame; disgrace; humiliation experienced publicly.

สู่

suu — To; toward; in the direction of.

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; our group of people.

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone; every person; all people.

สมควร

somkhuan — Deserving; appropriate; worthy of something.

ถูก

thuuk — To be subjected to; correct; passive marker.

ประหารชีวิต

prahaan chiiwit — To execute; to put to death by authority.

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is no; without; lacking something.

กฎหมาย

kot maai — Law; legal rule; official regulation.

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for; in the case of.

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; subject of discussion.

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something.

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually.

พระคัมภีร์

phra khamphi — Scripture; holy book; the Bible or sacred text.

ประมวลกฎหมาย

pramuan kot maai — Legal code; compiled body of laws.

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; thus; as a result of this.

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen.

ไร้ผล

rai phon — Ineffective; fruitless; producing no result.

โทษ

thoht — Punishment; penalty; blame for wrongdoing.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; himself/herself; by one's own self.

ได้เลย

dai loei — Can do right away; go ahead freely.

หาก

haak — If; in case; supposing that something occurs.

ภรรยา

phanraya — Wife; a married female partner.

ลูกสาว

luuk saao — Daughter; female child of a parent.

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They; them; those people over there.

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by itself; emphasis particle.

หลงผิด

long phit — To go astray; to be mistaken; to err.

ไป

pai — To go; to leave; away from speaker.

ขอ

kho — To ask for; to request; to beg.

ความเมตตา

khwaam metta — Mercy; compassion; loving kindness toward others.

เถิด

thoet — Particle urging action; please do; go ahead.

แม่บ้าน

mae baan — Housewife; female homemaker; housekeeper.

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; masculine gender.

ฝูงชน

fuung chon — Crowd; mob; a large gathering of people.

ผู้หญิง

phuu ying — Woman; female person; adult female.

คุณธรรม

khunnatham — Virtue; moral goodness; ethical quality of character.

ใด

dai — Any; which; whichever; interrogative pronoun.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; so; emphatic intensifier particle.

นอกจาก

nok jaak — Except for; besides; other than something.

เกิด

koet — To occur; to be born; to happen.

ความกลัว

khwaam klua — Fear; dread; feeling of being frightened.

ตะแลงแกง

talaeang kaeng — Scaffold; gallows; platform for public execution.

อย่าง

yaang — Like; as; in the manner of; kind of.

สมเหตุสมผล

som het som phon — Reasonable; logical; making rational sense.

นั่น

nan — That; that one over there; referring to something distant.

คำพูด

kham phuut — Words; speech; spoken expression or statement.

รุนแรง

run raeng — Violent; severe; intense in force or degree.

ทีเดียว

thii diao — Quite; very much; all at once; indeed.

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet; silent; making no sound.

เสีย

sia — Particle indicating cessation or finality; broken; lost.

ที

thii — Time; occasion; once; a turn or instance.

พวก

phuak — Group; gang; crowd of associated people.

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; the reason why.

กุญแจ

kunjaae — Key; tool used to lock or unlock.

กำลัง

kamlang — Presently doing; power; strength; progressive marker.

หมุน

mun — To turn; to rotate; to spin around.

ประตูคุก

pratuu khuk — Prison door; gate of a jail cell.

นี่

nii — Here; this; look here; near the speaker.

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; equating two things.

นาง

naang — Mrs.; Lady; respectful title for a woman.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened.

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to reveal.

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; away from inside.

ข้างใน

khaang nai — Inside; interior; within a space.

ปรากฏตัว

praakot tua — To appear; to show oneself; to emerge.

ตอนแรก

toon raek — At first; initially; in the beginning.

ดุจ

dut — Like; as if; resembling; similar to.

เงาดำ

ngao dam — Dark shadow; black silhouette; dark figure.

โผล่

phlo — To emerge; to pop out; to appear suddenly.

แสงแดด

saeng daet — Sunlight; rays of the sun; sunshine.

ร่าง

raang — Body; figure; frame; draft of a document.

น่าสะพรึงกลัว

naa saphreng klua — Terrifying; frightening; causing dread or fear.

น่าขนลุก

naa khon luk — Creepy; eerie; causing goosebumps or chills.

นายอำเภอ

naai amphoe — Sheriff; district officer; local law enforcement official.

ประจำ

prajam — Regular; permanent; assigned to a specific post.

เมือง

mueang — City; town; country; municipality.

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together with; complete.

ดาบ

daap — Sword; a long bladed weapon.

ข้าง

khaang — Side; beside; next to; lateral direction.

กาย

kaai — Body; physical form of a person.

ไม้เท้า

mai thao — Walking stick; cane; staff used for support.

ตำแหน่ง

tamnaeng — Position; rank; official title or role.

เขา

khao — He; she; they; him; her; third person pronoun.