The Scarlet Letter — Page 137

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

เธอ

thoe — Second or third person pronoun meaning 'you' or 'she'.

ก็

ko — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'as well'.

มิได้

mi dai — Formal negation meaning 'did not' or 'have not'.

ถาม

tham — To ask a question to someone.

คำถาม

kham tham — A question posed to seek information.

นั้น

nan — Demonstrative meaning 'that' or 'those'.

อย่าง

yang — Means 'kind', 'way', or 'manner' of something.

ไม่ใส่ใจ

mai sai jai — To be indifferent or pay no attention.

เสีย

sia — Particle indicating completion or loss; also 'broken'.

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Intensifier meaning 'quite', 'very much', or 'indeed'.

หาก

hak — Formal conjunction meaning 'if' or 'should'.

แต่

tae — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.

ขณะ

kha na — Moment or period of time; 'while'.

มี

mi — To have or to exist; verb of possession.

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives.

จริงจัง

ching chang — Serious, earnest, or sincere in manner.

แท้จริง

thae ching — Truly real; used in phrase 'in truth'.

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay or exist somewhere.

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, or section of something.

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; also 'a' or 'an'.

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, by means of, or together with.

เพราะ

phro — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'since'.

สติปัญญา

sa ti pan ya — Intelligence, wisdom, and mental faculties combined.

อัน

an — Classifier or relative pronoun; 'which' or 'that'.

น่า

na — Prefix meaning 'worthy of' or '-able'; evokes feeling.

อัศจรรย์

at sa chan — Wonderful, miraculous, or astonishing in nature.

ของ

khong — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make, or render something a certain way.

แม่

mae — Mother; also used as a respectful address for women.

สงสัย

song sai — To wonder, doubt, or be curious about something.

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts of a whole.

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause.

อาจ

at — Modal verb meaning 'might', 'may', or 'possibly'.

รู้จัก

ru chak — To know or be acquainted with someone or something.

คาถา

kha tha — Spell, incantation, or magical formula.

ลึกลับ

luek lap — Mysterious, secretive, or enigmatic in character.

แห่ง

haeng — Formal preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' a place.

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process.

มีอยู่

mi yu — To exist; to be present or available.

ตนเอง

ton eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

เปิดเผย

poet phoei — To reveal, disclose, or make something known.

ตัวตน

tua ton — Identity, self, or one's true nature.

ที่

thi — Relative pronoun 'that/which'; also 'at' or 'place'.

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out; emerge from inside something.

บัดนี้

bat ni — Formal expression meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'.

ใช่แล้ว

chai laeo — Expression meaning 'yes, that's right' or 'correct'.

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun 'I', commonly used by females.

คือ

khue — To be; links subject with its definition or identity.

น้อย

noi — Few, little, or small in quantity.

เด็กหญิง

dek ying — Young girl; female child.

พูด

phut — To speak or say something aloud.

ซ้ำ

sam — To repeat; again, once more.

พลาง

phlang — While simultaneously doing another action; meanwhile.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action.

ท่าทาง

tha thang — Appearance, gesture, or manner of behavior.

ซุกซน

suk son — Mischievous, naughty, or playfully troublesome.

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue onward; from now on; further.

เจ้า

chao — You (archaic/formal); also 'owner' or 'lord'.

มิใช่

mi chai — Formal negative 'is not' or 'are not'.

ลูก

luk — Child, offspring, or young of an animal.

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or speak (formal register).

ท่าที

tha thi — Attitude, stance, or demeanor toward something.

เล่น

len — To play or engage in playful activity.

ๆ

(mai yamok) — Repetition mark indicating a word is doubled.

มัก

mak — Often, usually, or tend to do habitually.

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen, occur, or come into being.

เสมอ

sa moe — Always, consistently, or equal in measure.

แรง

raeng — Strong, powerful, or forceful; also strength.

กระตุ้น

kra tun — To stimulate, urge, or provoke into action.

จะ

cha — Future tense marker; 'will' or 'going to'.

เข้ามา

khao ma — To come in; enter toward the speaker.

ครอบงำ

khrop ngam — To dominate, overwhelm, or take control over.

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — In the midst of; surrounded by something.

ทุกข์ทรมาน

thuk tho ra man — To suffer greatly; experiencing intense pain or anguish.

ลึกซึ้ง

luek sueng — Deep, profound, or deeply felt emotionally.

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker in Thai.

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or let someone know.

มา

ma — To come; directional verb toward the speaker.

เถิด

thoet — Formal particle urging or permitting an action; 'do so'.

สิ่งใด

sing dai — Anything; whatever thing; any matter at all.

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; used in questions and indefinites.

ส่ง

song — To send, deliver, or transmit something to someone.

ที่นี่

thi ni — Here; at this place or location.

หนู

nu — Mouse; also a polite first person pronoun for children.

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot at a normal pace.

เข้าไป

khao pai — To go inside; enter away from the speaker.

หา

ha — To look for, seek, or search for something.

แนบ

naep — To press close against; to attach or cling to.

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun for self-reference.

ชิด

chit — Close, near, or right next to something.

กับ

kap — With; together with; used to link nouns.

เข่า

khao — Knee; the joint in the middle of the leg.

ต่างหาก

tang hak — On the contrary; separately; rather; instead.

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation.

พระบิดา

phra bi da — Heavenly Father; formal term for God or father figure.

บน

bon — On top of; above; upper surface preposition.

สวรรค์

sa wan — Heaven; paradise; the celestial realm.

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question.

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals.

ลังเล

lang le — To hesitate, waver, or be uncertain about acting.

ไม่

mai — Negation particle meaning 'not' or 'no'.

หลุดพ้น

lut phon — To escape, break free, or be liberated from.

จาก

chak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation.

เฉียบแหลม

chiap laem — Sharp, keen, or astute in thinking or perception.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also past tense or success marker.

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — Regardless of; no matter what or who.

แปลกประหลาด

plaek pra lat — Strange, odd, or remarkably unusual in nature.

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to; in accordance with.

ปกติ

pa ka ti — Normal, usual, or ordinary state of affairs.

หรือ

rue — Or; used in questions and alternatives.

วิญญาณ

win yan — Soul, spirit, or ghost of a person.

ชั่วร้าย

chua rai — Evil, wicked, or morally corrupt.

บาง

bang — Some; thin; certain (unspecified) ones.

ยก

yok — To lift, raise, or hold up.

นิ้วชี้

niu chi — Index finger; the pointing finger of the hand.

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, or tiny in size.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; rise; directional particle upward.

แตะต้อง

tae tong — To touch or make physical contact with something.

ตัวอักษร

tua ak son — Letter, character, or written symbol of an alphabet.

สีแดงเข้ม

si daeng khem — Deep red or dark crimson color.

พระองค์

phra ong — Formal pronoun for royalty or God; 'His/Her Majesty'.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, sing, or call loudly.

แน่วแน่

naeo nae — Determined, resolute, and unwavering in purpose.

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is no; to not have something.

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet, silent, or making no sound.

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in such a manner; so.

กลั้น

klan — To hold back, suppress, or restrain something.

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise of any kind.

ครวญคราง

khruan khrang — To moan or groan in pain or sorrow.

ไว้

wai — To keep, hold, or place for future use.

ทรง

song — Royal verb prefix; to maintain or preserve something.

เรา

rao — We, us; also informal first person singular 'I'.

ทุกคน

thuk khon — Everyone, everybody, all people.

สู่

su — Toward, to; formal directional preposition.

โลก

lok — World, earth, or the realm of existence.

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

แม้แต่

mae tae — Even; used to emphasize an extreme or unexpected case.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative marker in Thai.

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; used to negate identity or classification.

เด็ก

dek — Child or young person; kid.

ประหลาด

pra lat — Strange, peculiar, or surprisingly unusual.

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, or the same as.

นางฟ้า

nang fa — Fairy; angel; a beautiful supernatural female being.

ป่า

pa — Forest, jungle, or wild woodland area.

ที่ใด

thi dai — Wherever; any place; where (indefinite).

กัน

kan — Together; each other; reciprocal action particle.