Black Beauty — Page 46

Vocabulary

วัน

wan — A unit of time equal to 24 hours; day.

หนึ่ง

neung — The number one; a single unit.

มี

mee — To have or possess something; to exist.

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phaap-bu-rut — A polite, well-mannered man; a gentleman.

ชรา

cha-raa — Old age; elderly or aged in years.

คน

khon — A human being; a person or individual.

ขี่ม้า

khii-maa — To ride on a horse.

ไป

pai — To go or move toward a destination.

กับ

gap — With; together with another person or thing.

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; a third-person pronoun.

และ

lae — And; a conjunction linking words or clauses.

กระดาษ

kra-daat — Paper; a thin flat writing or wrapping material.

ขาว

khaao — White; the color of snow or milk.

แผ่น

phaen — A flat sheet or piece of material.

ใหญ่

yai — Large or big in size or extent.

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present an alternative option.

ผ้าขี้ริ้ว

phaa-khii-riu — A rag; old worn cloth used for cleaning.

ก็

ko — Also; a particle indicating continuation or emphasis.

ปลิว

pliw — To flutter or fly away in the wind.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass by or through a place.

มา

maa — To come toward the speaker or a place.

ทาง

thaang — A path, way, or direction of travel.

ด้าน

daan — A side, face, or aspect of something.

ของ

khoong — Of; belonging to a person or thing.

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first-person pronoun used informally.

สะดุ้ง

sa-dung — To be startled; to flinch from sudden surprise.

ตกใจ

tok-jai — To be frightened or suddenly shocked by something.

กระโจน

kra-joon — To leap or spring forward suddenly.

ข้าง

khaang — Beside; the side of a person or object.

หน้า

naa — Face; also means front or next in sequence.

เจ้านาย

jao-naai — A master, boss, or person of authority.

เฆี่ยน

khian — To whip or flog with a lash.

อย่าง

yaang — A manner, way, or type of doing.

แรง

raeng — Strong, forceful, or with great intensity.

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to or in pursuit of.

เคย

khoei — Used to express past habitual experience or action.

แต่

tae — But; a conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

ชาย

chaai — A male person; a man or boy.

ร้อง

roong — To cry out, shout, or call loudly.

ออก

ook — Out; to exit or move outward from somewhere.

ว่า

waa — That; introduces reported speech or a statement.

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second-person pronoun in Thai.

ทำผิด

tham-phit — To do wrong; to make a mistake or error.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates a completed action or event.

ไม่ควร

mai-khuan — Should not; indicating an inadvisable or wrong action.

ม้า

maa — A horse; a large domesticated riding animal.

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives a reason for something stated.

มัน

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

กลัว

gluua — To be afraid or scared of something.

ยิ่ง

ying — Even more; to a greater degree than before.

ทำให้

tham-hai — To cause or make something happen to someone.

มาก

maak — Many, much, or a lot of something.

ขึ้น

kheun — Up; to rise, increase, or go upward.

นิสัย

ni-sai — A habit, character trait, or behavioral tendency.

นั้น

nan — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

แย่

yae — Bad, terrible, or in a poor condition.

ลง

long — Down; to decrease, descend, or go downward.

อีก

iik — Again; more; another occurrence of something.

ดังนั้น

dang-nan — Therefore; as a result of what was said.

จึง

jeung — So; consequently; therefore in a logical sequence.

คิด

khit — To think, consider, or have a thought.

ไม่ใช่

mai-chai — Is not; used to negate identity or classification.

ทุก

thuk — Every; all instances of something without exception.

ที่

thii — At, which; a place or relative pronoun particle.

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action.

แบบ

baep — A style, pattern, or type of something.

แน่ใจ

nae-jai — To be certain or sure about something.

ไม่ได้

mai-dai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something.

อยาก

yaak — To want or desire to do something.

เพื่อ

pheuua — In order to; for the purpose of something.

ความ

khwaam — A nominalizing prefix expressing abstract concepts or states.

สนุก

sa-nuk — Fun, enjoyable, or entertaining in experience.

จะ

ja — Will; a future tense marker in Thai.

รู้

ruu — To know a fact or piece of information.

ได้

dai — Can; able to; also marks past or success.

อย่างไร

yaang-rai — How; in what way or manner.

อะไร

a-rai — What; asking about the identity of something.

อันตราย

an-ta-raai — Danger; something that poses a serious risk.

ไม่

mai — No, not; a general negation particle in Thai.

ถ้าหาก

thaa-haak — If; used to introduce a conditional situation.

ได้รับ

dai-rap — To receive or obtain something from someone.

อนุญาต

a-nu-yaat — To permit or grant permission for an action.

ให้

hai — To give; also marks causative or purpose clauses.

ชิน

chin — To be accustomed or used to something.

สิ่ง

sing — A thing, object, or matter in general.

ใด

dai — Any, which; an interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

เลย

loei — At all; ever; a particle intensifying negation.

รู้จัก

ruu-jak — To know or be acquainted with a person.

เติบโต

toep-too — To grow up; to develop and become larger.

ใน

nai — In, inside; within a place or time.

สวนสาธารณะ

suan-saa-thaa-ra-na — A public park open to everyone outdoors.

กวาง

gwaang — A deer; a hoofed herbivorous woodland animal.

แน่นอน

nae-noon — Certainly, definitely; expressing strong confidence or assurance.

ดี

dii — Good, nice, or of positive quality.

พอๆ

phoo-phoo — About the same; roughly equal in degree.

แกะ

gae — A sheep; a woolly domesticated farm animal.

วัว

wua — A cow or cattle; a large farm animal.

สัตว์

sat — An animal; any living creature that is not human.

พบเห็น

phop-hen — To encounter or come across something by sight.

ทั่วไป

thuua-pai — General, common, or widespread in occurrence.

ฉลาด

cha-laat — Clever, smart, or intellectually bright.

หลาย

laai — Many, several; a large unspecified number.

ตัว

tua — Body; also a classifier for animals and objects.

อาละวาด

aa-la-waat — To rampage or behave in an uncontrolled manner.

หนัก

nak — Heavy; serious; with great weight or intensity.

ก่อน

goon — Before; earlier in time or sequence than.

ยอม

yoom — To yield, agree, or submit to something.

คอก

khook — A stable or pen enclosure for farm animals.

อยู่

yuu — To be located; to stay or live somewhere.

เพื่อน

pheuuan — A friend; a companion or close associate.

พูด

phuut — To speak or say words to someone.

เป็น

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

ความจริง

khwaam-jing — Truth; reality; what is actually factually true.

หวัง

wang — To hope or wish for a desired outcome.

หนุ่ม

num — Young; a young adult male in prime years.

เกษตรกร

ka-set-ta-goon — A farmer; a person who works in agriculture.

บางครั้ง

baang-khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always happening.

เรา

rao — We or us; first-person plural pronoun in Thai.

การ

gaan — A nominalizing prefix for actions or processes.

ขับขี่

khap-khii — To drive or ride a vehicle or animal.

นี่

nii — This; a demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

เช่น

chen — Such as; for example; like in comparison.

กัน

gan — Together; each other; a reciprocal or collective particle.

จำ

jam — To remember or memorize a fact or event.

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day.

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; also cheap; also marks passive voice.

เทียม

thiam — To harness an animal to a vehicle or plow.

เข้า

khao — To enter or go into a place.

รถม้า

rot-maa — A horse-drawn carriage or cart vehicle.

เบา

bao — Light in weight; gentle or soft in intensity.

พา

phaa — To take or lead someone along to somewhere.

บ้าน

baan — Home or house; a place where one lives.

หลัง

lang — Back; behind; or after in time or position.

ถนน

tha-non — A road or street used for travel.