Most common Thai words

not (negator)

place; spot; seat; space

okay; sure; agreed

[to] receive; get

[to] say; tell

this (near speaker)

already; now (as of this point)

to be (identity/category/state)

but; however (contrast)

polite particle (male speaker)

at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)

[to] give; provide

very; extremely

together; together with

nominalizer

polite particle (female, statement)

of; belonging to

with; together with

must; have to

abstract noun prefix

[to] live; reside; stay

still; continuing

you (polite)

I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)

than (comparative marker)

body; self; person (colloq.)

if; in case

we; us

with; together with

and (coordinating)

it (thing/animal)

hand

[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokes

paternal grandmother

river

don’t; do not (negative imperative)

from; away from

or (choice/alternative)

difficult; hard

style; type; kind; manner

cannot; not allowed; impossible

[to] know; be aware of

insane; crazy (often offensive)

[to] enter; go in

day

faint; dull (color/light)

more; additional

because

section; part

gold

[to] use; employ

to; until; up to

worthy/apt to ...

[to] grill; roast over direct heat

kind; type; sort

boxing ring

crate; case (sturdy container)

to be (definition/identification)

work; job; employment

true; real; genuine

[to] continue; go on

what

that (distal demonstrative)

matter; issue; subject

[to] take; get; pick

[to] want; desire

younger sibling of one’s mother

[to] follow; go after

particle: right?; isn't it?; I wonder (Isan, Northern)

oneself; personally; by oneself

[to] see

every; each

[to] go out; exit; leave

similar; alike

face

[to] think; consider

for; in order to

this (colloq.)

posture; pose; stance

[to] build; construct; pile (up)

freckle

[to] go up; rise; ascend

before; earlier; previously; first

to not have; lack

way; route; road; path

whole; entire

[to] trade; [to] do business

most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)

[to] tell; inform

pattern; design

part; portion; section

item; point; clause

[to] keep; save; store

secret; confidential

which (asking to choose)

only; just

polite particle (primarily feminine, softener)

edge; rim; border

ever; before (past experience)

[to] love; be fond of