The Scarlet Letter — Page 179

Vocabulary

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times

แสง

saeng — Light; ray of light; brightness

วาบ

wap — To flash suddenly; a quick burst of light

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one

พลุ่ง

phlung — To surge, gush, or burst forth suddenly

ออก

ok — Out; to exit; to come or go out

มา

ma — To come; indicates motion toward speaker

จาก

jak — From; to leave; originating from a place

ดวง

duang — Orb; eye; celestial body; classifier for round objects

ตา

ta — Eye; also means maternal grandfather

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

แพทย์

phaet — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ผู้

phu — Person; one who; prefix indicating a person

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

ลุก

luk — To rise up; to stand up; to ignite

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; as; in the form of

สี

si — Color; shade; hue of something

น้ำเงิน

nam ngoen — Blue; the color blue

น่า

na — Worth; deserving of; used before adjectives for impressions

กลัว

klua — To be afraid; to fear something

ดั่ง

dang — Like; as; similar to; just as

สะท้อน

sa thon — To reflect; to echo; mirror an image or sound

เตา

tao — Stove; furnace; oven for cooking or burning

เผา

phao — To burn; to cremate; to incinerate something

หรือ

rue — Or; question particle at end of sentences

จะ

ja — Will; about to; future tense marker

กล่าว

klao — To say; to speak; to state formally

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

เพลิง

phloeng — Fire; flames; a burning blaze

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; that; which

ที่

thi — At; place; which; relative pronoun or preposition

พุ่ง

phung — To dart; to shoot forward; to surge rapidly

ประตู

pratu — Door; gate; entrance to a room or building

ไหล่

lai — Shoulder; the part connecting arm to body

เขา

khao — He; she; they; him; her; mountain

และ

lae — And; also; in addition to something else

สั่น

san — To shake; to tremble; to vibrate or quiver

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; to live somewhere

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

ใบ

bai — Leaf; flat classifier for leaves, pages, documents

หน้า

na — Face; front; page; next

นัก

nak — Expert; enthusiast; intensifier meaning very or much

แสวง

sawaeng — To seek; to search for; to pursue earnestly

บุญ

bun — Merit; good karma; spiritual goodness in Buddhism

ดิน

din — Earth; soil; ground; land surface

แดน

daen — Land; territory; realm; region or domain

ขุด

khut — To dig; to excavate; to bore into ground

เจาะ

jo — To drill; to pierce; to bore a hole

มืด

muet — Dark; darkness; without light

คน

khon — Person; people; human being; classifier for people

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; strength or power

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to perform a job or task

บาง

bang — Some; thin; certain; not all of something

ที

thi — Time; instance; classifier for occurrences or turns

ได้

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

แสดง

sadaeng — To show; to display; to perform or demonstrate

สัญญาณ

sanyaan — Signal; sign; indicator communicating information

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; kind; like; in the style of

ให้

hai — To give; to let; to allow; causative particle

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; spirit; inner feelings or emotions

แก่

kae — To; for; old; aged; toward someone or something

ชาย

chai — Man; male; edge or border of something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by oneself; on one's own

ชั่ว

chua — Evil; wicked; bad; a duration of time

ขณะ

khana — Moment; instant; while; at the time of

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like; for instance

บริสุทธิ์

borrisut — Pure; innocent; clean; untainted by wrongdoing

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; like; as; sounding loudly

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; they; those people; gang

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to calculate or plan

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling; the same as

เต็ม

tem — Full; complete; filled to capacity

ไป

pai — To go; away; indicates movement away from speaker

ด้วย

duai — Also; with; too; by means of something

จิต

jit — Mind; consciousness; psyche; mental state

วิญญาณ

winyan — Soul; spirit; the spiritual essence of a being

แต่

tae — But; however; only; from; since

ก็

ko — Also; then; well; discourse particle for continuity

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to take something offered

ธรรมชาติ

thammachat — Nature; the natural world; natural environment

สัตว์

sat — Animal; creature; living being other than plant

เข้มแข็ง

khem khaeng — Strong; resilient; robust; tough in character

สืบ

suep — To inherit; to continue; to investigate or trace

ทอด

thot — To extend; to fry; to cast or lay down

บิดา

bida — Father; a formal word for one's father

มารดา

mandа — Mother; a formal word for one's mother

เรา

rao — We; us; I; me; first person pronoun

ลึก

luek — Deep; profound; far down below the surface

ลง

long — Down; to descend; to go downward or decrease

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally; further

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; tiny in size

น้อย

noi — Few; little; small amount; not much

ทิศทาง

thit thang — Direction; course; the way something is heading

เส้น

sen — Line; strand; string; noodle; classifier for lines

แร่

rae — Mineral; ore; raw mineral found in earth

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; after; rear of something

ค้น

khon — To search; to look through; to investigate thoroughly

หา

ha — To find; to look for; to seek something

นาน

nan — Long time; for a long duration

ส่วน

suan — Part; portion; section; as for; regarding

มัว

mua — Blurry; dim; preoccupied; busy doing something idly

บวช

buat — To be ordained; to enter monkhood in Buddhism

พลิก

phlik — To flip; to turn over; to reverse something

วัสดุ

watsa du — Material; substance; raw material used for making things

มี

mi — To have; there is; there are; to possess

ค่า

kha — Value; worth; cost; price of something

มาก

mak — Many; much; a lot; very; greatly

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ปรารถนา

pratthana — To desire; to wish; a longing or aspiration

สูง

sung — High; tall; elevated in height or level

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to transmit something

เพื่อ

phuea — For; in order to; for the purpose of

สวัสดิภาพ

sawatdiphap — Safety; well-being; welfare; state of being safe

เผ่า

phao — Tribe; clan; ethnic group or race

พันธุ์

phan — Species; breed; lineage; genetic heritage

รัก

rak — To love; affection; love for someone or something

อบ

op — To bake; to steam; warm and enclosed atmosphere

อุ่น

un — Warm; cozy; pleasantly heated

ต่อ

to — Against; to; next; to continue; per unit

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense; to perceive emotionally

ศรัทธา

sattha — Faith; belief; devotion; trust in something sacred

ตาม

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

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to rise; to increase; upward movement

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions; act of doing something

ศึกษา

sueksa — To study; to educate; to learn or research

สว่าง

sawang — Bright; illuminated; full of light

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to reveal something

เผย

phoei — To reveal; to disclose; to uncover information

พระเจ้า

phra jao — God; lord; deity; divine being or royal person

ทอง

thong — Gold; golden color; precious metal

คำ

kham — Word; spoken unit; gold nugget (older usage)

ล้ำ

lam — Superior; outstanding; beyond ordinary; cutting-edge

ทั้ง

thang — Both; all; entire; totality of something

หมด

mot — All gone; finished; completely used up

ต่าง

tang — Different; various; each; separately; foreign

อะไร

arai — What; anything; whatever; interrogative for things

ขยะ

khaya — Garbage; trash; waste; rubbish

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for; designated for someone or something

หัน

han — To turn; to face; to rotate in a direction

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back; to reverse direction

ท้อ

tho — Discouraged; disheartened; to lose motivation or hope

แท้

thae — True; real; genuine; authentic; truly

เริ่ม

roem — To start; to begin; to commence something

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; still continuing an action

จุด

jut — Point; dot; spot; to light or ignite something

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different; else

คลำ

khlam — To grope; to feel around in darkness blindly

ทาง

thang — Way; path; road; direction; via; by means of

แอบ

aep — To hide; to do secretly; to sneak around

แฝง

faeng — Hidden; concealed; latent; secretly embedded within

ก้าว

kao — Step; pace; stride; to step or move forward

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

ระมัดระวัง

ramat rawang — Careful; cautious; to proceed with care

สาย

sai — Late; string; wire; stream; classifier for lines

ตื่น

tuen — To wake up; to be awake; excited or startled

โจร

chon — Thief; robber; criminal who steals from others

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into; inward direction

ห้อง

hong — Room; chamber; an enclosed space in a building

นอน

non — To sleep; to lie down; to rest in bed

หลับ

lap — To be asleep; to fall asleep; eyes closed sleeping

สนิท

sanit — Close; intimate; deeply; soundly as in sleep

อาจ

at — Might; may; perhaps; expressing possibility

เจตนา

jettana — Intention; purpose; deliberate intent behind an action

ขโมย

khamoi — Thief; to steal; to take something illicitly

สมบัติ

sombat — Treasure; property; wealth; valuable possessions

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; a relative pronoun connecting clauses

ปกป้อง

pokpong — To protect; to defend; to guard from harm

แก้ว

kaeo — Glass; gem; crystal; a drinking glass