The Scarlet Letter — Page 236

Vocabulary

เงื้อมมือ

ngeuam meu — To reach out and grab with one's hand

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

กุม

kum — To hold tightly; to grasp; to control

ชีวิต

chee-wit — Life; one's existence or livelihood

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third-person pronoun

ไว้

wai — To keep; to place; particle indicating retention

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligatory modal verb

ตาย

tai — To die; to be dead

ทั้งเป็น

thang pen — While still alive; living; not yet dead

ทุก

thuk — Every; each; all without exception

วัน

wan — Day; a single calendar day

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; contrasting conjunction

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle indicating continuation or concession

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing to be or do

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

รู้จัก

roo jak — To know; to be acquainted with someone

ตัวตน

tua ton — One's true self; identity; inner being

ที่

thi — That; which; relative pronoun or place marker

แท้จริง

thae jing — True; real; genuine; authentic in nature

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ยินยอม

yin yom — To consent; to agree; to permit willingly

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative or dative particle

สิ่งนี้

sing ni — This thing; this matter or affair

เกิดขึ้น

goed kheun — To occur; to happen; to take place

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal, female)

ได้

dai — Can; able to; or past tense marker

กระทำ

kra tham — To commit; to perform an action deliberately

หลอกลวง

lok luang — To deceive; to cheat; to trick someone

ต่อ

to — Against; toward; per; continuing preposition

ชาย

chai — Man; male; male gender

ผู้

phu — Person who; one who; relative pronoun for people

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; nothing more than

หนึ่ง

neung — One; the number one

เดียว

diao — Single; alone; only one; sole

มี

mee — To have; there is; to possess

อำนาจ

am-nat — Power; authority; influence over others

จะ

ja — Will; shall; future tense marker

ซื่อสัตย์

seu sat — Honest; faithful; loyal and trustworthy

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction; option or route

เลือก

leuak — To choose; to select; to pick

อะไร

a-rai — What; what thing; interrogative pronoun

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally

ถาม

tham — To ask; to question someone

นิ้ว

niu — Finger; toe; also a unit of measurement

ชี้

chi — To point; to indicate with a finger

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

คน

khon — Person; people; human being

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby object

พราก

phrak — To separate; to take away forcibly

จาก

jak — From; away from; separating preposition

แท่นเทศน์

thaen thet — Pulpit; raised platform for religious preaching

สู่

su — To; toward; in the direction of

คุก

khuk — Prison; jail; place of confinement

ใต้ดิน

tai din — Underground; beneath the ground; subterranean

นั้น

nan — That; that one; demonstrative for distant object

อาจ

at — May; might; possibly; uncertain modal verb

ถึง

theung — To reach; until; arriving at a destination

ตะแลงแกง

ta-laeng-kaeng — Gallows; scaffold used for execution by hanging

นั่น

nan — That; that thing over there; distal demonstrative

น่า

na — Worth; should; makes something desirable or likely

ดี

di — Good; well; of high quality or virtue

กว่า

kwa — Than; more than; comparative particle

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; to declare formally

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

ชั่วร้าย

chua rai — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt or malicious

แก่

kae — To; for; toward (recipient); or old/aged

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; at least a little

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; instance; occurrence; classifier for times

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

เธอ

thoeh — You (informal female); she; her

เลย

loei — At all; ever; completely; emphatic particle

ค่าตอบแทน

kha top thaen — Compensation; reward; remuneration for services rendered

สูงสุด

sung sut — Highest; maximum; the greatest possible level

แพทย์

phaet — Doctor; physician; medical professional

ใด

dai — Any; which; indefinite interrogative pronoun

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; previously had experience of

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to be given something

กษัตริย์

ka-sat — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

ซื้อ

seu — To buy; to purchase something with money

ดูแล

du lae — To take care of; to look after someone

สิ้นเปลือง

sin pleuang — Wasteful; consuming excessively; spending unnecessarily

กับ

kap — With; and; together with; accompanying preposition

นักบวช

nak buat — Clergy; priest; one who has taken religious vows

น่าสังเวช

na sang-wet — Pitiful; pathetic; worthy of sympathy or pity

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; was not able to; negating ability or past

หาก

hak — If; in the event that; conditional conjunction

ไม่มี

mai mee — There is no; to not have; lacking something

ช่วยเหลือ

chuai leuah — To help; to assist; to aid someone

คง

khong — Probably; likely; presumably; suggesting probability

มอดไหม้

mot mai — To smolder; to burn away slowly and completely

ทรมาน

tho-ra-man — To torture; to torment; to cause great suffering

ภายใน

phai nai — Within; inside; interior; before a time limit

สอง

song — Two; the number two

ปี

pi — Year; a twelve-month period

แรก

raek — First; initial; the earliest of something

หลังจาก

lang jak — After; following; subsequent to an event

ความผิด

khwam phit — Fault; sin; wrongdoing; guilt; offense committed

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; due to; causal conjunction

จิตใจ

jit jai — Mind; heart; inner spirit; emotional state

ขาด

khat — To lack; to be without; to be severed

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng kraeng — Strong; robust; tough; physically or mentally powerful

แบกรับ

baek rap — To bear; to carry a burden or responsibility

ภาระ

pha-ra — Burden; load; responsibility; obligation one carries

เช่น

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

อักษร

ak-son — Letter; character; written symbol of an alphabet

สีแดง

si daeng — Red color; the color red

โอ้

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or strong emotion

เปิดเผย

poet phroei — To reveal; to disclose; to make something known

ความลับ

khwam lap — Secret; confidential information kept hidden from others

อัน

an — Classifier for various objects; a certain thing

ยิ่งใหญ่

ying yai — Great; magnificent; grand; of immense importance

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; adequately; just as soon as

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; afterward; completion marker

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; item; abstract or concrete entity

ศิลปวิทยา

sin-la-pa-wit-tha-ya — Arts and sciences; branches of academic knowledge

ใช้

chai — To use; to utilize; to employ something

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third-person pronoun

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; up to a limit

หมดสิ้น

mot sin — Completely exhausted; entirely used up; nothing remaining

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

อยู่

yu — To be; to stay; to live somewhere; progressive marker

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

โลก

lok — World; earth; the globe; realm of existence

ล้วน

luan — All; entirely; wholly; without exception

ทั้งสิ้น

thang sin — All in all; altogether; in total; entirely

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; advisable modal verb

ตั้งแต่

tang tae — Since; from; starting from a point in time

ใช่แล้ว

chai laeo — Yes, that's right; correct; affirmative confirmation

หญิง

ying — Woman; female; female gender

เอ๋ย

oei — Oh; vocative particle calling out to someone

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ถูก

thuk — To be hit; correct; or passive voice marker

แก่ชรา

kae cha-ra — To grow old; elderly; aged; in advanced years

ร้อง

rong — To cry out; to shout; to sing or cry

ขึ้น

kheun — To go up; to rise; upward directional particle

ปล่อย

ploi — To release; to let go; to set free

เปลวไฟ

pleo fai — Flame; tongue of fire; burning blaze

มืดหม่น

meut mon — Dark and gloomy; dim; somber in atmosphere

หัวใจ

hua jai — Heart; the core of one's emotions and feelings

ลุกโชน

luk chon — To blaze; to flare up brightly; burning intensely

ต่อหน้า

to na — In front of; in the presence of someone

สายตา

sai ta — Vision; eyesight; gaze; one's line of sight