The Scarlet Letter — Page 303

Vocabulary

ความรู้สึก

khwaam ruu seuk — feeling, emotion, or sensation experienced internally

ถึง

theung — to reach, arrive at, or until a point

อำนาจ

am naat — power, authority, or control over others

ที่

thii — at, which, that; a place or relative pronoun

เขา

khao — he, she, they; third-person pronoun

มี

mii — to have, possess, or there is/are

เหนือ

neuua — above, over, or north of something

จิตวิญญาณ

jit win yaan — spirit, soul, or inner spiritual essence

บริสุทธิ์

bo ri sut — pure, innocent, or untainted by wrongdoing

ซึ่ง

seung — which, that; a relative pronoun connector

วางใจ

waang jai — to trust, rely on, or feel confident in

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — like that, in such a manner as described

ทำให้

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

บาทหลวง

baat luuang — Catholic priest or Christian clergy member

รู้สึก

ruu seuk — to feel, sense, or be aware of emotionally

ว่า

waa — that; introduces a clause or reported speech

ตน

ton — oneself; a formal or literary reflexive pronoun

พลัง

phalang — energy, force, or power driving action

พอ

phoo — enough, sufficient, or just as something happens

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ทำลายล้าง

tham laai laang — to destroy completely, annihilate, or devastate utterly

ผืน

pheun — classifier for flat, sheet-like objects like fabric

แห่ง

haeng — of, at; classifier or preposition for places

ความบริสุทธิ์

khwaam bo ri sut — purity, innocence, or state of being untainted

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — all, everything, the entirety of something

ด้วย

duuay — also, with, by means of; a versatile particle

สายตา

saai taa — eyesight, gaze, or the look in one's eyes

ชั่วร้าย

chuua raai — evil, wicked, or morally corrupt in nature

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just a small amount

ครั้งเดียว

khrang diao — only once, a single time only

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

กระตุ้น

kra tun — to stimulate, urge, or provoke a response

ให้

hai — to give, to allow, or causative marker

เกิด

gèrt — to occur, be born, or come into existence

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, or matter of any kind

ตรงข้าม

trong khaam — opposite, contrary, or facing the other direction

คำพูด

kham phuut — words, speech, or spoken expression

เดียว

diao — single, alone, only one of something

ดังนั้น

dang nan — therefore, so, thus; indicating a conclusion

การต่อสู้

gaan too suu — a fight, struggle, or act of battling

ฝืนใจ

feun jai — to force oneself against one's own feelings

รุนแรง

run raeng — intense, severe, violent, or forceful in degree

กว่า

gwaa — more than, greater than; comparative marker

เคย

khoei — used to, ever; indicates past habitual experience

เผชิญ

pha choen — to face, confront, or encounter something directly

มา

maa — to come; also marks action toward the speaker

จึง

jeung — therefore, so then; indicates a logical consequence

ยก

yok — to lift, raise, or hold up something

เสื้อคลุม

seuua khlum — a cloak, robe, or long outer covering garment

ของ

khoong — of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

บัง

bang — to cover, shield, or block from view

หน้า

naa — face, front, or next page of something

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, after that; completion marker

รีบ

riip — to hurry, rush, or act with urgency

เดิน

doen — to walk or move on foot

ต่อไป

too pai — to continue, go on, or move forward

โดย

dooi — by, through, via; indicates means or agent

ไม่

mai — not; primary negation word in Thai

แสดง

sa daeng — to show, display, perform, or express something

อาการ

aa gaan — symptom, sign, or visible condition of something

จำได้

jam dai — to remember, recall, or recognize something past

เลย

loei — at all, so, just; intensifier or result marker

ปล่อย

ploi — to release, let go, or set free

สาวน้อย

saao noi — a young girl or little young woman

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for human beings

นั้น

nan — that, those; demonstrative pronoun for distance

ย่อย

yoi — to digest, break down, or subdivide into parts

ความหยาบคาย

khwaam yaap khaai — rudeness, coarseness, or vulgar disrespectful behavior

ตาม

taam — to follow, according to, or along with

แต่

tae — but, however; introduces a contrasting clause

เธอ

thoe — she, her, or you (informal, often for females)

ทำได้

tham dai — able to do, capable of accomplishing something

ค้นคว้า

khon khwaa — to research, investigate, or search thoroughly for information

จิตสำนึก

jit sam neuk — conscience, moral awareness, or sense of right and wrong

ตนเอง

ton eng — oneself, themselves; an emphatic reflexive pronoun

เต็มไป

tem pai — full of, filled with, overflowing with something

เรื่อง

reuuang — matter, story, topic, or subject being discussed

เล็กน้อย

lek noi — a little, slightly, a small amount of something

ไม่มี

mai mii — there is not, to not have, lacking something

พิษภัย

phit phai — harm, danger, toxic threat, or poisonous risk

เหมือน

meuuan — similar to, like, resembling something else

ดัง

dang — loud, famous, or like; as in the manner of

กระเป๋า

kra pao — bag, purse, pocket, or handbag for carrying items

หรือ

reu — or; presents an alternative option or choice

ตำหนิ

tam ni — to blame, criticize, or find fault with someone

ตัวเอง

tuua eng — oneself, himself, herself; a reflexive pronoun

อย่าง

yaang — in the manner of, kind, type, or way

น่าสงสาร

naa song saan — pitiful, pitiable, deserving of sympathy or compassion

สำหรับ

sam rap — for, intended for, or designated to someone

ความผิดพลาด

khwaam phit phlaat — a mistake, error, or blunder that was made

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or context

จินตนาการ

jin ta naa gaan — imagination, fantasy, or creative mental visualization

นับพัน

nap phan — numbering in the thousands, countless or very many

เช้า

chao — morning, the early part of the day

วัน

wan — day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours

รุ่งขึ้น

rung kheun — the next day, the following morning

ก็

go — also, then, well; a linking or softening particle

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

หน้าที่

naa thii — duty, responsibility, or role one must fulfill

บ้าน

baan — house, home, or one's place of residence

ไป

pai — to go; also marks action away from speaker

พร้อม

phroom — ready, prepared, or complete with everything needed

กับ

gap — with, and, together with someone or something

เปลือกตา

pleuuak taa — eyelid; the skin covering the eye

บวมแดง

buam daeng — swollen and red, inflamed from irritation or crying

ก่อน

goon — before, first, prior to an event or time

เวลา

wee laa — time, a period, or moment in the day

เฉลิมฉลอง

cha loem cha long — to celebrate, commemorate, or mark a joyful occasion

ชัยชนะ

chai cha na — victory, triumph, or success in a contest

การประจญ

gaan pra jon — temptation, enticement, or a spiritual trial faced

ครั้ง

khrang — time, instance, or occurrence of an event

ล่าสุด

laa sut — most recent, latest, or the last to occur

นี้

nii — this, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

รู้สึกตัว

ruu seuk tuua — to be aware, regain consciousness, or come to senses

แรงกระตุ้น

raeng kra tun — an impulse, drive, or motivating force to act

อีก

iik — another, more, again, additionally

อย่างหนึ่ง

yaang neung — one kind, one type, or one sort of thing

น่าขัน

naa khan — amusing, funny, or laughably ridiculous in nature

เกือบ

geuuap — almost, nearly, not quite reaching a threshold

น่าสยดสยอง

naa sa yot sa yong — horrifying, terrifying, or causing intense fear or dread

กัน

gan — together, each other; indicates mutual or shared action

มัน

man — it; third-person pronoun for things or animals

คือ

kheu — is, means, that is to say; defines or equates

เรา

rao — we, us, I; first-person pronoun (singular or plural)

ละอายใจ

la aai jai — to feel ashamed or embarrassed about one's actions

บอก

bok — to tell, inform, or say something to someone

การ

gaan — action, process; nominalizer prefix for verbs

หยุด

yut — to stop, halt, or cease an ongoing action

กลาง

glaang — middle, center, or midst of something

ถนน

tha non — road, street, or paved path for vehicles

สอน

son — to teach, instruct, or impart knowledge to others

บาง

baang — some, certain, thin; a partial or limited amount

คำ

kham — word, syllable, or unit of spoken language

แก่

gae — to, for; indicates recipient, also means old or aged

กลุ่ม

glum — group, cluster, or gathering of people or things

เด็ก

dek — child, children, or a young person

กำลัง

gam lang — currently doing; present progressive tense marker

เล่น

len — to play, engage in a game or fun activity

อยู่

yuu — to be, stay, or live at a location

ที่นั่น

thii nan — there, at that place over there

เพิ่ง

phoeng — just, just now, recently did something

เริ่ม

roem — to begin, start, or commence an action

พูด

phuut — to speak, talk, or say something aloud

ได้

dai — can, able to, did; ability or past tense marker

เมื่อ

meuua — when, at the time that something occurred

ข่มใจ

khom jai — to suppress one's feelings or control oneself internally

ปฏิเสธ

pa ti set — to refuse, deny, or reject a request or statement

ความเพ้อเจ้อ

khwaam phoeo joeo — nonsense, rambling, or foolish idle chatter

ไม่เหมาะสม

mai mo som — inappropriate, unsuitable, or not fitting the situation

ผ้าคลุม

phaa khlum — a cover cloth, veil, or draping fabric piece

พบ

phop — to meet, find, or encounter someone or something

กะลาสีเรือ

ga laa sii reuua — a sailor, seaman, or crew member of a ship

ขี้เมา

khii mao — a drunkard, someone habitually intoxicated with alcohol

คนหนึ่ง

khon neung — one person, a certain someone, a particular individual

เป็น

pen — to be, to exist as, or to have a condition

ส่วนหนึ่ง

suan neung — a part, a portion, or one section of something

ลูกเรือ

luuk reuua — crew member, sailor working aboard a vessel

จาก

jaak — from, away from, or departing a place

ณ

na — at, in; a formal or literary locative preposition

ที่นี้

thii nii — here, at this place, in this location

เนื่องจาก

neuuang jaak — because of, due to, as a result of something

อดกลั้น

ot glan — to restrain oneself, endure, or hold back feelings

ต่อ

too — against, toward, per, or to continue something

ความชั่วร้าย

khwaam chuua raai — evil, wickedness, or the quality of being morally bad

อื่นๆ

eun eun — others, other things, various other items or people

กล้าหาญ

glaa haan — brave, courageous, daring in the face of danger

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun, also means goodness

ผู้น่าสงสาร

phuu naa song saan — a pitiful person, someone deserving of deep sympathy