Most common Thai words

[to] disassemble; take apart

accommodation; lodging

all along; continuously

workplace; office

many; a lot (colloquial)

fish trap; fish basket; creel

truly; really (Northern Thai)

nine (the number 9)

[to] show; [to] make [sth] visible; [to] let [sb] see

[to] drink

[to] ask for permission

even (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)

continuously; continually

[to] start a new topic; [to] post a thread

cruel; brutal; savage

it seems that; it looks like

not sticking; not attached

full (after eating)

ridiculous; absurd; laughable

cold; chilly

[to] bend down; bow one’s head

actor; performer (gender-neutral)

[to] travel for leisure; go sightseeing

cause; reason

[to] have a meal; eat (general)

[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]

afternoon

we; us

mall; shopping center

valuable; precious; worthwhile

viewer; spectator; audience member

rhythm; beat

slowly; gently

rotten; decayed (food; organic matter)

third; 3rd (in order)

[to] cry; weep

evidence; proof

emphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)

follow; comply; obey

ticket; pass

beloved person; sweetheart; darling

question particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”

misfortune; ill luck; calamity

silk; fine smooth fabric; silk cloth

possible; can happen/be true

champion; titleholder

equipment; gear

by; by means of (formal)

government (executive)

acid (chemistry)

[to] blow; [to] fan

district (administrative)

older siblings/peers (plural)

[to] carry on poles; shoulder-carry

damaged; spoiled; impaired

physical channel

mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy

something like this; about this

realm; domain (figurative)

suffering; misery; distress

sometimes; occasionally

please (formal/request)

service station/base

[to] change; alter; modify

[to] get past; be beyond

star; celebrity

[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; generate

late at night; late

[to] look good; appear attractive

beam (structural member)

domestic; internal (to a country)

sport; sports

siblings; brothers and sisters

[to] wade; plow through

[to] decrease; drop; fall; decline; go down

soon; shortly

[to] move back; back up; retreat

classifier: bags; sacks; packets

plate; dish (tableware)

[to] run; execute (program/process)

[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate

[to] help each other; cooperate

[to] stamp; [to] impress

economical; cost‑saving

[to] live (one's life); lead a life

[to] have done; have been doing (up to now)

[to] share; divide; allocate

[to] go along the edge; follow the side

without [sb] doing [sth]

adult; grown-up

dregs; residue; pulp

noon; midday

disposition; temperament

[to] practice; train

CL: books/volumes/issues

[to] do; perform; act

the United States (common Thai usage)

office; bureau; agency

[to] depend (on)

[to] boil