Most common Thai words

main ingredient

magazine

[to] lack money; be short of money

King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand

[to] atone for sin; [to] redeem

physical form; aggregate of matter

Buddha’s saying; Pāli/Thai Buddhist maxim

Thai-style papaya salad

detection; sensing

parishioner; laity

[to] make way; [to] move back for [sb]

static electricity

[to] show respect; [to] salute

[to] arrange in graduated levels; stagger; grade

Constantine Phaulkon (historical figure)

life and death; life‑or‑death stakes

notice sign; announcement sign

end of the line

until late at night

cyberspace; the internet

very difficult

tamarind juice; tamarind water

[to] surge; [to] pour in

restless; fidgety

[to] help disaster victims

high season; peak season

perseverance; diligence; industriousness

[to] reach; get to; arrive at

frizzy; unruly (of hair)

gong (musical instrument)

[to] go through a gap

coordinator; liaison; contact person

dental floss

shameful; disgraceful

[to] clench a fist

leak; hole letting fluid/gas escape

mulberry leaf

I/we would like to thank everyone

[to] sleep (of a Buddhist monk or novice)

mom-and-pop shop; small grocery

expired; no longer valid

[to] post on Facebook

privilege; exclusive right; prerogative

rape case

Happy New Year

this neighborhood; around here

bride and groom

more than life itself

[to] test a machine/engine

Royal Institute of Thailand

Thai male name; Mr. Duang

Thai Airways; TG

power supply (electronics)

prioritization; placing emphasis

[to] enhance the experience; [to] add flavor

dense forest; jungle

relationship; relation; connection

United Arab Emirates

a whisper; whispering

a black-and-white picture

artisan; craftsman

co‑op; cooperative education

[to] be affected by good or bad events

hunchbacked; stooped

US dollar; USD

animated film; cartoon movie

depreciation; depreciation expense

[to] construct; [to] build; [to] commission the construction

guard booth; guardhouse; sentry box

old market

Southern Thai dialect

boarding pass

ideal homemaker; accomplished housewife

Itipiso chant (short form)

[to] die in large numbers

and then share (on social media)

[to] expand; extend (transitive)

very small; tiny

Bang Sue Grand Station

rabbit

smell of smoke; smoky odor

verbal (karmic) action

extremely; supremely; to the utmost

to be the goalkeeper; to play goalie

temple courtyard; open ground in a temple

dark-colored; swarthy

greeting; salutation

shaved-head style; skinhead haircut

facts and circumstances of a case; shape of a case

[to] behave; conduct oneself

facial mask

civilized; developed

aircraft belly; cargo hold

urinary tract

barbed wire

[to] get fully dressed up

quick-tempered; easily angered

[to] nourish the blood

degrees of kinship; kinship order

negatively; in a negative way