The Scarlet Letter — Page 88

Vocabulary

ดังนั้น

dang nan — therefore; as a result of that situation

ท่าน

than — respectful pronoun for you or that person

จะ

ja — future tense marker; will or going to

กรุณา

ga-ru-na — please; be so kind as to do something

เล่า

lao — to tell or narrate a story or information

ให้

hai — to give; causes or allows something to happen

ฟัง

fang — to listen to someone or something speaking

ได้

dai — can; able to; or marks past completion

ไหม

mai — question particle at end of yes/no questions

เกี่ยวกับ

giao gap — about; concerning; relating to a topic

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun informal usage

ออก

ok — out; to exit or emerge from somewhere

ชื่อ

chue — name; the title by which someone is called

เธอ

ter — she; her; informal second or third person pronoun

ถูกต้อง

thuk tong — correct; accurate; right and proper

ความผิด

kwaam phit — fault; wrongdoing; guilt or offense committed

ของ

kong — of; belonging to; possession marker in Thai

หญิง

ying — woman; female person or gender

ผู้นี้

phu ni — this person; referring to the person mentioned

และ

lae — and; connecting two words or clauses together

สิ่งใด

sing dai — anything; whatever thing; any particular matter

ที่

thi — that; which; relative pronoun or place marker

นำพา

nam pha — to lead or bring someone somewhere; to guide

มา

ma — to come; directional marker toward the speaker

สู่

su — to; toward; in the direction of something

โน้น

non — over there; that thing far away from speaker

แน่นอน

nae non — certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

ทีเดียว

thi diao — indeed; quite so; used to emphasize a statement

เพื่อน

phuean — friend; companion; someone you are close with

ข้า

kha — I; me; old or formal first-person pronoun

คิด

kit — to think; to consider or ponder something

ว่า

wa — that; introduces a clause or quoted thought

มัน

man — it; informal third-person pronoun for things

คง

kong — probably; likely; expressing reasonable assumption

ทำให้

tham hai — to make; to cause something to happen or feel

ใจ

jai — heart; mind; center of feelings and emotions

ชื่น

chuen — cheerful; refreshed; pleasant feeling of joy

ขึ้น

khuen — up; to rise; indicates increase or improvement

หลังจาก

lang jak — after; following a certain event or time

ความยากลำบาก

kwaam yak lam-bak — hardship; difficulty; struggle faced in life

การพเนจร

gan pha-ne-jon — wandering; roaming around without fixed destination

อยู่

yu — to be; to stay; to reside at a location

ใน

nai — in; inside; within a place or space

ป่าดงพงไพร

pa dong phong phrai — deep dense wilderness; thick untamed forest area

กล่าว

glao — to say; to speak formally or in narration

ที่สุด

thi sut — most; the utmost degree of a quality

พบ

phop — to find; to meet or encounter someone or something

ตนเอง

ton eng — oneself; referring back to the subject itself

ดินแดน

din daen — land; territory; a region or area of land

ความชั่วร้าย

kwaam chua rai — evil; wickedness; moral corruption or badness

ถูก

thuk — passive marker; correct; or to be acted upon

สืบหา

suep ha — to investigate; to search out or trace something

ลงโทษ

long thot — to punish; to impose a penalty for wrongdoing

ต่อหน้า

to na — in front of; before the presence of someone

ผู้ปกครอง

phu pok-krong — ruler; guardian; one who governs or oversees

ประชาชน

pra-cha-chon — the people; citizens; general public of a place

ดังเช่น

dang chen — such as; just as; for example like this case

ที่นี่

thi ni — here; at this place where we are now

อัน

an — classifier for items; one; a general noun marker

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sak sit — sacred; holy; having divine or spiritual power

เรา

rao — we; us; first-person plural pronoun in Thai

ต้อง

tong — must; have to; obligation to do something

รู้

ru — to know; to be aware or have knowledge

ไว้

wai — to keep; to retain; auxiliary showing continuation

นาง

nang — Mrs.; woman; formal title for an adult female

เคย

khoei — used to; once did something in the past

เป็น

pen — to be; to exist as something or someone

ภรรยา

phan-ra-ya — wife; a married woman in relation to her husband

ชาย

chai — man; male person; the male gender

ผู้มี

phu mi — one who has; a person possessing a quality

ความรู้

kwaam ru — knowledge; learning; information one has acquired

คน

khon — person; human being; classifier for people

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number one; a single thing or person

เกิด

gert — to be born; to occur or come into existence

ชาว

chao — native of; people from a particular place

อังกฤษ

ang-grit — English; relating to England or its people

แต่

tae — but; however; introduces a contrasting statement

อาศัยอยู่

a-sai yu — to live; to reside at a particular place

เวลา

we-la — time; a period or moment when something occurs

นาน

nan — long time; for an extended period of time

เมื่อ

muea — when; at the time that something happened

ไม่นาน

mai nan — not long; shortly; a brief period of time

มานี้

ma ni — recently; up until now; in recent times

เขา

khao — he; she; him; her; third-person pronoun

ตัดสินใจ

tat-sin-jai — to decide; to make a decision about something

ข้าม

kham — to cross; to go over or across something

ร่วม

ruam — to share; together; jointly participating with others

ชะตากรรม

cha-ta-gam — fate; destiny; the course of one's life events

กับ

gap — with; together with; in association with someone

พวกเรา

phuak rao — we; us; our group; collective first-person pronoun

แห่ง

haeng — of; from; classifier for places or organizations

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to; for the purpose of doing something

จุดประสงค์

jut pra-song — purpose; intention; the aim of an action

นี้

ni — this; referring to something near or just mentioned

จึง

jueng — therefore; consequently; as a result then

ส่ง

song — to send; to dispatch someone or something forward

ก่อน

gon — before; first; earlier than something else

ส่วน

suan — part; portion; as for a particular aspect

ตัวเอง

tua eng — oneself; himself or herself; the person themselves

ยังคง

yang kong — still; continue to; remains in a certain state

ดูแล

du lae — to take care of; to look after someone or something

กิจธุระ

git-thu-ra — business; affairs; tasks or duties one must handle

จำเป็น

jam-pen — necessary; essential; required or needed urgently

บางอย่าง

bang yang — something; some things; certain unspecified matters

แท้จริง

thae jing — truly; in reality; genuinely and honestly so

แล้ว

laeo — already; then; completed action or past event

ท่านผู้ดี

than phu di — gentleman; good sir; respectful address to someone

ช่วง

chuang — period; duration; a span of time or space

สองปี

song pi — two years; a period of two full years

หรือ

rue — or; question particle; offering an alternative option

น้อยกว่า

noi gwa — less than; fewer than; smaller in amount or degree

นั้น

nan — that; those; referring to something already mentioned

ก็

go — also; then; discourse particle linking clauses smoothly

ไม่มี

mai mi — there is not; to not have; absence of something

ข่าวคราว

khao khrao — news; tidings; information about someone or events

ใด

dai — any; which; used in questions or general reference

จาก

jak — from; originating at a source or starting point

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap bu-rut — gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

คือ

khue — is; to be; equating or defining something precisely

เลย

loei — at all; ever; so; emphasis or result marker

ภรรยาสาว

phan-ra-ya sao — young wife; a newly married or youthful wife

ดู

du — to look; to watch; to observe something visually

สิ

si — imperative particle; encourages or urges an action

ปล่อย

ploi — to release; to let go; to set free something

ตาม

tam — to follow; according to; in accordance with something

ความเข้าใจผิด

kwaam khao-jai phit — misunderstanding; incorrect interpretation of something

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — to understand; to comprehend the meaning of something

คนแปลกหน้า

khon plaek na — stranger; an unfamiliar person one does not know

พร้อม

phrom — ready; along with; prepared for something or someone

รอยยิ้ม

roi yim — smile; the expression of happiness on one's face

ขมขื่น

khom khuen — bitter; feeling of painful resentment or sorrow

เช่น

chen — for example; such as; like in this instance

กล่าวถึง

glao thueng — to mention; to refer to or speak about something

ควร

khuan — should; ought to; it is advisable to do

เรียนรู้

rian ru — to learn; to acquire knowledge through study or experience

เรื่อง

rueang — story; matter; topic or subject being discussed

ตำรา

tam-ra — textbook; manual; authoritative written guide or text

ด้วย

duai — also; too; with; by means of something additionally

เช่นกัน

chen gan — likewise; as well; similarly in the same way

ผู้ใด

phu dai — whoever; anyone who; any person in general

ถ้า

tha — if; supposing that; conditional clause introduction

บอก

bok — to tell; to inform someone of something clearly

อาจ

at — might; may; expressing possibility of an action

บิดา

bi-da — father; a formal or literary word for dad

ทารก

tha-rok — infant; baby; a very young child or newborn

เดา

dao — to guess; to estimate without full knowledge

อายุ

a-yu — age; the number of years someone has lived

สัก

sak — about; around; approximately a certain amount

สาม

sam — three; the number three in counting

สี่

si — four; the number four in counting

เดือน

duean — month; one of the twelve divisions of a year

กำลัง

gam-lang — currently; in the process of doing something now

อุ้ม

um — to carry; to hold a baby or child in arms

อ้อมแขน

om khaen — arms; the embrace formed by one's two arms