Most Common Thai Words

sourdough bread

instrument panel; dashboard

amputated; truncated; maimed

observatory; observation center

pink gold; rose gold

offensive to the senses; unpleasant to see and hear

cordless drill; battery-powered drill

bread flower; chomanad

cute style; cute type

foundation layer; subbase layer

partition; dividing wall

traditional blessing ceremony

celestial animal; divine creature

happy and peaceful; blissful

Grandmother Nak of Phra Khanong

Javanese script

idealism in philosophy

title of the Chief Brahmin

soil mechanics

influenza; flu

[to] stroll; [to] wander

drifting smoke

relief mission

[to] multiply matrices

rights defender; human rights defender

many methods; various ways

chocolate pudding (dessert)

junior commoner (historical)

[to] print slides

spectrometer

[to] remove an ingrown nail

subform (software)

[to] select from a menu

warning/caution sticker; warning label

[to] go on a trial date

stiff; rigid; formal

tiny; trivial; insignificant

description; narration

a brightly lit street; the street is brightly lit

acetate (salt/ester of acetic acid)

[to] receive [sb’s] statement or testimony

ground layering

Bang Mueang (traditional Thai tune)

[to] undermine/erode dignity; demean

anion (negatively charged ion)

[to] lubricate a bicycle chain

[to] cultivate loving-kindness

heartsore; heartsick

[to] prepare or obtain a boarding pass

projecting porch/vestibule (Thai arch.)

prying stick; wooden lever

[to] protect technology; safeguard technology (literal)

bougainvillea branch

[to] patch a hole; fill a pothole (road)

[to] go on a safari tour; visit a safari

[to] harden/quench steel

night breeze

rubber valve (component)

[to] watch animation

will support; shall help; will be beneficial to (literary)

[to] separate terms (in an expression)

prying/scraping tool; separating stick

[to] message [sb] via chat; DM [sb]

urgent issue; pressing matter

measuring probe; sensor probe

[to] build a PC; assemble a PC

teacher-monk of the Thai Forest Tradition

[to] develop a chatbot

the Smithsonian museums

laser innovation

chedi crypt; stupa chamber

[to] remove fish bones; debone (a fish)

Downing Street in London; home of the UK Prime Minister’s office

strength athlete

which one is good?

[to] uphold royal honor and dignity

royal dynasties of Ayutthaya

math class period

I/we don't know (Northern/Northeastern Thai dialect)

[to] fade the sound (in/out)

a clump of water spinach (water morning glory)

Khun Yao; Mr./Ms. Yao

[to] randomly pick [an item/piece]

master craftsman; senior artisan (Northern Thai)

the city of Salem

Thai script

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