The Scarlet Letter — Page 152

Vocabulary

ทับทิม

thap thim — Ruby gemstone; also a type of red fruit.

ต่างหาก

tang hak — Separately; on the contrary; rather than.

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives.

ไม่ก็

mai ko — Otherwise; or else; if not.

ปะการัง

pa ka rang — Coral; marine organism forming reef structures.

อย่างน้อย

yang noi — At least; minimum amount or degree.

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle used for continuation.

กุหลาบ

ku lap — Rose; a common flowering plant.

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red.

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something occurred.

พิจารณา

phi ja ra na — To consider; examine or deliberate carefully.

จาก

jak — From; originating or departing from a place.

สี

si — Color; hue of an object or surface.

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to someone or something.

เจ้า

jao — You; master; owner; lord or noble.

บาทหลวง

bat luang — Priest; Catholic clergy member or father.

ชรา

cha ra — Old age; elderly state of a person.

ตอบ

top — To answer; respond to a question.

พลาง

phlang — Meanwhile; doing something simultaneously as another action.

ยื่น

yuen — To extend; hand out or protrude something.

มือ

mue — Hand; the body part at arm's end.

ออกไป

ok pai — To go out; move outward from a place.

พยายาม

pha ya yam — To try; make an effort to do something.

ลูบ

lup — To stroke; caress gently with the hand.

แก้ม

kaem — Cheek; side part of the face.

น้อย

noi — Little; small amount or quantity.

แต่

tae — But; however; used to contrast ideas.

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai language.

สำเร็จ

sam ret — To succeed; accomplish a goal or task.

แม่

mae — Mother; female parent of a child.

อยู่

yu — To be; stay; reside at a location.

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker in Thai.

ไหน

nai — Where; which; interrogative word for location.

อ๋อ

o — Oh; exclamation of sudden realization or understanding.

ข้า

kha — I; me; archaic or formal first-person pronoun.

เห็น

hen — To see; perceive visually something.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action.

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third-person pronoun.

กล่าว

klao — To say; state or mention formally.

เสริม

soem — To add; supplement or reinforce something said.

หัน

han — To turn; rotate face or body direction.

ไปหา

pai ha — To go to; approach or visit someone.

ผู้ว่าการ

phu wa kan — Governor; person who governs a region.

กระซิบ

kra sip — To whisper; speak very softly to someone.

ว่า

wa — That; says; quotative or complementizer particle.

นี่

ni — This; used to point to nearby thing.

คือ

khue — Is; to be; defines or identifies something.

เด็ก

dek — Child; young person or boy/girl.

คนเดียวกับ

khon diao kap — The same person as; identical individual.

เรา

rao — We; I; first-person pronoun singular or plural.

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before.

พูดถึง

phut thueng — To mention; talk about or refer to.

กัน

kan — Each other; together; reciprocal action particle.

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

หญิง

ying — Woman; female person or gender.

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; nominalizer prefix.

น่าสังเวช

na sang wet — Pitiful; deserving pity or compassion.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; second or third person pronoun.

ท่าน

than — You; honorific second-person pronoun for respected person.

อย่างนั้น

yang nan — Like that; in that manner or way.

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; shout or exclaim something.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; directional particle upward.

ไม่เลย

mai loei — Not at all; absolutely not; strong negation.

อาจ

at — Might; may; expressing possibility or probability.

เดา

dao — To guess; speculate without certain knowledge.

ได้

dai — Can; to be able to; obtained.

เช่นนี้

chen ni — Like this; in this manner or way.

จะต้อง

ja tong — Must; will have to do something necessarily.

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a certain status.

แพศยา

phaet sa ya — Prostitute; promiscuous woman; woman of ill repute.

ตัวแทน

tua taen — Representative; agent; symbol standing for something.

อัน

an — Which; a classifier or relative pronoun particle.

สมควร

som khuan — Appropriate; deserving; fitting for a situation.

นาง

nang — Mrs.; lady; title for a woman.

แห่ง

haeng — Of; from; classifier for places or institutions.

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker.

ใน

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

เวลา

we la — Time; period or moment of occurrence.

เหมาะสม

mo som — Appropriate; suitable or fitting for context.

จะ

ja — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai.

เรื่องนี้

rueang ni — This matter; this story or this issue.

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; right away without delay.

ก้าว

kao — To step; take a step forward.

ผ่าน

phan — To pass; go through or past something.

หน้าต่าง

na tang — Window; opening in a wall for light.

เข้าไป

khao pai — To go into; enter a space inside.

ห้องโถง

hong thong — Hall; large room or corridor in building.

โดย

doi — By; through; via a means or agent.

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; possess something.

แขก

khaek — Guest; visitor; person invited to a place.

ทั้งสาม

thang sam — All three; the three together as group.

ตามมา

tam ma — To follow; come after someone or something.

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; additionally following something.

จ้องมอง

jong mong — To stare; gaze fixedly at something.

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; a type or kind.

เคร่งขรึม

khreng khruem — Solemn; serious and grave in demeanor.

ตาม

tam — According to; follow; in accordance with.

ธรรมชาติ

tham ma chat — Nature; the natural world or innate character.

ไปยัง

pai yang — To go toward; heading in direction of.

ผู้ที่

phu thi — The one who; person that does something.

สวม

suam — To wear; put on clothing or accessories.

ตัวอักษร

tua ak son — Letter; written character or alphabet symbol.

สีแดงเข้ม

si daeng khem — Deep red; dark crimson color.

การ

kan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions.

ตั้ง

tang — To set up; place or establish something.

คำถาม

kham tham — Question; an inquiry seeking an answer.

มากมาย

mak mai — Many; a great number or abundance.

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — About; concerning; related to a topic.

ช่วงนี้

chuang ni — This period; currently; during this time.

ประเด็น

pra den — Issue; point; key matter under discussion.

ถูก

thuk — Correct; cheap; passive voice marker.

ถกเถียง

thok thiang — To debate; argue back and forth.

จริงจัง

ching chang — Seriously; earnestly; with great sincerity.

พวกเรา

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

อำนาจ

am nat — Power; authority over others or situations.

อิทธิพล

it thi phon — Influence; effect or power over something.

ปลดเปลื้อง

plat plueang — To free; relieve from burden or obligation.

มโนธรรม

ma no tham — Conscience; inner moral sense of right.

ดี

di — Good; well; positive quality or condition.

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent or degree.

มอบ

mop — To give; hand over or entrust something.

วิญญาณ

win yan — Soul; spirit; supernatural essence of a person.

อมตะ

am ma ta — Immortal; eternal; never dying or fading.

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like.

คนนั้น

khon nan — That person; referring to a specific individual.

ไว้

wai — Keep; hold; retain for future use.

ความดูแล

khwam du lae — Care; guardianship; act of looking after.

สะดุด

sa dut — To stumble; trip over an obstacle.

ล้มลง

lom long — To fall down; collapse to the ground.

ท่ามกลาง

tham klang — Amid; in the middle of a situation.

บ่วงกับดัก

buang kap dak — Trap; snare set to catch someone.

โลก

lok — World; earth; the global realm.

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby object.

จง

jong — Shall; imperative particle commanding an action.

พูด

phut — To speak; talk; say something aloud.

เถิด

thoet — Go ahead; particle urging or permitting action.

แท้ๆ

thae thae — Truly; genuinely; really and authentically.

คนนี้

khon ni — This person; referring to a nearby individual.