Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[to] queue; line up
criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant
blackish; rather/very dark (informal)
book; written document; leaf (literary)
Dr. (male)
actually; in fact
mechanism (machine parts)
poor; impoverished
scream; shriek; high-pitched squeal
hey; look; see?
Si Racha
you look/watch
[to] be the cause; [to] cause
first half
webpage
following (social media); subscription
in the afternoon (approx., mid‑afternoonish)
slanted; oblique; diagonal
release; letting go
selling price
breed; strain; variety
Malay
[to] be studded; be strewn; be adorned
rightness; correctness
patch; badge
[to] turn left
[to] draw a blank; can’t think of/remember
[to] cover; wrap; encase
gain; benefit; good fortune
gold
[to] prepare in advance
[to] buy from sellers; act as a buyer/outlet
[to] affect [sb/sth]; have an impact (on)
expression in the eyes; look
if; provided that
sequel; continuation
[to] come back in; [to] re-enter
landowner; property owner
[to] make money; [to] earn money
[to] understand [sb] deeply; be attuned to [sb]
midfielder (football/soccer)
Lanka (mythic kingdom in Ramayana)
household registration book
[to] be made of/from [sth]
counterfeit item; fake goods
social class; stratum
international; cross-border
rice with prepared curries/dishes
oops; ouch; oh
during the day; in the daytime
[to] struggle; strive; fight for survival
for example
[to] return; go/come back
hot season; summer
[to] compose oneself; regain one's presence of mind
sol (note G)
important person; VIP
assistance; help; aid; relief
[to] lead; [to] take [sb/sth] along
right?; isn't it?
newcomer; newbie
manageable; so-so
[to] survive; stay alive
as if; as though
livable; adequate to live
passion; heartfelt devotion
[to] whisper
[to] reduce; lower; scale back; adjust downward
[to] stop using [sth]; discontinue [sth]; phase out [sth]
[to] serve in government; be a civil servant
tray
[to] invent; devise; create
mother (formal)
[to] hide [sth]; stash [sth]; tuck [sth] away (somewhere)
[to] view the world; [to] have an outlook
thoroughly; in detail; meticulously
[to] have a knot; be knotted
[to] change places; [to] move [sb] or [sth]; [to] relocate
[to] fall heavily; rain heavily
subdistrict (administrative unit)
pop (music genre)
aforementioned
naturally; by nature
uterus; womb
planning (the act)
positive side; good aspect
dam
gap; empty space
prosperity; progress; development
front of the room; area outside a room
impatient; hot-headed; hasty; impulsive
surprise
newly born; newly formed
too late
acceptance; approval; recognition
inquiry; asking
Ratchaburi (province/city)
[to] squander; waste; fritter away
[to] get to know [sb/sth]; [to] make an acquaintance
withered; wilted; shriveled; wrinkled