Black Beauty — Page 35

Vocabulary

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ที่

thîi — At, which, that; relative pronoun or place marker

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have never done something before

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; or passive voice marker

รั้ง

ráng — To restrain, hold back, or detain something

หัว

hǔa — Head; top part of a person or animal

ไว้

wái — To keep, place, or hold something aside

ย่อม

yôm — Naturally, certainly; indicates something expected or inevitable

ไม่

mâi — No, not; negation particle in Thai

รู้

rúu — To know, to be aware of something

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces reported speech or a clause

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity

อย่างไร

yàang-rai — How; in what way or manner

แต่

tàe — But; however; a contrastive conjunction

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun used by women

บอก

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

ได้

dâai — Can, could; able to; or past tense marker

เลย

loei — At all; ever; emphasizes negation or result

แสน

sǎen — Extremely; one hundred thousand; very much

สาหัส

sǎa-hàt — Severe, grievous; extremely serious or intense suffering

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; emphasizes degree or intensity

นัก

nák — Very, extremely; intensifier placed after adjective

ชอบ

chôop — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

สะบัด

sa-bàt — To shake or toss quickly, as a head

และ

lae — And; a coordinating conjunction joining elements together

ชู

chuu — To lift, raise, or hold something up high

สูง

sǔung — High, tall; of great vertical extent

เหมือน

mǔean — Like, similar to; resembles something else

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large hoofed domesticated animal

ทุก

thúk — Every, all; refers to each member of a group

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and some objects

ลอง

loong — To try, attempt, or experiment with something

นึก

núek — To think, imagine, or call something to mind

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or try and see

สิ

sì — Particle urging or encouraging an action softly

ถ้า

thâa — If; introduces a conditional clause or situation

ขึ้น

khûen — To go up, rise; upward directional complement

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completion of an action

ต้อง

tông — Must, have to; indicates necessity or obligation

ค้าง

kháang — To remain stuck or suspended in a position

อยู่

yùu — To be, stay, or live at a place

อย่างนั้น

yàang-nán — Like that, in that manner or way

เวลา

weelaa — Time; a period or moment in time

หลาย

lǎai — Many, several; a large unspecified number

ชั่วโมง

chûa-moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

ติดต่อกัน

tìt-tòo-gan — Consecutively, continuously, in a row without break

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — To be able to, can; indicates capability

ขยับ

kha-yàp — To move slightly, shift a little bit

นอกจาก

nôok-jàak — Except, besides, other than something specified

กระตุก

kra-tùk — To jerk, twitch, or tug sharply and suddenly

ให้

hâi — To give; causes or allows another to do

ไป

pai — To go; directional complement indicating away from speaker

อีก

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

คอ

khoo — Neck; the part connecting head and body

ของ

khǒong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

จะ

jà — Will, going to; future tense marker in Thai

ปวด

pùat — To ache, hurt; feel dull persistent pain

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; until a result

ทน

thon — To endure, bear, tolerate pain or difficulty

แทบ

thâep — Almost, nearly, hardly; just barely possible

ไหว

wǎi — Able to cope; to move or be capable

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also; continues to be the case

มี

mii — To have, there is/are; indicates existence or possession

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number 2

อัน

an — One; classifier for small or general objects

แทนที่

thaen-thîi — Instead of; in place of something else

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one; just one instance

แบบ

bàep — Style, type, kind; a pattern or form

คม

khom — Sharp; having a fine cutting edge or point

ทำให้

tham-hâi — To make, cause; causes a result to happen

ลิ้น

lín — Tongue; the muscular organ inside the mouth

ขากรรไกร

khǎa-gan-krai — Jaw; the bone structure forming the mouth

เจ็บปวด

jèp-pùat — To feel pain; physical or emotional suffering

เลือด

lûeat — Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicates origin or separation

ย้อม

yóom — To stain, dye, or color something with liquid

ฟอง

foong — Bubble, foam; a mass of frothy bubbles

น้ำลาย

nám-laai — Saliva; the liquid produced in the mouth

ออก

òok — Out, to exit; directional complement meaning outward

มา

maa — To come; directional complement toward the speaker

ปาก

pàak — Mouth; the opening in the face for eating

ตลอด

ta-lòot — Throughout, all along; the entire duration of

ดิ้นรน

dîn-ron — To struggle, strive hard against difficulty or hardship

กระวนกระวาย

kra-won-kra-waai — Restless, agitated, anxious with nervous distress

กับ

gàp — With; and; together with another person or thing

เลวร้าย

leo-ráai — Bad, terrible, awful; morally or physically wretched

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most, the most; superlative marker in Thai

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that something happened

เรา

rao — We, us; or informal first-person singular pronoun

ยืน

yuun — To stand; to be in an upright position

รอ

roo — To wait; to stay until something happens

ชั่วโมงๆ

chûa-moong chûa-moong — Hour after hour; repeated hours of waiting

คอย

khoi — To wait for, await; anticipate something coming

คุณนาย

khun-naai — Mistress, madam; respectful term for a woman employer

งาน

ngaan — Work, job; also an event or celebration

เลี้ยง

líang — To host a party; to raise or feed

หรือ

rǔu — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

หรูหรา

ruu-rǎa — Luxurious, lavish, extravagant; elegant and expensive

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

ด้วย

dûay — Also, too; with; by means of something

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

อดทน

òt-thon — To be patient, persevere; endure hardship with restraint

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot, unable to; negates ability or possibility

ก็

gôo — Then, also; connective particle linking clauses logically

เพียงพอ

phiang-phoo — Enough, sufficient; adequate amount for the purpose

ใคร

khrai — Who, anyone; interrogative or indefinite person pronoun

ก็ตาม

gôo taam — Whoever, whatever; no matter who or what

เจ้านาย

jâo-naai — Master, boss, employer; person of authority over others

คิด

khít — To think, consider, or ponder something carefully

ถึง

thǔeng — To reach, arrive at; about; concerning something

บ้าง

bâang — Some, somewhat; at least a little bit

ถาม

thǎam — To ask, inquire; pose a question to someone

ไม่เลย

mâi loei — Not at all; absolutely not; strong negation

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you; informal pronoun for females

ตอบ

tòop — To answer, respond, reply to a question

เขา

khǎo — He, she, they; third-person pronoun in Thai

ใส่ใจ

sài-jai — To pay attention, care about, take notice of

อย่าง

yàang — Kind, type; in the manner of; as

เรียก

rîak — To call, summon, name; address someone by name

กัน

gan — Together, each other; mutual action particle

เรื่อง

rûeang — Story, matter, issue; about a particular topic

ปล่อย

plòi — To release, let go, set free something

คน

khon — Person, people; human being; classifier for people

ขับ

khàp — To drive or ride a vehicle or animal

รถ

rót — Vehicle, car; any wheeled mode of transportation

ดูแล

duu-lae — To take care of, look after, tend to

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — All, everything, the whole; entire total amount

ซึ่ง

sûeng — Which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses formally

อารมณ์

aa-rom — Mood, emotion, feeling; one's emotional state

ฉุนเฉียว

chǔn-chǐao — Irritable, short-tempered, easily angered or annoyed