Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[to] respond; react
[to] chant/recite prayers
skin
expenses; expenditure; outgoings
jack (playing card)
favorable; advantageous; to [sb]'s advantage
[to] pay; [to] make a payment
[to] die by suicide; take one's own life
good news
truth; reality (formal/literary)
farm
extraordinary; special
[to] have one's feelings hurt; [to] feel offended
and others; etc.
[to] spread; diffuse; radiate
[to] lead; [to] be a leader
[to] climb; scale; ascend
placing an order
[to] respond; react (to [sth]/[sb])
[to] coat; glaze; plate
[to] part (hair)
helper; assistant
defense; back line (team sports)
cuteness; adorableness
tie beam; crossbeam
[to] scoop up (liquid, sand, etc.) with the hand(s)
ex-partner; ex
Western woman; foreign lady (dated/colloq.)
Vietnamese person (offensive/dated)
Royal Guard (abbreviation)
stylish; trendy; alternative
Dr. (academic title)
[to] closely follow/monitor [sb]/[sth]; [to] shadow
[to] forecast; predict; anticipate
tour guide
grandfather
[to] pose/raise a question; formulate a question
wastewater; sewage; polluted water
[to] notify; alert; warn; remind
sir; my good man (vocative)
[to] hold water in the mouth
teacher (polite/honorific)
[to] congratulate [sb] (on [sth])
romantic (love-related)
[to] be conscious; aware of surroundings
[to] defend oneself; [to] make excuses
in the beginning; at first
[to] support; steady
[to] have [sth] under control
Tiu/Thiw (male name)
of course I know
[to] chew
good morning
[to] vie for; be up for (award/title)
[to] broadcast/stream [sth] live
resources
they; them (informal)
pen (ink writing tool)
[to] pile up; heap
opposite side
[to] wrinkle; crease
[to] distill (separate by heating/cooling)
[to] organize; arrange
a moment; a short while
Venerable monk (form of address)
eek; squeal (high-pitched cry)
tens of; dozens of
or what?; really?
ordinary person; commoner
completely different matter
blurry; indistinct
throughout; all through
leaf; leaves; foliage
satisfied; pleased; content (formal/literary tone possible)
married life; life as a couple
capacity; capability; within one’s power
against; opposed to [sb/sth]
straw (dried stalks of grain)
as soon as [sb] meets/encounters
loan; borrowed funds
[to] open a bank/financial account
[to] recover; [to] bounce back
fit; well-proportioned
there, there (to comfort)
environment; the environment (natural)
[to] fall under; be covered by; qualify as
[to] order goods; [to] order things
refreshing; heartwarming; gratifying; delightful
[to] mix sticky rice with coconut milk and sugar (culinary)
heavily; severely; seriously; intensely
[to] pry; lever up
ascent; going up
protector; refuge
manual; handbook
[to] fail; flop (slang)
letter; character
[to] imagine; [to] visualize
[to] lift out; carry out; take away
[to] talk together; chat; converse
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