Black Beauty — Page 50

Vocabulary

มัน

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

เป็น

pen — To be; indicates state or condition

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter, story, topic, or subject

ยากลำบาก

yak lam-bak — Difficult and troublesome; full of hardship

สำหรับ

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

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

สัตว์

sat — Animal; living creature other than humans

ใคร

khrai — Who; which person; anyone

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker or intention

แก้ไข

kae-khai — To fix, correct, or resolve a problem

ได้

dai — Can; able to; indicates possibility or achievement

นั้น

nan — That; referring to something previously mentioned

ข้าพเจ้า

kha-pha-jao — I; formal first-person pronoun used in writing

ก็

ko — Also; then; particle showing continuation or concession

ไม่รู้

mai ru — Don't know; to be unaware of something

แต่

tae — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause

อย่างไร

yang-rai — How; in what way or manner

ก็ตาม

ko tam — Anyway; regardless; even so; nevertheless

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

อาจ

at — May; might; expresses possibility or uncertainty

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

ผู้

phu — Person who; prefix indicating a doer or role

น่าสงสาร

na song-san — Pitiful; deserving of sympathy or compassion

ว่า

wa — That; quotative particle introducing reported speech

เสียใจ

sia-jai — To feel sad, sorry, or regretful

ที่

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

ทำ

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

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; kind; like; such as

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally; not always

คำพูด

kham phut — Words spoken; speech; verbal expression

คือ

khue — Is; means; that is; defines or equates

ทุกสิ่ง

thuk sing — Everything; all things without exception

เรา

rao — We; us; also used as informal 'I'

สามารถ

sa-mat — To be able to; capable of doing something

มอบ

mop — To give; to present; to hand over formally

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative or benefactive marker

พวกมัน

phuak man — They; them; referring to animals or things

น่าอัศจรรย์

na at-jan — Wonderful; amazing; worthy of astonishment

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend something

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; greatly

เพียงใด

phiang-dai — How much; to what extent or degree

สองสาม

song sam — Two or three; a few; a small number

เช้า

chao — Morning; the early part of the day

หลังจาก

lang-jak — After; following a particular event or time

การสนทนา

kan son-tha-na — Conversation; dialogue between two or more people

มี

mi — To have; there is; there are

ชาย

chai — Man; male person

ใหม่

mai — New; fresh; recently made or arrived

มา

ma — To come; to arrive; directional verb toward speaker

ป้ายรถ

pai rot — Bus stop sign; vehicle stop marker

พร้อมกับ

phrom kap — Together with; along with; accompanied by

รถม้า

rot ma — Horse-drawn carriage; horse cart

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

หวัดดี

wat di — Hello; informal greeting among friends

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

อ่อนล้า

on-la — Exhausted; weary; physically drained of energy

อะไร

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

ไป

pai — To go; to leave; directional verb away from speaker

หรือ

rue — Or; a question particle asking for confirmation

เขา

khao — He; she; him; her; third-person pronoun

ป่วย

puai — Sick; ill; not feeling well

อยู่

yu — To stay; to be located; continuative aspect marker

บน

bon — On; above; on top of a surface

เตียง

tiang — Bed; sleeping furniture

เมื่อ

mueа — When; at the time that something occurred

คืนนี้

khuen ni — Tonight; this night; the current evening

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ลาน

lan — Courtyard; open yard; flat open space

แทบ

thaep — Almost; nearly; barely; hardly able to

คลาน

khlan — To crawl; to move on hands and knees

กลับ

klap — To return; to go back to a place

บ้าน

ban — House; home; dwelling place

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

ไหว

wai — Able to manage; capable; to be able physically

ภรรยา

phan-ra-ya — Wife; a man's female spouse

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to take someone somewhere

เด็ก

dek — Child; young person; kid

นี้

ni — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing something

พ่อ

pho — Father; dad; male parent

ไข้สูง

khai sung — High fever; elevated body temperature due to illness

ออก

ok — To go out; to exit; to come out

ไม่ได้

mai dai — Cannot; not able to; unable to do something

ฉัน

chan — I; me; informal first-person pronoun

จึง

jueng — Therefore; so; as a result; consequently

แทน

thaen — Instead; in place of; to substitute for someone

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

ถัดมา

that ma — Next; following; the subsequent time or day

เดิม

doem — Original; former; as before; the same as previously

กลับมา

klap ma — To come back; to return to this place

อีกครั้ง

ik khrang — Again; once more; one more time

บ้าง

bang — Some; somewhat; at least a little

ผู้จัดการ

phu-jat-kan — Manager; person who manages or oversees operations

ถาม

tham — To ask; to pose a question to someone

จากไป

jak pai — To leave; to go away; to depart permanently

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; past tense completion marker

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or emphasis

หมายความ

mai khwam — To mean; to signify; what something stands for

ตาย

tai — To die; to be dead; death

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right

ไหม

mai — Question particle at sentence end seeking yes/no

ดับสูญ

dap-sun — To perish; to be completely extinguished or destroyed

ไปแล้ว

pai laeo — Already gone; has already left or passed away

อีก

ik — More; again; another; additionally

ตอน

ton — Episode; period; time; section of a story

ตีสี่

ti si — Four in the morning; 4 a.m.

ตลอด

ta-lot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

เมื่อวาน

mueа wan — Yesterday; the day before today

เพ้อคลั่ง

phoeo khlang — To be delirious; raving wildly due to fever

การ

kan — Prefix nominalizing verbs; the act of doing something

ไม่มี

mai mi — There is none; to not have; lacking something

วันอาทิตย์

wan a-tit — Sunday; the first or last day of the week

พัก

phak — To rest; to take a break; to stay temporarily

ไม่เคย

mai khoei — Never; have never done something before

เลย

loei — At all; ever; not at all; emphatic particle

นั่น

nan — That; pointing to something at a distance

สุดท้าย

sut thai — Last; final; at the very end

สัก

sak — Just; any; at least one; indefinite quantifier

จากนั้น

jak nan — After that; then; from that point onward

ข้า

kha — I; me; archaic or literary first-person pronoun

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of a fact

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend; companion; close acquaintance

ๆ

(mai yamok) — Repetition mark indicating a word is said twice

นี่

ni — Here; this one right here; near the speaker

คำเตือน

kham tuean — Warning; caution; an advisory message

พวกเรา

phuak rao — We; us; our group of people