Most Common Thai Words

artillery; artillery corps

easily tired; prone to fatigue

high-water season; flood season

cuteness; adorableness

birthday party

cooling system

dim; poorly lit

[to] test one's skills; [to] compete

ancient times; a very long time ago

royal wisdom and ability (hon.)

trumpet (instrument)

deceit; trickery; guile

hard to wake up; a heavy sleeper

Temple of the Emerald Buddha; Wat Phra Kaew (formal name)

resident physician

credit market; loan market

printer toner

thoroughness; meticulousness

[to] be drunk and dazed; [to] be befuddled

older sister of a king

travel insurance

hatred; aversion

science museum

a monk teaches

[to] be net-like; [to] form a mesh

dark purple (color)

toxic gas; poison gas

Patrick (given name)

time to come home; homecoming time

[to] have a cramp; [to] have a spasm

[to] clear up work; [to] sort out tasks

[to] put one's hands on one's hips; [to] stand with arms akimbo

speechless; at a loss for words

slightly red; reddish; flushed

equilibrium; balance

honorific: the King’s royal feet; by extension, His Majesty’s presence

dawn; daybreak

tobacco leaf

monastic state; monkhood

[to] give [sb] one's phone number

quiz; minor test

flood; torrent

hardship; adversity; poverty

[to] steam [sth] with soy sauce

reading and writing

ice cream shop

[to] investigate the details of [sth]

supramundane dhamma; transcendent Buddhist state

royal tradition; royal custom; court ritual

[to] hold or carry an alms bowl

surface tension

[to] die while standing (of a tree)

minimalist style

[to] look radiant; [to] glow

[to] make flirtatious eyes [at sb]

[to] be pulling [sth]; [be] pulling

recording; logging

seizing an opportunity; opportunism

[to] plant a bomb; [to] carry out a bombing

pungently; strongly (of a bad smell)

[to] bump; [to] collide

[to] extend opportunities for [sb]

Faculty of Archaeology

SUV; sport utility vehicle

Babylon (ancient city/empire)

reference point (for location/measurement)

respect mixed with fear; deference

[to] serve royalty; perform work for royalty

squad leader; patrol leader

defilement; impurity

white flour; white powder

coordinator; liaison

leveling; adjustment

a given name

[to] post [sth] online

clearly; plainly; blatantly

[to] copy and paste [sth]

rear rack (on a vehicle)

clumsy; awkward

chalk (writing/drawing stick)

Asok Road (Bangkok)

bluish; with a blue cast

Kalasin Province (Thailand)

betel nut set

[to] undertake temporary lay ordination (Eight Precepts)

[to] feel a chill down one's spine

drama segment; drama phase

word choice; diction

swaying; shaking; wobbling

blooming; blossoming; opening (wide)

Thai script

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