A2 Thai words
High-utility words for daily routines, plans, opinions, and errands.
prone to misfocus; loses focus easily
steel-cut oats; pinhead oats
[to] leave a call (colloq.)
[to] present with slides
on TikTok; within TikTok
daily; everyday; routine
[to] stare; gaze intently
cola (soft drink)
please cooperate
a nail pierces or pricks
turbo mode
salted/preserved plum tea
chicken-breast dish
sheet (paper; handout)
[to] accelerate to overtake [sb/sth]
bicycle pedal
stainless-steel mixer
mixing glass; glass mixer jar
backspace key
[to] tag [sb]’s name
kite string; kite line
next summer
skimmer; wire-mesh ladle
cap; stopper
Manhattan (NYC borough)
Uncle Kaeo/Kaew (form of address)
[to] eat dates
a lot of bubble wrap (Isan-influenced)
quote; aphorism
four battalions
slow website; the website is slow
[to] crash (of an app)
Microsoft PowerPoint (software)
jacquard; jacquard fabric
five tons (usually metric)
Department of Livestock Development (Thailand)
seaman; sailor
Pacific Ocean
Peruvian; relating to Peru
hard to start (engine/machine)
God (monotheism)
power strip; extension board
centimeter; cm (colloq.)
cardboard (corrugated or thick paperboard)
Narathiwat Province (Thailand)
computer case; PC case
night breeze
five tamarind pods
[to] choose to do; opt to do
[to] make slides; create a slide deck
street food stall/shop
[to] check first-aid kit/equipment
[to] book a table; reserve a table
edible salt (table salt)
BBM (abbr.)
Phnom Penh (capital of Cambodia)
[to] hurry; rush (Isan/Lao; Northern Thai)
surname; family name
Khun Trirat (person’s name with honorific)
MC; master of ceremonies
[to] scratch; scrape [sth] (surface)
sesame sauce
Char (personal name)
folding ladder
[to] move/shift slightly
[to] go to the store/app store; [to] go to the App Store/Play Store
game store
signal; indication; cue
team logo; team emblem
BTS SkyTrain station
Snake (one of the 12-year zodiac signs)
ticket; pass
hooray; cheers
piece of fish
what should (we) do? (Isan/Lao)
bra; brassiere
herring (fish)
mild-tasting coffee
Chachoengsao (province)
Coke refill cup (refillable)
[to] make sticky rice (Isan/Lao dialect)
[to] apply for a card
sugar syrup (simple syrup)
strawberry syrup
tablet charger plug
iced pandan drink
sweet iced dessert; ice pop
metal (loanword)
capital of Argentina
six-lane
zigzag (shape/pattern)
sexy; sexually attractive
[to] look sexy/attractive
super good; excellent (informal)
small screen
satisfactorily fast
gasoline; petrol
Somkiat (male given name)
breast meat (esp. poultry)
[to] retweet; reshare on X/Twitter