Most common Thai words

white swan (bird)

directly proportional

administrator; ruler; governor

reception; front desk

bitter resentment; vengeful anger

[to] stamp a seal; [to] imprint an official mark

the female sex; women (collectively) (formal)

intelligence; cleverness

comings and goings; travel; visiting

pool of stagnant wastewater; cesspool

person giving testimony (legal/official)

humility; modesty

edge of a mountain; by the mountain

shoulder bag; crossbody bag

shipyard; dockyard

special lane

Year of the Rabbit

slowly; sluggishly

sky-high; towering

[to] snack constantly; [to] nibble

[to] go back along a route; [to] go the opposite way

Luang Pu Cha (Ajahn Chah)

[to] elapse; pass by (time/seasons)

sandbox; sandpit

production date; manufacturing date

[to] stop by to ask

financial advisor; financial consultant

plan within a plan; hidden scheme

[to] create (informal loan; slang)

council; council of advisers

minor surgery; minor operation

[to] do something meticulously; craft with care

coffee maker

Lanna style

[to] record the screen; [to] screen record

[to] promote craft livelihoods/handicrafts

genetic material (DNA/RNA); hereditary material

royally-initiated development project (Thailand)

soft, faint sunlight; filtered light

secretively; furtively

summary; abridgment

regulation; rule

[to] twist or bend out of shape

interview remarks; interview quotes

oral rehydration solution; electrolyte solution

camera flash

Vajiravudh (name)

reward; compensation

[to] gossip maliciously; [to] backbite

V-shaped

[to] think about quitting [sth]; consider stopping [sth]

Legendary court lady (Loy Krathong lore)

head of the table (place/seat)

academic affairs division; academic side

[to] make merit for a new home; hold a Buddhist housewarming ceremony

base of operations

shadowy; indistinct; looming

soft and falling apart; disintegrating

sore and aching; painfully tender

Huai Khwang district

Abraham Lincoln

hellish state; extreme misery

Massaman curry

the human race

slander; maligning

[to] affect emotionally; [to] traumatize

rabbet; rebate

grating; piercing (to the ear)

[to] come to a complete end; [to] die out; [to] be extinguished

filler

steering wheel (of a car)

Pha Lom Sak (a cliff in Thailand)

crease; wrinkle

faculty; teaching staff

[to] happen simultaneously; [to] coincide

[to] buy the whole lot

Phra That Lampang Luang (stupa and temple)

with all one's might

openly; blatantly

direct message (DM)

dispute; conflict; disagreement

knick-knacks; odds and ends

[to] cool down (post‑exercise); [to] ease off

[to] mend [sb]'s heart; console [sb]

Year of the Rat

[to] be trending; go viral; become popular

nursery; daycare center; orphanage

[to] emit vapor/steam

kinetic energy

plasma (blood component)

[to] be evident to [sb]; be apparent to [sb]

Mother Ganga; river goddess

gentleness; sweetness (of manner)

unity and cooperation

shield; protective barrier

bloodworm

the Eucharist; Holy Communion

the Chakri Dynasty of Thailand

street vending; hawkers and stalls

overwhelming; beyond [sb]'s strength/ability