Most common Thai words

slot; opening; gap

[to] take care of; look after

sound; noise

[to] be in [somewhere]

[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]

royal; of a king

small; little

abandoned; deserted

sweet; considerate (behavior)

lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)

fast; quick (speed/time)

karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)

[to] die; pass away

side; face (surface)

other people; others

great; grand; vast (formal/literary)

seniority level; age group

news; news report

[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)

status level; rank; condition

[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)

[to] fix; correct; amend

[to] build; construct

demeanor; bearing

chia; chia seed/plant

[to] meet [sb]/meet up (informal)

[to] yap; yelp (make a short sharp bark)

[to] join; participate

naga; mythical serpent

[to] order; command (clipped form of สั่ง)

woman; female (person)

[to] inform; notify; report

auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)

to gauge; assess

[to] fill; fill up

top; peak; summit

room

soon; in a moment

three; tri-

building for a specific function

method; way (arch. var. of วิธี)

[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing

age

last; final

method; way

on; further (continue doing sth)

dot; spot; speck

personal; private (pertaining to an individual)

click (sound)

[to] dress; get dressed

number; numeral; digit

event; affair (bound suffix)

[to] harvest (rice); reap

[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded

[to] want; desire

long (length)

[to] lack; be without

[to] fight; struggle

[to] adjust; modify

name

doctor; physician

mark; stain

near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)

mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans)

calendar date; specific day of a month

[to] hold; grasp

food; nourishment

comfortable; at ease

therefore; so; thus

latrine; toilet (old-fashioned)

just; recently

literary form related to “to hear”

former; previous

place; establishment (bound form)

[to] put; place; set (down)

pit; hole; excavation

boundary line; demarcation

[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!

[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)

only; just; no more than

kettle; jug (Northern/Isan)

this; this one (near the speaker)

occasion; time (literary/formal)

that/which (someone) did/made

forest; woodland

[to] hope

[to] recall; remember

wheel

even

is anyone there?; does anyone...?

[to] hide [sth]

[to] come from; be from (source/origin)

duty; task (formal)

only; solely; exclusive (to)

chance; opportunity

five (number)

[to] count

knowledge; learning; understanding

sentence-final softener/emphasis

[to] be able to; manage to