Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
chemistry (science)
[to] govern; rule
consideration; reflection; examination (formal/lit.)
[to] be fitting for; suit; be worthy of
site; location (work/construction)
Sart (seasonal merit-making festival)
December (short form)
some (of); certain (members/parts)
[to] plead a case; act as counsel
[to] contradict; [to] dispute; [to] object; [to] refute
Thai wooden clappers (instrument)
khaen (Lao–Isan mouth organ)
how to do [sth]?; what should [sb] do?
dominant (hand/side)
[to] try out; test
only; all; unmixed
[to] torture; torment
shrimp; prawn (animal)
functional; it works
internet; net (informal misspelling)
[to] be obtainable; be available
mother (formal; literary)
[to] mention; utter; say
raised; protruding; convex
location; site
below; underneath
okay; fine then
exactly; really (question emphasis)
matching; coincident; in agreement
pillow
fun; exciting; thrilling
very strong; intense
public; communal
Ah!/Oh! (sudden notice)
[to] keep doing [sth]; repeat
benefit; advantage; good
[to] shake; tremble; vibrate
Australia
Thai repetition mark (ๆ)
exit
[to] feign; make a pretense
transport; transportation
hole; pit
[to] promote (publicize)
[to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)
older sister; elder female sibling
completely; all the way
January
point; item; aspect
[to] book; reserve
[to] go back; look back
statistics (data)
shit!; damn!
[to] come to; arrive at (formal)
new person; newcomer; new member/hire
[to] look first; check first
[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)
block; obstruct [sth]
extremely; too; very
[to] try; try using [sth]
paper (material)
Sino-Thai morpheme in Chinese New Year phrases
fortunately; it's a good thing that...
Bic (brand); Bic pen
what's good?; what should I/we choose?
stuffy; cramped
[to] come eat
fast; quick; rapid
bill; check (restaurant)
Haw; Yunnanese Chinese
[to] pick (from above)
[to] go through; pass through
senior; upper-year student; senior colleague
[to] do wrong; make a mistake
[to] laugh
[to] see; make out; spot
vitality; vigor
[to] mold; shape (by hand)
which one? (for animals/items)
intermittent; periodic; off and on
impact; effect; consequence (often negative)
umbrella; parasol
[to] bury; inter
son; male child
[to] support; back; promote
piece; chunk
[to] go to the doctor
[to] facilitate; be conducive to
that/those specific; particular (post-nominal)
sending; dispatch
also; as well; too; moreover
small; small in build
[to] feel good
concentration; focused attention
sure; certain (informal)
external; outside; outer; outward (superficial)
[to] take medicine (orally)
furthermore; in addition
music album
[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop up