Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
doll; figurine
custom; traditional practice (Isan)
son-in-law
lifelong
[to] put/use one’s hand
personal; belonging/assigned to [sb]
[to] pray; [to] recite a prayer
that's all; that's it
anniversary
beloved; darling
the same as before; unchanged
[to] travel here; [to] come
[to] gossip; chat
[to] upload (informal)
more; to a greater degree than before
minister; cabinet minister
calm down; take it easy
[to] open and look
happy; pleased (informal; slangy)
bushing; bush (mechanical part)
television; TV (device)
cloudy; murky (liquid)
to download
[to] be able to do [sth]
image; public image
nail (human); claw (animal)
[to] suppress; quell
passenger; rider
music (English loanword)
part; section; segment; component
[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of
[to] think quickly
[to] hold back; suppress
[to] remain; persist; endure; survive
tuition; term/semester fees
just right; suitable
fuel gas; cooking gas
noodles (thin; esp. Chinese-style)
free; independent; unrestricted
toned; firm (of body)
natural; unforced; unaffected
it can be said that; could be called; so to speak
art; the arts
very different
complete; comprehensive; entire
yen (Japanese currency)
tiny; very small (colloq.)
mosquito net
actually; in fact
[to] swing; fling; hurl
ampere; amp (unit of electric current)
please; do (formal/literary imperative)
[to] review; revise (study)
among; amidst; within (a group)
teaching; instruction; admonition
[to] be in the news
[to] speak/say (royal; Buddha)
ring (finger jewelry)
doorbell; buzzer; electric bell
first; number one (ordinal)
[to] farm rice; cultivate paddy
[to] board a plane
bus; coach
niche (market/specialized segment)
[to] take/sit an entrance exam
[to] revel; frolic; make merry
friendship; amity
[to] blink; flicker; twinkle
[to] rinse; wash (rice)
[to] give back (to the speaker); [to] return [sth] here
return; yield; proceeds
[to] be unable to find [sth]
defilements (Buddhist)
Thursday (short form)
brave; valiant; bold
[to] leap; jump; spring
ugly; unattractive
[to] give importance to; prioritize; emphasize
suffering; distress
suddenly; abruptly
[to] lower; let down; drop [sth] in
tray; shallow tray/basin
[to] hit; bump hard
flood; flooding
wife (colloquial/regional)
[to] die; [to] be done for
blurry; out of focus
drop (of liquid)
[to] conflict; contradict; be incompatible
[to] request a song (often as a dedication)
[to] be interspersed; be mixed in
salad
[to] gossip; backbite
damage; harm; injury
new house/home
near (one's) home; nearby home
classifier for tassels/tufts
worksite; job site
hollow; empty inside