Black Beauty — Page 60

Vocabulary

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

ขณะ

kha-na — While, at the moment, during a time

นั้น

nan — That, those; referring to something previously mentioned

เอง

eng — Oneself, by oneself, emphasizes personal action

ชาย

chai — Man, male person; also edge or bank

ที่

thi — At, place, which; versatile preposition and relative pronoun

ประจำ

pra-jam — Regular, permanent, assigned to a specific post

ด่าน

dan — Checkpoint, post, border crossing or toll gate

เก็บ

kep — To collect, keep, store, or pick up something

ค่า

kha — Fee, cost, value, charge for a service

ผ่าน

phan — To pass through, go through, cross over

ทาง

thang — Way, path, road, direction, route

อีก

ik — More, another, again, additionally

ฝั่ง

fang — Bank, shore, side of a river or coast

หนึ่ง

nueng — One, the number one, a single unit

ได้

dai — Can, able to, did; indicates ability or past action

วิ่ง

wing — To run, move quickly on foot

ออก

ok — Out, to exit, go out, emerge from

มา

ma — To come, move toward the speaker

จาก

jak — From, away from, departing a place

บ้าน

ban — House, home, dwelling place

โดย

doi — By, by means of, through an agent

โบก

bok — To wave, signal by waving hand or flag

คบ

khop — Torch; also to associate or befriend someone

เพลิง

phloeng — Fire, flame, blaze, conflagration

ไป

pai — To go, move away from the speaker

ราว

rao — About, approximately; also a rail or bar

กับ

kap — With, together with, and, to

คน

khon — Person, people, human being

บ้า

ba — Crazy, mad, insane, reckless

หยุด

yut — Stop, halt, cease movement or action

เขา

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

ร้อง

rong — To cry out, shout, sing, call aloud

ตะโกน

ta-kon — To shout, yell, call out loudly

เกิด

koet — To happen, occur, be born, arise

อะไร

a-rai — What, what thing, anything

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise, increase, go up

นาย

nai — Mister, boss, master, male title

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to, possessive marker

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first-person pronoun, informal female

ถาม

tham — To ask, inquire, question someone

สะพาน

sa-phan — Bridge, structure spanning a river or gap

พัง

phang — To collapse, break down, fall apart

ตรง

trong — Straight, direct, exactly at a point

กลาง

klang — Middle, center, midst of something

และ

lae — And, also, as well as

บาง

bang — Some, thin; part of something; certain ones

ส่วน

suan — Part, portion, section of a whole

ถูก

thuk — To be hit, cheap; passive marker in Thai

พัด

phat — To blow away, fan; swept by wind

หาย

hai — To disappear, vanish, recover from illness

แล้ว

laeo — Already, done, then, after that

ถ้า

tha — If, suppose, in the case that

ท่าน

than — You, honorable person; respectful pronoun

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, continue to, also

ขับ

khap — To drive, ride, steer a vehicle

ต่อ

to — Continue, next, connect, per unit

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ตก

tok — To fall, drop, descend from a height

ลง

long — Down, to descend, go down, decrease

แม่น้ำ

mae-nam — River, large flowing body of water

ขอบคุณ

khop-khun — Thank you, expression of gratitude

พระเจ้า

phra-jao — God, Lord; deity or divine being

กล่าว

klao — To say, speak, state formally

เจ้า

jao — You, lord, master; informal or royal pronoun

ช่าง

chang — How, how very; craftsman, skilled worker

วิเศษ

wi-set — Wonderful, marvelous, excellent, special

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really, truly, indeed, absolutely genuine

จับ

jap — To grab, hold, catch, seize something

บังเหียน

bang-hian — Reins, straps used to control a horse

ค่อยๆ

khoi-khoi — Slowly, gradually, gently step by step

หัน

han — To turn, face a different direction

กลับ

klap — To return, go back, reverse direction

ถนน

tha-non — Road, street, paved way for travel

ด้าน

dan — Side, aspect, face of an object

ขวา

khwa — Right side, right-hand direction

ริม

rim — Edge, border, alongside, next to

ดวง

duang — Orb, celestial body; classifier for round objects

อาทิตย์

a-thit — Sun; also means week in Thai

ดิน

din — Earth, soil, ground, land

สัก

sak — About, just a little; also to tattoo

พัก

phak — To rest, take a break, stay temporarily

ลม

lom — Wind, breeze, air movement

ดู

du — To look, watch, observe, appear to be

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, resembling something else

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet

หลัง

lang — After, behind, back of something

พายุ

pha-yu — Storm, tempest, severe weather event

รุนแรง

run-raeng — Violent, intense, severe, forceful

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connector

โค่น

khon — To fell, topple, knock down a tree

ต้นไม้

ton-mai — Tree, plant with a trunk and branches

ท้องฟ้า

thong-fa — Sky, the heavens above the earth

มืด

muet — Dark, dim, without light

เรื่อยๆ

rueai-rueai — Continuously, on and on, gradually, steadily

เงียบ

ngiap — Quiet, silent, hushed, making no sound

สงัด

sa-ngat — Still, very quiet, utterly silent and deserted

เดิน

doen — To walk, move on foot at normal pace

เหยาะๆ

yho-yho — Trotting gently, moving at a slow easy pace

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner, kind, type, like

เงียบๆ

ngiap-ngiap — Quietly, silently, in a hushed manner

ล้อ

lo — Wheel, rolling circular part of vehicle

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, cart, wheeled transport

แทบ

thaep — Almost, nearly, barely, scarcely

ไม่

mai — Not, no; negation marker in Thai

มี

mi — To have, there is, there are, exist

เสียง

siang — Sound, noise, voice, audio

บน

bon — On, on top of, above a surface

นุ่ม

num — Soft, gentle, smooth to the touch

ชั่ว

chua — For a duration; also evil, wicked

ระยะ

ra-ya — Distance, interval, period, span

เวลา

we-la — Time, period, moment, occasion

นาน

nan — Long time, for a long duration

พอ

pho — Enough, sufficient, just, as soon as

สมควร

som-khuan — Appropriate, reasonable, suitable, deserving

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire, the whole of

ต่าง

tang — Different, various, each, separately

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, say, utter words

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; linking or emphasis particle

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, start, commence an action

ด้วย

duai — With, also, too, by means of

น้ำเสียง

nam-siang — Tone of voice, manner of speaking

จริงจัง

jing-jang — Serious, earnest, sincere, not joking

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning

นัก

nak — Very, much, expert; intensifier or specialist

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, item

พวกเขา

phuak-khao — They, them, those people, that group

แต่

tae — But, however, only, just, except

ว่า

wa — That; say, speak; introduces reported speech

คิด

khit — To think, consider, calculate, believe

กัน

kan — Together, each other, mutually, one another

หาก

hak — If, supposing, in the event that

หน้า

na — Face, front, next, page, surface

ตาม

tam — According to, follow, along, after

ต้องการ

tong-kan — To want, need, require, desire something

คง

khong — Probably, likely, still, remain, probably will

ทลาย

tha-lai — To collapse, crumble, fall apart, demolish

รองรับ

rong-rap — To support, bear, accommodate, hold up

น้ำหนัก

nam-nak — Weight, heaviness, mass of an object

พวกเรา

phuak-rao — We, us, our group, we all

ม้า

ma — Horse, equine animal used for riding

รับใช้

rap-chai — To serve, work for, be in service

เนื่องจาก

nueang-jak — Because of, due to, owing to a cause

กระแสน้ำ

kra-sae-nam — Water current, flow of water in river

ไหล

lai — To flow, stream, run as liquid does

เชี่ยว

chiao — Swift, rapid, strong current, fierce flow

มาก

mak — Very, much, many, a lot, greatly

แสงสว่าง

saeng-sa-wang — Light, brightness, illumination, radiance

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix; creates abstract nouns from adjectives

ช่วยเหลือ

chuai-lueа — To help, assist, aid, lend support

ใด

dai — Any, which, whichever; interrogative pronoun

อยู่

yu — To be, stay, live, remain somewhere

ใกล้

klai — Near, close, nearby, not far away

มือ

mue — Hand, the hand of a person

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, thus; indicating a result

เป็น

pen — To be, is, are; existence or state marker

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more, increasingly, the more so

ทุก

thuk — Every, all, each without exception

จมน้ำ

jom-nam — To drown, sink in water, submerge fatally

ตาย

tai — To die, be dead, deceased

หมด

mot — All gone, finished, used up, depleted