The Scarlet Letter — Page 131

Vocabulary

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal pronoun)

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

เด็กๆ

dek dek — Children; plural or diminutive form of child

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ชุมชน

chum-chon — Community; a group living in one area

บน

bon — On top of, above a surface

ขอบ

khop — Edge, border, or rim of something

ถนน

tha-non — Road or street for vehicles and pedestrians

ที่

thi — At, place, or relative clause marker

ปก

pok — Cover; front page or lid of something

คลุม

khlum — To cover or drape over something

ด้วย

duay — Also, with, or by means of something

หญ้า

ya — Grass; low green plants covering ground

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; along something

ประตู

pra-tu — Door or gate of a building

บ้าน

ban — House, home, or one's hometown

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; also means strength or power

เล่น

len — To play or engage in a game or activity

สนุก

sa-nuk — Fun, enjoyable, entertaining

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action marker

แบบ

baep — Style, pattern, type, or form of something

การ

kan — Nominalizer indicating an action or process

เลี้ยง

liang — To raise, feed, or take care of someone

ดู

du — To watch, look at, or observe something

จะ

cha — Future tense marker; will, going to

อนุญาต

a-nu-yat — To permit, allow, or give permission

บางที

bang-thi — Sometimes, perhaps, or maybe

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; discourse particle

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ท่า

tha — Posture, gesture, manner, or pier

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

โบสถ์

bot — Church or ordination hall in a temple

แกล้ง

klaeng — To tease, bully, or pretend deliberately

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

ตี

ti — To hit, strike, or beat something

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or plural pronoun marker

แย่ง

yaeng — To snatch, grab, or compete for something

หนัง

nang — Skin, leather, or a movie film

ศีรษะ

si-sa — Head; the upper part of the body

ต่อสู้

to-su — To fight, struggle, or battle against something

จำลอง

cham-long — To simulate, replicate, or create a model

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

หลอก

lok — To deceive, trick, or fool someone

ขู่

khu — To threaten or intimidate someone

เลียน

lian — To imitate or mimic someone or something

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

จ้อง

chong — To stare or gaze intently at something

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; type or kind of something

ตั้งใจ

tang-chai — To concentrate, focus, or do something intentionally

แต่

tae — But, however; only; since a point in time

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; has never done something before

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; meaning, matter

รู้จัก

ru-chak — To know or be acquainted with someone

หาก

hak — If, in case of a conditional situation

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; someone (interrogative pronoun)

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

รุม

rum — To mob or gang up on someone

ล้อม

lom — To surround or encircle someone or something

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; a relative pronoun or clause connector

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen, occur, or take place

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show, display, perform, or demonstrate

โกรธ

krot — Angry, furious; to feel anger

น่า

na — Prefix making adjectives; worthy of, should feel

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, the more so

แม้

mae — Even though, although, despite the fact

ร่างกาย

rang-kai — Body; the physical form of a person

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, tiny in size

น้อย

noi — Few, little, small in amount

คว้า

khwa — To grab or snatch something quickly

ก้อน

kon — Lump, chunk, or piece of solid material

หิน

hin — Stone or rock; hard mineral material

ขว้าง

khwang — To throw or hurl an object forcefully

ปา

pa — To throw or fling something at a target

ใส่

sai — To put into; to wear; to throw at

เขา

khao — He, she, they; also means mountain or horn

พร้อม

phrom — Ready, prepared; together with someone

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise

กรีดร้อง

krit-rong — To scream or shriek loudly

แหลม

laem — Sharp, pointed; shrill in sound; cape of land

สาระ

sa-ra — Substance, essence, meaningful content

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker; for someone

แม่

mae — Mother; female parent

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

สั่น

san — To shake, tremble, or vibrate

เทา

thao — Gray; a neutral color between black and white

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; also means melodious

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear something attentively

คล้าย

khlai — Similar to, resembling something else

คำ

kham — Word; unit of speech or written language

แม่มด

mae-mot — Witch; a woman who practices magic or sorcery

ภาษา

pha-sa — Language; system of communication used by people

จริง

ching — True, real, genuine, actually

คือ

khue — Is, means, that is; definitional copula

เด็ก

dek — Child; a young person under teenage years

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and letters

เหล่า

lao — Group of; plural marker for people or things

ยอมรับ

yom-rap — To accept, acknowledge, or admit something

แตกต่าง

taek-tang — Different, distinct, varying from something else

มาก

mak — Many, much, a lot, very

ที่สุด

thi-sut — Most; superlative marker; the most extreme degree

เท่า

thao — Equal to, as much as, same amount

เคย

khoei — Used to; once did something in the past

ได้

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

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel or sense an emotion or sensation

ว่า

wa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

บาง

bang — Some; thin; a part of something

แปลก

plaek — Strange, unusual, or odd

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Weird, bizarre, surprisingly strange

ผิด

phit — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken, or sinful

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chat — Nature; the natural world or environment

ขัดแย้ง

khat-yaeng — To contradict, conflict, or be in opposition

ธรรมเนียม

tham-ma-niam — Custom, tradition, or conventional practice

ปฏิบัติ

pa-ti-bat — To practice, perform, or carry out duties

ทั่วไป

thua-pai — General, common, ordinary, widespread

ลูก

luk — Child, offspring; also classifier for round objects

จึง

chueng — Therefore, so, consequently, as a result

ดูถูก

du-thuk — To look down on or belittle someone

เหยียด

yiat — To discriminate against or belittle someone

ใจ

chai — Heart, mind, or feelings; emotional center

บ่อย

boi — Often, frequently, repeatedly

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, instance, occasion; classifier for events

ด่า

da — To scold, curse, or verbally abuse someone

รับรู้

rap-ru — To perceive, be aware of, or acknowledge something

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; about; until

ตอบแทน

top-taen — To repay, reciprocate, or return a favor

เกลียดชัง

kliat-chang — To hate and despise someone intensely

สุดขีด

sut-khit — Extreme, utmost, to the furthest degree

อาจ

at — Might, may, possibly; expressing possibility

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, be located; continuous aspect marker

อก

ok — Chest, breast; the front of the torso

ระเบิด

ra-boet — To explode; a bomb or explosion

อารมณ์

a-rom — Emotion, mood, feeling, or temper

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Violent, severe, intense, or aggressive

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby

คุณค่า

khun-kha — Value, worth, significance of something

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until, even, as far as; extreme extent

ปลอบโยน

plop-yon — To comfort, console, or soothe someone

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

จริงจัง

ching-chang — Serious, earnest, sincerely committed to something

เข้าใจ

khao-chai — To understand or comprehend something

แทนที่

thaen-thi — Instead of; to replace or substitute something

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certain, definite, of course, surely

มัก

mak — Usually, tend to, often do something habitually

ขัดขวาง

khat-khwang — To obstruct, hinder, or block someone's way

ออก

ok — To go out, exit; outward directional particle