Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
batch; lot (group of items)
those; they; them
from afar; at a distance
[to] film; shoot [sth] (a movie/TV/video)
local; regional
belly; tummy (informal)
sporty; athletic (style)
training; practice; drill
school break; vacation
last year; the past year
loose; not tight
glue; adhesive
wages; pay for labor
[to] tease; drop a teaser
elderly; of advanced age; old
cheap; inexpensive
[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)
even; so much as
easier (than before)
[to] weigh [sth]
[to] take advantage of; exploit
iPhone (Apple smartphone)
of good quality
development; progression
a homosexual man; gay man
at all; in any way (used with negatives)
green (color)
loving-kindness; benevolence
to write a script/screenplay
custom; tradition; convention
[to] edit; splice (media)
Ubon (province)
place to eat
[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)
[to] disagree; [to] object
gem; gemstone
[to] spray; [to] atomize
community
strange; odd; unusual
handling; dealing with
[to] prop; brace; support (from below)
[to] move back; pull back; draw in
it turns out that...
[to] break down; be busted (machine/system)
[to] have an advantage; be at an advantage
per year; annually
exam paper; test paper; set of exam questions
[to] export [goods]
[to] cover; include; encompass
a beautiful person; a beauty (esp. a woman)
center; centre
elderly person; old person
plant; flora
auspicious time
cloud
credible; believable
Ayutthaya (province/city)
little child; little one
at first; initially
social (online; informal)
descendants; offspring
enormous; immense; vast
[to] be followed by [sth]; continue with [sth]
[to] splash; fling; throw (liquid)
in the middle; centrally
it is time; to be time
very kind/beautiful woman
briefly; superficially; casually
[to] have the duty/obligation (to do [sth]); be responsible for [sth]
auspicious; propitious
[to] conduct a transaction
note; remark
[to] lead by hand/rope/leash
[to] side with [sb/sth]; be biased toward [sb/sth]
armpit; underarm
outsider; nonmember
formal negator: not; did not; cannot
[to] educate; [to] inform
[to] reveal the answer; explain the solution
the same place; the original place
buyer; purchaser
what's up?; how are things?
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
homemaker; housewife
cancer (disease)
engineer
Premier League (football)
bland; not strongly flavored; unsalty
[to] choose to use; opt to employ; adopt
[to] update (info/software/status); bring up to date