Most common Thai words

viewer; spectator

room rate; room rent

[to] wake up late

however; nevertheless

salaried employee; office worker

lesbian

completed; duly done

coup; coup d’état

tissue; tissue paper

[to] support; hold up

royal palace

[to] poke; prod

[to] stew; braise; simmer

[to] play the role of [sb/sth]; [to] act as [sb/sth]

bodily; physical

orange juice

second male lead; supporting male lead

evening (Isan/Northern)

[to] demonstrate; show how

effeminate gay man; sissy (slang, often derogatory)

very strange; very weird

unwholesome; morally unskillful

religious or spiritual matters; the religious sphere

ordinal number; item number

opaque; not letting light through

[to] make out [sth] visually; [to] recognize [sth] by looking

[to] talk on the phone

fluff; down

[to] run around for fun; romp

IP address

picky; fussy

complete; full; perfect

not often; rarely

hair color

[to] miss out on watching [sth]

tree; plant (literary)

[to] slide; glide; skid

broth; stock

too high; too tall

[to] try out; [to] test

quite; rather; considerably

freedom; liberty

Africa (continent)

[somewhere] by the road; at the roadside

[to] have a job; [to] be employed; [to] work as [sth]

[to] darn; mend (fabric, esp. by stitching)

[to] lift; raise; hoist

pizza (food)

standpoint; stance

Bush (surname)

friendliness; cordiality; affability

[to] express an opinion; [to] comment

postage stamp

[to] buy (esp. shares); [to] acquire; [to] buy out

management; administration

severely; violently; intensely; drastically

manly; masculine

[to] touch; handle

spec; specification

Peter (name)

[to] sneak a look (at [sb]/[sth]); [to] look at [sb]/[sth] secretly

[to] deposit money

the Mekong (River)

[to] have just opened

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

green traffic light

to sever; cut off completely

start; beginning

[to] be able to go far

fussy; demanding

universally; across the board; for all

friends; group of friends

the present day; the current era

[sound of] a loud cry

capitalist; investor; financier; backer

genius (person)

[to] brush (one's) teeth

every corner; all around

[to] bloom; [to] flower

water jasmine; Wrightia religiosa

reinforcement; supplement

team member

negative aspect; drawback

TV program; TV show

[to] orbit; revolve

gulp; swallow

direct experience; first-hand experience

smiling; cheerful-looking

[to] burrow; root around

electronic

[to] take off [one’s/sb’s] shirt; remove one’s top; strip to the waist

fantasy (genre)

[to] be hidden; be concealed

water pipe

a difficult task; hard work

[to] move in; take up residence

regulation; requirement; specification; provision

coffin; casket

female (animal)

[to] become louder