Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
Bua Loi (Thai dessert)
repair; renovation
comfortable to wear; good to wear
maid; female domestic helper
Thai steamed curry custard (usually fish) in banana leaf
lifetimes; successive existences
[to] explain further; [to] elaborate
[to] cause trouble; [to] start a problem
self-willed; bent on having one's own way
conduct; behavior
natural gas
[to] recur; [to] relapse
elf (mythical being)
legal provision; clause; article
public opinion; social trend
black magic; sorcery; occult practices
unstable; not constant
limited budget
lockdown; restrictions on movement/activities
customer relations (department/function)
production cost
dizzy; lightheaded; faint
Prachuap Khiri Khan (province)
clear (sky/air)
father (royal or reverential usage)
flesh and blood; the physical human body
[to] walk back and forth; [to] pace
sparkling; twinkling; in tiny specks
brilliantly bright; radiant
shoulder bag; sling bag
demo (sample version)
extremely cruel; ultra-brutal
nonsense; rubbish
later/future generations; posterity
[to] leap; [to] jump
borderline; in-between; ambiguous
big Buddha statue
[to] issue a ticket
(of food) with extra ingredients; deluxe
[to] stick out one’s tongue
fine arts; art creation
[to] stay up all night
sample image; preview image
conservatism
sunset; sundown
importer
tonic; supplement
[to] digest; break down (food)
snow (loanword)
really hot; very hot
at a dead end; having no options
get well soon
Prime Minister’s Office (Thailand)
difficulty; trouble; hassle; inconvenience
(music) bar; measure
pork belly (three-layer cut)
stuck tight; firmly attached
[to] move quickly towards [sb]/[sth]
motivation; impulse
[to] get to know each other (romantically)
quite quick; pleasingly fast
[to] advertise; [to] run an ad
Alzheimer's disease
[to] be established; [to] be financially stable
radiant; dazzling; glamorous
[to] try tasting [sth]; [to] sample [sth]
once upon a time
indifferent; apathetic
[to] clip; trim [sth]
content; contented; self-sufficient in desire
output power; power rating
skillful; tactful; with finesse
[to] fast; [to] abstain from food
from now on; from this point on
woven scoop/basket (for draining)
magician; wizard; sorcerer
sharer; person who shares
sharp-tongued; foul-mouthed
[to] go on sale; [to] be released for sale; [to] put [sth] on sale; [to] offer [sth] for sale
bathtub; bath (tub)
[to] correct, clarify, or deny a news report or rumor
I know; because I know (colloq.)
fabric softener
Hollywood (Los Angeles)
great compassion; deep kindness
[to] be caught in a trap
exit door; exit gate
serious disease; severe illness
hollow of the hand/paw
[to] put [sth] in a frame
[to] survey land; demarcate boundaries
highland resident; mountain dweller
intro; opening
[to] talk with each other; [to] converse
sexual intercourse; having sex
square wah (unit of area)
snakeskin gourami (fish)
coexistence; living together
[to] envision; dream up (future hopes)
borrowing