The Scarlet Letter — Page 272

Vocabulary

สวรรค์

sa-wan — Heaven; paradise; celestial realm above earth

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai language

ทรง

song — Royal prefix; to maintain or hold a form

เมตตา

met-taa — Loving kindness; compassion toward all beings

กล่าว

glaao — To say; to speak; to utter formally

ตอบ

tòp — To answer; to respond to a question

หาก

hàak — If; in the event that something occurs

เจ้า

jâo — You; lord; master; royal or familiar pronoun

มี

mee — To have; to possess; there is/are

กำลัง

gam-lang — Strength; power; currently doing something

พอ

poo — Enough; sufficient; just adequate amount

ที่

tîi — At; place; relative clause marker in Thai

ฉวย

chùay — To snatch; to seize quickly an opportunity

โอกาส

oh-gàat — Opportunity; chance; favorable moment to act

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

จง

jong — Command particle; let it be; shall do

เข้มแข็ง

khêm-khǎeng — Strong; resilient; having inner strength and determination

เพื่อ

pûea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ข้า

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

เถิด

tòed — Particle urging action; go ahead; please do

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun in Thai

แนะนำ

náe-nam — To recommend; to suggest; to introduce someone

ด้วย

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

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; quotative or complementizer particle

ควร

kuan — Should; ought to; advisable to do something

ทำ

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

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like something similar

ไร

rai — What; which; interrogative or relative pronoun

โลก

lôhk — World; earth; the entire globe or universe

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby or current

ช่าง

châang — How; what a; exclamation of degree or emphasis

คับแคบ

khap-khâep — Narrow; confined; cramped; lacking space or freedom

นัก

nák — Very; extremely; intensifier following adjectives

หรือ

rǔu — Or; question particle at end of sentence

อุทาน

u-taan — To exclaim; an exclamation expressing strong emotion

จ้อง

jông — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

มอง

moong — To look; to gaze; to observe something visually

ดวงตา

duang-taa — Eyes; the pair of eyes on a face

ลึก

lúek — Deep; profound; going far down or inward

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เธอ

tooe — She; her; you; informal second or third person

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle moving outward

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; toward; directing attention somewhere

นักบวช

nák-bùat — Clergy; a person ordained in religious life

และ

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

โดย

doi — By; through; by means of a method

สัญชาตญาณ

sǎn-châat-yaan — Instinct; innate natural impulse guiding behavior

ได้

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

ใช้

chái — To use; to employ; to make use of

อำนาจ

am-nâat — Power; authority; control over others or situations

ดึงดูด

deung-dùut — To attract; to draw in; magnetic pull toward

เหนือ

nǔea — Above; over; north; superior in position or rank

จิตวิญญาณ

jit-win-yaan — Soul; spirit; the inner spiritual essence of person

แตกสลาย

tàek-sa-lǎai — To shatter; to break apart into pieces completely

อ่อนล้า

òn-láa — Exhausted; weary; drained of energy and strength

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; poor; destitute

แทบ

tâep — Almost; barely; nearly unable to do something

ตั้งตรง

tâng-trong — To stand upright; to remain straight and erect

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle in Thai language

จักรวาล

jàk-gra-waan — Universe; cosmos; all of space and existence

ทั้งหมด

táng-mòt — All; everything; entire; the whole amount or number

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to reside; continuous aspect marker

ภายใน

paai-nai — Inside; within; interior of a space or limit

ขอบเขต

khòp-khèet — Boundary; limit; scope; extent of an area

เมือง

mueang — City; town; municipality; urban settlement area

โน้น

nóon — That over there; yonder; distant reference point

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something occurred

ไม่นาน

mâi-naan — Not long; soon; a short time ago or ahead

มา

maa — To come; toward speaker; past action marker

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb in Thai

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; introducing a contrast or exception

ถิ่น

tìn — Region; locality; homeland; one's native territory

ทุรกันดาร

tu-ra-gan-daan — Remote wilderness; desolate rugged uninhabited territory

ประดับ

pra-dàp — To decorate; to adorn; to embellish with ornaments

ใบไม้

bai-máai — Leaf; foliage; the flat part of a plant

ร่วง

rûang — To fall; to drop; to shed as leaves do

ว้าเหว่

wáa-wèe — Lonely; desolate; feeling isolated and emotionally empty

ดัง

dang — Like; as; loud; resembling something; as if

ดินแดน

din-daen — Territory; land; region; a stretch of earth

รอบข้าง

rôp-khâang — Surrounding; all around; the area on every side

เรา

rao — We; us; I; first-person pronoun singular or plural

เส้นทาง

sên-taang — Path; route; road; way leading to a destination

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time period

ป่า

pàa — Forest; jungle; woods; wild uninhabited natural area

นำ

nam — To lead; to guide; to bring or take along

สู่

sùu — To; toward; leading in the direction of something

ใด

dai — Any; which; whatever; interrogative or relative pronoun

เล่า

lâo — Particle seeking confirmation; then; narrative emphasis word

บอก

bòk — To tell; to inform; to communicate information verbally

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversal of direction

ชุมชน

chum-chon — Community; settlement; a group living together locally

ใช่

châi — Yes; correct; that is right; affirmative answer

มุ่งหน้า

mûng-nâa — To head toward; to move forward with purpose

ต่อ

tòo — Toward; against; next; to continue; per unit

ข้างหน้า

khâang-nâa — Ahead; in front; the future; forward direction

มัน

man — It; that thing; third-person neuter pronoun

ทอด

tòt — To extend; to stretch out; to lay down lengthwise

ยาว

yaao — Long; lengthy; extended in distance or duration

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward directional particle

เรื่อยๆ

rûeai-rûeai — Continuously; steadily; on and on without stopping

เข้า

khâo — To enter; inward; directional particle going inside

ดง

dong — Dense forest; thicket; a thick cluster of trees

ดิบ

dìp — Raw; uncooked; wild; primitive; undeveloped natural state

เห็น

hěn — To see; to perceive visually; to notice something

น้อย

nói — Few; little; small amount; not many or much

ทุก

túk — Every; each; all; without exception in a group

ก้าว

gâao — Step; pace; to step forward; a stride taken

กระทั่ง

gra-tâng — Until; even; up to the point of something

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot from place to place

อีก

èek — More; again; another; additional beyond what exists

กี่

gìi — How many; how much; interrogative quantity word

ไมล์

mai — Mile; a unit of distance measurement used internationally

เหลือง

lǔeang — Yellow; a bright warm color like the sun

แสดง

sa-daeng — To show; to display; to perform or demonstrate

ร่องรอย

rông-roi — Trace; track; mark; remnant left behind by something

ฝีเท้า

fǐi-táo — Footstep; pace; track left by someone walking

คน

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

ผิวขาว

phǐu-khǎao — White-skinned; fair complexion; light-colored skin person

ที่นั่น

tîi-nân — There; at that place; over in that location

อิสระ

it-sa-ra — Freedom; independence; free; not under control or constraint

การ

gaan — Noun-forming prefix; act of; process or activity

เดินทาง

doen-taang — To travel; to journey; to go on a trip

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general items; a certain thing

สั้น

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

เพียง

phiang — Only; merely; just; no more than this amount

พา

phaa — To take along; to lead; to bring someone somewhere

ออก

òk — Out; to exit; to leave; outward directional particle

จาก

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

ทุกข์ระทม

thúk-ra-thom — Anguish; deep suffering; profound grief and sorrow

ที่สุด

tîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker; the greatest degree possible

อาจ

àat — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty or possibility

ความสุข

khwaam-sùk — Happiness; joy; a state of contentment and pleasure

ไร้

rái — Without; lacking; devoid of; free from something

เงา

ngao — Shadow; shade; reflection; a dark silhouette cast

ซ่อน

sôn — To hide; to conceal; to keep secret from others

หัวใจ

hǔa-jai — Heart; the organ; emotional center; feelings and emotions

สายตา

sǎai-taa — Eyesight; gaze; vision; one's line of sight

แค่

khâe — Just; only; merely; no more than this

ใต้

tâi — Under; beneath; below; south; lower position

เท่านั้น

thâo-nán — Only; that is all; nothing more than this

พร้อม

próm — Ready; prepared; along with; together at the same time

รอย

roi — Mark; scar; trace; impression left on a surface

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; a smile; expression of happiness on face

เศร้า

sâo — Sad; sorrowful; feeling grief or unhappiness

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; after that; completion aspect marker

ก็

gô — Also; then; well; connective particle in sentences

กว้างใหญ่

gwâang-yài — Vast; wide and large; expansive in area or scope

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; at; classifier for places or institutions

ท้องทะเล

tóng-ta-lee — Ocean; the sea; the open expanse of seawater

นี่

nîi — This here; hey; drawing attention to something nearby

เลือก

lûeak — To choose; to select; to pick from available options

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance; classifier for occurrences or events