Black Beauty — Page 17

Vocabulary

บางครั้ง

bang khrang — Sometimes; occasionally happening at certain times

เขา

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

พา

pha — To take or lead someone somewhere

ปู่

pu — Paternal grandfather; father's father

ของ

khong — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

มา

ma — To come; movement toward the speaker

ด้วย

duay — Also, too; together with; as well

ซึ่ง

sueng — Which; that; relative pronoun connector

มัก

mak — Usually; tend to; habitually does something

จะ

cha — Will; future tense marker; going to

มอง

mong — To look at; to gaze toward something

ดู

du — To watch; to look; to observe something

ขา

kha — Leg; lower limb of a person or animal

ฉัน

chan — I; me; first-person pronoun informal female

อย่าง

yang — Like; in a manner of; type or kind

เสมอ

samer — Always; consistently; every time without exception

นี่

ni — This; here; pointing to something nearby

คือ

khue — Is; to be; equating two things together

จุด

chut — Point; spot; dot; specific location or aspect

ที่

thi — At; place; relative clause marker; that which

เรา

rao — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

สนใจ

son chai — To be interested in; to pay attention to

ท่าน

than — You; he/she; respectful formal pronoun

พูด

phut — To speak; to talk; to say something

แต่

tae — But; however; introducing a contrasting clause

ดี

di — Good; nice; well; positive quality

ขึ้น

khuen — Up; to increase; rise; directional particle upward

สม่ำเสมอ

samamasamer — Regularly; consistently; in a steady uniform manner

มาก

mak — Very; much; a lot; high degree

จน

chon — Until; so much that; to the point of

คิด

khit — To think; to believe; to consider something

ว่า

wa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

เห็น

hen — To see; to notice; to observe visually

ความ

khwam — Nominalizer prefix forming abstract nouns from adjectives

เปลี่ยนแปลง

plian plaeng — To change; to transform; to undergo transformation

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a place or context

ทาง

thang — Way; path; direction; in terms of

ฤดู

rudu — Season; one of the yearly climate periods

ใบไม้ผลิ

baimai phli — Spring season; time when leaves bloom anew

การ

kan — Nominalizer for actions; the act of doing

พักผ่อน

phak phon — To rest; to relax; to take a break

เต็มที่

tem thi — Fully; to the fullest extent; completely

อาหาร

ahan — Food; meal; nourishment for the body

สนาม

sanam — Field; ground; open area for activity

หญ้า

ya — Grass; green ground-covering plant

นุ่มนวล

num nuan — Soft and gentle; smooth and delicate in texture

และ

lae — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ออกกำลังกาย

ok kamlang kai — To exercise; to work out physically

เบาๆ

bao bao — Lightly; gently; with little force or intensity

เริ่ม

roem — To begin; to start doing something

ส่ง

song — To send; to deliver; to produce an effect

ผล

phon — Result; effect; outcome; also fruit

ต่อ

to — To; toward; per; continuing onward

สภาพ

saphap — Condition; state; situation of something

ร่างกาย

rang kai — Body; the physical form of a person

จิตใจ

chit chai — Mind; heart; mental and emotional state

ไม่ช้า

mai cha — Soon; before long; in a short while

ได้รับ

dai rap — To receive; to obtain; to get something

แข็งแรง

khaeng raeng — Strong; healthy; physically robust and fit

จาก

chak — From; away from; originating at a point

แม่

mae — Mother; female parent; also used for mares

ไม่

mai — Not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives

เคย

khoei — Ever; used to; have previously experienced something

ถูก

thuk — Passive marker; to be correct; inexpensive

ใช้งาน

chai ngan — To use; to put to work; utilize something

หนัก

nak — Heavy; hard; serious; of great weight or burden

เกินไป

koen pai — Too much; excessively; beyond acceptable limits

ตอน

ton — When; during; period or episode of time

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; continuing in a state

เล็ก

lek — Small; little; young in size or age

ทำให้

tham hai — To cause; to make something happen or change

มี

mi — To have; there is/are; to possess something

โอกาส

okas — Opportunity; chance; occasion to do something

ฟื้นตัว

fuen tua — To recover; to recuperate; to regain health

ได้

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

กว่า

kwa — More than; comparative particle; better than

ม้า

ma — Horse; large domesticated equine animal

หลาย

lai — Many; several; multiple items or instances

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals; oneself

ก่อน

kon — Before; prior to; first in sequence

เติบโต

toep to — To grow up; to develop; to mature

ตลอด

talot — Throughout; all along; the entire duration

ช่วง

chuang — Period; span; section of time or space

หนาว

nao — Cold; chilly; feeling of low temperature

รู้สึก

ru suek — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

เหมือน

muean — Like; similar to; resembling something else

หนุ่ม

num — Young; youthful; a young man

อีก

ik — Again; more; another; additionally

ครั้ง

khrang — Time; occurrence; classifier for instances or events

เวียน

wien — To come around; to cycle; to circulate

ถึง

thueng — To reach; until; arriving at a point

วัน

wan — Day; daytime; a 24-hour period

หนึ่ง

nueng — One; the number one; a single unit

เดือน

duean — Month; the moon; lunar cycle period

มีนาคม

minakom — March; the third month of the year

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun; Mr./Ms.

ตัดสินใจ

tat sin chai — To decide; to make a decision about something

ทดลอง

thotlong — To try; to test; to experiment with something

ให้

hai — To give; to let; causative or benefactive marker

ลาก

lak — To pull; to drag; to haul something along

รถ

rot — Vehicle; car; carriage; wheeled transport

ยินดี

yindi — Glad; pleased; willing; happy to do something

กับ

kap — With; and; together with someone or something

ก็

ko — Also; then; so; connective particle in sentences

ขับ

khap — To drive; to ride; to operate a vehicle

ไป

pai — To go; away from speaker; directional particle

สอง

song — Two; the number two

สาม

sam — Three; the number three

ไมล์

mail — Mile; unit of distance approximately 1.6 kilometers

แข็งทื่อ

khaeng thue — Stiff; rigid; not moving or bending easily

ต่อไป

to pai — Continue; onward; from this point forward

แล้ว

laeo — Already; then; after that; completion marker

ทำงาน

tham ngan — To work; to do one's job or tasks

สบาย

sabai — Comfortable; at ease; relaxed and well

ที่สุด

thi sut — Most; superlative marker; the highest degree

กำลัง

kamlang — Currently; in the process of; strength or power

ต้อง

tong — Must; have to; need to do something

งาน

ngan — Work; task; job; event or function

แก่

kae — To; for; old; elderly; giving to someone

สัก

sak — Just a; some; a little bit of something

หน่อย

noi — A little; a bit; slightly; small amount

นี้

ni — This; referring to something close or just mentioned

กลาง

klang — Middle; center; mid; in the middle of

ร้อน

ron — Hot; warm; high temperature; summer heat

เทียบเท่า

thiap thao — Equivalent to; equal in value or quality

เลย

loei — At all; even; so; past a point entirely

ทีเดียว

thi diao — Quite; indeed; really; emphasizing certainty or completeness

ปาก

pak — Mouth; lips; opening of the mouth

สวยงาม

suai ngam — Beautiful; lovely; attractive in appearance

ก้าวเดิน

kao doen — Gait; stride; the manner or style of walking

อะไร

arai — What; anything; used in questions about things

โอ้

o — Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

หนู

nu — I/me (child's humble pronoun); mouse; rat

ดีใจ

di chai — Happy; glad; pleased about something

แค่ไหน

khae nai — How much; to what extent; how far

ซื้อ

sue — To buy; to purchase something with money

เช่นกัน

chen kan — Likewise; as well; same to you; also

หลาน

lan — Grandchild; niece or nephew; young relative

รัก

rak — To love; to care deeply for someone

ขอบคุณ

khopkhun — Thank you; expression of gratitude to someone

เจ้า

chao — You (informal/to animals/children); owner; master

เสีย

sia — To lose; broken; wasted; gone bad

หา

ha — To look for; to search; to seek something

สงบ

sangop — Calm; peaceful; quiet; tranquil in nature

เหมาะสม

mo som — Appropriate; suitable; fitting for the situation

คุณค่า

khunakha — Value; worth; the quality of being valuable