Black Beauty — Page 81

Vocabulary

ได้มีการ

dâi mii gaan — There has been; used to indicate something has occurred

ตกลงกัน

dtòk long gan — To mutually agree; reach an agreement together

อย่าง

yàang — In a manner; used as an adverbial modifier

รวดเร็ว

rûat reo — Fast, swift, quick in action or movement

ว่า

wâa — That; introduces a clause or reported speech

ทันทีที่

tan tii tîi — As soon as; immediately when something happens

หายดี

hǎai dii — To recover; to get well from illness

พอ

poo — Enough; sufficient; as soon as

พวกเขา

phûak khǎo — They; third-person plural pronoun

ควร

khuan — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation or duty

ย้าย

yáai — To move; to relocate to a different place

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle indicating movement away

อยู่

yùu — To live; to stay; to be located somewhere

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or time

ชนบท

chon-ná-bòt — The countryside; rural area outside the city

และ

láe — And; conjunction linking words or clauses

รถม้า

rót máa — Horse-drawn carriage; a vehicle pulled by horses

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated four-legged animal

ถูก

thùuk — To be (passive marker); also means cheap or correct

ขาย

khǎai — To sell; to offer goods or services for money

โดย

dooi — By; via; indicating agent or means

เร็ว

reo — Fast; quick; rapidly

ที่สุด

thîi sùt — Most; superlative marker in Thai

นี่

nîi — This; near demonstrative pronoun or particle

เป็น

pen — To be; to become; linking verb

ข่าวร้าย

khàao ráai — Bad news; news that is negative or unpleasant

สำหรับ

sǎm-ràp — For; intended for a specific person or purpose

ฉัน

chǎn — I; me; first-person pronoun (informal)

เพราะ

phró — Because; since; giving a reason or cause

ไม่ได้

mâi dâi — Cannot; did not; negates ability or past action

วัยหนุ่ม

wai nùm — Youth; the period of being a young man

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally

ต่อไป

dtòo pai — Continue; from now on; going forward

แล้ว

láaeo — Already; then; indicating completed action

ไม่อาจ

mâi àat — Cannot; unable to; expressing impossibility

หวัง

wǎng — To hope; to wish for a desired outcome

ให้

hâi — To give; to let; causative or beneficiary marker

สภาพ

sà-phâap — Condition; state; situation of something

ของ

khǒong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ดีขึ้น

dii khûen — To improve; to get better than before

ได้

dâi — Can; to get; past tense or ability marker

นับตั้งแต่ที่

náp dtâng dtàae thîi — Ever since; from the time that something happened

จาก

jàak — From; away from; indicating origin or separation

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ไม่เคย

mâi khoei — Never; have never experienced something before

มี

mii — To have; there is; to possess something

ความสุข

khwaam sùk — Happiness; joy; a state of being happy

เท่ากับ

thâo gàp — Equal to; as much as; equivalent to

ตอน

dton — When; at the time of; a period or episode

ที่

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

กับ

gàp — With; and (for nouns); together with someone

นาย

naai — Mr.; master; title for a male employer

ผู้เป็น

phûu pen — One who is; the person who is (something)

ที่รัก

thîi rák — Beloved; dear; someone who is deeply loved

แต่

dtàae — But; however; contrasting conjunction

การ

gaan — The act of; nominalizing prefix for actions

ทำงาน

tham ngaan — To work; to do a job or task

ลากรถ

lâak rót — To pull a cart or carriage; hauling work

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

ปี

pii — Year; a twelve-month period of time

แม้แต่

máae dtàae — Even; used to emphasize an extreme case

ภายใต้

phaai dtâi — Under; beneath; under certain conditions

ดี

dii — Good; well; of high quality or character

ก็

gôo — Also; then; particle indicating consequence or contrast

บั่นทอน

bàn thoon — To undermine; to wear down gradually over time

กำลัง

gam-lang — Strength; energy; currently doing (present tense marker)

ใคร

khrai — Who; anyone; referring to a person

ก็ตาม

gôo dtaam — Whoever; whatever; no matter who or what

รู้สึก

rúu sùek — To feel; to sense an emotion or sensation

ไม่ใช่

mâi châi — Is not; not; negating identity or category

เหมือน

mǔean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

เคย

khoei — Used to; have ever; past habitual experience

พูด

phûut — To speak; to talk; to say something verbally

ทันที

tan tii — Immediately; at once; right away without delay

เขา

khǎo — He; she; they; third-person pronoun

จะ

jà — Will; going to; future tense marker

รับ

ráp — To receive; to accept; to take something given

ชาย

chaai — Man; male; a male person

บางคน

baang khon — Someone; some people; a certain person

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

แท่น

thâen — Platform; stand; a raised base or block

ต้องการ

dtông gaan — To want; to need; to desire something

ซื้อ

séu — To buy; to purchase with money

บอก

bòok — To tell; to inform; to say to someone

ไม่ควร

mâi khuan — Should not; ought not to do something

กลับ

glàp — To return; to go back; reversal of direction

ก็ได้

gôo dâi — That's fine; it's okay; expressing acceptance

ผู้ว่าการ

phûu wâa gaan — Governor; administrator; a high-ranking official

สัญญา

sǎn-yaa — To promise; a promise or contract agreement

หา

hǎa — To find; to look for; to seek something

ที่พัก

thîi phák — Accommodation; lodging; a place to stay

สบาย

sà-baai — Comfortable; at ease; feeling well and relaxed

วัน

wan — Day; a twenty-four hour period

ต้อง

dtông — Must; have to; expressing necessity or obligation

มาถึง

maa thǔeng — To arrive; to reach a destination

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; indicating ongoing state

รับอนุญาต

ráp à-nú-yâat — To be permitted; to receive permission or approval

ออกไป

òok pai — To go out; to exit; to leave outward

ข้างนอก

khâang nôok — Outside; outdoors; on the exterior of something

เห็น

hěn — To see; to observe; to visually perceive

อีกเลย

ìik loei — Ever again; anymore; not once more after this

หลังจาก

lǎng jàak — After; following an event in time

คืน

khuuen — Night; also means to return something

ส่งท้ายปีเก่า

sòng tháai pii gào — New Year's Eve; bidding farewell to the old year

นั้น

nán — That; that one; far demonstrative pronoun

เด็กๆ

dèk dèk — Children; kids; young people in general

บอกลา

bòok laa — To say goodbye; to bid farewell to someone

น้อย

nóoi — Little; few; small in amount or quantity

น่าสงสาร

nâa sǒng sǎan — Pitiful; deserving of sympathy or compassion

อยาก

yàak — To want; to desire; to wish to do something

พา

phaa — To take along; to bring someone somewhere

เธอ

thooe — She; her; you (informal, often to females)

ด้วยกัน

dûuai gan — Together; with each other; collectively

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; emphasizing sincerity or truth

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to use; informal action verb

มือ

muue — Hand; the part of the arm below the wrist

วาง

waang — To place; to put down; to set something somewhere

แผงคอ

phǎaeng khoo — Mane; the long hair on a horse's neck

หน้า

nâa — Face; front; next; page

เข้าใกล้

khâo glâi — To approach; to come close to something

คอ

khoo — Neck; the part between head and shoulders

จูบ

jùup — To kiss; a kiss; touching lips to something

ร้องไห้

róong hâi — To cry; to weep; to shed tears from emotion

ด้วย

dûuai — Also; too; with; as well; additional particle

ลูบไล้

lûup láai — To stroke; to caress gently with the hand

มาก

mâak — Very; much; a lot; indicating high degree

ไม่

mâi — No; not; general negation particle in Thai

อะไร

à-rai — What; anything; used in questions or indefinitely

เพียงแต่

phiang dtàae — Only; merely; just; nothing more than this

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to appear a certain way

เศร้าใจ

sâo jai — Sad; sorrowful; feeling sadness in one's heart

ดังนั้น

dang nán — Therefore; so; thus; indicating a conclusion

นำพา

nam phaa — To lead; to guide; to take someone along

ที่อยู่

thîi yùu — Address; residence; the place where one lives

ใหม่

mài — New; fresh; again; recently acquired or started