Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
rubber (material)
[to] vote
should not; ought not
then; alright then
front; fore; ahead (literary/formal)
tearful; brimming with tears
inwardly; to oneself
knife
drinking glass
[to] borrow; take a loan; bail out
important; key; crucial
electric; electrical
beach; shore
[to] guess; speculate
exclamation particle for wonder, admiration, longing, or lament; often literary; used sentence- or phrase-final
[to] confirm; affirm
yesterday (the day before today)
queue; line
foreign; overseas
nature; the natural world
[to] wait and see; [to] wait to watch
contrast marker (with 'ที่')
[to] think/assume (that)
prominent; conspicuous
where (exactly)
[to] guess; make a prediction
[to] drive (a motor vehicle)
all gone; finished; sold out
[to] not take; not want; refuse; decline
Monday
tooth; teeth
[to] have existed; [to] have been around
person; individual
his; hers; theirs
[to] kill
burden; responsibility; duty (formal)
a little; a bit
[to] limit; restrict
no matter whether; regardless of
first (polite); used on leaving ('I'll go first')
arrive and approach speaker
[to] imply; suggest
palmyra palm
[!] yes; certainly (very polite, male)
[to] go (back) home; return home
very beautiful; gorgeous
Buddhist; relating to the Buddha/Buddhism
dense; solid (not hollow)
letters T T (English); TT
a few; not many
what kind?; which type?
[to] add (numbers)
Oh!
relative; family member
abbr. of รหัส ‘code; password’
[to] stay over; spend the night
bowl (metal basin); thai water bowl
[to] manage; administer; run
[to] kick
[to] fry (in oil)
target; aim
sick; ill; unwell
human; human being
otherwise; or else; if not
[to] cancel; call off
chicken (animal)
excellent; great
atmosphere; ambience
pedestal tray
administration; governance (official)
[to] be sad; feel sorry
traditional Thai ball-and-stick game
extremely; to the utmost
snack; sweet; dessert
pangolin
Saturday
Thailand
smell; odor; scent
tip; gratuity
meta-; self-referential
[to] repair; fix
[to] pedal; cycle
[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)
Rus-; Russian-related (abbr.)
orange (fruit)
television (broadcast medium)
[to] ride
strong; intense (taste/smell)
[to] consider; examine; deliberate
o'clock (7–11 p.m.; colloq.)
[to] drift; wander about
at ease; relieved; contented
otter
but; however (contrastive conjunction)
prize; award
royal; of the king/state
[to] rent; lease
sheet; slab; panel
benefit; advantage (fig.)
children; kids