Black Beauty — Page 59

Vocabulary

ท่าน

than — Polite pronoun for 'you' or respected person

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers

เรา

rao — First person pronoun meaning 'we' or 'I'

ไม่

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

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; expressing capability or possibility

ขับ

khap — To drive or operate a vehicle

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, or any wheeled transport

ข้าม

kham — To cross over something such as a road

ต้นไม้

ton-mai — Tree; a large woody plant

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past tense

และ

lae — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

ก็

ko — Also, then; a connective particle in sentences

อ้อม

om — To go around or detour something

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

เช่น

chen — For example; such as; used for giving examples

กัน

kan — Together; each other; mutual action particle

มี

mi — To have; to exist; there is or are

ทาง

thang — Way, path, road, or direction

เลือก

lueak — To choose or select an option

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from current one

นอก

nok — Outside; beyond; apart from something

จาก

jak — From; away from a place or source

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; expressing obligation or necessity

กลับ

klap — To return; go back to a previous place

ไป

pai — To go; moving away from current location

ที่

thi — At; place; relative pronoun marker in sentences

สี่แยก

si-yaek — Intersection; a four-way crossroads junction

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something specific and distant

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

อีก

ik — More; again; additionally; another instance

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle in Thai

หก

hok — The number six

ไมล์

mail — Mile; a unit of distance measurement

วน

won — To circle around; go in a loop

มา

ma — To come; moving toward the speaker

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at a destination

สะพาน

sa-phan — Bridge; a structure crossing over water

ไม้

mai — Wood; timber; also means 'stick'

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occurrence; a counter for instances

ช้า

cha — Slow; not moving or happening quickly

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrastive conjunction

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing a state or action

สดชื่น

sot-chuen — Fresh and lively; feeling refreshed and energetic

ดี

di — Good; well; positive quality or condition

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; consequently linking cause and effect

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

เวลา

we-la — Time; a period or moment in time

มืด

muet — Dark; absence of light; nighttime darkness

เกือบ

kueap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

สนิท

sa-nit — Complete; close; intimate; thoroughly tight or familiar

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just as something happens

มองเห็น

mong-hen — To be able to see; to spot visually

ว่า

wa — That; quotation marker; to say something

น้ำ

nam — Water; liquid essential for life

ท่วม

thuam — To flood; water overflowing and covering ground

อยู่

yu — To be located; to stay; continuous action marker

กลาง

klang — Middle; center; in the midst of something

เนื่องจาก

nueang-jak — Because of; due to; as a result of

สิ่งนี้

sing-ni — This thing; referring to something just mentioned

เกิดขึ้น

koet-khuen — To occur; to happen; to take place

บางครั้ง

bang-khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening

เจ้านาย

jao-nai — Boss; master; person in authority over others

หยุด

yut — To stop; to cease movement or action

ด้วย

duay — Also; with; by means of something

ความเร็ว

khwam-reo — Speed; the rate of movement or action

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate; suitable; proper for the situation

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or time

ขณะ

kha-na — While; during; at the moment of something

เท้า

thao — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first person pronoun, often feminine

แตะ

tae — To touch lightly; to tap or graze something

ส่วน

suan — Part; portion; section of a whole thing

แรก

raek — First; the initial occurrence or position

รู้สึก

ru-suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — To be sure; to feel certain about something

บางอย่าง

bang-yang — Something; some unspecified thing or matter

ผิดปกติ

phit-pa-ka-ti — Abnormal; unusual; not functioning as expected

กล้า

kla — To dare; to be brave enough to act

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

หน้า

na — Front; face; next; forward direction

ต่อ

to — To continue; per; connecting or extending something

นิ่ง

ning — Still; motionless; not moving at all

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say words aloud

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

ใช้

chai — To use; to employ something for a purpose

แส้

sae — Whip; a flexible instrument used for striking

ขยับ

kha-yap — To move slightly; to shift position a little

ฟาด

fat — To strike hard; to lash or hit forcefully

อย่าง

yang — In a manner; kind of; type of something

แรง

raeng — Strong; hard; forceful; with great strength

กระโดด

kra-dot — To jump; to leap upward or forward

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; downward direction

สุนัข

su-nak — Dog; a domesticated canine animal

หัว

hua — Head; the top part of the body

มอง

mong — To look; to direct one's gaze at something

ดู

du — To look; to watch; to observe something

รอบๆ

rop-rop — Around; surrounding; in all directions nearby

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try; to make an effort to do something

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide forward

เถิด

thoet — Go ahead; a particle urging someone to proceed

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; linking verb in Thai

อะไร

a-rai — What; asking about an unknown thing

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used for questions or alternatives

แน่นอน

nae-non — Certainly; of course; definitely true or confirmed

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of information or facts

ปลอดภัย

plot-phai — Safe; free from danger or harm