Most Common Thai Words

moral lesson; food for thought

debate stage; debate platform

multidisciplinary

[to] herd; drive a flock

[to] work out chords by ear

[to] write [sth] unintentionally

complicated relationship

chat app; messaging app

[to] block the line (of sight)

comics (medium)

tequila (Mexican spirit)

Teacher Kham (a person's name)

the city of Amsterdam

Pattaya beachfront area

enemy ship; hostile vessel

farewell party; send-off

residence; dwelling

tennis skirt

steamed bread

glycemic index

vasodilator; blood vessel dilating drug

baked food; roasted food

[to] press-form [sth]; stamp [sth]

scratch-resistant

[to] exorcise; [to] drive away a spirit

[to] hold firmly

[to] have a pervasive bad smell

pebble; piece of gravel

actual photograph; real photo

time of death

long journey

reverence; adoration

beauty standard

place where a sacred object is kept

racket; racquet

[to] strike repeatedly; [to] batter; [of rain/waves] [to] lash down

intervention; interference

[to] rock; [to] sway

meniscus; knee cartilage

Mekong riverside; bank of the Mekong River

blood relative

graduation gown; academic dress

goalkeeper; goalie

sharp-tongued; cutting

therapy group; therapeutic group

skin of the hand

data-related; informational

typing program; word processor

smoothest; flattest; plainest; most level

a slack line/cord/wire/strap

gauss (unit of magnetic flux density)

redemption money; ransom

CITES; wildlife trade convention

alto (voice/part)

order of precedence; rank

wedding reception; wedding banquet

cornerstone-laying ceremony; foundation stone-laying ceremony

mouth movement

connective tissue

song structure

opera singer

flowering plant; angiosperm

natural spring; spring pool

finding; discovery

[to] find a business partner

[to] memorize; [to] learn by heart

feeling hollow in the chest

health-conscious person

upholstered armchair; padded chair

leaning house; tilted house

eating and spending; day-to-day living

president of an organization

[to] mash bananas

royal mount elephant

[to] fly in circles; [to] circle overhead

hydrogen sulfide

[to] supervise; [to] monitor

Pimpilalai (a name)

[to] save a password; [to] record a code

rock shelter; rock overhang

aurora (light)

tutoring; private tuition

[to] command an army; [to] direct military forces

surveillance; monitoring

doping; use of stimulants

car racing game; racing video game

standard of living

continued existence; persistence

harsh bitterness

dirty money; illegal money

Thai script

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