Black Beauty — Page 45

Vocabulary

เธอ

thoe — She, her, or you (informal pronoun)

มัก

mak — Often, usually, tends to do something

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; cheap; to be acted upon (passive marker)

ใช้งาน

chai ngaan — To use, operate, or put something to work

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or time

รถม้า

rot maa — Horse-drawn carriage or cart

และ

lae — And, connecting words, phrases, or clauses

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or status

ที่

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

ชื่นชอบ

chuen chop — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

ของ

khoong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

สุภาพสตรี

su-phaap sa-trii — Lady, gentlewoman, polite term for woman

หลาย

laai — Many, several, multiple in quantity

ท่าน

than — Honorific pronoun for a respected person

มาก

maak — Much, many, a lot, very

เพราะ

phro — Because, due to; also means melodious

มี

mii — To have, there is, there are

นิสัย

ni-sai — Habit, nature, disposition, character trait

อ่อนโยน

on yoon — Gentle, soft, tender in manner or behavior

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After, following a particular event or time

นั้น

nan — That, those; demonstrative pronoun referring to something

ไม่นาน

mai naan — Not long, soon after, a short time later

ก็

ko — Also, then, so; connecting particle in sentences

ขาย

khaai — To sell goods or services

ให้

hai — To give; for, so that; causative marker

กับ

kap — With, and, together with someone or something

สอง

soong — Two, the number 2

ขับ

khap — To drive a vehicle or ride an animal

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car, or wheeled transport

เอง

eeng — Oneself, by oneself, personally

ต้องการ

tong kaan — To want, need, or require something

ม้า

maa — Horse, the animal

ปลอดภัย

ploot phai — Safe, free from danger or harm

ดี

dii — Good, fine, well, of high quality

ฉัน

chan — I, me (informal, often used by women)

พบ

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

ครั้ง

khrang — Time, occasion, instance of an event

ชนบท

chon na bot — Rural area, countryside, remote region

เดิน

doen — To walk, to go on foot

จังหวะ

chang wa — Rhythm, beat, timing, pace

สม่ำเสมอ

sa-mam sa-moe — Regular, consistent, steady, even in pattern

ดู

duu — To look, watch, or appear to be

ร่าเริง

raa roeng — Cheerful, lively, jolly, in good spirits

พึงพอใจ

phueng pho jai — Satisfied, pleased, content with something

อย่าง

yaang — Type, kind, manner, way of doing

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing

หนึ่ง

nueng — One, the number 1, a single unit

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

ได้

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

ดีใจ

dii jai — Happy, glad, pleased about something

เห็น

hen — To see, to perceive visually

สมควร

som khuan — Appropriate, suitable, deserving, proper

อยู่

yuu — To be located at; to stay, live somewhere

จาก

jaak — From, away from a place or person

ไป

pai — To go; away, onward directional particle

อีก

iik — Again, more, another, additionally

มา

maa — To come; toward speaker directional particle

แทนที่

thaen thii — Instead of, to replace, to take the place

เขา

khao — He, she, they; third person pronoun

ยัง

yang — Still, yet, also; indicating ongoing action

หนุ่ม

num — Young man, youthful male

ชื่อเสียง

chue siang — Reputation, fame, renown, public image

ไม่ดี

mai dii — Not good, bad, poor quality or character

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, issue, topic, subject

การ

kaan — Nominalizing prefix for actions or processes

ตื่นกลัว

tuen klua — To be startled and frightened, panic suddenly

สะดุ้ง

sa-dung — To flinch, startle, be suddenly scared

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which, that; relative clause connector

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause, make something happen or be

สูญเสีย

suun sia — To lose, forfeit, suffer a loss of something

ตำแหน่ง

tam naeng — Position, rank, post, job title

ถาม

thaam — To ask a question

ว่า

waa — That, saying; quotative and complementizer particle

อะไร

a-rai — What, anything, whatever

แทบ

thaep — Almost, nearly, hardly, scarcely

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle

รู้

ruu — To know, to be aware of something

เลย

loei — At all, ever; intensifier or past marker

กล่าว

klaao — To say, state, mention formally

คน

khon — Person, people; classifier for humans

ขี้กลัว

khii klua — Cowardly, easily scared, timid by nature

ตั้งแต่

tang tae — Since, from a point in time onward

เล็ก

lek — Small, little, tiny in size

ตกใจกลัว

tok jai klua — To be startled and frightened simultaneously

ถ้า

thaa — If, in the case that, conditional particle

สิ่ง

sing — Thing, object, matter, item

แปลก

plaek — Strange, unusual, odd, unfamiliar

ประหลาด

pra-laat — Weird, bizarre, surprising, remarkably strange

หัน

han — To turn around, face a different direction

มอง

moong — To look at, gaze at something

คุณ

khun — You; polite pronoun or title of respect

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or emphasis

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with, by means of

บังตา

bang taa — To obstruct the view, block one's sight

เรา

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

ใส่

sai — To put in, wear, insert into something

ไม่สามารถ

mai saa-maat — Unable to, cannot, incapable of doing something

มองเห็น

moong hen — To be able to see, have visibility of something

หรือ

rue — Or, whether; used in questions and alternatives

เข้าใจ

khao jai — To understand, comprehend something clearly

ใด

dai — Any, which; indefinite or interrogative pronoun

คือ

khue — Is, means, namely; defining or equating particle

เว้นแต่

wen tae — Unless, except for, only if not

แล้ว

laeo — Already, then, done; completion or sequence marker

นาย

naai — Mister, master, boss, male employer

ตี

tii — To hit, strike, beat something or someone

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, consistently, equal, level

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, of course, definitely, for sure

ข้างหน้า

khaang naa — In front, ahead, forward direction

กลัว

klua — To be afraid, fear, scared of something

น้อยลง

noi long — Less, decreasing, reduced in amount or degree

คิด

khit — To think, consider, plan or reflect on

ปล่อย

ploi — To release, let go, set free something

ต่างๆ

taang taang — Various, diverse, different kinds or types

เงียบๆ

ngiap ngiap — Quietly, silently, in a very still manner

ไม่มี

mai mii — There is none, to not have something

ทำร้าย

tham raai — To harm, hurt, injure or damage someone

ทุกอย่าง

thuk yaang — Everything, all things without exception

คง

khong — Probably, likely, presumably; to remain stable

เรียบร้อย

riap roi — Neat, orderly, tidy, all taken care of

ชิน

chin — Accustomed to, used to, familiar with something

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for animals or things