Most common Thai words

Constantine (given name)

light switch

honoring; praising

sour curry with acacia omelette

Siam Tulip

[to] wait for; await

reference price; benchmark price

feeling deeply moved

royal birth

[to] be going to narrow; be going to become constricted

stratagem; military tactics

shortage; scarcity

dehydration

solar dynasty

until out of sight

visual arts

cram course; tutoring course

Mueang Nong Khai (district)

interior designer; decorator

new version; updated version

[to] be clairvoyant; have second sight

interaction; mutual influence/communication

straw pile; strawstack

plastic string; raffia

bright/gaudy colors; garish colors

choral response; refrain

reign of King Narai

a moment ago; just now

fish belly

[to] console; soothe; comfort

Derek (male given name; transliteration)

javelin; throwing spear

ventilation system

Robusta (coffee species)

[to] return to original shape

variegated; richly patterned; multicolored

minor detail; trifle

underprivileged person; disadvantaged person

Chief Executive of the PAO; President of the PAO

savory and sweet food

[to] reminisce; recall the past

[to] grow toward night; get dark

[to] gain a foothold; establish a beachhead

bent; crooked; frizzy; gnarled

the west (formal)

Bhuridatto (monastic epithet ‘endowed with great wisdom’)

built-in; custom-fitted

aisle; walkway; passageway

[to] argue just to win

endlessly; without end

Westerner; Western person

blood lipid; blood cholesterol

goji berry; wolfberry

bow (for string instruments)

mixing/tossing; coating (esp. food)

Somdet Phra Mahitalathibet (royal title)

suffix: ‘protector; keeper’ (in names)

risk prevention; protection against risk

unity; oneness

fox (informal)

nature lover

collapse; subsidence

bar chart; bar graph

waging war; fighting a battle

[to] get a bowl; ask for a bowl

jogging (the activity)

is there anyone; who is there (Isan/Lao)

compatible; well-matched (esp. of couples)

urgency

sarcasm; mocking irony

salivary gland

creamy Tom yum goong (shrimp) soup

close relatives and friends

[to] have abs

low-cut (neckline)

desk job; office job; white-collar job

supreme god; king of gods

Sunni

shabby; run-down; dilapidated

humanitarian principles; principles of humanity

childhood; youth (royal)

state property; Treasury-administered government land (Thailand)

vast emptiness; desolate openness

model number; version code

sarcastic; cutting; mocking

additive; added ingredient

the next generation; future generations

[to] get to work; [to] start working

central post office; main post office

weak acid

colored flag

Thai given name

shoulders; neck-and-shoulder area

arrangement; ordering

Phra Pathom Chedi

[to] scold [sb] to [sb]'s face; [to] criticize [sb] directly

[to] finish class; class is over

chief disciple

Nepal (country)

gambling den/house