Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[to] study; receive education
Mr./Madam Chair (form of address)
liveliness; vitality; vibrancy
honorific for a senior monk
[to] observe; [to] monitor
[to] get [sth] for [sb]
good wishes; well-wishing message
too expensive
listener; listening audience
financial reserves; reserve funds
heavy object; heavy item
[to] play/turn on (audio) to listen
[to] pay off [a balance] in full; [to] settle the remaining amount
consideration; deference
[to] shine; [to] be radiant
each generation; each model
DV (digital video)
registration
[to] allow by exception; make an allowance
[to] mourn [sb]
[to] wait for an opportunity
[to] be jealous and possessive
troops; military/police personnel
page (social media or website)
egg yolk
southeast (compass point)
motorcycle; motorbike
[to] translate/interpret
exhaust fumes; exhaust gas
[to] take the lead; go ahead
utilities (water and electricity)
[to] have eye pain; [to] have sore eyes
soy sauce (general)
[to] sprain; strain
calorie (kcal; nutrition)
ending; final scene
[to] give alms to monks
charitable; benevolent
[to] launder; wash (with detergent)
[to] go into detail; [to] delve deeply
grass root (literal)
protection; defense
constipated
too good
honesty; integrity
Thai grill-pan barbecue (moo kratha)
respect; esteem; high regard
[to] go around a curve/bend
[to] sob
feature (software/app function)
abundant; fertile; plentiful
piercing; drilling; puncture
[to] be stubborn; [to] insist
creativity; creative thinking
BITEC (exhibition center)
[to] pierce; bore through
bad; damaging; disparaging
[to] trade short-term price swings
[to] wear [sth] around the neck; put [sth] around the neck
to that extent; that much
faith; religious devotion
northeast (compass point)
army; ground forces
on land; above ground
fox (animal)
entrance; mouth of a road/path
breast; mammary gland
[to] make a home visit
home; homestead
[to] refrain; abstain; desist; forbear
cheating; prone to cheat; dishonest
intermittently; on and off
catchy; on everyone’s lips
prediction; prophecy
[to] register for prenatal care; [to] attend antenatal checkups
[to] brand; stamp; mark (officially)
Akha people; Akha tribe
rap (music; genre/performance)
[to] paddle/row a boat
[to] send [sb/sth] in; [to] submit [sth]
Reference: (letter heading)
tall and big (person's build)
the next day; the following day
win–loss outcome
[to] watch cartoons
calendar era; epoch
sturdy; solid; secure
talkative; articulate
East Asia (region)
[to] gain weight
[to] rescue; provide emergency aid
upper secondary; senior high school (M.4–M.6)
wake up! get up!
[to] bear fruit
paternal grandfather; father's father
later era; subsequent period
realm/plane of existence (Buddhist cosmology)
worth reading; enjoyable to read; recommended
[to] steam-bathe
[to] capture an image/video; get [sth] on camera