Black Beauty — Page 5

Vocabulary

นี่

nîi — This; used to point out something nearby.

เป็น

bpen — To be; indicates state or identity.

ครั้ง

kráng — Time; occurrence; classifier for instances.

แรก

râek — First; earliest in order or time.

ที่

thîi — That; place; relative pronoun or preposition.

ฉัน

chăn — I; first-person pronoun used informally.

สวม

sŭam — To wear; to put on clothing or gear.

บังเหียน

bang-hĭan — Bridle; headgear used to control a horse.

บังคับ

bang-khàp — To control; to force or command someone.

หัว

hŭa — Head; top part of a body or object.

และ

láe — And; conjunction linking words or clauses.

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; expresses obligation or necessity.

บอก

bòk — To tell; to inform or say something to someone.

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a reported speech or clause.

แม้

máe — Even though; although; concessive conjunction.

มัน

man — It; third-person pronoun for things or animals.

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker or intention.

เรื่อง

rûeang — Matter; story; topic or subject of discussion.

น่า

nâa — Worth; likely to; precedes adjectives expressing feeling.

รำคาญ

ram-khaan — Annoying; irritating; causing irritation or nuisance.

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation marker in Thai sentences.

สามารถ

săa-mâat — Can; to be able to do something.

ก้ม

gôm — To bow; to bend the head or body downward.

ลง

long — Down; to go down or descend.

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; past tense marker.

คราว

khraaw — Time; occasion; instance of an event.

แต่

dtàe — But; however; conjunction showing contrast.

ก็

gôr — Also; then; particle showing continuity or concession.

ดึง

deung — To pull; to tug or draw something toward oneself.

ของ

khŏng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative or beneficiary marker.

สูง

sŭung — High; tall; elevated in position or height.

กว่า

gwàa — More than; comparative particle in Thai.

เคย

khoei — Used to; have previously experienced something.

ชิน

chin — Accustomed; familiar; used to something repeated.

กับ

gàp — With; together with; and (for nouns).

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions.

ยก

yók — To lift; to raise something upward.

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context.

ระดับ

rá-dàp — Level; grade; degree of height or quality.

นั้น

nán — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

รู้สึก

rúu-sèuk — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation.

ห่วง

hùang — To worry; concerned about someone's well-being.

เธอ

thoe — She; her; informal second or third-person pronoun.

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear or seem.

เหมือน

mŭean — Like; similar to; resembling something else.

สงบ

sa-ngòp — Calm; peaceful; quiet and undisturbed.

พอใจ

pho-jai — Satisfied; content; pleased with a situation.

ดี

dii — Good; fine; positive quality or condition.

วัน

wan — Day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.

รุ่งขึ้น

rûng-khûen — The next day; following morning; next dawn.

เวลา

wee-laa — Time; a specific period or point in time.

บ่าย

bàai — Afternoon; the period after noon.

สาม

săam — Three; the number 3.

โมง

moong — O'clock; unit for telling time in Thai.

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; to exist somewhere.

ประตู

pra-dtuu — Door; gate; entrance to a building or area.

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally.

บรรดา

ban-daa — All; the various; referring to a group collectively.

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings.

รับใช้

ráp-chái — To serve; to attend to someone as a servant.

เดิม

doem — Original; former; previously existing state.

ได้ยิน

dâai-yin — To hear; to perceive sound through the ears.

เสียง

sĭang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something.

ผ้าไหม

phâa-măi — Silk cloth; fabric made from silk threads.

พลิ้วไหว

phliw-wăi — Fluttering; swaying gently in the breeze.

คุณหญิง

khun-yĭng — Lady; title for a high-ranking Thai noblewoman.

เดิน

dooen — To walk; to move on foot.

มา

maa — To come; to arrive; directional verb toward speaker.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with.

บันได

ban-dai — Stairs; staircase; steps leading up or down.

แล้ว

láew — Already; then; indicates completed action.

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something aloud.

ด้วย

dûay — Also; with; too; used as well.

น้ำเสียง

nám-sĭang — Tone of voice; manner of speaking or intonation.

เผด็จการ

pha-dèt-gaan — Authoritarian; dictatorial; commanding in manner.

คุณ

khun — You; polite title equivalent to Mr./Ms./Mrs.

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal.

พวก

phûak — Group; they; a group of people or things.

ขึ้น

khûen — Up; to rise; directional verb going upward.

เหมาะ

mòr — Suitable; appropriate; fitting for a purpose.

ใคร

khrai — Who; whoever; interrogative pronoun for people.

เห็น

hĕn — To see; to perceive visually; to notice.

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a point.

รถ

rót — Vehicle; car; any mode of wheeled transport.

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizing prefix indicating an abstract quality.

นอบน้อม

nôp-nóm — Humble; respectful; deferential in manner or behavior.

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in a manner of; type or kind.

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

ขอ

khŏr — To request; to ask for something politely.

ประทาน

pra-thaan — To grant; royal or formal word for giving.

โทษ

thôot — Pardon; punishment; excuse or apology.

ท่านหญิง

thân-yĭng — Lady; noble title for a high-ranking woman.

เหล่า

lào — Those; these; classifier indicating a group.

นี้

níi — This; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.

ถูก

thùuk — To be correct; cheap; passive voice marker.

รั้ง

ráng — To restrain; to hold back or detain.

ปี

pii — Year; a period of twelve months.

ท่าน

thân — You; honorific pronoun for respected persons.

กล่าว

glàaw — To say; to state formally or in writing.

ควร

khuuan — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation or advice.

ค่อยๆ

khôi-khôi — Gradually; slowly; little by little over time.

คุ้นเคย

khún-khoei — Familiar; accustomed; comfortable with through experience.

ปลอดภัย

plòt-phai — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm.

หาก

hàak — If; in case; conditional conjunction in Thai.

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa-phá-jâo — I; formal first-person pronoun used respectfully.

สัก

sàk — Some; a little; just; a vague quantity marker.

เล็กน้อย

lék-nói — A little; slightly; a small amount.

ทำ

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

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like.

วน

won — To circle; to go around in loops.

สั้น

sân — Short; brief; not long in length or time.

ตัว

dtua — Body; self; classifier for animals and letters.

เอง

eeng — Self; oneself; by oneself without help.

หนึ่ง

nèung — One; the number 1; a single unit.

รู

ruu — Hole; opening; a hollow space in something.

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to have a thought.

นะ

ná — Particle softening sentences or seeking agreement.

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; an item or matter.

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception.

ล้วน

lúan — All; entirely; wholly without exception.

สร้าง

sâang — To build; to create; to construct something.

แตกต่าง

dtàek-dtàang — Different; distinct; not the same as another.

ไม่ว่า

mâi-wâa — Regardless of; no matter; whether or not.

หรือ

rŭe — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives.

แย่

yâe — Bad; terrible; in poor condition or quality.

เนิน

noen — Hill; slope; a gentle rise in terrain.

ชัน

chan — Steep; having a sharp incline or slope.

ลูก

lûuk — Child; offspring; also classifier for round objects.

จากนั้น

jàak-nán — After that; then; following that point in time.

เริ่ม

rôem — To begin; to start; to commence an action.

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly.