Black Beauty — Page 65

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — I, me (first person pronoun, informal)

จำ

jam — To remember or memorize something

ได้

dai — Can, able to; or indicates past achievement

ดี

dee — Good, fine, or well

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

วัน

wan — Day, a single calendar day

หนึ่ง

neung — One, the number one

ก่อน

gon — Before, prior to something in time

เข้า

khao — To enter, go into a place

เรียน

rian — To study or learn in school

ภาค

phak — Term, semester, or region/part

บ่าย

bai — Afternoon, the midday to evening period

พอดี

pho dee — Just right, exactly fitting or on time

พบ

phop — To meet or encounter someone

เขา

khao — He, she, they (third person pronoun)

อยู่

yuu — To be located at; to stay or live

ที่

thii — At, place; relative clause marker

หน้าต่าง

na tang — Window of a building or room

บาน

ban — Classifier for windows and doors

ใหญ่

yai — Large, big in size

กำลัง

gamlang — Currently doing; in the process of

จับ

jap — To catch, grab, or hold something

แมลงวัน

malaeng wan — Housefly, a common flying insect

และ

lae — And, used to connect words or phrases

ดึง

deung — To pull or tug something toward oneself

ปีก

peek — Wing of a bird or insect

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

มัน

man — It (third person, non-human); also informal he/she

ออก

ok — Out, to exit or come out

ไม่

mai — Not, negation particle in Thai

เห็น

hen — To see, to visually perceive something

ก็

go — Also, then; discourse connector particle

ตบ

top — To slap or pat with an open hand

หู

huu — Ear, the organ of hearing

จน

jon — Until, to the point that something happens

ล้ม

lom — To fall down or collapse

กระแทก

krataek — To slam, crash, or strike hard against

พื้น

pheun — Floor, ground surface of a room

ทั้งที่

thang thi — Even though, despite the fact that

โกรธ

grot — Angry, feeling strong displeasure or rage

แทบ

thaep — Almost, nearly, hardly; used with negation

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ตกใจ

tok jai — To be startled or frightened suddenly

เพราะ

phro — Because, the reason being that

ร้อง

rong — To cry, shout, or make a vocal sound

ตะโกน

takoon — To shout or yell loudly at someone

ลั่น

lan — To ring out, resound loudly through space

อย่าง

yang — Like, in a manner or way of

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

เด็กๆ

dek dek — Children, kids (plural reduplication form)

วิ่ง

wing — To run, move quickly on foot

กัน

gan — Together, mutually; reciprocal particle

มา

ma — To come, move toward the speaker

จาก

jaak — From, away from a place or source

สนาม

sanam — Field, ground, or sports area outdoors

เด็กเล่น

dek len — Playground, area where children play

ครู

khruu — Teacher, an educator at school

ถนน

thanon — Road, street for vehicles and pedestrians

เพื่อ

pheua — In order to, for the purpose of

ดู

duu — To look at, watch, or observe

ว่า

wa — That (complementizer); to say that

ใคร

khrai — Who, which person (question word)

ถูก

thuuk — To be acted upon; cheap; correct

ทำร้าย

tham raai — To harm, hurt, or injure someone

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, definitely, of course

พูด

phuut — To speak or talk to someone

ตรงๆ

trong trong — Directly, straightforwardly, without beating around

ทันที

than thii — Immediately, right away, without delay

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

อะไร

arai — What, which thing (question word)

ไป

pai — To go, move away from the speaker

ทำไม

thammai — Why, for what reason (question word)

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then, after that (discourse marker)

แสดง

sadaeng — To show, display, or perform something

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning let/make

เหล่า

lao — Those, a group of (plural marker)

บาง

bang — Some, certain ones among a group

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing

บี้

bii — To squash or crush something flat

แบน

baen — Flat, flattened in shape

คลาน

khlan — To crawl on hands and knees

ไร้

rai — Without, lacking, devoid of something

ชี้

chii — To point at or indicate something

วาง

wang — To place or put something down gently

บน

bon — On top of, above a surface

ขอบ

khop — Edge, border, or rim of something

เคย

khoei — To have ever done; used to do

ขนาด

khanaad — Size, dimension; even (emphasizer in context)

แต่

tae — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

เนื่องจาก

nueang jaak — Due to, because of (formal conjunction)

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; continuing state or action

คง

khong — Probably, likely; to remain or stay

โวยวาย

woei waai — To make a fuss, complain loudly and dramatically

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to, as per

นิสัย

nisai — Habit, nature, or personality trait

ขี้ขลาด

khii khlaat — Cowardly, timid, easily frightened person

จึง

jeung — Therefore, so, as a result

ลงโทษ

long thot — To punish, impose a penalty on someone

แบบ

baep — Style, type, pattern, or manner of

อีก

iik — More, another, again, additionally

นั่ง

nang — To sit down in a seat

ตลอด

talot — Throughout, the whole duration of time

ช่วง

chuang — Period, interval, or span of time

เหลือ

lueа — Remaining, left over after use

บอก

bok — To tell or inform someone something

เล่น

len — To play, engage in fun activity

สัปดาห์

sapdaa — Week, a period of seven days