Black Beauty — Page 20

Vocabulary

ถ้า

thâa — If; used to introduce a conditional clause

เขา

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

ไม่

mâi — Not; negation particle used before verbs

ปลอดภัย

plɔ̀ɔt phai — Safe; free from danger or harm

เท่า

thâo — Equal to; as much as; same amount

กับ

kàp — With; together with; and (linking nouns)

ม้า

máa — Horse; a large domesticated hoofed mammal

ทุก

thúk — Every; all; each without exception

ตัว

tua — Body; classifier for animals and clothing

ที่

thîi — At; place; relative pronoun marker

คุณ

khun — You; polite second-person pronoun

เคย

khəəi — To have ever done something before; past experience

ขับขี่

khàp khìi — To ride or drive a vehicle or animal

ก็

kɔ̂ɔ — Also; then; discourse particle showing continuation

ส่ง

sòng — To send; to deliver something to someone

กลับ

klàp — To return; to go back to a place

มา

maa — To come; directional particle toward speaker

ฉัน

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

ถูก

thùuk — Correct; cheap; passive marker for verbs

นำ

nam — To lead; to bring; to guide someone somewhere

ไป

pai — To go; directional particle moving away from speaker

ยัง

yang — Still; yet; also; continuing state marker

บ้าน

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

ใหม่

mài — New; again; fresh or recently made

จัด

jàt — To arrange; to organize; to set up

ให้

hâi — To give; to allow; causative marker in sentences

อยู่

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

ใน

nai — In; inside; within a space or container

คอก

khɔ̂ɔk — Stable; pen; enclosed shelter for animals

สะดวก

sà-dùak — Convenient; easy; comfortable to do or access

สบาย

sà-baai — Comfortable; relaxed; feeling at ease

ได้รับ

dâai ráp — To receive; to obtain something given by another

อาหาร

aa-hǎan — Food; meal; nourishment consumed for energy

และ

lɛ́ — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

ปล่อย

plɔ̀i — To release; to let go; to set free

ตาม

taam — To follow; according to; along with

ลำพัง

lam-pang — Alone; by oneself; without others present

วัน

wan — Day; a 24-hour period of time

รุ่งขึ้น

rûng khʉ̂n — The next day; the following morning

ขณะ

khà-nà — While; moment; at the time that something occurs

คน

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

ดูแล

duu lɛɛ — To take care of; to look after someone

กำลัง

kam-lang — Currently; in the process of; present progressive marker

ทำความสะอาด

tham khwaam sà-àat — To clean; to make something tidy and hygienic

ใบหน้า

bai nâa — Face; the front part of one's head

ของ

khɔ̌ɔng — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

พูด

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

ว่า

wâa — That; to say; complementizer introducing reported speech

นั่น

nân — That; that one over there; demonstrative pronoun

เหมือน

mʉ̌an — Like; similar to; resembling something else

ดาว

daao — Star; a luminous celestial body in the sky

มี

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

เลย

ləəi — At all; so; therefore; emphasis particle

ความสูง

khwaam sǔung — Height; the measurement of how tall something is

ใกล้เคียง

klâi khiang — Similar; close to; approximately the same

กัน

kan — Together; each other; reciprocal action marker

มาก

mâak — Many; much; a lot; to a great degree

ด้วย

dûai — Also; too; with; as well as something else

สงสัย

sǒng-sǎi — To wonder; to suspect; to be curious about

ตอนนี้

tɔɔn níi — Now; at this moment; currently

ไหน

nǎi — Where; which; interrogative word for location

ต่อมา

tɔ̀ɔ maa — Later; afterward; subsequently in time

อีก

ìik — More; again; another; additionally

นิด

nít — A little; slightly; a tiny amount

ถึง

thʉ̌ng — To reach; to arrive at; until; about

บริเวณ

bɔɔ-rí-ween — Area; zone; vicinity; surrounding region

คอ

khɔɔ — Neck; the part connecting head and body

เจาะ

jɔ̀ — To pierce; to puncture; to drill a hole

เลือด

lʉ̂at — Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body

ปม

pom — Knot; lump; a small raised bump or tangle

เล็กๆ

lék lék — Very small; tiny; diminutive in size

หลง

lǒng — To be lost; to be infatuated; to remain behind

เหลือ

lʉ̌a — To remain; to be left over; remaining amount

บน

bon — On; on top of; above a surface

ผิวหนัง

phǐw nǎng — Skin; the outer covering of the body

เกือบ

kʉ̀ap — Almost; nearly; not quite reaching something

สะดุ้ง

sà-dûng — To startle; to flinch with sudden surprise

เริ่ม

rə̂əm — To begin; to start doing something

ตรวจ

trùat — To inspect; to examine; to check carefully

ดู

duu — To look; to watch; to observe something

อย่าง

yàang — In a way; manner; kind; type of something

ระมัดระวัง

rá-mât rá-wang — Careful; cautious; paying close attention to safety

พึมพำ

phʉm-pham — To mutter; to mumble quietly to oneself

ตัวเอง

tua eeng — Oneself; by oneself; reflexive pronoun in Thai

สีขาว

sǐi khǎao — White color; the color of snow or milk

หน้าผาก

nâa phàak — Forehead; the upper front part of the face

เท้า

tháo — Foot; the lower extremity used for walking

ขาว

khǎao — White; pale in color; light-colored

หนึ่ง

nʉ̀ng — One; the number 1; a single unit

ข้าง

khâang — Side; beside; next to something or someone

ด้านนอก

dâan nɔ̂ɔk — Outside; the exterior side of something

ตรง

trong — Straight; directly; right at a specific point

นั้น

nán — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

พอดี

phɔɔ dii — Just right; exactly; fitting perfectly

แล้ว

lɛ́ɛo — Already; then; past tense completion marker

มอง

mɔɔng — To look at; to gaze; to stare at something

กลาง

klaang — Middle; center; the midpoint of something

หลัง

lǎng — Back; behind; after; the rear part

มีชีวิต

mii chiiwít — To be alive; to have life; living

จริงๆ

jing jing — Really; truly; genuinely; emphasis on truth

คือ

khʉʉ — Is; means; to be; equating two things

กลุ่ม

klùm — Group; cluster; a collection of things together

ขน

khǒn — Fur; hair; feathers on animals or body

เรียก

rîak — To call; to name; to summon someone

เหรียญ

rǐan — Coin; a small metal piece of currency

สาม

sǎam — Three; the number 3

มัน

man — It; he/she (informal); third-person pronoun for things

ต้อง

tɔ̂ng — Must; have to; need to do something

เป็น

pen — To be; to exist as; to become something

แน่ๆ

nɛ̂ nɛ̂ — Certainly; definitely; for sure; emphasis particle

เธอ

thəə — You (intimate); she; second or third person pronoun

จำ

jam — To remember; to memorize; to recall something

ได้

dâai — Can; to be able to; to have gotten something

ไหม

mǎi — Question particle at end of yes/no questions

ตัวน้อย

tua nɔ́ɔi — Small body; little one; referring to a small creature

ทำให้

tham hâi — To cause; to make something happen; causative verb

ตาย

taai — To die; to be dead; death

นั่นแหละ

nân lɛ̀ — That's it; exactly that; emphatic confirmation particle

ลูบคลำ

lûup khlam — To stroke; to feel with hands; to caress gently

ราวกับ

raao kàp — As if; just like; seemingly resembling something

ดีใจ

dii jai — Happy; glad; pleased about something

อย่างยิ่ง

yàang yîng — Extremely; very much; to a great degree

บอก

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

ไม่ได้

mâi dâai — Cannot; did not; unable to do something

เพราะ

phrɔ́ — Because; since; due to a reason

หนุ่ม

nùm — Young man; youthful; a male in his prime

เติบโต

tə̀əp too — To grow up; to develop and mature over time

ขึ้น

khʉ̂n — Up; to rise; to increase; upward direction

หนวด

nùat — Mustache; facial hair growing above the upper lip

ดำ

dam — Black; dark-colored; the darkest color

เสียง

sǐang — Sound; voice; noise produced by something

ผู้ชาย

phûu chaai — Man; male person; adult male human being

แต่

tɛ̀ɛ — But; however; contrast conjunction between clauses

แน่ใจ

nɛ̂jai — Sure; certain; confident about something

รู้จัก

rúu jàk — To know; to be acquainted with someone or something

เอา

ao — To take; to get; to bring; to want (informal)

จมูก

jà-mùuk — Nose; the organ used for smelling and breathing

แนบ

nɛ̂ɛp — To press close against; to attach snugly

เข้า

khâo — To enter; into; inward directional particle

หา

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

พยายาม

phá-yaa-yaam — To try; to make an effort; to attempt something

เรา

rao — We; us; I (informal first-person pronoun)

เพื่อน

phʉ̂an — Friend; companion; a close acquaintance