The Scarlet Letter — Page 290

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun: I, me

เห็น

hen — To see or notice something visually

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or 'then'

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking about things

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause, make, or cause something to happen

เด็ก

dek — Child or young person

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

เช่นนี้

chen-ni — Like this; in this manner or way

กระซิบ

kra-sip — To whisper softly to someone

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone something

นักบวช

nak-buat — A clergyman, monk, or religious practitioner

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ใบหน้า

bai-na — Face; the front part of the head

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal feminine)

ซีด

sit — Pale; lacking normal color in the face

ลง

long — Down; to descend or decrease

แม้

mae — Even though; despite; although

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try hard or make an effort

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; like; a way of doing

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; intensely or with great effort

ที่

thi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or preposition

ปิดบัง

pit-bang — To hide, conceal, or cover something up

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns

กังวล

kang-won — To worry or feel anxious about something

รำคาญ

ram-khan — Annoyed, irritated, or bothered by something

เด็กๆ

dek-dek — Children; plural form of child

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

ยอมรับ

yom-rap — To accept, acknowledge, or admit something

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian-plaeng — To change or undergo transformation

ใดๆ

dai-dai — Any; whatsoever; used for emphasis in negatives

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

เล็กน้อย

lek-noi — A little, slightly, a small amount

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object or matter

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They, them; third person plural pronoun

คุ้นเคย

khun-khoei — Familiar with; accustomed to something

อยู่

yu — To be, to stay, to exist somewhere

ทุกวัน

thuk-wan — Every day; daily occurrence or routine

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe or notice something carefully

บางสิ่ง

bang-sing — Something; some thing or other

สวมใส่

suam-sai — To wear or put on clothing or accessories

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always; consistently every time

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

หาย

hai — To disappear, vanish, or recover from illness

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle away from speaker

ข้า

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

วิงวอน

wing-won — To implore, beg, or earnestly plead with someone

ท่าน

than — You; respectful second or third person pronoun

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

หาก

hak — If; conditional conjunction in Thai

มี

mi — To have; there is/are something

วิธี

wi-thi — Method, way, or means of doing something

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or relative determiner

ปลอบโยน

plop-yon — To comfort, console, or soothe someone

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also indicates past or achievement

จง

jong — Imperative particle; let, shall, must do

รีบ

rip — To hurry, rush, or do something quickly

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

เถิด

thoet — Imperative particle urging action; go ahead, do it

ยกเว้น

yok-wen — Except, unless, with the exception of

เสียแต่

sia-tae — Except that; only that; unless

โกรธ

krot — Angry; feeling or showing anger

อัน

an — Classifier for things; that which is

เน่าเฟะ

nao-fe — Rotten, putrid, deeply corrupt or decayed

แม่มด

mae-mot — Witch; a woman who practices witchcraft

แก่

kae — To; for; old; giving something to someone

นาง

nang — Mrs., Lady; female title or third person pronoun

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

กล่าว

klao — To say, state, or speak formally

เสริม

soem — To add, supplement, or complement something said

พลาง

phlang — While doing something simultaneously; at the same time

ยิ้ม

yim — To smile; a facial expression of happiness

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know someone; to be acquainted with

ยอม

yom — To yield, allow, or be willing to accept

เผชิญ

pha-choen — To face, confront, or encounter something directly

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to something else

หน้า

na — Face; front; next; page

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Severe, violent, or intense in nature

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters

ความงาม

khwam-ngam — Beauty; the quality of being beautiful

อ่อนเยาว์

on-yao — Youthful, young, tender in age

เช่นเดียวกับ

chen-diao-kap — Same as; just like; in the same way as

หน้าย่น

na-yon — Wrinkled face; having facial wrinkles

สิ่งนั้น

sing-nan — That thing; referring to a specific thing

ผล

phon — Result, fruit, outcome of an action

เหนือ

nuea — Above, over, north; superior to something

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chat — Nature; the natural world or innate character

รัก

rak — To love; feeling deep affection for someone

หัน

han — To turn around or rotate direction

กลับ

klap — To return, go back, or reverse direction

ไปหา

pai-ha — To go to see or approach someone

อีกครั้ง

ik-khrang — Again; one more time; once more

ด้วย

duai — Also, too; with; by means of

รอย

roi — Mark, trace, stain, or scar left behind

แดงเรื่อ

daeng-ruea — Flushed red; reddish glow on the skin

บน

bon — On, above, on top of something

แก้ม

kaem — Cheek; the side of the face

แวบ

waep — A flash; glimpse; brief sudden appearance

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

รู้สึกตัว

ru-suek-tua — To become aware or regain consciousness

ก็

ko — Also, then; discourse particle connecting ideas

ถอนหายใจ

thon-hai-jai — To sigh; exhale deeply expressing emotion

ขณะ

kha-na — While, during, at the moment of

เวลา

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

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

แดง

daeng — Red; the color red

จางหาย

jang-hai — To fade away gradually; become less visible

กลาย

klai — To become or turn into something else

ซีดเซียว

sit-siao — Very pale; ashen or ghastly in complexion

ราวกับ

rao-kap — As if, as though, like something else

คน

khon — Person, people; human being

ใกล้ตาย

klai-tai — Near death; close to dying

เศร้าโศก

sao-sok — Deeply sorrowful, grief-stricken, mournful

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

เจ้า

jao — You; lord, master; informal or archaic pronoun

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something at a distance

ไง

ngai — Particle expressing 'you see' or emphasis

ตรง

trong — Straight, directly, right at a point

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank or side of a river or stream

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby

ลำธาร

lam-than — Stream; a small flowing body of water

สายตา

sai-ta — Eyesight; gaze; line of vision

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or action

จุด

jut — Point, spot, dot; a specific location

ชี้

chi — To point at or indicate something

ให้ดู

hai-du — To show; let someone look at something

ที่นั่น

thi-nan — There; at that place or location

ตัวอักษร

tua-ak-son — Letter; alphabetic character or written symbol

สีแดง

si-daeng — Red color; the color red

วาง

wang — To place or put something down somewhere

ใกล้

klai — Near, close to something or someone

กับ

kap — With; together with; and (connecting nouns)

ริม

rim — Edge, bank, or border of something

มาก

mak — Very, much, a lot; high degree

จน

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

ลาย

lai — Pattern, design, or decorative marking

ปัก

pak — To embroider or stitch a design onto fabric

ทอง

thong — Gold; the precious yellow metal

สะท้อน

sa-thon — To reflect light or an image off a surface

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid; also used for other fluids

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or take something somewhere

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ที่นี่

thi-ni — Here; at this place or location

หยิบ

yip — To pick up or take something with fingers

เอา

ao — To take or want something; get

เอง

eng — Oneself; by itself; emphasizes self-action

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever done something before

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; at least a little

ไหม

mai — Question particle for yes/no questions

หนอ

no — Particle expressing wonder, musing, or reflection

เบาๆ

bao-bao — Softly, gently, lightly in action or sound