Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
broken; out of order
[to] eat
[to] like; be fond of
[to] hunt
who
[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has it
time
house; home
yes; that's right
[to] stick; attach; fasten
person; one who … (agentive prefix)
he; him
single; one; only; same
hammock; baby cradle
thank you; thanks
older sibling
back (of body)
[to] place upright; stand; erect
bright; dazzling
Māra; tempter in Buddhism
cool; stylish
yard (unit of length)
person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)
when; at the time that
cost; fee; charge
three (3)
many; much; a lot (of)
new; not old
equal; the same amount
[to] return; go/come back
water
younger sibling
he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)
may; might (possibility)
individual; per
yes–no question particle; or not?
all gone; none left
many; several
dog
other; different; else
really; truly; actually; indeed
child; son; daughter
some; any (unspecified, small set)
image; picture
[to] ask; inquire
[to] try; attempt
upset; sulky; down
money
name
[to] meet; run into
large city (formal/literary)
really?; is that so?
okay; alright
illusion; magic; trickery (literary)
[to] close; shut
some; certain
sentence-final softening particle (regional/informal)
[to] split; cut open
[to] buy; purchase
by; via; through
cheap; inexpensive
[to] play; have fun
classifier: shoots/sprouts
different; distinct
like this; in this way
a little; a bit
straight (not bent)
certain; definite
now; at the moment
[to] pass (by/through)
[to] help; assist [sb/sth]
first; earliest; initial
around; surrounding
Thai (language)
big; large
probably; likely
not yet
[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay
you (formal/polite)
soil; earth; dirt
time; occasion; instance
root (plant part)
tired; fatigued
few; little; small (amount/number)
lord; master; owner
general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things
is/are/am not; not (to be)
how?; in what way?
[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render
[to] sleep
currently; in the middle of
[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain
[to] pass through; go under
oneself; myself; yourself; themselves
um; ah; er
for a long time
there will be; [to] have (in the future)
group; set; category
[to] fix; solve; correct
picture; photo; image