Most common Thai words

The Holy Trinity

New York City

surfboard

plastic surgery

hair clippers

customer number; customer ID

smaller; lesser; cheaper (more affordable)

[to] shake hands

videotape; video cassette

tube tofu; egg tofu

woodcutter; lumberjack

hair braid; plait

sweet milk-rice pudding

group of six monks

non-commissioned officer

[to] have calf muscles

[to] keep one’s word; [to] honor a promise

details lost; loss of detail

pharmaceutical product; medication

calf muscle

crown of the head

Antarctica (continent)

Catholic school

the horde of demons/asuras

a balance scale; scales

ascetic; renunciant

apple pie

hymn; song/poem of praise

[to] mix and match

[to] be satisfied; be pleased [with sth]

rocky hill; stone mound

core; spool

low-fat milk

hangover

Ganesha

chic and cool; stylish

anemia

[to] recline; [to] lounge

rotten egg

frost; hoarfrost

app crash; app outage (informal)

basic rule; fundamental rule

walking (royal)

jab (boxing punch)

fine arts (field/major)

inflatable air mattress; pool float

[to] give your LINE contact; tell [sb] your LINE ID

Srivijaya Kingdom

[to] hog bandwidth; slow others’ internet (informal)

Sparta (ancient Greek city-state)

[to] adapt and apply; modify for practical use

the academic world; academia; academic circles

ending; cessation; termination

chord progression

spicy ground fish relish

form of address; appellation

archery

permit; license

convict; sentenced person

life of the Buddha

[to] jack up [sth]

fixed-gear bicycle; fixie

archaic word; old word

[to] discourage [sb]; [to] dishearten [sb]

supernatural power; magical power

old age; the last stage of life

[to] arrange a ceremonial tray

green energy

[to] brighten; [to] illuminate

Chinese New Year

expansion; widening of scope; spread

sincerity; honesty; good faith

seniority system; senior-junior system

authentication; identity verification

debt cycle

Catholic Christian

skin-to-skin; in close physical contact

cognition; intellect; wisdom

job application letter; cover letter

thick sauce

resource plan; resource planning document

recyclable material

profession; professional field; [religious] profession

extremely annoying; highly provocative (slang, vulgar)

[to] seem fragrant; look as if fragrant

price of a lottery ticket

[to] clean a coil

[to] light a traditional torch

food truck; mobile kitchen

[to] enhance the flavor of [sth]; bring out the taste

country music (genre)

birdwatcher; birder

CT scan; computed tomography

hair cell (biology)

siblings; brothers and sisters; folks (Northern Thai)

imprisonment; detention

[to] be present; [to] reside (royal)

preliminary cause; initial assessment of cause

[to] lift weights

poolside; beside the pool