Black Beauty — Page 89

Vocabulary

ดูแล

du lae — To take care of or look after someone

เขา

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

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, or together with something

นะ

na — Particle softening a statement or seeking agreement

ครับ

khrap — Polite particle used by male speakers

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause

ท่าน

than — Respectful pronoun for a person of high status

ทำ

tham — To do or make something

ได้

dai — Can, able to, or to get/obtain something

ผม

phom — I or me; polite male first-person pronoun

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai sentences

อยาก

yak — To want or desire something strongly

ให้

hai — To give; also marks causative or purpose

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something from someone

อันตราย

an ta rai — Danger or something hazardous and harmful

ใดๆ

dai dai — Any whatsoever; used for emphasis in negation

เลย

loei — At all; particle emphasizing negation or result

หรอก

rok — Particle softening denial or contradiction politely

หมอ

mo — Doctor or physician; medical professional

พูด

phut — To speak or say something aloud

ฉัน

chan — I or me; informal first-person pronoun

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

เป็น

pen — To be; links subject to a state or identity

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example, like something

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

และ

lae — And; connects words, phrases, or clauses

ใน

nai — In or inside a place or time

ชั่ว

chua — Wicked, evil; also used in time expressions

อึดใจ

uet jai — A moment; a very brief period of time

เรา

rao — We, us, or informal first-person singular pronoun

ก็

ko — Also, then; connective particle showing continuation

ทิ้ง

thing — To abandon, drop, or leave something behind

ไว้

wai — To keep or leave something in a state

เบื้องหลัง

bueang lang — Behind; the background or rear of something

ไกล

klai — Far away; a great distance from here

แล้ว

laeo — Already; marks completion of an action

เล่า

lao — To tell or narrate a story or event

ถึง

thueng — To reach or arrive at a place

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel or make a journey somewhere

กลับ

klap — To return or go back to a place

ของ

khong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging

คน

khon — Person or people; human being classifier

ที่

thi — At, place, or relative clause marker

หนัก

nak — Heavy in weight or difficult and burdensome

กว่า

kwa — More than; used in comparative expressions

ขี่

khi — To ride an animal or vehicle straddling it

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal

เก่ง

keng — Skilled, talented, or good at something

เท่า

thao — As much as; equal in amount or degree

แต่

tae — But; introduces a contrasting clause or idea

พยายาม

pha ya yam — To try or make an effort to do

อย่าง

yang — Way, manner; like or in the style of

เต็มที่

tem thi — Fully, to the maximum extent possible

ด่าน

dan — Checkpoint or toll gate on a road

เก็บ

kep — To collect, pick up, or store something

ค่า

kha — Fee, cost, or value of something

ผ่านทาง

phan thang — To pass through a route or channel

เปิด

poet — To open something or turn something on

ประตู

pra tu — Door or gate of a building or fence

เมื่อ

mueа — When; referring to a past point in time

ไป

pai — To go somewhere; directional particle away

เนิน

noen — Hill or slope; a gentle raised landform

ดึง

dueng — To pull or tug something toward oneself

บังเหียน

bang hian — Reins used to control and guide a horse

หยุด

yut — To stop or halt movement or an action

ที

thi — Time or occasion; once, one instance

นี้

ni — This; demonstrative pointing to something nearby

เพื่อน

phuen — Friend; a person one is close to

ดี

di — Good, nice, or of positive quality

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

พัก

phak — To rest or take a break from activity

ก่อน

kon — Before; first, prior to doing something else

ดีใจ

di jai — Glad or happy about something that happened

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives the reason for something

เกือบ

kueap — Almost or nearly reaching a certain state

หมดแรง

mot raeng — Exhausted; completely out of energy or strength

ช่วย

chuay — To help or assist someone with something

ต่อ

to — To continue; also means per or connected to

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; before long, in a short time

มาถึง

ma thueng — To arrive at a destination or location

สวน

suan — Garden or park with plants and greenery

สาธารณะ

sa tha ra na — Public; available for everyone to use freely

อยู่

yu — To be located at; to stay or live somewhere

บ้านพัก

ban phak — Residence or lodging house where one stays

นาย

nai — Mr. or master; title for a male person

ห้องโถง

hong thong — Hall or lobby; a large entrance room

ได้ยิน

dai yin — To hear a sound; perceive something audibly

เสียง

siang — Sound, voice, or noise heard by ears

มา

ma — To come; directional particle toward speaker

สัก

sak — About, some; vague quantity or tattoo

คำ

kham — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

เดิน

doen — To walk on foot from place to place

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place

บ้าน

ban — House or home where people live

กับ

kap — With; together or in company with someone

พา

pha — To lead, bring, or take someone along

ยัง

yang — Still, yet; also means to or toward something

คอก

khok — Stable or pen for keeping horses or animals

ขา

kha — Leg of a person, animal, or object

สั่น

san — To shake, tremble, or vibrate involuntarily

ใต้

tai — Under, below, or beneath something

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just a small amount

ยืน

yuen — To stand upright on one's feet

หอบ

hop — To pant or breathe heavily after exertion

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is no; to not have something

ขน

khon — Hair, fur, or feathers on an animal's body

เส้น

sen — Strand, line; classifier for hair or noodles

บน

bon — On top of or above a surface

แห้ง

haeng — Dry; lacking moisture or liquid content

น้ำ

nam — Water; any liquid substance in general

ไหล

lai — To flow or stream in a liquid manner

ลง

long — Down, downward; to descend or decrease

ตาม

tam — To follow; according to or along something

ไอน้ำ

ai nam — Steam; water vapor produced by heat

ระเหย

ra hoei — To evaporate; liquid turning into vapor

ออกมา

ok ma — To come out or emerge from inside something

ทั่ว

thua — All over, throughout every part of something

มัก

mak — Usually, often, tend to do habitually

เหมือน

muean — Like, similar to, or resembling something else

หม้อ

mo — Pot or kettle used for cooking food

กำลัง

kam lang — Currently doing; strength or power of something

ตั้ง

tang — To place, set up, or establish something

ไฟ

fai — Fire or flame; also electricity or light

น่า

na — Should, worthy of; makes adjectives into feelings

สงสาร

song san — To feel pity or compassion for someone

เสีย

sia — Broken, ruined; expletive particle of regret

จริง

ching — True, real, or genuine; truly, really

เด็ก

dek — Child or young person; kid

เล็ก

lek — Small or little in size or quantity

รู้

ru — To know or be aware of something

น้อย

noi — Few, little, a small amount of something

มาก

mak — Much, many, a lot; very, extremely

พ่อ

pho — Father; male parent in a family

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; relative pronoun connecting clauses

ถูก

thuk — Cheap; also passive marker meaning to be done to

ส่ง

song — To send or deliver something to someone

หมู่บ้าน

mu ban — Village; a small rural community of homes

ถัด

that — Next, adjacent, or immediately following something

แน่ใจ

nae jai — Sure, certain, confident about something

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative marker in Thai