Most common Thai words

brick wall (building wall)

[to] go back on one's word; [to] break a promise

fundamental principle

apple of one's eye

King Mongkut (Rama IV)

corporate group; conglomerate

pretentious; overly concerned with image; putting on airs

pickup truck

belongings; stuff

wavy hair; loose curls

drain; drainage; gutter

Thailand’s Budget Bureau

curry paste

sleeper train; night train (with berths)

Royal Household news

[to] be pleased (royal)

big calves

Ashoka the Great

cardamom (spice)

hockey (sport)

suffering; hardship; affliction (formal)

owner; proprietor; title holder

[to] have a small budget

latest status; most recent update

magnificently; grandly

Football Association of Thailand

quality commensurate with the price; quality worth the price

royal authority; monarch’s powers

concert performance; live music show

Kanom Tokyo; Thai rolled crepe

[to] hold tightly; [to] grip firmly

praise; compliment

right on the chest; squarely in the chest

Chanthaburi city; Mueang Chanthaburi

sharp-tongued; quick to snap at others

Gothic (style of art and architecture)

Khao Wang (Phra Nakhon Khiri)

climate change

arousal; alertness; activation

coward

bottom of a tank

soundtrack; sound effects

the three southern border provinces (of Thailand)

[to] flee wildly; [to] scatter in panic

Southeast Asia (formal)

Delta variant

a needle pricks; a needle pierces

nail polish remover

[to] be in agony; [to] be heartbroken

[to] absorb shock; [to] cushion

funny video clip

modified car; custom vehicle

[to] be blotchy; [to] have patchy spots

Buddhist monks and novices

Mr./Ms. Secretary (polite form of address)

[to] consume drama; follow gossip (esp. online)

fertilizer bag; fertilizer sack

heaven; paradise

unintentionally; accidentally

[to] rub; scrub

stirring; agitation (process)

wedding (ceremonial)

high court; higher court; superior court

exhausted; weary; worn out

trident

[to] counter [sb]/[sth]; [to] turn the tables (on [sb])

perseverance; diligence

[to] reach the final round

right or wrong; correctness

car hood; bonnet

[to] fly away and vanish

[to] make a mannequin/model (figure)

ramen shop; ramen restaurant

Hindi (language)

expanse of sand

frozen screen

setting sun; dusk

bruise; hematoma

[to] blend; mix smoothly

Kenya (country)

[to] cultivate the (Noble) Path

Korean restaurant

[to] sneak in; [to] enter stealthily

[to] scold [sb] to their face

[to] ask how [sb] is doing

Microsoft

broad; extensive

pen nib; pen tip

[to] call out a question; ask aloud

[to] protect the world; defend the Earth

[to] endure warfare; fight through many battles

award ceremony; prize-giving ceremony

[to] run out; [to] be finished

glitter (decorative particles)

tearing; tear (physical)

Luang Prabang

one hundred kilometers

[to] wrap; [to] package

the Three Worlds (Buddhism)

compact powder; pressed powder