Most Common Thai Words

bridge pillar; pier

[to] play a friendly match

monitoring; surveillance

expertise; skill; proficiency

thoroughly; meticulously

[to] ambush and capture [sb]

translation app

recording studio; sound studio

venerable sage; holy monk

[to] intensify; step up; redouble

to sign up as a volunteer

[to] carry (in arithmetic)

dawn; daybreak

Railay Bay (Krabi, Thailand)

security guard (colloquial)

[to] perform the Hajj pilgrimage

dental filling material

clear insight; direct knowledge

holy water bowl

great religious merit

tennis player

Shan (Tai Yai) language

infrared; infrared radiation

extremely old (slang, vulgar)

[to] hold a pose; [to] maintain a posture

due date; deadline

pre-kindergarten school; nursery school

beautiful woman; lady's beauty

Bhubing Rajanives Palace

Baha'i Faith; Baha'i follower

[to] insert tidbits; add anecdotes

new plan/framework

letters; writing; handwriting (royal usage)

[to] intervene to control/stop an incident

[to] be interested (royal usage)

license agreement

opening and reading

drainage tunnel

margin; allowance; buffer

reflection (physical)

coffee brand

centralization of power

[to] compare/convert sizes; check what size fits

noisy; clamorous

illegitimate power; rule by force

[to] look unsure; [to] seem uncertain

[to] bounce high

automatic mode

motorcycle taxi driver

golden age; heyday

sandalwood heartwood

comrade-in-arms; fellow soldier

sarcastic remark; taunt; mockery

(colloq.) complex carbohydrate; complex carb

university town; college town

subjective (academic)

Khun Kriangkrai; Mr./Ms. Kriangkrai

truthful speech; words of truth

[expression] me too; count me in (Northern Thai)

Pho Khun Si Intharathit, first king of Sukhothai

improvisation; ad‑libbing

Parmesan cheese

cold compress; cold pack therapy

[to] stop the sound; halt audio

deadline; submission deadline

appetizer menu

stagnation; standstill

[to] walk slowly; [to] stroll

[to] set coordinates; [to] pinpoint a location

[to] complain repeatedly; [to] grumble on and on

[to] observe one's mind

fire-resistant

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

food truck; food cart

live broadcast of an event

dance and dramatic arts teacher

white knight; rescuer

[to] pass away (royal; of high-ranking royalty)

touching; physical contact

lying; telling lies

appreciation; gratitude

burgundy (color)

concrete beam

road bike; road bicycle

cat's eye gemstone; cymophane

round (circular) column; round pillar

Indochinese Peninsula; Mainland Southeast Asia

human history (the record of humankind)

[to] become bushy; put out new shoots (plants)

Czechia; the Czech Republic (country)

Thai script

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