Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[to] depend on [sth/sb]; be up to [sb]; hinge on [sth]
[to] plan
travel; traveling (in general)
sex (biological)
foreign; from abroad
honor; dignity
during; at the time of
[to] accept a request/assignment; agree
take a shortcut; cut through
[to] be knowledgeable
politics; political affairs
than (what/that)
friend
equal; same amount/size
[to] change; become different
[to] avoid; [to] evade
[to] make a face; put on an expression
no problem; it’s okay; sure
finances (personal/organizational)
army; military force
committee member; board member
mainly; primarily; chiefly
[to] talk; chat
[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify
oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)
state; condition
duration; length of time
[to] be related (to); be connected (with); be involved (in/with)
university (colloquial)
[to] bloom
not much; not many; not very
vegetable(s)
[to] pay
these
[to] chop; mince
physical strength; bodily energy
lane; small street
tour; sightseeing trip
something; certain thing(s)
dilapidated; run-down
[to] pass by/near (gracefully); [to] glide
arranging; organizing (the act/process)
[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)
acquisition; obtaining
real; genuine; actual
older woman (familiar); older sister (Thai‑Chinese usage)
elephant’s trunk
trip; short journey; outing
[to] appear; emerge; become visible
What?!; What's going on?; What's happening?
[to] invade; storm; raid; charge
period; interval; time span
in the future
[to] confiscate; seize; take as forfeited
table
drunk; intoxicated
[to] absorb; soak up
younger siblings (plural)
[to] exercise; work out
[to] realize; become aware of one's situation
Laos; Lao (relating to Laos)
be startled; be frightened
stupid; foolish; unintelligent
[to] take [sb] (to [somewhere])
again; one more time; another time
for a very long time
tonight (the night of today)
How?; How is that possible?
[to] observe the jay vegan practice; [to] eat jay
Friday
lately; recently
[to] equal; be equal to (=)
exactly where; at the spot where
straw stack; stack of rice bundles
one person
[to] add [sb/account] (on apps/social media)
airport
lonely; lonesome
[to] lean (on/against)
joke; gag (colloquial)
[to] be in a relationship; [to] date [each other]
[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly
[to] stack; pile; layer
[to] seem; appear; look
almost; nearly
[to] call; phone; place a call (to [sb]/[somewhere])
foot (unit)
[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)
meaning; sense; definition
below; less than; lower than
board (panel; sheet; board-type device)
careless; inadvertent; off-guard
[to] withdraw (money)
S (letter)
hard; hardened
building (of masonry or concrete)
therefore; thus
coach; trainer
even though; although
card (printed item)