Black Beauty — Page 81

Vocabulary

เรา

rao — We, us, or I (first person pronoun)

ถูก

thuuk — To be correct; or to be subjected to an action

นำ

nam — To lead, guide, or bring something somewhere

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

คอก

khok — A stable, pen, or enclosure for animals

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal

ที่

thii — At, which, that; place or relative pronoun

สะอาด

sa-aat — Clean, tidy, free from dirt or filth

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or clauses together

อบอุ่น

op-un — Warm and cozy; comfortable in temperature or feeling

มี

mii — To have, to possess, or there is/are

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or individual

ขับ

khap — To drive a vehicle or ride an animal

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, or any wheeled transport

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind, or inner feelings and spirit

ดี

dii — Good, kind, well, or of high quality

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ให้

hai — To give; causative particle meaning to make or let

สบาย

sa-baai — Comfortable, at ease, feeling well or relaxed

มาก

maak — Very, much, a lot; indicating high degree

ดู

duu — To look at, watch, or observe something

เหมือน

mueан — Similar to, like, resembling something else

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; going to or will do

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; about or concerning something

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state, identity, or condition

อย่าง

yaang — Kind, type, manner; in a certain way

เมื่อ

mueа — When, at the time that something happened

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

ได้

dai — Can, could, to obtain; past tense marker

ยิน

yin — To hear; used in compound words like ได้ยิน

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, or topic of discussion

ไฟ

fai — Fire, flame, or electricity; light source

ไหม้

mai — To burn, to be on fire or scorched

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, or abstract matter or item

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one or a single item

ชัดเจน

chat-jen — Clear, obvious, distinct, and easy to understand

หนุ่ม

num — Young man; youthful male in early adulthood

น้อย

noi — Little, few, small in amount or number

กล่าว

klaao — To say, state, or mention formally or officially

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

เจ้า

jao — You (informal/archaic); owner or master of something

รู้

ruu — To know, to be aware of or understand something

ว่า

waa — That; complementizer introducing a quoted clause

พวก

phuak — Group, gang, or plural marker for people/things

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or things

ไว้

wai — To keep, store, or place something for later

ใคร

khrai — Who, whoever; interrogative pronoun for a person

การ

kaan — Noun-forming prefix indicating an action or process

พา

phaa — To take along, lead, or escort someone somewhere

ออก

ok — To exit, go out, or come out from inside

จาก

jaak — From, away from; indicating origin or departure

หรือ

rue — Or; conjunction presenting alternatives or asking questions

น้ำ

naam — Water; liquid essential for life and drinking

ท่วม

thuam — To flood, overflow, or inundate with water

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant

ยาก

yaak — Difficult, hard, not easy to do or achieve

ที่สุด

thii-sut — Most, the most; superlative degree marker in Thai

โลก

look — World, earth, or the global environment

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun used by females

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai sentences

ทำไม

thammai — Why; question word asking for a reason

ยอม

yom — To yield, accept, or give in to something

มา

maa — To come; directional particle indicating movement toward

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast or exception

ก็

ko — Also, then, well; discourse particle for continuity

แม้

mae — Even though, although; concessive conjunction in Thai

ยี่สิบ

yii-sip — Twenty; the number 20 in Thai

ตัว

tua — Body, self; classifier for animals and clothing items

หยุด

yut — To stop, halt, or cease an action or movement

พัก

phak — To rest, take a break, or stay temporarily

นี่

nii — This, here; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

สอง

song — Two; the number 2 in Thai

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3 in Thai

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period or specific calendar day

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates completed action or then/afterward

จึง

jueng — So, therefore, thus; indicating result or consequence

เดิน

doen — To walk, to move on foot from place to place

ทาง

thaang — Way, path, road, or direction to somewhere

กลับ

klap — To return, go back to a previous place

บ้าน

baan — Home, house; one's place of residence

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through, go through, or pass by

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, with; indicates inclusion or accompaniment

รู้สึก

ruu-suek — To feel, to sense an emotion or physical sensation

ดีใจ

dii-jai — Happy, glad, pleased about something

อยู่

yuu — To be at, to live or stay somewhere

เอง

eng — Oneself, by oneself, on one's own

พบ

phop — To meet, encounter, or find someone or something

เช่น

chen — Such as, for example; introducing an illustration

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle

ก่อน

kon — Before, first, earlier in time or order

คืน

khuen — Night; or to return something back to someone

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt, wonder, or be curious about something

แทน

taen — Instead of, in place of, to replace something

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, tiny in size or quantity

โอ้

o — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or realization

แค่

khae — Only, just, merely; limiting the scope of something

เด็ก

dek — Child, kid; a young person or minor

อายุ

aa-yu — Age; the number of years someone has lived

สิบสี่

sip-sii — Fourteen; the number 14 in Thai

ปี

pii — Year; a 12-month period of time

ครึ่ง

khrueng — Half; one of two equal parts of something

เลย

loei — At all, ever, so; intensifier or emphatic particle

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or softening statements

ใช่

chai — Yes, that's right; confirming correctness or agreement

ว่องไว

wong-wai — Quick, agile, nimble, and swift in movement

เต็มใจ

tem-jai — Willing, wholehearted, happy to do something

จิตใจ

jit-jai — Mind, spirit, or inner mental and emotional state

อีก

iik — More, again, another; indicating addition or repetition

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned

อยาก

yaak — To want, desire, or wish to do something

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work, to do one's job or duties

นี้

nii — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing

พ่อ

pho — Father, dad; male parent in a family

เห็น

hen — To see, to visually perceive or notice something

นาย

naai — Mr., master, boss; title for adult male

โอกาส

o-kaat — Opportunity, chance, occasion to do something

บอก

bok — To tell, inform, or say something to someone

ถ้า

thaa — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

หา

haa — To look for, search, or seek something or someone

โต

to — To grow up, big, mature; grown in size

กว่า

kwaa — More than, rather than; comparative particle in Thai

ยินดี

yin-dii — Glad, pleased, willing; happy to do something

ลอง

long — To try, to attempt or test doing something

หก

hok — Six; the number 6 in Thai

สัปดาห์

sap-da — Week; a period of seven consecutive days