The Scarlet Letter — Page 271

Vocabulary

รู้

ruu — To know or be aware of something

ถึง

tʰʉng — To reach, arrive at, or about

ความตั้งใจ

khwaam-tang-jai — Intention, determination, or purpose

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

คุณ

khun — You; polite pronoun or title of respect

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker

เปิดเผย

pʰə̀ət-pʰəəi — To reveal, disclose, or expose something hidden

ตัวตน

tuua-ton — Identity, true self, or one's own being

แท้จริง

thɛ̂ɛ-jing — True, genuine, or real in nature

เขา

khǎo — He, she, him, her; third person pronoun

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already, then, after that; completion marker

ยังคง

yang-khong — Still, continue to, remain in a state

ปกปิด

pòk-pìt — To conceal, cover up, or hide something

ความลับ

khwaam-láp — A secret; something kept hidden from others

เรา

rao — We, us, or I in informal usage

ต่อไป

tɔ̀ɔ-pai — Continue, go on, from now on

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — Or; used to connect alternatives in questions

ไม่

mâi — Not; primary negative particle in Thai

บัดนี้

bàt-níi — Now, at this moment; formal/literary term

การแก้แค้น

kaan-kɛ̂ɛ-khɛ́ɛn — Revenge, retaliation, or act of vengeance

ดำเนิน

dam-nəən — To proceed, carry out, or conduct an action

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating away

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

ทิศทาง

thít-thaang — Direction, course, or way something heads

ใด

dai — Which, any, whichever; interrogative pronoun

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are

ความลึกลับ

khwaam-lʉ́k-láp — Mystery, secrecy, or something enigmatic and hidden

ประหลาด

pra-làat — Strange, weird, or surprising in an unusual way

แฝง

fɛɛng — Hidden, concealed, latent, or embedded within

อยู่

yùu — To be, exist, stay, or reside somewhere

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-châat — Nature; natural state or character of things

ตอบ

tɔ̀ɔp — To answer, reply, or respond to someone

อย่าง

yàang — Like, in a manner of; adverbial modifier

ครุ่นคิด

khrûn-khít — To ponder, contemplate, or think deeply about

และ

lɛ́ — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for objects or animals

ได้

dâai — Can, could, able to; past tense marker

หยั่งราก

yàng-râak — To take root, become deeply embedded or established

ลึก

lʉ́k — Deep, profound; describing depth physically or emotionally

ตัว

tuua — Body, self, classifier for animals and objects

ยิ่งขึ้น

yîng-khʉ̂n — Even more, increasingly, to a greater degree

จาก

jàak — From, away from, departing a place or source

ปิดบัง

pìt-bang — To conceal, hide, or keep something from view

ซ่อนเร้น

sɔ̂ɔn-rɛ́n — To hide away, conceal deeply or secretively

ข้า

khâa — I, me; archaic or formal first person pronoun

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or have a thought

ว่า

wâa — That; complementizer introducing a clause or quote

ทรยศ

thon-ra-yót — To betray, commit treachery or treason against someone

นั้น

nán — That, those; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

แสวงหา

sa-wǎɛng-hǎa — To seek, search for, or pursue something earnestly

วิธี

wí-thii — Method, way, or means of doing something

อื่น

ʉ̀ʉn — Other, another, else; referring to different option

อย่างแน่นอน

yàang-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn — Certainly, definitely, without a doubt

เพื่อ

pʰʉ̂ʉa — For, in order to; expressing purpose or intention

สนอง

sa-nɔɔng — To satisfy, fulfill, or respond to a need

ตัณหา

tan-hǎa — Craving, lust, or strong desire; Buddhist concept

อัน

an — Which, that; classifier or relative pronoun particle

มืดดำ

mʉ̂ʉt-dam — Dark, pitch black; very dark in color or mood

ล่ะ

lâ — Then, so; particle emphasizing a question or statement

มีชีวิต

mii-chii-wít — To be alive, to live, having life

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How, in what way; interrogative asking manner

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must, have to, need to do something

สูด

sùut — To inhale, breathe in, or sniff air

อากาศ

aa-kàat — Air, atmosphere, or weather conditions

ร่วม

rûuam — Together, jointly, to share or participate with

กับ

kàp — With, and; preposition indicating accompaniment or connection

ศัตรู

sàt-truu — Enemy, foe, or adversary of someone

ผู้

phûu — Person who; classifier or relative pronoun for people

มรณะ

mo-ra-na — Death; formal or literary term for dying

นี้

níi — This, these; demonstrative indicating proximity

ร้อง

rɔ́ɔng — To cry out, shout, or call aloud

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up, rise, increase; directional particle upward

พลาง

phlaang — While, at the same time; doing simultaneously

หดตัว

hòt-tuua — To shrink, contract, or draw oneself inward

เข้าหา

khâo-hǎa — To approach, move toward someone or something

ตัวเอง

tuua-eeng — Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun

กด

kòt — To press, push down, or apply pressure

มือ

mʉʉ — Hand; the body part used for grasping

แน่น

nɛ̂ɛn — Tight, firm, tightly, or firmly pressed

หน้าอก

nâa-òk — Chest, breast; the front of the torso

ด้วย

dûuai — With, also, too, by means of

ความประหม่า

khwaam-pra-mâa — Nervousness, anxiety, or self-conscious embarrassment

ซึ่ง

sʉ̂ng — Which, that; relative pronoun in formal writing

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a state or condition

ท่าทาง

thâa-thaang — Manner, gesture, posture, or appearance of behavior

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

โดย

dooi — By, through, by means of; indicating agency

ไม่รู้ตัว

mâi-rúu-tuua — Without awareness, unconsciously, without realizing it

ไปแล้ว

pai-lɛ́ɛo — Already gone, already done; past completion

แทน

thɛɛn — Instead of, in place of, to substitute

เธอ

thəə — She, her, you; pronoun for females or intimates

แข็งแกร่ง

khɛ̌ng-krɛ̀ng — Strong, tough, robust in body or character

จง

jong — Shall, must; imperative particle giving commands

ตัดสินใจ

tàt-sǐn-jai — To decide, make a decision, resolve to act

เถิด

thəət — Please do; particle urging or encouraging an action

อยู่ร่วม

yùu-rûuam — To coexist, live together, or share a space

ชาย

chaai — Man, male person; masculine gender term

คน

khon — Person, human being; classifier for people

อีก

ìik — More, again, another, additional

กล่าว

klàao — To say, state, or speak formally

ช้าๆ

cháa-cháa — Slowly, at a slow pace, unhurriedly

มั่นคง

mân-khong — Stable, steady, firm, or secure in position

หัวใจ

hǔua-jai — Heart; the organ or seat of emotions

ภายใต้

phaai-tâi — Under, beneath, below something in position

สายตา

sǎai-taa — Gaze, eyesight, line of sight or vision

ชั่วร้าย

chûua-ráai — Evil, wicked, malicious, or morally corrupt

เลวร้าย

leeo-ráai — Bad, terrible, dreadful, or awful in quality

ยิ่งกว่า

yîng-kwàa — More than, worse than, exceeding in degree

ความตาย

khwaam-taai — Death; the state or act of dying

เสียอีก

sǐia-ìik — Even more so, additionally, to make it worse

บาทหลวง

bàat-lǔuang — Priest, minister; Catholic or Christian religious leader

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

หลีกเลี่ยง

lìik-lîiang — To avoid, evade, or stay away from something

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also; continuative or additive particle

ทางเลือก

thaang-lʉ̂ʉak — Option, alternative, or choice available to someone

เหลือ

lʉ̌ʉa — Remaining, left over, to have remaining

นอน

nɔɔn — To lie down, sleep, or recline

ลง

long — Down, to descend; directional particle downward

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface

ใบไม้

bai-máai — Leaf, leaves of a plant or tree

แห้ง

hɛ̂ɛng — Dry, dried out, without moisture

เหล่านี้

lào-níi — These, referring to a group nearby

ครั้ง

khráng — Time, instance, occasion; classifier for occurrences

ณ

na — At, in; formal preposition indicating location

ล้ม

lóm — To fall, topple, collapse, or fail

เมื่อ

mʉ̂ʉa — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

บอก

bɔ̀ɔk — To tell, say, inform someone of something

ใคร

khrai — Who, someone, anyone; interrogative pronoun for people

จม

jom — To sink, submerge, or be buried in

ตรงนั้น

trong-nán — Right there, at that very spot or place

ตาย

taai — To die, dead; loss of life

ทันที

than-thii — Immediately, right away, at once

โอ้

ôo — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ช่าง

châang — How; exclamatory word emphasizing degree or quality

ความพินาศ

khwaam-phi-nâat — Ruin, destruction, or total downfall of something

ตก

tòk — To fall, drop, or descend suddenly

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating toward speaker

เสีย

sǐia — Lost, ruined, broken; expressive particle of loss

นี่

nîi — Here, this; demonstrative closer to the speaker

กระไร

kra-rai — How terrible, what a thing; exclamatory expression

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — Ready, prepared, along with, together

น้ำตา

náam-taa — Tears; liquid from eyes when crying

พรั่งพรู

phráng-phruu — To gush, flow out abundantly or profusely

เข้าสู่

khâo-sùu — To enter into, go into a place or state

ดวงตา

duuang-taa — Eyes; referring to the pair of eyes

ยอม

yɔɔm — To yield, accept, consent, or give in

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because, due to; causal conjunction

ความอ่อนแอ

khwaam-ɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛ — Weakness, frailty, or lack of strength

เช่นนี้

chên-níi — Like this, such as this, in this way

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — There is not, to lack, to not have

สาเหตุ

sǎa-hèet — Cause, reason, or source of something

การพิพากษา

kaan-phi-phâak-sǎa — Judgment, trial, or act of passing judgment

พระเจ้า

phra-jâo — God, Lord; supreme divine being in religion

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently doing; progressive marker or strength/force

ลงโทษ

long-thôot — To punish, penalize, or impose punishment on someone

ถูก

thùuk — To be subjected to; passive marker in Thai

มโนธรรม

ma-no-tham — Conscience; inner moral sense of right and wrong

กัดกิน

kàt-kin — To gnaw at, eat away, or corrode gradually

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng-yài — Great, grand, magnificent, or majestic in scale

เกินกว่า

kəən-kwàa — More than, exceeding, beyond a certain limit

ต่อสู้

tɔ̀ɔ-sûu — To fight, struggle, or resist against something