The Scarlet Letter — Page 258

Vocabulary

อันที่จริง

an thî ching — Actually; in truth; to tell the truth

ขณะที่

kha-na thî — While; at the moment that something happens

สายน้ำ

sǎai nám — A stream or flow of water

นั้น

nán — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ไหล

lǎi — To flow, as water moves along

เอื่อย

ùeai — Slowly and gently, in a leisurely manner

เลื่อย

lûeai — To glide or drift slowly and smoothly

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from a reference point

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner or way; like something

เงียบๆ

ngîap ngîap — Quietly; in a soft, silent manner

มัน

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

ก็

gâw — Then; also; a discourse particle linking clauses

ยังคง

yang khong — Still; continuing to remain in a state

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to emit or produce something

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; a noise produced by something

พึมพำ

pheum pham — To murmur; to make a low, continuous sound

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; indicating ongoing state

ตลอด

ta-lòt — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

เวลา

we-laa — Time; a period or moment in time

เป็น

pen — To be; linking subject to a description

ที่

thîi — That; which; a relative pronoun or place marker

อ่อนโยน

òn yoon — Gentle; tender; soft in manner or touch

เงียบสงบ

ngîap sa-ngòp — Peaceful and quiet; calm and undisturbed

ชวน

chuan — To invite; to entice or attract someone

ให้

hâi — To give; causing someone to do something

ใจ

jai — Heart; mind; one's inner feelings or spirit

สบาย

sa-baai — Comfortable; at ease; feeling relaxed and well

แต่

tàe — But; however; introducing a contrasting idea

กลับ

glàp — To return; conversely; indicating an unexpected reversal

เปี่ยม

pîam — Full to the brim; overflowing with something

ด้วย

dûai — With; by means of; also or as well

ความ

khwaam — Abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

โศกเศร้า

sòok sâo — Grief; deep sorrow and sadness felt deeply

ดุจ

dùt — Like; as if; resembling in a literary sense

ของ

khǎwng — Of; belonging to; a possessive particle

เด็กน้อย

dèk nóoi — A small child; a little kid or youngster

กำลัง

gam-lang — Currently; in the process of doing something

ใช้

cháai — To use; to make use of something

ชีวิต

chii-wít — Life; one's existence or way of living

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or period

วัย

wai — Age; a stage or period of one's life

เยาว์

yao — Young; youthful; of an early age

โดย

dooi — By; by means of; indicating an agent or method

ปราศจาก

prâat jàak — Without; lacking; free from something entirely

ร่าเริง

râa roeng — Cheerful; lively and joyful in disposition

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something

วิธี

wí-thii — Method; way; a means of doing something

จะ

jà — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is or are

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — Happiness; the state of feeling joyful and content

ท่ามกลาง

thâam glaang — Amid; in the middle of; surrounded by

คน

khon — Person; people; a human individual

เศร้าหมอง

sâo mǎawng — Gloomy; dejected; looking sad and downcast

เหตุการณ์

hèet-gaan — Event; incident; something that takes place

อัน

an — A classifier or relative particle; that which

มืดครึ้ม

mûet khrúem — Dark and gloomy; overcast and dim in atmosphere

โอ้

ôo — Oh; an exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

เอ๋ย

ǒei — Hey; O; a vocative exclamation calling attention

สายน้ำน้อย

sǎai nám nóoi — Little stream; a small flowing body of water

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlǎo — Foolish and ignorant; lacking wisdom or sense

น่าเบื่อ

nâa bùea — Boring; tedious; causing boredom or dullness

ร้อง

róong — To cry out; to shout or exclaim something

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; upward; also a verbal aspect particle

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following a particular event or time

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to a sound

สักครู่

sàk khrûu — For a moment; a short while; briefly

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason or purpose

เจ้า

jâo — You; a pronoun used in literary or formal contexts

จึง

jueng — So; therefore; then as a result

เศร้า

sâo — Sad; feeling sorrow or unhappiness

นัก

nák — Very; so much; intensifier for adjectives and verbs

เล่า

lâo — A question particle seeking explanation or confirmation

จง

jong — Imperative particle urging someone to do something

ปลุก

plùk — To awaken; to rouse someone from sleep or inaction

จิตใจ

jìt jai — Mind and heart; one's inner spirit or psyche

มา

maa — To come; also a verbal particle indicating direction

เถิด

thòet — A particle urging action; go ahead, please do

อย่า

yàa — Don't; negative imperative telling someone not to do

ได้

dâi — Can; to be able to; or past tense marker

ถอน

thǎwn — To withdraw; to pull out or release something

หายใจ

hǎai jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

คร่ำครวญ

khrâm khruan — To lament; to moan and groan with sorrow

เลย

loei — At all; just; then; a discourse intensifier particle

ช่วง

chûang — Period; interval; a span of time or space

สั้น

sân — Short; brief; not long in length or duration

ต้นไม้

tôn mái — Tree; a large woody plant growing in nature

ป่า

pâa — Forest; woods; a large area of trees

ผ่าน

phàan — To pass through; to go past or experience

ประสบการณ์

pra-sòp-gaan — Experience; knowledge gained through events or practice

เคร่งขรึม

khrêng khreum — Serious and stern; solemn in manner or expression

หนักหนาสาหัส

nàk nǎa sǎa-hàt — Extremely severe; overwhelmingly difficult and burdensome

ยิ่งนัก

yîng nák — Exceedingly; extremely; to a very great degree

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; so much that

ไม่อาจ

mâi àat — Cannot; unable to do something at all

อด

òt — To refrain from; to hold back from doing

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something

ถึง

thǔeng — To; until; reaching; about or concerning something

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is not; to lack; having none of something

สิ่งอื่น

sìng ùen — Other things; something else; anything different

ใด

dai — Any; whichever; an indefinite pronoun in Thai

อีก

iik — More; again; another; additionally

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; a completion or sequence marker

คล้ายคลึง

khláai khlueng — Similar; resembling; having likeness to something else

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

แง่

ngâe — Aspect; angle; a point of view or perspective

ว่า

wâa — That; saying; introducing a reported speech clause

กระแส

gra-sǎe — Current; flow; a stream or trend of something

เธอ

thoe — She; her; you (used informally for females)

พุ่ง

phûng — To surge; to rush forward forcefully and quickly

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; emerging from a place

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a place

แหล่ง

làeng — Source; origin; a place where something comes from

กำเนิด

gam-nòet — Birth; origin; the beginning of something's existence

ลึกลับ

lûek láp — Mysterious; secretive; hidden and hard to understand

เช่นเดียวกัน

chên diao gan — Likewise; in the same way; equally so

ฉาก

chàak — Scene; backdrop; a setting or scenery in context

ปกคลุม

pòk khlum — To cover; to envelop; to spread over something

มืดหม่น

mûet mòn — Dark and gloomy; dim and dismal in appearance

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; serious; intense in weight or degree

เช่นกัน

chên gan — As well; too; also; equally the same way

ต่างจาก

tàang jàak — Different from; unlike; distinct in comparison to

เต้นรำ

tên ram — To dance; moving rhythmically to music or joy

ส่อง

sòng — To shine; to illuminate; to beam light upon

แสง

sǎeng — Light; a beam or ray of illumination

ระยิบระยับ

ra-yíp ra-yáp — Sparkling; glittering; shimmering with bright flashes

พูดจา

phûut jaa — To speak; to converse; manner of speaking

เบาสบาย

bao sa-baai — Light and easy; effortlessly relaxed in manner

ทาง

thaang — Way; path; direction or means of doing something

นี้

níi — This; referring to something near or just mentioned

อะไร

a-rai — What; what thing; an interrogative pronoun

แม่

mâe — Mother; also used as a term of address

ถาม

thǎam — To ask; to question someone about something

หาก

hàak — If; in case; a conditional conjunction

ทุกข์โศก

thúk sòok — Suffering and grief; deep sorrow and distress

ตนเอง

ton eeng — Oneself; one's own self; referring reflexively

อาจ

àat — May; might; expressing possibility or probability

ตอบ

tòop — To answer; to reply to a question or call

เช่นเดียวกับ

chên diao gàp — Just like; in the same way as something else

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun used by females informally

ความทุกข์

khwaam thúk — Suffering; pain; a state of distress or misery

บัดนี้

bàt níi — Now; at this moment; at the present time

ได้ยิน

dâi yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears

ฝีเท้า

fǐi tháo — Footsteps; the sound or pace of walking feet

ตาม

taam — To follow; along; according to something

ปัด

pàt — To brush aside; to flick or sweep away

กิ่งไม้

gìng máai — A branch of a tree or shrub

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish to do something

เล่น

lên — To play; to engage in fun or games

เสีย

sǐa — Particle indicating a completed or decisive action

ปล่อย

plòi — To release; to let go of; to set free

พูดคุย

phûut khui — To chat; to have a casual conversation with someone

ผู้

phûu — Person who; one who; a prefix for agent nouns

โน่น

nôon — That over there; referring to something far away

นั่น

nân — That; referring to something at a medium distance

คือ

khue — Is; means; equating subject with its description

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person or gender

ดำ

dam — Black; dark in color

หรือ

rǔe — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; a continuative aspect marker

เจ้าหนู

jâo nǔu — Little one; a term of endearment for a child