Black Beauty — Page 34

Vocabulary

ผิวหนัง

phiu nang — skin, the outer layer covering the body

ที่

thi — at, which, that; relative pronoun or preposition

มุม

mum — corner or angle of a space

ปาก

pak — mouth, the opening used for eating and speaking

ของ

khong — of, belonging to; possessive particle

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun used informally

แตก

taek — to crack, break, or split apart

ระแหง

ra-haeng — cracked and dry, as parched skin or earth

มาก

mak — much, many, a lot; intensifier

จน

jon — until, to the point that; also means poor

ไม่

mai — not; negation particle in Thai

สามารถ

sa-mat — to be able to, can, capable of doing something

กิน

kin — to eat or consume food

หญ้าแห้ง

ya haeng — dry grass, hay used as animal feed

ได้

dai — can, able to; also marks past tense or result

ก้านหญ้า

kan ya — a grass stalk or blade of grass

ทำให้

tham hai — to cause, make something happen

เจ็บปวด

jep puat — to hurt, feel pain or discomfort

เขา

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

มอง

mong — to look at, gaze toward something

ดู

du — to look, watch, or observe something

มัน

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

อย่าง

yang — type, manner, way; like, as

ใกล้ชิด

klai chit — close, intimate, in a near relationship

ส่าย

sai — to shake or sway side to side

หัว

hua — head of a person or animal

และ

lae — and; conjunction connecting words or clauses

บอก

bok — to tell, say, or inform someone

ให้

hai — to give; also marks causative or purpose

ชาย

chai — man, male person

คน

khon — person, human being; classifier for people

นั้น

nan — that, those; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

ไป

pai — to go, move away from current location

นำ

nam — to lead, bring, or take something somewhere

รำข้าว

ram khao — rice bran, the outer layer of rice

ต้ม

tom — to boil food in water or liquid

ดีๆ

di di — really well, nicely, thoroughly done

มา

ma — to come, move toward the speaker

ใส่

sai — to put in, add, or insert something

อาหาร

a-han — food, meal, something eaten for nourishment

บด

bot — to grind or crush into smaller pieces

ลง

long — down, to go down; directional particle

ด้วย

duay — also, too, with; particle of inclusion

รำข้าวต้ม

ram khao tom — boiled rice bran, a soft nutritious mash

อร่อย

a-roi — delicious, tasty, good-flavored food

เพียง

phiang — only, merely, just a small amount

ใด

dai — which, any; interrogative or relative word

นุ่มนวล

num nuan — soft, gentle, smooth in texture or manner

ช่วย

chuay — to help, assist, or aid someone

บรรเทา

ban-thao — to relieve, alleviate, or ease discomfort

อาการ

a-kan — symptom, condition, sign of illness

ดี

di — good, well, of positive quality

นัก

nak — very, greatly; intensifier after adjective

ยืน

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

อยู่

yu — to stay, be located, remain somewhere

ตลอด

ta-lot — throughout, all along, the entire time

เวลา

we-la — time, a period or moment in time

คอย

khoi — to wait, stay in anticipation for something

ลูบไล้

lup lai — to stroke gently, caress with soft touch

พูดคุย

phut khui — to chat, converse, talk casually with someone

กับ

kap — with, together with; also marks object

ถ้า

tha — if, in the case that; conditional conjunction

สัตว์

sat — animal, a living creature that is not human

มี

mi — to have, there is, to possess something

จิตใจ

jit jai — mind, heart, inner spirit or feelings

สูงส่ง

sung song — noble, lofty, elevated in spirit or character

นี้

ni — this, these; demonstrative pronoun nearby

กล่าว

klao — to say, state, or declare formally

ฝึก

fuek — to train, practice, or drill a skill

วิธี

wi-thi — method, way, procedure for doing something

เป็น

pen — to be, to become; existential verb

ธรรม

tham — dharma, virtue, righteous truth or principle

นาง

nang — woman, lady; polite title for a female

ก็

ko — also, then, well; discourse particle

จะ

ja — will, going to; future tense marker

วัน

wan — day, a 24-hour period of time

ประโยชน์

pra-yot — benefit, use, advantage or practical value

อะไร

a-rai — what; interrogative word asking about things

เลย

loei — at all, ever; particle of emphasis or result

หลังจาก

lang jak — after, following a certain event or time

มัก

mak — tend to, usually, often do something

เยี่ยม

yiam — to visit someone; also means excellent

บ่อยๆ

boi boi — frequently, often, happening many times

เมื่อ

muea — when, at the time that something occurred

หาย

hai — to recover, disappear, or be healed

แล้ว

laeo — already, then; completion or sequence marker

ผู้ฝึก

phu fuek — trainer, one who trains or coaches another

อีก

ik — another, more, again; additional quantity

หนึ่ง

nueng — one; the number 1

เรียก

riak — to call, name, or summon someone

กัน

kan — each other, together; reciprocal particle

ว่า

wa — that; complementizer introducing quoted content

ต่อ

to — per, next, to continue, toward something

มั่นคง

man khong — stable, firm, secure, steady in position

รอบคอบ

rop khop — careful, thorough, cautious in doing things

เรียนรู้

rian ru — to learn, gain knowledge through experience

สิ่ง

sing — thing, object, something abstract or concrete

ต้องการ

tong kan — to want, need, or require something

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a space or period

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — soon, before long, in a short time

ครั้ง

khrang — time, instance, occurrence of an event

ด้วยกัน

duay kan — together, jointly, alongside one another

ลานม้า

lan ma — horse yard, an open area for horses

เธอ

thoe — she, her, you; pronoun for female or peer

เล่า

lao — to narrate, tell a story or account

ฟัง

fang — to listen, pay attention to sound or speech

เกี่ยวกับ

kiao kap — about, regarding, concerning a topic

สถานที่

sa-than-thi — place, location, a specific spot or venue

แรก

raek — first, initial, at the very beginning

ถูก

thuk — to be; cheap; passive marker in sentences

ซื้อ

sue — to buy, purchase something with money

โดย

doi — by, through, by means of something

พ่อค้า

pho kha — merchant, trader, salesperson, dealer

เพื่อ

phuea — in order to, for the purpose of something

จับคู่

jap khu — to pair up, match together as a couple

ม้า

ma — horse, a large domesticated riding animal

สี

si — color; also the number four in Thai

น้ำตาลแดง

nam tan daeng — reddish-brown color, like dark brown-red

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals and clothing

หลาย

lai — many, several, multiple in number

สัปดาห์

sap-da — week, a period of seven days

ขับรถ

khap rot — to drive a vehicle, operate a car

เรา

rao — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

จากนั้น

jak nan — then, after that, following that moment

ขาย

khai — to sell goods or services for money

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phap bu-rut — gentleman, a well-mannered, polite man

ผู้

phu — person who; prefix for role or doer

รสนิยม

rot ni-yom — taste, preference, aesthetic sensibility

ส่ง

song — to send, deliver, or dispatch something

ยัง

yang — still, yet; also means to, toward something

บังคับ

bang-khap — to force, compel, or control someone

สาย

sai — rein, strap, line; also means late

บังเหียน

bang-hian — bridle, the headgear used to control a horse

รั้งหัว

rang hua — to pull back the head, restrain by head

เกลียด

kliat — to hate, detest, strongly dislike something

ยิ่ง

ying — even more, increasingly; comparative intensifier

กว่า

kwa — more than, compared to; comparative marker

อื่น

uen — other, another, different from this one

แต่

tae — but, however; conjunction showing contrast

รั้ง

rang — to hold back, restrain, pull tightly

แน่น

naen — tight, firm, taut, securely fastened

คนขับรถ

khon khap rot — driver, a person who drives a vehicle

นาย

nai — Mr., master, boss; title for adult male

คิด

khit — to think, consider, or have a thought

สไตล์

sa-tai — style, manner of doing or presenting things

ขึ้น

khuen — up, to rise; directional particle upward

เช่น

chen — for example, such as, like in examples

สวนสาธารณะ

suan sa-tha-ra-na — public park, an open recreational green space

แฟชั่น

fae-chan — fashion, trendy style in clothing or behavior

อื่นๆ

uen uen — others, various other things or people

บ่อย

boi — often, frequently, happening many times