Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
experienced; proficient; well-versed
film or performance director
[to] sell slowly; be hard to sell
[to] be subordinate to; report to
shady; densely shaded
impact; repercussions
bedroom; bedchamber (royal)
[to] kick [sb] out; drive [sb] away (rude)
carpenter bee (literary)
beef
[to] audit accounts
tomato (regional, especially Northern Thai)
panel; flat board or section
aunt; uncle
please; give me a break
screen; electronic display
[to] press close; snuggle up
visa issuance; visa (formal)
[to] sell [sth] off cheaply
wow!
wow!; oh my!
[to] harass or pick quarrels with [sb]
[to] ask for trouble
very early in the morning; at first cockcrow
rabbit; hare (literary)
insect (literary)
moustache (royal vocabulary)
except for; other than
nail; claw (literary)
[to] show off; flaunt
Japan; Land of the Rising Sun
[to] become overconfident; become emboldened
cigarette (uncommon)
bra; brassiere
carrying pole; shoulder pole
cheek (literary)
cheek (royal)
selfish; concerned only with personal gain
tender care; careful protection
verification; cross-checking
shoulder (royal)
drinking water
in fact; actually
thin; skinny (regional)
staple
dreamy; given to daydreaming
common carp
[to] sin; commit wrongdoing
colonel
lungs (royal vocabulary)
multidisciplinary; involving multiple fields
[to] suppose; make believe (colloquial)
supposing that; assuming that
from place to place; roaming about
[to] grow; grow up
nuclear fission
vampire
front; cover; façade
fading; paleness
swamp eel (Isan Thai)
swamp eel (Northern Thai)
bottled water
sweat; perspiration (royal vocabulary)
my dear fellow; dear boy (familiar or ironic)
darling; sweetheart
[to] be beneficial; be helpful
hectogram
stench; stink; unpleasant odor
short and plump; squat
wide-eyed; staring in amazement
[to] request, settle, or collect the bill
watermelon (Isan Thai)
watermelon (Northern Thai)
watermelon (Southern Thai)
tomorrow (Southern Thai)
[to] gang up on and beat [sb] (informal)
whore; prostitute (slang, offensive)
gift; present (regional Thai)
runner-up
as if; as though (formal)
[to] win decisively; clearly outclass [sb/sth] (informal)
yard
[to] scan [sth]; sweep one's gaze over [sth]
oh my!; goodness! (informal)
disagreement; discord
astonishment; shock
feces; excrement (literary)
offspring; descendants
[to] conceal facts; withhold information
royal residence (royal)
[to] owe [sb] money
[to] finish first; win a race
pumpkin (Northern Thai)
pumpkin (Isan)
potato (Northern Thai)
[to] hemorrhage; bleed excessively
[to] lose blood
Western-style suit
dike; levee; embankment
[to] plot betrayal; have treacherous intentions