Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
called; known as
impossible
great-grandparent
[to] cause; bring about; grant (by fate/power)
Hat Yai (city)
the whole body; all over
[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded
[to] agree to be [sth]
permanent; lasting
[to] mildly criticize; raise a small objection
salty
housekeeper; domestic worker
cancer (disease)
engineer
premier; top-tier
bland; not strongly flavored; unsalty
[to] choose to use; opt to employ; adopt
[to] update (info/software/status); bring up to date
later; afterwards
key (for a lock)
film (photosensitive material)
creative; innovative
[to] aim at; intend (often hostile)
video (nonstandard spelling of วิดีโอ)
[to] connect; link
here; this place (formal)
[!] Welcome
no wonder; so that's why
realm; sphere (figurative)
Miss (title); Ms.
in the wrong place; misplaced
pleasure; joy; delight; gladness
many more; a lot more
win someone's heart; win favor
in a group
like (social media reaction)
[to] mention; refer to; allude to
employee benefits; staff welfare
[to] turn off the light
turtle; tortoise; terrapin
fence; enclosure
of interest (to [sb]); that [sb] is interested in
up to; as far as (place/limit)
coordinates (map/math)
make a special effort
cow; cattle
night; nighttime (formal/literary)
roadside/wayside
[to] send; dispatch; deliver
[to] decide to let go
[to] lose; suffer a loss
arachnid; myriapod
[to] decorate; adorn; embellish
[to] attract; draw in
director (film/TV/theater)
queen; royal consort; empress (hon.)
Taiwan (island/state)
[!] oh my god!; oh no!
[to] divorce; get divorced
[to] know [sth] well
crisis
hairpin; decorative hair ornament
very; extremely; so (often with negative/exasperated connotation)
[to] pay for [sb]
pale/ashen; off-white (literary/figurative)
bruised (skin/fruit/plant)
picture; image
[to] flick; cast lightly; scatter
at night; during the night
in case (that); in the event that
[to] achieve; attain; reach
[to] scold [sb]; rebuke [sb]; reprimand [sb]
art; artistry
curriculum
stain; deposit; residue
quarter (of a year)
lesson (curriculum unit)
news; information
[to] be able to afford; [to] have the means [to do sth]
[to] suspend; halt; put on hold
[to] read and see; [to] try reading
home; residence
[to] meet; [to] see each other
[to] message [sb]; [to] contact [sb]
[to] compensate [for sth]; make up for [sth]
consistently; regularly
hair bun; topknot
once; one time
[to] hear (that); [to] receive news
dirty; unclean
disc jockey; radio/club host
very skilled; excellent (emphatic reduplication)
medical; medico- (combining form)
[to] pry/chisel/scrape [sth] out gradually
even though; although
[to] rush; [to] hurry
[to] swallow
[to] move; shift (physically)
selling well; popular (in sales)
dog (formal)