Black Beauty — Page 39

Vocabulary

และ

lae — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases.

ไม่ว่า

mai wa — Regardless of; no matter what the condition is.

ถนน

tha-non — Road or street used for travel and transportation.

จะ

ja — Future tense marker; will or going to do something.

ลื่น

luen — Slippery; smooth surface causing loss of traction.

เป็น

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

โคลน

khlon — Mud; wet sticky earth mixed with water.

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions.

แห้ง

haeng — Dry; lacking moisture or water content.

ดี

di — Good; of high quality or favorable condition.

เต็ม

tem — Full; completely filled or covered with something.

ไป

pai — To go; move away from current location.

ด้วย

duay — Also, too, or with; accompaniment or addition.

ก้อน

kon — Lump or chunk; a solid rounded piece of material.

หิน

hin — Rock or stone; hard naturally occurring mineral material.

ราบ

rap — Flat or level; smooth and even surface or terrain.

เรียบ

riap — Smooth and even; uniform flat surface without bumps.

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; rise or ascend to higher position.

เขา

khao — He, she, or hill/mountain depending on context.

ลง

long — To go down; descend or move to lower position.

ทุก

thuk — Every; each one without exception in a group.

อย่าง

yang — Type, kind, or way; manner of doing something.

ก็

ko — Discourse particle meaning 'also' or 'then' in context.

เหมือน

muean — Similar to; resembling or the same as something else.

กัน

kan — Together; mutually or with each other reciprocally.

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; obligation or necessity to do something.

เดิน

doen — To walk; move on foot at a normal pace.

หน้า

na — Front or face; the forward side of something.

ต่อ

to — To continue; next or against; connecting forward.

ใน

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

จังหวะ

chang-wa — Rhythm or beat; timing and pace of movement.

เดิม

doem — Original; former or same as before unchanged state.

โดย

doi — By; through a means, method, or agent.

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle used before verbs/adjectives.

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are something present.

การ

kan — Nominalizer prefix indicating an action or process.

ผ่อน

phon — To ease, relax, or pay in installments gradually.

คำนึง

kham-nueng — To consider or take into account; think carefully about.

ถึง

thueng — To reach; arrive at or up to a point.

ผู้คน

phu khon — People; a group of persons in general society.

เหล่า

lao — Those; a group classifier for people or things.

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever done something previously in the past.

คิด

khit — To think; consider or form an opinion mentally.

ที่

thi — At, place, or relative pronoun connecting clauses.

เนิน

noen — Hill or slope; a small elevated area of ground.

ชัน

chan — Steep; having a sharp incline or sharp angle.

เลย

loei — At all, so, or therefore; emphasizing a statement.

พวก

phuak — Group or bunch; a collective of people or things.

จ่าย

jai — To pay; hand over money in exchange for something.

เงิน

ngoen — Money or silver; currency used for transactions.

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of achieving something.

นั่ง

nang — To sit; be in a seated position on a surface.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; past tense marker or 'then' in sequence.

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated mammal used for riding.

ล่ะ

la — Particle used for emphasis or mild questioning tone.

มัน

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

ชิน

chin — Accustomed to; used to something through repetition.

กับ

kap — With; together with or in relation to something.

ถูก

thuk — Cheap or correct; also passive marker in sentences.

สร้าง

sang — To build or create; construct something from materials.

มา

ma — To come; move toward the speaker or reference point.

อะไร

a-rai — What; used in questions asking about identity or thing.

ถ้า

tha — If; introduces a conditional clause or supposition.

ใช่

chai — Yes; that's right; affirmative confirmation of a fact.

ลาก

lak — To drag or pull; move something by force along surface.

เอง

eng — Self; by oneself or naturally without outside help.

เหรอ

roe — Really? Is that so? Particle expressing mild surprise.

ตลก

ta-lok — Funny or comedian; something amusing or humorous.

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really, truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.

ดัง

dang — Loud or famous; making a strong sound or well-known.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.

แส้

sae — Whip; a flexible instrument used to strike animals.

จึง

jueng — Therefore; consequently as a result of previous action.

ฟาด

fat — To slash or strike; hit forcefully with something.

กระตุก

kra-tuk — To jerk or tug; pull sharply with a quick motion.

มัก

mak — Usually or tend to; expressing habitual action or tendency.

เสียง

siang — Sound or voice; audio produced by vibration or speech.

หยาบ

yap — Coarse or rude; rough in texture or crude in manner.

คาย

khai — To spit out or emit; release something from the mouth.

ดุ

du — Fierce or strict; scolding harshly or being aggressive.

ด่า

da — To scold or curse; verbally abuse or reprimand someone.

ร้อง

rong — To cry, shout, or sing; make a vocal sound aloud.

ออก

ok — To go out or exit; move from inside to outside.

ว่า

wa — That; introduces a quoted or reported speech clause.

เจ้า

jao — You or owner; polite second person or master/owner.

สัตว์

sat — Animal; any living creature that is not a plant.

ขี้

khi — Excrement or prefix meaning lazy/prone to a bad trait.

เกียจ

kiat — Lazy; averse to work, used in compound ขี้เกียจ.

อีก

ik — Again or more; another occurrence or additional amount.

ครั้ง

khrang — Time or instance; a single occurrence of an event.

ทั้ง

thang — Both or all; entirety of a group or set included.

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout or all along; the entire duration or length.

เวลา

we-la — Time; a measured or particular period or moment.

เรา

rao — We or I; first person pronoun singular or plural.

พยายาม

pha-ya-yam — To try or attempt; make an effort to do something.

บ่น

bon — To complain or grumble; express dissatisfaction repeatedly.

เชื่อ

chuea — To believe or trust; have confidence in something stated.

ฟัง

fang — To listen; pay attention to sounds or speech carefully.

แม้

mae — Even though; despite the fact that something is true.

รังแก

rang-kae — To bully or mistreat; harm or tease a weaker being.

หมด

mot — All gone or finished; completely depleted or exhausted.

กำลังใจ

kam-lang jai — Encouragement or morale; mental strength and motivation.

บ่อย

boi — Often or frequently; happening many times regularly.

รูปแบบ

rup-baep — Pattern or format; the form or style of something.

ขับขี่

khap-khi — To ride or drive; operate a vehicle or animal.

แบบ

baep — Style, type, or pattern; a particular form or design.

เครื่องจักร

khrueang-jak — Machine; mechanical device powered to perform tasks.

ไอน้ำ

ai-nam — Steam; water vapor produced by boiling or heating water.

ทำ

tham — To do or make; perform an action or create something.

ให้

hai — To give; or causative marker making someone do something.

สึก

suek — To wear down or erode; become worn through use.

หรอ

ro — Really? casual question particle expressing mild doubt.

เร็ว

reo — Fast or quick; moving or happening at high speed.

กว่า

kwa — More than or than; used in comparative statements.

อื่น

uen — Other; different from the one already mentioned.

ใด

dai — Any or which; used in questions or indefinite reference.

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first person pronoun used by female speakers.

อยาก

yak — To want or desire; wish to do or have something.

เดินทาง

doen-thang — To travel; make a journey from one place to another.

ยี่สิบ

yi-sip — Twenty; the number 20 in the Thai counting system.

ไมล์

mail — Mile; a unit of distance equal to approximately 1.6 km.

คน

khon — Person or people; a human being or classifier for humans.

ขับ

khap — To drive or operate; control a vehicle or animal forward.

ใจ

jai — Heart or mind; the emotional and mental center of a person.

มาก

mak — Much or many; a large quantity or degree of something.

สิบ

sip — Ten; the number 10 in Thai numerical system.

บาง

bang — Some or thin; a few of something or slim in thickness.

ดึง

dueng — To pull; apply force to bring something closer.

เอา

ao — To take or want; get or bring something along.

แรง

raeng — Strong or hard; with great force or physical strength.

จาก

jak — From; indicating origin, source, or point of departure.

น้อย

noi — Few or little; a small amount or quantity of something.