The Scarlet Letter — Page 337

Vocabulary

พวก

phuak — group, bunch, or gang of people

มอง

mong — to look at, to gaze toward something

ดู

du — to watch, look at, or observe something

อยู่

yu — to be, to stay, to reside somewhere

และ

lae — and, connecting two words or phrases

แม้

mae — even though, although, despite something

เขา

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

จะ

ja — will, shall, future tense marker in Thai

ยิ้ม

yim — to smile, expression of happiness or friendliness

แต่

tae — but, however, contrasting conjunction

ก็

ko — also, then, particle indicating continuation or concession

ยิ่ง

ying — even more, increasingly, to a greater degree

โน้ม

nom — to lean, bend, or incline toward something

เอียง

iang — to tilt, slant, or lean to one side

ที่

thi — at, place, relative pronoun, classifier for places

ประกาศ

pra-kat — to announce, declare, or proclaim publicly

ว่า

wa — that, to say, quotative or complementizer particle

เด็ก

dek — child, kid, young person

คน

khon — person, human being, classifier for people

นี้

ni — this, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เป็น

pen — to be, to have a condition or identity

ลูก

luk — child, offspring, or small round object

หลาน

lan — grandchild, niece, nephew, younger relative

ของ

khong — of, belonging to, possessive particle

ปีศาจ

pi-sat — demon, devil, evil supernatural being

จาก

jak — from, away from, departing a place

เสน่ห์

sa-ne — charm, allure, magical attractiveness of a person

อัน

an — a, one, general classifier for various objects

บรรยาย

ban-yai — to describe, narrate, or give a lecture

ไม่

mai — not, negation particle in Thai sentences

ถูก

thuk — correct, right, or to be acted upon

ความ

khwam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

งาม

ngam — beautiful, lovely, graceful in appearance

แปลก

plaek — strange, unusual, different from the norm

ประหลาด

pra-lat — odd, bizarre, surprisingly unusual or unexpected

สาด

sat — to splash, scatter, or cast light or liquid

ส่อง

song — to shine light on, illuminate, or peer through

ผ่าน

phan — to pass through, go through, or across

ร่าง

rang — body, figure, physical form of a person

เล็กๆ

lek lek — very small, tiny, diminutive in size

เธอ

thoe — she, you (informal, often used with females)

ระยิบ

ra-yip — sparkling, glittering, shimmering with light

ระยับ

ra-yap — gleaming, brilliantly sparkling or glittering

ไป

pai — to go, away, directional particle indicating movement

กับ

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

คึกคัก

khuek-khak — lively, energetic, bustling with activity

วิ่ง

wing — to run, move quickly on foot

จ้อง

jong — to stare, gaze fixedly at someone or something

หน้า

na — face, front, next, page

ชาว

chao — people of, native of, inhabitants of a place

ผู้

phu — person who, one who, prefix for a doer

ดุร้าย

du-rai — fierce, ferocious, savage in temperament

รู้สึก

ru-suek — to feel, sense, experience an emotion

ตัว

tua — body, self, classifier for animals and objects

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently doing, strength, power, energy

เผชิญ

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

ธรรมชาติ

tham-ma-chat — nature, the natural world, natural character

กว่า

kwa — more than, comparative particle in Thai

ตน

ton — oneself, self, reflexive pronoun in Thai

เอง

eng — oneself, by oneself, emphasizing personal action

นั้น

nan — that, those, referring to something distant

ด้วย

duai — also, too, with, by means of

กล้าหาญ

kla-han — brave, courageous, daring in the face of danger

โดย

doi — by, by means of, through an agent

ยัง

yang — still, yet, also, still continuing an action

คง

khong — probably, likely, still, to remain constant

มี

mi — to have, there is, to possess something

สงวน

sa-nguan — reserved, restrained, to preserve or hold back

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — characteristic, quality, feature, appearance of something

เฉพาะ

cha-phо — specific, particular, exclusive to one thing

พุ่ง

phung — to dart, thrust, lunge, or shoot forward

เข้า

khao — to enter, go into, inward direction

ท่าม

tham — amid, in the middle of a group

กลาง

klang — middle, center, midst of something

กลุ่ม

klum — group, cluster, gathering of people or things

นัก

nak — expert in, one who does, intensifier

เดิน

doen — to walk, to travel on foot

เรือ

ruea — boat, ship, watercraft of any kind

บรรดา

ban-da — all of, the various, among a group

ชาย

chai — man, male person, edge or border

แก้ม

kaem — cheek, the side of the face

คล้ำ

khlam — dark, dusky, deeply tanned in complexion

แห่ง

haeng — of, from, classifier for places or institutions

มหาสมุทร

ma-ha-sa-mut — ocean, a vast body of saltwater

ดั่ง

dang — like, as, resembling in a poetic sense

แผ่น

phaen — sheet, flat piece, classifier for flat objects

ดิน

din — soil, earth, ground, land

ฉงน

cha-ngon — puzzled, perplexed, confused by something unexpected

ชื่น

chuen — pleased, refreshed, cheerful, enjoying something

ชม

chom — to admire, praise, appreciate beauty or quality

ราว

rao — about, approximately, around a number

ฟอง

fong — bubble, foam, froth on liquid surface

คลื่น

khluen — wave, undulation of water or sound

ทะเล

tha-le — sea, ocean, large body of saltwater

ได้

dai — can, able to, did, past tense marker

จำ

jam — to remember, memorize, or recognize something

แลง

laeng — evening, late afternoon time of day

หญิง

ying — woman, female person

สาว

sao — young woman, girl of marriageable age

น้อย

noi — little, few, small in amount

รับ

rap — to receive, accept, take something offered

จิต

jit — mind, spirit, heart, psychological inner self

วิญญาณ

win-yan — soul, spirit, ghost, spiritual essence of being

เพลิง

phloeng — fire, flame, blaze of burning material

แลบ

laep — to dart out, flash, flicker quickly outward

วาบ

wap — a flash, sudden bright gleam of light

ใต้

tai — under, beneath, south, below something

หัว

hua — head, top, beginning, leader

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

ยาม

yam — time, period, watch, guard duty

ราตรี

ra-tri — night, nighttime, poetic word for evening

หนึ่ง

nueng — one, a single unit or item

ซึ่ง

sueng — which, that, relative pronoun in Thai

คือ

khue — is, namely, that is to say

นาย

nai — mister, master, male title or employer

ท้าย

thai — end, tail, rear, last part of something

สนทนา

son-tha-na — to converse, have a conversation with someone

หลง

long — to be lost, enchanted, infatuated with something

ใหล

lai — fascinated, captivated, entranced by something

รูป

rup — form, shape, image, picture, appearance

ลักษณ์

lak — characteristic trait, quality, distinguishing feature

มาก

mak — many, much, a lot, very

จน

jon — until, so much that, to the point of

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — to try, attempt, make an effort to do

วาง

wang — to place, put down, set something somewhere

มือ

mue — hand, the hand of a person

ลง

long — down, to go down, downward direction

บน

bon — on, on top of, above a surface

เจตนา

jet-ta-na — intention, purpose, deliberate aim of action

แย่ง

yaeng — to snatch, grab away from someone forcibly

จูบ

jup — to kiss, pressing lips to something affectionately

เมื่อ

muea — when, at the time that something happened

พบ

phop — to meet, encounter, find someone or something

การ

kan — action, activity, noun-forming prefix for actions

แตะ

tae — to touch lightly, tap gently with finger

ต้อง

tong — must, have to, need to do something

จับ

jap — to grasp, catch, hold, seize something

นก

nok — bird, any feathered flying creature

อากาศ

a-kat — air, atmosphere, weather, sky

จึง

jueng — therefore, so, then, as a result

ถอด

thot — to remove, take off clothing or accessories

สร้อย

soi — necklace, chain, string of beads or ornaments

ทอง

thong — gold, golden in color or material

พัน

phan — to wind, wrap around, thousand in number

รอบ

rop — around, surrounding, a round or lap

หมวก

muak — hat, cap, headwear of any kind

ออก

ok — out, to exit, away from inside outward

แล้ว

laeo — already, then, after that, completion marker

โยน

yon — to throw, toss, fling something through air

มัน

man — it, he, she (informal), that thing

ให้

hai — to give, for, causative verb marker

แก่

kae — to, for, old, toward a recipient

รีบ

rip — to hurry, rush, do something quickly urgently

คอ

kho — neck, throat, the part below the head

เอว

eo — waist, the narrow part of the body

ทันที

than-thi — immediately, at once, right away without delay

คล่อง

khlong — fluent, agile, skillfully adept at something

แคล่ว

khlaeo — nimble, deft, quick and skillful in movement

น่า

na — worth, worthy of, deserving of a feeling

อัศจรรย์

at-sa-jan — wondrous, amazing, miraculous, astonishing beyond expectation

เห็น

hen — to see, perceive visually, observe with eyes

กลาย

klai — to become, transform into something different

ส่วน

suan — part, portion, section of something larger

ยาก

yak — difficult, hard, not easy to do

จินตนาการ

jin-ta-na-kan — imagination, creative mental visualization or fantasy

ถึง

thueng — to reach, until, to, arriving at

ปราศจาก

prat-jak — without, free from, devoid of something

มารดา

man-da — mother, formal or literary word for mother

เจ้า

jao — you (informal), owner, lord, prince or master

โน่น

non — over there, that thing far away yonder

สวม

suam — to wear, put on clothing or accessories

อักษร

ak-son — letter, character, written symbol of alphabet

สี

si — color, hue, shade of any tint

แดง

daeng — red, the color red

เลือด

lueat — blood, the red fluid in the body

นั่น

nan — that, that one, referring to something distant

แหละ

lae — that's it, exactly, emphatic final particle

กล่าว

klao — to say, speak, state formally or narratively