Black Beauty — Page 13

Vocabulary

นาย

naai — Mr., master, or male employer

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — of, belonging to someone or something

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me (informal first-person pronoun)

ส่ง

sòng — to send or deliver something to someone

ไป

pai — to go, moving away from speaker

อยู่

yùu — to be located, to stay or reside

กับ

kàp — with, together with another person or thing

ชาวนา

chaaw-naa — farmer, especially one who grows rice

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or thing

ละแวก

lá-wɛ̂ɛk — neighborhood, surrounding area or vicinity

ใกล้เคียง

klâi-khiang — nearby, in the close surrounding area

เป็น

pen — to be, indicates state or identity

เวลา

wee-laa — time, a period or point in time

สอง

sɔ̌ɔng — two, the number 2

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — week, a period of seven days

ซึ่ง

sɯ̂ng — which, that (relative pronoun connector)

ผู้นั้น

phûu-nán — that person, referring to a specific individual

มี

mii — to have, to possess or there is

ทุ่งหญ้า

thûng-yâa — grassland, open field covered with grass

ที่

thîi — at, place, or relative clause marker

ทางรถไฟ

thaang-rót-fai — railway track or railroad route

พาด

phâat — to stretch across or drape over something

ผ่าน

phàan — to pass through or go past something

ด้าน

dâan — side, aspect, or direction of something

หนึ่ง

nɯ̀ng — one, the number 1

ที่นั่น

thîi-nân — there, at that specific place

แกะ

kɛ̀ — sheep, a woolly domesticated farm animal

และ

lɛ́ — and, connecting words or clauses together

วัว

wua — cow, a large domesticated bovine animal

บ้าง

bâang — some, somewhat, or to some extent

ก็

kɔ̂ — also, then, particle indicating continuation or concession

ถูก

thùuk — to be acted upon (passive marker), correct or cheap

ปล่อย

plɔ̀i — to release, let go, or set free

เข้า

khâo — to enter, go into a place or group

ร่วม

rûam — to join, participate together with others

พวก

phûak — group, bunch, or a collective of beings

มัน

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

จะ

jà — will, future tense marker or intention

ไม่

mâi — not, negation marker in Thai sentences

วัน

wan — day, a 24-hour period of time

ลืม

lɯɯm — to forget, fail to remember something

ขบวน

kha-buan — convoy, procession, or train of vehicles

รถไฟ

rót-fai — train, a rail-based vehicle for transport

แรก

rɛ̂ɛk — first, earliest in order or sequence

วิ่ง

wîng — to run, move quickly on foot or wheels

มา

maa — to come, move toward the speaker

กำลัง

kam-lang — currently doing, present progressive tense marker

กิน

kin — to eat, consume food or drink

หญ้า

yâa — grass, low green ground-covering plants

อย่าง

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

สงบ

sa-ngòp — calm, peaceful, quiet and undisturbed

ใกล้

klâi — near, close in distance to something

รั้วไม้

rúa-máai — wooden fence, barrier made from wood

กั้น

kân — to partition, separate, or block off space

ระหว่าง

rá-wàang — between, among, or during a period

เมื่อ

mɯ̂a — when, at the time that something happened

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — to hear, perceive sound with ears

เสียง

sǐang — sound, noise, or voice heard by ears

แปลกๆ

plɛ̀ɛk-plɛ̀ɛk — strange, odd, or unusual in character

จาก

jàak — from, originating at a place or source

ระยะ

rá-yá — distance, interval, or span between points

ไกล

klai — far, distant in space from something

ก่อน

kɔ̀ɔn — before, earlier in time than something else

รู้

rúu — to know, have knowledge or awareness

ว่า

wâa — that, a complementizer introducing reported speech

ไหน

nǎi — where, which, interrogative for location or choice

ด้วย

dûay — also, too, with, or by means of

กระหึ่ม

krà-hɯ̀m — to rumble, resound with a deep loud noise

กระทบกระทั่ง

krà-thóp-krà-thâng — to clash, bump against, or cause friction

พร้อม

phrɔ́ɔm — ready, prepared, or together with something

ควัน

khwan — smoke, visible vapor from burning material

พวยพุ่ง

phûay-phûng — to gush or spurt out forcefully upward

ยาว

yaaw — long, extended in length or duration

สีดำ

sǐi-dam — black color, the darkest color

บางอย่าง

baang-yàang — something, some kind of unspecified thing

พุ่ง

phûng — to dart, shoot, or rush forward quickly

หาย

hǎai — to disappear, vanish, or recover from illness

แทบ

thɛ̂ɛp — almost, nearly, barely able to do something

หายใจ

hǎai-jai — to breathe, inhale and exhale air

ได้

dâai — can, able to, or past tense marker

ทัน

than — in time, to catch up or keep pace

หัน

hǎn — to turn, rotate face or body direction

กลับ

klàp — to return, go back, or reverse direction

กระโจน

krà-joon — to leap, jump or spring suddenly forward

ยัง

yang — still, yet, or continuing state marker

อีก

ìik — more, again, another instance of something

ฝั่ง

fàng — bank, shore, or side of a waterway

รวดเร็ว

rûat-reo — fast, quick, moving with great speed

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most, superlative degree marker in Thai

เท่า

thâo — as much as, equal to in degree

ทำ

tham — to do, make, or perform an action

ยืน

yɯɯn — to stand, be upright on one's feet

ฟุ้ง

fúng — to waft, spread diffusely through the air

จมูก

ja-mùuk — nose, the facial organ for smelling

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix indicating a state or quality

ประหลาดใจ

prà-làat-jai — to be surprised, astonished by something unexpected

กลัว

klua — to fear, be afraid of something threatening

ตลอด

ta-lɔ̀ɔt — throughout, all along, the entire duration

ทั้ง

tháng — all, both, entirety of a group

อื่นๆ

ɯ̀ɯn-ɯ̀ɯn — others, various other things or beings

มาก

mâak — much, many, a large amount or degree

บาง

baang — some, thin, or certain unspecified ones

ช้า

cháa — slow, moving with little speed

กว่า

kwàa — more than, comparative degree marker

เหล่า

lào — these, those, a group or set of

นี้

níi — this, referring to something nearby or just mentioned

จอด

jɔ̀ɔt — to stop, park, or halt a vehicle

สถานี

sà-thǎa-nii — station, a stopping point for trains or buses

ใกล้ๆ

klâi-klâi — very nearby, quite close in proximity

บางครั้ง

baang-khráng — sometimes, occasionally, not all the time

หวีด

wìit — to shriek or whistle with a high pitch

คราง

khraang — to groan, moan, or make a low sound

น่า

nâa — worthy of, likely to, prefix for adjectives

สยดสยอง

sa-yòt-sa-yɔɔng — horrifying, spine-chilling, extremely frightening and repulsive

หยุด

yùt — to stop, cease movement or an action

คิด

khít — to think, consider, or have a thought

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — but, however, contrasting conjunction between clauses

ต่อ

tɔ̀ɔ — to continue, per unit, or connect to

ยก

yók — to lift, raise up something physically

หัว

hǔa — head, the uppermost part of a body

ขึ้น

khɯ̂n — up, upward, to rise or increase

เลย

loei — at all, so then, past a point entirely

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, an entity or matter

สะพรึงกลัว

sà-phrɯng-klua — terrifying, causing intense dread and horror

นั้น

nán — that, referring to something previously mentioned

ดัง

dang — loud, making a strong sound; famous

ช่วง

chûang — period, span of time or space

สาม

sǎam — three, the number 3

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — can, to be able or capable of doing

พบ

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

มีชีวิต

mii-chii-wít — to be alive, having life and existence

เคย

khoei — to have ever done, past experience marker

ทุ่ง

thûng — open field, plain, or expanse of land

หรือ

rɯɯ — or, a conjunction offering alternatives

ทำร้าย

tham-ráai — to harm, hurt, or injure a person

เริ่ม

rɤ̂m — to begin, start an action or process

สนใจ

sǒn-jai — to be interested in, pay attention to

ไม่ช้า

mâi-cháa — soon, before long, in a short time

ใส่ใจ

sài-jai — to care about, pay attention or mind

การ

kaan — action, process, abstract noun-forming prefix

น้อย

nɔ́ɔi — few, little, a small amount or number

พอๆ

phɔɔ-phɔɔ — just about, roughly, moderately sufficient amount