Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
lake (Thai transliteration; nonstandard)
female model
foreigner; foreign national
hardness (materials)
hot weather
a type of wild banana (Musa balbisiana)
letter H (English)
end of the month
[to] yank; [to] jerk; [to] tug sharply
sentence-final particle (Northern Thai); go ahead; please; let's
early part; initial phase
international; of various nations
[to] investigate (formally)
freebie; bonus item
driver’s license
trick; stratagem; guile; ruse
school days; student days
romantic couple; lovers; partners
adjacent; neighboring
uncertain; not sure
[to] pay off a debt
[to] check; verify
excellent; superb; noble; virtuous
one (literary/poetic)
ice cream (colloquial)
soft and falling apart; rotten/decayed
nickname; epithet; alias
[to] visit; view (as a visitor)
and (loan conjunction; stylized use)
biggest; largest; greatest
[to] match; conform to
close at hand; near oneself
[to] get revenge; [to] retaliate
dry; arid (no rain)
[to] become cheaper; [to] drop in price
[to] deliver; hand over
Thai noble title; 'Mom'
a kind or generous person (literary)
next; following
learned; erudite
[to] smile faintly
[to] borrow money
kanok motif (Thai decorative pattern)
barracks; row of quarters (in a palace or temple)
[to] lament; wail; mourn
delayed; late
employment; occupation; career (formal)
plus; added; extra
[to] remember; recall
[to] participate; take part; be involved
[to] adjudicate; decide
fandom; fan community (slang)
depending on [sth]; according to [sth]; up to [sb]
business day; working day
winter; the cold season
help me!
[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessings
Sonneratia caseolaris (mangrove tree)
Hua Hin (town/resort)
Buddhist monk (colloquial/derogatory)
more than that; furthermore
face mask (colloquial)
they; them (animals/things)
life insurance (coverage)
similar; close
[to] compile; synthesize; consolidate
medical expenses
[to] pass out; lose consciousness
[to] ask for help; [to] request assistance
really skilled
Pope
double; twofold
your heart; your feelings
aggregate (Buddhist skandha)
as long as (temporal)
eldest child
as is typical; in keeping with one's nature/status
[to] mobilize; muster
[to] modify; adapt
Louis/Luis (given name)
[to] await the day (when)
a little; a bit
body (main part of device/instrument)
abandonment; renunciation
[to] design
[to] buy; take delivery of a vehicle
[to] inhabit
the act of calling/summoning
[to] go up and down; ascend and descend
[to] exchange [sth] for [sth]; [to] trade [sth] for [sth]
[to] be scratched; marked
Piṭaka; scripture basket
souvenir; memento; keepsake
[to] collapse; give way (structural)
raid (sudden attack or search)
the rhythmic pulse; an instrumental backing track
[to] compose; author (literary/music)
lyrics; words of a song
nowadays; at present; currently
[to] press/join together; mate