Black Beauty — Page 5

Vocabulary

พวก

phuak — group, gang, or a set of people

มัน

man — it; informal third-person pronoun for animals/things

ไม่

mai — no, not; negation word in Thai

ได้

dai — can, able to; also marks past or permission

เห่า

hao — to bark, as a dog barks loudly

หอน

hon — to howl, as a dog or wolf howls

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

คราง

khrang — to groan or moan in pain or effort

แต่

tae — but; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

คง

khong — probably, likely; expressing assumption or probability

ส่ง

song — to send, deliver, or emit something

เสียง

siang — sound, voice, or noise of any kind

ด้วย

duai — also, too, with; adds inclusion or accompaniment

อัน

an — a classifier for small or general objects

ดัง

dang — loud, noisy; making a strong sound

สุด

sut — most, extreme, utmost; superlative intensifier

ขีด

khit — limit, threshold; to scratch or draw a line

ตาม

tam — to follow, according to, or after something

หลัง

lang — back, rear, or after a point in time

มา

ma — to come; indicates movement toward the speaker

คือ

khue — is, means; equates or defines a subject

ชาย

chai — man, male person; also means shore or edge

ขี่

khi — to ride an animal or vehicle astride

ม้า

ma — horse; a large domesticated riding animal

จำนวน

jamnuan — number, quantity, or amount of something

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

บาง

bang — some, certain; also thin in thickness

คน

khon — person, people; classifier for human beings

สวม

suam — to wear or put on clothing or accessories

เสื้อ

suea — shirt, top, or upper-body garment

คลุม

khlum — to cover over or drape something loosely

สี

si — color; one of the visual spectrum hues

เขียว

khiao — green; the color of leaves and grass

ทุก

thuk — every, all; referring to each without exception

ขับ

khap — to drive or ride at speed; to urge forward

เต็ม

tem — full, complete; at maximum capacity or speed

ฝีเท้า

fi thao — pace or speed of foot movement, especially horses

เท่า

thao — equal to, as much as; level of comparison

ที่

thi — place, that; relative pronoun or location marker

จะ

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

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

แก่

kae — to, for; preposition indicating recipient or old age

มอง

mong — to look at, gaze, or watch something

เขา

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

ความ

khwam — nominalizer prefix turning adjectives into abstract nouns

กระตือรือร้น

kratue rue ron — enthusiastic, eager, energetic about doing something

เรา

rao — we, us, or informal I in Thai

ลูก

luk — child, offspring; also classifier for some objects

หนุ่ม

num — young man; youthful male person

ก็

ko — also, then; discourse particle linking clauses softly

อยาก

yak — to want, desire, or wish for something

วิ่ง

wing — to run, move quickly on foot

ไป

pai — to go; indicates movement away from speaker

ผ่าน

phan — to pass through, go past, or cross

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

ทุ่ง

thung — open field, plain, or flat expanse of land

เบื้อง

bueang — side, part, or direction relative to something

ล่าง

lang — below, lower, underneath a reference point

อย่าง

yang — way, manner, type, or kind of something

รวดเร็ว

ruat reo — fast, swift, rapid in movement or action

นั่น

nan — that, that one; refers to something over there

ดู

du — to look at, watch, or observe something

เหมือน

muean — similar to, like, resembling something else

ว่า

wa — that; quotative particle introducing reported speech

หยุด

yut — to stop, halt, or cease an action

นิ่ง

ning — still, motionless, quiet without movement

สุนัข

sunak — dog; domestic canine animal

ทิศทาง

thit thang — direction, bearing, or orientation in space

โดย

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

เอา

ao — to take, get, or use something

จมูก

jamuk — nose; organ used for smelling and breathing

ดม

dom — to sniff, smell something deliberately with nose

พื้น

phuean — floor, ground, surface of an area

สูญเสีย

sun sia — to lose something; suffer a loss permanently

กลิ่น

klin — smell, scent, odor of something

พูด

phut — to speak, talk, or say something

ที

thi — time, instance, occasion of an event

กระต่าย

kratai — rabbit; small furry long-eared animal

อาจ

at — might, may; expressing possibility or probability

หลุด

lut — to slip free, come loose, or escape

รอด

rot — to survive, escape, or be saved from danger

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals and some objects

ไหน

nai — which, where; interrogative word asking location or choice

ฉัน

chan — I, me; polite first-person pronoun often feminine

ถาม

tham — to ask, inquire, pose a question

รู้

ru — to know, understand, or be aware of something

เป็น

pen — to be; links subject to identity or state

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive marker in Thai

เอง

eng — oneself, by oneself; reflexive or emphatic particle

อยู่

yu — to be located, to stay, to reside somewhere

ป่า

pa — forest, jungle, wilderness area

ใด

dai — any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

หา

ha — to look for, search for, or seek something

พบ

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

พอ

pho — enough, sufficient; just as, when something happens

สำหรับ

samrap — for, intended for a specific person or purpose

ผู้ชาย

phu chai — man, male person, adult male human

ไล่

lai — to chase, pursue, or drive away someone

นาน

nan — long time; extended duration of time

นัก

nak — very, a lot; intensifier indicating excess

เริ่ม

roem — to begin, start an action or event

อีก

ik — more, again, another; adds repetition or addition

ครั้ง

khrang — time, instance, occurrence; classifier for events

กลับ

klap — to return, go back; reversal of direction

พร้อม

phrom — ready, prepared; together with something or someone

กัน

kan — together, each other; reciprocal or collective marker

เร็ว

reo — fast, quick; moving or happening with speed

มุ่ง

mung — to aim toward, head toward, focus on a goal

ตรง

trong — straight, direct; going directly toward a point

ยัง

yang — still, yet; indicates ongoing or continuing state

ทุ่งหญ้า

thung ya — grassland, meadow, open grassy plain

ส่วน

suan — part, portion, section of a whole

ตลิ่ง

taling — riverbank, cliff edge, or steep embankment

สูง

sung — high, tall; elevated in height or position

รั้ว

rua — fence, barrier enclosing or dividing an area

ต้นไม้

ton mai — tree; a large woody perennial plant

ยื่น

yuen — to extend, protrude, or stick out forward

ออก

ok — out, outside; to exit or emerge from

เหนือ

nuea — above, north, over; higher than a reference

ลำธาร

lam than — stream, brook; small natural flowing waterway

ตอน

ton — period, episode, or segment of time or story

นี้

ni — this; refers to something near the speaker

เห็น

hen — to see, notice, or perceive visually

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; marks completion or sequence

แม่

mae — mother; female parent or origin figure

ทันใด

than dai — suddenly, instantly, all at once without warning

นั้น

nan — that; refers to something previously mentioned or distant

ตื่น

tuen — to wake up, become alert or aroused

ตกใจ

tok jai — to be startled, frightened suddenly by something

มุ่งหน้า

mung na — to head toward, proceed in a direction

สู่

su — toward, to; indicates direction of movement or aim

พุ่ง

phung — to dart, lunge, or shoot forward rapidly

ข้าม

kham — to cross over, traverse a barrier or gap

กระโดด

kradat — to jump, leap, or spring upward or forward

มี

mi — to have, there is, to exist

ล่า

la — to hunt, chase prey; to pursue for capture

สัตว์

sat — animal, creature, living non-human organism