Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
opening; gap; slot
[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
cute; adorable; lovely
lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)
fast; quick (speed/time)
damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)
[to] die; pass away
side; face (surface)
other people; others
great; grand; vast (formal/literary)
model; version
news; news report
[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)
base; foundation
[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)
bantam; short-legged (of chickens)
[to] join; participate
naga; mythical serpent
woman; female (person)
[to] inform; notify; report
aunt (older sister of father or mother)
to measure
[to] fill; fill up
top; peak; summit
room
soon; in a moment
three; tri-
building for a specific function
[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)
[to] click [sth] (button/link)
[to] dress; get dressed
number; numeral; digit
event; affair; situation (formal)
[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
[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)
old; not new
place; establishment (bound form)
[to] put; place; set (down)
pit; hole; excavation
line; row; alignment; formation
[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!
[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)
only; just; no more than
cough; coughing (archaic)
this; this one (near the speaker)
occasion; time (literary/formal)
forest; woodland
[to] hope
[to] think of; imagine
wheel
even if; although; even though
who is there?; is there anyone…?
[to] hide [sth]
[to] come from; be from (source/origin)
duty; task (formal)
exclusive (to); restricted (to)
chance; opportunity
five (number)
[to] count
knowledge; learning; understanding
sentence-final emphasis or explanation particle
[to] be able to; manage to
month (formal; literary)
properly; carefully; nicely; politely
just right; exactly suitable