Black Beauty — Page 49

Vocabulary

แน่นอน

naae-non — certainly, of course, definitely true

ว่า

wâa — that; to say; conjunction introducing a clause

ตื่นเต้น

dtùuen-dtên — excited, thrilled, feeling strong anticipation

มาก

mâak — much, many, a lot, very

เธอ

tooe — she, her, you (informal, often feminine)

เงย

ngoei — to raise or lift one's head upward

หัว

hǔua — head; top part of something

ขึ้น

khûen — up, to rise, to increase, upward direction

พร้อม

phróom — ready, prepared, complete, all together

แวว

waaeo — glimmer, spark; sign of potential or talent

ตา

dtaa — eye; maternal grandfather

วาว

waao — bright, sparkling; also a kite toy

และ

láe — and; connecting words or clauses together

รู

ruu — hole, opening, cavity in a surface

จมูก

ja-mùuk — nose; the organ used for smelling

ที่

thîi — at, place, which, that; relative pronoun or preposition

ขยาย

kha-yǎai — to expand, enlarge, spread out, extend

ออก

òok — out, to exit, to emerge from something

ประกาศ

bprà-kàat — to announce, declare, make a public statement

ผู้ชาย

phûu-chaai — man, male person, adult male human

นั้น

nán — that, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

เป็น

bpen — to be, to exist as, to have a condition

ทั้ง

tháng — both, all, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

สัตว์เดรัจฉาน

sàt-dè-râat-chǎan — beast, brute animal; implies unintelligent or savage creature

คน

khon — person, human being, people

โง่

ngôo — stupid, foolish, lacking intelligence or sense

ใคร

khrai — who, whoever, anyone; interrogative pronoun

พูดถึง

phûut-thǔeng — to talk about, mention, refer to someone

กล่าว

klàao — to say, state, speak formally or in writing

ซึ่ง

sûeng — which, that; relative pronoun linking clauses

เพิ่ง

phôeng — just, just now, recently completed an action

มา

maa — to come, to arrive; directional verb toward speaker

จาก

jàak — from, away from, departing a place or person

เก่า

gào — old, aged, worn, not new

เขา

khǎo — he, she, him, her, they (third person)

ถู

thǔu — to rub, scrub, wipe against a surface

ตัว

dtuua — body, self; classifier for animals and clothing

กับ

gàp — with, and, together; preposition linking nouns

กิ่งไม้

gìng-máai — tree branch, bough; a limb growing from trunk

ต่ำ

dtàm — low, short in height, below normal level

ฉัน

chǎn — I, me; first-person pronoun, informal or feminine

คิด

khít — to think, consider, believe, have a thought

นั่น

nân — that, that one over there; demonstrative pronoun

คำ

kham — word, term; a unit of language or speech

ไม่ดี

mâi-dii — not good, bad, poor quality or behavior

ถูก

thùuk — correct, right; cheap; to be hit or struck

สร้างขึ้น

sâang-khûen — to build, construct, create, bring into existence

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — for, intended for, meant for a purpose

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, matter, item

ก็

gôo — also, then, well; connective particle in sentences

เล่า

lâo — to tell a story, narrate, recount events

ให้

hâi — to give, to allow, for, so that

ฟัง

fang — to listen, to hear attentively

พูด

phûut — to speak, talk, say something verbally

อะไร

à-rai — what, anything, something; interrogative word

มัน

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

ความจริง

khwaam-jing — truth, reality, fact, what is genuinely true

ทั้งหมด

tháng-mòt — all, everything, the whole total amount

อย่าง

yàang — way, manner, type, kind, sort of

เศร้า

sâo — sad, sorrowful, feeling unhappy or gloomy

เคย

khoei — used to, ever, have previously done something

เห็น

hěn — to see, to notice, to observe visually

เรื่อง

rûeang — story, matter, issue, topic, subject

เกี่ยวกับ

gìiao-gàp — about, concerning, related to a topic

สุนัข

sù-nák — dog; domesticated canine animal

ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า

sám-láaeo-sám-lâo — repeatedly, over and over again, again and again

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

อาศัยอยู่

aa-sǎi-yùu — to live, reside, dwell in a place

แรก

râaek — first, initial, earliest in order or time

แต่

dtàe — but, however, yet; contrasting conjunction

เรา

rao — we, us, I; first-person pronoun singular or plural

จะ

jà — will, going to; future tense marker

ไม่

mâi — no, not; negation particle in Thai

ที่นี่

thîi-nîi — here, at this place, in this location

คุณ

khun — you; polite second-person pronoun; also Mr./Mrs.

รู้ดี

rúu-dii — to know well, understand clearly, be well aware

นาย

naai — Mr., master, employer; title for adult males

ดี

dii — good, fine, well, of high quality

เสมอ

sà-mǒoe — always, ever, equal, level; consistently at all times

การ

gaan — action, process; nominalizing prefix for activities

ต่อต้าน

dtòo-dtâan — to oppose, resist, fight against something

สถานที่

sà-thǎan-thîi — place, location, venue, site

แบบ

bàaep — style, type, pattern, form, manner

นี้

níi — this, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

ดู

duu — to look, watch, observe, appear, seem

ไม่ยุติธรรม

mâi-yút-tì-tham — unfair, unjust, not equitable or righteous

หรือ

rǔue — or; question particle; either one or another

กตัญญู

gà-dtan-yuu — grateful, thankful, showing gratitude especially to benefactors

รู้

rúu — to know, to be aware, to understand

มี

mii — to have, there is, there are, possess

ที่ดี

thîi-dii — good place; in a good way, good quality spot

นอกจาก

nôok-jàak — except, besides, apart from, other than

ของ

khǒong — of, belonging to; possessive particle; things

แม้ว่า

máae-wâa — even though, although, even if; concessive conjunction

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — most, the most, superlative degree marker

คำพูด

kham-phûut — speech, words spoken, verbal statement or remark

อัน

an — a, one; classifier for various objects and things

ชาญฉลาด

chaan-chà-lâat — clever, wise, intelligent, smart and resourceful

ตัวน้อย

dtuua-nói — little one, small creature; endearing term for small being

ผู้ดี

phûu-dii — gentleman, well-mannered person, person of good breeding

ทราบดี

sâap-dii — to know well, be well aware, understand fully

ทำให้

tham-hâi — to make, cause, render something a certain way

ทุกคน

thúk-khon — everyone, everybody, all people

สงบ

sà-ngòp — calm, peaceful, quiet, tranquil, undisturbed

ลง

long — down, to descend, to go downward

โดยเฉพาะ

dooi-chà-phó — especially, particularly, specifically above all others

ผู้

phûu — person who, one who; nominalizing prefix for people

รัก

rák — to love, to care for deeply, love

ตน

dton — oneself, self; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

สุดใจ

sùt-jai — with all one's heart, wholeheartedly, sincerely

เพื่อ

phûuea — in order to, for the purpose of, so that

เปลี่ยน

bplìian — to change, switch, alter, replace something

จึง

jueng — therefore, so, thus; result or consequence connector

บอก

bòok — to tell, inform, say, communicate to someone

ได้

dâai — can, could, able to; past tense marker; to get

ไหม

mǎi — question particle for yes/no questions

ประโยชน์

bprà-yòot — benefit, usefulness, advantage, profit from something

สั้นๆ

sân-sân — briefly, shortly, in a few words, concisely

เพราะ

phró — because, since, as; reason-giving conjunction

ไม่มี

mâi-mii — there is none, to not have, absence of something

เลย

looei — at all, so, therefore, past, beyond; intensifier

สันนิษฐาน

sǎn-nít-thǎan — to assume, presume, hypothesize, make a conjecture

ม้า

máa — horse; a large domesticated hoofed animal

ป้องกัน

bpôong-gan — to protect, prevent, guard against harm

ไม่ให้

mâi-hâi — to not allow, to prevent from, so as not to

ตื่นกลัว

dtùuen-gluua — to be frightened, scared, alarmed suddenly

สะดุ้ง

sà-dûng — to startle, flinch, jump in surprise or fear

ตกใจ

dtòk-jai — to be startled, shocked, suddenly frightened

จน

jon — until, so that; poor, impoverished

ก่อให้เกิด

gòo-hâi-gòoet — to cause, bring about, give rise to something

อุบัติเหตุ

ù-bàt-dtì-hèet — accident, mishap, unexpected harmful incident