Black Beauty — Page 17

Vocabulary

พวกเขา

phuak khao — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'

คิด

khit — To think or consider something mentally

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at, or about (preposition)

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun 'I' used by females or casually

มาก

mak — Much, many, or a lot of something

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses

ก็

ko — Particle meaning 'also', 'then', or 'as well'

เช่น

chen — For example, such as; used to introduce examples

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle

แล้ว

laeo — Already; particle indicating completed action or 'then'

คุณ

khun — Polite second person pronoun 'you'; also title of respect

จะ

cha — Future tense marker; will or going to do something

มา

ma — To come; directional verb meaning movement toward speaker

อยู่

yu — To be located; to live or stay somewhere

ข้างๆ

khang khang — Beside, next to, or alongside something

ใน

nai — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'

คอก

khok — Animal pen, stable, or enclosure for livestock

นี้

ni — Demonstrative word meaning 'this' (near the speaker)

ไหม

mai — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions

ตอบ

top — To answer or respond to a question

ว่า

wa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

ใช่

chai — Yes, that's right; affirmative confirmation word

งั้น

ngan — Then, in that case; informal spoken connective word

ดี

di — Good, fine, or well; positive quality adjective

เขา

khao — Third person pronoun 'he', 'she', or 'they'

กล่าว

klao — To say, speak, or state formally

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for something desired

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are (existential verb)

นิสัย

ni sai — Character, habit, or personality trait of a person or animal

ไม่

mai — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'

ชอบ

chop — To like or be fond of something or someone

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend or companion; someone you are close with

บ้าน

ban — House, home, or village; place of residence

ที่

thi — At, which, that; place marker or relative clause particle

กัด

kat — To bite; using teeth to grip or injure

เลย

loei — At all, so, therefore; intensifying or resultative particle

ขณะ

kha na — While, during, or at the moment of something

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative referring to something more distant

เอง

eng — Self, oneself; emphasizes the subject doing something alone

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of a body or object

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal

โผล่

phlo — To pop out, emerge, or appear suddenly

จาก

chak — From; indicating origin or departure point

ถัด

that — Next, adjacent, immediately following in sequence

ไป

pai — To go; directional verb moving away from speaker

หู

hu — Ear; organ used for hearing sounds

ตั้ง

tang — To set up, erect, or position upright

ชัน

chan — Steep, erect, or sharply raised upward

ด้าน

dan — Side, aspect, or face of something

หลัง

lang — Back, behind, or rear part of something

ดวงตา

duang ta — Eyes; the pair of organs for seeing

ดู

du — To look at, watch, or observe something

ดุดัน

du dan — Fierce, aggressive, or intimidatingly bold in manner

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Quite, very, indeed; intensifier emphasizing degree strongly

นั่น

nan — That (over there); pointing to something specific

คือ

khue — Is, means, namely; equating or defining something

แม่ม้า

mae ma — Mare; an adult female horse

สี

si — Color; the visual property of hue

น้ำตาล

nam tan — Brown color; also means sugar in Thai

แดง

daeng — Red; the color of blood or fire

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing items

สูง

sung — Tall, high; describing considerable height

คอ

kho — Neck; the part connecting head to body

ยาว

yao — Long; describing extended length of something

งดงาม

ngot ngam — Beautiful, elegant, or graceful in appearance

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal feminine second person)

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze upon something

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore, thus, so; indicating logical conclusion

นี่

ni — This here; informal demonstrative for nearby objects

ทำให้

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

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing necessity or obligation

ออก

ok — To go out, exit, or come out from

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or things

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, or topic being discussed

แปลก

plaek — Strange, odd, or unusual in some way

ลูกม้า

luk ma — Foal; a young horse, offspring of a mare

อย่าง

yang — Like, as, in a manner of; type or kind

ไล่

lai — To chase away, drive out, or pursue someone

สุภาพสตรี

su phap sa tri — Lady, gentlewoman; polite term for a refined woman

ขอโทษ

kho thot — Excuse me, sorry; common apology or polite expression

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; indicates inclusion or instrument

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot, did not; negates ability or past action

ใคร

khrai — Who, whoever, someone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

ชาย

chai — Male, man; referring to masculine gender or men

พา

pha — To bring, take, or lead someone somewhere

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for human beings

นำ

nam — To lead, bring, or guide toward a destination

ไว้

wai — To keep, put aside, or retain for later

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, or section of a whole

เกี่ยวข้อง

kiao khong — To be related to, involved with, or connected

กับ

kap — With, and, together with; marks accompaniment or pairing

แต่

tae — But, however; indicates contrast between two ideas

ใด

dai — Any, which; interrogative or indefinite adjective word

สำหรับ

sam rap — For, intended for; indicates purpose or recipient

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

บอก

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

อายุ

a yu — Age; how old a person or animal is

สี่

si — Four; the cardinal number 4

ขวบ

khuap — Year of age; classifier for children's ages

โต

to — Grown, big, mature; having grown to full size

เต็มตัว

tem tua — Fully, completely; describing full-bodied maturity or commitment

เคย

khoei — Ever, used to; indicates past experience or habit

ทะเลาะ

tha lao — To quarrel, argue, or fight with someone

ตัวผู้

tua phu — Male animal; the masculine gender of an animal

หรือ

rue — Or; presents an alternative option or question choice

ตัวเมีย

tua mia — Female animal; the feminine gender of an animal

ปรารถนา

prat tha na — To desire, wish for, or long for something deeply

สงบสุข

sa ngop suk — Peaceful, tranquil; a state of calm happiness

ก็ได้

ko dai — It's okay, can also; expressing acceptance or permission

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal 'I'; first person pronoun

ได้

dai — Can, able to; indicates ability or past tense

เห็น

hen — To see or visually perceive something

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, definitely, of course; expressing strong confidence

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want, need, or require something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or matter in general

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; indicates ongoing state or action

เด็ก

dek — Child, kid; a young person or young animal

พูด

phut — To speak or talk to someone

อีก

ik — More, again, another; indicates repetition or addition

ต่อไป

to pai — To continue, go on, or proceed further ahead

ตอน

ton — Period, episode, time; a segment of time or story

บ่าย

bai — Afternoon; the time period after midday

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time of a past event

เล่า

lao — To tell a story or narrate events to others

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All, everything, the whole of something

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle making someone do something

ฟัง

fang — To listen or hear attentively to something