The Scarlet Letter — Page 125

Vocabulary

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completion or a past action.

เล่า

lao — To tell or narrate a story or account.

นาง

naang — Woman; a formal or literary term for female.

มอง

maawng — To look at or gaze upon something.

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place.

ไป

pai — To go; indicates movement away from speaker.

ใน

nai — In; inside; a preposition indicating location within.

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chaat — Nature; the natural world and its phenomena.

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

เติบโต

tòep-toh — To grow up; to develop from child to adult.

ขึ้น

khûen — To rise or increase; upward directional particle.

ของ

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

เด็ก

dèk — Child; a young person not yet an adult.

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; by means of something.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concept or quality.

หวาดกลัว

wàat-klua — To fear or be frightened of something greatly.

คอย

khawy — To wait for; to anticipate someone or something.

วิตกกังวล

wí-tok-kang-won — To worry or feel anxious about something.

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside somewhere.

เสมอ

sa-mǒe — Always; consistently; all the time without exception.

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle.

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker indicating intention or prediction.

พบเห็น

phóp-hěn — To encounter or come across something unexpectedly.

ผิดแปลก

phìt-plàek — Strange or unusual; noticeably different from the norm.

อัน

an — A classifier; an item or thing of a kind.

มืดหม่น

mûet-mòn — Gloomy; dark and dreary in atmosphere or mood.

และ

láe — And; a conjunction connecting words or phrases.

ดุร้าย

du-ráai — Fierce; savage; aggressively threatening in character.

บาง

baang — Some; thin; referring to a portion or few.

อย่าง

yàang — Type; manner; kind of something or some way.

สอดคล้อง

sàwt-khláawng — To be consistent or harmonious with something else.

กับ

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

ผิดบาป

phìt-bàap — Sinful; morally wrong; relating to committing a sin.

ซึ่ง

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

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai.

ต้นกำเนิด

tôn-gam-nòet — Origin; source; the beginning point of something.

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; from; a formal preposition indicating place or source.

การ

gaan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into action nouns.

มีอยู่

mii-yùu — To exist; to be present or available somewhere.

เด็กน้อย

dèk-náwy — Little child; a small or young child affectionately.

แน่นอน

nâe-naawn — Certainly; definitely; without any doubt at all.

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — To not have; there is none; lacking something.

ข้อบกพร่อง

khâw-bòk-phràawng — Defect; flaw; an imperfection in something or someone.

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means of doing something.

กายภาพ

gaai-ya-phâap — Physical; relating to the body or material form.

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; referring to any unspecified thing.

เลย

loey — At all; ever; emphasis particle indicating totality.

รูปร่าง

rûup-râang — Shape; figure; the physical form of a body.

สมบูรณ์แบบ

sǒm-buun-bàep — Perfect; flawless; meeting the highest possible standard.

แข็งแรง

khǎeng-raeng — Strong; healthy; physically robust and full of energy.

กระปรี้กระเปร่า

grà-prîi-grà-prào — Lively; energetic; full of vitality and spirit.

คล่องแคล่ว

khlâawng-khlâew — Agile; nimble; moving quickly and with great ease.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with something.

ใช้

chái — To use; to employ something for a purpose.

แขนขา

khǎen-khǎa — Limbs; arms and legs of the human body.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; indicates ongoing or continuing state.

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives.

เคย

khoey — Ever; used to; indicates past habitual experience.

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; correct; passive voice marker.

ใช้งาน

chái-ngaan — To put to use; to operate or utilize something.

ทารกน้อย

thaa-rók-náwy — Little infant; a very young baby or newborn.

นั้น

nán — That; those; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

สมควร

sǒm-khuan — Deserving; appropriate; worthy of something by right.

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; preposition indicating recipient or beneficiary.

ถือกำเนิด

thǔue-gam-nòet — To be born; to come into existence or life.

ทิ้ง

thíng — To abandon; to throw away or leave behind.

ไว้

wái — To keep; to leave in a certain state or place.

นั่น

nân — That; over there; emphatic demonstrative pronoun.

เพื่อ

phûea — For; in order to; indicating purpose of an action.

ของเล่น

khǎawng-lên — Toy; a plaything designed for children's amusement.

เหล่า

lào — Those; a group of; plural marker for nouns.

เทวดา

thee-wa-daa — Angel; deity; a divine or heavenly supernatural being.

หลังจาก

lǎng-jàak — After; following a particular event or point in time.

บิดามารดา

bi-daa-maan-daa — Parents; father and mother; formal literary term.

คู่

khûu — Pair; couple; two things or people together.

แรก

râek — First; the earliest or initial one among others.

โลก

lôhk — World; Earth; the entire planet or realm of existence.

ขับไล่

khàp-lâi — To expel; to drive away or banish someone forcefully.

ออก

àwk — Out; to exit or move outward from a place.

มี

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

สง่างาม

sà-ngàa-ngaam — Graceful; elegant; having dignified and refined beauty.

โดย

dohy — By; through; by means of; indicating agent or method.

กำเนิด

gam-nòet — Birth; origin; the beginning of one's existence.

ไม่ได้

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

ความงาม

khwaam-ngaam — Beauty; the quality of being aesthetically pleasing.

ไร้ที่ติ

rái-thîi-tì — Flawless; impeccable; without any fault or blemish.

เครื่องแต่งกาย

khrûeang-tàeng-gaai — Clothing; costume; garments worn to dress oneself.

เธอ

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

ไม่ว่า

mâi-wâa — Regardless of; no matter what the circumstances.

เรียบง่าย

rîap-ngâai — Simple; plain; uncomplicated and without excess ornamentation.

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just a small amount or degree.

ใด

dai — Which; any; an interrogative or relative pronoun.

ก็

gâw — Also; then; a conjunctive or emphasis particle.

สร้าง

sâang — To create; to build; to make something new.

ประทับใจ

prà-thàp-jai — To impress; to make a strong favorable impression.

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; nominalizing prefix for people.

ราวกับ

raaw-gàp — As if; like; in the manner of something else.

คือ

khue — Is; means; equating or defining subject and predicate.

เหมาะสม

màw-sǒm — Appropriate; suitable; fitting a particular situation well.

แท้จริง

tháe-jing — Truly; genuine; actually real or authentic in nature.

แต่

tàe — But; however; a conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

น้อย

náwy — Little; small; few in quantity or size.

มิได้

mí-dâai — Did not; formal negation of past action or state.

สวมใส่

suam-sài — To wear; to put on clothing or an accessory.

เสื้อผ้า

sûea-phâa — Clothes; clothing; garments worn on the body.

ชาวบ้าน

chaaw-bâan — Villager; ordinary local people; common folk.

ธรรมดา

tham-ma-daa — Ordinary; normal; common and without special distinction.

มารดา

maan-daa — Mother; a formal or literary word for one's mother.

จุดมุ่งหมาย

jùt-mûng-mǎai — Aim; goal; purpose or objective one intends to achieve.

เจ็บปวด

jèp-pùat — To hurt; to feel pain physically or emotionally.

บาดใจ

bàat-jai — To wound emotionally; to hurt someone's feelings deeply.

อาจ

àat — Might; may; expressing possibility or probability.

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend the meaning of something.

ได้

dâai — Can; able to; indicates ability or successful completion.

ดีขึ้น

dii-khûen — Better; improved; showing progress or improvement in condition.

ภายหลัง

phaai-lǎng — Afterward; later; at a subsequent point in time.

ซื้อ

súe — To buy; to purchase something in exchange for money.

ผ้า

phâa — Fabric; cloth; material used for making clothing.

เนื้อดี

núea-dii — Good quality; referring to fine or superior material.

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective or adverb.

เท่า

thâo — Equal to; as much as; to the same degree.

หา

hǎa — To search for; to find; to look for something.

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward speaker.

ปล่อย

plòi — To release; to let go; to allow freedom.

ให้

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

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-naa-gaan — Imagination; the ability to form mental images creatively.

ตนเอง

ton-eeng — Oneself; by oneself; referring reflexively to the self.

แสดงออก

sà-daeng-àwk — To express; to outwardly show one's feelings or ideas.

เต็มที่

tem-thîi — Fully; completely; to the maximum extent possible.

ตัดเย็บ

tàt-yép — To sew and cut; to tailor clothing from fabric.

ตกแต่ง

tòk-tàeng — To decorate; to adorn or embellish something ornamentally.

ชุด

chút — Set; outfit; a complete costume or matching ensemble.

ต่อหน้า

tàw-nâa — In front of; in the presence of other people.

สาธารณชน

sǎa-thaa-rá-na-chon — The public; general population; ordinary people in society.

เล็กๆ

lék-lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive in size or scale.

งดงาม

ngót-ngaam — Beautiful; gorgeous; strikingly lovely in appearance.

ยิ่งนัก

yîng-nák — Exceedingly; extremely; to a very great degree.

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred.

แต่งกาย

tàeng-gaai — To dress; to put on clothes or an outfit.

เช่นนั้น

chên-nán — Like that; in that manner; as described previously.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; itself; emphasizes self-action or personal agency.

เปล่งประกาย

plèng-prà-gaai — To radiate; to shine; to emit brilliant light or glow.

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past something or somewhere.

หรูหรา

rǔu-rǎa — Luxurious; lavish; expensive and impressively grand in style.

ดับ

dàp — To extinguish; to go out; to dim or suppress.

รัศมี

rát-sa-mii — Radiance; halo; the glowing light surrounding something.

น่ารัก

nâa-rák — Cute; adorable; charming and endearing in appearance.

จาง

jaang — Faded; pale; diminished in color or brightness.

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle indicating greater degree.

จน

jon — Until; poor; up to the point that something happens.

กระทั่ง

grà-thâng — Until; even; up to a certain point or extent.

แสงสว่าง

sǎeng-sà-wàang — Light; brightness; illumination that makes things visible.

วงกลม

wong-glom — Circle; a round closed geometric shape or form.

ล้อมรอบ

láwm-râwp — To surround; to encircle something on all sides.

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing.

สมบูรณ์

sǒm-buun — Complete; perfect; fully developed without any lacking.

บน

bon — On; above; positioned on the surface of something.

พื้น

phúen — Floor; ground; the base surface of a room.

กระท่อม

grà-thâwm — Hut; cottage; a small simple rustic dwelling.

กระนั้น

grà-nán — Even so; nevertheless; despite that fact or situation.

สี

sǐi — Color; hue; the visual property of pigmentation.

น้ำตาลแดง

nám-taan-daeng — Reddish brown; a warm brownish-red color tone.

ขาด

khàat — Torn; lacking; broken or missing something essential.

รุ่งริ่ง

rûng-rîng — Ragged; tattered; worn and torn in a shabby state.

เปื้อน

pûean — Stained; soiled; marked with dirt or a substance.

สกปรก

sòk-ga-pròk — Dirty; filthy; unclean and covered in grime.

จาก

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

เล่น

lên — To play; to engage in recreational or fun activity.

ซุกซน

súk-son — Mischievous; naughty; playfully troublesome especially of children.

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To cause; to make; to bring about a result.

ภาพ

phâap — Image; picture; a visual representation of something.

ไม่แพ้

mâi-pháe — No less than; not inferior to; equally as good.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or collective particle.