The Scarlet Letter — Page 286

Vocabulary

แต่

tàe — But; however; used to contrast two ideas.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; in accordance with.

ความ

kwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating abstract concept or state.

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something.

จริง

jing — True; real; genuine; actually.

ดัง

dang — Loud; as; like; as stated.

ที่

thîi — Place; that; which; relative pronoun or location marker.

ข้า

khâa — Archaic first-person pronoun; I; servant.

ได้

dâai — To get; can; able to; indicates past or possibility.

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform someone of something.

เจ้า

jâo — You (archaic/formal); lord; owner; master.

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicates completed action.

เด็กๆ

dèk dèk — Children; kids; young ones (plural reduplication).

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs/adjectives.

ง่าย

ngâai — Easy; simple; not difficult.

นัก

nák — Very; intensifier; also means expert or practitioner.

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker.

คุ้นเคย

khún khoei — Familiar with; accustomed to; well acquainted.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (joining nouns).

พวกเขา

phûuak khǎo — They; them; those people (third person plural).

ยอม

yoom — To yield; to accept; to allow; to consent.

ปีน

piin — To climb; to scale a surface or object.

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; upward directional particle.

ตัก

tàk — Lap; the area on one's thighs when seated.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something.

พล่าม

phlâam — To babble; to chatter; to talk incessantly.

หู

hǔu — Ear; the organ used for hearing.

และ

láe — And; also; connecting words or clauses.

ตอบรับ

tòop ráp — To respond positively; to accept; to acknowledge.

รอย

rooi — Trace; mark; impression; sign left behind.

ยิ้ม

yím — To smile; a smile on one's face.

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversing direction.

ยืน

yuuen — To stand; to be in upright position.

ห่าง

hàang — Far; distant; apart from something or someone.

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; outward directional particle.

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement away.

มอง

moong — To look at; to gaze; to observe visually.

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; with; too; together with something.

สายตา

sǎai taa — Gaze; eyesight; the look in one's eyes.

แปลก

plàaek — Strange; unusual; odd; different from normal.

ประหลาด

pràlàat — Weird; bizarre; surprisingly strange or unusual.

แม้แต่

máae tàe — Even; not even; emphasizing an extreme case.

เด็ก

dèk — Child; kid; young person.

ทารก

thaarok — Infant; baby; very young child.

น้อย

nói — Little; few; small amount; young.

เมื่อ

mûuea — When; at the time that; ago.

อุ้ม

ûm — To carry in arms; to hold a child.

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to hold in position.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing.

อ้อมแขน

ôom khǎaen — Arms; embrace; the curve of one's arms.

ก็

gôo — Also; then; particle indicating result or continuation.

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state or action.

ร้องไห้

róong hâi — To cry; to weep; to shed tears.

คร่ำครวญ

khrâm khruuan — To wail; to lament; to moan sorrowfully.

กระนั้น

grànán — Even so; nevertheless; despite that situation.

แสดง

sàdaaeng — To show; to display; to perform or express.

เมตตา

méettaa — Loving kindness; compassion; benevolence toward others.

ต่อ

tòo — Toward; per; to; next; continuing preposition.

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach; until; to; at a destination.

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2.

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; instance of an event.

ชีวิต

chiiwít — Life; existence; one's living being.

อัน

an — Classifier for objects; one; a certain thing.

นิด

nít — A little; a tiny bit; small amount.

เธอ

thooe — She; her; you (informal, often feminine).

แรก

râaek — First; initial; the earliest occurrence.

รู้

rúu — To know; to understand; to be aware of.

ดี

dii — Good; well; fine; positive quality.

สุดท้าย

sùt tháai — Last; final; the very end.

คือ

khuue — Is; namely; that is; equating two things.

พา

phaa — To take someone along; to lead somewhere.

บ้าน

bâan — Home; house; one's place of residence.

ท่าน

thân — You/he/she (respectful formal pronoun).

ผู้ว่าการ

phûu wâa gaan — Governor; administrator; head official of a region.

ชรา

charaa — Old age; elderly; aged condition of a person.

ผู้

phûu — Person; one who; prefix indicating a person.

เคร่งขรึม

khréng khrûem — Stern; solemn; serious and strict in manner.

วิงวอน

wing woon — To plead; to beg earnestly; to implore someone.

อย่าง

yàang — In a way; manner; kind; type of something.

กล้าหาญ

glâa hǎan — Brave; courageous; bold in facing danger.

เพื่อ

phûuea — For; in order to; for the purpose of.

มารดา

maaradaa — Mother; formal or literary term for mother.

ตอบ

tòop — To answer; to reply; to respond to someone.

จดจำ

jòt jam — To remember; to memorize; to keep in mind.

มัน

man — It; that thing; third person pronoun for objects/animals.

เช่นกัน

chên gan — Likewise; as well; same here; also the same.

อย่า

yàa — Don't; imperative negative particle for commands.

กลัว

gluua — To fear; to be afraid of something.

เลย

looei — At all; so; past; emphasizing negation or result.

อาจ

àat — Might; may; perhaps; expressing possibility.

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear (seem).

ขี้อาย

khîi aai — Shy; timid; easily embarrassed around others.

ตอนแรก

toon râaek — At first; initially; in the beginning.

เรียนรู้

rian rúu — To learn; to acquire knowledge or skills.

รัก

rák — To love; love; deep affection for someone.

ไม่ช้า

mâi cháa — Soon; before long; in a short time.

ขณะ

khànà — While; moment; at the time when something occurs.

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot.

มา

maa — To come; toward speaker; directional particle inward.

ริม

rim — Edge; bank; beside; along the side of.

ลำธาร

lam thaan — Stream; brook; a small flowing body of water.

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; to reside somewhere.

อีก

ìik — Another; more; again; additional.

ฟาก

fâak — Side; bank; the other side of a river.

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number 1; a certain one.

จ้องมอง

jôong moong — To stare at; to gaze fixedly at something.

นักบวช

nák buuat — Priest; clergyman; ordained religious practitioner.

เงียบงัน

ngîap ngan — Silent; completely quiet; without any sound.

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which; that; relative pronoun connecting clauses.

ทั้งสอง

tháng sǒong — Both; both of them; the two together.

คง

khong — Probably; likely; to remain; to stay the same.

นั่ง

nâng — To sit; to be seated in a position.

ด้วยกัน

dûuai gan — Together; with each other; jointly.

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface.

ตอไม้

too máai — Tree stump; the remaining base of a cut tree.

ปกคลุม

pòk khlum — To cover; to blanket; to spread over a surface.

มอส

môot — Moss; small green plant growing on surfaces.

รอคอย

roo khooi — To wait for; to await something with patience.

ตรง

trong — Straight; direct; right at; exactly at a point.

บริเวณ

boriwéen — Area; zone; surrounding vicinity or region.

หยุด

yùt — To stop; to halt; to cease an action.

บังเอิญ

bang ooen — By chance; accidentally; happening by coincidence.

ก่อตัว

gòo tuua — To form; to take shape; to develop gradually.

แอ่งน้ำ

àaeng náam — Pool of water; small natural water depression.

ราบเรียบ

râap rîap — Flat; smooth; level surface without bumps.

สงบนิ่ง

sàngòp nîng — Calm and still; perfectly quiet and motionless.

จน

jon — Until; so that; poor; up to a point.

สะท้อน

sàthóon — To reflect; to mirror; to bounce back light.

ภาพ

phâap — Image; picture; visual representation of something.

ร่าง

râang — Figure; body; outline; draft of something.

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small; tiny; very little (reduplicated adjective).

สมบูรณ์แบบ

sombùun bàaep — Perfect; ideal; flawless in every aspect.

พร้อม

phróom — Ready; complete; together with; prepared.

ความงาม

kwaam ngaam — Beauty; loveliness; the quality of being beautiful.

สดใส

sòt sǎi — Bright; cheerful; vibrant and lively in appearance.

น่าประทับใจ

nâa prathàp jai — Impressive; striking; making a strong positive impression.

ทั้งหมด

tháng mòt — All; everything; the entire amount or group.

ทั้ง

tháng — Both; all; entire; including everything mentioned.

เครื่องประดับ

khrûueng pradàp — Ornament; decoration; jewelry or accessory worn.

ดอกไม้

dòok máai — Flower; blossom; flowering plant.

ใบไม้

bai máai — Leaf; leaves of a plant or tree.

พัน

phan — To wrap around; to wind; one thousand.

รอบ

rôop — Around; surrounding; a round or cycle.

ประณีต

pranîit — Delicate; fine; intricate and carefully crafted.

นามธรรม

naamatham — Abstract; intangible; conceptual rather than physical.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; the more... the more.

กว่า

gwàa — More than; than; comparative particle.

แทบ

thâaep — Almost; nearly; barely; on the verge of.

เหมือนกับ

mǔuean gàp — Just like; similar to; resembling something else.

มี

mii — To have; there is/are; to possess something.

ทุก

thúk — Every; each; all; every single one.

ประการ

prakaan — Aspect; respect; way; in every way/respect.

เหมือน

mǔuean — Like; similar to; resembling another thing.

ถ่ายทอด

thàai thòot — To convey; to transmit; to pass on something.

เลือนลาง

luuean laang — Faint; vague; dim; barely visible or perceptible.

จับต้อง

jàp tôong — To touch; to handle; to grasp physically.

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; unable to; did not; not possible.

บางส่วน

baang sùuan — Part of; some portion; partially; not all.

สู่

sùu — To; toward; into; in the direction of.

ตัว

tuua — Body; self; classifier for animals and objects.

เด็กหญิง

dèk yǐng — Young girl; female child; little girl.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphasizing the subject itself.