Most common Thai words

bang bang bang; boom boom boom

cute, mushy feeling; infatuated feeling

boohoo; cute crying sound

quiet; demure; reserved

ugh; argh; sound of taking damage

waaa; aww (playful crying)

heave-ho

waa; boo-hoo

[to] make up an excuse on the spot; [to] improvise a lie

wow; whoa

ho ho

swoosh; whoosh

hilarious; very funny

very; too; excessively

fast; quickly

yo

oh yeah

whimper; soft crying sound

modern; trendy; fashionable

swarming; wriggling in a mass

[to] hype up; get in the mood

drink; alcoholic beverage

good fortune; blessings

traditional Chinese sixtieth-birthday celebration

shortcut

square root

Dharma lecture; religious discourse

goggles

child lock

choreographer

rubber gasket

drawing lots; raffle

arsenic

remote; out of touch; behind the times

gold-plated; gilded

vitamin B6

creamy omelet; soft scrambled eggs

spoiled rich kid; pampered person

[to] return a wai

sweet red syrup drink

tree root

serving spoon

star-plucking raffle

thumb

host family

willingness; feeling comfortable

ritual offerings

heatstroke

public-address tower

soundproof booth

pickup and drop-off point

[to] seal off; close permanently

ringtone; incoming-call sound

ringtone

[to] miss a bus or ride

even-numbered calendar date

slowly; lumberingly

boat timetable

[to] have cramping pain

government complex

[to] take a medical history

fire-escape stairs

[to] accept for safekeeping

repair receipt; repair ticket

[to] be able to smile again

[to] leave someone no choice

checkers; draughts

Buddha; awakened one

sense base; basis of perception

senior Buddhist monk; elder

declared Buddhist adherent

schizophrenia

with short, unsteady steps

Petronas

nimble; agile; quick

fragrant cosmetic powder or paste

Tantra; Tantric teachings and practices

Arizona

bamboo panpipe

Aranyaka; Vedic forest treatise

supreme; excellent; best

feel uplifted

be charmed

closed to learning

unable to speak out

beneficiary of connections

[to] require a lot of physical effort

window dressing

chase two competing gains

disown; abandon

worry prematurely

nip a problem in the bud

betrayal from within

neither side yields

say one thing, do another

indiscreet; loose-lipped

reluctant to speak

easily embarrassed

showily extravagant

prick up one's ears