Black Beauty — Page 53

Vocabulary

หาก

hàak — if, in the event that a condition is met

เด็กๆ

dèk dèk — children, young kids in general

ใน

nai — in, inside, within a place or time

หมู่บ้าน

mùu bâan — village, a small rural community

คน

khon — person, people, human being

ใด

dai — any, which, whichever person or thing

ถูก

thùuk — to be subjected to; also means correct or cheap

พบ

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

ว่า

wâa — that; used to introduce a reported clause

ทารุณกรรม

thaa-run-gam — cruelty, abuse, act of inflicting suffering

สัตว์

sàt — animal, a living creature that is not human

ก็

gôr — also, then; a connective particle in sentences

ตาม

taam — to follow; according to; in accordance with

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

จะ

jà — will, going to; future tense marker

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — to receive, to obtain something given

การ

gaan — act of, process of; nominalizing prefix for verbs

ตักเตือน

tàk tʉan — to warn, to caution someone about their behavior

จาก

jàak — from, away from a source or place

คฤหาสน์

khá-rʉ-hàat — mansion, a large grand residential estate

ไม่ช้า

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

และ

láe — and, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ชาวนา

chaao naa — farmer, a person who works in rice fields

ได้

dâai — can, to be able to; also marks past completion

ร่วมมือ

rûam mʉʉ — to cooperate, work together toward a common goal

กัน

gan — together, each other; reciprocal particle

ที่

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

กล่าว

glàao — to say, state, or mention formally

ไว้

wái — to keep, to retain; completion aspect particle

มา

maa — to come; also a directional verb particle

นาน

naan — long time, for a lengthy duration

กว่า

gwàa — more than, over a certain amount or degree

ยี่สิบ

yîi sìp — twenty, the number 20

ปี

pii — year, a period of twelve months

เพื่อ

phʉ̂a — in order to, for the purpose of doing something

ให้

hâi — to give; to let, allow, or cause something

มี

mii — to have, to exist, there is/are

ยกเลิก

yók lôek — to cancel, abolish, or discontinue something

สาย

sǎai — strap, line, cord; also means late in time

บังเหียน

bang hǐan — bridle, the headgear used to control a horse

กด

gòt — to press down, push, or apply pressure

หัว

hǔa — head; also used for tops or fronts of things

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — for, intended for a particular purpose or person

ม้า

máa — horse, a large domesticated riding animal

ลาก

lâak — to pull, drag, haul something along

เกวียน

gwiian — cart, a wooden vehicle pulled by animals

แถบ

thàaep — area, region, zone, or vicinity

ของ

khǎawng — of, belonging to; possessive particle

เรา

rao — we, us, our; first-person plural pronoun

นั้น

nán — that, those; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

แทบ

thâaep — almost, nearly, barely; just short of

ไม่

mâi — not, no; negation marker for present/future

เคย

khəəi — ever, used to; indicates past experience or habit

เห็น

hěn — to see, to observe with one's eyes

สิ่ง

sìng — thing, object, matter, or phenomenon

เลย

ləəi — at all, ever; emphasizes negation or completion

บาง

baang — some, certain; thin in thickness

ครั้ง

khráng — time, occasion, instance of an event

นาย

naai — master, mister, male title or employer

หญิง

yǐng — woman, female person

แบก

bàaek — to carry on one's back or shoulders

ภาระ

phaa-rá — burden, load, responsibility one must carry

หนัก

nàk — heavy, weighty; also means hard or serious

ดึง

dʉng — to pull, tug, or draw something toward oneself

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — up, to rise, increase; directional particle upward

เธอ

thəə — she, her; second or third person informal pronoun

หยุด

yùt — to stop, cease, halt movement or activity

รถ

rót — vehicle, car, cart, any wheeled transport

ลง

long — down, to descend; directional particle downward

แล้ว

láaeo — already, then; marks completion of an action

พูด

phûut — to speak, talk, say something verbally

ขับ

khàp — to drive a vehicle or urge an animal forward

ด้วย

dûuai — with, also, by means of something

น้ำเสียง

nám sǐiang — tone of voice, vocal quality when speaking

อัน

an — classifier for various objects; one, a certain thing

อ่อนหวาน

òn wǎan — gentle and sweet, soft and kind in manner

แต่

tàae — but, however; introduces a contrasting clause

จริงจัง

jing jang — serious, earnest, sincere in attitude or intent

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — to try, attempt, make an effort to do

ชี้

chíi — to point at, indicate, or direct attention toward

เขา

khǎo — he, she, him, her; third-person pronoun

กระทำ

grà-tham — to do, commit, or carry out an action

โง่เขลา

ngôo khlaao — foolish, stupid, lacking intelligence or sense

โหดร้าย

hòot ráai — cruel, brutal, merciless in actions or behavior

เพียง

phiiang — only, merely, just a small amount

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I, me; formal first-person pronoun

คิด

khít — to think, consider, or have a thought

ชาย

chaai — man, male person

สามารถ

sǎa-mâat — can, able to, capable of doing something

ต้านทาน

tâan thaan — to resist, withstand, oppose a force or desire

ปรารถนา

prààt-thá-nǎa — to desire, wish, long for something deeply

สุภาพสตรี

sù-phâap sà-trii — lady, a refined or noble woman

ทุก

thúk — every, all, each without exception

เป็น

pen — to be, to exist as something; general copula

เช่น

chên — such as, for example, like something mentioned

เอง

eeng — oneself, by oneself; emphasizes personal agency

มัก

mák — often, tend to, usually do something habitually

ออก

òok — out, to exit; directional particle outward

ตำหนิ

tam-ní — to blame, criticize, find fault with someone

อย่าง

yàang — manner, way, kind; adverbial modifier particle

รุนแรง

run-raaeng — severe, intense, violent in degree or force

จำ

jam — to remember, memorize, or recall something

เช้า

cháo — morning, early part of the day

วัน

wan — day, a period of twenty-four hours

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — one, the number one; a certain one

กำลัง

gam-lang — in the process of; currently doing an action

ขี่

khìi — to ride an animal or bicycle

มุ่งหน้า

mûng nâa — to head toward, make one's way to a destination

กลับ

glàp — to return, go back to a previous place

บ้าน

bâan — house, home, one's place of residence

เมื่อ

mʉ̂a — when, at the time that something occurred

ร่าง

râang — body, figure, physique; also draft of a document

กำยำ

gam-yam — sturdy, stocky, strongly built body type

เบา

bao — light in weight; also soft or gentle in sound

เข้า

khâo — to enter, go into; inward directional particle

หา

hǎa — to look for, seek, search for something

โดย

dooi — by, by means of, through an agent or method

เทียม

thiiam — to harness an animal to a vehicle

สี

sǐi — color, shade, or hue of something

น้ำตาลแดง

nám-taan daaeng — reddish-brown color, like chestnut or bay

ตัว

tua — body; classifier for animals and clothing

เล็ก

lék — small, little, tiny in size

สวยงาม

sǔuai-ngaam — beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing

ขา

khǎa — leg, a limb used for standing or moving

เรียว

riiao — slender, slim, tapering to a fine shape

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — face, the front of the head

กับ

gàp — with, and, together with another person or thing

สายตา

sǎai taa — eyesight, gaze, the look in someone's eyes

แสดงออก

sà-daaeng òok — to express, show outwardly one's feelings or thoughts

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — to reach, arrive at; until, up to a point

พันธุ์

phan — breed, species, variety of animal or plant

ดี

dii — good, fine, of positive quality

ความ

khwaam — abstract noun prefix expressing state or quality

ไว

wai — quick, fast, agile in movement or response

ต่อ

tòo — toward, per, against; to continue or connect

ความรู้สึก

khwaam rúu sʉ̀k — feeling, emotion, sensation experienced internally

ขณะ

khà-nà — moment, while, at the time of something

ประตู

prà-tuu — door, gate, entrance to a place

สวน

sǔan — garden, park, an outdoor planted space

สาธารณะ

sǎa-thaa-rá-ná — public, open to all people, not private

น้อย

nóoi — little, few, a small amount or number

หัน

hǎn — to turn, rotate toward a direction

ผู้

phûu — person who; prefix indicating a person doing something

คำ

kham — word, a unit of spoken or written language

หรือ

rʉ̌ʉ — or, whether; used in questions or alternatives

เตือน

tʉan — to warn, remind, alert someone of danger

ใดๆ

dai dai — any at all, whatsoever; emphatic form of any

บิด

bìt — to twist, wrench, turn forcefully

ฉับพลัน

chàp phlan — suddenly, abruptly, happening without warning

จน

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

เกือบ

gʉ̀ap — almost, nearly, not quite reaching a point

ทำให้

tham hâi — to cause, make something happen to someone

มัน

man — it, they; third-person pronoun for things/animals

ล้ม

lóm — to fall down, topple, collapse onto the ground

คว่ำ

khwâm — to overturn, tip upside down, face downward

ไป

pai — to go; directional particle away from speaker

ท้าย

tháai — rear, back end, tail of something

ทรงตัว

song tua — to balance, maintain equilibrium of the body

เดิน

dəən — to walk, move on foot step by step

เริ่ม

rəəm — to start, begin an action or process

ฟาด

fâat — to slash, strike, hit with a sweeping motion

บ้าคลั่ง

bâa khlâng — frantic, frenzied, acting wildly and uncontrollably

พุ่ง

phûng — to dart, lunge, rush forward suddenly

ข้างหน้า

khâang nâa — ahead, in front, the forward direction

มือ

mʉʉ — hand, the body part at the end of the arm

แข็งแกร่ง

khǎaeng graaeng — strong, sturdy, physically powerful and robust

หนักหน่วง

nàk-nûuang — heavy, burdensome, oppressively weighty or forceful

กั้น

gân — to partition, block, separate or hold back

แรง

raaeng — force, strength; hard, powerful in degree

หัก

hàk — to break, snap, fracture something rigid

กรรไกร

gan-grai — scissors, a cutting tool with two blades

แส้

sâae — whip, a flexible instrument used to strike

ยัง

yang — still, yet; continuing state or incomplete action

คง

khong — probably, likely; to remain, stay constant

บน

bon — on, on top of, above a surface