Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
[to] go off duty; finish a shift
sixth sense; extrasensory perception
seasoning; flavor enhancer
Premiership; top-tier sports league
Chinese phoenix
facial expression (royal)
sour fermented meat (Northern Thai)
sour fermented pork; naem (Isan)
pomegranate (regional Thai)
flowering maple; abutilon
ruby (literary)
pillow (royal vocabulary)
nonstop; incessantly (of speech)
[to] act familiarly with [sb]; get chummy with [sb]
palmyra palm fruit (Southern Thai)
[to] court; woo [sb]
[to] suppress; hold back [sth]
[to] eat plants; feed on plants
data field; field (computing)
dormitory; sleeping quarters
fragrant; giving off a delightful aroma
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
closed-circuit television; CCTV
temporary pavilion; ceremonial shelter
bunching onion; spring onion
contempt; disdain
bargaining chip
fermented fish (Northern Thai)
unique; distinctive
[to] criticize mildly; point out faults
hint; insinuation (formal)
unfortunate; ill-fated
dessert; sweet dishes
[to] soak; permeate; suffuse
architecture
confession; admission of wrongdoing
[to] hide oneself; remain concealed (literary)
insider; member of a group
bright; radiant (literary)
[to] charge electrically (technical)
[to] suggest a way; point out an opportunity
cashback; purchase rebate
[to] swallow; gulp down (informal)
[to] hide; withdraw into seclusion
official permit; licence (formal)
scapegoat
[to] confront; clash; engage in battle (literary)
troops; army (literary)
lemongrass
ketchup
[to] pay respect; pay homage (literary)
searching; seeking
saliva (literary)
saliva (royal vocabulary)
[to] check out of a hotel
lotus (literary)
blood relative (formal)
happy birthday
musician; instrumentalist (formal)
[to] wander; roam without a settled home
[to] take one's place; be stationed
basket (Isan)
Chinese-style fried dough stick (Southern Thai)
eyebrow (literary)
eyebrow (royal)
waist (royal)
ravine; cleft between cliffs
[to] bow; pay homage (formal)
perfume; scented water (literary)
breath (formal or literary)
pineapple (Northern Thai)
pineapple (Isan)
pineapple (Southern Thai)
dog (affectionate)
by the way; but what about …? (informal)
fragrant; sweet-smelling (literary)
[to] lose one's sanity; be mentally deranged
comfortably; at ease
eggplant; aubergine (Isan)
eggplant (Northern Thai)
sprout; young shoot (literary)
pay; wages; remuneration
god; deity (literary)
birth (formal)
stadium; sports ground (formal)
[to] weep; cry (literary or royal)
sacred fig; Bodhi tree (literary)
arrow (literary)
Sakka; Indra
[to] score a goal (sports)
half-body; half-length; waist-up
modern-minded; progressive
[to] lock into place
[to] have sexual intercourse with [sb]
headquarters; main office
psychiatrist (informal)
small snakehead fish; striped snakehead (regional)
ash gray
mental agitation; inner turmoil
fly (colloquial or regional)