Black Beauty — Page 70

Vocabulary

ฉัน

chan — First person pronoun, commonly used by females

เห็น

hen — To see or perceive something visually

ว่า

wa — That; used to introduce reported speech or clauses

หนึ่ง

nueng — The number one; a single unit

ใน

nai — In, inside, within a place or context

เรา

rao — We, us; first person plural pronoun

ต้อง

tong — Must, have to; expressing obligation or necessity

ยอม

yom — To yield, submit, or agree reluctantly

แพ้

phae — To lose, be defeated, or fail

ไม่

mai — No, not; general negation particle

จะ

ja — Will, going to; future tense marker

เป็น

pen — To be; linking verb indicating state or identity

มาร

man — Evil spirit, devil, or demonic force

แห่ง

haeng — Of, at; classifier for places or locations

เหล้า

lao — Alcohol, liquor, or hard spirits

หรือ

rue — Or; used to present alternatives or ask questions

และ

lae — And; conjunction joining words or phrases

บอก

bok — To tell, say, or inform someone

ใช่

chai — Yes, correct; affirming a statement

ขอ

kho — To ask for, request, or beg something

พระเจ้า

phra jao — God; a supreme divine being

ช่วยเหลือ

chuai luea — To help, assist, or support someone

แต่

tae — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

มัน

man — It; third person pronoun for things or animals

การ

kan — Nominalizing prefix turning verbs into abstract nouns

ต่อสู้

to su — To fight, struggle, or battle against something

ที่

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

ยาก

yak — Difficult, hard; describing a challenging task

ลำบาก

lam bak — Hardship, trouble; experiencing difficulty or hardship

ต้องการ

tong kan — To want, need, or require something

ความ

khwam — Nominalizing prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

ทุก

thuk — Every, all; referring to each item in a set

อย่าง

yang — Thing, type, way; classifier for manners or kinds

หา

ha — To look for, search, or seek something

ได้

dai — Can, able to; or past tense marker

เพราะ

phro — Because, since; introducing a reason or cause

จน

jon — Until; poor; continuing up to a point

กว่า

kwa — More than, comparative marker for adjectives

พยายาม

phayayam — To try, attempt, or make an effort

เลิก

loek — To quit, stop, or give up a habit

นิสัย

nisai — Habit, character, or personal disposition

นั้น

nan — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

ก็

ko — Also, then; discourse particle linking clauses

รู้

ru — To know, be aware of, or understand

แข็งแกร่ง

khaeng kraeng — Strong, tough, robust in body or character

เพียง

phiang — Only, merely, just; limiting quantity or degree

ใด

dai — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

แล้ว

laeo — Already; particle indicating completion of an action

ใส่ใจ

sai jai — To care, pay attention, or take interest

มาก

mak — Much, many, very; indicating high degree

ให้

hai — To give; causative marker meaning to make or let

กิน

kin — To eat or consume food or drink

อาหาร

ahan — Food, meal; edible substances consumed for nutrition

ดี

di — Good, well; positive quality or condition

เมื่อ

muea — When, at the time; temporal conjunction

อยาก

yak — To want, desire, or crave something strongly

มา

ma — To come; also a directional verb particle

ถึง

thueng — To reach, arrive at; until a point

มัก

mak — Usually, tend to; indicating habitual behavior

ดื่ม

duem — To drink a liquid or beverage

กาแฟ

kafae — Coffee; a popular caffeinated beverage

สัก

sak — Just, about; approximation or mild softening particle

ถ้วย

thuai — Cup, bowl; a small drinking or eating vessel

อ่าน

an — To read text, books, or written material

หนังสือ

nangsue — Book, publication, or written document

หน่อย

noi — A little bit; softening particle for requests

นั่น

nan — That over there; demonstrative pointing to something

ช่วย

chuai — To help, assist someone with a task

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes, occasionally; not always happening

พูด

phut — To speak, talk, or say something

ซ้ำ

sam — To repeat, do again; occurring more than once

เล่า

lao — To narrate, tell a story or account

กับ

kap — With, and; preposition linking people or things

ตัวเอง

tua eng — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

เสีย

sia — To lose, spoil, or be ruined

สูญเสีย

sun sia — To lose permanently, suffer a loss

วิญญาณ

winyan — Soul, spirit; the inner spiritual essence of a person

ของ

khong — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

เจ้า

jao — You, lord, master; formal or archaic address

ทำ

tham — To do, make, or perform an action

ใจ

jai — Heart, mind; center of feelings and emotions

แตก

taek — To break, crack, or shatter into pieces

สลาย

salai — To dissolve, disintegrate, or fall apart completely

ขอบ

khop — Edge, border; also used in expressions of thanks

พระคุณ

phra khun — Kindness, grace; used in formal expressions of gratitude

ภรรยา

phanraya — Wife; a man's female spouse

ผู้

phu — Person who; nominalizing prefix for people

รัก

rak — To love; feeling deep affection for someone

โซ่ตรวน

so truan — Chains, shackles; physical or metaphorical bonds restraining freedom

ถูก

thuk — To be subjected to; correct; passive marker

ทำลาย

tham lai — To destroy, ruin, or demolish something

บัดนี้

bat ni — Now, at this moment; formal or literary usage

เวลา

wela — Time, period; a specific duration or moment

สิบ

sip — The number ten

ปี

pi — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months

แตะ

tae — To touch lightly or make brief contact

แม้

mae — Even though, even if; concessive conjunction

หยด

yot — Drop; a tiny amount of liquid

เดียว

diao — Single, alone, only one; expressing singularity

เคย

khoei — Used to; having done something in the past

อีก

ik — More, again, another; additional occurrence

เลย

loei — At all, ever; emphatic or resultative particle

ลอง

long — To try, test, or attempt something experimentally

ดู

du — To look, watch; also a softening verb particle

กล่าว

klao — To state, mention, or say formally

เรื่อง

rueang — Story, matter, topic; subject under discussion

น่า

na — Worthy of, deserving; precedes adjectives of feeling

สลด

salot — Sad, mournful, feeling dejected or sorrowful

สามารถ

samat — Can, able to; expressing capability or ability

นาย

nai — Mr., master; title for adult male

ท่าน

than — You; formal and respectful second person pronoun

มี

mi — To have, there is; indicating possession or existence

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period

เสียใจ

sia jai — To be sorry, sad, or regretful about something

ประโยชน์

prayot — Benefit, usefulness, advantage gained from something

แก่

kae — To, for; preposition indicating recipient or direction

เพื่อน

phuean — Friend, companion; someone you share a bond with

ร่วม

ruam — Together, shared, joint; participating collectively

อาชีพ

achip — Occupation, profession, career; one's livelihood

สงสาร

songsan — To pity, feel sorry for someone's misfortune

บาง

bang — Some, certain; referring to an unspecified subset

คน

khon — Person, people; human being or individual

กลุ่ม

klum — Group, cluster; a collection of people or things

ถ้า

tha — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

พวกเขา

phuak khao — They, them; third person plural pronoun

สอง

song — The number two

สาม

sam — The number three

อยู่

yu — To stay, live, be located somewhere

ห่าง

hang — Far, distant; separated by a large space

จาก

jak — From, away from; indicating origin or separation

โรงเตี๊ยม

rong tiam — Tavern, inn; a place serving food and alcohol