Most Common Thai Words

bundled; add-on card

Saudi Arabia

gold casing; gold setting

[to] comfort; console

cold crepe; chilled dessert crepe

cooling remedy (traditional medicine)

graphic designer

house-blessing merit-making ceremony

betrayal; treachery; double‑cross; backstabbing

achingly lonely; deeply lonely

elevator door

multilateral; involving multiple parties

volunteer group

engine cover; machine casing

solar cell; photovoltaic cell

water jug; pitcher

Rakshasa; ogre; demon

Puberty; early adolescence

Lawn; grassy area

Air blower; inflator

Stubborn stain; deep-set stain

[to] pitch a tent

stomach-coating medicine; gastric mucosal protectant

head of state

intake manifold

research method; methodology

some families; certain lineages

[to] brew drip/pour-over coffee

[to] abide by the rules; keep to the agreement; observe regulations

pasta; Italian-style noodle/dough product

introductory video

marble floor; marble flooring

house owner; homeowner

foreign affairs

(face skin) tight; taut

father (royal/poetic)

[to] stay overnight [somewhere]

cheddar cheese

Village Health Volunteer (abbr.)

opening lotus; unfurling lotus

breath awareness; mindful breathing

assistant referee; linesman

conservation forest; protected forest

[to] hide oneself; [to] go into hiding

sweet taste with a hint of sourness

destruction; consumption

imaginary food (slang)

divine prophecy; oracle

[to] nourish [sb]'s heart; sustain [sb]'s spirit

set meal; set menu

store promotion

unmanageable; beyond one's capacity

sacrificial rite; ritual offering

carsickness; motion sickness (in a car)

semitone; half step (music)

concrete pole; concrete pillar

pleura; lung membrane

underwater cable; submarine cable

political scene

parasol; sunshade

dancing doll; ballerina doll

[to] consume media

tasting event

very slippery

stuffy-nosed; congested (nasal)

broke; penniless

minor wife; concubine; mistress

tribute to a monarch/suzerain

[to] dig out a stump

supporter; support-type person

[to] control [a] motor

Kapilavastu (ancient city)

green lane; green path

[to] be born (honorific); take birth in an incarnation

Aranyik (Thai place name)

levitating lady (stage illusion)

max; maximum

awareness; seeing through deception

principal; headmaster

the use of a camera flash

matte-coated; with a matte finish

crêpe flour; crêpe mix

[to] clench one's jaw; [to] grit one's teeth

very dark; gloomy

harmony; vocal harmony

omega (Greek letter)

[to] be wise; be intelligent (royal)

of course I know

roll call; attendance taking

King Rama IX

coined word; terminology

Thai script

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