Black Beauty — Page 38

Vocabulary

ครอบครัว

khrôp khrua — Family; a group of related people living together

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to someone or something

อาศัยอยู่

aa-sǎi yùu — To reside; to live in a place

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or thing

บ้านฟาร์ม

bâan faam — Farmhouse; a house located on a farm

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Small; tiny; of little size

ริม

rim — Edge; beside; along the side of something

ทางเดิน

thaang doen — Pathway; a walkway or footpath

สีเขียว

sǐi khǐao — Green; the color of grass or leaves

ใกล้กับ

klâi kàp — Close to; near; in proximity to something

ทุ่งหญ้า

thûng yâa — Meadow; an open grassy field or pasture

ที่

thîi — At; which; a place or relative pronoun

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ต้นไม้

tôn mái — Tree; a large woody plant

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; for the benefit of

ร่มเงา

rôm ngao — Shade; shadow provided by trees or objects

งาม

ngaam — Beautiful; lovely; pleasing to the eye

และ

láe — And; also; connecting two words or clauses

วัว

wua — Cow; a domesticated bovine animal

สองตัว

sǒong tua — Two animals; a pair of creatures

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of doing something

หากิน

hǎa kin — To forage; to search for food to eat

อยู่

yùu — To be; to stay; to exist at a location

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something mentioned

ชายหนุ่ม

chaai nùm — Young man; a male person of young age

คนหนึ่ง

khon nùeng — One person; a certain individual

ขอ

khǒo — To request; to ask for something politely

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide something

รถม้า

rót máa — Horse carriage; a vehicle pulled by a horse

เข้ามา

khâo maa — To come in; to enter a place

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third person pronoun

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

ผูก

phùuk — To tie; to bind; to fasten something

ข้าพเจ้า

khâa phá jâo — I; me; formal first person pronoun

ไว้

wái — To keep; to place; to store for later

โรงวัว

roong wua — Cattle shed; a barn for keeping cows

เสียดาย

sǐia daai — Unfortunately; what a pity; expressing regret

ไม่มี

mâi mii — There is no; to not have something

คอกม้า

khôk máa — Horse stable; an enclosure for keeping horses

ดีกว่า

dii kwàa — Better than; preferable compared to something else

นี้

níi — This; these; referring to something nearby

ถ้า

thâa — If; in the case that; a conditional word

คุณ

khun — You; a polite second person pronoun

ไม่

mâi — Not; no; negation marker in Thai

รังเกียจ

rang kìat — To mind; to object; to feel averse to something

กล่าว

klàao — To say; to speak; to state formally

สิ่งใด

sìng dai — Anything; whatever thing; any particular matter

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated hoofed animal

ผม

phǒm — I; me; male first person pronoun

ชอบ

chôp — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of

ไป

pai — To go; away; movement away from speaker

กว่า

kwàa — More than; than; a comparative particle

การ

kaan — The act of; a nominalizer for actions

ได้

dâi — Can; to be able to; to obtain something

อัน

an — A classifier for items; one unit of something

สวยงาม

sǔai ngaam — Beautiful; gorgeous; pleasing in appearance

สัก

sák — Just; about; approximately; a softening particle

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one; a single unit

หรือ

rǔue — Or; whether; used to offer alternatives

สอง

sǒong — Two; the number two

ชั่วโมง

chûa moong — Hour; a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become something

เงียบสงบ

ngîap sa-ngòp — Peaceful; quiet; calm and undisturbed

นี่

nîi — Here; this; pointing to something close by

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; a matter or item

พิเศษ

phí-sèet — Special; extraordinary; beyond the ordinary

หาได้ยาก

hǎa dâi yâak — Hard to find; rare; difficult to come across

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for; meant for someone or something

ได้เลย

dâi loei — Right away; certainly; expressing immediate permission

ยินดีต้อนรับ

yin dii tôn ráp — Welcome; pleased to receive a guest

สิ่งที่

sìng thîi — That which; the thing that; something specific

ดีที่สุด

dii thîi sùt — Best; the most good; finest of all

เรา

rao — We; us; first person plural pronoun

พร้อม

phróm — Ready; prepared; together; at the same time

บริการ

boo-rí-kaan — Service; to serve; providing assistance to others

แก่

kàe — To; for; elderly; giving direction of action

เพื่อ

phûea — In order to; for the purpose of something

ตอบแทน

tòp thaen — To repay; to reciprocate; to return a favor

ความ

khwaam — A nominalizer for abstract concepts and feelings

กรุณา

ka-rú-naa — Kindness; please; showing courtesy and goodwill

ต่อ

tòo — To; toward; per; connecting or continuing something

น้องสาว

nóong sǎao — Younger sister; a female younger sibling

รับประทาน

ráp pra-thaan — To eat; a polite formal word for eating

อาหารเย็น

aa-hǎan yen — Dinner; the evening meal

อีก

ìik — Again; more; another; additionally

หวังว่า

wǎng wâa — To hope that; to wish something will happen

ร่วม

rûam — Together; to join; to participate with others

แม้ว่า

máe wâa — Even though; although; despite the fact that

ด้วย

dûai — Also; with; too; by means of something

อาการป่วย

aa-kaan pùai — Illness; symptoms of being sick or unwell

แม่

mâe — Mother; mom; a female parent

พวกเรา

phûak rao — We; us; our group of people together

ทุกคน

thúk khon — Everyone; everybody; all people present

บ้าน

bâan — House; home; a place of residence

ต่าง

tàang — Different; each; various; separately from each other

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

หม่นหมอง

mòn moong — Gloomy; melancholy; feeling sad and downcast

กัน

kan — Together; each other; a reciprocal particle

ขอบคุณ

khòp khun — Thank you; expressing gratitude to someone

อย่าง

yàang — Like; in a manner of; a type or way

จริงใจ

jing jai — Sincere; genuine; honest in feelings and intentions

แต่

tàe — But; however; yet; introducing a contrast

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ว่า

wâa — That; say; a quotation or complement marker

เนื่องจาก

nûeang jàak — Because of; due to; as a result of

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; things eaten for nourishment

ติดตัว

tìt tua — To carry on oneself; to have on one's person

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; movement inward

เดินเล่น

doen lên — To take a walk; to stroll leisurely around

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that; once something happened

สายรัด

sǎai rát — Harness; strap; a band used to bind or secure

ถูก

thùuk — To be done to; correct; cheap; passive marker

ถอด

thòot — To remove; to take off; to detach something

ออก

òok — Out; to exit; away from a point of origin

จาก

jàak — From; away from; originating at a place

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and items

ไม่รู้

mâi rúu — To not know; to be unaware of something

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expressing a recommendation

ทำ

tham — To do; to make; to perform an action

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; an interrogative or indefinite word

ก่อน

kòon — Before; first; prior to something else

ดี

dii — Good; nice; well; of positive quality

ไม่ว่า

mâi wâa — No matter; regardless of; whether or not

กิน

kin — To eat; to consume food or drink

หญ้า

yâa — Grass; green ground-covering plant

กลิ้งตัว

kling tua — To roll one's body; to tumble on the ground

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; after; the rear side

นอน

noon — To lie down; to sleep; to rest horizontally

พักผ่อน

phák phòon — To rest; to relax; to take a break

วิ่ง

wîng — To run; to move quickly on foot

กระโจน

kra-joon — To leap; to jump; to spring forward energetically

ข้าม

khâam — To cross; to pass over; to go across something

สุขใจ

sùk jai — Happy; content; feeling joyful in the heart

อิสระ

ìt-sa-rà — Free; independent; having liberty and freedom

ก็

kôo — Also; then; a discourse particle softening statements

ทุกอย่าง

thúk yàang — Everything; all things; every single matter

สลับกัน

sa-làp kan — To alternate; to take turns doing something