Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
a normal thing; a common occurrence; nothing unusual
[to] continue studying; pursue further studies
sexual desire; lust
[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)
ministry (government department)
tourist
[to] carry with a shoulder pole
legal; law- (bound morpheme)
look; appearance; style
[to] steal
hemp (plant)
airline; air carrier
[to] put on; wear (clothes, shoes, rings)
pitiable; deserving compassion
servant; maid
[to] flee; run away; escape (away)
December
divine-; heavenly- (prefix)
one day
copying/duplicating (esp. documents)
gray; grey
the other side; the other party; the other person
quality; attribute; property; characteristic
approximately; about
about; concerning (formal)
loudly; out loud
trend; tendency
[to] nip; snap at (with the mouth)
dome (arched roof/ceiling)
[to] be the best; [to] be number one
salt (table salt)
uh; um (hesitation filler)
[to] present [sth]
however; nevertheless; nonetheless; anyway
[to] fire [sb]; [to] expel [sb]
constant; regular; permanent
demand back; collect (a debt)
[to] consume; eat
competitor; rival
[to] surround; encircle
pond; marsh
in the style of; of the type
anything; whatever
[to] gang up on; mob
parking spot; parking space
tingly; shivery; sensitive (fear/thrill/pain)
[to] bless [sb]; bestow a blessing
specifications; technical specs
hypothetical; assumed; fictitious
[to] go to; proceed to (a place)
food; things to eat
the back; the rear (side of something)
[to] pickle; preserve (in brine or vinegar)
[to] clear out; empty (a place/containers)
drinking straw
research (systematic study)
the Buddha; the Enlightened One
evening; early evening
[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charity
every year; annually
date (romantic meeting)
process; procedure
April
cool; awesome; great
during that time
the letter K
lineage; clan
next; following (position/order)
for a moment; briefly
menstruation
wasteful; resource-intensive
production; manufacturing (industrial)
suddenly; out of the blue
association; society
dream (during sleep)
[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)
irritable; easily annoyed
[!] What did you say?
a list
America; the USA (informal)
[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] clean
lineage; family; clan
February (informal)
so that; in order that
black (color)
Khon Kaen (province/city)
kindness; generosity
pump (device)
[!] hey; oops; I mean
[to] bend; reshape; adjust
user; person who uses something
athlete; sportsperson; player
soul; spirit (life force)
[to] be cast as; [to] play a role (in a film/play)
[to] call/phone [sb]
[to] join; participate; take part; attend
[to] bluff/boast/lie (slang)
sincere; genuine
size (loanword; informal spelling)
[to] step on; tread on