Black Beauty — Page 58

Vocabulary

เสียง

siang — Sound or voice produced by something or someone

ร้อง

rong — To sing, cry, or call out loudly

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Thai

ชาย

chaai — Man or male person

ชรา

chá-raa — Old age; elderly; aged condition

ดัง

dang — Loud; famous; resounding sound

กังวาน

gang-waan — Resonant; echoing; clear and far-reaching sound

ไป

pai — To go; movement away from speaker

ทั่ว

thua — Throughout; all over; everywhere

ถนน

tha-non — Road or street for travel

ก่อน

gon — Before; prior to something in time

ที่

thii — Place; that; relative pronoun or location marker

เขา

khao — He, she, or they; third person pronoun

จะ

ja — Will; future tense marker in Thai

เดิน

doen — To walk on foot

เข้า

khao — To enter; go into a place

มา

maa — To come; movement toward the speaker

ใกล้

glai — Near; close in distance or proximity

เสีย

siia — Broken; spoiled; particle indicating loss or change

อีก

iik — Again; more; another; additionally

ฉัน

chan — I or me; first person pronoun informal

ไม่

mai — No; not; negation particle in Thai

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; having done before

รู้

ruu — To know; to be aware of something

ว่า

waa — That; to say; complementizer connecting clauses

พูด

phuut — To speak or talk

อะไร

a-rai — What; anything; interrogative pronoun

แต่

tae — But; however; contrastive conjunction

เด็กๆ

dek-dek — Children; kids; young ones collectively

เรียก

riak — To call; to summon; to name something

อา

aa — Uncle or aunt; also exclamation of realization

เพราะ

phro — Because; due to; for the reason that

มัน

man — It; that thing; informal third person pronoun

ฟัง

fang — To listen; to hear attentively

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to seem or appear

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

นั้น

nan — That; those; demonstrative pronoun far from speaker

ซื้อ

sue — To buy; to purchase something

ถ่าน

thaan — Charcoal; coal; carbon used as fuel

จาก

jaak — From; away from; departing a place

และ

lae — And; also; connecting two items or clauses

พูดคุย

phuut-khui — To chat; to converse casually with someone

อย่าง

yaang — Way; manner; kind; like in a certain way

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as something; linking verb

มิตร

mit — Friend; ally; one who is friendly

บอก

bok — To tell; to inform someone of something

สิ่ง

sing — Thing; object; matter; something abstract or concrete

น่า

naa — Worth; deserving; makes adjective feel appealing

ชื่นใจ

chuen-jai — Refreshing; heartwarming; pleasant and uplifting feeling

คิด

khit — To think; to consider; to calculate mentally

ม้า

maa — Horse; four-legged riding animal

แก่

gae — Old; aged; elderly; referring to age

ตัว

tua — Body; self; classifier for animals and clothing

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

อาจ

aat — Might; may; possibly; expressing uncertainty

มี

mii — To have; to possess; there is or are

ความ

khwaam — Nominalizer prefix creating abstract nouns from adjectives

สุข

suk — Happiness; joy; well-being and contentment

ได้

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

สถานที่

sa-thaan-thii — Place; location; a specific spot or venue

ยากจน

yaak-jon — Poor; impoverished; lacking financial resources

การ

gaan — Nominalizer prefix for actions or processes

เลือกตั้ง

lueak-tang — Election; voting process to choose representatives

ขณะ

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

เรา

rao — We; us; first person plural pronoun

ลาน

laan — Courtyard; open yard or plaza area

บ้าน

baan — House; home; one's place of residence

ยาม

yaam — Guard; watchman; a period or time of day

บ่าย

baai — Afternoon; the midday to evening period

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

ก็

go — Also; then; discourse particle connecting ideas

ออก

ok — To exit; go out; come out of a place

คุณ

khun — You; polite second person pronoun; title of respect

เพิ่ง

phoeng — Just; recently; having just done something

นี่

nii — This; here; demonstrative pronoun near speaker

ถาม

thaam — To ask; to question someone

เรื่อง

rueang — Story; matter; topic; issue being discussed

ลง

long — To go down; descend; decrease in level

คะแนน

kha-naen — Score; points; votes counted in an election

ต้องการ

tong-gaan — To want; to need; to require something

เช่า

chao — To rent; to lease something from someone

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; any motorized or wheeled transport

สำหรับ

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

คำตอบ

kham-top — Answer; response to a question or problem

อ้อ

o — Oh I see; expression of realization or understanding

เลย

loei — So; therefore; at all; intensifying particle

ถูก

thuuk — Correct; right; cheap; also passive voice marker

ใช้งาน

chai-ngaan — To use; to put something into practical operation

กิจการ

git-ja-gaan — Business; enterprise; an organizational undertaking

อื่น

uen — Other; another; different from the current one

อยาก

yaak — To want; to desire; to wish for something

ให้

hai — To give; to allow; causative verb marker

ติด

tit — To stick; to be attached; to be addicted

ป้าย

paai — Sign; label; board displaying information or advertisement

โฆษณา

khot-sa-naa — Advertisement; promotional content for products or services

ใหญ่โต

yai-to — Large; big; of great size or importance

พวก

phuak — Group; bunch; those people; classifier for groups

กับ

gap — With; and; together with someone or something

กัปตัน

gap-tan — Captain; leader or commander of a vessel or team

วิ่ง

wing — To run; to move quickly on foot

วน

won — To circle; to loop; to go around repeatedly

ตาม

taam — To follow; along; according to something

โรง

roong — Building; facility; shed for a specific purpose

เหล้า

lao — Liquor; alcohol; strong alcoholic beverage

เพื่อ

phuea — In order to; for the purpose of doing

รับ

rap — To receive; to accept; to pick up something

นัก

nak — Expert; one who does something; intensifier prefix

เมา

mao — Drunk; intoxicated; dizzy from alcohol

ครึ่งๆ

khrueng-khrueng — Half-and-half; halfway; not fully one way

กลางๆ

glaang-glaang — Middle; mediocre; neither extreme; moderately average

ดูถูก

duu-thuuk — To look down on; to disrespect or belittle

ทำ

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

เดา

dao — To guess; to speculate without certain knowledge

สุภาพบุรุษ

su-phaap-bu-rut — Gentleman; a polite and well-mannered man

คน

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

แนวทาง

naeo-thaang — Approach; guideline; direction or course of action

การเมือง

gaan-mueang — Politics; political affairs and governance

เดียวกัน

diao-gan — The same; identical; one and the same thing

บาง

baang — Some; thin; a few; not all of something

ใช่

chai — Yes; correct; that's right; affirmative response

ไหม

mai — Question particle at end of yes/no questions

หากิน

haa-gin — To make a living; to seek food or income

ด้วย

duai — Also; too; with; as well; additional inclusion

นะ

na — Softening particle seeking agreement or reassurance

ร่ำรวย

ram-ruai — Wealthy; rich; having abundant financial resources

ค้าขาย

khaa-khaai — To trade; to buy and sell goods commercially

แบบ

baep — Style; type; form; pattern of something

ดี

dii — Good; nice; well; of positive quality

แง่มุม

ngae-mum — Perspective; aspect; angle or viewpoint of something

เข้าใจ

khao-jai — To understand; to comprehend something clearly

ทำงาน

tham-ngaan — To work; to do one's job or duties

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to pass something along

กฎหมาย

got-maai — Law; legal rules governing a society

โดย

doi — By; through; via; indicating means or agent

รู้สึก

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

ผิด

phit — Wrong; incorrect; at fault; mistaken

จิตใจ

jit-jai — Mind; heart; one's inner emotional and mental state