Most common Thai words

baked sweets; pastries; baked goods

health check; medical checkup; health screening; physical exam

[to] volunteer [to do sth]

eyeball

millipede

inspection committee member; inspection committee

opening hours; business hours

barista

searingly hot; scorching

land; ground; stretch of land

gentle; tender

luckily; fortunately

remote; rugged; underdeveloped

a lie; false statement

drain hole; vent hole

rich; wealthy

flower field; meadow of flowers

of unclear origin; without an explanation or basis

all over the world; from every corner of the globe

[to] take a break from; [to] be free from

passenger car; carriage

temples; monasteries

[to] present oneself for royal service

bride price

pleasant to look at

dirt road; gravel road

stepchild from a partner’s previous relationship

[to] be absent from class/school

gigantic; huge

semen; ejaculate

[to] buy groceries; [to] shop for household items

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)

crab fried rice

electronic device; equipment

Thai cat

[to] fight back; [to] retaliate

computer monitor; computer screen

ivory; elephant tusk

[to] wash; [to] clean

authentic; genuine

[to] have a tone; lean toward [a color]

electric vehicle; EV

casting (manufacturing)

afloat; floating freely

[to] cover [a song/dance]

fan (literary/archaic)

curiosity; inquisitiveness

main road; major road

forensic police (abbr.)

court of justice; Courts of Justice

surprising; astonishing

trailer; preview clip

unfazed; undaunted; unperturbed

stronghold; fortified base

smoothness; fineness

[to] show no promise; [to] have no potential

[to] watch a recording; watch on catch-up

[to] test the waters; [to] try out

small-headed

check mark; tick (✓)

special forces

bar of soap

step-by-step; systematically

very poor; destitute

bitterness (taste)

[to] see coral (reefs)

platinum (element)

[to] realize the Dhamma; have the Dhamma‑eye arise

[to] feel a chill down one's spine

for a long time; ages ago

immoral; unprincipled

perseverance; dogged determination (formal)

heavy-handed; harsh

hunter

headlight

lazy; idle

jelly (dessert)

exhibition; show (event)

intensely; ardently; vehemently

product list; catalog

[to] go for a drive (for fun)

Sports Authority of Thailand

damn; shoot (mild expletive); wow (slang)

surgical wound; incision

[to] go on rounds; [to] patrol

[to] touch [sb] physically

female doctor; female physician

clapping sound

longkong

hairpin turn; sharp bend

[to] make merit and dedicate it [to sb]

(face) mask

defeat; loss (formal)

having enough to live on; moderately comfortable

[to] make a living; [to] support oneself; [to] sustain life

[to] remember a number; memorize a number

Ethiopia (country)

emergency; urgent condition

rock-hard; very hard

tremor; shaking