Most common Thai words

lack; shortage; deficiency

[to] burn (calories, fat)

acceptable; satisfactory; effective

[to] make a U-turn

[to] exchange money; change currency

our team

cover; cap; casing

leading/escorting/taking along

that is definite; that is certain; that is fixed

indispensable; essential; cannot be omitted

pore (on skin)

[to] request cooperation

[to] campaign for votes; canvass

initially; at first

[to] betray; stab in the back

average; mean (statistical)

character shape; glyph form

large city; major city

well-rounded; versatile

one half; 1/2

product; output

level; rank; stage

[to] dream of [sb/sth]

flourishing; prosperous

worried; troubled; weighed down

electrical appliance; electrical device; electrical equipment

rapids

[to] do good deeds

Microsoft Windows (operating system)

call center

[to] utter; voice; enunciate; pronounce

good luck

[to] go bankrupt; be declared bankrupt

royal residence

golf hole

real man; man of honor

[to] rejoice in others’ merit

cold water; cool water

[to] be unable to tell; [to] be unable to figure out

boom!; bang!

rectangular metal can; 20‑liter kerosene can

finished; completed

dialogue; conversation

[to] hold the line; [to] stay on the line; [to] be on hold

[to] be trending; [to] go viral

meritorious benefit; good consequence

unofficially; on the side

piano (musical instrument)

[to] sign; affix [one’s] signature

incense; incense stick

line drawing (type of artwork)

foreigner; alien (non-citizen)

[to] be separated; get split up

paternal grandmother (in a family of Chinese descent)

stock; inventory (goods on hand)

Grammy

non-human supernatural being; monster; demon

too short; cropped

funeral; funeral rites

[to] live together; share a household

sensible; reasonable; decent

[to] release; set free

for months

leading actor and actress; main couple

only; solely; exclusively

[to] suggest; recommend

non-self (Buddhism)

[to] face [sb]; [to] meet [sb] face-to-face

[to] block; obstruct; prevent access

classifier (amperes)

vipassanā; insight meditation

well-being; welfare

sole; one and only; unique (singular)

male model (for fashion/advertising)

[to] brace oneself; prepare mentally

group; clique; gang

[to] register a marriage; [to] legally marry (civil)

[to] change jobs

electricity service; power supply (service)

movement (organized social/political group)

classifier: certain handled tools and writing instruments

revolution (political or social)

[to] do well academically; get good grades

[to] turn oneself around

[to] do reluctantly; be obliged (unwillingly)

operating results; performance (business)

wake (nautical); vector [rare/technical]

equation (math)

fiction (genre)

playful ta‑da/teasing interjection

radius; radial distance

to check; inspect; examine

beginning of the story

Chinese New Year; Lunar New Year

parents; father and mother (polite)

[to] establish oneself; [to] build one's future

soon

Go for it!; Let's do it!

hell

prompt; satisfyingly quick