Black Beauty — Page 69

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

จะ

jà — Will; future tense marker in Thai

มี

mii — To have; to exist

ปีศาจ

pii-sàat — Demon; evil spirit or devil

สัก

sàk — Even one; at least one (emphasizing smallness)

ตน

ton — Oneself; a formal word for self or person

ที่

thîi — At; place, location, or relative pronoun marker

ข้า

khâa — I; archaic or formal first-person pronoun

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire something strongly

เห็น

hěn — To see; to notice visually

มัน

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

ตก

tòk — To fall; to drop down

ลง

long — Down; directional word indicating downward movement

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker

ใน

nai — In; inside a place or thing

เหว

wěo — Abyss; a deep pit or chasm

ลึก

lúek — Deep; having great depth

ที่สุด

thîi-sùt — Most; superlative marker in Thai

ยิ่ง

yîng — Even more; increasingly or to a greater degree

กว่า

gwàa — Than; used in comparative expressions

อื่น

ùen — Other; another; different from the current one

ใด

dai — Any; which; used in questions or generalizations

นั้น

nán — That; refers to something previously mentioned or distant

ก็

gôr — Also; then; discourse particle linking clauses

คือ

khue — Is; to be; defines or equates two things

แห่ง

hàeng — Of; place classifier; belonging to a location

สุรา

sù-raa — Alcohol; liquor; alcoholic beverages

นั่น

nân — That (over there); demonstrative pronoun for distant things

เอง

eeng — Self; by oneself; emphasizes personal action

เจ้าของ

jâo-khǒng — Owner; the one who possesses something

คอก

khôk — Stable; pen or enclosure for animals

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large four-legged riding animal

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk

ว่า

wâa — That; say; introduces reported speech

บอก

bòk — To tell; to inform someone of something

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative marker

รู้

rúu — To know; to be aware of something

ไว้

wái — To keep; to store; aspect marker for retention

นะ

ná — Softening particle; seeking agreement or softening tone

เจ้า

jâo — You; lord; second-person or respectful address

เหยียบ

yìap — To step on; to tread upon something

นิ้วเท้า

níu-táo — Toe; the digit of a foot

แรง

raeng — Strong; hard; with great force

พอ

pho — Enough; sufficient; just when

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe

เลย

loei — At all; so; then; ever (emphatic particle)

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle; used to form yes/no questions

ไม่ได้

mâi-dâai — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

ดี

dii — Good; nice; of high quality

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

หรอก

ròk — Emphatic negative particle; not really, dismissive

น่า

nâa — Should; worthy of; prefix for adjectives of feeling

อับอาย

àp-aai — Ashamed; embarrassed; feeling humiliation

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; additionally

ซ้ำ

sám — Again; repeatedly; to do once more

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to have a condition

จริงๆ

jing-jing — Really; truly; genuinely emphasizing a statement

แล้ว

láeo — Already; then; after that (aspect marker)

ทำไม

tham-mai — Why; for what reason

ไม่

mâi — No; not; negation marker

เลิก

lôek — To stop; to quit; to end a habit

เสีย

sǐa — To lose; broken; aspect particle indicating disposal

ล่ะ

lâ — Emphatic particle; then; so what about it

นาย

naai — Master; mister; male employer or superior

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

คน

khon — Person; human being; people

เกิน

goen — To exceed; too much; over a limit

ทาส

thâat — Slave; a person owned by another

ของ

khǒng — Of; belonging to; possession marker

สิ่ง

sìng — Thing; object; abstract or physical item

เช่น

chên — Such as; for example; like

โง่เขลา

ngôo-khǎo — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or wisdom

อย่าง

yàang — Way; kind; manner; type of something

แต่

tàe — But; however; only; introduces contrast

เคย

khoei — Used to; ever; have previously done something

พยายาม

pha-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort to do something

มา

maa — To come; toward the speaker; directional marker

ครั้ง

khráng — Time; occasion; a count of instances

หนึ่ง

nùeng — One; the number one

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to get or obtain

สอง

sǒng — Two; the number two

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

และ

láe — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

คิด

khít — To think; to consider; to reflect

ตัวเอง

tua-eeng — Oneself; by yourself; reflexive pronoun

ตาย

taai — To die; to be dead

ทำ

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

ยังไง

yang-ngai — How; in what way; informal question word

ต้อง

tông — Must; have to; it is necessary to

ฝืนใจ

fǔen-jai — To force oneself; act against one's own will

หนัก

nàk — Heavy; difficult; hard to bear

อยู่

yùu — To be at; to stay; continuous aspect marker

หลาย

lǎai — Many; several; a large number

สัปดาห์

sàp-daa — Week; a period of seven days

เข้าใจ

khâo-jai — To understand; to comprehend something

เมา

mao — Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol

พบ

phóp — To meet; to encounter; to find

เมื่อ

mûea — When; at the time that; ago

ความ

khwaam — Nominalization prefix; turns adjectives into abstract nouns

โถม

thǒom — To rush at; to throw oneself onto something forcefully

เข้า

khâo — To enter; into; inward direction

การ

gaan — Nominalization prefix for actions; the act of doing

ยาก

yâak — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

นัก

nák — Very; extremely; intensifier after adjectives