Most common Thai words
Frequency-ranked Thai words from the current ThaiFlip corpus.
oriole (black-naped oriole)
sugar palm seeds; attap seeds
red tilapia (fish)
shining or projecting light
[to] feel bitter resentment; be deeply angry
geometric section; cross section
tender care; pampering
disruption; troublemaking
funeral or death-related merit-making ceremony
jet-black; very dark
millimicron (obsolete unit)
low heat
impermanence (Buddhism)
flustered; disorderly (literary)
milky white
southwesterly wind
strange; surprising
customs duty
conversation partner
toll gate; toll plaza
[to] stir emotions; excite [sb]
in a flurry; frantically
lullaby
sponge cake
Java plum; jambolan fruit (Northern Thai)
folk music
traditional regional music; local music
[to] stop wrongdoing; end karmic enmity
master swindler; con artist
yanang vine (Northern Thai)
[to] force tears; feign crying
disobedient; resistant to correction
headband
tadpole (northern and northeastern Thai)
deactivation; disabling
[to] observe religious discipline; live as an ascetic
[to] vie for superiority; engage in jealous rivalry
central point; center (formal)
spreading material; pouring liquid over a surface
having a vacant, unfocused gaze
peeling; flaking off
rice granary (Northern Thai)
megaproject
catalyst
[to] dread repeating a bad experience
[to] counterbalance power; keep power in check
bank statement
eyeshadow
pushover; habitual victim of bullying
[to] be busily occupied with; fuss over
irrigation canal
pleasant or delightful place (literary)
system administrator; sysadmin (informal)
technical school
igniter; ignition device
intoxicants
[to] unravel a mystery; resolve a complicated issue
[to] solve a riddle; unravel a mystery
tame elephant; domesticated elephant
secretion; bodily discharge
dragonfly (Northern Thai)
noisily; with loud, mingled chatter
low-voltage electricity
[to] bring harvested rice onto a threshing floor
[to] lower one's guard
the art of music (formal)
marketer; marketing professional
sky lantern; paper hot-air balloon
sulky; tight-lipped; unsmiling
homeroom teacher; class teacher
arrogance; haughtiness
white-flowered water lily
record player
turntable; record-playing deck
gramophone; phonograph
stamping; stomping
workflow; work process
touchline; sideline
chandelier
track and field
downside; disadvantage
[to] wave; swing; sway
[to] detect a lie; catch [sb] lying
elephant keeper; mahout
plum
[to] intercept; block [sb]'s path
[to] flirt; make advances toward [sb] (informal)
surfer
accession to the throne
dawn; daybreak (literary)
[to] compel; force [sb] against their will
virtuous person (formal)
povidone-iodine
easy job; easy task (informal)
boasting; exaggerated talk
showing off
display item; showpiece
Republic of Kazakhstan
soft cover; paperback
wind element; air element (formal)