Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
month (formal; literary)
properly; carefully; nicely; politely
just right; exactly suitable
me too; so do I
already; anyway; of course
one hundred (100)
complete; full; all present
clear; definite
[to] pass by; come past
really?; is that so?
rice (cooked)
certain; sure
every day; daily
yesterday (archaic/only in compounds)
cool; chilly
Mr. (male title)
tight; snug (clothing, space)
important; significant; essential
[to] eat (polite/formal); consume
only; merely; just
fish (animal)
[to] check; inspect; examine
[to] flee; run away; escape
after; subsequent to (time)
[to] throw in for free; [to] add (as a bonus)
[to] let go; release
fun; enjoyable
or not? (question particle)
cache; hoard (esp. amulets/antiques)
inferior; disadvantaged
floor
[to] crack; break; shatter
minute (time unit)
often; frequently
[to] do rapidly/repeatedly
sky
[to] forget
[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward
[!] Go ahead; go right now
hiding place; hideout
game; match
danger; hazard; threat
skilled; good at
morning
how; in what way
old (age)
brave; courageous
expensive
deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)
boron (chemical element)
then; in that case
level; degree
each (item considered separately)
body; physical form
[to] doubt; be uncertain
[to] stir; mix by stirring
meat; flesh
chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
o’clock (daytime hours)
March (informal short form)
[to] try; attempt
[to] interview (abbr.)
hot (temperature)
sky; firmament
[to] write
probably not; unlikely; I don't think so
continuously; continually
[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)
[to] scratch (an itch)
all over; everywhere
service
capital; funds
the thing that; what
[to] hide; conceal oneself
[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)
[to] be at; be located at
[to] spit (phlegm)
mind; psyche
yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)
[to] contact; get in touch
[to] stand
[to] hire on a lump-sum basis
evil; wicked
[to] wind; reel
the same; identical
chic; stylish
how much/how many (amount/price)
our (belonging to us)
you (informal; familiar)
various; different; diverse
system; organized method
[to] cover; cap; place over
period; era; age
firm; steady; secure
evil; wicked; malicious
space between; gap
right; entitlement
discouraged; disheartened
between; among
member