Black Beauty — Page 31

Vocabulary

เรา

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

เคย

khoei — To have once done something; past experience marker.

รู้

ruu — To know or be aware of something.

ว่า

waa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech.

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or identity.

อย่างไร

yaang rai — How; in what way or manner.

ที่

thii — At, which, that; place or relative clause marker.

ไม่มี

mai mii — To not have; there is none.

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period.

อาทิตย์

aa-thit — Week; also the word for the sun.

และ

lae — And; connects words or clauses together.

ตอนนี้

ton nii — Right now; at this present moment.

ก็

ko — Also, then; discourse particle showing continuation or emphasis.

แล้ว

laeo — Already; indicates a completed action or event.

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai sentences.

เรียก

riak — To call, to name, or to summon someone.

เหล่านั้น

lao nan — Those; referring to previously mentioned plural items.

ของ

khoong — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging.

เอง

eeng — Oneself; by oneself; emphatic self-reference particle.

ขอบคุณ

khoob khun — Thank you; expression of gratitude.

พระเจ้า

phra jao — God; a divine or supreme being.

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun.

หา

haa — To look for; to search or seek something.

เงิน

ngoen — Money; silver; financial currency.

ได้

dai — Can, able to; also marks past tense or achievement.

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just the right amount.

เลี้ยงดู

liang duu — To raise, nurture, or take care of someone.

พวก

phuak — Group, bunch; plural marker for people or things.

แม้ว่า

mae waa — Even though; although; concessive conjunction.

บางครั้ง

baang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always.

แทบ

thaep — Almost, barely; nearly but not quite.

ไม่

mai — No, not; negation particle in Thai.

จ่าย

jaai — To pay; to spend money for something.

ค่า

khaa — Cost, fee, value; price of something.

ข้าวโอ๊ต

khaao oot — Oats; a type of grain used as food.

หญ้า

yaa — Grass; low green plants covering the ground.

ใบอนุญาต

bai a-nu-yaat — License, permit; official document granting permission.

ค่าเช่า

khaa chao — Rent; fee paid to use property or space.

อีก

iik — More, again, another; additional quantity or time.

ด้วย

duai — Also, too, with; adds inclusion or accompaniment.

แต่

tae — But; however; contrasting conjunction.

เริ่ม

roem — To begin, to start something new.

ใน

nai — In, inside, within; preposition of location.

ไม่ช้า

mai chaa — Soon, before long; not taking much time.

ฉัน

chan — I, me; first person pronoun (informal, often female).

ยอม

yom — To yield, accept, or give in to something.

ต่อสู้

to suu — To fight, struggle, or resist against adversity.

ดิ้นรน

din ron — To strive hard; to struggle persistently for survival.

หนัก

nak — Heavy, hard, intense; describing weight or difficulty.

กว่า

kwaa — More than; comparative particle in Thai.

นี้

nii — This; pointing to something nearby.

มากกว่า

maak kwaa — More than; greater in quantity or degree.

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place.

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from the speaker.

สู่

suu — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or destination.

ยุค

yuk — Era, age, epoch; a distinct historical period.

สมัย

sa-mai — Period, era, time; a particular age or epoch.

อัน

an — Classifier for small objects; a certain one.

เลวร้าย

leo raai — Bad, terrible, dreadful; very negative situation.

เวลา

we-laa — Time; a period or moment in time.

สัก

sak — Just, at least; indicates a small approximate amount.

นาที

naa-thii — Minute; unit of time equal to 60 seconds.

มองดู

moong duu — To look at; to observe or watch something.

ลูกๆ

luuk luuk — Children; one's sons and daughters.

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals, letters, and clothing.

โบสถ์

bòot — Church or temple; a religious building for worship.

ด้วยกัน

duai kan — Together; jointly doing something as a group.

เลย

loei — At all, so, then; emphatic or resultative particle.

หรือ

rue — Or; presents an alternative option or question.

มี

mii — To have; there is or there are.

ความสุข

khwaam suk — Happiness; a state of joy and contentment.

สงบ

sa-ngop — Calm, peaceful, quiet; free from disturbance.

ขอ

kho — To request, ask for, or beg something.

อย่า

yaa — Don't; negative imperative particle in Thai.

ให้

hai — To give; also causative or benefactive particle.

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity.

หวน

huan — To return, go back; revert to a previous state.

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something farther away.

คือ

khue — Is, means; equating or defining two things.

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; an object, matter, or abstract concept.

พูด

phuut — To speak, talk, or say something.

บอก

book — To tell, inform, or instruct someone.

พอดี

pho dii — Just right, exactly; fitting perfectly in size or timing.

ที่รัก

thii rak — Dear, beloved; term of endearment for someone loved.

ตั้งใจ

tang jai — To intend, be determined; to focus one's mind.

ยึดมั่น

yuet man — To hold firm, stay committed to a belief.

ดังนั้น

dang nan — Therefore, thus; indicating a logical conclusion.

กังวลใจ

kang-won jai — To worry, feel anxious or troubled inside.

เพราะ

phro — Because; gives a reason or cause.

เธอ

thoe — She, her, you (feminine); second or third person pronoun.

ร้องไห้

roong hai — To cry, weep; shedding tears from emotion.

เก่า

kao — Old, worn; not new; of a former time.

สองเท่า

soong thao — Double; twice as much in quantity or size.

เรื่องนี้

rueang nii — This matter, this story, this issue.

จึง

jueng — Therefore, so, consequently; shows a logical result.

ตกลง

tok long — To agree, settle; okay; to come to agreement.

กัน

kan — Together, each other; reciprocal or collective particle.

หญิง

ying — Woman, female; referring to the female gender.

น้อย

noi — Little, few, small amount; not much.

ร่าเริง

raa roeng — Cheerful, lively, jolly; having a happy disposition.

ขึ้น

khuen — Up, to rise; indicates increase or upward movement.

หน่อย

noi — A little bit; slightly; softens a request.

ออก

ook — Out, to exit; move away from inside.

จุดจอด

jut jot — Stop, stopping point; a designated place to halt.

รถ

rot — Vehicle, car; any mode of wheeled transport.

สาม

saam — Three; the number 3.

สัปดาห์

sap-daa — Week; a period of seven consecutive days.

ผ่าน

phaan — To pass through; to go by or across.

หลังจาก

lang jaak — After; following a particular event or time.

การ

kaan — Act, process; nominalizer for actions or activities.

สนทนา

son-tha-naa — Conversation; an exchange of spoken words between people.

สั่งงาน

sang ngaan — To assign work or give instructions to someone.

ใด

dai — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker.

จาก

jaak — From; indicates origin or point of departure.

คุณนาย

khun naai — Mrs., Madam; polite title for a married woman.

ทางเลือก

thaang lueak — Option, alternative; a choice among different possibilities.

อื่น

uen — Other, another; different from what was mentioned.

นอกจาก

nook jaak — Except for, besides, other than something.

รับงาน

rap ngaan — To take on work; to accept a job or task.

รู้สึก

ruu suek — To feel; to sense an emotion or physical sensation.

หนักใจ

nak jai — To feel burdened or troubled in one's heart.

กับ

kap — With, and; together with; connects nouns or people.

มาก

maak — Very, much, a lot; high degree or quantity.

แน่นอน

nae non — Certainly, of course; expressing confident certainty.

งาน

ngaan — Work, job, event; task or occupation.

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

สำหรับ

sam-rap — For; intended for a specific person or purpose.

ทั้ง

thang — Both, all, entire; inclusive of everything mentioned.

ม้า

maa — Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal.

คน

khon — Person, people; human being; classifier for people.

มัก

mak — Usually, tend to; habitual or frequent action marker.

ปลอบใจ

ploob jai — To comfort, console; to soothe someone's distress.

เขา

khao — He, she, him, her; third person pronoun.

เสมอ

sa-moe — Always, ever, consistently; without exception.

ไม่เป็นไร

mai pen rai — Never mind, it's okay; no problem at all.

พ่อ

pho — Father, dad; male parent.