Black Beauty — Page 9

Vocabulary

เขา

khao — He, she, or they (third person pronoun)

มอง

mong — To look at or gaze at something

ฉัน

chan — I or me (informal first person pronoun)

ตั้งแต่

tang tae — From, since, or starting from a point

หัว

hua — Head; top part of the body

จรด

ja rot — To reach or extend all the way to

เท้า

thao — Foot or feet (body part)

ราวกับ

rao kap — As if; just like; resembling something else

ว่า

wa — That; to say; introduces reported speech

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently doing; indicates present continuous action

จะ

ja — Will; going to; indicates future action

ซื้อ

sue — To buy or purchase something

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; indicates completed action

ก็

ko — Also; then; so; a connective particle

เงย

ngoei — To raise or lift one's head upward

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

ขึ้น

khuen — To go up; rise; increase in level

พร้อม

phrom — Ready; prepared; together with someone

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

บ่น

bon — To complain or grumble about something

พึมพำ

phuem pham — To mutter or mumble quietly to oneself

มัน

man — It; him/her (informal); third person pronoun

เหมาะ

mo — Suitable; appropriate; fitting for a purpose

สำหรับ

samrap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

แก

kae — You or he/she (informal, familiar pronoun)

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

สน

son — To care about; to be interested in something

จ่าย

jai — To pay money for goods or services

ไป

pai — To go; away; directional particle indicating movement

เท่าไหร่

thao rai — How much; how many; asking about quantity or price

คุ้มค่า

khum kha — Worth it; good value for the price paid

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly; of course; definitely without doubt

ดังนั้น

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

ชื่อเสียง

chue siang — Fame; reputation; renown in the public eye

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

จึง

jueng — Therefore; consequently; so then as a result

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive or obtain something from someone

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix indicating an action or process

ยืนยัน

yuen yan — To confirm; verify; or affirm something stated

บน

bon — On top of; above a surface or place

แท่น

thaen — Pedestal; platform; base or stand for objects

ชาย

chai — Male; man; masculine gender descriptor

คน

khon — Person; people; classifier for human beings

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

ชื่อ

chue — Name; to be named; one's personal name

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introduces a contrast

ถูก

thuk — To be called; cheap; correct; passive marker

เรียก

riak — To call; summon; address someone by name

เทา

thao — Gray (color); ash-colored or grey-toned

หรือ

rue — Or; whether; used in questions or alternatives

ท่าน

than — You (formal, respectful); honorific second person pronoun

ผู้ว่า

phu wa — Governor; administrator of a province or region

อยู่

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

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

นาน

nan — Long time; for a lengthy duration of time

ที่สุด

thi sut — The most; superlative degree of comparison

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

บรรดา

banda — Among; all of; a group considered collectively

ผู้ชาย

phu chai — Man; male person; adult male human being

ทั้งหมด

thang mot — All; everything; the entire amount or group

และ

lae — And; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses

รับ

rap — To receive; accept; take something offered to you

หน้าที่

na thi — Duty; responsibility; role or official function

ตัดสิน

tat sin — To judge; decide; make a ruling or verdict

เรื่องราว

rueang rao — Story; account; narrative of events that happened

ต่างๆ

tang tang — Various; diverse; different kinds or types

ยุติ

yuti — To end; settle; bring something to a conclusion

ข้อพิพาท

kho phiphat — Dispute; argument; conflict requiring resolution

โดยทั่วไป

doi thua pai — Generally; in general; for the most part

เป็น

pen — To be; to have a condition or characteristic

อารมณ์ดี

aram di — Good mood; cheerful; in a pleasant emotional state

มี

mi — To have; there is or there are something

เหตุผล

het phon — Reason; rationale; logical basis for something

ถ้า

tha — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction in Thai

อารมณ์

aram — Mood; emotion; feeling or emotional state

เสีย

sia — Bad; broken; spoiled; lost; deteriorated condition

นิดหน่อย

nit noi — A little bit; slightly; a small amount

อย่างที่

yang thi — As; like; in the way that something occurs

เกิดขึ้น

koet khuen — To happen; occur; take place; come about

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always but sometimes

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that something happened

ดื่ม

duem — To drink a liquid beverage of any kind

มาก

mak — Much; many; a lot; to a great degree

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond an acceptable limit

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is no; to not have something

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; somebody; asking about a person

อยาก

yak — To want; to desire to do something

เข้าใกล้

khao klai — To approach; get close to; draw near something

หมัด

mat — Fist; a punch thrown in a fight

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; the reason being that

สามารถ

samat — Able to; capable of doing something successfully

ต่อย

toi — To punch; hit with a fist or sting

ได้

dai — Can; able to; past tense or ability marker

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; severe; with great force or weight

สัปดาห์

sapda — Week; a period of seven consecutive days

แรก

raek — First; earliest; the initial one in sequence

ชีวิต

chiwit — Life; one's existence or way of living

ฐานะ

thana — Status; social position; financial standing or rank

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated riding animal

โดยสาร

doi san — To travel as a passenger; to ride transportation

ยาก

yak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do or understand

ลำบาก

lambak — Difficult; troublesome; causing hardship or inconvenience

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something before

คุ้นเคย

khun khoei — Familiar with; accustomed to; used to something

มาก่อน

ma kon — Before; previously; having come or done prior

เสียงดัง

siang dang — Loud noise; loud sound; making a lot of noise

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

เร่งรีบ

reng rip — To hurry; rush; move or act with urgency

ฝูง

fung — Herd; flock; a group of animals or crowd

เกวียน

kwian — Cart; wagon; traditional wooden wheeled vehicle

รถม้า

rot ma — Horse-drawn carriage; traditional horse-powered vehicle

ที่

thi — That; which; at; relative pronoun or place marker

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something

ฝ่า

fa — To push through; force through a crowd or obstacle

ทำให้

tham hai — To make; cause; to make something happen

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

กังวล

kangwon — Worried; anxious; feeling concern about something

เครียด

khriat — Stressed; tense; feeling mental or emotional pressure

ไม่นาน

mai nan — Not long; shortly; after a brief period of time

พบ

phop — To meet; find; encounter someone or something

ไว้วางใจ

wai wang jai — To trust; rely on; have confidence in someone

คนขับ

khon khap — Driver; person who drives a vehicle

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; like; in the style of something

เต็มที่

tem thi — Fully; completely; to the maximum extent possible

จากนั้น

chak nan — After that; then; subsequently following that moment

ผ่อนคลาย

phon khlai — To relax; unwind; relieve tension or stress

ชิน

chin — Accustomed to; used to; familiar through experience

ดี

di — Good; fine; well; of high quality or merit

เท่าที่

thao thi — As far as; to the extent that; as much as

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have previously experienced something

รู้จัก

ru chak — To know; be acquainted with a person or thing

ยิ่งกว่า

ying kwa — More than; even more so than something else

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; used to define or identify

ใส่ใจ

sai jai — To pay attention; care about; be mindful of

ดูแล

du lae — To take care of; look after; tend to someone

พอๆ

pho pho — About the same; equally; roughly as much as

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; himself or herself; reflexive pronoun