Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[to] arrive home
[to] coordinate; liaise
deer
[to] be able to use [sth]
[to] lie face down; crouch low; prostrate oneself
Thai given name
[to] trust; have confidence in
[to] be possible; could be
map
to sag; sink; give way
Del key; Delete key
[polite particle for urging/suggesting]
around; in the vicinity of [somewhere]
[to] rush directly to; dash over to
for (a duration)
reputation
all; the whole group of
[to] move; be in motion
quarrelsome; aggressive; malicious (temperament)
[to] broadcast; live-stream; relay
checking; examination
[to] withdraw (money)
[to] refer to; cite
weapon
for the sake of [sb/sth]
[to] focus; concentrate
peak; most intense (informal)
[to] lie; tell a lie
narrow
[to] describe; narrate
phone number
thank you very much (formal/respectful)
[to] drop off [sb/sth]; [to] see [sb] off; [to] deliver [sth]
[to] allow; [to] permit; [to] let
[to] operate a business; [to] run a business
woman (formal); women (formal)
early in the morning; since early morning
leaky; not watertight
[to] shave
adulterer/adulteress; illicit lover
[to] go and try [sth]
long-term (adj.)
gleam; glint; sheen
followed by [sth]
trade; commerce
grass
boss; supervisor
kilometer (abbr.); km
casually; just for fun; not seriously
[to] remember; retain in memory
eh; huh; hmm
button (device control)
confused; chaotic
[to] collect; gather
shabby; scruffy; shabby-looking
right?; okay?; yeah? (Isan/Northern Thai)
letter (mail)
don't ... yet; hold off (for now)
[to] fatten; feed up (animals)
faster; quicker
honest; upright
manager; administrator
[to] save [sth] to memory; add [sb] to contacts
quietly; discreetly; low‑key
trash; garbage; rubbish
popular; trendy
[to] snore
spotted; having dots
rotten; decayed; spoiled
[to] insert; interpose
[to] make up with; appease
option; choice; alternative
dry; not wet (loanword, informal)
thin; slim; skinny
dizzy; woozy
when?; what time?
too much; excessively
all; every (formal)
checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station
view; scene (formal/element)
discount; markdown
tone; color tone; tint
accident; mishap
hall (event venue)
which way?; which direction?; by what route/means?
searching; seeking
delicious; tasty (Isan); spicy and flavorful
rice field; paddy field
[to] release; let go
currently; nowadays
rare; hard to find; scarce
idol; role model (pop culture)
bar (drinking place)
host; MC; presenter; emcee
cake (sweet baked dessert)
like that; that way (Isan/NE dialect)
[to] aim; take aim
very big; huge
[to] hand over; surrender; transfer (formal)
polite; courteous