Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
blocking; obstruction
[to] show off; flaunt
compact disc; CD
floating; drifting
tectonic plate
Phlai Kaeo; Khun Phaen's original name
Kingdom of Norway
[to] feel a burning pain in the stomach
fragrant substances; perfumes (literary)
reflex angle
Buddhist layman (informal)
diesel fuel
in surplus
[to] be grief-stricken (literary)
[to] grieve; ache with sorrow (literary)
[to] sink; be submerged (literary)
rough trail; off-road course
dictator; tyrant
vegetables; greens (collective)
first language; native language
developing country
head hair (royal or reverential)
overseas; across the ocean
departure station; origin station
crafty; scheming; deceitful
[to] decide someone's fate; determine success or failure
[to] avoid seeing [sb]
hell being (Buddhism)
sexual orientation
department of capital administration (historical)
sacred fig; bodhi tree
dummy variable (statistics)
[to] be pleased; be satisfied (royal)
lemon basil (Northern Thai)
too late; not in time to act
footballer (older colloquial)
fierce or ruthless person (slang)
stern-faced; menacing
relentlessly; without restraint (informal)
full-moon day
diesel fuel (colloquial)
meddlesome; officious
lemon basil (northeastern Thai)
young woman who is a virgin
up to date; keeping pace with events
commissioned-officer rank category
[to] decide; make up one's mind (royal)
atlas
supernatural knowledge; divine insight
snap fastener; press stud
[to] roll one's eyes upward; turn one's eyes so the whites show
energy drink
Central Thai; Standard Thai
shaking; vibration
eye (royal vocabulary)
orgasm; sexual climax
error; inaccuracy; discrepancy
reclining Buddha image
[to] succeed; achieve success
garlic chives (Northern Thai)
karmic retribution; wrongdoing returning to its doer
[to] sleep lightly
theology
succulent; juicy
God particle; Higgs boson
penalty area; eighteen-yard box
boundary marker; border post
nourishment; sustenance
[to] evade taxes
fishing with a hook and line; angling
variation; variability
outstanding pupil; leading disciple
lullaby (Northern Thai)
mole cricket (Southern Thai)
giving up; losing heart
cisgender person
spouse; marriage partner (formal)
[to] herd; drive [people or animals]
air filter; air purifier
[to] take over; acquire a business
nearness; proximity
[to] pile up; stack
throwing; hurling
[to] transform; convert
[to] leave unpaid; be in arrears
tilde
drizzle
[to] fidget; squirm
tobacco pipe
grafting
[to] be watchful; exercise caution
governing party; government coalition party
[to] maintain forces in position
[to] come down; emerge from royal quarters (royal)
film trailer
heroine; heroic woman (literary)
cheekiness; playful impudence
brazen boldness; audacity
price ceiling
[to] beautify; enhance one's appearance (literary)