Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
all the time; constantly
tomboy; masculine-presenting woman
[to] sue; bring a lawsuit
percent; percentage (colloquial)
[to] increase; rise; go up
prosper; flourish; develop
[to] get serious; be determined
performance; show
story; tale
moderately; fairly
bell (loanword; device)
naturally; as expected
this time; this occasion
[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]
method; procedure; way
very/quite beautiful (emphatic)
dry; not wet
playful or whining exclamation (slang)
although; even though; even if
formerly; previously; in the past
[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself
[to] lick
[to] affect; impact
Bangkok (city)
unlikely; probably not
[!] yeah; uh-huh; right
gin (alcoholic spirit)
[to] certify; attest; authenticate
[to] plant; grow (plants)
[to] sing (a song)
computer program; software; application
stage; platform
[to] spray; squirt; inject
advertisement; ad
grandchild
religion (bound form)
use; utilization
form (document)
[!] thank you very much; thanks a lot
artist (creator of art)
last year; the previous year
signal; sign; indication
[to] retort; [to] rebut; [to] counter
skill; craftsmanship; workmanship
friendly; easygoing
teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)
stream; brook
round; circular
before (introducing a clause)
[to] go to work
to; toward (destination/extent)
[to] come and help
similar; alike
kind; type; category
government service; civil service
[it's] because; since
metre; meter (unit of length)
[to] hug; embrace
[to] suit; be suitable/appropriate for
[Q] right?; isn't it?
for a while; for a bit
strong sunlight; blazing sun
for now; for the time being
close; adjacent
stone; rock
[to] apply a poultice; plaster on
[to] shine (a light); illuminate
[to] control; regulate; manage
beautiful; lovely
before; just before (introducing an earlier action)
every time; on each occasion
all at once; in one go
Charles; Char (given name)
cage; enclosure
crumpled; wrinkled
classifier for documents/printed texts
one of [a group]
brain (organ)
ล็อก; [to] lock; make secure/immobile
to please; be to one’s liking
[to] move; shift; budge
now; then; so; at this point
style; manner
[to] peck (bird action)
tiny; in small bits
we humans; people (in general)
fault; flaw; shortcoming
[to] hand out; distribute; give away
[to] screen; show; air
oh!; come on!
speed; velocity (rate of motion)
[to] have the right [to do sth]
ceiling (interior; suspended/false ceiling)
yellow
[to] waste time; be a waste of time
burden; responsibility; obligation
what someone says; remarks
cell (biology)
[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]
as follows