Most common Thai words

built; customized (colloq.)

mixed deciduous forest

electrical terminal; pole

heaven; the heavens

[to] decorate with sequins

faculty (university)

lobster

red bean paste

very windy

[to] apply face powder

sack of rice

offensive to the ear

simple side dishes

short-tempered

full to the brim

[to] flick or swish the tail

attainment of a meditative state (jhana)

collapse; breakdown; destruction

educational credentials; proof of education

care; nursing

criticism; reproach

scum of the earth; dregs of society

hydroxide (OH− compound)

coffee-scented; smelling like coffee

sandpit; sandbox

[to] buy candles

[to] ban a channel (media/social)

[to] steady oneself emotionally

app store

lug nut; wheel nut

royal lineage; royal family

an exaggerated or over-edited image

youth athlete; junior athlete

clearness; atmospheric clarity

a great dream; a grand ambition

propagation by cuttings

fried seaweed snack

detector; detection device

fair price

custom order; commissioned work

one bucketful; one tankful

audiovisual education

espionage; spying

mast (of a ship)

hair dye

[to] be eaten or damaged by insects (weevils, wood-borers)

insurance agent

Chiang Rai Rajabhat University

objection; formal objection

condenser coil

transformation; alteration; change of state

public health officer; community health worker

electromechanical

Phanthurat (giantess in Thai folklore)

rummy

[to] flip the breaker; toggle the circuit breaker

nurturing forest (poetic)

runtime; execution time

optics (science of light)

multiple; several (items/instances/values)

life of the Buddha; Buddha’s biography

[to] make the top ten

throat feels clear; soothed

aluminum frame

Everest summit; peak of Mount Everest

dark chocolate

managing/executive editor

Khao Ta Pu; Ko Ta Pu (limestone sea stack)

Pasteur (Louis Pasteur)

Commander (navy)

exile; deportation; banishment

a foul (in sports)

in terms of physics

spotlight

arbor; trellis; pergola

Bangkok Marathon

male protagonist; leading man

beetle

food festival; food fair

on the green (golf)

vertical pipe; riser; standpipe

[abbr.] Thailand's Department of Business Development

Brahma realm; Brahma-worlds

nuclear reactor

event ticket; admission ticket

criminal organization; crime syndicate

integrated graphics card; built-in video card

heart failure

time of the Buddha

bulletproof vest; body armor

huge; gigantic

camber

older-sister/ma'am Aoi (colloquial address)

nitric (chemistry)

night; nighttime (poetic/formal)

Thai iced tea

inorganic; not derived from living matter

energy storage system

evasion; avoidance

[to] spread extensively; extend far and wide