The Scarlet Letter — Page 332

Vocabulary

หญิงชรา

ying cha-ra — Old woman, elderly female person

คน

khon — Person, people, human being

นั้น

nan — That, those; referring to something previously mentioned

กระซิบ

kra-sip — To whisper quietly to someone

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or say to someone

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, kind, type of something

ลับๆ

lap lap — Secretly, in a hidden or covert manner

ชาย

chai — Male, man, masculine person

ผู้

phu — Person, one who; classifier prefix for people

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์

sak-sit — Sacred, holy, spiritually powerful or revered

โน่น

non — Over there, that thing far away

นักบุญ

nak-bun — Saint, holy person recognized for virtue

บน

bon — On top of, above, upper surface

โลก

lok — World, earth, universe, global

มนุษย์

ma-nut — Human being, mankind, humankind

ดัง

dang — Loud, famous, renowned, well-known

ที่

thi — At, place, that (relative pronoun, classifier)

ผู้คน

phu-khon — People, folks, persons in general

ยกย่อง

yok-yong — To praise, admire, or honor someone highly

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ข้า

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

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to, need to do something

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, say something verbally

ดู

du — To look, watch, observe, or appear

เป็น

pen — To be, to have a condition or status

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly, genuinely, in reality

ใคร

khrai — Who, whoever, someone, anyone

กัน

kan — Together, each other, mutually, one another

เล่า

lao — To tell a story; narrative particle asking confirmation

เห็น

hen — To see, notice, or observe visually

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go past, pass by

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a space or time

ขบวน

kha-buan — Procession, parade, convoy, organized group movement

แห่

hae — To parade, lead a procession ceremonially

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

นึก

nuek — To think, imagine, recall, or consider

ได้

dai — Can, able to; past tense marker; to get

ว่า

wa — That; conjunction for reported speech or thought

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just, just now, recently happened

ไป

pai — To go, to move away from speaker

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle

นาน

nan — Long time, lengthy duration

นัก

nak — Very, much; intensifier; expert, specialist

นับ

nap — To count, number, consider as

แต่

tae — But, however, only, from (time)

ออก

ok — To exit, go out, come out from

มา

ma — To come, to arrive; directional verb toward speaker

จาก

jak — From, away from, departing a place

ห้อง

hong — Room, chamber, enclosed indoor space

คาบ

khap — To hold in mouth; period, session, clench

ข้อความ

kho-khwam — Message, text, passage of written content

พระคัมภีร์

phra-kham-phi — Holy scripture, sacred religious text, Bible

ภาษา

pha-sa — Language, tongue, means of communication

ฮีบรู

hi-bru — Hebrew; language of ancient Israel

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, be located somewhere

ปาก

pak — Mouth, lips, opening, entrance of something

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe, trust, have faith in

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to, for the purpose of

รับ

rap — To receive, accept, take in something

อากาศ

a-kat — Air, atmosphere, weather, climate

ป่า

pa — Forest, jungle, wild uncultivated area

เรา

rao — We, us, I (informal first person pronoun)

รู้

ru — To know, be aware of something

ดี

di — Good, well, fine, of high quality

นั่น

nan — That, that one (slightly closer than โน่น)

หมายความ

mai-khwam — To mean, signify, indicate a meaning

อะไร

a-rai — What, whatever, anything

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, after that, done

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel, sense, perceive emotionally or physically

ยาก

yak — Difficult, hard, not easy to do

เดิม

doem — Original, former, as before, previously

สมาชิก

sa-ma-chik — Member, belonging to a group or organization

โบสถ์

bot — Church, temple building for religious worship

หลาย

lai — Many, several, multiple, numerous

ตาม

tam — To follow, according to, along with

หลัง

lang — After, behind, back, rear side

วง

wong — Circle, band, group, orchestra, ring

ดนตรี

don-tri — Music, musical arts or performance

เคย

khoei — Used to, ever done before, formerly

เต้น

ten — To dance, jump, move rhythmically

รำ

ram — To perform traditional Thai dance gracefully

จังหวะ

jang-wa — Rhythm, beat, tempo, timing in music

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one, same

กับ

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

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time of, ago

บางคน

bang-khon — Some people, certain individuals, somebody

สี

si — Color, hue; four (number); violin (fiddle)

ซอ

so — Traditional Thai fiddle string instrument

อาจ

at — Might, may, possibly, perhaps could happen

พ่อมด

pho-mot — Wizard, sorcerer, male magic practitioner

หรือ

rue — Or, whether; question particle at sentence end

สลับ

sa-lap — To alternate, switch, interchange, interchanged

มือ

mue — Hand, arm; expert, skilled person

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, they, those people, bunch

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just, no more than

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic, issue, affair

เล็กน้อย

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

ผู้หญิง

phu-ying — Woman, female person, lady

รู้จัก

ru-jak — To know someone, be acquainted with

นักบวช

nak-buat — Clergy, religious practitioner, monk, priest

นี้

ni — This, these; referring to nearby thing

เธอ

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

แน่ๆ

nae nae — Certainly, definitely, for sure, absolutely

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end (yes/no)

พบ

phop — To meet, find, encounter, come across

ทางเดิน

thang-doen — Walkway, path, corridor, passageway for walking

ท่านผู้หญิง

than-phu-ying — Lady, titled noblewoman, respectful form of address

ทราบ

sap — To know (formal/polite register)

ท่าน

than — You (formal/respectful); honorable person

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, until, about

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, entity

ใด

dai — Any, which, whatever (interrogative/relative pronoun)

ตอบ

top — To answer, reply, respond to a question

โดย

doi — By, through, via, by means of

นาง

nang — Mrs., woman, lady; title for married woman

มี

mi — To have, there is, there are

จิตใจ

jit-jai — Mind, heart, spirit, inner feelings

มั่นคง

man-khong — Stable, firm, secure, steady, steadfast

กลับ

klap — To return, go back; conversely, instead

ตกใจ

tok-jai — To be startled, shocked, suddenly frightened

เกรงขาม

kreng-kham — To be in awe of, reverently fearful

ประหลาด

pra-lat — Strange, weird, unusual, surprising, odd

ต่อ

to — Against, toward, per, to continue, connect

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns

มั่นใจ

man-jai — To be confident, certain, self-assured

ยืนยัน

yuen-yan — To confirm, affirm, assert, verify something

ความสัมพันธ์

khwam-sam-phan — Relationship, connection, bond between people

ส่วนตัว

suan-tua — Personal, private, individual, one's own

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between, among, during, in the middle

มากมาย

mak-mai — Many, a lot, plenty, abundant, numerous

รวม

ruam — To include, combine, total, gather together

ทั้ง

thang — All, both, entire, including everything

ตัว

tua — Body, self, classifier for animals/letters/clothes

เอง

eng — Self, oneself, by oneself, personally

ปิศาจ

pi-sat — Devil, demon, evil spirit, fiend

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate, deserving, fitting, suitable, proper

ความรู้

khwam-ru — Knowledge, learning, information, understanding

เคร่ง

khreng — Strict, devout, rigorous, austere in practice

ศาสนา

sat-sa-na — Religion, faith, belief system

บาทหลวง

bat-luang — Catholic priest, ordained Christian clergy

เบาๆ

bao bao — Softly, gently, lightly, quietly in manner

ไม่ได้เรื่อง

mai-dai-rueang — Useless, nonsensical, no good, makes no sense

ร้อง

rong — To cry, shout, call out, sing

พลาง

phlang — While doing simultaneously, at the same time

ชี้

chi — To point at, indicate, direct attention toward

นิ้ว

niu — Finger, toe, inch (unit of measurement)