Most common Thai words

[to] pry; lever open

[to] move away; [to] distance oneself

[to] be in harmony; get along; reconcile

stage or period of life; lifetime

Isan person; Northeasterner (Thailand)

lightning flash

[to] trim; clip (a little)

[to] eat a snack to relieve hunger

acid reflux; GERD

food expense; meal allowance

the three realms (Buddhist cosmology)

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person(s) concerned; involved party; stakeholder; interested party

[to] step past; pass beyond [sth]

high-efficiency; highly efficient

establishment; formation; setting up

tribe; tribal group

dentist

hub; center

dwelling; native place; habitat (literary)

touching; heartfelt; moving (colloq.)

[to] bring about; lead to; entail

calcium (dietary nutrient)

before eating; before meals

the Buddha's words; the Buddha's sayings

chipped; notched; having a piece missing

itch; itchiness

Chiang Mai City

[to] attain legal majority; come of age

[to] realize the Dhamma; [to] gain insight

European car (brand/origin)

house fence; residential perimeter fence/wall

an apology

passenger cabin; passenger compartment

principal; headteacher

dinner; evening meal

cruel; brutal; inhumane

blotch; bruise

meticulous; exquisite; refined

coil (electrical/mechanical)

mochi (Japanese glutinous rice cake)

new business; startup

wheel

valuables; high-value belongings

office work; office-based job

failure; not achieving a goal

see you later; see you

spearhead

[to] go completely silent

in-depth; thorough (analytical)

[to] auction; [to] sell at auction

[to] be assigned; be entrusted (with)

[to] find a way; [to] seek an opportunity

savings account (abbr.)

bloodline; lineage

[to] attend an event

housefly; fly

blood cell

Khlong Toei (Bangkok district)

[to] still hesitate; remain undecided

occasionally; from time to time

feng shui; Chinese geomancy

sparkling; glittering

half a month; two weeks

consequence; aftermath

[to] flow through; pass through

cyber-; online/digital

conch shell (ritual horn)

Hanoi (capital of Vietnam)

Thammasat University

confusion; bewilderment

[to] facilitate; enable; be conducive to

parinirvana; final passing of the Buddha/arahant

[to] eat a lot

barrel

[to] wake with a start; startle awake

thousands; many thousands (colloquial)

Scout (Thai school scouting); Boy Scout

disaster; catastrophe

homestay accommodation

foul (sports infraction)

the beginning of the month

crystal; crystalline solid

[to] cry uncontrollably; wail; sob hysterically

in practice; practically

Right View (Buddhism)

[to] behave well

dirt; filth

tiger (formal)

pornographic movie; adult film

instructor; trainer; drill instructor

selling goods; vending

in one go; all at once

Sutta Pitaka (Pali Canon)

beyond measure; exceedingly

loss (of life, property, money)

kimchi

[to] apply/smear thinly

lateritic gravel; laterite (gravelly soil)

[to] point the way