Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
employment (having paid work)
transnational; cross-border; multinational
[to] offer/run a course; [to] hold classes
deaf; hard of hearing
cool; stylish; awesome
diary; personal journal
bay (sea inlet)
[to] have an accident; be involved in an accident
personal space; private area
lonely; solitary; desolate
[to] accumulate; build up; increase (gradually)
[to] pan [ore]
[to] gather in a group; [to] form a circle
red carpet (literal)
lately; recently; these days
[to] sell off; clear out
[to] buy on hire-purchase; [to] buy on installments; [to] rent-to-own
swimsuit; swimwear; bathing suit
11 p.m. (23:00)
[to] set aside; [to] keep in reserve
[to] be lucky; have good luck
investor
ordained/vowed religious person
[to] indicate; serve as a measure of
veterinarian; vet
[to] bark at; snap at; shout at (angrily)
seriously; for real
dangerous; hazardous
cronies; clique; in-group (often negative)
flexible; pliable
bright; aglow; abloom (poetic)
sea of mist; sea of fog
[to] break a record
wardrobe; armoire; clothes closet
driving force; thrust
[to] tease [sb]; [to] joke playfully
[to] expect; anticipate; imagine
drone (unmanned aerial vehicle)
rich person
mobile number portability
branch; offshoot (botany)
[to] be sinful; [to] be a sin
caution; vigilance; prudence
sticky; gooey; greasy
[to] look [sth] up; [to] search for [sth]
spring onion; scallion
charging cable
Norway (country)
scenery; landscape; vista
occasionally; from time to time
the other man/woman
[to] stay still; [to] remain stationary
[to] be next to [sth/sb/somewhere]
coral (organism/material)
old-fashioned; conservative
[to] claim; [to] allege
[to] decide to do [sth]; [to] decide to act
discerning; aware of worldly matters
incantation; spell; charm
bold; daring (archaic/formal)
[to] be related [to each other]; [to] be connected [with each other]; [to] be interrelated
[to] test/screen for; detect
[to] be chosen; [to] be elected
logistics (supply chain management)
adoptive; adopted
[to] continue; carry on
surface; outermost layer
[to] touch; make contact with
mackerel (dialectal)
king; ruler
[to] play football; [to] play soccer
lengthy; prolonged; drawn-out
understanding; comprehension
[to] preserve; maintain; safeguard
[to] plant a flag
low tide; ebb tide
a push; the act of pushing
[to] apply a compress
[to] receive prenatal care
[to] promise; [to] make a promise
[to] occupy (military/political)
fancy; stylish (informal)
actual work; job content
hostage
afternoon
[to] become thinner; [to] become less dense
[to] seem; [to] look like
ball (for sports/games)
a written work; piece of writing
vieil (viola da gamba)
total; aggregate sum; grand total
[to] be kind; [to] be compassionate
Western movie; American or European film
a naga; mythical serpent being
nephew
[to] go (and) pay deep respects [to sb/sth] (by prostrating)
[to] look away; [to] take one's eyes off [sth/sb]
tending towards; rather; on the ... side
[to] recharge; [to] re-energize; [to] replenish energy
pharmacy; drugstore