Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[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
tassel; pom-pom
worksite; job site
hollow; empty inside
See? It’s right here; obviously!
note; memo
speaker; loudspeaker
beautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)
disciple; pupil; student
member [of a group/club/service]
[to] select; choose (by criteria)
democracy
reduction; decrease
distinctive trait; uniqueness
softening/urging particle ('go ahead and … a bit')
difference; distinction; dissimilarity; contrast
symbol; emblem
[to] lay across; drape
one-way (traffic)
yellow (color)
[!] ha ha ha
common; ordinary
April
[to] request (earnestly or politely)
[!] sorry about that; my apologies
Nirvana; final liberation
bread
[!] sorry; excuse me (casual)
kapok (fiber)
(informal) anime; Japanese animation
[to] have meaning; [to] be meaningful
famous; well-known; renowned
simultaneously; at the same time
[to] be marked; [to] have a mark
driving (the act of)
[to] wait to watch [sth]; look forward to seeing [sth]
worthless; valueless
[to] retire
professional (person)
bigger; larger; greater (comparative)
referee; umpire (sports, informal)
but; however (formal)
very; extremely (Isan/NE)
downtown; city center
fair; just
starting point
[to] comment; [to] express an opinion
kratom; kratom leaves
population (people in an area)
regular job; day job
committee; board
at that time; then
banana leaf; plantain leaf
effective; works well; great
taxi; cab (vehicle/service)
[to] trim; shorten; reduce
foreign countries; overseas (colloq.)
fulfilled; as hoped; successful
[to] be in debt; [to] owe [sb] [sth]
busy; not free
Southern Thailand; the south (of a country/area)
grand; magnificent
Chalerm (given name)
water buffalo
resort; holiday hotel
[to] publish; disseminate
dark blue (color term)
[to] agree with each other
to cause; to leave [sb/sth] ...
intention; purpose
terrible; very bad
[to] detain; confine; hold back
help; assistance
Rome (Italy)
[to] give an interview
a secret
[to] have a card
very tired; exhausted
a junior (at school/work)
euro (currency)
which is; that is
enemy; foe; adversary
spicy; hot (pungent)
obvious; evident
way; route; path (literal)
difference between two amounts
face
including; as well as
[to] enjoy the view; take in the scenery
[to] feel guilty
mile (statute mile)
vermilion; cinnabar; red pigment
tourism; travel for pleasure
[to] split up; go separately