Black Beauty — Page 55

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun; I, me

สังเกต

sang-ket — To observe or notice something carefully

เห็น

hen — To see or perceive visually

บ่อยครั้ง

boi khrang — Often; frequently; many times

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce a clause or quote

ม้า

ma — Horse; a large domesticated animal

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; plural marker for people

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

ขาย

khai — To sell goods or services

เนื้อ

nuea — Meat; flesh; also body tissue

ถูก

thuk — Cheap; correct; or passive voice marker

ขับ

khap — To drive a vehicle or urge forward

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative marker

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; by means of

ความเร็ว

khwam reo — Speed; rate of movement or travel

สูง

sung — High; tall; elevated in level or degree

มาก

mak — A lot; very; much; many

แม้

mae — Even though; although; even if

จะ

cha — Will; going to; future tense marker

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle in Thai

รู้

ru — To know; to be aware of something

เหตุใด

het dai — Why; for what reason or cause

จึง

chueng — Therefore; so; consequently; as a result

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become

เช่นนั้น

chen nan — Like that; in that manner; such as that

จน

jon — Until; to the point that; poor (adj)

กระทั่ง

kra-thang — Until; up to; even; as far as

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a certain one

เมื่อ

muea — When; at the time that; once

เรา

rao — We; us; also informal first person singular

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to; required

รอคอย

ro khoi — To wait; to await patiently for something

อยู่

yu — To be at; to stay; progressive aspect marker

นาน

nan — Long time; for a long duration

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ย่าน

yan — Area; neighborhood; district of a city

มี

mi — To have; there is; there are

ร้าน

ran — Shop; store; small business establishment

ข้างๆ

khang khang — Beside; next to; on the side of

และ

lae — And; also; connecting words or clauses

ขณะ

kha-na — While; during; at the moment of

ที่

thi — At; which; that; relative pronoun or place marker

ยืน

yuen — To stand; to be in an upright position

นั้น

nan — That; those; referring to something mentioned

รถม้า

rot ma — Horse-drawn carriage; vehicle pulled by horses

คัน

khan — Classifier for vehicles; also itchy (adj)

ก็

ko — Also; then; so; discourse particle

แล่น

laen — To sail; to glide; to move swiftly along

พุ่ง

phung — To dart; to lunge; to rush forward swiftly

เข้า

khao — To enter; to go into; inward direction

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker

ตัวนั้น

tua nan — That one; referring to that individual creature

ร้อน

ron — Hot; warm; high in temperature

เหนื่อย

nueai — Tired; exhausted; weary from effort

อ่อน

on — Weak; soft; tender; lacking strength

มัน

man — It; third person for animals or things

ก้ม

kom — To bow; to bend the head or body down

หัว

hua — Head; top part of body or object

ลง

long — Down; to descend; downward direction

สีข้าง

si khang — Flank; side of the body; ribcage area

ขึ้นลง

khuen long — Up and down; rising and falling movement

ขา

kha — Leg; limb used for standing or walking

สั่นเทิ้ม

san-thoem — To tremble; to shake violently with weakness

บ่ง

bong — To indicate; to point out; to suggest

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform; to say something

ขับขี่

khap-khi — To ride or drive a vehicle or animal

อย่าง

yang — Way; manner; type; kind; as in the style of

หักโหม

hak-hom — To overwork; to push excessively hard; overexert

เพียงใด

phiang dai — How much; to what extent; in what degree

เด็กหนุ่ม

dek num — Young man; teenage or young adult male

กระโดด

kra-dot — To jump; to leap; to spring upward

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a place

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; carriage; any wheeled transport

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; strength; power

หยิบ

yip — To pick up; to take with fingers; grab

ตะกร้า

ta-kra — Basket; woven container for carrying items

เจ้าของร้าน

chao-khong ran — Shop owner; proprietor of a store or shop

เดิน

doen — To walk; to move on foot at normal pace

ออก

ok — To go out; to exit; outward direction

ความ

khwam — Abstract noun prefix; state or quality of something

ไม่พอใจ

mai pho chai — Dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy with a situation

หลังจาก

lang chak — After; following; subsequent to an event

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze; to direct eyes toward

ดู

du — To watch; to look at; to observe something

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

เขา

khao — He; she; they; third person pronoun

หัน

han — To turn; to face a different direction

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker; outward direction

หา

ha — To look for; to seek; to find

โกรธ

krot — Angry; furious; feeling strong displeasure

เจ้า

chao — You (informal/impolite); also owner or lord

สัก

sak — Just; a little; used before numbers or questions

กี่

ki — How many; how much; interrogative quantity word

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occasion; instance of doing something

อย่า

ya — Don't; prohibition marker; used in commands

ลักษณะ

lak-sa-na — Characteristic; manner; appearance; style of behavior

นี้

ni — This; these; referring to something nearby

ทำ

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

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothes

ก่อน

kon — Before; first; prior to something else

พัง

phang — To collapse; to break down; to be ruined

หายใจ

hai jai — To breathe; to inhale and exhale air

ไม่ออก

mai ok — Cannot come out; unable to exhale or produce

ทำลาย

tham-lai — To destroy; to damage; to ruin something

แบบ

baep — Style; type; pattern; in the manner of

เดียวกัน

diao kan — Same; identical; the very same thing or way

ถ้า

tha — If; in the case that; conditional conjunction

ไม่ใช่

mai chai — Is not; that is wrong; negating identity

ลูกชาย

luk chai — Son; male child of a parent

ไล่

lai — To chase away; to dismiss; to drive out

ทันที

than thi — Immediately; right away; at once; instantly

เรื่อง

rueang — Matter; story; topic; issue; classifier for cases

น่าอับอาย

na ap-ai — Shameful; embarrassing; causing humiliation

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to take someone somewhere

สภาพ

sa-phap — Condition; state; situation of something

อาจ

at — May; might; possibly; expressing probability

ตำรวจ

tam-ruat — Police officer; law enforcement authority

จับ

chap — To catch; to arrest; to grab hold of

ได้

dai — Can; able to; to get; past tense marker

เพราะ

phro — Because; since; due to a reason

หวัง

wang — To hope; to wish for; to expect something

พึ่ง

phueng — To rely on; to depend on; to seek support

ประกันตัว

pra-kan tua — Bail; guarantee of release from custody

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

กับ

kap — With; to; together with; and (for nouns)

ดูแล

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

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; yourself; himself; herself; themselves

เอง

eng — Self; oneself; by oneself; on one's own

ระหว่าง

ra-wang — Between; during; among; in the middle of

บิดา

bi-da — Father; male parent (formal/literary term)

เด็กชาย

dek chai — Boy; young male child

ท่าที

tha-thi — Attitude; demeanor; manner of bearing oneself

บึ้งตึง

bueng-tueng — Sullen; having a stern scowling expression

ดื้อรั้น

duea-ran — Stubborn; obstinate; refusing to comply or listen

แต่

tae — But; however; yet; introducing a contrast

หยุด

yut — To stop; to halt; to cease an action

ระเบิด

ra-boet — To explode; bomb; explosion; burst open suddenly