Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
buttocks; bottom
recipient; receiver (person)
it seems that; as if
Singapore (country; city-state)
each other; one another (mutual)
[to] fold; fold up; turn down
[to] handle; cope with
[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])
[to] have an outburst; [to] lash out (at [sb])
[to] show respect to; honor [sb]
material; material(s)
colloquial prefix for a female (familiar, teasing, or mildly disrespectful)
[to] swipe; skim; scrape off
long-lasting; prolonged; enduring
[to] pull a muscle; [to] get a crick
none left; all gone
chain (linked metal rings)
[to] approach; go to see [sb]/[sth]
sore; achy; stiff
inexpensive; affordable
[to] be in a pair; be paired
[to] post a picture
per month
that's right; correct; exactly
neighbor (person)
watercolor (paint)
[to] specify that; [to] state that
close friend; best friend
hold/press close; point at close range
route; path
troll; brat; rude immature person (esp. online)
smoke; fumes
[to] intend; plan (to ...)
[to] guarantee; warrant
[to] raise; bring up
[to] give way; [to] yield [to sb/sth]
stubborn; obstinate; headstrong
flame; blaze; fire (formal)
banana (fruit)
you (plural)
seller; vendor; salesperson
originally; at first; initially
cell (biology)
illusion; deceptive appearance
lip; rim; edge; bank
tight; taut
direction
suddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reason
[to] do business; run/operate a business; engage in commerce
speechless; stunned
[to] have to choose; must choose
the main culprit; notorious one (often ironic)
website; site
computer
[to] go everywhere; travel all over
nationwide; throughout the country
[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanation
sentence-final particle (rude; informal) expressing assertion or frustration
abundant; plentiful
one thing/kind
soft; supple; tender
[to] attack; assault
player; gamer
nonsensical; pointless; frivolous
[to] protect; safeguard
[to] receive; take delivery of; accept from elsewhere
the minimum; lowest permissible level
science; science class (informal)
[to] have a mutual understanding; [to] be an open secret
[to] burn; catch fire
seat cushion; padded seat
[to] interpret
[to] reach into; fish out
behind; at the back (of)
let's just say; in short
skill; proficiency
foul-smelling; stinky
lively; frisky; boisterous; excited
[to] go later; go then
[to] raise a child
away; visiting (sports)
Mara; devil
urine; pee
festival
beginner; newbie; novice
[to] respond to; comply with; carry out
quickly; fast
yes, sir / certainly (polite reply)
[to] peel/flake off; come off in flakes
breast
younger brother
article; essay
[to] be only; be merely
Chulalongkorn University
boring; tedious; tiresome
unlucky; ill-fated (informal)
[to] give [sb] a chance
posture; form; manifestation (of the Buddha or a deity)
outdoors; outside the house
unequal; uneven; not the same