The Scarlet Letter — Page 235

Vocabulary

ท่าน

than — polite pronoun for you or a respected person

เห็น

hen — to see or notice something visually

อะไร

a-rai — what; used to ask about something unknown

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or context

ใบหน้า

bai-na — face; the front part of the head

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chan — I, me; informal first-person pronoun

แพทย์

phaet — doctor; a medical professional

ถาม

tham — to ask a question to someone

ที่

thi — at, which, that; relative particle or place marker

ทำให้

tham-hai — to cause or make something happen

จ้องมอง

jong-mong — to stare intently at someone or something

มัน

man — it; third-person pronoun for things or animals

อย่าง

yang — in a manner of; like, as a kind of

จริงจัง

jing-jang — serious, earnest, sincere in manner or intent

เช่นนั้น

chen-nan — like that, in that way, such as that

บางสิ่ง

bang-sing — something; an unspecified thing or matter

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

ร้องไห้

rong-hai — to cry, weep tears out of emotion

หากมี

hak-mi — if there are; conditional phrase meaning if any exist

น้ำตา

nam-ta — tears; liquid from eyes when crying

ใด

dai — any, which; indefinite or interrogative determiner

ขมขื่น

khom-khuen — bitter; feeling of deep resentment or sorrow

พอ

pho — enough, sufficient; also means just or as soon as

สำหรับ

sam-rap — for; indicating purpose or intended recipient

หล่อน

lon — she, her; third-person feminine pronoun

ตอบ

top — to answer or respond to a question

แต่

tae — but, however; conjunction showing contrast

ช่าง

chang — never mind, let it be; dismissive expression

ต้องการ

tong-kan — to want, need, or require something

พูดถึง

phut-thueng — to mention or talk about a topic

ชาย

chai — man, male; referring to the male gender

ผู้

phu — person who; prefix indicating a doer or role

น่าสังเวช

na-sang-wet — pitiful, pathetic, worthy of pity or contempt

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for human beings

นั้น

nan — that, those; demonstrative referring to something distant

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; indicates completion or sequence

เป็น

pen — to be; linking verb indicating state or identity

อย่างไร

yang-rai — how, in what way; asking about manner

กับ

kap — with, and; preposition linking people or things

เขา

khao — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

ร้องถาม

rong-tham — to exclaim and ask; to demand with raised voice

กระตือรือร้น

kra-tuea-ruea-ron — enthusiastic, eager, keenly interested in something

ราวกับว่า

rao-kap-wa — as if, as though; introducing a hypothetical comparison

ชื่นชอบ

chuen-chop — to like, enjoy, be fond of something

หัวข้อ

hua-kho — topic, subject, heading of discussion

นี้

ni — this; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

และ

lae — and; conjunction joining words or clauses

ยินดี

yin-di — glad, pleased, willing to do something

มี

mi — to have, there is/are; existential verb

โอกาส

o-kat — opportunity, chance to do something

ได้

dai — can, could, did; ability or past tense marker

พูดคุย

phut-khui — to chat, converse, talk casually with someone

เรื่องนี้

rueang-ni — this matter, this issue, this story

บุคคล

buk-khon — individual person; a specific human being

เดียว

diao — single, only one, alone

สามารถ

sa-mat — can, able to; expressing capability

ไว้วางใจ

wai-wang-jai — to trust, have confidence in someone

ไม่ต้อง

mai-tong — don't need to, no need to do something

ปิดบัง

pit-bang — to hide, conceal, cover up information

ความจริง

khwam-jing — truth, reality, the true state of things

นาง

nang — Mrs., woman; formal title for adult female

ความคิด

khwam-khit — thought, idea, opinion in one's mind

ขณะ

kha-na — moment, while, at the time of something

บังเอิญ

bang-oein — accidentally, by chance, coincidentally

วุ่นวาย

wun-wai — chaotic, troubled, messy and disorderly

อยู่

yu — to be located, to stay, to live somewhere

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap-bu-rut — gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — therefore, thus, so; indicating logical conclusion

จง

jong — shall, let; imperative particle for commands

พูด

phut — to speak, talk, say something aloud

เสรี

se-ri — free, liberated, unrestricted in action or speech

ครั้ง

khrang — time, instance, occasion of an event

สุดท้าย

sut-thai — last, final, at the very end

เรา

rao — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

กัน

kan — together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle

กล่าว

klao — to say, state, mention formally

เมื่อ

muea — when, at the time that something happened

เจ็ด

jet — seven; the number 7

ปี

pi — year; a unit of time equal to 12 months

ก่อน

kon — before, prior to; earlier in time

บังคับ

bang-khap — to force, compel, obligate someone to act

ให้

hai — to give; causative particle meaning to let or make

สัญญา

san-ya — promise, contract, agreement between parties

ว่า

wa — that; complementizer introducing reported speech

ปกปิด

pok-pit — to conceal, hide, keep something secret

ความลับ

khwam-lap — secret; information kept hidden from others

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao-kap — about, regarding, concerning a topic

ความสัมพันธ์

khwam-sam-phan — relationship, connection between people or things

เดิม

doem — original, former, previous state or condition

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — between, among, during a period or space

เนื่องจาก

nueang-jak — because of, due to, owing to a cause

ชีวิต

chi-wit — life; the existence of a living being

ชื่อเสียง

chue-siang — reputation, fame, how one is known publicly

อัน

an — classifier for various objects; one, a certain thing

ดี

di — good, fine, positive in quality or character

มือ

mue — hand; the body part used for grasping

จึง

jueng — therefore, so, consequently; result connector

ดูเหมือน

du-muean — seems like, appears as though something is true

ไม่มี

mai-mi — there is not, doesn't have, lacking something

ทางเลือก

thang-lueak — option, alternative, choice available to someone

นอกจาก

nok-jak — except, besides, other than something stated

ต้อง

tong — must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

นิ่งเงียบ

ning-ngiap — to be silent and still, keep quiet

ตาม

tam — according to, following, in accordance with

คำสั่ง

kham-sang — order, command, instruction given to someone

กระนั้น

kra-nan — even so, nevertheless, despite that fact

การ

kan — action, process; nominalizing prefix for verbs

ผูกมัด

phuk-mat — to bind, tie down, obligate through commitment

ตนเอง

ton-eng — oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

เช่นนี้

chen-ni — like this, in this way, such as this

ก็

ko — also, then, still; discourse or emphasis particle

มิใช่

mi-chai — is not, it is not; formal negation

โดย

doi — by, via, through; indicating means or agent

ปราศจาก

prat-jak — without, free from, lacking something entirely

ความกังวลใจ

khwam-kang-won-jai — worry, anxiety, mental concern about something

หนัก

nak — heavy; also means serious or burdensome

เพราะ

phro — because, since; giving reason for something

แม้

mae — even though, although; concessive conjunction

สลัดทิ้ง

sa-lat-thing — to shake off, discard, throw away a burden

หน้าที่

na-thi — duty, responsibility, obligation one must fulfill

ทั้งปวง

thang-puang — all, every single one, the entirety of something

ต่อ

to — toward, per, against; connecting preposition

มนุษย์

ma-nut — human being, mankind, a person

อื่น

uean — other, another, different from this one

ไป

pai — to go; also a directional or aspect particle

ยังคง

yang-khong — still, continue to be, remain in a state

เหลืออยู่

luea-yu — to remain, be left over, still exist

กระซิบ

kra-sip — to whisper, speak in a very soft voice

บอก

bok — to tell, inform someone of something

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently doing; progressive aspect marker

ทรยศ

tho-ra-yot — to betray, be treacherous, act as a traitor

ด้วย

duai — also, too, with; inclusive particle

เก็บ

kep — to keep, collect, store something away

ไว้

wai — to keep, retain; resultative particle for storing

นับตั้งแต่

nap-tang-tae — ever since, counting from a past moment

วัน

wan — day; a 24-hour period of time

ใคร

khrai — who; interrogative pronoun for a person

ใกล้ชิด

klai-chit — close, intimate, having a near relationship

เท่ากับ

thao-kap — equal to, equivalent to, the same as

ย่างเท้า

yang-thao — to step, place one's foot while walking

หลัง

lang — after, behind, back; positional or temporal word

ทุก

thuk — every, each, all; universal determiner

ย่างก้าว

yang-kao — every step, each stride taken while walking

เคียงข้าง

khiang-khang — alongside, beside, next to someone closely

ทั้ง

thang — both, all, entirety of a group

ยาม

yam — time, period, watch; during a particular time

หลับ

lap — to sleep, be asleep, have eyes closed in rest

ตื่น

tuen — to wake up, be awake and alert

ค้นหา

khon-ha — to search for, seek out, look for something

ขุดคุ้ย

khut-khui — to dig up, rummage through, probe for secrets

หัวใจ

hua-jai — heart; center of emotion and feeling