The Scarlet Letter — Page 282

Vocabulary

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; showing happiness with facial expression

และ

láe — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

เรียก

rîak — To call out to someone or something

หา

hǎa — To look for; to search for someone or something

อีกครั้ง

èek kráng — Once more; again; one more time

ซึ่ง

sêung — Which; that; a relative pronoun connector

มองเห็น

mong hěn — To be able to see; to perceive visually

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist somewhere

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

ระยะ

rá-yá — Distance; a span of space or time

ไกล

glai — Far; distant; a long way away

ดัง

dang — Loud; as; like; as described or mentioned

ที่

tîi — At; place; that; relative particle or preposition

บาทหลวง

bàat-lǔang — Catholic priest; ordained Christian clergy member

ได้

dâai — To be able to; to get; indicates past or ability

บรรยาย

ban-yaai — To describe; to narrate; to explain in detail

ไว้

wái — To keep; to put aside; aspect marker for prior action

ราวกับ

raao gàp — As if; as though; similar to something imagined

นิมิต

ní-mít — A vision; an omen; a spiritual apparition seen

สวม

sǔam — To wear; to put on clothing or accessories

ชุด

chút — A set; an outfit; a costume or suit of clothes

สดใส

sòt-sǎi — Bright; vivid; cheerful in color or appearance

แสงแดด

sǎeng-dàet — Sunlight; the light emitted by the sun

ส่อง

sòng — To shine; to illuminate; to beam light onto something

ลงมา

long maa — To come down; to descend toward the speaker

ผ่าน

pàan — To pass through; to go past something

ซุ้ม

súm — An arch; a bower; a canopy formed by branches

กิ่งไม้

gìng-máai — A branch or twig of a tree or plant

แสง

sǎeng — Light; a beam or ray of illumination

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

สั่นไหว

sàn-wǎi — To tremble; to quiver; to shake or flutter gently

ไปมา

bpai maa — Back and forth; moving in both directions repeatedly

ทำให้

tam hâi — To cause; to make something happen or change

รูปร่าง

rûup-râang — Shape; figure; the outward form of a person

ของ

kǒng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เธอ

ter — She; her; you (informal, often feminine reference)

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear or seem like

พร่ามัว

prâa-mua — Blurry; hazy; unclear or indistinct in appearance

หรือ

rěu — Or; a conjunction presenting alternatives or questions

ชัดเจน

chát-jen — Clear; distinct; obvious and easy to understand

สลับกัน

sà-làp gan — Alternating; taking turns; switching back and forth

บางครั้ง

baang kráng — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening

เหมือน

měuan — Like; similar to; resembling something else

เด็ก

dèk — A child; a kid; a young person or infant

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; genuinely; used for emphasis

วิญญาณ

win-yaan — Soul; spirit; the spiritual essence of a being

เมื่อ

mêua — When; at the time that something occurred

แสงสว่าง

sǎeng-sà-wàang — Brightness; light; illumination from a source

จาง

jaang — To fade; to become pale or less intense

กลับมา

glàp maa — To come back; to return to a previous place

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound with one's ears

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; a noise heard by the ear

แม่

mâe — Mother; mom; a female parent

ค่อยๆ

kôi kôi — Gradually; slowly; doing something little by little

เดิน

dern — To walk; to move on foot at a normal pace

เข้ามา

kâo maa — To come in; to enter toward the speaker's location

ป่า

bpàa — Forest; jungle; wild wooded area or woodland

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation particle in Thai language

รู้สึก

rúu-sèuk — To feel; to sense an emotion or physical sensation

เบื่อหน่าย

bèua-nàai — To be bored; to feel fed up or weary

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with someone or something

เวลา

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

ผ่านไป

pàan bpai — To pass by; time or moments going away

ขณะ

kà-nǎ — While; during; at the moment something happens

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position

คุย

kui — To chat; to talk casually with someone

ทึบ

téup — Opaque; dense; solid and not letting light through

สีดำ

sǐi dam — Black color; the darkest color, absence of light

อัน

an — A classifier for objects; that; a thing or item

ยิ่งใหญ่

yîng-yài — Grand; magnificent; great in importance or scale

แม้

máe — Even though; although; despite a certain condition

จะ

jà — Will; shall; future tense marker in Thai

เคร่งขรึม

krêng-krêum — Stern; solemn; having a serious and grave manner

เผชิญ

pà-chern — To face; to confront; to deal with directly

ผู้

pûu — Person; one who; a prefix indicating a person

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone somewhere

ความผิดบาป

kwaam-pìt-bàap — Sin; wrongdoing; moral transgression or guilt

ความทุกข์ยาก

kwaam-túk-yâak — Hardship; suffering; a state of pain and difficulty

โลก

lôok — World; the earth; the realm of human existence

สู่

sùu — To; toward; in the direction of something

อ้อมอก

ôm-òk — Bosom; embrace; the chest area used for hugging

แต่

dtàe — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast

ก็

gôr — Also; then; still; a particle softening statements

กลายเป็น

glaai bpen — To become; to turn into something different

เพื่อนเล่น

pêuan lên — A playmate; a friend to play with

ทารกน้อย

taa-rók-nói — A little baby; a small infant or newborn child

โดดเดี่ยว

dòot-dìao — Lonely; isolated; alone without companionship

เท่า

tâo — Equal to; as much as; only; just that amount

มัน

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

รู้จัก

rúu-jàk — To know; to be acquainted with a person or thing

ทำ

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

มืดหม่น

mêut-mòn — Gloomy; dark and dreary; sad and overcast feeling

แสดง

sà-daeng — To show; to display; to perform or express something

อารมณ์

aa-rom — Emotion; mood; feeling or state of mind

อ่อนโยน

òn-yon — Gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner

ที่สุด

tîi-sùt — Most; the superlative degree; the extreme end

เพื่อ

pêua — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

ต้อนรับ

dtôn-ráp — To welcome; to greet and receive someone warmly

มอบ

môp — To give; to present; to hand something to someone

ผล

pǒn — Fruit; result; outcome of an action or process

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; a causative or benefactive particle

แก่

gàe — To; for; old; a preposition indicating recipient

งอก

ngôk — To sprout; to grow out; to emerge from ground

ขึ้น

kêun — Up; to rise; to increase; directional upward particle

ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง

rée-duu bai máai rûang — Autumn; fall season when leaves drop from trees

ผ่านมา

pàan maa — Passed by; coming through from a previous time

สุกงอม

sùk-ngom — Fully ripe; mature and ready to eat or harvest

ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ

rée-duu bai máai plì — Spring season; when plants bloom and grow again

ตอนนี้

dton-níi — Now; at this moment; currently happening

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red in Thai language

ดุจ

dùt — Like; as; similar to; a formal comparison particle

หยด

yòt — A drop; a small amount of liquid falling

เลือด

lêuat — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface or object

ใบไม้

bai-máai — A leaf; foliage of a tree or plant

แห้ง

hâeng — Dry; dried out; lacking moisture or water

เก็บ

gèp — To collect; to pick up; to gather or store

เหล่านั้น

lào nán — Those; referring to a group previously mentioned

พอใจ

por-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with something received

รสชาติ

rót-châat — Taste; flavor; the sensation experienced when eating

เป็นธรรมชาติ

bpen tam-ma-châat — Natural; being in a natural or unforced state

สัตว์น้อย

sàt-nói — Small animal; a little creature of the wild

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; at; a classifier for places or locations

ป่าดงดิบ

bpàa dong díp — Dense jungle; thick tropical forest or wilderness

แทบ

tâep — Almost; nearly; barely; just about doing something

ยอม

yom — To yield; to allow; to agree or give in

หลีก

lèek — To avoid; to move aside; to step out of way

ทาง

taang — Path; way; direction or route to follow

เลย

loey — At all; ever; past; a particle for emphasis

ตัวหนึ่ง

dtua nèung — One individual; a single creature or being

พร้อม

próm — Ready; prepared; together with someone or something

ลูกนก

lûuk nók — Baby bird; a chick; a young or nestling bird

สิบ

sìp — Ten; the number 10 in Thai

ตัว

dtua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; after someone or something

หลัง

lǎng — Behind; back; after; the rear of something

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

พุ่ง

pûng — To dart; to lunge; to rush forward suddenly

ออกมา

òk maa — To come out; to emerge from inside somewhere

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; like; a way of doing something

คุกคาม

kúk-kaam — To threaten; to menace; to intimidate someone

เปลี่ยนใจ

bplìan jai — To change one's mind; to decide differently

จาก

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

ความดุร้าย

kwaam-dù-ráai — Ferocity; fierceness; wild aggressive nature

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — Fast; quick; swift in movement or action

ส่งเสียงร้อง

sòng sǐang róng — To call out; to make a cry or vocal sound

บอก

bòk — To tell; to inform; to say something to someone

ลูกๆ

lûuk lûuk — Children; kids; one's own offspring or young ones

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; a conjunction for reported speech

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; it is necessary to do something

กลัว

glua — To fear; to be afraid of something or someone

นกพิราบ

nók pí-râap — A pigeon or dove; a common urban bird

เกาะ

gòr — To perch; to cling; to hold onto a surface

ต่ำๆ

dtàm dtàm — Low; at a low level or position

เพียง

piang — Only; merely; just; no more than that amount

ลำพัง

lam-pang — Alone; by oneself; without others present

ยอมให้

yom hâi — To allow; to permit; to let something happen

ใกล้

glâi — Near; close; not far from a place or person

ข้างใต้

kâang dtâi — Underneath; below; beneath a surface or object

ส่งเสียง

sòng sǐang — To make a sound; to emit a noise or call

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to pay attention to a sound or speech

ทั้ง

táng — Both; all; entire; including everything or everyone

การทักทาย

gaan-ták-taai — A greeting; the act of saluting or welcoming someone

ความตื่นตระหนก

kwaam-dtèun-dtrà-nòk — Panic; alarm; a state of sudden fear or fright