Black Beauty — Page 13

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun: I, me

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

นักขี่ม้า

nak khi ma — A person who rides horses professionally or regularly

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker

ตั้งแต่

tang tae — Since; from a certain point in time

เด็ก

dek — Child; a young person or infant

และ

lae — And; connecting words or clauses together

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicates past action or permission

ตามล่า

tam la — To hunt down; to chase and pursue something

สุนัขล่าสัตว์

sunak la sat — Hunting dog; a dog bred for hunting

หลาย

lai — Many; numerous; a large number of

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; a classifier for occurrences

แม้

mae — Even though; although; a concessive conjunction

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker or intention

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun in Thai

ไม่

mai — Not; negation word used before verbs

เห็นด้วย

hen duai — To agree; to be in accord with someone

กับ

kap — With; together with; against someone

การ

kan — The act of; nominalizer prefix for actions

ที่

thi — At; which; a relative pronoun or place marker

สุภาพสตรี

suphap satri — Lady; a polite or refined woman

ออก

ok — To go out; to exit; to come out

ล่าสัตว์

la sat — To hunt animals; the activity of hunting

แต่

tae — But; however; a contrasting conjunction

นั่น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ก็

ko — Also; then; a discourse particle for continuity

ความจริง

khwam ching — Truth; reality; the true nature of something

ตั้งใจ

tang chai — To intend; to be determined or focused

ลอง

long — To try; to attempt something for the first time

ขี่

khi — To ride an animal or vehicle

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and certain objects

สุภาพบุรุษ

suphap burut — Gentleman; a polite and refined man

ทั้งหลาย

thang lai — All; everyone; referring to a whole group

ชื่นชอบ

chuen chop — To like; to be fond of something or someone

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle

นัก

nak — Very; intensifier; also means an expert or enthusiast

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore; so; as a result of that

โปรด

prot — Please; kindly; a polite request particle

ช่วย

chuai — To help; to assist someone with a task

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; to rise; directional particle upward

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; together with something

เถิด

thoet — Please do; a particle urging or encouraging action

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ฐานะ

thana — Status; position; role or capacity of a person

มิตร

mit — Friend; a companion or ally

ดี

di — Good; nice; of high quality or character

อย่าง

yang — Like; in the manner of; a type or kind

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is not; to not have something

อะไร

arai — What; anything; used in questions or negatives

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

อีก

ik — More; again; additionally; another time

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completion of an action

เขา

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

เธอ

thoe — She; her; an informal second or third person pronoun

นั่ง

nang — To sit; to be seated in a position

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

อาน

an — Saddle; a seat placed on a horse's back

ระมัดระวัง

ramat rawang — To be careful; to exercise caution

ตรวจสอบ

truat sop — To check; to inspect or verify something carefully

บังเหียน

bang hian — Bridle; a harness fitted on a horse's head

มอบ

mop — To hand over; to give or present something

สาย

sai — Strap; line; also means late or a classifier for lines

เบามือ

bao mue — Gentle-handed; with a light and soft touch

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; a causative or benefactive marker

แก่

kae — To; for; toward someone older or respected

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so then; as a consequence

ขณะ

khana — While; at the moment; during a time

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first-person singular

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just; recently; having done something moments ago

เดินทาง

doen thang — To travel; to make a journey somewhere

คนรับใช้

khon rap chai — Servant; a person employed to serve others

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together at the same time

กระดาษ

kradat — Paper; a sheet of writing material

แผ่น

phaen — Sheet; flat piece; classifier for flat objects

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; of reduced size

ข้อความ

kho khwam — Message; text; a written communication

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a place

ท่านหญิง

than ying — Lady; a title for a noblewoman or princess

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone

คำถาม

kham tham — Question; an inquiry or query

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

แทน

thaen — Instead of; in place of; to substitute

บ้าน

ban — House; home; a place of residence

หมอ

mo — Doctor; a medical professional

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to carry along

คำตอบ

kham top — Answer; a response to a question

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place

ไหม

mai — Question particle; used at end of yes/no questions

หมู่บ้าน

mu ban — Village; a small rural community or settlement

อยู่

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

ห่าง

hang — Far; distant; away from a reference point

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker

ประมาณ

praman — Approximately; about; an estimated amount

ไมล์

mail — Mile; a unit of distance measurement

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

สุด

sut — End; extreme; most; utmost degree

ปลาย

plai — Tip; end; the far point of something

สบายใจ

sabai chai — Comfortable in mind; at ease; feeling relieved

จน

chon — Until; up to; a conjunction indicating a limit

กระทั่ง

kratang — Until; even; up to a point in time

ถึง

thueng — To reach; to arrive at; until a point

ประตู

pratu — Door; gate; an entrance or exit point

มี

mi — To have; there is; to possess something

ทาง

thang — Way; path; road; direction

ขับรถ

khap rot — To drive a vehicle; operating a car or carriage

สั้นๆ

san san — Briefly; shortly; in a short manner

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing into the present

โดย

doi — By; by means of; through an agent or method

ต้นไม้

ton mai — Tree; a large woody plant

เขียว

khiao — Green; the color green

ชอุ่ม

cha-um — Lush; verdant; densely green and thriving

สูง

sung — Tall; high; of great height

ตระหง่าน

tra-ngan — Towering; standing tall and impressively prominent

ขนาบ

khanap — To flank; to line both sides of a path

สอง

song — Two; the number two

ข้าง

khang — Side; beside; next to something

ลง

long — To go down; to descend; directional particle downward

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of doing something

เปิด

poet — To open; to turn on; to start something

รอ

ro — To wait; to stay until something happens

นี่

ni — Here; this (informal); used for nearby things

สามารถ

samat — Can; to be able to do something

แขวน

khwaen — To hang; to suspend something from above

ไว้

wai — To keep; to put aside; to hold in place

มอง

mong — To look; to gaze at something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns

ลังเล

lang-le — To hesitate; to be undecided or wavering

สงสัย

song-sai — To doubt; to be curious or suspicious

เกิน

koen — More than; exceeding; over a certain amount

ห้า

ha — Five; the number five

นาที

nathi — Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds

กล่าว

klao — To say; to state; a formal way of speaking

โอ้

o — Oh; an exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; necessity or obligation

รีบ

rip — To hurry; to rush; to do quickly

หรอก

rok — Particle softening or denying a statement

หนี

ni — To flee; to run away from something

ไหน

nai — Where; which; used in questions of location

หนาม

nam — Thorn; a sharp pointed growth on a plant

เหล็ก

lek — Iron; steel; a hard metallic material

อัน

an — Classifier for small or general objects; one item

หาย

hai — To disappear; to get lost; to recover from illness

ลับ

lap — Secret; hidden; also to sharpen a blade

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into; inward direction

หมู่

mu — Group; cluster; a collection of things or people