Most common Thai words

[to] coin a word; [to] invent a word

funny video clip

pitch-dark; utterly black

blockchain (distributed ledger)

as before; same as before (Isan/Lao)

low-lying and flat (terrain)

tourist season; travel season

at full capacity

Bhumibol Dam

guard duty; watch

[to] brainstorm; pool ideas

boat engine; marine engine

two at a time

prostitute; sex worker

affection; fondness

vegetable fern

Prachuap Khiri Khan Province

activity; capacity for action

over-indebtedness; overwhelming debt

power supply unit; PSU

thunder; sound of thunder

investigation

naked; nude; sexually explicit

thoughtless; rash

enlightenment; realization

filing a petition or formal request

[to] prostrate oneself (to royalty)

Kyoto City, Japan

conservationist; environmentalist

[to] be overjoyed; delighted

[to] be in force; be enforceable; come into force

leading; top-tier

Once-returner

typhoon

Tha Maharaj

[to] search [a place] thoroughly; [to] rummage; [to] ransack

eyewitness; firsthand witness

[to] go in and out [of somewhere]; [to] pass through

prayer book; chant book

accusation; allegation

integrated graphics; onboard graphics card

[to] be reborn; [to] reincarnate

playmaker

quite sure; fairly certain

rhetoric; the art of persuasive language

clack-clack; crackle; rustle

[to] roll one’s eyes; move one’s eyes about

badminton player

breeding; mating

sale; promotional discount

recruitment agency

[to] not hear clearly

gamer; gaming enthusiast

stakeholder; interested party

economic recession; economic downturn

imam; Muslim prayer leader

evaporation; volatilization

signature dish; special dish

shopper

just under; slightly short of

[to] post a social media story

[to] preserve identity

[of a plant] take root

[to] scrutinize [sth]; examine [sth] closely; consider [sth] in detail

mystery; enigma; puzzle

lump-sum retirement payment; gratuity

[to] eat clean; [to] eat healthy food

initially; at first

wattage

tollway; toll road

opposite; polar opposite

having the monarch as head of state

[to] suction [sb’s] phlegm

[to] increase light/brightness

[to] forge a sword

herd of elephants

[to] doze off; nod off

hornet/wasp nest

all the people; the citizenry

beautiful young woman

civet; civet cat

state proclamation; government decree

fluid (matter that flows)

self-love

[to] demote [sb]

back of the house

Arab person

Olympic Games

[to] cultivate spiritual virtues

Mae Ramphueng (toponym)

[to] pay homage by prostrating

[to] chuckle; [to] laugh softly

[to] choose at random; [to] select randomly

federal state; constituent state

moral lesson; life lesson

lower rib area; costal margin

leaf fragments; leaf debris

deep delight; elation; joy

slightly sweet

drought